History
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Of humans, crocodiles, and mangroves: Faculty launch Environmental Humanities program
Clark recently celebrated the launch of its new Environmental Humanities program with faculty presentations on their current research, which spans the fields of language, literature, culture, history, sociology, and politics. Affiliated with the School of Climate, Environment, and Society, the program officially launched last fall with a slate of interdisciplinary classes offered by faculty in…
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Why climate ignorance proved deadly in 17th-century New England
What is the price that humans might pay for today’s spread of climate misinformation amid the emergence of AI, a phenomenon that the United Nations has called a global threat? Perhaps we do not yet know. But history may provide some answers: A deep dive into 17th-century New England history reveals the impact on English…
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Mapping reparations in Massachusetts
Interdisciplinary project combines public history with data and GIS savvy
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‘Bringing them out of the archives’
Oral history project celebrates women’s contributions to Clark
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‘She left an indelible mark’
Colleagues remember Professor Amy Richter
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From yellowed clippings in a scrapbook, a hidden history is revealed
Student researchers trace the origins of Worcester’s renowned EcoTarium
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Space. Culture. Violence. Professor explores alternative history of colonial maps
Knowing the history of a place results in a deeper understanding and connection with it, says Professor Nathan Braccio.
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Historian’s new book explores Jewish presence and absence in wartime Vienna
In her new book, “Vanishing Vienna: Modernism, Philosemitism, and Jews in a Postwar City,” Rose Professor of Holocaust Studies and Jewish Culture Frances Tanzer examines how Austrians reimagined Vienna during and after the Nazi period.
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From Byzantium to Bell Pond
Higgins Institute announces wide range of faculty grants
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Rhyme and revolution
History of Hip Hop course examines the genre’s influence on global culture