Research

The History Department's faculty and students conduct leading research to advance the understanding of societal interactions over time, work collaboratively to advance knowledge and connect their learning to today's pressing challenges.  

In addition to geographic and chronological foci, our faculty members have expertise in fields such as political, social, military and cultural history, with particular interest in political violence, empire, religion, law, women, gender and sexuality, labor, race and ethnicity, and intellectual history. Foci include:

• Africa - Pre-Colonial, Modern
• East Asia - Pre-Modern China, Modern China, Pre-Modern Korea, Modern Korea
• Europe - Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Modern
• Latin America - Modern, Colonial, Mexico, Caribbean
• United States - Early North America, Modern United States, Women, Religion, Native American, African American
• South Asia - Modern and Contemporary
• Thematic - Empire, Nation and Citizenship; Labor and Social Movements; Mediterranean World; Modern Atlantic; Political Violence; Intellectual History; Crime, Law and Deviance; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Religion and Society