The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies

06/04/2020

This week, we're seeing history happening before our very eyes. At SASS, we've spent the last few days listening and learning how to better live up to our mission statement: presenting all the history we should know, but maybe don't yet.

Here are a few places where people are doing just that:
>> The podcast Black History in Two Minutes
>> Free Yale class!!! https://oyc.yale.edu/african-american-studies/afam-162
>> A thread of documentaries that talk about black history, the black lives matter movement and protests https://twitter.com/starkdanys/status/1267341394156285952
>> Black History on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blackhistory/
>> The Association of Black Women Historians https://twitter.com/ABWHTruth

SASS will also be donating our past event's profits to supporting the Association of Black Women Historians, who have provided a network and recognition for women of African descent who are historians or students of history for the last 40 years.

Love to our NYC family and those elsewhere, let's keep fighting the good fight.

(Photo from the Library of Congress showing the silent protest parade in New York against the East St. Louis riots, 1917)

04/28/2020

We're not usually ones to follow trends, preferring the time-honored tradition at reflecting back after a few years pass. But given the current state of things, we're considering joining in on the hot new craze, the big Zoom fad.

Would anyone be interested if we held an online SASS session?

03/13/2020

Hey y'all - the New-York Historical has canceled or postponed all programs through the end of April to help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.

All of those who have purchased a ticket to that event will receive an email from N-YHS regarding refunds, and we hope to reschedule our program at a future date.

02/16/2020

SASS Presenters/Presentation Slides

01/26/2020

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies

01/07/2020

New-York Historical Society | Nightclub at the Museum: Roaring '20s

Just in time to abandon your Dry January plans...

We have discount tickets to the New York Historical Society's Nightclub at the Museum! $20 ticket includes an open bar and live music from Dandy Wellington & His Band.

January 18th, 7 - 10pm.

To redeem discount, click "purchase tickets" and enter code RT5.

https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/roaring-20s-dance-party

10/21/2019

Ticket Giveaway for tonight's event!
When: Tonight, October 21st at 7pm
Where: Caveat, LES
To enter: Join SASS FB Group, Comment on this post & tag a friend. We'll notify the winner at 3pm today!

10/10/2019

ArchaeoMadness: Famous Archaeologists Edition - Archaeological Institute of America

Finally, a bracket game for those of us who don't even know which sportsball team Steph Curry plays for:

https://www.archaeological.org/programs/public/archaeologyday/archaeomadness/?fbclid=IwAR0BfiH26teEtun7vSB6XjgWaQDJNnkJ8VjdqEXS8_199tMjUq5YqD7uEHo

ArchaeoMadness: Famous Archaeologists Edition on the AIA website

10/01/2019

Meet an October Speaker: Colin Dickey!

https://getsaucedatsass.tumblr.com/post/188065932757/meet-an-october-speaker-colin-dickey

Colin Dickey is the author of three books of nonfiction, most recently Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. His next book, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our...

09/23/2019

Meet an October Speaker: Bethany Gingrich!

Come see Bethany speak about the history of Halloween Costumes & Fancy Dress at our October SASS event!

https://getsaucedatsass.tumblr.com/post/187902182252/meet-an-october-speaker-bethany-gingrich

Bethany Gingrich Is a Fashion and Dress Historian based in NYC. She received her MA from FIT and is currently a Collections Management Assistant at the Costume Institute at The Met. She remains...

07/15/2019

Meet a July Speaker: Becky Sandler!

https://getsaucedatsass.tumblr.com/post/184938549862/meet-a-july-speaker-becky-sandler

Come hear Becky speak about 'Manhattan's Worst Deals' this Wednesday!

Becky Sandler is a 3rd generation Costco member and deals connoisseur. She works in Operations at Spotify by day, but has spent many evenings speaking at SASS - most recently on the history of scams.

07/08/2019

Meet a July Speaker: Hannah Frishberg

Meet Hannah Frishberg, who'll be teaching us the History of Manhattan Newspapers at our July 17th event!

https://getsaucedatsass.tumblr.com/post/184938559352/meet-a-july-speaker-hannah-frishberg

Hannah Frishberg is a 4th generation Brooklynite and a Features Reporter at The New York Post. She was previously the Editor-in-Chief of Brokelyn and has had words appear in the Columbia Journalism...

07/02/2019

Best "This Day in History " post ever via The Victorian Society in America:

Today in Victorian History: July 2, 1843 - An alligator falls from sky during a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina.

06/24/2019

Tonight at Caveat: Masters of Social Gastronomy: The Secrets of FAKE MEAT! Be there, or continue to be confused about what's in an impossible burger.

06/19/2019

SASS is very pleased to announce that we'll be at Caveat in the LES on July 17th, muckraking up some old-timey dirt with a night of Manhattan History lectures. Come join us at our first event in awhile, and our first event ever in Manhattan!

