Prof. Steven Noll on Craig Patrick’s Money, Power, and Politics about “Florida’s Boondoggle”
Prof. Steven Noll was featured on the Fox 13 Tampa Bay show Money, Power, and Politics in an episode about the Cross Florida Canal, “Florida’s Boondoggle.”
Jack Davis Receives Florida House Distinguished Author Award
Distinguish Professor Jack Davis was named Florida House Distinguished Author at the 50th-anniversary dinner at the University of Florida on April 18, 2024. He wrote, “What makes the award personally […]
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Daniel Fernández Guevara wins dissertation prize
Congratulations to PhD alum Daniel Fernández Guevara, whose dissertation, “Comrades and Internationalists: Forging Identity and Cuban Solidarity with the other Spain, 1902-1961,” won the best dissertation prize of the Cuban […]
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Prof. Max Deardorff’s A Tale of Two Granada’s Wins Book Prize
Assistant Professor Max Deardorff’s book A Tale of Two Granadas: Custom, Community, and Citizenship in the Spanish Empire, 1568–1668 (Cambridge, 2023) won the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies annual book […]
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Congratulations to Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Marcus Chatfield, and Licinio Miranda!
Three graduate students won research awards at UF in fall 2023. Mosunmola Ogunmolaji (Nancy Hunt, supervisor) won a Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) award from the UF International Center […]
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Congratulations to Rothman and Tedder Fellows Tyler Cline and Jeffrey Jones!
PhD candidates Tyler Cline and Jeffrey Jones won Rothman and Tedder fellowships, respectively, from the Center for the Humanities in the Public Sphere. Cline will use the funding toward research […]
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Congratulations to Prof. Sandy F. Chang, winner of a 2023-24 ACLS Fellowship!
The Department of History is proud to announce that Prof. Sandy F. Chang has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship […]
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Marianne Quijano Named Research Fellow at Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Department PhD candidate Marianne Quijano will use the fellowship to work on her project “A Primordial Whiteness: Science, Religion, and Race in Twentieth-Century Panama.” Read more at this link: https://www.chstm.org/profile/marianne-quijano. […]
PhD Students Kristen Miller and Thomas Miller Awarded UF Travel Funding
Kristen Miller received a Richard J. Milbauer Fund Travel Award and a Center for European Studies Graduate Travel Award to conduct pre-dissertation research in England and Scotland in summer 2022 […]
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History Faculty Seth Bernstein and Anton Matytsin Awarded Tenure
Department faculty Seth Bernstein (Soviet and Eastern Europe) and Anton Matytsin (Early Modern Europe) were awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor for the upcoming academic year. Congratulations Dr. Bernstein […]
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UF History PhD Candidate Lisa Krause about the Mirabal Sisters and Dominican Revolutionary History on TED-Ed
The talk has over one million views from March 2021 to June 2022.
Congratulations to Rhodes Scholar Aimee Clesi!
History and Philosophy double major Aimee Clesi will head to Oxford next year on a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She will pursue a master’s degree in criminology and criminal justice. Congratulations Aimee! […]
Historical Writing (& Practice) Since Black Lives Matter
A roundtable with four historians from the University of Florida, including Bill Link, David Canton, Lillian Guerra and James Gerien-Chen.
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Fall 2020 – Gender & Crime Group Projects
Congrats to the students in Dr. Gallman’s class for these creative projects! Historians who study gender in 19th Century America turn to a wealth of primary sources. Students in AMH3931 […]
Dr. Noll Has a Visitor
Steve Noll’s AMH 2010 class had a visit yesterday… We’re glad you enjoyed the class @PresidentFuchs!
Reuben Miller on Mass Incarceration and the Supervised Society
Upon release, incarcerated people are greeted by more than 48,000 laws, policies and administrative sanctions that limit their participation in the labor and housing markets, in the culture and civic […]
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Back to School!
