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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

As we continue to honor the memory of @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social prof. Johanna Fernández, we would like to recommend that people visit her curated exhibition, Latinx Freedom, which runs until August 20. www.theshed.org/program/522-...

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

With great sadness we report that @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social Prof. Johanna Fernández passed away on July 30, 2026. We mourn her loss and celebrate her achievements and legacy: blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/?p=447

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Recently, @baruch.cuny.edu history student, Gabriel Martinez, reflected on the meaning of political rights and revolution. His essay is inspired by recent travels as well as his experience in the department Friedman Seminar last semester: Atlantic Revolutions. blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today's event featuring @columbiauniversity.bsky.social historian, Christopher Brown and @baruch.cuny.edu historian, Alexander Manevitz examined how US independence and reactions to it framed larger debates on slavery and abolition in the revolutionary era.

Chistopher Brown and Alexander Manevitz speaking to a room of Baruch College students.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The @baruch.cuny.edu community is invited to the next event in our series, 250: An Idependent History on April 21. Does Freedom Really Mean Freedom? US Independence through the Perspective of African Americans, will feature @columbiauniversity.bsky.social history professor, Christopher L. Brown.

Does Freedom Really Mean Freedom?
US Independence through the Perspective of African Americans
April 21, 2026
12:30 PM - 2 PM
Information & Technology Building, Room H-763
When rebels and revolutionaries declared American independence in 1776, they asserted for the whole
world to see that theirs was a nation founded on the ideal of liberty. But did they really mean it? What did
British officials and loyalists believe about these promises of liberty in their unruly colonies? Was it
ignorance, hypocrisy or something else that allowed Thomas Jefferson to enslave his own blood-relatives at
the same time he proclaimed that “all men were created equal?” Many African Americans, enslaved and free
took those words seriously and fought to make them true for themselves and others, regardless of what
Jefferson and his cohort really intended.
Please join Christopher L. Brown, Professor of History at Columbia University as he
shares his extensive research and insights on
the changing shape of slavery, abolition
and freedom throughout the Atlantic World before and during the Age of Revolutions.

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Ph.D. Program in History at The CUNY Graduate Center @historygc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🗓✨ Save the date! On April 17, join us in the History Lounge for this panel you won’t want to miss. @baruchhistory.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thanks to all who attended our event, The Iran War in Historical Perspective with @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social distinguished prof. emeritus, Ervand Abrahamian. History in service of the Baruch community at it's best!

Prof. Abrahamian speaking to Baruch students and faculty.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It was a packed house at the Museum of the Chinese in America where @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social prof. Charlotte Brooks presented her new book, The Moys of New York and Shanghai (from @ucpress.bsky.social).

Prof. Brooks presenting her book, The Moys of New York and Shanghai, at the Museum of the Chinese in America.

Prof. Brooks and Prof. Griffith showing Prof. Brooks's new book, The Moys of New York and Shanghai.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The @baruch.cuny.edu community is invited to hear Evrand Abrahamian, Baruch History Department and @historygc.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social distinguished professor emeritus, who will present, The Iran War: A Historical Perspective. March 26, 12:30pm. Newman Vertical Campus B-13-150.

The Iran War: A Historical Perpsective with Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ervand Abrahamian. Join us for insights on the current conflict with a recognized expert on the history of modern Iran. Thursday, March 26 12:30pm. Newman Vertical Campus B-13-150.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Today the @baruch.cuny.edu history department hosted our annual Globus Seminar featuring NYU history prof. John Shovlin. His lecture on "Capitalism, Geopolitics, and the Age of Revolutions," is part of our ongoing series, 250: An Independent History.

Prof. Elizabeth Heath introducing Prof. John Shovlin.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

As part of our 250: An Independent History series at @baruch.cuny.edu, we are hosting our annual Globus Seminar featuring NYU history prof. John Shovlin to present: "Capitalism, Geopolitics, and the Age of Revolutions." See you on March 10!

In the eighteenth century, as European powers competed for colonies, markets, and sea-lanes, commerce grew less secure. Naval warfare, blockades, privateering, and imperial rivalry disrupted trade, while the fiscal and military costs of protecting it soared. War, revolt, regime collapse, and the violent breakup of empires wiped out vast accumulations of mercantile wealth and pushed capitalism into systemic crisis. This talk explores how this escalating strain helped produce the Age of Revolutions.
A Talk by Dr. John Shovlin (NYU)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
NVC 11-155
12:30-2:00 PM
Reception to follow in NVC 5-263 (History Department)
Sponsored by the History Department and Globus Seminar Series

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Our department is excited to organize a series of events at @baruch.cuny.edu recognizing, thinking about, and discussing the consequences of 250 years of US independence. Keep an eye on our social media - more events will be added to our 250: An Independent History calendar.

