We'll see you this Thursday for “The Isolated Texas Grid: An Electrical Anomaly & Environmental Question” with Julie A. Cohn (Rice/UH). Organized by graduate students in Megan Raby’s Enviro History seminar! - Thu. Nov. 20 - 2–3:30pm CST - GAR 4.100 & Zoom - Info/Register: bit.ly/CohnIHS

The Concepts in Global History Seminar invites you to "Empire’s Afterlife: Rusçuk in the Early Bulgarian State, 1879–1885,” a talk by Dr. Mehmet Celik, UT History Fri. Nov. 14, 3pm, GAR 1.102 Info & Register: bit.ly/CelikCGH Co-sponsored by UT History Department & Institute for Historical Studies.

Tomorrow! Join us for “The Frozen Continent: Why Australia Did Not Become a Republic in 1999 & the Politics of Constitutional Change" by Dr. Benjamin T. Jones. - Mon. Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm CST, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. - Free and open to the public! Info/Register: bit.ly/JonesIHS

Kicking off our November program, IHS Fellow Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra presents a talk entitled "Gender as Not a Useful Category of Analysis: How to Misunderstand Mexico’s Sor Juana, ca 1680s." 11/3, Noon, Hybrid - free & open to the public - info + register: bit.ly/CanizaresIHS. Come join us!

Next week, Dr. Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents "Moral Storytelling in New York, Odessa, and Bombay in the Global 1920s," moderated by graduate students in Dr. Charters Wynn's "Revolutionary Russia" graduate seminar. Wed 10/29. Info & register: bit.ly/SteinbergIHS

This Monday! "Eyes of Texas: Blackface to Whitewash" A Book Talk & Discussion w/ author Dr. Alberto Martinez, Prof. of History at UT Austin feat. respondent Dr. Hannah Lewis Associate Prof. of Musicology, UT Austin. Free and open to the public - learn more + register: bit.ly/MartinezIHS

"Racialized Ravines" w/ urban environmental historian Dr. Katherine Leah Pace — on Austin’s Black “riverine” communities & the entwined histories of land, water, & racial capitalism. Organized by students in Prof. Megan Raby’s graduate seminar. Th. 10/23, 2pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/PaceIHS

The Making of Chicanx Utopias w/ Luis Alvarez (UC San Diego) — a deep dive into his acclaimed book and the journey of writing it. Organized by graduate students in Prof. Carlos Blanton’s “Chicana/o History” seminar! Info/Register: bit.ly/AlvarezIHS

Join us this Mon. Oct. 20 (Noon CDT) for "The American Child: The Transformation of Childhood Since WWII" w/ Steven Mintz (UT Austin) & Peter N. Stearns (George Mason). Hybrid event — free & open to all! GAR 4.100 + Zoom | Info & RSVP: bit.ly/MintzIHS

How does naming become an act of domination? Find out Monday at Noon as Dr. Ben Brower unpacks “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria.” Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #ReadUP #HistoryMatters #PostcolonialStudies

Join IHS this Monday for Benjamin Claude Brower’s “The Colonization of Names,” exploring symbolic violence and France’s occupation of Algeria. Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #UTexas #IHS #ColonialHistory #MiddleEastStudies #BookTalk #Algeria #ReadUP

This Monday at Noon! Join IHS for “The Colonization of Names: Symbolic Violence and France’s Occupation of Algeria,” a book talk with Benjamin Claude Brower (UT History & CMES). Mon. Oct. 13 | Noon–1:30pm | GAR 4.100 Info/RSVP: bit.ly/BrowerIHS #UTexas #History #Algeria #BookTalk #ReadUP

Jacob Daniels’ new book, The Jews of Edirne (Stanford UP, 2025), examines how a Sephardi community navigated borders and nation-state pressures. Join us Monday for his book talk and discussion w/ Tatjana Lichtenstein UT History/CREEES: Oct. 6 @Noon Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS

This Monday at Noon, hear Jacob Daniels, UT Austin Assistant Professor & Schusterman Center Assistant Director, discuss Edirne’s Jewish community and modern borders. GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS

Monday! Explore how Edirne's Sephardi Jews navigated empire, borders, and nation-states in Jacob Daniels’ The Jews of Edirne. Oct. 6, Noon, GAR 4.100 & Zoom. Info/Register: bit.ly/DanielsIHS

View our latest calendar and read event details at: bit.ly/ihs-calendar. Feel free to register/RSVP now for programs that catch your interest! And sign-up for our mailing list to receive event invitations right to your inbox: bit.ly/ihs-elist.

