Host: Joan Neuberger, Professor, Department of History and Editor, Not Even Past Guest: Jeremi Suri, Professor of History and Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs (LBJ School of Public Affairs) The Cold War dominated international politics for … Continue reading →

In the second episode discussing the tumultuous year 1917 in Russia, we examine the reasons for the failure of the February Revolution (discussed in Episode 1).

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Joan Neuberger, Professor, Department of History, and editor, Not Even Past In the second episode discussing the tumultuous year 1917 in Russia, we examine the reasons for the failure … Continue reading →

Guest Natalie Arsenault from the University of Chicago explores the oft-ignored impact of the slave trade on other parts of the Americas.

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Natalie Arsenault, Director of Public Engagement, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies The Atlantic slave trade was one of the most important examples of forced migration in … Continue reading →

Guest Chloe Ireton looks at the intriguing history of maps as propaganda and the role of two publishing houses not only in rewriting the history of the Mexican-American war, but in influencing the outcome of the war even as it was still ongoing.

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Chloe Ireton, doctoral student, Department of History This episode looks at US perceptions of Mexico through map making during the US / Mexico War, in which a private publisher … Continue reading →

In this episode, we’ll examine some of the lesser known Founding Fathers, and examine the ranges of opinions they held about issues from slavery to states’ rights and their opinions on the form of the new American Republic.

Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Guest: Henry A. Wiencek, doctoral student, Department of History, and assistant editor, Not Even Past. American political discourse refers a lot to the ideals of the Founding Fathers, but the … Continue reading →

This episode provides an overview of the Scramble for Africa and how the 1885 Berlin Conference changed European colonialism on the continent.