Event Calendar

March 10, 12:30pm-2:30pm, Capitalism and the Age of Revolutions. A talk with Dr. John Shovlin (New York University), NVC 11-155. Sponsored by the Globus Seminar.

March 12, 12:30pm-2:00pm. Other American Revolutions. Roundtable with Dr. Elizabeth Heath, Dr. Tshombe Miles, and Dr. Mark Rice (all of Baruch). H-763. Sponsored by Baruch Connects.

March 17, 2:30pm start. Revolutionary-Era Coffee House. NVC 5-263. Sponsored by the Friedman Seminar.

April 21, 12:00pm-2:30pm. Does Freedom Really Mean Freedom? US Independence through the Perspective of African Americans. Event with Dr. Christopher Brown (Columbia University) and Dr. Alexander Manevitz (Baruch). Sponsored by Baruch Connects.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Congratulations to @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social prof. Anna Boozer on the publication of Dotawo Volume 9: Nubian Homescapes from Antiquity to the Present. Co-edited with Anne M. Jennings. Open access found here: escholarship.org/uc/dotawo/9/0

Cover of Dowato: A Journal of Nubian Studies. 2026, number 9, Nubian Homescapes.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Recently, @baruch.cuny.edu history prof. Gabriel Tennen recorded a podcast on the legacy of Jimmy Breslin. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Ph.D. Program in History at The CUNY Graduate Center @historygc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🎊Join us as we celebrate Marta Millar’s remarkable achievements. Congratulations, Marta, keep shining and reaching new heights!✨👏 #graduatecenter #gchistoryprogram #academicexcellence

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Congrats to @baruch.cuny.edu history prof. @markricehistory.bsky.social on publication of a new article, "The Lima Phone Operators' Strike of 1931" in @hahr21.bsky.social.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Big congrats to @baruch.cuny.edu history prof. Gabriel Tennen whose work on curating a unique historical record of New York was recently featured in recent December 2025 @historians.org American Historical Review. academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

AHR History Lab. Curating New York's "Raw Material"

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Mark Rice @markricehistory.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Attending @historians.org #AHA26? Check out our panel with @gromers.bsky.social + others related to: Infrastructure and Politics in 20th-Century Latin America.

Infrastructure and Politics in 20th-Century Latin America: Urban and Rural Perspectives
AHA Session 294
Conference on Latin American History 55
Sunday, January 11, 2026: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Spire Parlor (Palmer House Hilton, Sixth Floor)
Chair: Mark Rice, Baruch College, City University of New York
Papers:
Electric Polarizations: Geography, Politics, and Hydroelectricity in Peru, 1895–1948
Gonzalo Romero, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Infrastructure and Agency: Negotiating Road Conscription in Peru, 1920–30
Mark Rice, Baruch College, City University of New York
The Santiago Metro and Smog: (Dis)Connections Between Urban Infrastructure and the Environment in Chile, 1960s–80s
Andra B. Chastain, Washington State University, Vancouver
“I Had to Destroy the City to Rebuild It”: Political Violence and Road Building in Carlos Hank’s Mexico City, 1976–82
Michael K. Bess, Centro de Investigación y Docencia
Comment: Sarah Thompson Hines, University of Oklahoma

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Recently, @baruch.cuny.edu history prof. Gabriel Tennen was interviewed by @reuters.com to offer a historical perspective on the new mayoral administration of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Everything has a history in NYC! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAqg...

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Yesterday we invited @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social history prof. @bencarp.bsky.social to talk to the @baruch.cuny.edu community about "Revolutionary New York" - part of our ongoing series, 250: An Independent History

Photo of Prof. Alexander Manevitz and Benjamin Carp talking to students.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

As part of our ongoing 250: An Independent History series for the @baruch.cuny.edu community, we're hosting @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social prof. Benjamin Carp who will join our very own prof. Alexander Manevitz on Dec 9 to discuss Revolutionary NYC

The Baruch College Department of History Presents: Revolutionary New York. The rebels defended it, the British invaded it, and someone almost burned it all down! If New York City was so important during the American Revolution, why don't we talk about it more? Tuesday, December 9 2025. 12:30pm. NVC 14-280. Please join Prof. Benjamin Carp (Brooklyn College) and Prof. Alexander Manevitz (Baruch College) in conversation. A light lunch will be served.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

On November 13, @baruch.cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social history professor, Anna Boozer, will be presenting at the prestigious E. Adelaide Hahn Memorial Lecture at @huntercollege.bsky.social.

