Examining the past. Documenting the present. Informing the future.

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

Department Highlights

Recent News

Manisha Sinha’s Book Named as One of Best Feminist Books of 2024

MS. Magazine has named Manisha Sinha‘s book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 as one of the top feminist books of 2024. Karla Strand, a gender and women’s studies librarian, reviews Sinha’s book as: “With this groundbreaking volume, renowned historian Manisha Sinha offers a critical reexamination of the Reconstruction era. […]

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Sergio Luzzatto Interviewed About New Book and Awarded Frulia Storia Award

In 2024, Professor Sergio Luzzatto published his book, Primo Levi e i suoi compagni. In this book, “Sergio Luzzatto returns to examine the figure of Primo Levi and reconstruct the story behind his writing, following the path that from leads the characters of Survival in Auschwitz to the real identity of his deportation companions, the European […]

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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

Professor Brendan Kane and former MA student Emmet de Barra, now a PhD student in Irish at Trinity College Dublin, recently gave a podcast interview on the Celtic Students Podcast about their work on the innovative and fun website to Learn Early Modern Irish Léamh.org. Listen in for a interesting discussion of Celtic languages, grammar games, collaborative work, and the perhaps surprising utility of the digital humanities as a tool for language revival.

Professor Brendan Kane and former MA student Emmet de Barra, now a PhD student in Irish at Trinity College Dublin, recently gave a podcast interview on the Celtic Students Podcast about their work on the innovative and fun website to Learn Early Modern Irish Léamh.org. Listen in for a interesting discussion of Celtic languages, grammar games, collaborative work, and the perhaps surprising utility of the digital humanities as a tool for language revival. ...

Summer 2025!
UConn’s Experiential Global Learning program in partnership with the UConn History Department will be offering the 3-credit study abroad course AAAS/HIST 2866, "China and the West". 

Students will be able to:

Travel to Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an, and visit world famous heritage sites such as The Great Wall of China, Terracotta warriors, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. 

Cultivate an increased understanding of Sino-Western shared history and perceptions about each other 

Strengthen critical thinking and writing skills through reading, discussions, assignments, and research

For further information, please scan the QR code for the program brochure, or go our website history.uconn.edu to find links to the brochure and the information section (December 17th at 4pm online!).

Summer 2025!
UConn’s Experiential Global Learning program in partnership with the UConn History Department will be offering the 3-credit study abroad course AAAS/HIST 2866, "China and the West".

Students will be able to:

Travel to Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an, and visit world famous heritage sites such as The Great Wall of China, Terracotta warriors, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City.

Cultivate an increased understanding of Sino-Western shared history and perceptions about each other

Strengthen critical thinking and writing skills through reading, discussions, assignments, and research

For further information, please scan the QR code for the program brochure, or go our website history.uconn.edu to find links to the brochure and the information section (December 17th at 4pm online!).
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Today at 7 pm!

At the Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Avenue

"The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic"

Today at 7 pm!

At the Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Avenue

"The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic"
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