Economic History Workshop: Joel Mokyr, Northwestern, "A Culture of Growth: Origins of the Modern Economy"
| 2:30pm | Joel Mokyr, Northwestern, “A Culture of Growth: Origins of the Modern Economy” |
March 2015
Economic History Workshop: Bert van der Spek, VU University Amsterdam, "Money, Prices and Market in the Ancient Near East"
| 2:30pm | Bert van der Spek, VU University Amsterdam, “Money, Prices and Market in the Ancient Near East” [Paper] |
Economic History Workshop: Mary O'Sullivan, University of Geneva, "Too Much Ado about Morgan's Men: The U.S. Securities Markets, 1908-1914"
| 2:30pm | Mary O’Sullivan, University of Geneva, “Too Much Ado about Morgan’s Men: The U.S. Securities Markets, 1908-1914” [Paper] |
Annette Gordon-Reed & Peter S. Onuf, "Most Blessed of Patriots: the Worlds of Thomas Jefferson"
MOST BLESSED OF PATRIOTS
THE WORLDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
THE WORLDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
WHEN
April 15, 2015
4:00pm
April 15, 2015
4:00pm
WHERE
Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 211
320 York Street, New Haven
Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 211
320 York Street, New Haven
Annette Gordon-Reed• Harvard
Peter S. Onuf• University of Virginia
Reception to follow
SPONSORS
Department of History and Frank K. Bosworth Fund
Department of History and Frank K. Bosworth Fund
Popular Television Series Features Yale History Professor
A new miniseries investigating the life of Jesus currently airing on CNN features Yale History and Classics Professor Noel Lenski. Lenski will appear in the fifth episode, which examines “The True Cross” and will air on Sunday March 29 at 9:00 pm EST.
David Brion Davis wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
Congratulations to Yale Sterling Professor of History Emeritus and Gilder Lehrman Center Founding Director David Brion Davis, who last night won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction for The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation. This is an incredible achievement.
Here is some of coverage of the award ceremony:
Changes to history, humanities majors approved
Two alterations to the history major represent the most significant change to the History Department in a generation, according to History Director of Undergraduate Studies Beverly Gage.