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Events
Fasces or Facism? The Balbo Monument in Chicago
A panel of Loyola faculty and alums will lead a discussion of the Balbo Monument, a Roman column gifted to Chicago by Mussolini.
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EVENTS
Guest Lecture: Sharon Farmer, "Immigrants Get the Job Done: English and Italian Immigrants in Thirteenth Century Paris"
Join visiting scholar Sharon Farmer of UCSB for an exciting talk on Wednesday, October 18, from 4:00-5:30pm in Crown Auditorium. Farmer will discuss the ways in which Mediterranean immigrants both transformed the constitution of the northern French population and contributed to the vibrancy of its material culture.
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EVENTS
Guest Lecture: Amélie Ribieras on Phyllis Schlafly
On Wednesday, October 18 from 4:00-5:30pm in Cuneo 116, visiting scholar Amélie Ribieras will give a special guest lecture on American conservative darling Phyllis Schlafly. At a time when conservatism seems to be reinvigorated, it is crucial to reflect on the history of female conservatives and inscribe them on the history of American women. Ribieras will focus on questions dealing with image making, intention and manipulation in order to demonstrate how Phyllis Schlafly willfully wished to favor a militant memory of her own conservatism.
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EVENTS
Documentary Screening & Brown Bag on 1917 East St. Louis Race Riots
Father Joseph Brown, SJ, PhD, Professor of Africana Studies at Southern Illinois University, will host a Documentary Screening and Brown Bag Lecture on the 1917 Race Riots of East St. Louis, Illinois, focusing on the historical significance of these riots, and the impact the riots had on race relations in America.
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Events
The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors
The night was dark and full of terrors-- But it was also entertaining! On October 4 the Medieval Studies program explored the questions: What did ancient and medieval people do after the sun went down? Did they admire the night sky or fear the darkness?
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In the News
Dr. Fraterrigo Talks on the Passing of Hugh Hefner
Elizabeth Fraterrigo, Loyola University Chicago professor and author of "Playboy and the Making of the Good Life in Modern America," talks to CBS News on the passing of Hugh Hefner, beginning at 1:25 min. mark.
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FACULTY
Loyola Faculty on the Politics of Memory
How do we remember problematic history? Three Loyola professors have recently explored this timely question through work with Civil War prison camps, state-sanctioned violence on the Texas border, and Chicago memorials. Want to learn more? Join us Tuesday for a panel discussion on Monuments and Memory
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HGSA CONFERENCE
Submit your work to Loyola's History Graduate Student Conference
Loyola's Fourteenth Annual History Graduate Student Conference, taking place this November 18, is currently accepting poster submissions! This year's theme, "Hearing Silences" focuses on how scholars and public historians approach silences int he historical record. Paper submission are closed, but poster submissions are still open until October 27th.
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Events
Grad Student Communications Workshop September 23
Humanities graduate students are invited to a fun and interactive workshop with The Improvised Shakespeare Company on Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00 to noon.
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DIGITAL PROJECT
New Digital Site Explores British Reaction to Call to American Independence
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense inspired American colonists toward revolution, but what did the British think of his words? Three Loyola graduate students created a digital site to show what they found out.
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In the News
WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" Airs Feature on Arrupe College
Wttw's "Chicago Tonight" aired a feature about Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago. Watch this exciting feature, beginning at 35:50 min. mark.
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Professor Stabler named Undergraduate Program Director
Loyola undergraduates will benefit from the expertise, energy, dedication, and leadership that Stabler brings to her role with the Undergraduate Program.
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Mooney-Melvin Returns as Graduate Program Director
We're excited to welcome Professor Patricia Mooney-Melvin back as Graduate Program Director.
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Alumna Lacher Hired as Oral Historian at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
Julia Lacher (MA '17) will be working with the museum's exhibitions team to research and manage the recording and editing of oral histories in support of the planned exhibitions.
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Graduate Students
Public History Students Win Multiple Awards
Congratulations to graduate students Rachel Boyle, Chelsea Denault, and Kelly Schmidt, and alumna Maggie McClain on winning multiple awards for the Chrysler Village History Project!
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ALUMNI
Lauren O'Brien Awarded Fellowship for Study in South Africa
Congratulations to Lauren O'Brien (MA '16) for being awarded a United States Agency of International Development (USAID) Research & Innovation Fellowship for Cape Town, South Africa. Read more about what she will do on the fellowship.
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PhD Candidate Jérémie-Brink Awarded Louisville Institute Fellowship
Loyola History Department PhD Candidate Nathan Jérémie-Brink has been awarded a Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship for the 2017-2018 academic year. This competitive writing fellowship is given to PhD candidates whose research contributes to the study of North American Christianity.
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GRADUATION
Graduation 2017
Congratulations to the Master's and doctoral students who graduated this year! Click through to see images from the celebration following the ceremony.
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CAREERS
Loyola Selected to Participate in 2017 Career Diversity for Historians Faculty Institute
Profs. Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Kyle Roberts, and Stephen Schloesser were selected to take part in an on-going discussion of emerging models for integrating Career Diversity into doctoral education sponsored by the American Historical Association.
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Graduate Students
Graduate Students Develop Pedagogy Tools for Digital Archive
Graduate students Kate Johnson, Marie Pellissier, and Kelly Schmidt collaborated with PhD student Will Fenton's project "Digital Paxton: A Digital Archive and Critical Edition Edition about the Paxton Pamphlet War" to create pedagogical tools for the site.
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Alumni
Views from the City: Pedro A. Regalado, BA '13
"Loyola's historians helped me to historicize my life's own twists and turns, and to learn how to make a positive change in the world."
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Faculty
Professor Alice Weinreb Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Professor Alice Weinreb on the publication of her new book, "Modern Hungers: Food and Power in Twentieth-Century Germany"!
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Awards
History Students Recognized for Outstanding Scholarship
Congratulations to the winners of this year's departmental awards!
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Undergraduate
Senior Highlight: Alexa Lindsley
Alexa Lindsley, '17, the winner of this year's Lietz Award, reflects on her time at Loyola and in the History Department.
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Online Journal
Phi Alpha Theta Publishes Inaugural Student Journal
The inaugural issue of The Chicago Style has arrived. Created by the Chi Mu chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the undergraduate History Honor Society, this new online journal showcases exemplary student scholarship.
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Faculty
Dr. Elena Valussi Joins International Research Project
Dr. Elena Valussi will be joining a research project at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 2017-18. Congratulations, Professor!
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Faculty
Dr. Chris Manning Teaches First Online, Summer Graduate Course
Dr. Chris Manning will teach the Department's first online summer graduate course, History 410: African American Chicago, this summer. Registration opens February 15.
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New 300-level Classes for Fall 2017!
Fall course registration begins on April 4! Consider taking one of the history department’s many interesting 300-level classes. From food and Pompeii to heresy and Chicago to film and music, there's something for everyone in every major! Classes are open to majors, minors, and non-majors.
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Graduate Students
PhD candidate Hope Shannon Becomes Editor of UHA Newsletter
Congratulations to PhD candidate Hope Shannon, who is the new editor of the Urban History Association Newsletter!
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