Chicago isn’t just the location of the AHA’s 126th annual meeting; it’s also the topic of numerous sessions. Attend these and connect even more with the windy city through Chicago archives, cultural institutions, and food.
Learn more about these Chicago-related sessions and tours below.
Sessions on Chicago History
- Chicago ‘68: Rethinking Local Black Activism and the Battle for Urban America
AHA Session 63
Friday, January 6 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Sheraton Ballroom IV (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
This panel challenges Chicago’s fleeting place in the history of United States politics and culture during the 1960s. - The Other Hull House Women: Female Community Building and Feminist Networking in Twentieth-Century America
Coordinating Council for Women in History Session 7
Friday, January 6 | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Grace Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown) - Multi-racial, Multi-ethnic Chicago: Social Relations in the Twentieth-Century City
AHA Session 75
Friday, January 6 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Michigan Room B (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
Made up of junior and senior scholars that focus on African American, Latino, and Irish Chicago, this panel highlights new cutting-edge work on the racial and ethnic history of Chicago. - Chicago, the Capital of Polish America
Polish American Historical Association 7
Saturday, January 7 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Arkansas Room (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers) - Catholicism in the City of the Big Shoulders
American Catholic Historical Association Session 22
Saturday, January 7 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Purdue Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown)
Tours
- Walking Tour of Historic Chicago Religious Sites
American Society of Church History Session 10
Friday, January 6 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Washington Park Room (Westin Chicago River North) - In the Shadow of Hull House: Catholic Church Architecture on Chicago’s Near West Side
American Catholic Historical Association Tour
Friday, January 6 | 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Minnesota Room (Chicago Marriott Downtown) - Tours Arranged by the Local Arrangements Committee
This post first appeared on AHA Today.
