The History Department at San Francisco State University

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3c672/tracing-marco-polo-s-footsteps-along-the-silk-road

Tracing Marco Polo's footsteps along the Silk Road 700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.

We are thrilled to offer free registration to the first forty California K-12 teachers to this year’s WHA conference thanks to a generous grant from the OER Project!

For more information about rates & registration for our San Francisco conference, from June 27-29 2024, visit: https://www.thewha.org/conferences/sanfrancisco-rates-and-reg-2024/

​​Photo: View of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. By Levi Clancy, CC-by-SA 4.0 Deed, via Wikimedia Commons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Z6fXAtk70

What's at Stake in the Israel-Hamas War? – A Regional Perspective As we continue to witness the brutality of Israel’s response to the October 7th attacks by Hamas that resulted in the loss of Israeli lives, we must recogniz...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68302765?fbclid=IwAR1lwbwlVYYHb1qau-6oKk7rwBKqkLKtoZcaSQzOaj8n313__i8WZNrGw1c

Gulbadan Begum: The epic voyage of a daring Mughal princess Gulbadan Begum's one-of-a-kind pilgrimage to the holy cities of Islam is shrouded in mystery. Here's why.

Watching the Watchdogs: Law, Propaganda, and the Media Walk into a Bar Rami G Khouri This month, the world watched South Africa initiate International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on the genocidal acts Israel committed in Gaz

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/09/us-library-system-attack-digital-licensing

The US library system, once the best in the world, faces death by a thousand cuts | Brewster Kahle In addition to political censorship and budget cuts, libraries are being undermined by rapacious digital licensing agreements

MA alums: We just received this job notice if you are interested:
The Sacramento City College history department is looking to hire part time faculty to teach classes in African American History and African Civilization for Spring 2024. Please distribute to anyone that would be interested in teaching these courses. Interviews will begin very soon.

Minimum Qualifications to teach History are as follows:

Master’s in history
OR
Bachelor’s in history
AND
Master’s in political science, humanities, geography,
area studies, women’s studies, social science or ethnic
studies
OR the equivalent

Interested individuals should apply with Los Rios Human Resources

History Adjunct Assistant Professor Pool The Los Rios Community College District is seeking a pool of qualified applicants for this temporary part-time (Adjunct) Faculty teaching assignment. This position is filled on an as needed basis and is an on-going recruitment effort. Applicants are contacted/hired year-round for assignments based o...

Interesting article by my friend Laurie Udesky

Breaking Away from Hate: A live panel discussion on the psychology of hate – and strategies that can combat it - MindSite News Thursday June 15th | 10:00am PDT / 1:00pm EDT Hate crimes in the U.S. have been rising for years and white supremacist organizations represent by far the biggest domestic terror threat, according to the FBI and organizations who track the activities of organizations espousing hate and violence. So w...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65588663

Ethiopia's Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal's body Exhuming Prince Alemayehu's body would disrupt the remains of others, Buckingham Palace says.

https://news.sfsu.edu/news/campus-community-pays-tribute-women-iran-through-music-poetry

Campus community pays tribute to women of Iran through music, poetry | SF State News San Francisco State University students, faculty and alumni are coming together for several events this month supporting women’s rights in Iran. Admission is free.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64728356

Seattle: Why US city's ban on caste discrimination is historic for South Asian Americans Seattle is the first US city to ban caste-based discrimination - supporters say the move was necessary.

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0f377b2/muziris-the-first-emporium-of-india-lost-for-700-years

Muziris: The 'first emporium of India' lost for 700 years - BBC Reel The mystery of India’s ancient port of Muziris has captivated archaeologists for decades. Once at the heart of one of the world’s most influential trading routes, and hailed by Roman author Pliney the Elder as “the first emporium of India”, Muziris was known for its opulence, frequented by s...

Visually fine, but many historical mistakes!!

How Iran Lost The Caucasus | Persia History Khabib Nurmagomedov: one of the most famous Muslims in the world. Proud of his Dagestani heritage, he is also seen representing Russia. So how did Dagestan c...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63757443

Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter A French team has decoded a letter from Charles V, revealing rumours of an assassination plot.

We received this information about a teaching opportunity:
San Joquin Delta College in Stockton, California is currently accepting applications for adjunct history instructors. The job description and application can be found here: http://u.rfer.us/DELTACOLLEGE-7ZZY We are especially seeking individuals that have a background/ experience teaching Mexican American, African American, and Asian American history.

To learn more about Delta College and the history department, visit: https://deltacollege.edu/program/history

Please help us spread the word to qualified candidates (with an M.A. or Ph.D) and with graduate students. Thank you!

History Why Choose Our History Program? A historical consciousness and historical perspective are indispensible to the survival and proper functioning of our self-governing civic institutions. The people must be informed and have the intellectual tools necessary to process information so they can participat...

