History as traditionally practiced has often given short shrift to aspects of life that for most people are among the most significant—the personal, the intimate, and the affective—as well as the spaces where such emotive states are often experienced, be they the kitchen, the convent, the waiting room, or the nursery.  Our four panelists will contribute to the project of pushing “Against History” by drawing on their rich research into diverse aspects of interiority and in-betweenness to demonstrate that such research is not just possible but necessary for a more complete, complex, and nuanced understanding of the past.

Panelists:

• Hayley R. Bowman (Postdoctoral Fellow, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan)
• Victoria Langland (Associate Professor, History and Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Michigan)
• Helmut Puff (Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Collegiate Professor of History and Germanic Languages, University of Michigan)
• Jessica Kenyatta Walker (Assistant Professor, American Culture, University of Michigan)
• Christian de Pee, moderator (Professor, History, University of Michigan)

This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.