Living Humanities Lecture by Prof. Karen Jolly - Friday, April 1

The Living Humanities Forum is pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by Dr. Karen Jolly (Professor of History, UH Mānoa) titled: “Letter by Letter: Slow Scholarship in a Digital World.”

Jolly writes: “This presentation explores the dynamic of combining slow methods of scholarship with emerging technological tools, focusing on the digitization of medieval manuscripts, as well as exploring imagined landscapes that come from deep reading.”

The talk will take place on Friday, April 1, 2016 from 1:30-2:30 in Henke Hall 200. For more information, please email Daniel Harris-McCoy at harrismc@hawaii.edu

Manoa Experience Day - Saturday, April 2

Be sure to stop by the History Department table under the College of Arts & Humanities tent at Manoa Experience Day on Saturday, April 2, from 10:00-1:00 pm. This is an opportunity for prospective students to learn more about the university campus and its diverse academic offerings. The History Department will have games, prizes, brochures, and current students on hand to answer all of your questions. It is a fun-filled, lively day, and we hope to see you there!

You're Invited! History Student Program Review - Thursday, March 31

The WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) will be a holding a History Program Review here at UH Mānoa and all students who have taken at least one History course are cordially invited to attend these sessions on Thursday, March 31:

UNDERGRADUATE SESSION: 1:15 - 2:00 pm, Campus Center 309
GRADUATE SESSION: 2:10 - 2:55 pm, Campus Center 309

Refreshments will be provided! Please see the flyers below for more details.

PAT Events in March 2016: Movie Night, Regional Conference, Book Sale, and more!

Wed., March 16 at 6:30 pm: Movie Night in Art Auditorium – Rhapsody in August by Akira Kurosawa (flyer below)

Fri., March 18 from 12:30-2:00 pm: WS Colloquium, Saunders 244 - Women's History featuring our very own Jason Liang, Kaitlyn Iwashita, and Angela Soto Balmores (flyer below)

Sat., March 19 from 8:30 am–5:30 pm: 32nd Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Meeting of PAT at HPU / Aloha Tower. Click here for more information.

Wed., March 30 from 5:30-7:00 pm: PAT Meeting - History Library, SAK A201

Thurs., March 31 from 8:00 am–4:00 pm: PAT BOOK SALE / Campus Center Walkway

Talk by Dr. Peter Miller of Texas Tech U. - Tuesday, March 15

Join us for a History lecture with Dr. Peter Miller of Texas Tech University, who will be presenting:

"Echoing the Herald: The Making of Olympic Athletes in Ancient Greece"
Tuesday, March 15th
2:00 pm
History Library, Sakamaki A-201

Please see flyer below for more details:

Talk by PhD Candidate Matt Cavert - Wednesday, March 9

Join us for the Spring 2016 Oceania Ensemble Colloquium speaker series with:

Matt Cavert
PhD Candidate, UH Mānoa History
“Language of Nature: French Art and Science in Tahiti”

Wednesday, March 9th
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location (Burns Hall 3121/25)

Co-sponsored by the Pacific Islands Development Program, EWC and the Biocultural Initiative of the Pacific, UHM

Summer Registration Kick-off Fair - Tues., March 1

Be sure to stop by the History Department table at the Mānoa Summer Registration Kick-off Fair on Tuesday, March 1, from 11:30-1:30 pm. Outreach College Summer Sessions will be providing live music, DJs, free refreshments, and prizes! The History Department will be there to answer your questions about our summer offerings, and will have free goodies as well. We hope to see you there!