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The Department of History produces world-class scholarship, contributes to meaningful public discourse, and educates students across all UConn campuses.

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Recent News

Manisha Sinha Awarded John W. Blassingame Award

November 5, 2024

This October, Manisha Sinha was awarded the John W. Blassingame Award for her significant contributions to the field of African American history through her esteemed scholarship, and mentorship of African American students.  The John W. Blassingame Award is awarded by the Southern Historical Association every three years. Sinha’s award was announced at the 90th annual […]

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Jeffrey Ogbar Wins GA Historical Records Advisory Council Award

November 1, 2024

This October, Jeffrey Ogbar was awarded the Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council for his book America’s Black Capital: How African-Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. The book “chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African […]

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Grace Easterly Selected as 2024-25 CWAR Institute Fellow

October 24, 2024

Grace Easterly has been selected as a 2024-2025 fellow at the Cold War Archives Research Institute. The Cold War Archives Research Institute at the Wilson Center has two objectives: “to stimulate original scholarship on the interplay between soft and hard power in the cold and hot wars between 1945 and 1991; and to demonstrate the […]

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Research and Scholarship

Our faculty are nationally-recognized scholars with expertise that covers a wide range of time periods, geographic regions, and fields of history.

Recent Faculty Publications

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Next Friday! On November 15th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, the History Department East Asian Workshop Series presents:

"Redefining Family Women: The Ecofeminist Poetics of Shu Ting and Wang Xiaoni" by Liansu Meng, an Associate Professor in the Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages.

This talk will be online, via Zoom

To request a draft of the paper, please email victor.zatsepine@uconn.edu

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Next Friday! On November 15th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, the History Department East Asian Workshop Series presents: "Redefining Family Women: The Ecofeminist Poetics of Shu Ting and Wang Xiaoni" by Liansu Meng, an Associate Professor in the Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages. This talk will be online, via Zoom To request a draft of the paper, please email victor.zatsepine@uconn.edu

Next Friday! On November 15th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, the History Department East Asian Workshop Series presents:

"Redefining Family Women: The Ecofeminist Poetics of Shu Ting and Wang Xiaoni" by Liansu Meng, an Associate Professor in the Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages.

This talk will be online, via Zoom

To request a draft of the paper, please email victor.zatsepine@uconn.edu ...

This October, Professor Manisha Sinha (@profmsinha) was awarded the John W. Blassingame award by the Southern Historical Association for her significant contributions to the field of African American history.

Congratulations to Professor Sinha on this impressive achievement!

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This October, Professor Manisha Sinha (@profmsinha) was awarded the John W. Blassingame award by the Southern Historical Association for her significant contributions to the field of African American history. Congratulations to Professor Sinha on this impressive achievement!

This October, Professor Manisha Sinha (@profmsinha) was awarded the John W. Blassingame award by the Southern Historical Association for her significant contributions to the field of African American history.

Congratulations to Professor Sinha on this impressive achievement! ...

Today! Professor Manisha Sinha will be presenting her talk, "Lafayette in the Abolitionist Imagination."

The event will begin at 6:30 pm, with the talk starting at 7 pm.

Please register in advance as space is limited!

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Today! Professor Manisha Sinha will be presenting her talk, "Lafayette in the Abolitionist Imagination." The event will begin at 6:30 pm, with the talk starting at 7 pm. Please register in advance as space is limited!

Today! Professor Manisha Sinha will be presenting her talk, "Lafayette in the Abolitionist Imagination."

The event will begin at 6:30 pm, with the talk starting at 7 pm.

Please register in advance as space is limited! ...