Get details and tickets here - https://www.caveat.nyc/event/society-for-the-advancement-of-social-studies-7-17-2019

05/13/2019

On the Philosophy of Marriage

Friend of SASS, Prof. Skye Cleary lecturing in BK "On the Philosophy of Marriage" this Wednesday!

https://www.thinkolio.org/olios/marriage/?fbclid=IwAR12bPkc8U2Zi1qhbQTPe5jrQGpxMeYF4ve1Id7ApGS7n4XXktJSV2niEnw

“Marry or don't marry, you will regret it either way,” Soren Kierkegaard once wrote pseudonymously. Was he right? Why do people marry? Should they? In marriage, people promise ‘till death do them part, but can marriage make love stay? Or is it actually the fastest way to cure lovers? Is marria...

05/06/2019

BROOKLYN - Documentary/Travelouge of 1949 Brooklyn NY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4-sdgN8KfQ

Some vintage advice on how to spend a lovely spring day in BK.

16mm film, simply titled "BROOKLYN" It is a documentary and travelogue of 1949 Brooklyn

02/14/2019

At the next Art History Happy Hour, get a crash course in feminist art history with Alice Neel of Guerrilla Girls and others, sip drinks, and win fabulous feminist prizes! More details and RSVP here: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/art_history_happy_hour_march_2019/

07/23/2018

Summer Friday in Long Island with Blue Point Brewing and Atlas Obscura

Take a summer Friday to join friends of SASS Mark Roberts and Larissa Hayden for talks about salty sailors and sea history onboard a seaside shanty bus that takes you to amazing locations all around LI.

$32 gets you 5 hours of brews, a raw bar, a sunset dinner, unusual access tours to an oyster hatchery and an under-construction brewery, and one awesome party!

Skip out of the city for an exceptional summer Friday spent exploring Great South Bay’s oysters and sipping beers at Blue Point’s old and new breweries.

05/04/2018

The Complete Guide to America's Sexiest (And Totally Real) Presidential Nicknames

Have a sexy, sassy weekend!

On the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, AKA the Great Emancipator, Honest Abe, The Liberator, etc., we couldn't help but notice how...

07/09/2017

“The Five Stages of Inebriation“ as captured in these hilarious 19th-century portraits by Charles Percy Pickering

FYI

The Five Stages of Inebriation is a set of photographs that illustrate the effects of drunkenness in five stages, the slow transformation from sobriety to

07/07/2017

'History of Burlesque' Lecture Cabaret

✨A very SASS-y sweeps!✨ Enter here to win a pair of tickets to 'History of Burlesque' Lecture Cabaret on Sunday. Take your history down with a drink, and a show! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S-HM87LXughOOShgXAcFGeIaiiUnAopXJhRpV1ndaT0/

Take a fascinatingly risqué journey through time at this immersive lecture and multi-act burlesque show.

06/30/2017

Happy Summer Break, students! We're currently on holiday, so there are no SASS meetings scheduled for the summer. Check back in later this year, or sign up to our mailing list for more updates.

04/21/2017

Jump Start Obscura Day With NYC Trivia at the City Reliquary

Test your NYC knowledge with city-specific trivia, free coffee and beer!

Get going on Obscura Day with New York City trivia, surrounded with the treasures of the City Reliquary’s collections, and topped off with coffee and beers.

04/20/2017

Art History Happy Hour at the Brooklyn Museum is April 27th at 7pm, celebrating #NastyWomen with free lectures, wine/beer, and prizes!

04/14/2017

The Great Subway Race of 1967

50 years ago, an MIT student worked out how beat an NYC record and find the fastest way to ride the entire subway system. Learn more on 4/21! #NYCgoals

THE GREAT SUBWAY RACE OF 1967 Fifty years ago this month an M.I.T. computer whiz kid named Peter Samson and a group of his schoolmates attempted one of the most audacious stunts in the history of the New York City subway system – but almost no one knows about it. Until now. On Friday, April 21, Mic...

03/15/2017

Here Is Your Chance to Be a Historian Totally Devoted to American Girl Dolls

Of utmost importance

American Girl is hiring a researcher. This means that you—yes, you—could be responsible for researching period appropriate snacks and historically accurate sample prints for Felicity’s stays. This is what you spent your entire childhood training for. This is your moment. Go go go!

03/13/2017

UPDATE - SASS IS CANCELLED TODAY DUE TO SUPER DUPER GROSS WEATHER

12/04/2016

When did the middle finger become offensive? - BBC News

The history of giving "the finger" - which has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2400 years!

A US television network has apologised after a pop star showed her middle finger during the Super Bowl halftime show. When did the gesture become offensive?

11/04/2016

Make America drink again! Your guide to election viewing parties around Brooklyn

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It’s almost over!

10/21/2016

Photos from Art History Happy Hour, an outpost of The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies at the Brooklyn Museum!

Photos from Art History Happy Hour, an outpost of The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies at the Brooklyn Museum!

10/07/2016

Photos from Art History Happy Hour, an outpost of The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies at the Brooklyn Museum!

Photos from Art History Happy Hour, an outpost of The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies at the Brooklyn Museum!

10/04/2016

Veeptopus - Every single VP w/ an octopus on his head

Pre-reading for tonight's VP debate

Portraits of every United States vice president with an octopus on his head.

08/09/2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Unusual Jobs of Famous Writers — Electric Literature

Some extra reading for tonight event... what did writers do BEFORE they were badass novelists?

Unplag created an infographic reminding all the aspiring novelists out there that they might have to work some odd jobs (fun or terrible) before they hit o…

07/27/2016

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