Discovering Daily Life in Roman Egypt. Thursday, 13 November 2025. 5pm-7pm. Hunter College at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. Hemmerdinger Screening Room. 706 East Building (Library). Please bring photo ID to visitors Center in the Lobby of the Hunter West Building.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🚨Tenure track job. Final alert🚨 The @cuny.edu @baruch.cuny.edu history department is accepting applications for the position of assistant professor of the history of South Asia. Deadline is NOVEMBER 15. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Our catalog of electives for the @baruch.cuny.edu spring 2026 semester is published! From ancient Rome to the US in the 1990s, everything has a history - and we're covering it next semester!

History Department. Spring 2026 Electives.
In Spring 2026, history is revolutionary.
In addition to our innovative electives. Look out for events related to our ongoing 250: An Independent History Series. As we mark 250 years of United States independence, the History Department is organizing workshops, events, and talks about this important event. Join us, and the entire Baruch community, in understanding the context and ideas that led to independence, and what they mean to us today.

HIS 3012 – The Ancient World: Rome
Class: 26420
Section: EMA
Days & Times: Mo 2:30-3:45pm
Instructor: Charlotte Fiehn
Instruction Mode: Hybrid asynchronous
Prerequisites: One 1000-level history course or instructor permission
3 hours, 3 credits

This course will survey the history of Rome from its beginnings to the fourth century CE. It will consider the political, economic, religious, social, and cultural developments of the Romans in the context of Rome's growth from a small settlement in central Italy to the dominant power in the Mediterranean world. Special attention will be given to such topics as urbanism, imperialism, the development of Roman law, and the influence of Greek culture. The course will introduce different types of sources: literary, epigraphically, archaeological, etc. and students will learn how to use them as historical documents.

HIS 3363 – Topics in European History – Atlantic Revolutions
Class: 26772
Section: ETA
Days & Times: Tu 2:30-3:45
Instructor: Elizabeth Heath
Instruction Mode: Hybrid Asynchronous
Prerequisites: One 1000-level history course
or instructor permission
3 hours, 3 credits

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. This class will explore this pivotal event, situating it within a much larger context of Atlantic revolutions that includes the French and Haitian Revolutions. We will explore the economic, political, cultural, social, and intellectual context out of which these three revolutions arose as well as the competing definitions of liberty, equality, fraternity, and property they generated.

HIS 3430 – World War II: A Global History
Class: 27483
Section: DMWA
Days & Times: MoWe 12:50-2:05
Instructor: Thomas Heinrich
Instruction Mode: In person
Prerequisites: One 1000-level history course or instructor permission
3 hours, 3 credits

This course examines the military, political, and social history of World War II, a global conflict that cost more than 55 million lives and fundamentally transformed world affairs. Topics include: the war’s origins in Europe and Asia; military strategies; major battles in key war theatres; industrial mobilization; and genocide.

HIS 3460 – Topics in American History – America in the 1990s
Class: 46918
Section: EMWA
Days & Times: MoWe 2:30-3:45
Instructor: Katharine Uva
Instruction Mode: In person
Prerequisites: One 1000-level history course or instructor permission
3 hours, 3 credits

This course examines the major political, social, and cultural trends shaping American life in the 1990s. Topics include: changing geopolitical relationships after the end of the Cold War, domestic terrorism, the rise of personal computers and the internet, neoliberalism, culture wars and pop culture trends. We will also consider the legacy of the 1990s and how the decade has been remembered since it ended.

HIS 3860 – Special Topics in African, Asian, and Latin America – Oral History and Ethnographic Methods in Africana History
Class: 27835
Section: NETA
Days & Times: N/a
Instructor: T.J. Desch-Obi
Instruction Mode: Online asynchronous
Prerequisites: One 1000-level history course or instructor permission
3 hours, 3 credits

Many pre-colonial African societies did not have a writing tradition, therefore since the advent of African history as a discipline, it has focused on very distinct methodologies from other historians. These are not merely last-resort recourse for those who lack access to more traditional archival sources, but rather constitute archives themselves that irrevocably adjust our perspective on the past and its relationship to our present. This course covers three topics: (1) learning about the range of ethnographic methods of African historians, (2) a focus on the benefits and challenges of oral history in the reconstruction of the Africana past (3) learning how to conduct and use oral history. The overriding emphasis will be on the production of a professionally conducted, transcribed, and contextualized oral history project. This course requires a willingness to learn digital methods of submitting course projects to archival preservation.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🚨Upcoming faculty publication! Congrats to @baruch.cuny.edu history prof. @zoegriffith.bsky.social on the upcoming publication of her new book, Egypt's Mediterranean, with @ucpress.bsky.social. www.ucpress.edu/books/egypts...

