Wittenberg History

History Department at Wittenberg University. Follow us to see what is up with the department, current students & our history alums. Make Benjamin Prince proud!

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A new book from Dr. Christian Raffensperger.
It explores the history of Rus through the lens of families.
https://t.co/7vvH55chFQ.

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How to solve a problem like Crimea...
Some thoughts on the difficulties inherent in the issue of Crimea.
https://t.co/VxQBR4HkRw

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To learn more about what happened with Prigozhin and Putin, check out a short piece Dr. Raffensperger wrote for Witt.
https://t.co/xz8XpLWQZ3

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If you liked Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, check out Thomas Cromwell by noted historian Diarmaid MacCulloch

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Check out the New Books Network podcast with Dr. Christian Raffensperger on his Authorship, Worldview and Identity in Medieval Europe.
https://t.co/zGPOSmcaPy

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Perhaps even more important:
"Higher education, with broad study in the liberal arts, is meant to create not merely good workers but good citizens."
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"History majors had a lower unemployment rate than economics, business management or communications majors, and their salaries barely lag behind in those fields"

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Want to know more about how to help bring the humanities to the masses? Check out this article:
Humanities in the Public Square: How to bring history to the masses—and why it matters

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Check out this article:
21st Century Humanities - The Humanities are Local, An open letter in response to Ross Douthat’s “I’m What’s Wrong with the Humanities”

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A fascinating new project from the Eurasia Group (among others) which analyzes "impunity" around the world.
https://t.co/IxOgIIBePM

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A fascinating new look at the Templars in a bite size and easy to read format.
https://t.co/pfQDSMh3Rr

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The History Department would like to congratulate Racheal Vargo'24 for winning the Paul F. Bloomhardt Award.

Well done Racheal!

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The History Department would like to congratulate Gabrielle Doty '23 for winning the Margaret Sittler Ermarth Award.

Well done Gabrielle!

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The History Department would like to congratulate Lexi Opdycke '23 for winning the Margaret Sittler Ermarth Award.

Well done Lexi!

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The History Department would like to congratulate Emma Wilson '24 for winning the Paul F. Bloomhardt Award.

Well done Emma!

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new book by Dr. Christian Raffensperger on medieval Rus in light of modern Ukraine and Europe
https://t.co/9ax6C3z3VO

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History alumni making connections and advancing knowledge. Check out this amazing connection:
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Dr. Raffensperger on the SRB Podcast talking about Kyivan Rus:
https://t.co/tNg9zJ9kvm

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New Witt History swag!!