4 groundbreaking books, 1 dynamic roundtable: Frens-String’s Hungry for Revolution, Stoll’s Profit, Alvarez’s Border Land, Border Water, and Bsumek’s The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam. Join all four for "A Roundtable on Environmental History" Thu. Sep. 25, 2-3:30pm, Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.

Thursday! "A Roundtable on Environmental History" f. Joshua Frens-String, @markstoll.bsky.social, C. J. Alvarez, & @embsumek.bsky.social —scholars reshaping how we think about infrastructure, borders, the environment, and so much more. Sep. 25. 2-3:30pm, Hybrid. Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS.

Join us this Thursday Sep. 25 at 2-3:30pm, online and in-person - Info/Register: bit.ly/EH-RT-IHS. Free + open to the public.

Join IHS this Monday, Sep. 15, at Noon! "Cold War Chronicles: A Digital Resource for Research and Teaching on the Eastern Bloc in the LBJ Era" A talk by Mary Neuburger Mon. Sep. 15 | Noon-1:30pm GAR 4.100 & Zoom Livestream Info/Register: bit.ly/NeuburgerIHS www.cold-war-chronicles.com

Today @ Noon! Join us for "The Age of Choice" by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld-- online and in-person! • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com

Tomorrow! Join us for our opening event of the new year! Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), presents "The Age of Choice" - online + in-person! • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com

Ahead of our program launch this Monday, check out some recommended readings by/about our keynote speaker, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Pennsylvania, and her new book "The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life"@princetonupress.bsky.social (2025): www.instagram.com/p/DOO_yJlgRS_/

📅 📖 @utaustinihs.bsky.social in @uthistory.bsky.social ‪invites you to: "The Age of Choice" A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History University of Pennsylvania ‪ Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS

Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize & a NYT Editors’ Choice, Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld’s The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025) is earning acclaim. Hear her keynote Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT, GAR 4.100 + Zoom. Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS

Join IHS for the launch of its 2025–26 program, with a keynote address by Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), author of The Age of Choice (Princeton, 2025). • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS • More: sophiarosenfeld.com

Kicking off our 2025–26 program with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld (Penn), on how “choice” became synonymous with freedom—and its consequences. • Mon, Sept 8, 12–1:30pm CDT • GAR 4.100 + Zoom • Info/Reg: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS

Award-winning research + new faculty positions for '24-25 IHS Postdocs Isabelle Headrick & Jesse Ritner! Read about their successes and view a list of IHS internal postdoc placements since the initiative launched 10 years ago! bit.ly/4m82KbV.

🥳 Big news! We’re excited to welcome Diana Heredia‑López & Alina Scott as our 2025–26 Postdoctoral Research Fellows. 🖋️ From cochineal dye to Wampanoag petitions, their work is bold, original & deeply rooted in community. 🔗 Meet them here: bit.ly/4lBH0FB @uthistory.bsky.social

Incoming Postdoctoral Fellows Bring New Depth, Expertise to Global and Indigenous Histories

The Institute for Historical Studies warmly welcomes 2025-2026 Postdoctoral Fellows Diana Heredia-López and Alina Scott, both newly-minted graduates of the doctoral program in history at the Universit...

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✨ We’re excited to share some big news! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Yoav Di‑Capua as our new Director and celebrating the 2025–2026 Research Cohort. This group brings fresh ideas, new projects, and vibrant energy to our community. We can’t wait for the year ahead! Read more here 👉 bit.ly/46czlZG

IHS Welcomes New Director Yoav Di-Capua and Announces 2025–2026 Research Cohort

The Institute for Historical Studies is delighted to announce its new director and research fellows and affiliates for 2025-2026. Together, the group brings diverse expertise and exciting new projects...

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