Host: Joan Neuberger, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin Guest: Judith Coffin, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most important intellectuals, feminists, and writers of the 20th century. Her … Continue reading →

Guest Ahmad al-Jallad shares his research that’s shedding new light on the writings of a complex civilization that lived in the Arabian peninsula for centuries before Islam arose.

Host: Christopher Rose, Department of History, UT-Austin Guest: Ahmad al-Jallad, University of Leiden In most world history survey courses, Arabia is introduced for the first time only as backstory to the rise of Islam. We’re told that there was a tradition … Continue reading →

Guest Ashley Dean just completed her doctorate in history at Emory University examining the impacts of this pre-modern trans-Pacific linkage whose far-reaching impact touched nearly every part of the globe.

Host: Kristie Flannery, Department of History, UT-Austin Guest: Ashleigh Dean, Assistant Professor of Asian History, Monmouth University With the establishment of Manila as a Spanish trading port in 1571, one of the most important economic links in the pre-modern world … Continue reading →

Guest Ben Weiss discusses the earliest encounters between indigenous Africans and European medical practitioners.

Host: Samantha Rose Rubino, Department of History, UT-Austin Guest: Ben Weiss, Department of History, UT-Austin Part of the civilizing mission of European powers in their colonies in Asia and Africa was an interest in encouraging hygiene and health among the … Continue reading →

Guest Kristin Wintersteen has worked on the history of industry subject to the temperaments of on-again off-again current cycles in the Pacific, and how the boom and bust of one of the first superfoods has led to new discussions about global nutrition.

Host: Christopher Rose, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Kristin Wintersteen, Department of History, University of Houston After World War II, governments and international aid agencies were looking for a way to ameliorate the widespread hunger and malnutrition that populations … Continue reading →

Guest R. Joseph Parrott takes a look at the indecisive position the United States took on decolonization after helping liberate Europe from the threat of enslavement to fascism.