February 2022 - HGSA

History Graduate Student Input for next departmental town hall

by Ciavarella, Charlotte

Dear all, I am writing on behalf of the History for Real Recourse Collective. Thank you for coming out to the first town hall! As we stated at the end of the meeting, we are asking the department to hold another town hall meeting where we will present a list of proposed solutions to the problems (including, but not limited to, sexual assault, abuses of power, discrimination, or advising issues) plaguing our department. Tomorrow (2/27) we are holding a Zoom meeting at 10 AM to set an agenda, share collective grievances, and brainstorm potential reparations, requests and solutions to raise to the department. We invite you all to join us so that your voice is heard and your individual problems can be addressed. You may also share ideas and help us plan our meeting on *our google doc* <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DhBTRasONXc4Aeu_sa-IGWn3lKapgLwdGClXHpc…> . *Please register in advance by clicking this link* <https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdeirqzoiHtVCJ1PV8HuAohLviofceV…> *We are also opening up our anonymous form to collect ideas and suggestions from those who would rather not speak publically. <https://forms.gle/2hkcPkFD8h3Crkv58>* Thank you. In solidarity, History for Real Recourse Collective

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Happy Hour canceled today

by Alyass, Kenneth

Dear all, Happy Hour will be cancelled today due to the inclement weather! Have a great weekend and see you at Happy Hour next week! Best, Kenneth -- Kenneth Alyass PhD Candidate Harvard University Department of History Graduate Fellow at the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History kalyass(a)g.harvard.edu https://scholar.harvard.edu/kennethalyass

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food

by Boniface, Annie

We have some! In the grad lounge! This week's menu: blueberry muffins chocolate and vanilla muffins clementines seltzers (Polar, if that's the kind of thing that matters to you) While I do NOT condone taking only part of a bagel (no one wants your stale chunk of raisin bagel !!), I support splitting these muffins into pieces. They are large! Some would even say Costco size! -- Annie Boniface PhD Student, History Harvard University

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Job Talks Today

by Alyass, Kenneth

Dear all, A quick reminder today about Gabriel Pizzorno's job talk from 10-11:30AM today. See the link below: *Gabriel Pizzorno* (Preceptor in Digital History, Lecturer on History in the Department of History, Harvard University) Job talk: Wednesday, February 23rd from 10-11:30AM Registration Link for Remote Job Talk <https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/history-dept-zoom-registration/home> Best, Kenneth -- Kenneth Alyass PhD Candidate Harvard University Department of History Graduate Fellow at the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History kalyass(a)g.harvard.edu https://scholar.harvard.edu/kennethalyass

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Zoom Meeting tonight in advance of history town hall

by Linkous, Joshua

Dear fellow history students, We will be hosting a Zoom meeting tonight at 6:00 PM to discuss our plans for the town hall tomorrow and get more input from interested students. You can find the link to register at the bottom of this e-mail. Please help us work out objectives and topics that you would like to hear voiced at the meeting. Alternatively, we have made an anonymous google form <https://forms.gle/sG2MnZiTRcGwZTuj7> through which graduate and undergraduate students can submit anonymous testimonies or comments that they wish to share at the town hall but are hesitant to do so under their own name. We will have graduate student volunteers read them at the town hall on your behalf. *We will be accepting anonymous comments both in advance of and during the town hall. *If you wish to submit an anonymous comment that you would like us to put in the chat box during the town hall--as a response to ongoing proceedings, etc.--rather than read aloud, please begin your comment with [chat box]. We need your input to be able to present suggestions that represent the desires and interests of a majority of students. You can also use this google doc <https://docs.google.com/document/d/12BGpUq6TMRQVz6bqtnumGx7xEEHV1EoYj3Ljo32…> to share input and comments with fellow history graduate and undergraduate students as we plan for the town hall meeting. We are coordinating these efforts on our whatsapp group <https://chat.whatsapp.com/EE235mtzNMtHdXMvCc0PcC> which we welcome you all to join, too. Please find the information for the zoom meeting below. You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 21, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf-ipqTwuEtxCd-rm6xSoCjgrMstXGA… <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf…> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. In solidarity, History for Real Recourse

