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Department of History

By pushing the boundaries of the human story across time, space, cultures, and media, we reveal the interconnected narrative threads and patterns of our individual and collective lives.

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Upcoming Events

Binding from Estoria de España. James Ford Bell Library.

March 24, 2023

CPS Union Pacific Fellows Roundtable

Featuring UMN Graduate Student research

March 28, 2023

The Second Exile: The Creation of Iranian Jewish Diaspora in the US and Israel

Contrary to most other Middle Eastern countries, after 1948 Iran saw its Jewish population growing, diversifying, and becoming fully integrated.

March 29, 2023

Being an Iranian Jew in the Islamic Republic: Pivoting against a double erasure

This talk will explore the ways Iranian Jews get to assert their place. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Muslim identity became almost synonymous with the…

A Map of Seoul in the Period of Joseon Dynasty. Wood-block print by Kim Jeongho. Library of Congress

March 31, 2023

CPS Lecture: Adam Bohnet

"Taxation, Sorcery, and Economic Networks: Pak Toch’ang in the Sorcery scandal of 1730"

May 04, 2023

"Helena of Adiabene: An Ancient Queen in the Modern Era"

The first century Jewish historian Josephus Flavius tells the story of an ancient Mesopotamian queen, Helena of Adiabene, who converted to Judaism and made a pilgrimage to…

Department of History

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