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Climate Change in Historical Perspectives: Climate Justice Movements

Climate Change in Historical Perspectives: Climate Justice Movements

On Wednesday November 16, 2022, the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest hosted a virtual webinar featuring four…
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Tripp Wright
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I Love History…BUT

I Love History…BUT

On Thursday October 20, 2022, the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest virtually hosted Kate Szumanski who Director of…
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Alise Adornato
Climate Change in Historical Perspectives: Scientific, Corporate, and Political Denial

Climate Change in Historical Perspectives: Scientific, Corporate, and Political Denial

On Wednesday October 19, 2022, the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest virtually hosted three scholars to reflect on…
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Tripp Wright
“Truth, Lies, and Democracy: A Historian’s Reflections”: Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld

“Truth, Lies, and Democracy: A Historian’s Reflections”: Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld

On Thursday, October 6, 2022, the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest marked the fifth anniversary of the center with…
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Alise Adornato
Lunch @ Lepage: “Knowing Water,” StoryMaps and Science with Dr. Jesse Smith

Lunch @ Lepage: “Knowing Water,” StoryMaps and Science with Dr. Jesse Smith

Dr. Jesse Smith, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, spoke with a group of faculty and…
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Tripp Wright
Climate Change and the Role of the Historian

Climate Change and the Role of the Historian

What can a historian do when faced with the enormity of climate change and the difficulties wrapped in trying to understand it both…
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Tripp Wright
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REVISING WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

REVISING WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

A Q&A with Villanova historian Shannen Dee Williams, scholar of African-American history
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Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
SPORTS HAVE LONG BEEN POLITICAL. ‘COMRADE GRITTY’ IS NO EXCEPTION.

SPORTS HAVE LONG BEEN POLITICAL. ‘COMRADE GRITTY’ IS NO EXCEPTION.

That the Philadelphia Flyers mascot has been adopted by radical leftists should not come as a surprise.
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Jubilee Marshall
THE COLD WAR IS NOT BACK

THE COLD WAR IS NOT BACK

Narratives of a new Cold War do little to help decipher the U.S. and Russian roles in Syria.
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Samer Abboud
THE PLACE OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN

THE PLACE OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN

The notion that a woman’s place is in the home stretches back far in American life — though not as far as one might suspect.
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Margaret “Maggie” Strolle
WHAT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S DAUGHTERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE FALSE PROMISES OF PATRIARCHY

WHAT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S DAUGHTERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE FALSE PROMISES OF PATRIARCHY

American women have come to the aid of men in power since the Founding Fathers, but the costs of such actions have not always been apparent
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Catherine Kerrison
THE LINK — OR LACK THEREOF —  BETWEEN WHITE NATIONALISM AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

THE LINK — OR LACK THEREOF —  BETWEEN WHITE NATIONALISM AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

White supremacist groups often reference ancient Greco-Roman culture to reinforce their beliefs.
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Claire Hoffman
FROM DEJECTION TO ELECTION: 1968, 1974 AND TODAY

FROM DEJECTION TO ELECTION: 1968, 1974 AND TODAY

The concerns of activists in the late 1960s became the legislative priorities of Congress in the mid-1970s.
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John Lawrence
DOES AN ONGOING WORKER STRIKE SIGNAL A TURNING POINT IN CHINA’S HISTORY?

DOES AN ONGOING WORKER STRIKE SIGNAL A TURNING POINT IN CHINA’S HISTORY?

Shenzhen’s economic boom has followed a familiar pattern of capitalism.
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A.B. Liu
1968 WAS AN ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. FEW PEOPLE NOTICED.

1968 WAS AN ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. FEW PEOPLE NOTICED.

In 2018, we can see the fruits of a failed 1968 initiative.
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Sarah B. Snyder
THE MOB AND THE MOVEMENT

THE MOB AND THE MOVEMENT

How events at Stonewall Inn are remembered illustrates how popular narratives shape commemorations and social movements.
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Claire Hoffman
POLITICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

POLITICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Consensus on climate change has not been limited to one end of the political spectrum.
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Paul C. Rosier
THE VALUE OF ANNIVERSARIES

THE VALUE OF ANNIVERSARIES

Anniversaries become useful when we use them to ask hard questions about the present.
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Paul Steege
HOW THE 1968 MISS AMERICA PROTEST DISAPPEARED FROM ATLANTIC CITY

HOW THE 1968 MISS AMERICA PROTEST DISAPPEARED FROM ATLANTIC CITY

A statue of Miss America has become a defining feature of Atlantic City, but the 1968 protest of the pageant remains absent.
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Margaret “Maggie” Strolle
BLACK ACTIVISTS AND THE PALESTINIANS

BLACK ACTIVISTS AND THE PALESTINIANS

Since 1968, Black and Palestinian activists and writers have found themselves engaged in a transnational dialogue.
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Samer Abboud
DO MUSEUMS PLAY A ROLE IN UNDOING COLONIALISM?

DO MUSEUMS PLAY A ROLE IN UNDOING COLONIALISM?

Deciphering the origins of artifacts can lead to difficult choices for cultural institutions.
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Kelly-Anne Diamond
THE CASE FOR HISTORICAL LITERACY

THE CASE FOR HISTORICAL LITERACY

Historical literacy and media literacy are increasingly intertwined.
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Jason Steinhauer
THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISM

THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISM

Moral and religious values have long shaped environmental ideas and actions.
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Paul C. Rosier
THE ORIGINS OF THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

THE ORIGINS OF THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

The current conflict is not a product of tribal or sectarian warfare, but the result of a decades-long battle for democracy.
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Samer Abboud
Why Medieval History Gets Used to Support Today’s Political Claims

Why Medieval History Gets Used to Support Today’s Political Claims

A Q&A with Villanova historian Rebecca Winer, scholar of Medieval Europe
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Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
Q&A with Alejandro Velasco, historian of Venezuela

Q&A with Alejandro Velasco, historian of Venezuela

A solution to the Venezeula crisis must be made in Venezuela, says a historian of modern Latin America.
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Paul Steege
WHAT’S MISSING FROM THE FRANK RIZZO DEBATE? THE HISTORY OF WHERE IT STANDS

WHAT’S MISSING FROM THE FRANK RIZZO DEBATE? THE HISTORY OF WHERE IT STANDS

In debates over a controversial mayor’s statue, the history of the plaza has yet to be part of the conversation.
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Whitney Martinko
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