Dr. Janet Golden, Professor of History and the second recipient of the Annual Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden Faculty Research Fellowship, will present a lecture as she concludes her year-long fellowship. Dr. Golden, specializes in the history of health, women, children, and American social history. The lecture, “Babies Made Us Modern: How Infants Brought Americans into … Continue reading Dr. Janet Golden will present “Babies Made Us Modern” on 10/31…
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Join us 10/26 for a Discussion about Wartime Caretakers’ Experiences
The Writers House and Warrior Writers will co-present “Outside the Wire: Wartime Caretakers’ Experiences Then and Now” on Thursday, October 26th. “Outside the Wire” is an annual discussion series focused on wartime narratives and featuring the perspectives of veterans, artists, and scholars. This year’s event will take a look at the changing experiences of caretakers … Continue reading Join us 10/26 for a Discussion about Wartime Caretakers’ Experiences…
Join us for a MARCH Historic Preservation Workshop on 10/7
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) will continue its historic preservation workshops on Saturday, October 7th. A one-day workshop focusing on “Interpretive Planning for Historic Sites and Museums: Why, What, and How” will be held at the Alice Paul Institute in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Led by Dr. Page Talbott, a senior fellow … Continue reading Join us for a MARCH Historic Preservation Workshop on 10/7…
Join us for the Stedman Gallery Walking Tour on 10/1
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) and the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts (RCCA) are co-sponsoring a walking tour of the art and architecture along historic Cooper Street on Sunday, October 1. Participants will meet in the Stedman Gallery at 9:45 a.m. for a look at the current exhibition, “Picturing Camden,” before heading … Continue reading Join us for the Stedman Gallery Walking Tour on 10/1…
MARCH Historic Preservation Workshops Begin 9/23
This fall, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) is sponsoring a series of Historic Preservation Workshops. The first workshop will focus on “Historic Wood Window Restoration, Identification, and Maintenance.” Led by instructors Raymond Tschoepe, Director of Conservation for the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and Tom Mcpoyle, a conservator for the Fairmount Park Conservancy, this … Continue reading MARCH Historic Preservation Workshops Begin 9/23…
Digging through History: The Arch Street Project
An accidental project that began last November has morphed into an adventure of a lifetime for forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran, Director of Forensic Science. Moran, along with area archaeologists such as Dr. George Leader from The College of New Jersey and Anna Dhody, curator of the Mütter Museum, and a group of dedicated students, first … Continue reading Digging through History: The Arch Street Project…
We R Arts and Sciences: Chelsea Coccia
“I choose Rutgers–Camden over other schools I was accepted to because…Rutgers had such a good name and reputation,” says Chelsea Coccia, Class of 2017.
Join us for a Business History Conference on 4/21
Join the Department of History and the Business History Conference on Friday, April 21, for a symposium centered around the topic of a paper by Dr. Philip Scranton, Board of Governors Professor of History Emeritus, “Managing Communist Enterprise: Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, 1945-1970.” Dr. Scranton will give a brief presentation about his paper, and then … Continue reading Join us for a Business History Conference on 4/21…
Dr. Andrew Shankman Will Discuss His Book “Original Intents” on 4/13
Please note this event has been postponed until further notice. The Leadership Institute will host Dr. Andrew Shankman, Associate Professor of History, on Thursday, April 13th, to discuss his new book, Original Intents: Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and the American Founding. The event will center around the topic of “Early American Leadership.” This free event requires registration. The event … Continue reading Dr. Andrew Shankman Will Discuss His Book “Original Intents” on 4/13…
Register Now for the Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts Conference on 3/31
Registration is now open for the one-day conference, “Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts”, scheduled for Friday, March 31st. The conference will examine relationships between diverse unfreedoms (such as slavery, imprisonment, captivity, serfdom, domestic service, caste, etc.) as people understand and negotiate them, in autobiographic narratives, fiction, course cases, disputes, etc.; transitions between social institutions and … Continue reading Register Now for the Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts Conference on 3/31…