June 2021

Ned Blackhawk named Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History and American Studies

Ned Blackhawk, an expert on the history of indigenous people in North America, has been appointed the Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History and American Studies, effective July 1. 

He is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the Department of History and the American Studies program and an enrolled member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. 

Denise Y. Ho participates in panel discussion on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party

In the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Denise Y. Ho—assistant professor of history—participated in a panel discussion hosted by the National Committee on US-China Relations.  Joining political scientist Karrie Koesel (University of Notre Dame) and communications scholar Maria Repnikova (Emory University), the panel considered the ways in which the CCP tells its story: through museum exhibitions, through political education, and through media both domestic and foreign.
 

American Indian Sovereignty Project Launched with NYU Law School

The Yale Group for the Study of Native America is excited to share news of an upcoming joint venture between our campus community and New York University: the establishment of the NYU-Yale American Indian Sovereignty Project. A multi-year commitment by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale and NYU School of Law, the Sovereignty Project is designed to support the study of Native governance and mitigate the effects of American colonialism on Native peoples.

Marcela Echeverri organizes June 23-25 virtual conference: “The Open Veins of Latin America Fifty Years Afterward”

On June 23-25, 2021, the conference “Las venas abiertas de América Latina 50 años después” will analyze and problematize the place of Eduardo Galeano’s most famous book by considering it in the context of Latin American intellectual history. Until now, despite its enormous cultural and social impact, the book has scarcely been considered by academics.

The virtual meeting of researchers from the Universidad de la República Uruguay and other international institutions will be transmitted live via the Youtube channel of the Udelar.  

Washington Post Perspective: "The G-7 discussed a new global tax. But we could be even more ambitious" by Joanne Meyerowitz

This month, the Group of Seven nations agreed to President Biden’s proposal for taxing multinational corporations. The plan asks nations to agree to a corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent, which would lower the incentive for companies to shift their profits to offshore havens. As part of the deal, some portion of taxes from the largest corporations would go to the nations where the revenue is earned as well as to the nations with corporate headquarters.