Gender, Commemoration and Nation-Making in Colonial Abeokuta (Nigeria) This lecture has been cancelled. Judith A. Byfield, originally from Jamaica, is a Professor in the Department of History at Cornell University. A member of the graduate field in Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies, Byfield focuses primarily… Continue reading »
A History Department Class of 1960 Scholars Lecture by REGINA KUNZEL Larned Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies YALE UNIVERSITY THU, OCT 14 – 5:15 PM – GRIFFIN 3 Regina Kunzel is the Larned Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and… Continue reading »
Dr. William G. Wagner, a celebrated historian of modern Russia who was an integral part of the Williams College community, including as Brown Professor of History Emeritus and former Interim President, died peacefully of natural causes on September 12, 2021, in Williamstown, Mass. He was 71. Professor Wagner was… Continue reading »
The History Department will be holding its pre-registration reception and information session on THURSDAY, MAY 13 from 7:00-8:30 PM. The evening will consist of two events. First, from 7:00 pm to roughly 7:30 pm there will be a general welcome and information session at which History Faculty will introduce themselves… Continue reading »
Registering for the History Major: Choose An Advisor Registering for the History Major: Fill Out the Forms Fall 2021 Course Offerings Spring 2022 Course Offerings Faculty On Leave / Faculty Leave Projections Important Dates Registering for… Continue reading »
Eight students in the Class of 2021 will be presenting their theses at the History Thesis Colloquium on the Zoom platform Tuesday (5/11), Wednesday (5/12), and Thursday (5/13). The event is open to all. Click on the name for more information and access to the zoom links:… Continue reading »
NPR recently broadcasted a podcast by a Williams Alum and History Major, Donna Murch ’91. Donna is currently an Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University. The Real Black Panthers… Continue reading »
Public Zoom Lecture – March 25 – 4:45 PM – Sponsored by the History Department Class of 1960 Scholars Featuring Brenna Wynn Greer, Associate Professor of History at Wellesley College. Professor Greer is a historian of race, gender, and culture in the twentieth century United States, who explores historical… Continue reading »
Please join us for a Zoom Lecture on Wednesday, April 14, at 4:15 pm featuring Prashant Kidambi. ‘Cricket is an Indian game accidentally invented by the English,’ it has famously been said. Today, the Indian cricket team is a powerful national symbol, a unifying force in a country riven… Continue reading »
Please join us (via Zoom) for a Information Session for Junior History Majors interested in writing a thesis on TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 at 7:00 PM. Topic: Thesis Info Session Time: Jan 26, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting… Continue reading »
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