Cover of the book, Egypt's Mediterranean: Muslim Merchants and the Business of Empire in the Eighteenth Century by Zoe Griffith

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The @baruch.cuny.edu community is invited to our kick-off event for the series, 250: An Independent History. We're marking 250 years of US Independence in 2025-26 and we're kicking off the event with our very own distinguished historian, Carol Berkin. See you on October 23!

The Declaration of Independence at 250: New Perspectives. Featuring Presidential Professor of History, Emerita, Carol Berkin. Thursday, October 23, 12:30, NVC 14-250

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We're excited to once again host the New York City Latin American History Workshop at @baruch.cuny.edu. Check out the presenters, our schedule, and registration info:

New York City Latin American History Workshop. Pre-registration required. Fridays 11am-1pm. Baruch College, Room 8-210.
Presenters:
September 26: Rafael Cesar (Princeton University) "Factionalism: The Cuban-Angolan Politics of Racelessness at the Dawn of Angolan Independence (1975-1979)
October 31: Pablo Pryluka (City College of New York) "Advertising: Does This Business Kill? Consuming Development in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile"
November 21: T.J. Desch-Obi (Baruch College) "With the Flat of a Machete: The History of Afro-Colombian Martial Arts."
February 6: Emmanuel Velayos (Hostos Community College) "The Provisional State: Simón Rodriguez and the Layout of Hybrid Republics."
March 6: Melissa Teixeira (University of Pennsylvania) "The Price of Democracy: The Plano Cruzado and the Limits of Economic Reform in 1980s Brazil."
April 17: Nicolas Allen (Stony Brook University) "Noisy Neighbors and Intimate Sounds: The Phonograph in Early 20th-Century Brazil."
To register and receive the workshop paper, please contact Stephanie Luciano, stephanie.lucianoperez@baruch.cuny.edu

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Congrats to Prof. Anna Boozer. Her book, At Home in Roman Egypt: A Social Archaeology, is now available in paperback: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Faculty Authors. Congratulations to Prof. Anna Boozer on her new book - At Home in Roman Egypt: A Social Archaeology.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Congrats to Baruch history prof. Martina Nguyen on the opening of her new co-curated exhibition, The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

And a new semester dawns on Baruch. We're looking forward to starting a new academic year with returning students and new members of the Baruch community at @cuny.edu

Image of the Bauruch campus with the words: "And here we go!"

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Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

***Job Opportunity*** Assistant Professor - History of South Asia, Baruch College ( @baruchhistory.bsky.social ) 59/ cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Hi, @nellstra.bsky.social! Can you do us a favor and add our job to your list? We're excited to add a new colleague to our department.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🚨TENURE TRACK JOB OPENING🚨 South Asian History We are looking to hire an assistant professor who specializes in the history of South Asia to join our department at @baruch.cuny.edu. Information and link to apply here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Yesterday, students from our History of Tourism class taught by @markricehistory.bsky.social organized a historical walking tour of Madison Sq. Park. Students researched and presented about various sites in and around the park - part of our department's commitment to experiential learning.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Congrats to Baruch history prof. @markricehistory.bsky.social. His work is published in the new series, Perú Global from the Fondo Editorial de la Universidad del Pacífico in Lima.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Women's History Month spotlight: students in "Women and Gender during the Cold War" conduct research on relevant topics of their choice, focusing on methodologies of gender history. Learn about their research at Baruch's Reseach and Creative Inquiry Expo in May! blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/?p=336

Truck supervisor Bernard Levey with his family in front of their home in the new Levittown, Pa., housing development in 1950. (Bernard Hoffman/Time Life/Getty Images)

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Students in our Women and Gender in the Middle East course use @wikieducation.bsky.social to improve Wikipedia articles on relevant topics. Today's student profile is history major William Alex Wong, expanding an article on Women in Palestine. blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/?p=327 #WomensHistoryMonth

Map titled, "Palestine, with the Hauran, and the adjacent districts," published by Charles Knight & Co in 1843.

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Thank you, Parsons School of Design prof. Dr. Jonathan Michael Square for presenting at the history department's Friedman Lecture on Tuesday. Dr. Square presented on how curators document and curate Black visual culture and later met with history students.

Dr. Brown giving a lecture on Black visual culture.

Dr. Brown meeting with Baruch history students

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Baruch History Department @baruchhistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

For Women's History Month, we're recognizing the excellent work of students in @zoegriffith.bsky.social's course Women & Gender in the Middle East, in which students edit Wikipedia pages on relevant topics. History major Amalia Parrish researchs Islamic clothing: blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/history/?p=323

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