Past Events

Oct

20

Seminar

"Datafying Asia: Deep Mapping the History of Computing in China" with Shellen X. Wu

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

October 20, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

Join the History Department for the next event in our seminar series: 

Oct

13

Seminar

State-Papers and State-Formation in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions with Asheesh Siddique

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

October 13, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our second Seminar Session of the Fall 2026 semester.Date:Tuesday, October 13, 3:00-4:15 pmLocation: Maginnes Hall, rm 342 (History Commons Room)

Sep

29

Seminar

Historians in a Time of Crisis with Jeremy D. Popkin

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

September 29, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our first Seminar Session of the Fall 2026 semester.Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 3:00-4:15pmLocation: Maginnes Hall, rm 342 (History Commons Room)Presenter: Jeremy D. Popkin,…

Apr

28

Seminar

Traces of Repatriation: Safeguarding the Soul of the "Back-to-Hold Coast Movement" in the Face of Defiance

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

April 28, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our final Seminar Session of the Spring 2026 semester.Title: TRACES OF REPATRIATION: SAFEGUARDING THE SOUL OF THE “BACK-TO-GOLD COAST MOVEMENT” IN THE FACE OF DEFIANCEDate: April 28, 3…

Apr

7

Seminar

Empire Fortified: Engineers, Military Architecture, and the Making of the British World 1650-1720

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

April 7, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

Title: "Empire Fortified: Engineers, Military Architecture, and the Making of the British World 1650-1720"Date: Tuesday, April 7,  3:00-4:15Location: Maginnes Hall, rm 342 Presenter: Hannah Kaemmer (McNeil Center, Penn);Discussant: Bill Bulman (Lehigh) …

Mar

26

Seminar

"What Blueberries Taught Me", (with excerpt from "Tiny Gardens Everywhere")

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

March 26, 2026, 12:10 - 1:25pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our fourth Seminar Session of the Spring 2026 semester.Title: "What Blueberries Taught Me" (excerpt from Tiny Gardens Everywhere)

Mar

17

Seminar

Moravian Missionaries and their Engagement with Saamaka Environment and Cultural Traditions

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

March 17, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our third Seminar Session of the Spring 2026 semester.Title:"Moravian Missionaries and their Engagement with Saamaka Environment and Cultural Traditions"Date: Tuesday, March 17,…

Mar

3

Seminar

NEW DATE: Complicity & (bad) solidarity"

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

March 3, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

History Department Seminar Series announces the second seminar of the spring 2026 semster:

Feb

17

Seminar

Hydro-Logics of Empire: Effective Sovereignty and the Mandate Borders

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

February 17, 2026, 3 - 4:15pm

History Department Seminar Series Announces the first seminar of the spring 2026 semester:

Dec

2

Seminar

POSTPONED: Traces of Repatriation with Professor Kwame Essien

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

December 2, 2025, 3 - 4:15pm

This event has been postponed due to the inclement weather forecasted.The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our fourth and final Seminar of the Fall semester. Title: TRACES OF REPATRIATION: SAFEGUARDING THE SOUL OF THE …

Nov

18

Seminar

Commerce, Governance, and Empire at the Spa, c. 1740-1840 with Amanda Herbert

Location:

Maginnes Hall, Room 342

November 18, 2025, 3 - 4:15pm

The Lehigh University History Department would like to cordially invite you to our third Seminar of the semester. Title: "Commerce, Governance, and Empire at the Spa, c. 1740-1840"Date: Tues, November 18, 3:00-4:15pmLocation: Maginnes Hall, rm 342&nbsp…

Oct

28

Seminar

Seminar: Tiraana Bains (Brown); Discussant: Sourav Ghosh

Location:

Maginnes room 342

October 28, 2025, 3 - 4:15pm

Title: Rage of Empire: The Origins of British IndiaDate: Tues, October 28, 3:00-4:15pm