Whether you arrive in Gainesville by plane, automobile, or a good old-fashioned donkey, the History Department welcomes you back for the 2018-19 academic year. Be sure to check out our […]
Why Did You Become a Historian?
Dr. Lily Guerra provides a compelling answer to this question in the most recent edition of the American Historical Association’s Perspectives. Dr. Guerra responds to an earlier article by AHA President […]
Jack Davis Wins Pulitzer Prize for History
We are thrilled to share the news that UF History’s Jack Davis has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book The Gulf: The History of an American […]
The Dog Days of the Academic Year?
The History Department wishes all its undergraduate and graduate students good luck as they embark on these final days of the 2017-18 academic year. If you are graduating, congratulations and […]
The Birth of an Icon
Please join us for a public lecture on Thursday, 15 March, 2018 4:00 pm at the History Department conference room in 5 Keene-Flint Hall, as Professor Azzan Yadin-Israel of Rutgers […]
Considering the History Honors Program?
For UF undergrads interested in doing a Senior Thesis on a historical subject, consider the History Honors Program. It might not be the School of Athens, but it’s pretty close. […]
Gary and Eleanor Simons Lecture–Joseph Crespino on Atticus Finch
The History Department is proud to announce that this year’s Gary and Eleanor Simons Lecture will be on Thursday, 22 March 2018 at 5:30 in Smathers 100. Dr. Joseph Crespino […]
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Pippa Holloway on Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida
Professor Pippa Holloway from Middle Tennessee State University will give a talk in this year’s Milbauer Lecture series on the history of felon disenfranchisement in Florida on Thursday, 22 February […]
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17th Carter Conference from UF’s Center for African Studies
UF’s Center for African Studies is devoting its 17th Carter Conference to creating a critical public forum about new methods and politics in curation and text-image studies. Emphasizing juxtapositions, sequences, montage, […]
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Don’t Be Late! Application Deadlines for History Majors
We can’t advise you on your taxes, but if you’re planning on applying for the University Scholars Program, the History Honors Program, or any of the other awards and fellowships […]
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Alexander Grass Endowed Lecture on the Sephardic Diaspora
The History Department is pleased to announce a public talk by Dr. Jonathan Ray entitled “Merchants, Mystics, and Secret Jews: Sephardic Identities in the Age of Discovery,” in the lecture […]
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Heather Vrana’s New Book on Student Activism in Latin America
Dr. Heather Vrana, a recent addition to UF’s History Department, has published her first book with the University of California Press entitled, This City Belongs to You: A History of Student Activism […]
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The Richmond F. Brown Graduate Student Fund
The History Department is proud to announce the Richmond F. Brown Graduate Fund. Dr. Brown, the Center for Latin American Studies’ former Associate Director for Academic Programs and an affiliate […]
Jack Davis Wins 2017 Kirkus Prize
The History Department is proud to recognize that Dr. Jack Davis has won the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction for his book, The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea. Here […]
Pozzetta Lecture on Bicycle Racing in South Africa
The History Department is pleased to announce it’s first Pozzetta Lecture of the 2017-18 academic year. On Wednesday, 18 October 2017 at 3 p.m., Dr. Todd Leedy of UF’s Center […]
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Labor History Prize in Honor of Dr. Robert Zieger
The Southern Labor Studies Association is currently accepting submissions for the Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies. SLSA awards the Zieger Prize at the biennial Southern Labor Studies […]
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Honoring a Legend in Florida History
This April, the History Department was sad to learn of the passing of our former colleague, Dr. Michael Gannon. In recognition of his long career and his many contributions to the […]
Dr. Heather Vrana Joins UF History
The History Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Vrana, formerly of Southern Connecticut State University, as an assistant professor beginning in Fall 2017. Dr. Vrana received her Ph.D from […]
Why Did You Become a Historian?
