“Hacking the Middle Ages” from the Students’ Perspective

The students in our Spring 2017 research seminar “Hacking the Middle Ages” (HIST 302) collaborated on recreating medieval Paris using digital mapping techniques and drawing on the Description de la ville de Paris (1434). Here they team up again to tell us what they learned about digital history, trial and …

“Denial” Movie Screening and Panel Discussion: April 18

“Denial” is based on one of the most high-profile libel cases in recent years: when David Irving sued historian Deborah Lipstadt in 2000 for writing that he was “one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial.” The ensuing trial, dramatised in this recent movie starring Rachel Weisz and Timothy …

“It’s fascinating to think about how we can change our perceptions of history based on whose voices we listen to” — A Student Q&A

We continue our student Q&A series Isabel Owen (’19), who’s majoring in history and creative writing. We talk about the importance of approaching history from the bottom up, and the links between history and social change. Is there a particular kind of history (field, approach, time period, theme) that you’re …

Learning from the Past, Researching for the Future: Working on the SNCC Digital Gateway

This post was co-written by Tom Garrity ’17 and Jen Galvão ’19, two of four Geneseo students who currently work as interns for the SNCC Digital Gateway Project and enjoy every minute of it! The SNCC Digital Gateway – coordinated by the SNCC Legacy Project, Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies …

“I aim to represent the views of historically marginalized groups, and I am confident that studying history at Geneseo is the best path to help me get there.” — Q&A With History Major Jenna Lawson (’18)

In the first of our series of Q&As with current SUNY Geneseo history majors, we’re chatting with Jenna Lawson (’18), about what she finds fascinating about history, her career goals, and why Richard Pryor would be a great person to have a cup of joe with.    Why were you …

Geneseo Makes a Strong Showing at Phi Alpha Theta 2017

Well done to our many history majors who presented talks at the Phi Alpha Theta Western New York Regional Meeting 2017 at SUNY Brockport on March 4! All of their presentations were based on independent research which they have undertaken in courses here at Geneseo, and covered topics ranging from …

“Local History, Public Memory, and the Underground Railroad in Livingston County” with Catherine Adams

Professor Cathy Adams will give a talk this Sunday in the Livingston County Historical Society Museum on how the Underground Railroad operated in this area. The talk is free and open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. Professor Adams has been a member of the Geneseo faculty …

Tumbling Walls: A GISP Dinner & Dialogue on U.S. Immigration Policies

Tumbling Walls: A GISP Dinner & Dialogue on U.S. Immigration Policies Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Interfaith Center, Franklin Street, Geneseo The Fifth Annual Geneseo Interfaith Service Project (GISP) Community Dinner & Dialogue is one of the featured events in the GISP Series. Two SUNY Geneseo …

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