History Department Events
The Department of History hosts a number of speakers, receptions, and student presentations throughout the year. Please check this page frequently, as new events will be added periodically.
This page highlights our upcoming events in the Department of History. To see our past events, please visit this page.
Upcoming Events
Join us for a keynote address by Ryan Cordell, "Anemoia, AI, and Skeuomorphism: The Material Turn in Digital Humanities." This session explores the intersection of nostalgic design, artificial intelligence, and the physical realities of digital work.
When: Tuesday, April 7 | 8:30–11:30 AM
Where: STEW 202
Learn More and Register
CAPT Seminar Series
CENTER FOR AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY, MEDIA, AND TECHNOLOGY
April 16, 2026
10:45-12:30
UNIV 229
History Lab Lecture: Global Security, Technology, and Violence
"The Jet Age in Eight Passengers" presented by Dr. Lauren Stokes, Associate Professor Northwestern University
In 1944 millions more people had been bombed by an airplane than had ever flown on one. The
men who gathered that November in Chicago to write the future of aviation law were an elite
group: passengers of the airplane, rather than only its victims, who believed passionately that
with the right legal framework, this new technology could be a "weapon of peace" rather
than solely one of war. Eighty years and a few trillion of passengers later, we can ask: did they
succeed?
The 67th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science
April 17-19, 2026
For more than six decades, the Midwest Junto has fostered an informal, congenial environment where students, faculty, independent scholars, and other research professionals can gather to discuss their research in history of science, technology, or medicine, as well as related STS/HPS fields.
Prof. Erik Conway (Purdue University) will give the Pierson Lecture.
Please register here by 08 April 2026
April 28, 2026
7:00 PM
SC 239
Please join for a book reading and signing with Dr. Subohana Wijeyeratne.
