HGSA Conference | Department of History

Interdisciplinary Graduate research Conference

Eighth Annual Conference (Spring 2025)

Revolution: Imagined Futures, Remembered Pasts

Dates: March 6th, 2025

Paper submission deadline: December 17th, 2024

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Before the modern era, the word “revolution” was often associated with the cyclical patterns of history and the regular movement of celestial bodies. Later, the word came to signify its opposite: revolution suggested that the essence of historical time could be found in novelty – a complete break with the past. Understanding the causes behind that change, the new historical processes it unleashed, and the different ways in which it has shaped culture, everyday life, and political participation is a task faced by all of those interested in social change and collective action.

Today, however, revolutions are increasingly absent from our political practices and utopian horizons. How do we conceptualize the shifting meanings of revolution and its historical legacies? What insights can new perspectives on revolutions reveal about the present?

Keynote Speaker Lecture

Revolution: History, Remembrance and Utopian Imagination

By Enzo Traverso

Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University.

HGSA Conference Schedule, March 6. Stony Brook University, Humanities 1008.

10:00-10:30: Opening and welcome.

10:30-12:00 Cold War and Revolution (Panelists: Nathan Darmiento, Thomas Maggiola, and Jeanne Ernest; Moderator: Prof. Eric Zolov)

12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00-2:00 pm: Enzo Traverso, Keynote Speaker.

2:00-3:30 pm : Anti-Colonialism and Revolution (Jack Casey, Udeepta Chakravarty, Enshirah Barakat, Changmin Lee; Moderator: Prof. Shobana Shankar)

3:30-5:00 pm : The Idea of Revolution (Luis Meiners, Alexander Hufford, Viviane Ribeiro; Moderator: Valeria Mantilla Morales)

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions and network with fellow scholars!

For more information, contact us at stonybrookhgsa@gmail.com

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