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Fan delivers online history talk for major Chinese university
Invited by the School of Historical and Cultural Studies of Henan University in Kaifeng, China, Department of History Associate Professor of History Xin Fan gave an online talk, "The Rise of World History in Late Qing China," on July 30.
History professor writes introduction to Cambridge press translation of China Library project book
In June, Cambridge University Press released the first English translation of Chinese historian Lei Haizong's study of the Chinese army, reappraising Chinese civilization from a military perspective. Known for his works in Chinese intellectual history and historiography, Dr. Xin Fan was invited by the university press to write an introduction to the translation.
Department of History students honored by faculty
The Department of History faculty took the personal route to announce its scholarship and award recipients, virtually.
History honor society inducts new members
The Department of History at Fredonia has welcomed 17 new members into the Xi Tau chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society.
Vink writes review published in Journal for Maritime Research
Department of History Professor Markus Vink wrote a book review published in the most recent issue of the Journal for Maritime Research, an international, peer-reviewed journal established by the British National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
Fan writes journal article on Chinese intellectual history
Department of History Associate Professor Xin Fan wrote the article "International Law in Ancient China: Eurocentrism and the Rethinking of Case Studies in Chinese Intellectual History" recently published in the journal Global Intellectual History.
Student internship builds case to preserve Buffalo’s ‘Green Book’ structures
Cameron Flynn, a senior at Fredonia, has assembled a wealth of information that will be utilized to advance efforts to preserve what’s left of buildings in Buffalo that once housed businesses that appeared in Negro Motorist Green Books.
History major delivers talk during archives internship at Chautauqua
Few college students give talks at Chautauqua Institution, but that’s what Catherine Oag did as part of a summer internship when she introduced Albion Tourgee, lead counsel in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case, in the revered Hall of Philosophy.
Fan receives fellowship from U.S. Library of Congress
Xin Fan, assistant professor of history, has received the Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship this summer to revise his book manuscript on a world history in China at the Asian Division of the U.S. Library of Congress.
Expanded Living History Day returns to campus
So well-received was Living History Day a year ago at Fredonia that the early American presentation will return to the campus on Thursday, May 30, with more sessions, a larger student turnout anticipated and a new state museum award in tow.