Dr. Rebecca Hunt recently celebrated releasing her latest publication, Casper Chronicles II. Dr. Hunt traveled to Wind City Books in Casper, Wyoming for a special book signing on December 17th. 

 

In December, Dr. Pam Laird published “How business historians can save the world from the fallacy of self-made success” as the lead article in a special issue on narratives in the British journal Business History. She tracks the history of the self-making concept from its original sense of community-serving self-improvement to its modern glorification of individual ambition. She also examines some of the political consequences of that shift in meaning.

We were thrilled to welcome new members to our Phi Alpha Theta family as well as celebrate our Fall 2016 graduates at our recent History Holiday Reception! Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the fun and festive cheer!

                                     

Every year the History Department honors stand-out students with an award ceremony. This year's scholarship and award recipients were lucky enough to attend the ceremony at Dana Crawford Downtown Denver Loft. Our fabulous host provided appetizers and drinks for our students and faculty to enjoy while mingling.

 

For more photos and specific listings of the honored recipients please contact the History Department to receive our bi-annual newsletter.

On Friday August 31st the History Department held its annual welcome back celebration for returning students.

        

The event was held at the Rhein Haus Denver, in Market Square.  Faculty and students joined together over food and competitive games of bocce ball. This event helps us set our eyes on the goals of the new semester. First and foremost the History Department is here to support its students success. This fun event is only one of the many ways in which our faculty step outside of the traditional classroom to engage students. 

Photos of the food table are enough to make our mouths water. For information about our next event please connect with us in person, via email, or on Facebook:

History.Assitant@ucdenver.edu

https://www.facebook.com/cudenverhistory/ 

Histories of Uncertainty Lecture Series

In this unpredictable time, the History Department has put together a series of lectures that illustrate how our research exposes histories of uncertainty in the past. Please join us to explore the ways some of our faculty have thought about uncertainty and to discuss how these histories might help us feel more grounded in our own uncertain moment.

October 9, 2020 - Dr. Finkelstein: Scientific History: More or Less Certain?

October 23, 2020 - Dr. Levine-Clark: Uncertain Identities: Unemployment, Masculinity, & Health in 20th-Century Britain

November 6, 2020 - Dr. Whitesides: The Montreal Protocol History: Successful Policymaking amid Scientific Uncertainty & Misinformation

November 20, 2020 - Dr. Stahl: The Uncertainty of Occupation: Iraq after WWI

December 4, 2020 - Dr. Crewe: 'Not Forever On Earth': How the Mexica Faced the Uncertainties of Conquest and Epidemics Five Centuries Ago

All lectures were conducted via Zoom. If you would like to access recording of these lectures, please email history@ucdenver.edu.