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Social Sciences History Seminar

Financial Scarring and the Failure of the Freedman's Savings Bank
Vellore Arthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UC Irvine,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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► CANCELED: Social Sciences History Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Price Fishback, Thomas R. Brown Professor of Economics, University of Arizona,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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► CANCELED: Social Sciences History Seminar

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John Joseph Wallis, Mancur Olson Professor of Economics, University of Maryland,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890-2006
Allison Shertzer, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Teacher Salaries and Racial Inequality in Educational Attainment in the Mid-Century South
Elizabeth Cascio, Professor of History, Dartmouth College,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Re-Thinking "Distance from": Lessons from Wittenberg and Mainz
Qiyi Zhao, PhD Student in Economics, Stanford University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Ethnic churches delayed immigrant assimilation in the historical United States
Leah Platt Boustan, Professor of Economics, Princeton University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Organizing a Kingdom
Nico Voigtlander, Professor of Economics, UCLA Anderson School of Management,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

The Confederate Diaspora
Martin Fiszbein, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boston University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Bank Branching and Local Shocks
Sarah Quincy, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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► CANCELED: Social Sciences History Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Stefanie Stantcheva, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Towns and Agriculture in Times of Serfdom: An Economic Success or an Economic Failure?
Alex Klein, Deputy Head of School and Reader in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Impacts of the Clean Air Act on The Power Sector from 1938-1994: Anticipation and Adaptation
Edson R. Severnini, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Classicism and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages
Chicheng Ma, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Hong Kong Business School,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

The Evolution of the Chinese Firm: Contracts, Hierarchical Management, and Corporate Personality in Shanxi Merchant Enterprises
Matthew Lowenstein, Hoover Fellow, Stanford University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Securities Ratings and Information Provision
Eric Hilt, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Finance and Climate Resilience: Evidence from the 1950s Drought
Rodney Ramcharan, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, USC,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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History Seminar Series

The Edge of Understanding: Science in a Bordered World
Yangyang Cheng, Research Scholar in Law and Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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History Seminar

The Great Depression as a global crisis, 1927-37: What do we know?
Stefan Link, Associate Professor of History, Dartmouth College,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

(Real) Wages in the Middle Ages: The Economic Implications of In-Kind Payment on Medieval English Demesnes, 1250-1450
Jordan Claridge, Assistant Professor, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics,
2:00pm 4:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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The University in Space
Lisa Messeri, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University,
Eun-Joo Ahn, Graduate Student, Department of History, UC Santa Barbara,
1:00pm 3:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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Organisms in the University
Bradley Bolman, Historian of Science, University of Chicago,
Victoria Lee, History Assistant Professor, Ohio University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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History Seminar

