Past Events

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Selected Recent Programs

Rediker event flyer - How to Write (Maritime) History from Below

September 16, 2025

How to Write (Maritime) History from Below: A talk and workshop with Marcus Rediker. Co-sponsored by the Maryland Center for History and Culture Maritime Committee

purple event poster with headshots of three presenters and the cover of Freedom Ship

September 15, 2025

“Humanities in the Village” featuring Marcus Rediker, author of Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea, in conversation with Nadia Nurhussein and Harris Feinsod. Co-sponsored by the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute.

Book cover that reads "The Maryland Oyster and His Political Enemies" by John K Cowen

March 28, 2025

Oyster Archives at the Maryland Center for History and Culture: A workshop with Kate Livie.

Dennis Hogan Flyer

Mar 6, 2025

“The Anticolonial Century at the Panama Canal: Pedro Prestan, Eric Walrond, and the Black Historical Tradition”: A public talk and conversation with Denis Hogan. Co-sponsored by LACLxS.