I <3 the Macalester History Department

12/07/2021

Don't miss this video! Professor Greason is telling about the amazing work that he and his students are doing at Macalester

09/29/2021

09/21/2021

Join Professor Phillips who will lead a discussion on her new book "Staging Indigeneity" at a virtual History Book Club meeting. It's open to all!! More info here: shorturl.at/epFH2

05/21/2021

The latest "History is All Over" is here:https://www.macalester.edu/history/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2021/05/History-Newsletter-2020-Fall-Template.pdf

11/16/2020

Professor Emeritus Jim Stewart has created a video series called “Jim Stewart’s Historical Tonic for Fragile White Folks” to address the history of white supremacy in the U.S. Find them here:

Jim Stewart's Channel

11/09/2020

Professor Katie Phillips's op-ed is in today's Washington Post. Don't miss it!

Indigenous and Native American voters played a key role in Biden's narrow margins in swing states.

10/30/2020

Have you ever wondered how Macalester students celebrated Halloween 60 years ago? Or 130 years ago? Check out these excerpts from the Mac Weekly from 1889 and 1958.

10/13/2020

Professor Jess Pearson will be on this "Public Health in France:
From the Colonies to Covid" panel on Oct. 22.

Public Health in France: From the Colonies to Covid Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:00 - 11:30 am RSVP Virtual Event - Click Here for Webex Session This event examines the long and complex history of m

10/13/2020

New blog by Professor Katie Phillips.

By Katrina Phillips Minnesota has always been a Native place. The state takes its name from a Dakota phrase, Mni Sota Makoce, which translates to “land where the waters reflect the clouds.” While t…

10/12/2020

Celebrate Indigenous People's Days by reading an indigenous author or attending an online Indigenous People's Day celebration. For more ideas, see:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2020/10/07/indigenous-peoples-day-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2q0lA8l6L-QRfGonpSkoGS5a8D-6YrxJOjP5Ux25wZkUpm6Dseg9pXX34

Need even more ideas? Visit "Why Treaties Matter" (http://treatiesmatter.org/exhibit/) or "Hearts of Our People" that celebrates Native women artists and their work (https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/native-women-artists?fbclid=IwAR1YDIOzahmPnFsCf3SNr-OIo4O04w0OOJMRCcGvqmsmbE159aGLy0X9axI).

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists is the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic achievements of Native women.

06/08/2020

The Spring History is All Over is here

This newsletter has been created under the unusual circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the effects of that crisis are reflected in the pages. Because the newsletter was prepared before the murder of George Floyd, it does not include news related to that or to the wave of responses that have occurred in the wake of that violence. This wound is very recent, and raw; and built on a long history of racism.

Our history chair, Linda Sturtz has written a letter about this moment in history, which I have attached. I have drawn on that letter for this message.

We, our department and the college, are embracing our duty to act. We began June with a new college President, Dr. Suzanne Rivera, who has said, "The college sits at the center of our nation's broken heart today. We must stand up and do something to repair it.” History, both the past AND the department, provide insight on ways to go forward. Linda Sturtz pledges the department will engage fully with what lies ahead, "making sense of the past in order to better understand and shape the perplexing present." We are together apart, or as Linda says, "The shared endeavors of our community, even when dispersed, helps sustain us all."



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06/08/2020

The Spring 2020 edition of History Is All Over, the Macalester History Department Newsletter is available now.

This newsletter has been created under the unusual circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the effects of that crisis are reflected in the pages. Because the newsletter was prepared before the murder of George Floyd, it does not include news related to that or to the wave of responses that have occurred in the wake of that violence. This wound is very recent, and raw; and built on a long history of racism.

The department chair, Linda Sturtz wrote a letter to our current students about this moment in history. I have drawn on that letter for this message.

We, our department and the college, are embracing our duty to act. We began June with a new college President, Dr. Suzanne Rivera, who has said, "The college sits at the center of our nation's broken heart today. We must stand up and do something to repair it.” History, both the past AND the department, provide insight on ways to go forward. Linda Sturtz pledges the department will engage fully with what lies ahead, "making sense of the past in order to better understand and shape the perplexing present." We are together apart, or as Linda says, "The shared endeavors of our community, even when dispersed, helps sustain us all."