Join Northeastern University Graduate Students Bridget Keown, James Robinson, Jessica Muttitt, and Olivier Schouteden as we join Professor Rick Warner of Wabash College, and President of the World History Association. We talk about Dr. Warner‘s work in world history through food studies, as well as the work of the World History Association. Dr. Warner talks about world history methodology and research within his role as WHA President, as well as the coming WHA annual conference in Ghent. We make the big connections!
From This Episode
News Stories:
“Weary professors give up, concede that Africa is a country” By Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne
Books Discussed:
- The Rise of the West by William Hardy McNeill (1964, 2009)
- The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492 by Alfred W. Crosby (1973, 2003)
- Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Sidney W. Mintz (1985, Reprint)
- Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350 by Janet L. Abu-Lughod (1991, Reprint)
- The New World History: A Teacher’s Companion by Ross E. Dunn (1999)
Credits:
Brought to you by the Northeastern Graduate History Association
Sound editing: Beka Bryer
Producer: Dan Squizzero
Original Music by Kieran Legg
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