March 26th, 11 EST: “Revolutions and Historical Social Science Research”

The next flash talk, “Revolutions & Historical Social Science Research: A Conversation” will be on March 26 at 11am EST, and will feature a panel including Colin Beck, Kristin Plys, Atef Said, and Xiaohong Xu. They will share insights from their work and new directions in scholarship on revolutions.

Register for the talk HERE!

April 23 @ 2pm EST: “Layered Racial Memory”

“Lieux de Souvenir: On Layered Racial Memory” with Angel Parham with discussant Anna Skarpelis. Register for the talk HERE!


Past Flash Talks and Events

Flash Talk: “Power, Politics, and Populism” Isaac Reed and Adam Slez (University of Virginia)

The Making of the Populist Movement: State, Market, and Party on the Western Frontier: Slez, Adam: 9780190090500: Amazon.com: Books

Professors Isaac Ariail Reed and Adam Slez discussed their recent books, Power in Modernity: Agency Relations and the Creative Destruction of the King’s Two Bodies and The Making of the Populist Movement: State, Market, and Party on the Western Frontier, in a flash talk focused on issues of power, politics, and populism.  The discussant was Ioana Sendroiu (Harvard University).

Power in Modernity: Agency Relations and the Creative Destruction of the  King's Two Bodies: Reed, Isaac Ariail: 9780226689456: Amazon.com: Books

FLASH TALK: “How College Degrees Divide America” Mitchell Stevens (Stanford)

Our first flash talk was held on January 28th, 2021.  It featured Mitchell Stevens, from Stanford University, discussing “How College Degrees Divide America: Historical Legacies, Present Politics, Possible Futures.”  The discussant was Sarah Quinn (University of Washington.)