History Department Public Events
Friday, October 3, 2025
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center 210Please join us for the 2nd Annual Lux Veritatis Lecture and plan to stay for a gala reception!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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11:00 am - 3:30 pmMultiple locations
Undergraduates and friends of the humanities—save the date for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s first ever Humanities Open House! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories. More details will be added as th
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2:00 - 3:30 pmLincoln Hall Theater 702 S. Wright St, Urbana
Join us for an alumni panel at the Humanities Open House featuring history alum Christina Brodbeck (History '01).
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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4:30 - 5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, ILDrawing on her recent book, The Heartland (an NPR best book of the year), Hoganson challenges perceptions of the rural Midwest as quintessentially local prior to World War I. Her starting point is Champaign County, but the stories she has uncovered are surprisingly global in scope.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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6:00 pmHundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, ILSo, you think you can sing? Now’s your chance to get behind the mic. Sign up on arrival to sing songs performed during and inspired by Farm Aid concerts. JJ from Nowhere Karaoke is hosting this fun-filled evening. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Monday, October 13, 2025
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11:00 - 11:50 amSpurlock Museum of World Cultures, Knight Auditorium 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana
Professor Rosalyn LaPier will give a keynote talk titled "Anti-trans Policies Jeopardize Indigenous Peoples’ Rights & Religious Expression" at this year's events for Indigenous People's Day.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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5:00 pmGregory Hall 311
Join us for an info session about HIST 354 Study Abroad in Prague.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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4:30 - 6:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, ILJoin Spurlock for a lecture by Professor Pamela Riney-Kehrberg titled "The Farm Crisis and Fallout: The Rural Midwest in the 1980s and After."
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5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080)
This talk by Dr. Hilit Surowitz-Israel explores Curaçao's pivotal role at the height of its influence by examining the production and circulation of religious material culture, focusing on the significance of "the gift" within Sephardic communities across the Americas.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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4:30 pmSpurlock Auditorium
Join John Doe, co-founder of the legendary band X, for a conversation about the band’s appearance at the inaugural Farm Aid concert in Champaign in 1985.
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8:00 pmRosebowl Tavern
Join us for a special evening with John Doe, founding member of the iconic punk band X, as he takes the stage for an intimate solo performance at The Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana, IL.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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7:00 - 11:00 pm213 Gregory Hall
Join the Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta for a screening of the film JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991) followed by a discussion.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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2:00 pmUrbana Free Library, Lewis Auditorium 210 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801Join professors Rosalyn LaPier and David R. M. Beck at the Urbana Free Library to hear the fascinating stories of Native Americans living in Illinois in the early 20th century.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820