Ernest R. May Lecture on Surprise Attacks

October 30, 2007 at 6:18 pm | In history | Leave a Comment

The Council on Foreign Relations, in conjunction with the National History Center, sponsored a talk by Ernest R. May on surprise attacks in history and their relevance today; watch the video or listen to the audio of the lecture.

[link from Docuticker]

Commemorating the Cuban Missile Crisis

October 20, 2007 at 10:24 pm | In history | Leave a Comment

The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard recently held a panel discussion to reflect on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Docuticker has links to the audio (mp3) and to the video (Quicktime).

MIT Dock Sale

October 19, 2007 at 4:11 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

For those of you in the greater Boston area, it’s time again for the MIT Press Dock Sale:

DAY: Saturday & Sunday
DATE: October 20th & 21st, 2007
TIME: 10:00am to 7:00pm
LOCATION: MIT E38, 292 Main Street, Cambridge (map)

Remembering Europe

October 18, 2007 at 11:20 pm | In Europe, history | 1 Comment

I can’t read German very well, but for those out there who do here’s an article on the problem of “European commemorative culture:”

Europäische Erinnerungspolitik Revisited
European commemorative culture is an integral component of the post-national process. But how can such a “European memory” be justified? And if we aren’t to refer to a continental, quasi-national memory, how is “European memory” special?

WHA Conference Podcasts

October 1, 2007 at 6:11 pm | In history, libraries | Leave a Comment

This is very cool – mp3 files of some of the papers given at the 2007 World History Association Conference. To quibble slightly: this isn’t really a podcast (as the web site claims) since there’s no feed available.

While you’re over at the WHA site, be sure to check out the list of recommended books. This would be a useful checklist for librarians wishing to do a quick assessment of world history holdings at their library.

["podcast" link from Jonathan Reynolds at Cliopatria]

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