Welcome to the Institute for Historical Studies in the @uthistory.bsky.social at @utaustin.bsky.social! Learn more: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/historicalstudies/https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m5p7jqnfas25We'll see you this Thursday for “The Isolated Texas Grid: An Electrical Anomaly & Environmental Question” with Julie A. Cohn (Rice/UH). Organized by graduate students in Megan Raby’s Enviro History seminar! - Thu. Nov. 20 - 2–3:30pm CST - GAR 4.100 & Zoom - Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS15 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5p7jqnfas25https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m5aq3v25pc2iThe Concepts in Global History Seminar invites you to "Empire’s Afterlife: Rusçuk in the Early Bulgarian State, 1879–1885,” a talk by Dr. Mehmet Celik, UT History Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102 Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.10 Nov 2025 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5aq3v25pc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m5aprv4ces2iTomorrow! Join us for “The Frozen Continent: Why Australia Did Not Become a Republic in 1999 & the Politics of Constitutional Change" by Dr. Benjamin T. Jones. - Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. - Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS10 Nov 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5aprv4ces2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3yhzpjy6k2tKicking off our November program, IHS Fellow Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra presents a talk entitled "Gender as Not a Useful Category of Analysis: How to Misunderstand Mexico’s Sor Juana, ca 1680s." 11/3, Noon, Hybrid - free & open to the public - info + register: bit.ly/CanizaresIHS. Come join us!25 Oct 2025 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3yhzpjy6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3yhjga6sc2tNext week, Dr. Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents "Moral Storytelling in New York, Odessa, and Bombay in the Global 1920s," moderated by graduate students in Dr. Charters Wynn's "Revolutionary Russia" graduate seminar. Wed 10/29. Info & register: bit.ly/SteinbergIHS25 Oct 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3yhjga6sc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3yh4sjgfs2tThis Monday! "Eyes of Texas: Blackface to Whitewash" A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS25 Oct 2025 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3yh4sjgfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3deptdv3c2a"Racialized Ravines" w/ urban environmental historian Dr. Katherine Leah Pace — on Austin’s Black “riverine” communities & the entwined histories of land, water, & racial capitalism. Organized by students in Prof. Megan Raby’s graduate seminar. Th. 10/23, 2pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/PaceIHS16 Oct 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3deptdv3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3de5cmf4k2eThe Making of Chicanx Utopias w/ Luis Alvarez (UC San Diego) — a deep dive into his acclaimed book and the journey of writing it. Organized by graduate students in Prof. Carlos Blanton’s “Chicana/o History” seminar! Info/Register: bit.ly/AlvarezIHS16 Oct 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3de5cmf4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m3ddwxngas2eJoin us this Mon. Oct. 20 (Noon CDT) for "The American Child: The Transformation of Childhood Since WWII" w/ Steven Mintz (UT Austin) & Peter N. Stearns (George Mason). Hybrid event — free & open to all! GAR 4.100 + Zoom | Info & RSVP: bit.ly/MintzIHS16 Oct 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ddwxngas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m2pldxlavc2mHow does naming become an act of domination? Find out Monday at Noon as Dr. Ben Brower unpacks “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria.” Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies08 Oct 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pldxlavc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m2pl3nv4js2oJoin IHS this Monday for Benjamin Claude Brower’s “The Colonization of Names,” exploring symbolic violence and France’s occupation of Algeria. Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP08 Oct 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pl3nv4js2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m2pkyhtqds2bThis Monday at Noon! Join IHS for “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria,” a book talk with Benjamin Claude Brower (UT History & CMES). Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #UTexas #History #Algeria #BookTalk #ReadUP08 Oct 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pkyhtqds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m27zy3iigc2vJacob Daniels’ new book, The Jews of Edirne (Stanford UP, 2025), examines how a Sephardi community navigated borders and nation-state pressures. Join us Monday for his book talk and discussion w/ Tatjana Lichtenstein UT History/CREEES: Oct. 6 @Noon Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS02 Oct 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27zy3iigc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m27zvsqbik2vThis Monday at Noon, hear Jacob Daniels, UT Austin Assistant Professor & Schusterman Center Assistant Director, discuss Edirne’s Jewish community and modern borders. GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS02 Oct 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27zvsqbik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m27zsbb2bk26Monday! Explore how Edirne's Sephardi Jews navigated empire, borders, and nation-states in Jacob Daniels’ The Jews of Edirne. Oct. 6, Noon, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS02 Oct 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27zsbb2bk26https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3m27xdrkiwc2dView our latest calendar and read event details at: bit.ly/ihs-calendar. Feel free to register/RSVP now for programs that catch your interest! And sign-up for our mailing list to receive event invitations right to your inbox: bit.ly/ihs-elist.02 Oct 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27xdrkiwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lzftdbsgvs2q4 groundbreaking books, 1 dynamic roundtable: Frens-String’s Hungry for Revolution, Stoll’s Profit, Alvarez’s Border Land, Border Water, and Bsumek’s The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam. Join all four for "A Roundtable on Environmental History" Thu. Sep. 25, 2-3:30pm, Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.22 Sep 2025 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzftdbsgvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lzft5grt3s2kThursday! "A Roundtable on Environmental History" f. Joshua Frens-String, @markstoll.bsky.social, C. J. Alvarez, & @embsumek.bsky.social —scholars reshaping how we think about infrastructure, borders, the environment, and so much more. Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.22 Sep 2025 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzft5grt3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lzfsx4vqgs2zJoin us this Thursday Sep. 25 at 2-3:30pm, online and in-person - Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS. Free + open to the public.22 Sep 2025 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfsx4vqgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lyeucpdca22bJoin IHS this Monday, Sep. 15, at Noon! "Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era" A talk by Mary Neuburger Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS www.cold-war-chronicles.com09 Sep 2025 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyeucpdca22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lydfurrbcc2nToday @ Noon! Join us for "The Age of Choice" by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld-- online and in-person! • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com08 Sep 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydfurrbcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lybytl3c5c2kTomorrow! Join us for our opening event of the new year! Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), presents "The Age of Choice" - online + in-person! • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com08 Sep 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybytl3c5c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3ly4jooveqk2bAhead of our program launch this Monday, check out some recommended readings by/about our keynote speaker, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania, and her new book "The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life"@princetonupress.bsky.social (2025): www.instagram.com/p/DOO_yJlgRS_/05 Sep 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4jooveqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3ly2t6ibiuk2lShortlisted for the Cundill History Prize & a NYT Editors’ Choice, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld’s The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025) is earning acclaim. Hear her keynote Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT, GAR 4.100 + Zoom. Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS05 Sep 2025 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2t6ibiuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3ly2rtbtfq225Join IHS for the launch of its 2025–26 program, with a keynote address by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), author of The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025). • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com05 Sep 2025 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2rtbtfq225https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3ly2rmg7uuk25Kicking off our 2025–26 program with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), on how “choice” became synonymous with freedom—and its consequences. • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS05 Sep 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2rmg7uuk25https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lumzd2ydrc2qAward-winning research + new faculty positions for '24-25 IHS Postdocs Isabelle Headrick & Jesse Ritner! Read about their successes and view a list of IHS internal postdoc placements since the initiative launched 10 years ago! bit.ly/4m82KbV.23 Jul 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumzd2ydrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3lul2irpnws27🥳 Big news! We’re excited to welcome Diana Heredia‑López & Alina Scott as our 2025–26 Postdoctoral Research Fellows. 🖋️ From cochineal dye to Wampanoag petitions, their work is bold, original & deeply rooted in community. 🔗 Meet them here: bit.ly/4lBH0FB @uthistory.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4lBH0FB22 Jul 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lul2irpnws27https://bsky.app/profile/utaustinihs.bsky.social/post/3luigutbhps2e✨ We’re excited to share some big news! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yoav Di‑Capua as our new Director and celebrating the 2025–2026 Research Cohort. This group brings fresh ideas, new projects, and vibrant energy to our community. We can’t wait for the year ahead! Read more here 👉 bit.ly/46czlZG https://bit.ly/46czlZG21 Jul 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7kurorsrq5eoxc425cmtekp/app.bsky.feed.post/3luigutbhps2e