#MeToo in the United States and India The #MeToo Movement brought renewed attention to issues of sexual harassment and violence, especially in the workplace. This movement quickly spread across the world, from #YoTambien in Latin America to #RiceBunny in China. […]
Category: Digital History
Cuba and Algeria in Print & in Person
What do Cuba and Algeria have in common? Revolutionary Zeal. In May of 1962, two images appeared on the front page of an Algerian revolutionary newspaper. Standing at the base of a hill are a group of rebel fighters, clutching […]
Exploring World History Dissertations, Digitally
Northeastern University’s World History PhD program was founded in 1994. World History, in general, is a growing field, with only a few doctoral programs around the country. What distinguishes world history? It is merely a concern with the whole world, […]
Can France Accept Islam?
France has the largest population of Muslims in the Western World, making up an estimated 7.5% of the population. The Muslim population has been steadily growing in France since the end of the Second World War, a trend further intensified […]
Text Mining Northeastern University’s World History Dissertations
As I was exposed to more world history in class this semester, I continued to return to the same question: what separates empire history from world history? Does the ability of empire to lend itself as a bridge to world […]
