News

September 4, 2019
Congratulations! Contemporary Literature’s editors have selected Albert Laguna’s  essay, “Edgardo Vega Yunqué and the Comedy of Race,” volume 59, number 3 as the winner...
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August 30, 2019
 “Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography,” a team project that included our colleague Laura Wexler and our former colleague Leigh Raiford. The Closing Workshop...
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July 10, 2019
David William Blight, newly named as the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies, is a renowned historian who is considered one of...
June 24, 2019
Hazel V. Carby retired at the end of spring 2019 term, capping a 30-year career as a scholar and mentor to her students at Yale University.  Yale News paid tribute to...
June 19, 2019
Matt Jacobson ‘s documentary, A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation, has received the  prestigious Gold Telly Award which honors excellence in...
Diversion
April 24, 2019
Professor Albert Laguna’s book, Diversión: Play and Popular Culture in Cuban America, has earned Honorable Mention from the Latino Studies Section of the Latin American...
Alexander Zhang
April 18, 2019
Alexander Zhang received a fellowship to support work towards a PhD/JD in History and Law at Yale University. His scholarship will bridge constitutional law with ethnic...