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    Coup changes Brazil history class structure

    After the attempted coup of the Brazilian government last month, Marck Hertzman, associate history professor, decided that he had to change how he taught his class - HIST 405: History of Brazil - for the upcoming semester.  Read more:  https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/2023/02/15/hist-405-uiuc-brazil/.
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  • Adrian

    Statistics and story: baseball's two languages

    From their interdisciplinary approach, Professors Eck and Burgos reexamined the baseball greats by considering their impact on the game through the lens of who, when, and how they played.
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  • Yuri

    Archival Research Traces Indigenous Mexican Migration to U.S. South

    Yuri Ramirez's "Indigeneity on the Move: Transborder Politics from Michoacán to North Carolina,” traces the movement of P’urhépecha migrants from Cherán, Michoacán, México, to and from North Carolina during the late twentieth century.
    Read full story Archival Research Traces Indigenous Mexican Migration to U.S. South
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    As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars

    As nearly 3,000 scholars gathered over the weekend for the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, even the attempts at institutional lightheartedness carried an edge.
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  • Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois Publication
    We are delighted to announce the newest issue of the Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois! he issue features work by Illinois history majors on a variety of historical topics.
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  • What winter solstice rituals tell us about indigenous people
    “Although some winter solstice traditions have changed over time, they are still a reminder of indigenous peoples’ understanding of the intricate workings of the solar system,” Prof. Rosalyn LaPier writes, and their “ancient understanding of the interconnectedness of the world.”
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  • People of the Ecotone
    History professor Robert Morrissey wrote in his new book, “People of the Ecotone,” about how the ecology of the tallgrass prairie shaped the culture and created unique opportunities for the Indigenous people who lived there.
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