WINTER 2010 BROWN BAG COLLOQUIM

Friday, 15 January 2010

Maria Wendeln, "The Last Royal Spectacle: the Trial and Execution of Louis XVI's Sister"

Errin T. Stegich, "The Naked Villain: William Shakespeare and Sir Thomas More, a Dialogue on 'King Richard III'"

Call for Papers

The HGSA is already preparing for the 32nd Annual North American Labor History Conference, October 21-23, 2010. We are issuing a “Call for Papers” for anyone interested in giving a paper. As last year, the HGSA will sponsor a student panel. The theme for next year’s conference is “Class, Social Movements, and the New Politics.”

Please contact Amy Holtman French at au1251@wayne.edu for additional information.

HGSA Holiday Party

Friday, 11 December 2009

Where: Alivn's
5756 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202

Time: 3:00 to 5:30PM

RSVP: Beth Fowler at bz7364@wayne.edu

Note: The HGSA encourages attendees to bring non-perishable items that we will donate to a local food bank to help those in need this holiday season.

Revolutionary Detroit: Portraits in Political and Cultural Change, 1760-1805

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Brunsman, Denver; Stone, Joel, eds. Revolutionary Detroit: Portraits in Political and Cultural Change, 1760-1805. Detroit: Detroit Historical Society, 2009. $12.95 USD.

Revolutionary Detroit is the final product of the collaboration between Wayne State University and the Detroit Historical Society’s conference “Revolutionary Detroit: A Global Legacy” that was held in April, 2009. Associate Professor Denver Brunsman and a dedicated group of students (both of history and non-history), have provided an all-encompassing glimpse into Detroit’s “revolutionary” past. The book consists of twenty-four student-written essays that cover a vast range of topics in political, cultural and social history.

Revolutionary Detroit can be purchased online at: www.olddetroitshop.com. Cost: $12.95.
All proceeds go to the support of the Detroit Historical Museum.