The fall 2016 University of Delaware History Workshop Series will feature lunchtime talks by a number of scholars from diverse backgrounds who will present their works in progress and current research.

The series began Sept. 6 and will continue on Tuesdays in 203 Munroe Hall, starting at 12:15 p.m. Presentations begin at 12:30 p.m. and are followed by a discussion ending promptly at 1:45 p.m.

The sessions are free and open to the public, and participants are encouraged to bring a lunch.

There will be no talks on Sept. 27, Nov. 8 or Nov. 22.

Here are the speakers and their topics:

Sept. 13, John Rumm, an alumnus who received a master’s degree in 1980 and a doctorate in 1989, Nemours Mansion and Gardens, “Rumm-inations: Impressions Gleaned from Four Decades in Museums, Public History and Heritage Management.”

Sept. 20, David Caruso, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Project, “The Life of Scientists and the Scientific Life: Using Oral History to Capture the Hidden Sides of Science.”

Oct. 4, Tyler Putman, University of Delaware doctoral student, title of talk to be announced.

Oct. 11, Katie McDade, Delaware Historical Society, “Status and Service at the Read House and Gardens: Bridging Scholarship and Interpretation to Tell More Inclusive Stories.”

Oct. 18, Karin Rosemblatt, University of Maryland, “Anthropology, Native Policies, and Inter-American Knowledge in Mexico and the United States, 1920-1950.”

Oct. 25, Hasia Diner, New York University, “On the Road: Jewish Peddlers, Global Migrations and the Creation of New Diaspora Homes.”

Nov. 1, Etienne Bensen, University of Pennsylvania, “Cattle Guards, Mirror Traps, and the Built Landscape of Human-Animal Difference.”

Nov. 15, James Alec Dun, Princeton University, “News from Saint Domingue: Stories of Haiti.”

Nov. 29, Zara Anishanslin, UD Department of History, “Devils, Cannibals, and the Ghost of General Wolfe: The Macabre and Violent in the American Revolution.”

Dec. 6, Seth Bruggeman, Temple University, title of talk to be announced.

Organizers of the 2016-17 workshop series are history graduate students Rachel Eskridge, Carrie Glenn and Erica Lome, with faculty adviser Eve Buckley, assistant professor of history.

For more information about the speakers and the talks, visit the History Workshop website.