Past Events



“History Major and More” dinner

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The History…



Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in American History

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History co-sponsored event: 

Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in American History

Dr. Jaipreet…



Living with Risk in the Late Roman World with Cam Grey (Classics)

Penn Historians
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The Department’s series “Penn Historians”—highlighting historians at Penn beyond our own Department—continues in the week after Spring Break.  Tues, March 12, Cam Grey (Classics) will share the prologue and epilogue…



"The Economic Legacy of the French Mandate in Lebanon"

Haiti Seminar
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29 Feb. 2024: Joelle M. Abi-Rached (Harvard University) and Ishac Diwan (Paris School of Economics) 
"The Economic Legacy of the French Mandate in Lebanon"


Discussants: Jean-François Brière (SUNY…



Legal History Workshop

Danielle Boaz (UNC Charlotte)
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The workshops will continue to be hybrid. Zoom links and classroom location will be available in the calendar invites. Papers will be circulated for each individual workshop closer to the date. Lunch will be…



Writing the History of Writing the Law: Some Extra-Textual Considerations with Paul Halliday

Annenberg Seminar
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Writing the History of Writing the Law: Some Extra-Textual Considerations with Paul Halliday (UVA)

Department of History, Annenberg Seminar

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024



Being an Arab Imperialist in Late 19th century Istanbul with Mostafa Minawi

Ottoman Persian History Series
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Being an Arab Imperialist in Late 19th century Istanbul with Mostafa Minawi, Associate Professor of History and the Director of Critical Ottoman & Post-Ottoman Studies at Cornell University

This talk is…



1924: Asian Exclusion and the Making of Immigrant America Symposium

Asian American Studies Program and Department of History
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The ASAM program and Department of History invite you to a symposium to mark the centennial of the Immigration Act of 1924 titled "1924: Asian Exclusion and the Making of Immigrant America," which will take place on…