An Evening with Dr. Ned Blackhawk

Join us on November 20th as Dr. Ned Blackhawk presents the Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History, discussing his acclaimed book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, which recently won the National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Dr. Blackhawk is the author and co-editor of four books in Native American and Indigenous history, including Violence over the Land: Indians and Empires in the early American West. His articles and review essays have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, American Quarterly, The American Historical Review,  Ethnohistory,  Reviews in American History, and The American Indian Culture and Research Journal, among others.

Moderating this lecture will be Dr. Jack Tchen, a historian, curator, writer, and dumpster diver dedicated to anti-racist, anti-colonialist democratic participatory storytelling. Tchen's work focuses on opening up archives, museums, organizations, and classroom spaces to the stories and realities of those who have been excluded and deemed “unfit” in master narratives.

The  Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lectures in Urban History invites leading observers from disciplines including history, sociology, the arts, and architecture to examine New York City's ongoing evolution. Past speakers include authors Qian Julie Wang, Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart, Colson Whitehead, Dr. Jill Jonnes, and John Turturro.  


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