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    HISTORIANS CONDEMN ASSAULT ON CAPITOL

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    Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade

    Illinois history professor Craig Koslofsky’s new book, co-written with University of Zurich history professor Ricardo Zaugg, translates the rediscovered journal of a German barber-surgeon in the Atlantic slave trade.
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    “Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times"

    Animals played a central role in the British Empire. Sources of food and labor, animals symbolized the power of the empire. They also hindered the efforts of the British to control colonized lands, and they destroyed ecosystems. A new book examines their relationships with imperial authorities and colonists through essays about 26 animals – one for each letter of the alphabet, from Ape and Boar...
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  • CAS announces 2021-2022 associates, fellows

    Professors Marc Hertzman and Craig Koslofsky are among the 20 faculty members named as Center for Advanced Study associates or fellows for the 2021-22 academic year.
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  • Black Press and Negro League
    The latest episode of the Journalism History podcast features Brian Campbell, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discussing his research on the impact of the relationship between the Black press and the Negro Leagues. The Black press helped facilitate...
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  • Historians Reflect on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
    History at Illinois faculty and their colleagues share their reflections and family reminiscences on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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  • Today's Catastrophic Concerns Shaped by Past Interactions Between Science, Culture
    A global Pandemic, wildfires and hurricanes have made 2020 a year for catastrophic thinking, so a new book with that title seems appropriate. But don't mistake David Sepkoski's "Catastrophic Thinking" as a doomsday warning about the future.  It's focused instead on how we got here--how our current...
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