History news from summer 2017: Why history is still such a useful major, and why studying the liberal arts gives you an edge, in the job market and beyond.
4th Annual Civil War Era Lecture
The Department of History and the Africana Studies Program hosts UTC’s 4th Annual Civil War Era Lecture on April 20. This year’s speaker will be Jim Downs, Associate Professor of History at Connecticut College. His talk is entitled “Dying to Be Free: The Health Conditions of Formerly Enslaved People During the Civil War and Reconstruction.”
National Book Award Finalist Delivers 4th Annual Africana Studies Lecture on March 23
UTC’s Department of History and Africana Studies program are pleased to welcome 2016 National Book Award finalist Heather Ann Thompson of the University of Michigan to deliver the 4th annual Africana Studies Lecture on March 23.
Peace Unveiled Film Screening
The UTC History Club will be screening Peace Unveiled in celebration of Women’s History Month and in collaboration with the UTC Multicultural Center on March 9, 2017. Join us to celebrate three Afghan women who fought against insurmountable odds to protect the rights of women throughout Afghanistan.
FRI. NOV. 18: Righteous Transgressions: A Lecture by Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit
Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit will discuss her book “Righteous Transgressions: Women’s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right” (Princeton University Press, 2015).