Worlds of 1776 is a lecture series designed in partnership with the Department of History and Duke Library and coordinated by Professor Philip Stern, this project highlights global aspects of the American Revolution, the global early modern, and intersections with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Schedule:
- Thursday, September 17, 2026 — Sarah Pearsall,“How the World Made the American Revolution”
- Thursday, October 1, 2026 — Mark Peterson, “The American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History?”
- Thursday, October 15, 2026 — Karin Wulf, “Genealogy in Early America; or, Why George Washington Was a Genealogist and You Are, Too”
- Thursday, October 29, 2026 — Woody Holton, “Globalizing Liberty is Sweet”
- Thursday, November 19, 2026 — Robert Travers, “Impeachment in an Age of Revolutions, from India to America”
- Tuesday, December 1, 2026 — Keidrick Roy, “'Feudalism,’ Patriotism, and the Early Black American Enlightenment Tradition”
All of the lectures will take place in the FHI, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall (Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C105) from 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm.