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The aurora borealis over the Arctic

Climate Change, Russia, and the Race for the Arctic

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … notoriously infamously, in 2007, the Russians went down and one of their mere submersibles and planted a titanium …
Flag of Israel with landscape of Israel in the background

Leaving Zion: Jewish Emigration from Palestine and Israel after World War II

… the Jewish homeland, many Jews instead saw the country as a site of displacement or a way-station to more desirable … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Welcome to Leaving Zion: Jewish Emigration from Palestine and … Sciences, and to the Bexley library. And thank you, everyone, for joining us today. The material that I'll be …
Suffragettes protest for the right to vote

Prologued Podcast celebrating the 19th Amendment Centennial

… Welcome to Prologued ! Prologued is a serial podcast from … that the phrase “what is past is prologue” is a vital component of our jobs. We recognize that, in order to understand … important work along with a number of other Latina elected officials throughout the country. They also I think are …
a woman at a witch trial. she is wearing white and has her arms up in air with lightening bolts coming out of them. A judge, lawyer and an audience of people look on.

What was Wrong with the Judges at the Salem Witch Trials?

… Speaker's Note: Matt Goldish would like to add a more complete response to one of the questions asked him after his talk. Not all those convicted in Salem were executed. Anyone who confessed was, paradoxically, kept alive, while … and I'll be your host and moderator today. Welcome to everyone and thank you so much for joining us. While most of the …
Booker T. Washington

Picturing Black History

… Daniela Edmeier   Hello everyone and welcome to picturing Black History Webinar today brought to you … Woodson in Black History Month, attains a certain kind of official recognition from President Reagan, but also to …
June 4th, 2014, at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park (Photo by the author)

Remembering Tiananmen: The View from Hong Kong

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a protest in Beijing’s … event: the Chinese word for June 4 th ( liusi , or 6-4) is one, while May 35 th —a way to allude both to Tiananmen and … in Chinese society. In imperial times, the upright official was to remonstrate his lord; in the eleventh …
A crowd of Syrian refugees in the Vienna airport

Road to Europe: The 2015 Migration Crisis

… I teach courses on Eastern Europe, nationalism, migration, communism, the Cold War, among others.   Dr. Robin Judd   … refugee crisis in Europe, which perhaps has peaked at about one million people, and how does that compare globally to … Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, which is revisited in 1946 when it becomes the IRO, the International …
Ukrainian soldier with blue and yellow ribbon overlay

Understanding the War in Ukraine: Insights from the Recent Past, 1991—Present

… Dr. Angela Brintlinger  Welcome, everybody. I went ahead and turned off my email so it won't be dinging in the background when my microphone is off. My name is Angela Brintlinger. I am the director … Norms of Soviet Modernity, 1917-1941, which analyzes Soviet official culture and the ideological and behavioral norms it …
Mushroom cloud over the Bikini Atoll

Nuclear Tensions, Nuclear Weapons, and a Long History of Nuclear War

… about nuclear weapons and who has them? How did the U.S. become so central in efforts to control them? And how can past … Brenna Miller Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … to be here.   Brenna Miller          And finally, by phone we have Dr. Matt Ambrose, a graduate student of the Ohio …

China Dreams and the “Road to Revival”

… 29, 2012, newly appointed General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping gave a speech that would … lynchpin in Xi’s ideological platform. On November 30, the official party organ, People’s Daily , printed a laudatory … the mass media in China: propaganda posters  like the one pictured here have popped up everywhere on the streets …
Turkish soldiers standing over skeletal remains during Armenian Genocide

Armenians, Turks, and the Genocide Question

… April 24, 2015 marks the commemoration of the 100 th anniversary of the Armenian … in 1915 in the midst of the strains of World War I, Ottoman officials oversaw the deportation and massacre of anywhere … The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities that had lived in the Anatolian peninsula for …
A drawing by Italian artist Achille Beltrame imagines Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination by Gavrilo Princip

The Assassin’s Shadow: The Beginning of World War I and the Legacy of Gavrilo Princip

On June 28, 1914, one event changed the world.
… On June 28, 1914, one event changed the world. A Bosnian-Serb youth Gavrilo … lives and change the face of the planet for generations to come. Gavrilo Princip Legend tells that shortly before his … prism through which more recent events were being debated, official planners expressed their commitment to combat yet …
Close-up of Indian couple's hands during wedding ceremony

Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern India

… Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello, and welcome to Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern … India. Over to you Mytheli. Mytheli Sreenivas: Hi, everyone. Thanks so much to Professor Breyfogle for that gracious … Nevertheless, in colonial India Malthusian ideas became the official explanation for famine. And moreover, following …
Free speech march at Ohio State University in the mid-20th century

Politics and Protest on College Campuses

… But how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, … protests can teach campus activists, administrators, and communities today. For more on OSU campus protests in the … well back into the early 19th century. Harvard for one was known to be a place where believe it or not students …

History, Memory, and the Art of Protest in Belarus

… 30,000 people had been arrested, a staggering figure that one human rights organization rightly referred to as … Sweden, larger than the three Baltic republics (PDF File) combined, and larger than Austria. It would be the 11 th … background and a horizontal red stripe in the middle. The official BNR state emblem, the Pahonia—a knight on …
Tanks and soldiers in parade in Pyongyang

North Korea: The Myth of a Hermit Kingdom

… Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … been much better applied a couple centuries ago when it was one nation and really not in today's vernacular.   Dr. … Dr. Mitch Lerner   Deborah is absolutely right in terms of official policy and overt policy, the DPRK government, Kim …

The Second Amendment Goes to Court

… opposed to collective) right to bear arms, and the first one to actually strike down an existing gun control law on … of future discussions of gun control for decades to come. It might even have an impact on the dynamics of the … particularly the idea of the Minuteman. Thus, gun rights sites on the internet invariably carry images of the …
A group of men and women. The women hold signs that say "My Body, My Choice"

Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice

… (more, actually), yet the right to make decisions regarding one’s reproduction is among the most divisive issues of our … they evolved over time? When, how, and why did abortion become such a controversial topic in the United States? How … Mark Sokolsky   Hello, everyone. Welcome to History Talk , where we ask a panel of …

Democratizing American Higher Education: The Legacy of the Morrill Land Grant Act

… that it was opening up some of its online courses to anyone in the world who wished to take them, an initiative … "Introduction to Solid State Chemistry," "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming," "Quantitative Methods in … to develop their ideas into businesses. The fellowship website states: "Thiel Fellows are given a no-strings-attached …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …

Interracial Marriage in "Post-Racial" America

… fight racial prejudice through a celebration of multiracial community. The event takes its name from the 1967 Supreme … peace and dignity of the Commonwealth,” they were offered one year imprisonment or a suspended sentence if they left … Unlike after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, no officials who refused to issue marriage licenses to …
a couple in a wedding dress and soldier dress uniform

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

… a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed … as a way to move forward after unspeakable loss. Proponents believed that these unions were more than just a … and I'll be your host and moderator today. Welcome to everyone and thank you so much for joining us. Facing the …