CLA: IHRC Updates

A new spring 2008 graduate-level readings course titled "Comparing Global Migrations" will focus on the study of human mobility as an increasingly global and interdisciplinary field...

Rather than studying the immigration histories of a few classic “nations of immigrants� such as the U.S. or Canada, the course will ask students to tackle issues related to human mobility from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and to compare and to connect scholarly literatures on population movements in differing regions of the world. Students will discuss concepts and paradigms that encourage analysis of migration at scales above and below the individual national state and across a wide variety of temporal scales, from the short to the very long term. Students will be encouraged to prepare a research prospectus that uses local sources to answer global questions.

History 5990 (Readings in Comparative History) will meet Tuesdays 5:45-7:45 p.m. in SocSci 760. The course is open to graduate student historians, humanists and social scientists, regardless of geographic area of expertise or disciplinary training.

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The IHRC joins the archives and special collections units of Elmer L. Andersen Library in making materials available until 8 p.m. on Thursdays for researchers....

The IHRC joins the archives and special collections units of Elmer L. Andersen Library in making materials available until 8 p.m. on Thursdays for researchers. The pilot program, which is intended to increase access to scholars working in the diverse collections housed in Andersen Library, began in October.

Extended Thursday hours will be especially valuable to researchers visiting from out of town and independent scholars who cannot visit Andersen Library during daytime hours.

Researchers seeking to work with IHRC holdings need to request materials in advance. They also can continue using a collection already in the Reading Room. IHRC staff will not be able to send items to the Reading Room after 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Please contact IHRC collections staff to arrange for materials to be delivered for Thursday evening hours.

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November 1 is the 2007 deadline for applications for the Michael G. Karni Scholarship, which supports IHRC research related to the Finnish American experience....

November 1 is the 2007 deadline for applications for the Michael G. Karni Scholarship, which supports IHRC research related to the Finnish American experience. The IHRC's Finnish holdings range from historically-important cooperative records to rich collections of Finnish music. Applicants should search the IHRC's collections through VITRAGE and COLLAGE or consult with a collections staff member to assist in identifying relevant materials.

The IHRC offers many scholarships and fellowships to support research in its collections, with deadlines throughout the year for applications. For information about applying for a Karni Scholarship or for other funding through the IHRC, visit Grants and Fellowships.

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Thursday, October 25, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Free ! For description and further information.....

In an era enamored by technological futurism, the extent and intensity of the current memory boom are something of a surprise--especially in Europe. Politicians, business people, and eye witnesses are key to it. Many countries recently liberated from dictatorship are renationalizing their collective recollections. Most recently, pro-integration intellectuals and Brussels bureaucrats have discovered memory for their purposes too: Europe's lack of collective memory, they believe, hampers the process of European unification.They propose creating a transnational public memory that can legitimate the transformation of the EU into a superstate. What is the role of historians in this process? Is it to help construct or rather to deflate the project's rhetoric and so lay bare its subtexts? Professor Jarausch's presentation is bound to generate intense discussion. Konrad Jarausch is Lurcy Professor of European Civilization in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the co-founder of the UNC/Duke Center for European Studies and former co-director of the Zentrum fuer Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam. An immensely curious and personable researcher, he has written or edited over thirty books in modern German history.

Location: Room 710 (Ford Room), Social Sciences Building, Minneapolis Campus

Event Notice

Sponsored By: Center for German and European Studies
Additional Sponsors: Austrian Studies, Ctr for Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Department of History

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The Immigrant Heritage Recipe Collection, a “deliciously tasteful� cookbook that brings together 130+ diverse recipes from the IHRC’s ethnic collections and the center’s friends, is now for sale! This beautiful volume includes categories from soups to desserts, highlighted by color and archival images from the IHRC's own collections. Limited edition, spiral bound. Price: $11.95 + p/h. To order, fill out the order form at this link.

The Immigrant Heritage Recipe Collection was compiled and edited by Mary Ann Novak, Cindy Herring, and Judy Rosenblatt. The IHRC staff thanks the Friends of the IHRC for co-sponsoring the cookbook and CLA External Relations for providing design assistance.

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AMST 8920: Oceanic Space & Movement in Atlantic/Pacitic/Indian Ocean Worlds, Reading and Theorizing Oceanic Space and Movement, Instructor: Kale Bantigue Fajardo. (course description)

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To anyone interested in Central European history, don't miss two concerts this weekend by the highly acclaimed Rose Ensemble of St. Paul. Held both Saturday night, October 20, (8 PM with a pre-concert talk at 7) at the Basilica in Mpls, and Sunday afternoon, October 21, (4 PM with a pre-concert talk at 3) at Church of the Assumption in St. Paul, both shows will be followed by a complimetary wine and cheese party, giving you a chance to meet the performers and friends of the Rose. Tickets can be ordered online at www.roseensemble.org . In addition, Student Rush tickets will be available at the door five minutes prior to the show for $8.00 to those with valid Student ID's.
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Slavic Wonders: Feasts and Saints in Ancient Moscow, Prague and Krakow Listen to music from this concert now!

A haunting and atmospheric experience of the music that resonated through these ancient cities. With soaring soprano lines, powerful harmonies and deep, sonorous textures, this concert mingles tales of folk heroes and saints with stunning 12-part motets from the Russian Orthodox tradition, magnificent double-choir works from the Polish Renaissance, and the mysterious chant of medieval Bohemia. Hailed by critics as "ethereal and captivating" with a "supernatural" vocal range and blend, The Rose Ensemble has presented this program to capacity crowds across the United States and Europe. Don't miss this showcase of the signature Rose sound before the group brings Slavic Wonders to Spain to represent the United States in an international choral competition.

Saturday, October 20, 2007, 8:00pm
Pre-concert presentation at 7:00pm
Basilica of St. Mary
88 North 17th Street, Minneapolis
Purchase Tickets ($35, $25, and $17, reserved seating)

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 4:00pm
Pre-concert presentation at 3:00pm
Church of the Assumption
51 West 7th Street, St. Paul
Purchase Tickets ($35, $25, and $17, reserved seating)
POST-CONCERT WINE & CHEESE

Join us and socialize with friends and performers at a complimentary wine and cheese reception following the show.

Wine generously provided by: The Wine Thief

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"Looking to the Future on our 30th Anniversary" is the theme for the Friends of IHRC annual meeting and dinner this year. Join us on Saturday evening, November 3.

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