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Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies (EIHS)
Recent News
Eisenberg Institute Names 2024-25 Fellows
Institute awards faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral fellowships
John Carson Named EIHS Director
Carson will begin service as the institute's eighth director on July 1, 2022
The Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, established in 2007 by a generous gift by Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg, provides a world-class forum for historical research and teaching.
Events
Jan
16
EIHS Lecture: Between Home and Exile: Binational Living and Longing at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Larisa L. Veloz (University of Texas El Paso)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Jan
17
EIHS Workshop: Challenging Gender in Labor and Migration
Amelia Burke, Cassandra Euphrat Weston, Daniel Jin, David Tamayo (moderator)
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Jan
17
Multi
Valerie Traub Retirement Conference - Knowledge Relations: A Conference on Historical Epistemologies, Emerging Methodologies, Contemporary Practices
in celebration of Valerie Traub
1:00 PM
Pendleton Room
Michigan Union
Jan
30
EIHS Lecture: Divergent Connections: Participating in the Indian Ocean World from East Africa’s Interior, ca. 1000-1800
David Bresnahan (University of Utah)
4:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
Jan
31
EIHS Workshop: Home and Exile: Reframing Global Connections and Encounters
Nicole Allora, Christopher DeCou, Allen Kendall, Inhae Yap, Derek Peterson (moderator)
12:00 PM
1014
Tisch Hall
