The Modern America Workshop (MAW) is a workshop series for Princeton students and faculty interested in the study of modern U.S. history. The series brings together Americanists (both current Princeton University graduate students and outside scholars) to present their research and discuss problems and trends in American history.
Upcoming Events
Modern America Workshop | Julia Marino, Princeton University
"Towards a New Economic Vision: The Democratic Party, Industrial Policy, and the Response to Reaganomics"
Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room A71
Virtual Location
Speaker
Affiliation
Princeton University
Modern America Workshop | Griffin Jones, Princeton University
"The River's Bend: Depression and Birmingham's Industrialists in the Counterrevolution of Property, 1871-1880"
Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room B60B
Virtual Location
Speaker
Affiliation
Princeton University
Modern America Workshop | Halee Robinson, Princeton University
"'We will all be reduced to slavery': Freedom, Punishment, and Reconstruction Politics in Texas, 1865-1880"
Thu, Dec 7, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
Green Hall, Room 0-S-6
Virtual Location
Speaker
Affiliation
Princeton University
Modern America Workshop | Ana Guerrero Gallegos, Princeton University
"Exclusion Through Family Unification: The Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976 and the Nuclear Family"
Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 12:00 pm
Location
TBD
Virtual Location
Zoom
Speaker
Affiliation
Princeton University
Modern America Workshop | Haris A. Durrani, Princeton University
"'A Free Space Concept': Technological Control as a New Jurisdictional Link, 1966"
Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 12:00 pm
Location
TBD
Virtual Location
Zoom
Speaker
Affiliation
Princeton University
Modern America Workshop | Rudy Guevarra Jr, Arizona State University
Book Talk | “Aloha Compadre: Latinxs in Hawai’i”
Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 3:00 pm
Location
TBD
Virtual Location
Zoom
Speaker
Affiliation
Arizona State University
Modern America Workshop | Laura Gutiérrez, University of the Pacific
“Domestic Deportability: Migrant Labor in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands in the Late 20th Century”
Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 4:30 pm
Location
Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room A71
Virtual Location
Zoom
Speaker
Affiliation
University of the Pacific