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 Ph.D. in History or M.A. in History. The M.A. options include a 12-month program, a 2-year program with a thesis, and a Public History M.A.
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Events
Research Seminar Series
Dr. Adam Montgomery, Independent Historian
Tweeting Tales of Life and Death: Popularizing Cemeteries as Historical Sites on Social Media
March 30 @ 12:30 pm EST
MENARG
Dr. Rachel Forrester - Jones, Professor and Director, School of Health Studies
The economic, social and cultural rights of vulnerable people in the Middle East and North Africa
April 4 from 3:30 - 5 pm EST
Professional Development Workshop
Knock your Next Presentation Out of the Park: How to Command your Audience at Meetings, Conferences, and Elsewhere!
Facilitated by Patti Hone (Transatlantic Agency, Toronto) and Professor Jonathan Vance
April 6 @ 12:30 pm EST
For further information on these events, and other upcoming events: historyrsvp@uwo.ca
