MNSU History Program

Official Twitter account of the History program of the Department of History and Gender Studies at Minnesota State Mankato. We connect the past to the future.

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Interested in a history degree at MSU, Mankato? While exploring learning opportunities within and beyond the classroom, our graduates will be poised to become leaders in many fields! Learn more by visiting: https://t.co/9qss3tFJAH

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Congrats to all our graduates! Today is the big day. Good luck with your future endeavors. #Commencement #Classof2024

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Happening now. Student-initiated, student-planned direct action protest to support free speech rights on U.S. campuses and peace in Gaza.

[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

Now that it's Monday and I've collected my thoughts from the conference, a HUGE thank-you again to @MNSUMankato and specifically @MNSUHistory for hosting the William E. Lass Minnesota History Symposium. The first of many, I hope.

Some additional thoughts:

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We have a pic of the book!

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Prof Rachael Hanel is an alum of our department. You can find her research on Camilla Hall in the book Not the Camilla We Knew: One Woman’s Path from Small-town America to the Symbionese Liberation Army published by @UMinnPress

[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus Then, @MNSUMankato creative writing Prof Rachael Hanel (@rachael18) shared a look into the life of Camilla Hall, the lesser-known two #Minnesota women who joined the Symbionese Liberation Army.
(I took a pic and somehow deleted it - I'm sorry, Rachael!)
#MNHistory24

[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus @MNSUMankato @rachael18 @KunkelJoseph @CSBSJUHistory Atkins: "If there is a central reason why I do history, it's because I want to change people's lives."
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@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus @MNSUMankato @rachael18 @KunkelJoseph @CSBSJUHistory Relating research on the Campbell family from her work Creating Minnesota, Atkins documents the "messiness" of Minnesota history and Identity: racial and familial complexity, plus the need to give "literal voice" to the past through new media.
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@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus @MNSUMankato @rachael18 @KunkelJoseph @CSBSJUHistory Tracing historiographical debates, Atkins identifies two more vital factors that should animate us in #Minnesota History:
1. community,
2. storytelling: "we give meaning to the pay by giving meaning to those facts," and
3. reflection.
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[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus @MNSUMankato @rachael18 @KunkelJoseph And now #Minnesota history legend Annette Atkins (emerita @CSBSJUHistory), with our keynote: "I'm an Historian: What's My Job?"

Reflecting on time, place, and "objectivity" in history, she's challenging us to ask new questions of our research on the state.
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@MNSUHistory @prspyhal @gustavus @MNSUMankato @rachael18 Last panel: Jeff Kolnick of SW MN St with 2004 CD1 candidate Leigh Pomeroy and former MNSU poli sci prof Joseph Kunkel (@KunkelJoseph) on Tim Walz and politics of democratic authenticity.

Admittedly, also fun Remembering Some Guys from #Minnesota political history.
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Thank you to @Cory_Haala for presenting your research "Chasing Fast-Paced Paul: Paul Wellstone from Northfield to the Iron Range and Everywhere in Between" at the inaugural William E. Lass Minnesota History Symposium at @MNSUMankato

[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

@MNSUHistory @prspyhal I was honored to share a panel with the next two: Ruby O'Hagan, @gustavus History award-winning BA, presented on legacies, context, memory at Native boarding schools in #Minnesota. Thoughtful, timely scholarship on Benedictine schools and Ojibwe endurance.
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@MNSUHistory @prspyhal Sleepy Eye shoutouts galore from @MNSUHistory grad student Carly DeLeu in an interesting history of #Minnesota in #WWI, when a German pastor named Charles Lehnert expressed hope that Woodrow Wilson would be shot before the end of the war.
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[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

Fascinating research on Black baseball players in southern #Minnesota from @MNSUHistory grad student @prspyhal!
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We had a great symposium yesterday. A great way to honor the legacy of Professor Emeritus William E. Lass. Will repost photos and posts from the event.

[Cory Haala @Cory_Haala]

Lori Lahlum of @MNSUHistory welcomed us to #MNHistory24 though, as she noted, we did a very un-Norwegian thing and started at 9:02...

If you're in the Mankato area, join us! We're here all afternoon: https://t.co/VC5LFlYO5L

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Free History symposium on campus on Friday. Please join us!

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Forwarding from our friends @MNSUHistory: a FREE and open-to-public event @MNSUMankato on #Minnesota #history on April 5.

Please see the attached flyer for more details.
@MPR @MPRnews @MinnPost @mnhs @HistoryEdMNHS @StarTribune @PioneerPress @PB_News @tpt @tptAlmanac

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Check out this Today Magazine article about Dr. Bill Lass ahead of Friday's symposium honoring his life and work: https://t.co/wYSAu6ES3E

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Sharing for #twitterstorians of #MinnesotaHistory: a #CFP (due March 1) or the William E. Lass Minnesota History Symposium, held April 5, 2024, by @MNSUHistory at @MNSUMankato.

Please see the attached flyer for how to submit and contact information.

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#SaveTheDate We are honoring Dr. William Lass at a Minnesota History symposium on April 5. Mark your calendars & submit a proposal. See #CFP below:

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Congrats to Dr. Jameel Haque, History prof & Kessel Peace Institute director, for receiving the MLK Pathfinder Award from the Greater Mankato Diversity Council. You're an incredible scholar, activist, teacher, and colleague.

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Pardon our progress! The History program office is getting a new look for the new year. Check out what we're doing.

Shout out to the painters & those who work in surplus and maintenance for your hard work to keep our office & campus looking good!