The AHA 2019 annual meeting will include a set of late-breaking sessions, submitted shortly before the meeting, to allow historians to respond to current events or recent controversies within the discipline. Encompassing a wide range of perspectives, these panels show the relevance of history and historical thinking to public culture and policy. Add late-breaking sessions to your meeting agenda via our Late-Breaking Sessions schedule track in the AHA19 app.

2019 Late Breaking Session Lineup

A Church in Crisis: Catholic Sex Abuse in Historical Context
Thursday, January 3, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Continental C, Hilton Chicago (Lobby Level)

"Nunca Mais?" Reflections on the 2018 Brazilian Presidential Election
Friday, January 4, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Adams Room, Palmer House Hilton (Sixth Floor)

Archives Burning: The Fire at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro and Beyond
Friday, January 4, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Continental C, Hilton Chicago (Lobby Level)

Federal Agency Records: Who Decides What Is Kept?
Saturday, January 5, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Adams Room, Palmer House Hilton (Sixth Floor)

Rapid Response History: Native American Identities, Racial Slurs, and Elizabeth Warren
Saturday, January 5, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Adams Room, Palmer House Hilton (Sixth Floor)

Removing Silent Sam: History, Memory, and Activism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sunday, January 6, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Continental C, Hilton Chicago (Lobby Level)