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LiPo Ching / Stanford University
Imagine living in a world without a conception of a past greater than a few hundred or thousand years. A world in which “old” was perhaps not much older than your great, great, great grandfather. How would that change your conception of history,…
In its last term, the Supreme Court undermined the federal government’s power to solve problems and the people’s ability to hold their political leaders accountable. The Court was flooded with false historical arguments, and the justices relied…
Magdalene Zier contributed to a Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era forum on “The History and Legacy of Anthony Comstock and the Comstock Laws.” The forum is forthcoming in the print journal but currently available as a series on the…
Letters Home is a short series podcast enlivening and exploring the letters of the English sisters Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in 1801-1807 while they were in Madras, India. The letters are read aloud and followed by conversations with the…
University of Virginia Professor and Stanford History Alum Joseph A. Seeley ('19) recently had his first book, Border of Water and Ice: The Yalu River and Japan's Empire in Korea and Manchuria, published by Cornell University Press.…
In this episode, Stanford historian Jonathan Gienapp, a leading expert on the founding of the United States, takes a critical look at the Electoral College, presidential immunity, and Constitutional Originalists.
Is the president above the…
Joe Biden delivers his final address as US president on “how the world should come together”; attacks across the border between Lebanon and Israel escalate; and why union leaders at Boeing have rejected a “best and final offer”. Plus: we have the…
As we kick off our Global Speaker Announcement, we are thrilled to share that Professor Londa Schiebinger will deliver a Keynote Address at the official launch of NEF Africa SDGs Week on October 7, 2024!
As the John L. Hinds…
“Against Constitutional Originalism” by historian Jonathan Gienapp could fundamentally reorient how we understand America’s founding.
What are the chances that, in 2024, a new book could fundamentally reorient how we understand America’s…
Article by Helen Katz
For most students, the closest opportunity to directly engage with medieval European psalms, classical Chinese poetry, early Islamic manuscripts or other historical artifacts is observing glass-enclosed displays at a…
