2021 History Department Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony

PSU History Department June 12, 2021 No comments

Virtual Commencement Brief Remarks June 11, 2021 John Ott, Professor and Chair Good afternoon, and welcome to the 2021 Virtual Commencement Celebration of the Department of History at Portland State University! I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone attending this afternoon: our current faculty and staff; our alumni and emeritus faculty; theContinue Reading 2021 History Department Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony

2020 History Department Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony

PSU History Department June 12, 2020 No comments

Virtual Commencement Brief Remarks June 11, 2020 John Ott, Professor and Chair Good afternoon. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you attending or listening to this first ever – and, hopefully, last ever – virtual commencement and award ceremony for the Department of History. I would like toContinue Reading 2020 History Department Graduation Reception and Awards Ceremony

Junk in the Trunks: Reinterpreting the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House

PSU History Department February 25, 2019 No comments

by Liza Rosier :: Students in Dr. Katy Barber’s Introduction to Public History course (HST 4/594, Fall 2018) participated in a terrific video/social media project with the Museum of the Oregon Territory. As part of a grant plan to reinterpret the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House, Museum Director Jenna Barganski called on the class to create someContinue Reading Junk in the Trunks: Reinterpreting the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House

Medieval Hour: With Our Resident Medievalist, Professor John Ott

Beyond Footnotes February 6, 2019 No comments

He’s back! Professor John Ott kindly returned to the show to discuss religion in medieval Europe and the different relationships it created and affected. Join Christian and myself as we discuss the role of religion in the lives of the average Medieval European as well as some of the important events and evolution of theContinue Reading Medieval Hour: With Our Resident Medievalist, Professor John Ott

Actually President Trump, we need more Africans | David Peterson del Mar

PSU History Department January 20, 2018 No comments

By David Peterson del Mar :: Source: Actually President Trump, we need more Africans: Guest opinion | OregonLive.com Buried beneath President Trump’s meandering and racist pronouncements regarding immigration resides a key question: What sort of immigrants should the United States admit? Contrary to Trumpian stereotypes, Africans come to the U. S. well-prepared to contributeContinue Reading Actually President Trump, we need more Africans | David Peterson del Mar

The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff

PSU History Department November 27, 2017 No comments

Source: The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff – Gastro Obscura Vendors hawked the swill as “Pure Country Milk.” by Tyler Moss IN THE 1850S, NEW YORK City babies were being mysteriously poisoned. Nearly 8,000 babies a year shriveled to death from uncontrollable diarrhea, as reported by The New York Times. Without the luxuryContinue Reading The 19th-Century Swill Milk Scandal That Poisoned Infants With Whiskey Runoff

‘The Vietnam War Oregon Remembers,’ An ‘Oregon Experience’ Documentary | OPB Arts & Life

PSU History Department October 9, 2017 No comments

A new OPB documentary explores how the Vietnam War still deeply affects Oregonians, even nearly 50 years after the end of combat operations in Vietnam. David A. Horowitz, History Professor and anti-war activist talks about his experience on Portland State University campus about the Vietnam War, the Kent State shootings, and Vortex I Music Festival. [the bulkContinue Reading ‘The Vietnam War Oregon Remembers,’ An ‘Oregon Experience’ Documentary | OPB Arts & Life

You May Be Black or You May Be White But in Africa You’re an American First | PopMatters

PSU History Department September 22, 2017 No comments

David Peterson del Mar explores a creation myth for a nation of black people still searching for personal and collective terra firma. BY MARK REYNOLDS 8 August 2017 A-F-R-I-C-A Angola Soweto Zimbabwe Tanzania Zambia Mozambique And Botswana So let us speak about the motherland —Stetsasonic, “A.F.R.I.C.A” (1986) There was a time when black American hip-hopContinue Reading You May Be Black or You May Be White But in Africa You’re an American First | PopMatters

Chia Yin Hsu | Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State

PSU History Department April 28, 2017 No comments

On April 13th, 2017, Professors Chia Yin Hsu and Cassio de Oliveira delivered the lecture “Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State.” The run-up to and aftermath of the election has been marked by accusations of Russian meddling and interference in the electoral process. These two lectures aimed toContinue Reading Chia Yin Hsu | Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State

Marc Rodriquez | Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History

PSU History Department April 26, 2017 No comments

On March 9th, 2017, Professor Marc Rodriquez, Managing Editor of Pacific Historical Review delivered the lecture, “Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History”—a discussion on Latino politics in the past 50 years with an emphasis on Latinos and Latinas as an increasingly important “swing” vote population—as part of the Provost’s LectureContinue Reading Marc Rodriquez | Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History

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