College of Arts and Sciences

Listen to Jonathan Sadowsky discuss his book, The Empire of Depression: A New History, on the New Books Network Podcast. When is sorrow sickness? That is the question that this book asks, exploring how our understandings of sadness, melancholy, depression, mania and anxiety have changed over time, and how societies have...

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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a visiting assistant professor of history, contributed her expertise in a story about how Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has used her fashion style to amplify her political views and empower the next generation of leaders. "The cape jacket for the State of the Union address was sort...

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Jonathan Sadowsky, Theodore J. Castele Professor in the Department of History at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed his new book, The Empire of Depression: A New History, which explores how different societies throughout history have interpreted what we refer to now as "depression" and what can be...

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Vanguard: African American Women and the Road from Suffrage to Voting Rights by Martha S. Jones, PhD, Johns Hopkins University October 22, 2020 Presented as the Carl W. Ubbelohde Lecture in partnership with the CWRU History Associates and the Department of History https://youtu.be/5oOw4uHhklY

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CWRU historian Gillian Weiss, NYU art historian Meredith Martin, and graphic designer Bonnie Siegler have published "Trump: Superhero or Superspreader?" for History News Network. The authors compare the similar practices of "shameless self-promotion" shared by the President and the French King Louis XIV, and offer a satirical presidential medal...

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Peter Shulman, associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences and the author of Coal and Empire, discussed how President Donald Trump was focused as much on coal as a convenient symbol as he was the fate of the industry. Read the full article here.

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Case Western Reserve University’s Think Forum lecture series will present a free virtual lecture this fall examining African American women’s pursuit of political power. For the Oct. 22 event, Think Forum is partnering with Case Western Reserve University History Associates and the Department of History to host renowned historian Martha...

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Craig Lanier Allen, the postdoctoral fellow in African American history in the Department of History, has received an inaugural Emerging Voices Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Allen is a historian of the United States in the 20th century, focusing on foreign relations, comparative urban history...

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Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke about the uptick in lawn manicuring during the pandemic. “You could argue that the perfect lawn is the perfect coping mechanism in a world that's been turned upside-down,” he said. Read...

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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the suffrage movement in Cleveland, saying it was less segregated than in other locations around the country. "Black women fought for suffrage even if they were barred or not welcome...

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