Department of History

World History Center

Read and Discuss: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Join the World History Center for an informal discussion about The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow.  

From the publisher - "A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality—and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation."

Roundtable: Digital and Spatial Approaches to the History of Slavery

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The World History Center in conjunction with the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) will host a roundtable about the digital and spatial approaches to the history of slavery featuring Keila Grinberg (University of Pittsburgh), Karl Grossner (WHC Affiliate), Ruth Mostern (University of Pittsburgh), and Daryle Williams (UC Riverside).  

Email WHC@pitt.edu for registration information

Theorizing Networks in World History

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

In history, a “network” or “web” is a vague reference to connections among humans or their institutions (J. and W. McNeill, 2003). Here, a theory for historical networks is constructed from existing theories of networks and group behavior. The presentation by Patrick Manning outlines historical network theory and interprets local and global cases in world history.

Dr. Patrick Manning is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. He served from 2008 to 2015 as founding director of the World History Center.