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Washington History Seminar

Sponsored jointly by the National History Center and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Washington History Seminar meets each week, January to May and September to December, on Monday afternoons at 4 o’clock at the Wilson Center. It aims to facilitate understanding of contemporary affairs in light of historical knowledge of all times and all places and from a variety of perspectives. For the latest schedule, please click on Spring 2012 Schedule. For more information on past speakers, topics, and videos, please click on Washington History Seminar Schedule.

Washington History Seminar 

Washington History Seminar Spring 2020

February 21, 2020April 28, 2020 Rachel Wheatley

Our Spring seminar series is in full swing. Please check out our schedule and we look forward to seeing you

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Washington History Seminar 

5/15: Hearts, Minds, Voices: U.S. Cold War Public Diplomacy and the Formation of the Third World with Jason Parker

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Amanda Perry

The postwar emergence of the “Third World” as an intellectual concept and geopolitical community is conventionally seen either as a

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Washington History Seminar 

5/8: Winning the Third World: Sino-American Competition during the Cold War with Gregg Brazinsky

May 3, 2017 Amanda Perry

Winning the Third World: Sino-American Competition during the Cold War examines afresh the enduring rivalry between the United States and China during

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Upcoming Events

  1. Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

    March 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  2. The Fall of Reza Shah: The Abdication, Exile, and Death of Modern Iran’s Founder

    March 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  3. The Politics of Mass Violence in the Middle East

    March 22 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  4. Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America’s First Pacific Century

    March 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  5. You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers

    April 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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