You’re invited! Please join us November 10, 2022 at 4:30PM PST for an online discussion of the documentary “Coup 53.” To register, follow the link in our bio or go to bit.ly/Coup53Nov10! Once registered, you will be given access through email to screen the film from November 7-10th, in order to participate in the November 10th online discussion. On the 10th, our conversation will include Dr. Ervand Abrahamian, author of The Coup, (Professor of History at the City University of New York) and SF State Professor of History, Maziar Behrooz.

Written and directed by Taghi Amirani, and ten years in the making, “Coup 53” tells the story of the 1953 Anglo-American coup d’etat that overthrew Iran’s government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called “Operation Ajax” and was all about Iran’s oil and who should control and benefit from it. Shot in seven countries, featuring participants and first-hand witnesses, and unearthing never-seen-before archive material, “Coup 53” is a politically explosive and cinematically innovative documentary that lifts the lid on secrets buried for over sixty-six years.

Edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) this documentary features 16mm footage and documents that allow the filmmakers to tell the story of the overthrow of the Iranian government in unprecedented detail and also leads to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67 years. Working with actor Ralph Fiennes, (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List, The English Patient) “Coup 53” brings this lost material to life; what begins as a historical documentary about four days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with the United States and Britain has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed. This event co-sponsored by the School of Cinema, SF State and Central Stage.

Madrid leader takes issue with pope’s apology for ‘painful errors’ in Mexico Spain brought Catholicism, civilisation and freedom to Americas, says Isabel Díaz Ayuso

The ancient Persian way to keep cool From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. Now, it could come to our aid once again.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57698818?fbclid=IwAR0VBitOFv65RoKiupXEG-4qv5PbdjyY2m9ZklRQO-89e_t5RTQZbw2TDPE

Mayflower 400 years: How many people are related to the Mayflower pilgrims? For some, the17th century "pilgrim fathers" are also real-life ancestors. But for how many?

Notice of a job opportunity that came our way for a historian at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/603703300

Historian This Historian (Maritime) position is located in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in the Division of Cultural Resources and Museum Management. This position is concurrently open to all Merit Promotion candidate under Announcement Number PW-1549-SAFR-21-11124411-MP

The history department has three retirements this year: Tony D'Agostino, Pi-ching Hsu, and Steve Leikin. Did you study with any of them? If so, share your favorite memory here so we can honor them at our department Commencement event.

A former member of the History Department:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/vartan-gregorian-dead.html

Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library, Dies at 87 A scholar, a university leader and a believer in libraries, he almost single-handedly rescued a grand but broken one in a time of municipal austerity.

Race and Blackness in Early Islamic Thought A teaching module edited by Rachel Schine (University of Colorado, Boulder)

The colonial secrets of Britain’s stately homes They’re the very epitome of the English rural idyll. Yet behind the majestic architecture lies a history with powerful ties to imperialism – and the slave trade. Corinne Fowler, founder of the Colonial Countryside research project, considers the controversy swirling around country houses’ past...

The Haitian Revolution and the Hole in French High-School History The revolution, led by the formerly enslaved Toussaint Louverture, effectively forced France to abolish slavery. Yet many French high-school students learn nothing about this chapter of their history.

Don't ever say being a historian isn't cool: Be a consulting historian on Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Immortals Fenyx Rising.
https://gamejobs.co/Historian-Temporary-Contract-at-Ubisoft?fbclid=IwAR39LZEZiJWbd5TSMm7AoyY1pFic9QX818I45CPb1lAf2vz78wTmSWpVm1k

Historian (Temporary Contract) at Ubisoft As an Historian at Ubisoft Quebec, you will acquire, document and share historical knowledge and validate the accuracy of the historical content throughout the game/project creation process.

Chilling find shows how Henry VIII planned every detail of Boleyn beheading Archives discovery shows the calculated nature of the ex*****on and reinforces the image of the king as a ‘pathological monster’

So long, Southsea: last sultan of Zanzibar quits UK after 56 years in exile Deposed royal who fled to UK after 1964 revolution finally reunited with family in Oman

Constitution Day is here! This year, we couldn't gather in person for the conference, but Prof. Sarah Crabtree organized a fabulous virtual conference website for Constitution Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage: https://history.sfsu.edu/constitution-day-2020.

The website features keynote addresses from Prof. Rabia Belt (Stanford), about the intersection of disability and race in the campaign for women's suffrage, and Prof. Ellen DuBois (UCLA) with "surprising facts about suffrage". The site also includes interviews with prominent scholars about suffrage and women's rights, and roundtables about Kamala Harris as Vice-Presidential candidate and gender, race, and labor during the pandemic.

Constitution and Citizenship Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage | Department of History

For all you Ancient historians. And perhaps a publishing opportunity for our own Prof. Dennis Campbell.

'THE EPIC' Cuneiform Rolling Pin: The Epic of Gilgamesh 'THE EPIC' Cuneiform Rolling Pin: The Epic of Gilgamesh