Jon Breitenbucher

Today, February 2, some Brazilians celebrate the festival of Iemanjá (also spelled Yemanja), one of the most important Candomblé goddesses.  Candomblé, a Brazilian expression of several African faith tra […]

I write to share an announcement from Dr. Jeff Lantis, Chair of Global and International studies.

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We are excited to announce an upcoming panel and talk-back event, titled “The Dream Act T […]

On the Caribbean island of Tobago, there is an odd snake. Many snakes are well camouflaged to blend in their environments, to surprise a tasty meal and to avoid their own predators. Other snakes are brightly […]

These discussion about the trans-Atlantic Slave trade and slavery persist, see “An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves”

“For over 200 years, powerful kings in what is now the country of […]

Martin Luther King Jr., “MLK_Jr._”Letter_from_a_Birmingham_Jail”:

In his famous, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” a response to white clergy men that asked King to slow down and described him, according […]

Los olvidados is a film about Mexico City and the adverse social effects of poverty in an urban environment. The opening sequence situates the story as specific to Mexico City and also to other large cities in the […]

January 19, 2018: Bicycle Thieves (first day)

Seeing Antonio steel the bike at the end makes us rethink the circumstances that might have prompted the first man to steal Antonio’s bike. Necessity and p […]

As I mentioned in class, I want to make sure that you all know about this upcoming performance by Alex Alpharaoh on January 31st at 7pm,

Below, I share the announcement from my colleague, Dr. […]

Louis Austin and the Carolina Times: A Life in the Long Black Freedom Struggle  by Jerry Gershenhorn

Louis Austin (1898–1971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of […]

I write to share a message from my colleague Dr. John Rudisill (Philosophy) with the schedule for the 2018 Great Decisions Lecture Series.  This campus-community collaboration brings together an impressive array […]

History of Black America is an introduction to African American history, covering periods from the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the present. The objective of the course is to assess watershed periods, such […]

This course examines the Black Freedom Movement (BFM), from the new deal to the mid-1970s. The goals of this course are to use Civil Rights writings and scholarship as a vehicle for students to think […]

As I sit here, an ice storm is on the way that will wreck havoc among all of us endotherms that are active at this latitude in January. Our salamander friends, however, are waiting (happily, I hope) below the […]

This is the course website for History 301: The World in 1900! As you can see, it is still very much under construction. But stay tuned. We’ll be filling in details all semester.

We’ll also be using Moodle for […]

Thanks again to Megan for a very productive workshop!

Here is the link for the EdTech iMovie Tutorial.

Keep taking your Instagram photos!

We’ll have peer review of your scripts in class on Monday, […]

Check out the rich schedule of events for International Education Week!

Events start this Friday night, November 3rd at 7:30 in McGaw Chapel with the Culture Show.

According to the organizers, “last year, we […]

Welcome to the course site for History 217 Modern Brazil.  Here you’ll find a description of the class, introductions to the historical analysis and research we’ll do this semester, learn how to contact me, c […]

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