My discussion of the history of campus #protests & its relevance for today.
UT Austin UT History Department The LBJ School Not Even Past Council Member Alison Alter Lex Fridman
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New in Made By History! Our very own Julie Hardwick/[email protected] and Durham University Professor Amanda E. Herbert explore 18th and 19th century French notary manuscripts in @time magazine! Read the full article at bit.ly/44AjFwj.

We couldn't be more thrilled for UT History Department Prof. Emerita Jacqueline Jones! Posting more on this soon, but for now learn all about 'No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era' at: bit.ly/4bskQQQ.

It's a blessing to be an historian. When I despair I gain courage from Anita Rich and Sonia Critton—who marched on UTA in 1985 to demand the UT system divest from Apartheid South Africa, and Martha Reeves a UT-Austin student who joined them.

The most vulnerable, the most brave.

Opinion: What’s happening in Texas is an assault on American democracy |CNN ⁦Center for the Study of Race and Democracy⁩ ⁦The LBJ School⁩ ⁦UT History Department⁩ ⁦Sewell Chan⁩ ⁦Evan Smith⁩ ⁦Dan Rather⁩ ⁦Emily Ramshaw⁩ ⁦Jeremi Suri⁩ ⁦Dr. Lisa B. Thompson⁩ cnn.com/2024/05/02/opi…

My interview on public radio about the police violence against students UT Austin.
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My new piece in Black Perspectives highlights some of the ways US workers & unions advocated for Black freedom & human rights beyond the workplace & across borders, challenging apartheid in South Africa. Thank you Dr. Tiana U. Wilson for organizing such an exciting & timely forum!

Juan Osorio, first year PhD student, just got this published in Historia Critica, a flagship journal in LA. On the sociology of myth in the mobilizing politics of Peruvian indigenismo revistas.uniandes.edu.co/index.php/hisc…… Congratulations!
LLILAS BENSON
UT History Department

My analysis of why we see so many student #protests , and what leaders should do next.
UT Austin The LBJ School Columbia University Yale University UT History Department
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We are thrilled to publish Andy Straw's thought-provoking piece about Alexey Navalny's life, death, and legacy.

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#Навальный #Navalny #Russia

Disillusion and despair are pervasive today. What should we do about it? Our inspiring podcast episode with Art Markman.
UT Austin The LBJ School UT History Department UT Psychology Lex Fridman Council Member Alison Alter Dr. Richard Reddick Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸
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Check out Alexandra Tipps' excellent review of Stwert Allen's book, The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee, and learn about how coffee, its cultivation, and its drinking shaped our lives in multiple ways.

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Interesting opportunity, here Clements Center, UT History Department, The LBJ School

Mon 4/15! Dr. Felicia Lopez UCMercedHumanities UC Merced presents 'Aztec 'Older Sisters' as Religious Leaders: Transforming Codices into Comics.' Noon! Hybrid! Info & Register: bit.ly/3xrkHOL 1/3

LLILAS BENSON
Latinx Pop Lab
annette m. rodríguez
ProfessorLatinx
UT Austin Anthropology

In a few days, #India will hold the largest democratic elections in history. Our discussion with leading expert, Milan Vaishnav.
Carnegie Endowment Carnegie South Asia #GrandTamasha The LBJ School UT Austin UT History Department Council Member Alison Alter podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi…

It's the final UT Latin American History Workshop event of the year! Please join us for “Blacks & the Brazilian Left and Right in the 1930s” by Dr. Jessica Graham UC San Diego
! A *virtual zoom* presentation/workshop this Fri. April 12, Noon CDT. RSVP required; see flyer for details.

Are you excited about the upcoming total eclipse?
Check out our latest piece about the anticipation towards and some of the public reaction to the total eclipse that passed Texas in 1868.

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Texas State Historical Association
UT Liberal Arts

How is the media covering the presidential election? How can it do better? Our new podcast. Peter Baker TEXAS Moody UT Austin The LBJ School UT History Department Council Member Alison Alter Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 Lex Fridman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi…

Woohoo! Congratulations, Dr. Ted Banks!!!!! 🎉🪅🥳🧑‍🎓