"It is not the celebrated constitution, but the Indian voters themselves that have doggedly held authoritarianism at bay. Only time will tell how long they will continue," writes 2024 Dan David Prize Winner Tripurdaman Singh
Tripurdaman Singh, The Conversation UK
“These are diseases that have killed hundreds of millions of people” 2024 Dan David Prize Winner Kathryn Olivarius reminds readers of a time before vaccines, and the risks of present-day vaccine skepticism.
Jessica Glenza, The Guardian
Art historian, author and curator, 2022 Dan David Prize winner Nana Oforiatta Ayim, explores the vibrant, contemporary art scene of her home city of Accra, Ghana.
Catherine Muller, DW
2024 Dan David Prize Winner Kathryn Olivarius joins Road to Now's Bob & Ben to explain the powerful role that Yellow Fever played in shaping all aspects of life in New Orleans during the 19th century.
The Road to Now
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz reminds the world that the scars of genocide, though deep, are slowly being obscured by time, argues 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik.
Natalia Romik, Made by History
2022 Dan David Prize winner Verena Krebs, a historian of Ethiopia, believes that the British Museum’s enamel was most likely presented to an Ethiopian king or noble, who then donated it to a church or monastery to “demonstrate their power and piety”.
Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper
2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain and 10 other historians predict how President Joe Biden will be remembered. A failure or the best one-term President in history?
Keisha N. Blain, Politico
While some may dismiss the op-ed as scholarship, skeptics should recognize that it often represents the beginning, not the end, of deep scholarly engagement, writes 2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain
Keisha N. Blain, Perspectives on History
For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. 2023 Dan David Prize winner Stephanie Jones-Rogers' research found that female enslavers were ubiquitous.
Rachel L. Swarns, The New York Times
2022 Dan David Prize winner Kristina Richardson explores the history of slavery and racial capitalism outside of the Transatlantic slave trade and the importance of research on often understudied groups and histories.
Juan Chang, The Bowdoin Orient
2024 Dan David Prize winner Keisha N. Blain and co-author Amy Sommers look back at the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and hypothesize how it might inform Vice President Kamala Harris's possible presidency.
Keisha N. Blain and Amy Sommers, Foreign Policy Magazine
Nine Outstanding Historians, Archaeologists and Archivists Receive $300,000 (USD) Each as the Dan David Prize Recognizes Breakthrough Research on the Past
The Dan David Prize