UO History Department

The Department of History and the Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour invite you to a talk with Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger: “On the Logic of Autocracy and the Plasticity of History: The Case of Frederick William I, King of Prussia” Wednesday, March 5 at 4:30pm in McKenzie Hall 375

Congratulations History Ducks as we approach the end of fall term! We wish you all the best of luck with your finals! You’ve got this. Enjoy a well-deserved winter break! 🦆🩵

Join us for another pub lecture with Hayley Brazier for “Science and the Seafloor: A History of Cabled Observatories on the Juan de Fuca Plate”! Mon, Dec. 9th, 7pm @ Whirled Pies Downtown. Check out the link in our bio for more info on the Pub Lecture Series. More to come!🍕🌊

Join the Department of History & Spencer Abbe from the University of Oregon for a talk on “Bears, Cattle, and Natural Disaster: The Colonial Dream Cycle on Kodiak, Alaska, 1788-1964.” The talk will be held on Tues, Dec 3rd at 3:30 pm in MCK Hall 375. Free and open to all!

Join us for this week's Coffee Hour! Stop by MCK 335 for a free cup of coffee, pastries, & conversation with the History department community!☕🍂 Coffee Hour will be held every Tues. for the remainder of fall term from 10:00am-11:00am in McKenzie Hall 335. See you all there!

Reminder that the Dept. of HIST & Prof. Melissa Graboyes will be hosting a talk on “Reconsidering Rebound Malaria: Zanzibari Voices on Acquired Immunity, Risk, and History.” The talk will be held in MCK Hall 375 on Tues, Nov. 19th from 3:30-5:00pm! Free and open to all!

TODAY! Join the History Dept for “More than 2024: Historians Pick the Craziest and Most Consequential US Elections.” Nov 4th, 5 pm, McKenzie 375. Free, open to all! 🗳️ Light refreshments will be served. Cosponsored by Phi Alpha Theta.

Stop by for the 2nd pub lecture with Connor Mills' “Halt! Tomare! Halt!”: The Nature of Officially Sanctioned Violence in Japan under US Occupation. We hope you can join us on Mon, Nov. 11th, 7pm @ Whirled Pies Downtown! More info about the lecture series in our bio! 🍕📖

Join the Department of History and Professor Melissa Graboyes for a talk on “Reconsidering Rebound Malaria: Zanzibari Voices on Acquired Immunity, Risk, and History.” The talk will be held in McKenzie Hall 375 on Tuesday, November 19th from 3:30-5:00pm! Free and open to all!

Join us for a panel discussion on “More than 2024: Historians Pick the Craziest and Most Consequential US Elections” with many of our history department faculty! The discussion will take place on Mon, Nov. 4 at 5pm in MCK 375.  Free & open to all! Cosponsored by Phi Alpha Theta

Calling all history students! Join us for “Witches Brew” with Scream & Sugar this Tues, Oct. 29 @ 10am in McKenzie 335! Free coffee, pastries, & convos with the HIST community☕🎃 Coffee Hour will be held every Tues. for the remainder of fall term from 10-11 am in MCK Hall 335.

Reminder that Jennifer Frost, Assoc. Prof. of History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, will be talking about “Why Can Americans Vote at 18? The Movement Behind the 26th Amendment"! The talk will be held @ MCK 375 on Tues, Oct 29, 3:30-5pm. Free & open to all!

Congratulations to Professor Vera Keller on receiving the Leo Gershoy Award from the American Historical Association for her latest book, “The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge.”

Don't forget to stop by for coffee & pastries with the history department Tuesday morning!☕🍂 Coffee Hour is held every Tues. during fall term from 10-11 am in MCK Hall 335. We hope you are enjoying the chats with the history community, and we are excited to see you again soon!

Explore the importance of place in the relationship between a university & its location with UO HIST Prof Vera Keller. In KLCC’s Oregon Grapevine, Keller discusses “Intellectual Terroir and Studying History" Link in bio!

We would like to welcome Assistant Professor Naomi Sussman to UO’s Department of History! A Yale PhD, Dr. Sussman provides expertise on Indigenous histories of California and Indigenous migrations from Mexico and Central America to the United States. Link in bio to read more.

We’d like to give a warm welcome to Lauren Goss, a UO HIST Alum, who is now UO’s new sports archivist! Goss talks about her passion for Sports History & says, “It’s really important to document and make sure that these stories and experiences aren’t lost" Link in bio!

Join us & Jennifer Frost, Assoc. Prof. of History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, for a talk on “Why Can Americans Vote at 18? The Movement Behind the 26th Amendment.” The talk will be held @ MCK Hall 375 on Tues, Oct 29 from 3:30-5pm. Free & open to all!

Stop by for a free cup of coffee, pastries, & conversation with the History department community!☕🍂 Coffee Hour will be held every Tues, starting Oct. 8th, for the fall term from 10-11am in MCK Hall 335. We are excited to keep the tradition going & to see you all there!

Alongside the Lane County Historical Society, we are hosting a History Pub Lecture Series! Assoc. Prof. Melissa Graboyes will start the event on Oct. 14 ,7pm @ Whirled Pies Downtown. Join for stories, food, & a chat! Free & open to all. More info: socialsciences.uoregon.edu/history/depart… 🌎🍕