The Origins of Legal Literature in Europe: From the Big Bang to the Formation of Multiple Galaxies
Emanuele Conte, Professor of Legal History and Department Director of Legal History and Theory, at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre,
2:00pm 4:00pm
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The Sciences and Humanities in Crisis
Elizabeth Popp Berman, Associate Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology, University of Michigan,
Chad Wellmon, Professor of German Studies, History, and Media Studies, University of Virginia,
2:00pm 4:00pm
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Situating the University in Time and Space
Sharon Stein, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia,
Stephanie Kim, Assistant Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of Higher Education Administration, Georgetown University,
2:00pm 4:00pm
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Genealogies of the University
Mordechai Feingold, Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of the History of Science and the Humanities, Caltech,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Speculative Worlds: Imagining Past and Future Science
Aimee Bahng, Pomona College,
Kouslaa Kessler-Mata, University of San Francisco,
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Novelist,
Enid Baxter Ryce, Cal State Monterey Bay,
Banu Subramaniam, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Lisa Weasel, Portland State University,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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The Molecular Vision of Life | Reading Group Pt. 4
12:00pm 2:00pm
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The Molecular Vision of Life | Reading Group Pt. 3
12:00pm 2:00pm
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The Molecular Vision of Life | Reading Group Pt. 2
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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The Molecular Vision of Life | Reading Group Pt. 1
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Biopolitical Battle Lines: Between Eugenics and Black Lives Matter
Edgar Arcenaux, USC, Artist, Writer/Director,
Ugo Edu, UCLA,
Kurt Forman, Independent Artist/Filmmaker,
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Princeton University,
Terence Keel, UCLA,
Hentyle Yapp, NYU Tisch School of the Arts,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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Human, Scientist
Jennifer Jahner, Professor of English (HSS),
Kriti Sharma, Postdoctoral Scholar (GPS),
Charles Xu, Graduate Student in Physics (PMA),
Maura Dykstra, Assistant Professor of History (HSS),
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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From Farm to Family: Agriculture, Race, and the Origins of Eugenics in Southern California
Narsiso Martinez, Independent Artist,
Gabriel Rosenberg, Duke University,
Yvette Saavedra, University of Oregon,
Tiago Saraiva, Drexel University,
Sarah Seekatz, San Joaquin Delta College,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Histories of Eugenics: The Human Betterment Foundation and Beyond
Natalie Lira, University of Illinois,
Ayah Nuriddin, Johns Hopkins University,
Alexandra Minna Stern, University of Michigan,
Sandy Rodriguez, Independent Artist,
Virginia Espino, UCLA,
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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Uncomfortable (Bodies in the Archive)
Dorit Cypis, PeoplesLab,
Monique Thomas, Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity,
  • Internal Event
12:00pm 2:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science

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Sitting Down with Uncomfortable Things in the Caltech Archives
  • Internal Event
12:00pm 1:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: Economic History Seminar

This seminar has been canceled.
Guillaume Blanc, PhD Student, Brown University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Economic History Seminar

Rural Elites and Redistribution: Evidence from the English Poor Law
Jonathan Chapman, Assistant Professor of Economic History, New York University Abu Dhabi,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Transforming the Italian Landscape in the Middle Ages: Humans, Climate, and the Environment
Ned Schoolman, Associate Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Nevada, Reno,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Contestation and Representation: Community, Conflict, and History in Los Angeles
Lizeth Ramirez, Librarian/Archivist for Los Angeles Communities and Cultures, UCLA,
Dalena Sanderson-Hunter, Librarian/Archivist for Los Angeles Communities and Cultures, UCLA,
Devin Fitzgerald, Curator of Rare Books and History of Printing, UCLA,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

The Airing of Grievances: Are the Humanities Bullshit?
Gabriel Rosenberg, Assistant Professor in Women's Studies, Duke University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

How Green Was My Night Soil
David Howell, Professor of Japanese History and Chair, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Does Privacy Still Matter? The Complexity of Data Privacy Regulations
Rona Yu, Undergraduate Student (junior), Computer Science, Caltech,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Family Background and Career Outcomes for Exam Degree Holders in the Qing (1644-1911)
Cameron Campbell, Professor and Acting Head, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar Series

A Broken Promise? The Origin of Post-Cold War NATO Expansion
Mary Sarotte, Research Associate in Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Associate in History, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Jay Rubenstein, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Was the First Crusade Really That Violent?
Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Collective Violence in Rural Medieval Japan
Morten Oxenboell, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University Bloomington,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Catherine Nall, Royal Holloway, University of London

Violence and Compassion in Late Medieval Writing
Catherine Nall, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Royal Holloway, University of London,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

'Famous Farriers I have known:' Farriery Manuals and Vernacular Expertise in Renaissance Italy
Karl Appuhn, Associate Professor of History and Italian, New York University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Hillary Mushkin & Cavan Concannon

Tracing Lines Across the Sea: Mapping the Mediterranean
Hillary Mushkin, Research Professor of Art and Design in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Caltech,
Cavan Concannon, Assistant Professor of Religion, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Science, Technology, and Utopias: Women Artists and Cold War America
Christine Filippone, Associate Professor, Millersville University ,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Paul Hyams, Cornell University

