History in the Headlines

The key events you read about in your morning twitter feed or on your favorite news sites are usually not unique in world affairs. They have a background, a context, that makes them more understandable and often more interesting. History is about everything that happened before you started reading this course description. And thinking historically means trying to make sense of the new in the context of what human beings have done before.

In this lecture series, historians and scholars employing a historical perspective in their work will take you on a behind the scenes tour of current events you thought you knew, with the goal of making you a better observer and analyst of the world around you.

This is a two-credit course designed to show students how thinking historically can help them understand better the key issues in the world around them. The weekly 75-minute meeting begins with a lecture by a specialist with the remaining portion of the session devoted to Q&A and discussion.

For additional information or to RSVP for/watch individual talks, please contact Nisha Julie Zacharia, at njz228@nyu.edu.

History in the Headlines (HIST-UH 2117)

Martin Klimke Spring 2022 / Tuesday, 4:05-5:20pm

January 24, 2022	Introduction / Theoretical Approaches
January 31, 2022	Who Are the People? Democracy and the Rights of Outsiders Kanchan Chandra
February 7, 2022	The Arabian Peninsula’s “Forgotten War” (Yemen) Nathalie Peutz
February 14, 2022	Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Russia Eliot Borenstein
February 21, 2022	China's Early Modern Rise Mark Swislocki
February 28, 2022	Back to the geopolitics of the Steppe empires: Central Asia between Turkey, China, and Russia Georgi Derluguian
March 7, 2022	Our Pandemic Age David Ludden
March 29, 2022	‘Normal People’ remembering an authoritarian regime: Histories and Memories of East Germany Shaalan Farouk
April 5, 2022	Fascism back in Fashion? The Contemporary Radical Right in Historical Perspective Timothy Scott Brown
April 11, 2022	Plagues and Paranoia: Rumors and Misinformation in Early Modern Times Duane Corpis
April 19, 2022	Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora Marzia Balzani
April 26, 2022	Living Images: Repatriation and afterlife of Museum Objects Salila Kulshreshtha
May 3, 2022	Conflict and Intervention in the Sahel Amy Niang
May 10, 2022	Culture, Institutions and Economic Growth: Evidence from China Melanie Meng Xue

Previous History in the Headlines

History in the Headlines (HIST-UH 2117)

Martin Klimke Fall 2021 / Tuesday, 4:05-5:20pm:

August 31, 2021	Introduction / Theoretical Approaches
September 7, 2021	The End of the Age of Angela Merkel: The Impact of Federal Elections in Germany and Europe Martin Klimke Acting Program Head of Literature & Creative Writing; Associate Professor of History, New York University Abu Dhabi
September 14, 2021	Global Pandemic in National Territory David Ludden Professor of History, New York University
September 21, 2021	Environmental Change in the Arabian Gulf John Burt Program Head, Environmental Studies; Associate Professor of Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi
September 28, 2021	Islam In Europe Jan Loop Professor of Early Modern History and Religious Cultures, New York University Abu Dhabi
October 5, 2021	Data Visualization: Mass Communication or Artful Argument? David Wrisley Associate Professor of Digital Humanities, New York University Abu Dhabi
October 12, 2021	Children and Guns in Recent America Mischa Honeck Professorship of the History of Great Britain and North America, Universität Kassel
October 26, 2021	Chile 'Woke Up': Political Graphics, Historical Memory, and Social Transformation in Contemporary Chile Eric Zolov Associate Professor of Latin American History, State University of New York, Stony Brook
November 2, 2021	Current challenges in Afghanistan from a historical perspective Shah Mahmoud Hanifi Associate Professor of History, James Madison University
November 9, 2021	America's Evangelical Heritage: Hobby Lobby's Museum of the Bible is an Unholy Mess of Artifacts William Zimmerle Senior Lecturer, Arts, and Humanities; Affiliated Faculty Member of the History Program, New York University Abu Dhabi
November 16, 2021	Between Rocks and Hard Places: Geopolitics of Net Zero Futures and the Tech Imperium Sophia Kalantzakos Global Distinguished Professor, Environmental Studies and Public Policy, New York University
November 23, 2021	TBC
December 7, 2021	Palestine/Israel, 100 Years On Nelida Fuccaro Professor of Middle Eastern History, New York University Abu Dhabi
December 14, 2021	China-India issues Tansen Sen Director of the Center for Global Asia, Professor of History, NYU Shanghai; Global Network Professor, NYU

