What if the American Revolution was not a revolution but a civil war within the British Empire? Join us tomorrow to learn and discuss how Dr. Steven Pincus re-conceptualizes American Independence within the context of British imperial politics. RSVP: forms.gle/fnbNKCLc7Z95...

We still have money & space for educators to attend our our virtual May 30th workshop on Teaching Gun Violence in World Historical Context! New deadline of April 12th. Join us, learn, and get a $300 stipend. #earlymodern @thewha.bsky.social #worldhistory @pernilleblues.bsky.social @historians.org

There is still time to apply for this year's Alliance for Learning in World History workshop! #k12education #Pitt #workshop #teacher #worldhistory

Tomorrow at 10am! We still have a few copies of the book if you want to grab one at the event.

Can't wait for this panel between @laraputnam.bsky.social @anetv.bsky.social and Zachary Horton next Wednesday, March 25 at noon! If you are a historian, writer, or just interested in what our evolving relationship with AI looks like down the road, you don't want to miss this!

Ramadan Mubarak! Join us tomorrow at 3:30pm in the History department lounge for our kickoff event of the Global Islam series!

Less than two weeks left to apply to our one-day professional development workshop for K-12 educators!

Pitt World History Center@whcpitt.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are excited to announce this year's Alliance for Learning in World History summer workshop Call for Applications! Learn more about this one-day workshop for K-12 educators at www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/education/al...

We are excited to announce this year's Alliance for Learning in World History summer workshop Call for Applications! Learn more about this one-day workshop for K-12 educators at www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/education/al...

Faced with 12-hour shifts and brutal wage cuts, what would you have done? Join us this Thursday, February 19 at 4pm in the History Department Lounge (Posvar 3703) for an immersive simulation of worker democracy!

Feeling cooped up by the snow and the cold? Come by this Thursday at 2pm for a play through and learn about the history of this forgotten game from the Middle East!

Spring Travel & Research Funding Application now open! All graduate students and faculty in the Dietrich School are eligible. Apply by February 9, 2026. More info: tinyurl.com/634df2m6

Check out our spring events! As requested: more history gaming events (now with live play!), talks about fiction, AI, Islam, Revolutions, and more.

Today @ 1:30pm! A research blitz where you can learn about the history of aging around the world, all in less than two hours! Lunch reception at 12:30pm

Are you a gamer? A historian? Both? Come join us for our first game night today at 4:30pm today with Pitt historians Dr. Alaina Roberts and Dr. James Hill!

We are so excited about the @thewha.bsky.social conference in Incheon Korea next June! If you are interested in any aspect of teaching and research about the transnational and global human past, you should submit a paper or panel proposal and come join us! #worldhistory thewha.org/conferences/...

Welcome back! We are kicking off the semester with the first of our #globalpittsburgh series. Join us on 9/5 for a special roundtable discussion on the history of industrial sites and heritage preservation in Pittsburgh and Japan.

The Center's spring Digital Atlas Design Interns completed some awesome projects about a topic in the global past using ArcGIS StoryMaps! 🗺️ Check them out here: www.worldhistory.pitt.edu/news/spring-... @rmostern.bsky.social

📣Job Klaxon! A good #DH #spatialhistory position at the University of Pittsburgh with me and the @whgazetteer.org at the fab new (doesn't even have a website yet) Institute for Spatial History Innovation (ISHI).

World Historical Gazetteer@whgazetteer.org · last yr.

Want to work with the WHG team? The Institute for Spatial History Innovation @ Pitt is hiring a full-time Research Associate to be the Digital Data Specialist & Managing Editor of World Historical Gazetteer! Learn more & apply by July 11: bit.ly/4kAknki @rmostern.bsky.social @docuracy.co.uk

Want to work with the WHG team? The Institute for Spatial History Innovation @ Pitt is hiring a full-time Research Associate to be the Digital Data Specialist & Managing Editor of World Historical Gazetteer! Learn more & apply by July 11: bit.ly/4kAknki @rmostern.bsky.social @docuracy.co.uk

The WHC is excited to share our Spring '25 calendar of events & activities which includes our thematic series "Silence in the Narrative: The Politics of Absence in Accounts of the Global Past." We hope to see you this semester! Check it out ➡️ bit.ly/3ChFFCn