Current News — History

Daniel Castaneda accepted into Professors for the Future Program

Graduate student Daniel Castaneda has been accepted into the university's highly competitive Professors for the Future program!

Charles Sills receives Critical Language Fellowship

Graduate student Charles Sills has received a prestigious Critical Language Fellowship to support his study of Arabic this summer in Tangier, Morocco.

UC Davis Historians Bring Women’s Stories to National Parks

UC Davis historians have made the stories of the roles women played in shaping the landscape accessible to historians, park employees, resource centers and the general public for sites in the Pacific and Western United States, where the national parks began.

Professor Howard Chiang Shortlisted for 2022 Lammy Award

Congratulations to Professor Howard Chiang, whose book, Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific, is shortlisted for the 2022 Lammy Award in LGBTQ Studies by the Lambda Literary Foundation!

DHI Conversation with the Department of History: Russia and Ukraine

Over 500 people attended the zoom event in which Jo Andrews, David Biale, Ian Campbell, Anya Free, and Jenny Kaminer discussed the historical background of the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine, their contemporary contexts, and geopolitical implications going forward.

Professor Greg Downs Writes Op-Ed for San Francisco Chronicle

Professor Greg Downs writes about how the city can engage constructively and democratically with the country's history in their attempt at renaming schools.

Professor Stacy Fahrenthold published in the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

Professor Stacy Fahrenthold's article, "Ladies Aid as Labor History," has just been published in the November 2021 issue of the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. The article examines mutual aid organizations among Syrian immigrant women in Boston.

Professor Charles Walker awarded Nonfiction Graphic Novel Award

The Association of American Publishers awarded Professor Charles Walker and Liz Clarke the Nonfiction Graphic Novels award for their work, "Witness to the Age of Revolution: The Odyssey of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru."

Teresa Spezio Featured in Los Angeles Times Op-Ed

Teresa Spezio, a Ph.D. graduate in history from UC Davis in 2011, was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times to discuss the current oil spill at Huntington Beach.

Professor Greg Downs Featured in New York Times

Professor Downs was recently featured in the NYT discussing Donald Trump's inaccurate claim about Robert E. Lee's postwar life.

Professor Kathy Olmsted Writes Op-Ed for New York Times

Professor Olmsted writes about the upcoming California recall election and the history of the recall process in California.

Professor Greg Downs Featured in Article Discussing the Myths Surrounding Juneteenth

Check out the column by Robin Washington, who sat down with Professor Downs to discuss some of the enduring myths surrounding Juneteenth.

Check Out This Article on Professor Howard Chiang's Work in LGBTQ History

Professor Chiang was recently featured in a UCD Global Affairs article discussing his efforts to amplify LGBTQ history.

Professor Rachel Jean-Baptiste Participates in the 2022 UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development

The program is a dedicated to supporting the success and advancement of mid-career, women-identified professionals.

Professor Andres Resendez Elected to Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Andres Resendez, who is among the new members elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Professor Louis Warren Featured in PBS Documentary

Professor Warren appeared in PBS's "American Oz," a documentary about the life and career of L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz.

Professor Howard Chiang Wins Fellowship at the National Humanities Center

Congratulations to Professor Chiang, who will be working on his next book project, "A Transcultural Revolution of the Unconscious: Psychoanalysis and Chinese Culture across the Pacific."

Professor Sudipta Sen Receives Fullbright-Nehru Academic Excellence Award

Congratulations to Professor Sudipta Sen, who has received the 2020-21 Fulbright-Nehru Academic Excellence Award for research on his next book project, “The Making of Puppet Nabobs: The Reinvention of Sovereignty in Early British India”!

Professor Eric Rauchway's New Book Featured in New York Times Op-Ed

Congratulations to Professor Eric Rauchway, whose new book, "Why the New Deal Matters", features prominently in an op-ed published in today's New York Times!

Professor Ali Anooshahr Named Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Congratulations to Professor Anooshahr for winning such a competitive fellowship!

Professor Perez Melendez Receives Faculty Development Award

Congratulations to Professor José Juan Pérez Meléndez, who received the Faculty Development Award as he completes his book, "Peopling for Profit: Colonization and the Brazilian Empire, 1808-1921”!

Professor Materson named P.L.A.C.E. Scholar of the Quarter for Winter 2021

Congratulations to Professor Lisa Materson, who was named P.L.A.C.E. (Professors Leveraging A Community of Engagement) Scholar of the Quarter!

Professor Olmsted Quoted in NPR Story on Disinformation

Professor Kathy Olmsted, an expert on the history of anti-governmental conspiracy theories, was quoted in NPR's story, "Disinformation Still Swirls Concerning Legitimacy of Biden Administration"

Professor Walker Wins 2021 PROSE Award

Congratulations to Professor Charles Walker for winning the 2021 PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers for his graphic history, Witness the Age of Revolution: The Odyssey of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru!

Check Out Professor Decker's OpEd in the Washington Post

Professor Corrie Decker and Professor Elisabeth McMahon (Tulane University) discuss how ideas of American greatness across the political spectrum are rooted in a global history of anti-black racism

Professor Decker Appears on Interview with the New Books Network Podcast

Have a listen to Corrie Decker and Elisabeth McMahon (Tulane University) discuss their new book, The Idea of Development in Africa

History Graduate Students Selected as 2021 Mellon Public Scholars

The History department is proud to announce that the Davis Humanities Institute has selected two History graduate students, Brianna Tafolla Riviere and David Morales, to join the 2021 cohort of Mellon Public Scholars.