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History Graduate Student Input in Advance of Town Hall

by Nasrallah, Lena

Dear fellow history students, As you may know, the History department has called a town hall meeting this Tuesday to discuss recent events on campus related to sexual harassment and the breakdown of trust in the department. I write on behalf of a group of graduate students in the department who are organizing to set an agenda, share collective grievances, and brainstorm potential reparations, requests and solutions to raise to the department. We have already asked the department to add Kenneth Alyass as a secondary moderator for the town hall, so that we can ensure our contributions are voiced, and are working on an agenda that we will share with them ahead of time. They have also asked that we share a list of graduate students willing to speak first to start the meeting. We are working on shared statements to read covering some of the points we want to emphasize below: - Power imbalances and structural problems that need to be addressed - Testimonies and comments regarding departmental climate - Concerns voiced by admitted students about Harvard’s unwillingness to address harassment, sexual or otherwise - Potential solutions to the above problems - A small presentation on real recourse by Emma Friedlander These issues are hard to talk about, and many of us are scared of retaliation. As a result, we have made a google form <https://forms.gle/sG2MnZiTRcGwZTuj7> through which graduate students can submit anonymous testimonies or comments that they wish to share at the town hall but are hesitant to do so on their own or under their own name. We will have graduate student volunteers read them at the town hall on your behalf. Only the creators of this document will have access to the testimonials and/or comments and they will all be deleted after the town hall. Yesterday at the happy hour, we discussed preliminary objectives to present to the department. We are still workshopping them, and welcome any and all input from fellow graduate students. Nothing is finalized, but a rough list is below: - Commitment to support efforts for real recourse by history faculty via open letter - Commitment to support internal supportive measures <https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Supportive-Measures-FAQ-IHE-vF.…> if a complainant comes forward about abuse or harassment in the department. - Commitment that the new chair of the department is someone who has shown a previous commitment to real recourse reforms - That sanctions against professors found in violation of title ix are made public within the History community to allow students to make informed decisions about who we interact with on campus. We need your input to be able to present suggestions that represent the desires and interests of a majority of students. Please use this google doc <https://docs.google.com/document/d/12BGpUq6TMRQVz6bqtnumGx7xEEHV1EoYj3Ljo32…> to share input and comments with fellow history graduate students as we plan for the town hall meeting. We are coordinating these efforts on our whatsapp group <https://chat.whatsapp.com/EE235mtzNMtHdXMvCc0PcC> which we welcome you all to join, too. We realize we’ve all been through a fraught few weeks, but continuing to engage in this town hall is important. This is about more than just the 8 (!!) History faculty who signed the letter. It is a unique chance to emphasize to faculty that their students are committed to real structural change at both the departmental and the university level. While a group of us have already jump started these efforts, we want this process to be as open and inclusionary as possible. We depend on each other, always, and are privileged to be part of such a caring and critical community. In solidarity, Lena Nasrallah Charlotte Ciavarella Joshua Linkous Nathaniel Moses Deren Ertas Francesco Anselmetti Emma Friedlander Catey Boyle Kalpana Mohanty Tsiona Lida Nora Doaiji Mahdi Chowdhury Natalie Behrends Kabl Wilkerson

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American Studies Workshop with Warren Center Postdocs, 2/22 @ 4:30 pm

by Suarez, Andrew

Hello everyone! My name is Andrew Suárez, and I'm an American Studies PhD student coordinating this year's American Studies Workshop. I wanted to plug our upcoming event here and invite History graduate students as I think it could be insightful for both our programs! Next *Tuesday, February 22nd at 4:30 pm in Sever 104*, the American Studies Workshop will be hosting an in-person panel of the Warren Center's Postdoctoral Fellows in American History. Sara Awartani, Kris Klein Hernández, and Ida Yalzadeh will be discussing their forthcoming book projects and trajectories as scholars. With projects on the political and imperial connections between Puerto Rico and Palestine, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, and the history of Iranian racialization in the U.S., I think these projects speak to shared research interests among our programs. Please read more about their bios and research here <https://warrencenter.fas.harvard.edu/people/postdoc-fellows>. If you would like to attend our event next Tuesday, please RSVP at this link <https://forms.gle/n4DoyFVQemnMDdU8A>. Take-away food will be provided as well per COVID restrictions. Thanks so much and hope some of you can join us! Andrew Suárez G2, American Studies

