In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower popularized the phrase “military-industrial complex,” summing up the complicated relationship between government and private industry dominating the United States during the Cold War era. But just how did this relationship come to be? Rutgers–Camden professor Kate Epstein explores the origins of this merger between the state […]
The Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts (RCCA) will host an engaging lecture explaining how modern United States warfare depends upon technology and consumerism, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23. Kate Epstein, an assistant professor of history at Rutgers–Camden, will present the lecture, titled “Consuming War,” drawing on the exhibition, “(re)collecting, (re)constructing,” currently featured […]
Wayne Glasker, an associate professor of history at Rutgers–Camden, will present the second installment in a free documentary film series titled “Freedom, Equality, Democracy: Looking Back, Moving Forward” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. Glasker will discuss the 90-minute documentary, “Slavery by Another Name,” during this public lecture and screening at the Cherry Hill Public […]
Although medicine and religion often intersect when people cope with illness or death, religious faith receives little attention from medical historians. A Rutgers–Camden scholar says that’s a mistake. “One of our jobs is to try and understand the patient experience, or the family experience, at death,” says Janet Golden, a professor of history at Rutgers–Camden. […]
Wayne Glasker, an associate professor of history at Rutgers–Camden, will lead a free documentary film series titled “Freedom, Equality, Democracy: Looking Back, Moving Forward.” He will discuss the first film, titled “The Abolitionists,” on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences, located at 307 High Street […]
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