(General/Comparative History 506; African, Asian, and Latin American History 508; European History 510; American History 512)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Web Site: http://history.rutgers.edu

Chairperson: Ziva Galili

Undergraduate Director: Matt K. Matsuda

Professors:

Michael P. Adas, B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin

Rudolph M. Bell, B.A., Queens College; Ph.D., CUNY

Jack Cargill, B.A., M.A., Texas; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

John W. Chambers II, B.S., Temple; M.A., San Francisco State; Ph.D., Columbia

Paul G.E. Clemens, B.S., Maryland; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Ziva Galili, B.A., Hebrew (Jerusalem); M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia

William Gillette, B.S.F.S., Georgetown; A.M., Columbia; Ph.D., Princeton

Sumit Guha, B.A., Delhi; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford

Nancy A. Hewitt, B.A., SUNY (Brockport); Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Reese Jenkins, B.A., Rochester; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru; Ph.D., Cambridge

Temma Kaplan, B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Donald R. Kelley, A.B., Harvard; M.A., Paris; Ph.D., Columbia

Steven F. Lawson, B.A., CUNY (City College); M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

T.J. Jackson Lears, B.A., Virginia; M.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., Ph.D., Yale

Suzanne Lebsock, B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia

James Livingston, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois

Phyllis Mack, A.B., Barnard College; A.M., San Francisco State; Ph.D., Cornell

Karl F. Morrison, B.A., Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell

Martin Mulsow, B.A., Free (Berlin); M.A., Ph.D., Munich

William L. O`Neill, A.B., Michigan; A.M., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Philip J. Pauly, B.A., Catholic; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

James W. Reed, B.A., Louisiana State; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard

Bonnie G. Smith, A.B., Smith College; Ph.D., Rochester

Keith Wailoo, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Mark Wasserman, A.B., Duke; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Deborah G. White, B.A., SUNY (Binghamton); M.A., Columbia; Ph.D., Illinois

Virginia Yans, B.A., Skidmore College; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)

Yael Zerubavel, B.A., Tel Aviv; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Associate Professors:

Mia Bay, B.A., Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., Yale

Alastair J. Bellany, B.A., Oxford; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Herman Bennett, B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., Ph.D., Duke

Carolyn A. Brown, B.A., Hiram College; M.I.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia

Christopher L. Brown, B.A., Yale; D.Phil, Oxford

Indrani Chatterjee, B.A., M.A., Delhi; Ph.D., London

Barbara Cooper, B.A., St. John`s (Maryland); M.A., Ph.D., Boston

Belinda Davis, B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

David S. Foglesong, B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Allen Howard, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Wisconsin

Alison Isenberg, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Jennifer M. Jones B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Norman Markowitz, A.B., CUNY (City College); A.M., Ph.D., Michigan

Luis Martinez-Fernández, B.A., M.A., Puerto Rico; Ph.D., Duke

James P. Masschaele, B.A., Western Ontario; M.A., Ph.D., Toronto

Matt K. Matsuda, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Jennifer Morgan, B.A., Oberlin; M.A., Ph.D., Duke

Stephen Reinert, B.A., Western Washington; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Donald T. Roden, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin

Susan R. Schrepfer, A.B., California (Santa Barbara); A.M., Ph.D., New York

Gail Triner, B.A., Michigan; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Columbia

Assistant Professors:

Paul Hanebrink, B.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Jochen Hellbeck, B.A., Free (Berlin); M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Samantha Kelly, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern

Dina Le Gall, B.A., Tel Aviv; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Xun Liu, B.A., Huazhong Normal (China); M.A., California (Long Beach); Ph.D., Southern California

Minkah Makalani B.A., Missouri (Columbia); M.A., Southern Illinois (Edwardsville); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Donna Murch B.A., Williams; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

The study of history provides students with a perspective on events that have shaped the contemporary world. The Department of History offers an array of two hundred course offerings and many research opportunities. The courses are designed to (1) teach the student the important skills of critical reading, logical analysis, and effective essay writing, and (2) provide the student with an understanding of the historical context in which contemporary men and women have developed.

Students should begin with introductory-level courses (100), proceed to the upper-level courses that are at the center of the history major (300), and finally to the advanced courses (400), which usually require significant research. First-year students may not take 300- or 400-level courses without departmental approval.

The history major is designed to expose students to the histories of various civilizations over time and place. However, it also affords specialization in one area, time, or theme (e.g., African history, medieval Europe, or women in history) to interested students, in consultation with departmental advisers.

For additional information, visit the department's web site.