Rutgers Camden History Club

Join us for our Fall Kickoff TOMORROW (September 21, 2023) during the free period from 12:45 -1:45 pm!!!

Also, check out our exciting and action-packed Fall 2023 schedule here:

History Club – Department of History History Club The Rutgers-Camden History Club is open to all members of the Rutgers-Camden community with an interest in history, including both graduate students and undergraduates, regardless of major or department affiliation. There are no requirements to join – all you have to do is show up! If...

Professor Jewell had a great time with Dr. Shushma Malik and Dr. Virginia Closs chatting about Nero with Rajan Datar for the BBC World Service show “The Forum”. You can tune in tomorrow at 10pm BST ( = 5pm EST) or listen online (also available on Spotify!) to the show shortly after it is aired on the radio.

BBC World Service - The Forum, Emperor Nero: Bad boy of Ancient Rome Historical accounts of the notorious Roman emperor skew our interpretation of his legacy

More good news in the History Department: Prof. Evan Jewell has been awarded a Rome Prize in Ancient Studies at the American Academy in Rome for 2022-23. He will live in residence at the Academy in Rome and work on his book on youth in the Roman empire during the year.

Announcing the 2022–23 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2022–23 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships.

Some good news in the Department of History! Prof. Susan Mokhberi has won the Iran World Book Award for her first book, "The Persian Mirror" (Oxford University Press)!

Professor of History Wins Prestigious Iran World Book Award : Rutgers-Camden Campus News Susan Mokhberi, associate professor of history at Rutgers University–Camden, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Iran World Book Award at the 39th Annual Iran Book of the Year Awards. Her book, The Persian Mirror: Reflections of the Safavid Empire in Early Modern France, explores how Persia shap...

Very cool news!

Black soldier who crossed Delaware with Washington will be honored in New Jersey New Jersey's Oliver Cromwell, who crossed the Delaware with George Washington and lived to nearly 100, will at long last receive a historical marker.

We're excited to announce our slate of Spring 2022 events! We hope to see you there! (Events will be held in the seminar room of 429 Cooper, unless otherwise noted in later announcements--we'll move outdoors once the weather is warmer!)

February 2, 2022 (Wednesday), 11:20 a.m-12:20 p.m. NEXT WEEK!
History Club Spring Kickoff!
Meet other students interested in History! Free food!


February 16, 2022 (Wednesday), 11:20 a.m-12:20 p.m.
History Club Quizzo #1

Answer trivia questions on all different topics. Win prizes!

March 9, 2022 (Wednesday), 11:20 a.m-12:20 p.m.
History Club Quizzo #2

April 8, 2022 (Friday), 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Trip to the Campbell Soup Archives

Learn about the history of Campbell’s and what archivists do!

April 14, 2022 (Thursday), 12:45-1:45 p.m.
Talk by Professor Kendra Boyd (RU-Camden, History)

April 20, 2022 (Wednesday), 11:20 a.m-12:20 p.m.
History Club Quizzo #3

The History Club is open to all Rutgers-Camden students, regardless of major. Please join us!

-Prof. Jewell and Prof. Kapur.

Rutgers - Camden students - consider a semester abroad in Rome! There is generous financial aid available and Rutgers is a member of the Centro. Zoom link for the info session on January 21: https://t.co/JhGXuuRaYS

ATTENTION: History Club enthusiasts!

The semester's end is rapidly approaching and we have one final event for you! Next week, on Wednesday, December 8, during free period (11:20am-12:20pm), we welcome Associate Teaching Professor Kimberlee Moran from the Department of Chemistry. She is Director of the Forensics Program and is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching this year (as well as the Chancellor's award!). In addition to running the Forensics Program, Prof. Moran is a professional archaeologist with experience excavating in many contexts, including Native American sites in New Jersey. She will be joining us to talk about:

"Excavating the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia: When History Meets Archaeology."

The event will be held in-person at the Department of History seminar room in the ground floor of 429 Cooper.

Masks will be required, as per University policy.

We hope to see you there!

The talk will cover some of the issues in this NYT article featuring Prof. Moran:

A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia (Published 2019) Remains buried in the First Baptist cemetery were believed to have been moved in 1860. But many coffins and bones were still there.

Last Friday, the History Club had a great time at the Penn Museum being led on a tour of the Near Eastern and Mediterranean collections by Professor and Curator Brian Rose (of UPenn). We had 18 students attend--lots of fun!

Excellent piece in the Washington Post today by Emerita Professor Janet Golden, offering much needed historical perspective on why anti-vaxxers have gained a larger following than they did a century ago. Short answer: the internet and the media's reticence to take an overtly negative stance towards them (outside of op-eds).

Perspective | Aaron Rodgers isn’t the first big-name Wisconsin anti-vaccine voice But the media is treating him differently than it treated Matthew Joseph Rodermund more than a century ago.

Our very own Prof. Susan Mokhberi has been interviewed for the New Books in French Studies podcast about her book, "The Persian Mirror: French Reflections of the Safavid Empire in Early Modern France" (Oxford University Press, 2019).

You can tune in here: https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-persian-mirror

New Books in French Studies features discussions with scholars of France and the Francophone world about their latest books. It is a channel on the New Books Network, a consortium of podcasts featuring publications across a wide range of fields. The podcast can also be accessed via iTunes where a free subscription option is available.

Susan Mokhberi, "The Persian Mirror: French Reflections of the… Susan Mokhberi, "The Persian Mirror: French Reflections of the Safavid Empire in Early Modern France" (Oxford UP, 2019)

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Kendra Boyd (Assistant Professor of History) for being the co-winner of the 2021 Letitia Woods Brown Article Prize for “A ‘Body of Business Makers’: The Detroit Housewives League, Black Women Entrepreneurs, and the Rise of Detroit’s African American Business Community!”
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ABWH Truth on Twitter “Congratulations, Dr. , for being the co-winner of the 2021 Letitia Woods Brown Article Prize for “A ‘Body of Business Makers’: The Detroit Housewives League, Black Women Entrepreneurs, and the Rise of Detroit’s African American Business Community!””