The Department of History is excited to present our new departmental seminar series. The schedule of speakers is listed below.

November 1, 2022
Royal Purple and Indigo
“Royal Purple and Indigo: the Hidden Labor Behind Luxurious Dyes.” Featuring Sarah E. Bond, University of Iowa. Part of the History Department Faculty Seminar and the New Perspectives on the Ancient World series. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

January 24, 2023
“Remembering, Forgetting, and Mythologizing the Native South.” Featuring Elizabeth Ellis. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

February 21, 2023
Annual Pierson Lecture
“The Work of Wisdom in a Catastrophic World.” Featuring Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

March 21, 2023
Radicalization within Imperial Imaginaries
“Racialization within Imperial Imaginaries: Romans, Gauls, and Vietnamese.” Featuring Kelly Nguyen. Part of the History Department Faculty Seminar and the New Perspectives on the Ancient World series. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

April 25, 2023
Politics of Food Power
“George Washington Carver, Tuskegee Institute, and the Politics of Food Power in the Rural South.” Featuring Camille Goldmon. History Department Faculty Seminar. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

May 9, 2023
“Reading the matrix of ritual space.” Featuring Ina Asim, UO Department of History. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.

May 23, 2023
“Rebellion, Political Culture, and State-Building in Post-Roman Hispania.” Featuring Damian Fernandez, Northern Illinois University. 3:30–5:00 p.m. McKenzie Hall, room 375.