House, Hand, and the Wolf's Head: Anglo-Saxon England and the Western Legal Tradition
Paul Hyams, Professor Emeritus of History, Cornell University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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CANCELLED | William Bennet Munro History Seminar Series

This talk has been cancelled.
Wim Decock, Research Professor of Legal History, Universities of Leuven and Liège; Associate Researcher, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History; Visiting Professor, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Keith Pluymers, Caltech

Cow Trials and Murdered Rivers: Violent Landscapes and Resistance in the Early Modern World
Keith Pluymers, Howard E. and Susanne C. Jessen Postdoctoral Instructor in the Humanities, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennet Munro History Seminar

Reputation Management in late Eighteenth-century England: Angelica Kauffman, the Women and the Men
Amanda Vickery, Eleanor Searle Visiting Professor of History, Caltech,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Brown Bag Seminar: Leah Klement, Caltech

England In and Out of Europe in Lydgate's "Troy Book" and "The Serpent of Division"
Leah Klement, Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations Postdoctoral Instructor, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Rory Cox, Caltech

Towards a Global History of the Ethics of War
Rory Cox, Visiting Associate in the Humanities, Caltech; Lecturer in Late Medieval History, University of St Andrews,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Inequality and the poor law in mid Victorian England
Jonathan Chapman, Assistant Professor of Economic History, NYU Abu Dhabi,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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CANCELLED | Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Brown Bag Seminar: Leah Klement, Caltech

This talk has been cancelled.
Leah Klement, Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations Postdoctoral Instructor, Caltech,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Death of the Rentiers (1912-1957)
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal, Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics; Ronald and Maxine Linde Leadership Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
4:30pm 5:30pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Patricia Palmer, University College London

Off Campus
The Arts of War and the ‘Embedded' Poet: Incitement, Exultation and Elegy in Literary Responses to the Conquest of Ireland
Patricia Palmer, Professor, Department of English, National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Susanna Throop, Ursinus College

"Not Cruelty but Piety?" The Difficulties of Assessing "Crusading Violence" and Why It Matters
Susanna Throop, Associate Professor of History, Ursinus College,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Commercial Expansion and Churning: Business Organization in Egypt between 1911 and 1948
Cihan Artunc, Visiting Associate in Economics, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro History Seminar

Did Edward Gibbon Meet Yelü Chucai?: Detecting Chinese Influence on European Historiography about the Mongol Empire
Matthew Mosca, Assistant Professor of History, University of Washington,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Margo Todd, University of Pennsylvania

Preventing Violence in the Early Modern Town: Arbitration, Bonds, and Cautions
Margo Todd, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellow in British History, The Huntington Library,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro History Seminar

The Expenses of Sovereignty: Federal Finance, Dependence, and Allegiance in the Early U.S. Territories
Greg Ablavsky, Assistant Professor of Law, Stanford Law School,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Building a New Imperial State: Agency Problems and Separation of Powers in English North America
Sean Gailmard, Professor, Travers Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

The Strength of American Federal Democracy
Roger Myerson, Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago; Visiting Associate in Economics, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University

The Rationality of Terrorism and Other Forms of Political Violence: Lessons from the Jewish Campaign in Palestine, 1944-1947
Bruce Hoffman, Professor, Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

Reversal of Fortune? Geography, Climate, and the Distribution of Income Across Countries
Steve Haber, A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Political Science, Professor of History, Professor (by courtesy) of Economics at Stanford University, Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Cary J. Nederman, Texas A&M University

From Violence to Order: Changing Ideas of Tyranny during the Latin Middle Ages
Cary J. Nederman, Co-Director, Ethics and Political Science; Professor, Texas A&M University,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar

'What commodity in Europe doth decay more than wood?' Scarcity, Political Ecology, and the Making of the English Atlantic
Keith Pluymers, Howard E. and Susanne C. Jessen Postdoctoral Instructor in the Humanities, Caltech,