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History
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UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER
10/29/09: The Distinguished Speaker Series at Christ the King Seminary Presents “John Timon-Buffalo’s First Bishop. His Contributions to Western New York & American Catholicism” a lecture by Paul Lubienecki (Case Western Reserve University PhD candidate) Christ the King Seminary 711 Knox Rd., East Aurora, NY 6:30pm. For additional information or to register contact Cindy Vogel @ 716-655-7081 or click here.
NOVEMBER
11/02/09: “Tobacco and Chocolate: The Columbian Exchange Revisited" with Dr. Marcy Norton. Before Columbus’s fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to conquer Europe on a scale unsurpassed by any other American resource or product. In a fascinating story of contact, exploration, and exchange in the Atlantic world, Prof. Marcy Norton will trace the ways in which these two goods of the Americas both changed and were changed by Europe. Marcy Norton is associate professor of History at George Washington University. She is currently researching the history of human-animal relationships in the early modern European world. Clark 206 (Baker-Nord Center), 4:00pm.
11/04/09: “When the Eiffel Tower Was New” with Dr. Miriam Levin. Learn about the cultural context for Gauguin’s work in Paris during the centenary celebration of the French Revolution that gave rise to the Eiffel Tower, Cleveland Museum of Art, 6:30pm.
11/18/09: History Associates presents Dr. Alan Rocke, “The Eureka Moment: Evidence for Unconscious Cognition from the History of Science,” Clark 206 (Baker-Nord Center), 4:00pm.
11/20/09: The History Club presents Norman Rose, "Banjos, Chinese Prisons, and Appalachian History: A Medley," Crawford 720, 1:00-2:00pm.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about these and other History Department events, please contact the department's secretary, Ms. Kalli Vimr, at 216.368.2625, or kallisto.vimr@case.edu .
LINKS TO EVENTS CALENDARS
City Club of Cleveland
Northern Ohio Live “Livetimes”
UCITE
University Community Hour
Weatherhead Events
Western Reserve Studies Symposium
In The News
"First postdoctoral fellowship in African American Studies named at Case Western Reserve University"
Case News Center, September 19, 2008 |
