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.
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"The State of Democracy"
September 23 - 25th
2:30pm to 4:30pm (EST)
The Great Hall, Somerville House, Rm 3326
Sleeping with the Ancestors: The Slave Dwelling Project
Joseph McGill Jr
September 29, 2025
11:00-12:30pm
Weldon Library Community Room, 128
Research Seminar Series
Prof. Marc Epprecht, Queen's University
Accidental Queer, with reflections on masculinity and coloniality in studies of gender and sexuality in Southern Africa
October 2, 2025
12:30pm (EST)