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Dr. Wang To Give Presentation
claudia.mickasXiuyu Wang will be giving a presentation on April 14, 2022 at the Clark County Historical Museum as part of its Speaker Series.
Please click here for more information.
Oregon Historical Society Exhibit with Dr. Mercier
claudia.mickasThe Oregon Historical Society is exhibiting “Building Solidarity for 30 years: Portland Jobs with Justice” through May 15. Laurie Mercier, professor of history at Washington State University Vancouver; and Nikki Mandell, professor of history emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, are co-curators.
Andra Chastain to Present with Global Urban History Project
claudia.mickasDr. Chastain will be presenting on the Cities and Inequalities Dream Conversation Lighting Round virtual panel on Friday, January 27th. The event is free and open to the public. There will be four presenters discussing their research on urban history and inequality with case studies from Chile, Mexico, China, and the Soviet Union.
Please register here.
Dr. Binczewski writes blog post for Cambridge University Press
claudia.mickasJennifer Binczewski (PhD 2017) was asked to write a blog post for Cambridge University Press:
Dr. Chastain gives invited lecture
claudia.mickasAndra Chastain gave an invited lecture for the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. The public humanities talk, a joint lecture with Timothy Lorek, was titled 21st Century Dispatches from Latin America.
Dr. Booth published in Washington State Magazine
claudia.mickasRyan Booth’s article “Scouting for a forgotten few” is featured in the Winter issue of Washington State Magazine
Award Created in Honor of Dr. Sue Peabody
claudia.mickasExciting News – the French Colonial Historical Society/Société d’histoire coloniale française has created a new award in honor of WSU-Vancouver History Department faculty member Sue Peabody, for her influence on and significance to the field of French Colonial History. The Award is to support the travel of a scholar from the Global South to the society’s annual meeting (which meets at many sites associated with French colonial history, from Montreal,Québec, and New Orleans, to Dakar and Siem Reap, but also places like Seattle or San Francisco).
Congratulations Dr. Peabody!
Conversation with Peter Boag – “Crossing Boundaries: Trans History, Then and Now”
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Crossing Boundaries: Trans History, Then and Now, on October 14th at 7:00 PM.
Join via Zoom for this conversation about the history of transgender people and how westward migration provided opportunities for self-expression and fulfillment. Viewers will have the chance to submit questions to the panel during the Q&A portion of the program.
Advance registration is required to get the Zoom link. Register here.
Get details about the Crossing Boundaries exhibition and learn more about Dr. Boag here.
Dr. Bauman and Dr. Wang featured in WSU Magazine
claudia.mickasCommentary by Bob Bauman and Xiuyu Wang is featured in the piece “How Chinese pioneers helped build the Pacific Northwest” from the Fall issue of Washington State Magazine