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… Sellman , Gulsah Toronoglu , and Sabra Webber discuss the diverse and dynamic history of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Highlighting the region's great range of historical experiences, they … in historical perspective. I'm your host, Mark Sokolsky. When Western media turns its attention to the Middle East …

… In the last year, college campuses have seen growing currents … how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, particularly in the 1960s? What sparks campus protests? How do they grow? …   Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Thanks for joining us today. When most people think about the history of campus protest, …

… Delegates from across the globe will soon gather at the Paris Climate Change Conference, set to begin at the end … the earth you can go where the atmosphere is the same as it was before people began burning fossil fuels. And likewise, … two or three years. The essential problem is a debate about when and where in human history, in Earth's history, human …

… As the effects of climate change, toxic pollution, and over-exploitation of resources increasingly dominate the news, there may be an even larger threat on the horizon. By the … relatively short periods of time on a geological scale, when the diversity of life on Earth, for some reason …

… From Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood  tapes to the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment … and sexual violence seem to have suddenly burst into the news cycle. Nearly every day, new allegations against … as more women come forward. But, while many are heralding the rise of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements as an …

… This last week, "Go ahead and squeal," he taunted us. The cause of his outburst? Likely American protests in the … American foreign policy and jeopardized world peace. When Venezuela's Hugo Chávez throws one of his rhetorical … breathed "new oxygen" into the Cuban government and that Washington should do more to quell dictatorships throughout …

… host Patrick Potyondy interviews historian Sarah Siff about the roots of "class warfare" in the United States. ( Image Source ) … and setting warehouses on fire. And so class warfare was an actual thing that happened. These days what it is a slander that often conservatives use when they want to talk about someone as redistributive, or …

… speech; a “My China Dream” university student conference was held in August of 2013; “The Sounds of China Dream,” a … traumatic for others. The China Dream has emerged at a time when, as a consequence of these reforms, the state exerts … a product of the Confucian tradition as it is of Marxism-Leninism. China is becoming an increasingly liberal society, …

… We live at a moment in American politics when there has never been more anger directed toward “big … Senator and Tea Party darling Rand Paul traveled across Washington, D.C. to deliver a speech to students at Howard … An Enemy Until You Need A Friend: The Role of "Big Government" in American History …

… the Soviet system came crashing to the ground—its Marxist-Leninist ideology rejected, its socialist economy scrapped … Conservative commentators postulated that the Soviet system was incapable of reform, and that it could only be altered … officials of Gorbachev’s generation had been disappointed when Brezhnev ousted Khrushchev and replaced nascent reforms …

… is so advanced that even its government works remotely!” As the civil war in Yemen continues to inflict heavy losses on … left ). Aerial bombing of Sana’a in 2016 ( right ). How and when did the situation in Yemen collapse to such an extent? … provinces as part of a new federalist state and the plan was a central grievance of the Houthi movement. A map of …

… The potential of the National Security Agency (NSA) “to … technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, that warning was not issued in the wake of the cache of documents leaked … made instead in the 1970s by the Senate’s Church Committee when it held hearings on the activities of the CIA, the FBI, …

… University Department of History faculty experts discuss the historical context of Election 2020. Panelists include: … Associate Professor, Department of History and Director of the Goldberg Center; Susan Hartmann, Professor Emerita, … respond to your questions. Many of you submitted questions when you registered and we'll answer some of those to begin …

… The U.S. Senate debate on establishing Permanent Normal … that Americans are too fond of imposing their own standards when evaluating the political situations in other countries. … vulnerable members of Chinese society. Jiang's generation was once galvanized to action by concerns such as these. Now …

… China has expanded its global presence over the last decade much to the concern of U.S. officials. Africa is a major recipient … | Assistant Professor, Department of History This podcast was supported by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI … This accelerated over the course of the Korean War when PRC forces engaged with UN forces led by the United …

… Which person described below would you call an “elite”? A) The multimillionaire real estate tycoon who inherited his … the wrath of voters, and what the implications might be when voters turn on them. Americans have a funny … apart from those that followed, however, is that it was in many ways a revolt of the “better classes,” or the …

… After the Second World War, national self-determination became a … disregarded or actively suppressed. This talk showcases their contested histories, highlighting little-known regions in South Asia and Southern Africa, marginalized individuals, and their hidden (or …

… Akin (R-Missouri) caused a political firestorm this August when he told a television reporter that he opposes abortion … decisions on behalf of women." Politicians frequently use their stances on abortion to elicit electoral support, and … diverge. While Europeans continued to believe that abortion was a desperate act of unfortunate women, some powerful …

… Whenever a famous politician dies, obituary writers and … to be drawn between the two, and not just because Nixon was the first American president to visit the People’s … position when it came to the promise or threat of Marxism-Leninism. Nixon never wavered in believing that the Soviet …

… Prize-winning author and historian Taylor Branch on the contentious yet interlinked history of the American university system and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. In … by Origins . I'm your host, Patrick Potyondy. What happens when antitrust class action lawsuits meet college sports? …

… individuals that defy all reason. But is this actually the case? When and why did suicide bombing begin? Are there similarities among Russian anarchists of the … So first off, why is suicide bombing a modern phenomenon? When and why did it begin and we'll give Jeffrey this …