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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History Day Mentors

Entangled Ways of Knowing

The Fear of the Stranger

The Politics of Distraction

Back from War: Telling Native Veterans’ Stories after Vietnam

Department News & Accolades

Think Like A Pirate: Exploring Mediterranean History

The History of UMN – as Important as Ever

Upcoming Events

September 10, 2019 to December 7, 2019

EXHIBITION | Queer Forms

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This multidisciplinary group exhibition and series of public programs investigates and celebrates the history, politics and culture of LGBTQ+ Liberation across a range of artistic forms and...

October 16, 2019

German Family Memory and the Nazi Past: A Reckoning across Generations

Read more about German Family Memory and the Nazi Past: A Reckoning across Generations

What do we do with pasts we inherit that carry shame? Drawing on her own history as the daughter of German parents who lived through the Nazi years, Bammer explores questions of guilt,...

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History

A very old book

On Purpose: Portrait of History

Connecting Past & Present

Changing the Narrative: Hawaiian History from Hawaiian Perspective

Reviving Memory, Creating Change

Cultivating a Childhood Dream of History