Category: Lectures

From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden

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From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden

From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden Presented by Kira Lesley and Harry A. Landers Free and open to the public Monday, September 25, 2017 7PM – 9PM Free Family-friendly Researchers Teachers McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 Get Directions Marking its centennial thisContinue Reading From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden

Chia Yin Hsu | Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State

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Chia Yin Hsu | Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State

On April 13th, 2017, Professors Chia Yin Hsu and Cassio de Oliveira delivered the lecture “Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State.” The run-up to and aftermath of the election has been marked by accusations of Russian meddling and interference in the electoral process. These two lectures aimed toContinue Reading Chia Yin Hsu | Russian Involvement in the Election: Kompromat, Ideology, and the Role of the State

Marc Rodriquez | Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History

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Marc Rodriquez | Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History

  On March 9th, 2017, Professor Marc Rodriquez, Managing Editor of Pacific Historical Review delivered the lecture, “Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History”—a discussion on Latino politics in the past 50 years with an emphasis on Latinos and Latinas as an increasingly important “swing” vote population—as part of the Provost’s LectureContinue Reading Marc Rodriquez | Latinos and the Future of American Politics: Some Reflections from History

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

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

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