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Come meet the members of the History Department to learn about the cutting-edge research conducted at MSU. See the flyer for more details! The Past is Present Flyer

Dr. Juan Javier Pescador  participated in an artists-talk at the Rivera Courtyard at the Detroit Institute of Arts, regarding the Day of the Dead. The even is co-sponsored by the DIA and de Mexican Consulate in Detroit. He was also interviewed by the Detroit News,… Continue Reading Dr. Pescador participates in artists-talk

Tim Retzloff, Ph.D candidate at Yale University will deliver a talk titled “Following Their Sex Drive: Detroit’s Urban Gay Space and the Queer Sexual Commute, 1945-1965”. The talk will be held on Thursday, October 31st in 255 Old Horticulture.

The Football Scholars Forum opens its new season on Thursday, October 24, at 3:30pm with a discussion of Prof. Alegi’s new book, co-edited with Chris Bolsmann, titled Africa’s World Cup: Critical Reflections on Play, Patriotism, Spectatorship, and Space (University of Michigan Press, 2013).   As is customary with FSF,… Continue Reading Football Scholars Forum Opens 2013-14 Season with Africa’s World Cup

Professor Nwando Achebe’s The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe has been awarded a third book prize. Named in honor of Ama Ata Aidoo, the celebrated Ghanaian writer, and Margaret Snyder, founder of UNIFEM, the Aidoo-Snyder book prize is awarded by the Women’s Caucus… Continue Reading Nwando Achebe’s The Female King of Colonial Nigeria wins third book award