Historical Studies

Theoretical astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan writes in the New York Review of Books:

In the late nineteenth century, the term “computer” referred not to a machine but to a person who took measurements, graphed data, and made calculations that...

Peter Brown of the New York Review of Books reviews The Crucible of Islam by Glen Bowersock, Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies. Of the book, Brown writes, "We look into the depths of the crucible itself, to seize, in a true...

Michael Walzer, Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Science, reviews On Betrayal (Harvard University Press, 2017) by Avishai Margalit, former Professor in the School of Historical Studies. Of the book, Walzer writes, "Betrayal is the breaking...

The ancient Greeks were well acquainted with representing intense emotions . . . Love, hate, joy, sadness, fear, pity, confidence, jealousy, and hope are some of the emotions reflected in the pieces on display in “A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece...

Professor Sabine Schmidtke and Institute Trustees Lorraine Daston and Benedict Gross are among those newly elected.  Other elected members include David Hollinger, former Institute Trustee and Member (1977–78, 1999) in the School of Historical Studies. 

Christopher R. Browning, Member (1994–95) in the School of Historical Studies, examines Hitler: Ascent 1889–1939 by Volker Ullrich in relation to the current political situation in the United States, writing "in early 2017 it is impossible for an...

Yve-Alain Bois, Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, will a give a public lecture, “Matisse’s Scale: What’s with the Bamboo Stick?,” on Friday, May 5, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn...

Jacob Heilbrunn of The National Interest reviews Ernst Kantorowicz: A Life (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017) by Robert E. Lerner, former Member in the School of Historical Studies, writing "in this, the first full-length biography of...

The Institute for Advanced Study and Hill Museum & Manuscript Library are partnering to provide open access to approximately 15,000 digitized Zaydi manuscripts from Yemen and neighboring countries. The three-year project will help support and make accessible the Zaydi handwritten heritage—a heritage that is on the verge of destruction in Yemen.
 

Brill Academic Publishers launched a new journal, Shii Studies Review, in collaboration with Sabine Schmidtke, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, and Hassan Ansari, Member in the School. Brill adds the peer-reviewed journal to its...