Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

PSU History Department March 30, 2017 No comments

By Taylor Bailey :: In the epilogue of his spectacular history of American wildlife film Reel Nature, environmental historian Gregg Mitman observes: “We no longer work with animals, we predominately watch them.” Whether the act of watching animals be on film or television, at zoos or aquariums, or on the internet, Mitman’s astute conclusion makesContinue Reading Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

PSU History Department March 26, 2017 No comments

By Evan Smiley :: In 1982, The Black United Front along with other members and leaders of the black community protested the Portland School Board’s decision to place Harriet Tubman Middle School at the Boise Elementary School site. The Tubman location decision clearly exemplified institutional racism, and the demonstrations following the decisionContinue Reading The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | FBI Director James Comey & Inquiry on Russia

PSU History Department March 22, 2017 No comments

XRAY In The Morning | Tuesday — March 22nd, 2017 On Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed the agency has been investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign team. Turns out the investigation has been taking place since last July. To help us understand the impact of Comey’s statement and other assertions made during Monday’sContinue Reading Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | FBI Director James Comey & Inquiry on Russia

The 1910 St. Johns Riot

PSU History Department March 19, 2017 No comments

By Alecia Giombolini :: On March 21, 1910, a violent riot took place in the heart of St. Johns, during which two hundred local residents, including prominent members of the community, attacked the town’s East-Indian population. By the end of the day, the majority of the town’s East Indian population were forcibly placed on trainsContinue Reading The 1910 St. Johns Riot

Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university

PSU History Department March 16, 2017 No comments

By Madelyn Miller :: The “neverbuilt” is a term describing building and design projects that were never realized, or were realized but in a compromised state. My first exposure to the study of the unrealized came when I started working at the Portland State Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Archive (AECA) in June 2016, whileContinue Reading Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university

No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO

PSU History Department March 14, 2017 No comments

No, sir, I will not yield! Hosted by: Joe Uris Produced by: KBOO Program: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Air date: Tue, 03/14/2017 8:00am to 9:00am Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO Joe welcomes Portland State University History Professor David A. Horowitz to KBOO to put this whole thing in perspective. WhereContinue Reading No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO

“Big Jim” Elkins | Gangsters, Unions and Pinball

PSU History Department March 12, 2017 No comments

By Jeffrey Stone :: This week marks the birthday of one of Portland’s most notorious gangsters: James Butler “Big Jim” Elkins. Born in Texas on March 13, 1901, Jim Elkins spent the first 30 years of his life as a bootlegger and drug smuggler. In the late 1930s he moved to Oregon. FromContinue Reading “Big Jim” Elkins | Gangsters, Unions and Pinball

Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals

Beyond Footnotes March 7, 2017 No comments

In this episode, two lovely and lively women share their experience as new museum professionals at the Clackamas County Historical Society’s Museum of the Oregon Territory. Corinne Rupp graduated with her Bachelor’s in History from PSU in 2016 and is the Director of Programs. Maddie Mott will graduate in June and is the Development Coordinator.Continue Reading Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals

LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

PSU History Department March 6, 2017 No comments

Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities Lecture by Andrew Johnstone, King’s College, London WHEN: Friday, April 14, 2017 | 1pm WHERE: Portland State University Millar Library | RM 160 The growing pains for digital history have recently become impossible to ignore. As the threats of technological obsolescence and media saturation grow largerContinue Reading LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

PSU History Department March 5, 2017 No comments

By Taylor Bailey :: On March 11, 1967, the California condor was placed on the Endangered Species List. The largest flying land bird in the North America was determined to be “threatened with extinction” in the first report of its kind compiled in accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. At the time,Continue Reading Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

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