Around the world in 1,082 days Q&A Around the world in 1,082 days A Q&A with historian Antonio Feros reflecting on the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe, and how the voyage shaped both the 16th century and today.
What to know about the origins of ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics, from the French Revolution to the 2020 presidential race Penn In the News Time What to know about the origins of ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics, from the French Revolution to the 2020 presidential race Sophia Rosenfeld and Brent Cebul of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the use of “left” and “right” in political discourse. The terms began as “literal descriptions,” said Rosenfeld, of the seating patterns in 18th-century France’s post-revolution National Assembly. Tiny township saves, transforms historic quarantine station Penn In the News The Washington Post Tiny township saves, transforms historic quarantine station Built in 1799, a quarantine station helped protect Philadelphia against epidemic diseases for nearly a century. “It’s part of American history that we never learn about,” said David Barnes of the School of Arts and Sciences who is writing a history of the building. “It gives us entry to a lost world and into the hidden story of how our country came to be and grow, how it accommodated immigrants and dealt with disasters.” Woodstock at 50 Author Anthony DeCurtis (center) teaches writing at Penn and holds conversations with and about musicians at the Kelly Writers House. Woodstock at 50 During three days of Woodstock in August of 1969, Anthony DeCurtis of the School of Arts and Sciences was 18, growing up in New York City and obsessed with the music that would form the foundation of his writing and teaching. A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Penn In the News NPR A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the history of opposition to limiting non-white immigration. The racial equality clause in the Treaty of Versailles, for example, was “one of the first attempts to establish ... the unprecedented principle of free and open migration,” he said. Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia. School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Penn In the News San Francisco Chronicle School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on a debate over a Depression-era mural in a California public school. “I would use subjects like the mural to teach the students about slavery and the abuse of Native Americans and the white supremacist actions of Washington and other founding fathers,” she said. Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Africana Studies professor Mary Frances Berry discusses the history of civil rights legislation, and where the 1964 bill fits in. Lamentations for Sudan Q&A Lamentations for Sudan Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre. Load More
Tiny township saves, transforms historic quarantine station Penn In the News The Washington Post Tiny township saves, transforms historic quarantine station Built in 1799, a quarantine station helped protect Philadelphia against epidemic diseases for nearly a century. “It’s part of American history that we never learn about,” said David Barnes of the School of Arts and Sciences who is writing a history of the building. “It gives us entry to a lost world and into the hidden story of how our country came to be and grow, how it accommodated immigrants and dealt with disasters.” Woodstock at 50 Author Anthony DeCurtis (center) teaches writing at Penn and holds conversations with and about musicians at the Kelly Writers House. Woodstock at 50 During three days of Woodstock in August of 1969, Anthony DeCurtis of the School of Arts and Sciences was 18, growing up in New York City and obsessed with the music that would form the foundation of his writing and teaching. A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Penn In the News NPR A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the history of opposition to limiting non-white immigration. The racial equality clause in the Treaty of Versailles, for example, was “one of the first attempts to establish ... the unprecedented principle of free and open migration,” he said. Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia. School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Penn In the News San Francisco Chronicle School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on a debate over a Depression-era mural in a California public school. “I would use subjects like the mural to teach the students about slavery and the abuse of Native Americans and the white supremacist actions of Washington and other founding fathers,” she said. Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Africana Studies professor Mary Frances Berry discusses the history of civil rights legislation, and where the 1964 bill fits in. Lamentations for Sudan Q&A Lamentations for Sudan Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre. Load More
Woodstock at 50 Author Anthony DeCurtis (center) teaches writing at Penn and holds conversations with and about musicians at the Kelly Writers House. Woodstock at 50 During three days of Woodstock in August of 1969, Anthony DeCurtis of the School of Arts and Sciences was 18, growing up in New York City and obsessed with the music that would form the foundation of his writing and teaching.
A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Penn In the News NPR A century later: The Treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the history of opposition to limiting non-white immigration. The racial equality clause in the Treaty of Versailles, for example, was “one of the first attempts to establish ... the unprecedented principle of free and open migration,” he said. Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia. School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Penn In the News San Francisco Chronicle School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on a debate over a Depression-era mural in a California public school. “I would use subjects like the mural to teach the students about slavery and the abuse of Native Americans and the white supremacist actions of Washington and other founding fathers,” she said. Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Africana Studies professor Mary Frances Berry discusses the history of civil rights legislation, and where the 1964 bill fits in. Lamentations for Sudan Q&A Lamentations for Sudan Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre. Load More
Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia.
School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Penn In the News San Francisco Chronicle School board faces mural dilemma: Free speech or racial justice Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on a debate over a Depression-era mural in a California public school. “I would use subjects like the mural to teach the students about slavery and the abuse of Native Americans and the white supremacist actions of Washington and other founding fathers,” she said. Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Africana Studies professor Mary Frances Berry discusses the history of civil rights legislation, and where the 1964 bill fits in. Lamentations for Sudan Q&A Lamentations for Sudan Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre.
Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of history and Africana studies. (Image: Jim Abbott) Q&A Mary Frances Berry on the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Africana Studies professor Mary Frances Berry discusses the history of civil rights legislation, and where the 1964 bill fits in.
Lamentations for Sudan Q&A Lamentations for Sudan Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre.