Revisionist History - A Six-Part Conversation Series

Part 1
Revising Early America
Wednesday, September 18th
Read the feature in the Philadelphia Inquirer >>
Featuring:
Philip C. Mead
Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Historian,
Museum of the American Revolution
Ana Lucia Araujo
Member, International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project; Professor of History, Howard University
Karin Wulf
Executive Director, Omohundro Institute, College of William & Mary

With comment by Maghan Keita, Professor of History and Global Interdisciplinary Studies; Founding Director, Africana Studies; Founding Director, Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Villanova University
Part 2
Revising the Civil War
Wednesday, October 30th
Read the feature in the Philadelphia Inquirer >>
Featuring:

Rachel Shelden
Director, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center,
Penn State University

Jill Ogline Titus
Associate Director of Civil War Institute,
Gettysburg College

Steven T. Phan
Park Ranger and historian, Civil War Defenses of Washington

With comment by Judith Giesberg, Professor of History, Villanova University
Part 3
Revising the Cold War
Wednesday, November 6th
Featuring:

Alex Wellerstein
Creator of NukeMap,
Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology

Meredith Oyen
Historian of U.S.-China relations,
Associate Professor
University of Maryland,
Baltimore County

Manu Bhagavan
Editor of India and the Cold War,
Professor of History, Hunter College
With comment by David M. Barrett, Professor of Political Science, Villanova University
Part 4
Revising the Holocaust
Deepening our understanding of Nazi-directed Genocide
Tuesday, January 28th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University
When linked to the Holocaust, the term “historical revision” often implies a soft-pedaling of Nazi Germany’s mid-twentieth-century attempt to destroy Europe’s Jewish population. Distinct from these pernicious efforts, historical understandings of the Holocaust have nonetheless evolved, situating it with broader scholarship on genocide, the experiences of refugees and migrants, and evolving concepts of human rights. Join us for a panel conversation to discuss new directions in Holocaust scholarship and education.
Featuring:
Atina Grossmann
Professor of History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union in New York City
Jennifer Rich
Co-Director, Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies & Assistant Professor, Rowan University
Devin Pendas
Professor of History, Director of Graduate Studies, Boston College
With comment by Paul Steege, Associate Professor of European History & Faculty Director of the Lepage Center, Villanova University
Part 5
Revising Women's Suffrage
Marking an anniversary by expanding the conversation
Wednesday, March 25th | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Driscoll Auditorium, Villanova University
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Part 6
Revising the Planet
Adding a historical perspective to today’s climate conversations