History Department

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

Professor Jean-Baptiste is among 30 participants across every UC location that will come together and cultivate a professional network that spans the entire UC system.

Read more about it here.

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

This is a huge and very well-deserved honor. Congratulations Professor Reséndez!

To read more about the Academy of Arts and Sciences, click the link here

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."

Congratulations Professor Chiang!

For more information about the National Humanities Center fellowship, click the link here.

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.

The documentary is episode 33, season 4 of the PBS documentary series "American Experience."

To learn more about the documentary, click the link here

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”!

Congratulations Professor Sen!

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!

The article discusses FDR's contributions to American democracy.

You can read the New York Times article by clicking here.

Congratulations to Professor Anooshahr for winning such a competitive fellowship!

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 José Juan Pérez Meléndez will be using the award to complete his book manuscript. Congratulations to Professor Pérez Meléndez!

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

This award recognizes faculty whose scholarship epitomizes scholarly or creative achievements that involve diverse communities with a commitment to social change. Materson was recognized for the integration of her research with her work with the Davis-Puerto Rico Initiative and National Park Service, which demonstrate “publicly engaged scholarship that seeks to create change in communities."

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 Kathy Olmsted briefly discusses how the recent trend of popular conspiracy theories is not new, but still increasingly dangerous.

Listen to NPR's story by clicking the link here.

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.

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

January 15, 2021

Professor Corrie Decker and co-author Elisabeth McMahon spend an hour discussing their new book, The Idea of Development in Africa, which came out late last year. Podcast host Elisa Prosperetti leads the interview.

Check out the podcast by clicking here.

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!

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

Decker and McMahon delve into America’s historical connections to global anti-Black racism, helping us understand white supremacy and the concept of "American greatness."

Professor Greg Downs writes for the San Francisco Chronicle, calling for "more history"

January 3, 2021

Amidst controversy and discussion surrounding a proposal to rechristen one-third of San Francisco schools, Professor Greg Downs urges for serious and engaged public debate on the legacy of historical figures. As we grapple with our troubled past, Downs calls for "more history."