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📚 Understand the past to shape the future—major in history at Michigan State University! 🎓
East Lansing, Michigan
Joined September 2010
Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Did you know the longest-running African studies podcast in the world is produced at @michiganstateu? Since 2008, Africa Past & Present has brought global audiences vital conversations on African history, culture & politics.
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Join us Oct. 15 for MSU in Vietnam: New Thoughts on an Old Story, a talk w/ Prof Charles Keith. đź•‘ 2 pm (socialize 1:30 pm) đź“ŤMSUFCU Mt. Hope Branch More info: https://t.co/S5ZmeDhvmi
#MSUHistory #MSUSocialScience
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Prof Naoko Wake’s new article in American Historical Review uncovers the voices of Korean diasporic atomic bomb survivors and challenges nation-centered ideas of justice. Article abstract: Surviving the Bomb in Diaspora https://t.co/T7HUWz1K1v
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academic.oup.com
Abstract. Uncovering the voices of the Korean diasporic atomic bomb survivors across multilingual and transimperial spaces in archives and memories in East
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New episode of Africa Past & Present! Dr. Paul Landau (@UMBaltimore) discusses his book, Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries. He talks about everything from oral histories to antiapartheid violence, Cold War intrigue, and Mandela’s Communism. Listen:
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In a recent interview, host #MSUHistory Professor Peter Alegi reflected on the podcast’s mission to “democratize knowledge” and how scholarly podcasting is reshaping African Studies. More here:
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One week left to visit "A Campus and a War," an exhibit exploring MSU’s complex ties to the Vietnam War. Curated w/ support from #MSUHistory Prof. Charles Keith, the exhibit features rare archival materials & stories. 📍 @msulibraries Main Gallery 📅 Exhibit ends Friday (10/3)
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Congratulations to Associate Prof. Yulian Wu on her prestigious fellowship @the_IAS. She'll spend 2025-26 researching nephrite jade, the most coveted luxury mineral in Qing China. Read more: https://t.co/1k4nPThy1j
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Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Kseniia Borodin talks w/@wilxTV re: her new MSU course on Ukrainian language. #MSUHistory is honored and grateful to have Dr. Borodin here to share her expertise with students this academic year. https://t.co/OvfVQGGviz
wilx.com
A group of Michigan State University students is learning the Ukrainian language in a class taught by someone native to the country.
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Happy born day!
Happy Born Day to my latest, The Great Black Hope. It’s beautiful.
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#MSUHistory alum & current prof @Loyola_NOLA Dawson McCall highlights how student strikes in Kenya trace back to anticolonial resistance, linking past and present in the fight for justice and education. https://t.co/1CNf1tthCK
africasacountry.com
From the colonial classroom to today’s exam halls, student strikes in Kenya are less outbursts than acts of political imagination—insisting that schools live up to their promise of justice and...
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@madameclair08 Tell Her Story is available now: https://t.co/4k5YIQiTIG
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Congrats to Associate Prof @madameclair08 on the release of Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized NYC. As a childhood neighbor of Bumpurs, Dr. Harris draws on eyewitness accounts & more to tell the story of a life (& death) that sparked a movement.
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Episode 141 of Africa Past & Present is live! History alum Dr. Bernard Moore discusses his book "Space is the Ultimate Luxury" & land conflicts between African pastoralists & billionaire white conservationists, & how sources shaped his book. Listen here:
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Congratulations to Professor Emine Evered! She’s headed to Turkey as a #Fulbright Scholar to explore how gambling & state-run lotteries shaped national identity in the early Turkish Republic. Learn more about her research & personal connection to it: https://t.co/wA80zT2laI
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Tanzania’s early years after independence were marked by revolution and mutiny, yet the nation has since built a reputation for peace. 🇹🇿 https://t.co/4m5wx7kLRv 💻 Michelle Moyd, @michiganstateu
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theconversation.com
The early history of the Tanzanian army was shaped by interwoven domestic and international politics.
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Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Kseniia Borodin is teaching rare Ukrainian language courses @michiganstateu this year. W/ support from @MatthewDPauly, Dr. Borodin is helping students move beyond headlines to understand Ukraine's culture, politics, & people. https://t.co/yOanLasZvE
statenews.com
“It would be one of the few American universities to offer Ukrainian at a time when there is a considerable need for American students to know more about Ukraine,” said Matthew Pauly, associate...
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