Monthly Programs

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Most months a member will give a presentation, discussing a current work in progress, the research and writing process, or an area of personal interest and expertise. A collegial Q&A ensues, and the speaker can, if they wish, ask for suggestions for improvement in case they will be giving the talk at other venues. These programs are usually held at 2:00 PM on the third Sunday of the month, except for December; exceptions can be made as necessary. A digital projector and screen are available. Another member volunteers to take notes and write a report for the newsletter, or the speaker may provide a synopsis instead.

We try to have a speaker each month, though this is not always possible. Ideally, we schedule the programs as far in advance as possible. Members who are interested in giving a talk or other program (such as a film or exhibit tour) should email president@tihs.org.

Videos of some presentations can be viewed on our YouTube Channel.

Next Monthly Program

Saturday, September 19, 10:00 am, Monthly Program via Zoom.
Adventures in Translation
A presentation by Karen Offen

Karen Offen specializes in French and comparative European history, especially French women's & gender history, and the varied histories of feminisms. Her major recent publications concern the published debates on the woman question in France from the high Middle Ages to the Third Repbulic. In this presentation, “Adventures in Translation,” she will share some wild and often funny stories about dealing with various translations of her works, beginning with a Japanese translation on which she worked in person with a Japanese scholar, translations of articles into German, Spanish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian, and in particular, the four (to date) translations of her book, European Feminisms, 1750-1950: A Political History, into French, Spanish, Croatian, and most recently into Chinese.

Karen Offen (Ph.D., Stanford) is a historian and independent scholar, affiliated since 1977 with the Institute for Research on Women at Stanford (currently called the Clayman Institute for Gender Research). She is a long-time member and supporter of the IHS.

You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues to attend.
The presentation will be recorded, and posted on YouTube. If you don’t want to be on the recording, just make sure your video is off. And please remember to mute your microphone!
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