(General/Comparative History 506; African, Asian, and Latin American History 508; European History 510; American History 512)
Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences
Website: http://history.rutgers.edu
Chair: Paul G.E. Clemens
Undergraduate Director: James P. Masschaele
Professors:
Michael P. Adas, B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Rudolph M. Bell, B.A., Queens College; Ph.D., CUNY
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
Barbara Cooper, B.A., St. John's (Maryland); M.A., Ph.D., Boston
Ziva Galili, B.A., Hebrew (Jerusalem); M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Lloyd C. Gardner Jr., B.A., Ohio Wesleyan; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin
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
Allen Howard, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Reese Jenkins, B.A., Rochester; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru; Ph.D., Cambridge
Temma Kaplan, B.A., Brandeis; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
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
Maurice D. Lee, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
James Livingston, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northern Illinois
Phyllis Mack, A.B., Barnard College; A.M., San Francisco State; Ph.D., Cornell
Matt K. Matsuda, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
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, B.A., Michigan; M.A., 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
Gary A. Rendsburg, B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., Ph.D., New York
Susan R. Schrepfer, A.B., California (Santa Barbara); A.M., Ph.D., New York
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
Kim D. Butler, B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; M.A. Howard; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Indrani Chatterjee, B.A., M.A., Delhi; Ph.D., London
Belinda Davis, B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan
Ann V. Fabian, B.A., California (Santa Cruz); M.A., Ph.D., Yale
David S. Foglesong, B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Alison Isenberg, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Jennifer M. Jones, B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Samantha Kelly, B.A., Yale; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
Seth Koven, B.A., Swarthmore; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard
Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago, B.A., Princeton; M.A., New York; Ph.D., Chicago
Norman Markowitz, A.B., CUNY (City College); A.M., Ph.D., Michigan
James P. Masschaele, B.A., Western Ontario; M.A., Ph.D., Toronto
Stephen Reinert, B.A., Western Washington; M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Donald T. Roden, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Nancy Sinkoff, B.A., Harvard; M.A., Columbia and Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Ph.D., Columbia
Camilla Townsend, B.A., Bryn Mawr College, M.A., Ph.D, Rutgers
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
Toby C. Jones, B.A., M.A., Auburn; Ph.D., Stanford
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)
Paola Tartakoff, B.A., Harvard; Ph.D, Columbia
Ellen Wu, B.A., B.S., Indiana; M.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Chicago
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 website: http://history.rutgers.edu.