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HGSA Weekly Email

by Alyass, Kenneth

Dear History Graduate Students, I hope this email finds you well! It has been a hard week and a half, but with the warm weather comes (hopefully) good vibes our way. Here are some updates from HGSA: *HAPPY HOUR:* A reminder that we will host our weekly Happy Hour TODAY at 5:00pm in the Graduate Lounge! *DEPARTMENT TOWNHALL 02/22 VIA ZOOM* By now I am sure you have seen the emails from our department chair, Ann Blair, and the DIB Liaison, Walter Johnson, *about the virtual department townhall next week Tuesday (February 22) 3:45-4:45pm*. Please register here to receive <https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkc-mhrj0qH9wFPj0R9OOIKkMuWD4yj3…> the Zoom link. Afterwards, at 5pm, the department will host an in-person gathering in the basement seminar room. The Graduate Lounge will also be available as a safe space with no faculty or staff around for graduate students after the meeting. Please submit any comments or suggestions via this link before <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI0T67c-sjYtv74kkvAAI1kd5yHFUtrC1…> Monday 2/21. *BRUNCHY-TYPE FOODS IN THE GRADUATE LOUNGE EVERY WEDNESDAY* Yep, you read that right; bread for the masses! Starting this semester, every Wednesday morning there will be a type of brunch food available for your consumption in the Graduate Lounge. This week we had bagels, next week we might have muffins! Please stop by, grab a snack, and chat with your fellow graduate students! *SENIOR DIGITAL PRECEPTOR SEARCH* The department is making another hire, this time for the position of Senior Digital Preceptor. I have attached more information from Dan Smail about this position. There are several virtual job talks next week; I invite all of you to attend. This role will be geared towards developing a stronger public/digital history program (and possible future certificate) for the graduate program. Please check out the information below if you are interested: To the History Graduate Student Community, I am reaching out to share the final details for the upcoming remote campus visits for the Senior Preceptorship in Digital History: *Gabriel Pizzorno* (Preceptor in Digital History, Lecturer on History in the Department of History, Harvard University) Job talk: Wednesday, February 23rd from 10-11:30AM Registration Link for Remote Job Talk <https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/history-dept-zoom-registration/home> Graduate Student Meeting via Zoom: Tuesday, February 22nd from 3-3:45PM Registration Link for Graduate Student Meeting <https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdu6qqz0sG9wQkL1dSDK-6RyITcMrYt…> *Benjamin Wiggins *(Director of the Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities Program, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of Minnesota) Job talk: Thursday, February 24th from 9-10:30AM Registration Link for Remote Job Talk <https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/history-dept-zoom-registration/home> Graduate Student Meeting via Zoom: Thursday, February 24th from 3-3:45PM Registration Link for Graduate Student Meeting <https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMufu-vqjktHdGJc84hEqZ1054r3Ju90J…> It would be most helpful if you could register for the graduate student meetings by February 18th to ensure there is student interest! The search committee encourages your attendance at the job talks and student meetings with the candidates. Your feedback on the candidates is also greatly appreciated. You can submit your feedback anonymously via this Google Form <https://forms.gle/XguA2uhwXrBXV7dE6>. Application files for both candidates are attached. All the best, Taylor Best, Kenneth Alyass, Co-President Annie Boniface, Co-President

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TOMORROW: Alt-ac job market event on careers in museums and archives!

by Anderson, Clare

Hello history colleagues! Are you interested in learning more about careers in history outside of academia? Zoom in* tomorrow, February 18, at 3 pm* for a moderated discussion with Harvard history PhD graduates Sahr Conway-Lanz PhD'02 (Historian, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress) and Alexis Albion PhD'02 (Lead Curator, International Spy Museum), as they talk about their alt-ac job market experiences after Harvard. This is the last of four events on the post-PhD job market that Dan Bertwell and I have organized for AY 2021-22. Dan will be organizing more job market events next year, so stay tuned! Event info below. Title: Perspectives on the Non-Academic Job Market: Career Paths in Museums and Archives Speakers: Sahr Conway-Lanz PhD'02 and Alexis Albion PhD'02 Date: Friday, February 18 Time: 3:00 pm EST Description: The fourth installment in the History Department’s 2021-22 talk series on the post-PhD job market will take place on *Friday, February 18, at 3:00 pm*. Sahr Conway-Lanz PhD’02 (Historian, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress) and Alexis Albion PhD’02 (Lead Curator, International Spy Museum) will share their experiences pursuing careers in history outside academia. The event will be a great chance for current PhD students to learn about jobs in museums and archives. This talk is geared towards doctoral students in history. Venue: On Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwofu-vqj0tE9zlQAen-s9jFYA8CxCGJT… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. -- ------------------------------ Clare Bradford Anderson PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow, Department of History History Concentration Advisor, Kirkland House Harvard University Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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New HGSA listserv // b a g e l s !!

by Boniface, Annie

Hello history friends and associates! Welcome to the updated History Graduate Student Association listserv! We'll use this list to send information about happy hours, free food, seminars, and other fun resources. If you know of any history, history of science, or related folks who have not had access to HGSA communications and would like to, you can have them email me at anneboniface(a)g.harvard.edu or request access to the list via Harvard's mailman system. If you no longer wish to receive HGSA information, you can unsubscribe below or via the mailman system. Most importantly: *there are bagels in the graduate student lounge. And there will continue to be bagels every Wednesday at 11:30 until they are gone!* Sending good thoughts! Annie Boniface (HGSA co-president)

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