BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19541-526f12c3fb58904e181f89ecbb86206c@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260908T003542Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T173000 SUMMARY:America 250: Let\'s Talk History! DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the Penn State Department of History to mark the 250t h anniversary of the United States!\n\nWe'll be talking history and aski ng why history matters to understanding the United States at 250.\n\nThe event will feature short presentations by Penn State History faculty\, a group​ of history majors discussing their public history work\, and Li z Covart '03\, founder of the award-winning podcast Ben Franklin's World .\n\n \;\n\nSchedule of Events\n\n9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome/thank yous\ n\nCathleen D. Cahill\, professor of history and women’s\, gender\, and sexuality studies\, Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in mi ddle-American history\, acting director\, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center\, Ph.D.\nAmy Greenberg\, Head\, Department of History\, G eorge Winfree Professor of American History\, Ph.D.\n\n9:15–9:55 a.m. Op ening Panel – Why History Matters for the America 250 Anniversary?\n\nMo derator: Alex Lubin\, professor of African American studies and history\ , Ph.D.\nTony Frazier\, assistant professor of history\, Ph.D.\nEllen St roud\, associate professor of history\, Ph.D.\nMatthew Restall\, Edwin E rle Sparks Professor of colonial Latin American history\, anthropology\, and women's gender and sexuality studies\, Ph.D.\n\n10:00–11:30 a.m. Wo rking in Public History—Penn State History Majors Discuss their Experien ces\n\nModerator: Liz Covart\, Ph.D.\, History alumnae (Class of '03) an d founder of Ben Franklin's World Podcast\nDelaney Florence\, Internship at Ben Franklin’s House\, London and co-host of SPILLED podcast\nThomas Flexer Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Internship\nKylie Hickoff \, Gettysburg National Military Park Internship\nBarbara Price\, Gettysb urg National Military Park Internship\nPaige Rishel The John W. Kluge Ce nter at the Library of Congress Internship\n\nFaculty Lightning Round Pr esentations: Reflections on the Revolutionary Era and Its Reverberations \n\n11:30–11:45 a.m. “Native American Treaties with the United States as Founding Documents”\n\nChristina Snyder\, McCabe Greer Professor of His tory\, Ph.D.\n11:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Revolutionary Atlantic Bonds: Somers et v. Stewart’s (1772) Influence on American Slavery\n\nTony Frazier\, a ssistant professor of history\, Ph.D.\n12:10–12:25 p.m. The British Foun dation of American Institutions\n\nBenjamin Hudson\, professor of histor y and medieval studies\n\nPh.D.\n12:30–12:45 p.m. George Washington\, th e Jewish Community of Newport\, RI\, and the First Amendment\n\nTobias B rinkmann\, Malvin and Lea Bank Professor of Jewish studies and history\, Ph.D.\n12:50–1:05 p.m. From the Articles of Confederation to the Consti tution: Figuring out How to Govern the new Nation\n\nHope McCaffrey\, as sistant research professor\, Ph.D.\n1:10–1:25 p.m. The Abolitionist Move ment in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary Era\n\nLucien Holness\, as sistant professor of history\, Ph.D.\n1:30–1:45 p.m. How George Washingt on’s Inaguaral Tours Set the Tone for the American Presidency\n\nAndrew K. Sandoval-Strausz\, professor of history\, Ph.D.\n1:50–2:05 p.m. The M aritime Slave Trade on the Eve of Revolutions\n\nHayley Rucker\, assista nt professor of history\, Ph.D.\n2:10–2:25 p.m. After the Revolution: Th e United States in the Early Republic\n\nAmy Greenberg\, Head\, Departme nt of History\, George Winfree Professor of American History\, Ph.D.\n2: 30–2:45 p.m. The Inka American Revolution: Túpac Amaru II and the 1780 P eruvian War against the Spanish\n\nChristopher Heaney\, associate profes sor of Latin American history\, associate director of graduate studies\, Ph.D.\n2:50–3:05 p.m. What Post World War II Japan Can Teach Us about A merican Democracy at 250\n\nJessamyn Abel\, Professor in Asian studies a nd history\, Ph.D.\n3:10–3:25 p.m. What the History of UFOs reveals abou t Conspiracy Theories in U.S. Politics\n\nGreg Eghigian\, professor of h istory and bioethics\, Ph.D.\n3:30–3:45 p.m. Why the history of the fall of Rome hits differently in the United States\n\nMichael Kulikowski\, E dwin Erle Sparks Professor of history and classics\, director of graduat e studies\, Ph.D.\n3:50–4:05 p.m. Woman’s Suffrage and the Centennial of 1876: Finding Inspiration in the Declaration of Independence\n\nCathlee n D. Cahill\, professor of history and women’s\, gender\, and sexuality studies\, Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. Ferree Professor in middle-Ameri can history\, acting director\, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Ce nter\, Ph.D.\n\n4:15-5:30 Closing Reflections &\; Discussion\n\nMary E. Mendoza\, assistant professor of history\, Ph.D.\nPrakash Kumar\, pro fessor of history and Asian studies\, Ph.D.\nKathryn Salzer\, associate professor of history\, Gorman-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Medie val History\, Rick and Sue Barry Paterno Fellows Program Director\, Ph.D .\nLior Sternfeld\, William J. and Charlotte K. Duddy University Endowed Fellow in the Humanities\, associate professor of history and Jewish st udies\, Ph.D.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/ameri ca-250/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Penn S tate Department of History to mark the 250th anniversary of the United S tates!

We'll be talking history and asking why history matters to understanding the United States at 250.

The event will feature sho rt presentations by Penn State History faculty, a group​ of history majo rs discussing their public history work, and Liz Covart '03, founder of the award-winning podcast Ben Franklin's World.

 

Schedule of Events

9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome/thank yous