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Upcoming Events

Comparative History, Then and Now (1928-2026)
October 27, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
The Marc Bloch Seminars in Comparative History Speakers Isabel Frey Ribeiro Ph.D. Student in History, Harvard University Peter E. Gordon Amabel B. James Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center...

Sex, Drugs, and AI: On the Importance of Being Human
October 27, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT
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Science Center 469
In Person
Noah Feldman is the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Chair of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, all at Harvard University. He specializes in constitutional studies, with...

The Capitalist Era
October 28, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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Lee Gathering Room (S-030), CGIS South Building
Hybrid
Joint Center for History and Economics Online Seminar Jeremy Adelman The Capitalist Era What does it mean for distant peoples to need each other without knowing each other, for "us" to need "them," and vice versa? Since Adam Smith, interdependence between...

Exploring the Expansion of Philosophical Colleges within and beyond Central Tibet
October 30, 2026
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1:15PM - 2:30PM EDT
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CGIS-S050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Hybrid
Gray Tuttle Exploring the Expansion of Philosophical Colleges within and beyond Central Tibet In October, IAAS will welcome Prof. Gray Tuttle (RSEA'96, IAAS '02) from Columbia University . He will present his work " Exploring the Expansion of...

The Catholic Church and the Spanish Transition to Democracy (1975–1982)
November 4, 2026
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2:00PM - 3:15PM EST
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Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Speaker: Santiago de Navascués Martínez, Assistant Professor, University of Navarra; Visiting Scholar 2026-2027, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University. Chair: Jamie Martin, Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies...

Race in the Machine: The Making of Algorithmic Bias
November 4, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:15PM EST
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Zimmer Hall (formerly Science Center), Lecture Hall A
Hybrid
Free Hybrid Panel Discussion Location: Zimmer Hall (formerly Science Center), Lecture Hall A, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Speakers: Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science; Professor of African and African...

The Historian and the Historian-ish: Locating Historical Practice in the Digital Present
November 5, 2026
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12:45PM - 2:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St, Basement Conference Room B21
In Person
Presented by the Warren Center’s Workshop on “Commemorative Acts” Title: The Historian and the Historian-ish: Locating Historical Practice in the Digital Present M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska Associate Professor of History, American University Visiting Senior...

The First Fascist
November 9, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
History Seminar & The Center for Jewish Studies Speaker Sergio Luzzatto Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History, University of Connecticut Discussant Jessica Marglin Jacob E. Safra Professor of Jewish History and Sephardic Civilization Co...

Center for History and Economics Tea Talk with Karthik Sastry
November 9, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EST
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CGIS K-262
In Person
The next Center for History and Economics Tea Talk will be given by Karthik Sastry ( Princeton | Economics) on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 4:30pm, CGIS K-262. Talk Title: TBD These informal gatherings, on Monday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 pm, bring...

Anti-Fascist Economics
November 13, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Tsai Auditorium, S010, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Isabella Weber, Associate Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst Discussants: Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, Boston University Moira Weigel , Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University Co-sponsored with the...

Liberty, Solidarity and Community: Capitalism and European Integration
November 17, 2026
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3:30PM - 5:00PM EST
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Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
In Person
European Union Seminar Discussant Jamie Martin Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies, Department of History, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University Speaker Laurent Warlouzet...

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