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IU History Learning Project featured in Chronicle of Higher Education

History Learning project

The History Learning Project, a project developed by Indiana University faculty members to document and improve student learning in the discipline of history, is the subject of a feature article this week in the Chronicle of Higher Education.   Full Story >>

Conference takes scholarship on Nazi Germany 'Beyond the Racial State'

Mark Roseman

Over the past 20 years or so, scholars have delved deeply into the racial ideologies that became influential in the early 1900s and helped facilitate the rise of Nazi Germany. But has the pendulum swung too far? A conference this weekend at Indiana University Bloomington will examine the limits of the "racial state" model in explaining Germany's Third Reich and explore the role of other factors, such as nationalism and ethnic and class issues.   Full Story >>

State history journal revisits a classic book on "The Urban Frontier"

Indianapolis Site Selection

In its September 2009 issue, the Indiana Magazine of History offers five essays commemorating the 50th anniversary of Richard C. Wade's seminal book in Midwestern and urban history, The Urban Frontier: The Rise of Western Cities, 1790-1830.   Full Story >>

Media study at IU Bloomington reveals critical preservation needs

Recordings

Indiana University Bloomington holds more than 560,000 audio and video recordings and film reels, many of which are historically significant, all of which are actively deteriorating. And the window of time to save these materials is closing fast.   Full Story >>

'Shadow of Cortes' exhibit traces route of conquistador, how he is remembered

In the Shadow of Cortes

The exhibit "In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City" will open at 5 p.m. Friday (Oct. 2) at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N. Indiana Ave. at Indiana University Bloomington.   Full Story >>

Journal of American History marks Lincoln centennial with special issue

Journal of American History

The Journal of American History marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln with a special issue of Lincoln history and historiography. Historian Matthew Pinsker writes in a state-of-the-field essay that "there has never been a more active or creative period in Lincoln studies."   Full Story >>