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Center for History and Economics Tea Talk with Emma Rothschild
October 5, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CGIS S-050
In Person
The next Center for History and Economics Tea Talk will be given by Emma Rothschild ( Harvard | History) on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 4:30pm, CGIS S-050. Talk Title: Two Views of France in 1774 These informal gatherings, on Monday afternoons from 4:30-5...

Public Research Talk: Choosing Good or Evil—Royce and Emerson on Knowing the Difference with Scott Pratt
October 5, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Hybrid
In Studies of Good and Evil, Josiah Royce argues that moral agents must know both good and evil: One can act morally only by choosing good despite temptation. Yet Royce’s own framework complicates this distinction. Although he establishes the necessity of...

Doing Better: MONUMENTS and the Ownership of Civic Landscapes

October 1, 2026
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12:45PM - 2:45PM EDT
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St, Basement Conference Room B21
In Person
Speaker: Kristin Hass (University of Michigan) Title: "Doing Better: MONUMENTS and the Ownership of Civic Landscapes." Presented by the Warren Center’s Workshop on “Commemorative Acts” This event is being hosted elsewhere on campus, and not by the History...

Meet the Artist: From Iran | A Visual Testimony
September 30, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Zoom
Virtual
Special Virtual Event Speaker: Azadeh Akhlaghi, Visual Artist and Photographer In conversation with Ilisa Barbash, Curator of Visual Anthropology, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University REGISTER From Iran: A Visual Testimony is a...

HIGHS Seminar: Revolution as a Comparative Method
September 30, 2026
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3:45PM - 5:45PM EDT
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Lower Library/History Department Conference Room (Robinson Hall 125)
In Person
The Harvard International and Global History Seminar ( HIGHS) https://highs.fas.harvard.edu/highs Revolution as a Comparative Method Panelists: Ibrahim Elhoudaiby (Brandeis University) Idriss P. Fofana (Harvard Law School) Sylvia Sellers-García (Boston...

(Ticketed Event) Jill Lepore in Conversation with James O’Donnell
September 29, 2026
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7:00PM - 8:30PM EDT
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First Parish Church, 1446 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Please note: This event is being hosted elsewhere off campus, and not by the History Department. Please see the original event posting to purchase tickets and learn more. Ticketed Event: Jill Lepore, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of The Rise and...

Opening Event in Book History (Featuring Microtalks)
September 17, 2026
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5:30PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Barker Center, Room 133 (Plimpton Room), Harvard University, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA
In Person
Opening event in Book History featuring microtalks by members of our community. Barker Center, Room 133 (Plimpton Room), Harvard University, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA. (Please use the main entrance to enter Barker Center.) Sponsored by the Mahindra...

The Paris Commune: A Global History
September 17, 2026
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4:30PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
CES History Seminar Speaker: Quentin Deluermoz Professor of Contemporary History and Director, ECHELLES Research Lab, Université Paris Cité Chair: Mary D. Lewis Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard...

Harvard Early Modern World Fall Aperitivo
September 15, 2026
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5:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Basement Seminar Room, Robinson Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA 02138
In Person
Harvard Early Modern World Fall Aperitivo, sponsored by the Harvard Early Modern World initiative. The aperitivo features faculty flashtalks by: Cecile Fromont (History of Art and Architecture), “Slavery, Colony, Beauty” Nathan Perl-Rosenthal (Center for...