Dr. Lily Guerra (pictured here as a youngster) provides a compelling answer to this question in the most recent edition of the American Historical Association’s Perspectives. Dr. Guerra responds to […]
Jack Davis Wins Pulitzer Prize for History
We are thrilled to share the news that UF History’s Jack Davis has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book The Gulf: The History of an American […]
Don't Be an Impoverished Intellectual!
Interested in writing a senior thesis? Applying for money to do research this summer? Come to one of the information sessions this week! On Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16 […]
Simons Lecture: Alexander Hill on Stalin's Army
The Department of History is proud to announce the Gary and Eleanor G. Simons Lecture for 2017, which will feature Dr. Alexander Hill of the University of Calgary. Dr. Hill’s […]
Jack Davis’ New Book on the Gulf of Mexico
History Professor Jack Davis will publish his long awaited book, The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea in March 2017 with W.W. Norton. The official launch will be on […]
Speaker Series on Empire, Religion, & Ethnicity in Europe and Beyond
A new speaker series will feature new and cutting-edge work of historians working on questions relating to ‘multicultural Europe’ in earlier historic moments. The History Department is a co-sponsor of […]
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Nancy Hunt's New Book on Violence and Medicine in Colonial Congo
The History Department congratulates our new colleague, Dr. Nancy Rose Hunt, on the publication of her book entitled, A Nervous State: Violence, Remedies, and Reverie in Colonial Congo with Duke University […]
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Nina Caputo's New Graphic History on Medieval Religion
The History Department congratulates Dr. Nina Caputo on her new graphic history, published with Oxford University Press, entitled Debating Truth: The Barcelona Disputation of 1263. This creative blend of art, […]
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Elizabeth Dale’s New Book on Police Torture in Chicago
The History Department congratulates Elizabeth Dale on the publication of her new book, Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871-1971. We’ve all heard of Richard Wright’s famous novel from […]
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Ibram Kendi’s New Book on Racism in America
The History Department is proud to announce the publication of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s new book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Nation Books, […]
Michael Schuering's New Book on West German Churches and Environmentalism
Congrats to Dr. Michael Schuering on the publication of his new book entitled, “Bekennen gegen den Atomstaat“. Die evangelischen Kirchen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Konflikte um die Atomenergie […]
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Jeffrey Needell's Book on Brazil's Rise
The History Department is proud to promote Dr. Jeffrey Needell’s new edited collection entitled Emergent Brazil: Key Perspectives on a New Global Power, published this year by the University Press of […]
William Link's New History of the American South
The History Department is very proud to announce the publication of Dr. William Link’s new book entitled Southern Crucible: The Making of an American Region. Dr. Link is the Richard J. […]
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Slideshow of History's Spring 2016 Courses
The History Department is always proud to offer a diverse range of courses for both our seasoned majors and newcomers–all are welcome and there are no prerequisites for these upper […]
Matt Gallman's New Book on Popular Culture in the American Civil War
The History Department is proud to announce the publication of Dr. J. Matthew Gallman’s book, Defining Duty in the Civil War: Personal Choice, Popular Culture, and the Union Home Front with […]
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Matt Gallman's New Book on Civil War Photography
The History Department is proud to announce the impending publication of Dr. J. Matthew Gallman’s new book, Lens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War, which he co-edited […]
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Luise White’s New Book on Sovereignty
Congrats to Dr. Luise White, who is publishing her new book, Unpopular Sovereignty: Rhodesian Independence and African Decolonization, with the University of Chicago Press. White challenges the traditional narrative that describes […]
Pozzetta Lecture: Michelle Campos on Jerusalem's History in the Digital Age
The History Department is pleased to announce the first of the 2014-15 George E. Pozzetta Lectures. Dr. Michelle Campos, Associate Professor of History, will present on “Urban History in the […]
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History Major Receives "Best Paper" Award
UF History major Jackson Loop (’14) has just been named the winner of the “Best Qualitative Research Paper” from The Center for Undergraduate Research at the University of Florida. His paper, entitled “The Astor Place […]