Shannon Scott Wins Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany

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 on his dissertation project, called “To Slake the Thirst of Liberty: Migration, Race, and the Transformation of Transnational Anglo-Saxonism, 1830-1890.” Jones will use the funding […]

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.

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 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 […]

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 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 society, Dr. Guerra was […]

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, […]

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 talk, “Stalin’s Red Army at War, 1939-1945” will take place at 5:30 pm in G186 McCarty Hall on the campus of the University of Florida. […]

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 March 12, 2017 at the Oxford Exchange in Tampa. Here is a brief description of what will prove to be another excellent book in the […]

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 Press. This book draws out the anxiety and resilience of the people of post-colonial Belgian Congo, using medicine as a way to join these seemingly […]

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, primary sources, and historical commentary offers a unique perspective on the debate between a Dominican Friar and the Jewish scholar Nahmanides over the Messiah as […]

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 1940, Native Son; Dr. Dale’s book uses the actual case that inspired Wright’s work as a window into the failure of the criminal justice system […]

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, 2016). In this book, Dr. Kendi explores the long historical construction of racism in American thought through the eyes of five major (and iconic) thinkers: […]

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 (“Professing against the Atomic State”. The Protestant Churches in West Germany and the Conflicts Concerning Atomic Energy (Göttingen: Wallstein, 2015) This book explores the intersection […]

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 Florida. The contributors to this volume take an interdisciplinary look at Brazil’s rise to economic prominence and the dynamic changes that have occurred as a […]

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. Milbauer Professor of History and Southern Crucible draws upon his extensive experience researching, writing, and teaching the history of the U.S. South. Oxford University Press […]

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 division offerings. You can navigate through the slideshow below to see some of our offerings and click on the thumbnail to view the larger flyer.

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 the University of North Carolina Press. Dr. Gallman interrogates the meaning of citizenship and duty during this pivotal time in American history through an analysis […]

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 with Gary Gallagher and will appear in April 2015 with the University of Georgia Press. The book presents both iconic and unfamiliar photographs from the […]

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