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 life of the city, and even within their families. They are subject to rules other people are not subject to and shoulder responsibilities other people […]
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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 many courses listed in the slideshow below–including brand new classes on China–and please have safe travels. Check in to this site from time to time […]
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 an earlier article by AHA President Mary Beth Norton entitled “Why Are You a Historian?” After a meeting with UF’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor […]
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 Sea. In announcing the award, the Pulitzer called this book: “An important environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico that brings crucial attention to Earth’s […]
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 we wish you success. If not, then we look forward to seeing you next year. No matter where you are headed, please stay in touch […]
Aaron Sheehan-Dean on the American Civil War
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 University will present: “The Birth of an Icon: How the Forbidden Fruit became an Apple.” Though we often assume Adam and Eve sinned by eating an […]
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. And you don’t even have to be a history major to apply! For more details, you can either visit our webpage link or click here to see our […]
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 of the Emory University History Department will give a talk entitled, “Searching for Atticus Finch: Harper Lee & American History.” Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is […]
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