About Us

The History Department studies the past to prepare historically informed global citizens for the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our faculty and students produce historical knowledge and interpretations that reveal how and why the past matters.

We have several areas of research focus in history: Canadian, Digital, Environmental/ Science/Medicine, Gender/Women, Indigenous, International/Global, Public History, Social/Cultural, and War/Conflict. Several of our faculty have cross-appointments to other departments or programs.

In geographic terms, we teach undergraduate and graduate courses on Canada, the United States, Europe, East Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Our department supports an undergraduate program in International Relations, in conjunction with the Department of Political Science, and we run an undergraduate program in American Studies. Our graduate students earn a PhD in History or MA in History. The MA options include a 12-month program, and a Public History field.

           

News and Updates

Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health

Article by Mitchell Hammond, Assistant Professor of History, Western University. 

‘Packaging Fun’: London professor hoping to take documentary on O Pee Chee Factory to film festivals in 2026

Michael Dove, a professor at Western University, is working on a documentary about the O Pee Chee Factory in London, Ont.

The Vatican returns sacred artifacts held for a century to their Indigenous owners

Cody Groat, Assistant Professor of History and Indigenous Studies told CNN that, “it’s highly contestable that this was the meaningful ‘gifting’ of items”.

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