History in the Headlines (HIST-UH 2117)

Martin Klimke / David Ludden Spring 2021 / Tuesday, 4:05-5:20pm:

January 26, 2021	Cape Town’s ‘Day-Zero’ Crisis Julie Livingston Silver Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History, New York University
February 2, 2021	Immigration: An American History Hasia R. Diner Paul And Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History, New York University
February 9, 2021	Brexit: Nationalism in an International Context Guy Ortolano Professor of History & MA Director of Graduate Studies, New York University
February 16, 2021	Farmers’ Strike in India Neeladri Bhattacharya Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
February 23, 2021	Black Lives Matter in Global and Financial Context Michael Ralph Associate Professor, New York University
March 2, 2021	The Rohingya Crisis Continues David Ludden Professor of History, New York University
March 16, 2021	Lockdown in Kashmir Hafsa Kanjwal Assistant Professor, Lafayette College
March 23, 2021	Hagia Sophia, Past and Present Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer Assistant Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies & Director of Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative (OTS-NYU), New York University
March 30, 2021	Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present Ruth Ben-Ghiat Professor of Italian and History, New York University
April 6, 2021	Rent, Strikes and Evictions Anne O'Donnell Assistant Professor, New York University
April 13, 2021	The End of Neoliberalism? Social Conflict and Chile’s Current Constitutional Process Martin Bowen-Silva Assistant Professor of History, New York University Abu Dhabi
April 20, 2021	What Happens in the American West Does Not Stay in the American West Maria Montoya Dean of Arts and Science, Global Network Associate Professor of History, NYU Shanghai; Associate Professor of History, New York University
April 27, 2021	Global Images, Global Politics Fiona Kidd Assistant Professor of History and Art and Art History, New York University Abu Dhabi

History in the Headlines (HIST-UH 2117)

Martin Klimke / David Ludden Fall 2020 / Tuesday, 4:05-5:20pm:

September 8, 2020	Globalization under Threat Kevin O’Rourke Professor of Economics, New York University of Abu Dhabi
September 15, 2020	The Current Political Situation in Brazil under Bolsonaro Barbara Weinstein Silver Professor; Professor of History, New York University
September 22, 2020	Epidemics in China: A History of Capitalism, Colonialism, and Globalization Yijun Wang Assistant Professor of History, New York University
September 29, 2020	The Black Lives Matter Movement in Historical Perspective Michael Gomez Silver Professor; Professor of History and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and Founder, Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD), New York University
October 6, 2020	Russia under Putin: Current Domestic and International Perspectives Masha Kirasirova Assistant Professor of History, New York University Abu Dhabi
October 13, 2020	Environmental Change in the Arabian Gulf John Burt` Program Head, Environmental Studies; Associate Professor of Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi
October 20, 2020	Brexit: Nationalism in an International Context Guy Ortolano Professor of History & MA Director of Graduate Studies, New York University
October 27, 2020	The 2020 US Presidential Election in Historical Perspective Timothy Naftali Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service, New York University Wagner
November 3, 2020	Leopold Must Fall: Coming to Terms Belgium’s Colonial Past in the Age of Black Lives Matter Pedro Monaville Assistant Professor of History, New York University Abu Dhabi
November 10, 2020	Atrocity and International Justice: Prosecuting International Crimes Rosemary Byrne Professor of Legal Studies, New York University of Abu Dhabi
November 17, 2020	What Went Wrong in Mali? Erin Pettigrew Assistant Professor of History and Arab Crossroads Studies, New York University Abu Dhabi
November 24, 2020	Oil, Socialism, and the Crisis in Venezuela Alejandro Velasco Associate Professor, Arts & Sciences/Gallatin, New York University
December 8, 2020	1619 Rebecca Anne Goetz Associate Professor of History, New York University