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#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. #MeToo in the United States gained momentum in the context of Hollywood and the Harvey […]

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 their rifles. Dressed in mismatched fatigues and various hats, this image depicts a guerrilla revolutionary […]

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 after the end of the Algerian War for Independence in 1962. Since their arrival, the […]

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, or a focus on theories like world systems? What could a deeper analysis into Northeastern’s […]

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 history explain its frequency? Is empire actually a topic of high frequency within world history? […]