The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library is pleased to present "Civic Participation in Cancer Alley" on Monday, September 12 at 7:00 pm. This hybrid public humanities program from scholar Thomas Belton will explore the environmental history of NJ and how citizens have shaped that history through activism and engagement.
The Longhill Township Public Library is pleased to present the program "What's the Verdict" on Wednesday, September 28 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Ian Drake, professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University, will lead attendees in considering some of the pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Union Public Library is pleased to present the program "What's the Verdict" on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Ian Drake, professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University, will lead attendees in considering some of the pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The East Brunswick Public Library is pleased to present the program "A Vote, A Voice: Women’s Suffrage and the Fight for Representation" on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 pm. Scholar Lucia McMahon, PhD will speak about the long history of women’s activism over the course of the nineteenth century, to highlight the multi-faceted mosaic of the women’s suffrage movement.
The Lawrence branch of the Mercer County Library is pleased to present “What is the Meaning of Free Speech?” on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. This virtual public humanities program from scholar Ian Drake will consider how the US Supreme Court has defined and redefined what free speech means, whether in wartime or peacetime and in many controversial contexts.
Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, Public Historian in Residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers University-Camden.
Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, Public Historian in Residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers University-Camden.
While most people know that the US government conducts a census every ten years (the last was in 2020), many people have never thought about the relationship between the census and race in the US. Scholar Karen Gaffney, PhD, will lead an instructive discussion on understanding the past and future uses of the Census through this lens.
Explore the sometimes strange progression of LGBTQ+ rights, marriage, and the law in New Jersey with NJIT historian Alison Lefkovitz during this virtual event hosted by Union Public Library.
Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, a consulting public historian specializing in disability history and access and inclusion planning for disabled people.
We’ve all heard those first three words of the preamble of the Constitution. But what does that mean? And can “We the people” mean different things at different times to different people? Join Dr. Christopher Fisher at Montville Township Public Library for an exploration of these complex historical topics.
Join NJCH program staff to learn more about "Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations," an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize a recently created “conversation” archive on the state of democracy within New Jersey and beyond. This information session will review program and eligibility guidelines, application process, and timeline, and we will leave plenty of time for Q&A.
