History Department Chair, Dr. Fraser Ottanelli, and Anthropology’s Elizabeth Bird are in Asaba, Nigeria this week continuing their research into the 1967 massacre that took place there. Follow their progress at the Asaba Memorial Blog: http://asabamemorial.wordpress.com/
The History Department is co-sponsoring an interdiciplinary conference on "Violence, Memory, and Human Rights" with the Department of Anthropology and the Humanities Institute. Visit the link for more information and to register to attend this compelling event: http://humanities-institute.usf.edu/events/memory/
History professor Brian Connolly is the co-editor of History of the Present, a ground-breaking new journal devoted to history as a critical endeavor published biannually by the University of Illinois Press: http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/hop.html
"Lavender Scare on the Silver Screen"-- USF History Professor David Johnson's ground-breaking book to be made into a documentary by filmmaker Josh Howard. Read the Oracle article here!: http://www.usforacle.com/lavender-scare-on-the-silver-screen-1.2278045
HISTORY ALUMNI: Reconnect with your History Department! B.A. graduates send us your updates at barrios@usf.edu--- M.A. graduates send your updates to jlknight@usf.edu!
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