How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an “insider vs. outsider” framing has come to dominate the way people in the US talk about immigration — and suggests a set of new questions that could reshape the conversation around whose life, rights and thriving matters.
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This talk at the Spring 2018 Princeton symposium “The Future of the Puerto Rican Body,” held in response to Hurricane Maria and the bankruptcy crisis, uses recent scholarship to explore the historical relationship between Puerto Rican migration to the mainland US and US colonialism in Puerto Rico.
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C-SPAN June 22, 2018 A panel of historians discussed U.S. immigration policies and migration patterns to America dating back to the late 19th century. The topics covered in a session titled “The Geopolitics of Migration” include Chinese and Mexican immigration, travel restrictions in the civil rights era, and the criteria…
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This panel discussion featuring Profs. Paul Kramer, David Weintraub and William Snyder at Vanderbilt University explores how and why university-based scholars present their work to broader publics.
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This 20-minute lecture at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center deals with ways historians might approach the question of public engagement: the relationship between a “public” presence and university teaching; ways to approach the question of which issues to address; and differences between a university and extra-university mode of address…
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This 25-minute talk explores creativity, suggesting that it’s less about individual ability, inherent talent, and social isolation–the genius in the attic–than about the curiosity, courage and grit that one cultivates best, in oneself and others, in a wider community.
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Talking about letters from the Philippines written by a soldier named Andrew Wadsworth from Nebraska between the years 1898 and 1900.
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This 50-minute lecture presents some ways to approach and participate in graduate and departmental seminars, including how to prepare for them, when and how to jump in, and approaches to asking questions.
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This 45-minute talk explores the basics of academic journal publishing in history: the reasons why one publishes journal articles; deciding what to submit; selecting a journal; preparing a manuscript for submission; navigating peer review; and making the best use of criticism.
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