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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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Manisha Sinha Speaks at Congressional Dialogue Series

On September 25, Prof. Manisha Sinha visited Washington D.C., where she discussed her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920, as part of the Congressional Dialogue series. Speaking before an audience of more than two hundred Members of Congress, Prof. Sinha discussed the relevance of Reconstruction to contemporary politics, […]

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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

This Friday! 

The History Department East Asian Workshop Series presents:

“Modernization and Restoration: Re-conceptualizing Chinese Kongsi in Colonial Penang through The Seh Yeoh Kongsi Case, 1909-1917” 

 Zhengyuan Ling, Ph.D. student, Department of History.

The paper will be circulated in advance upon request. For inquiries, please contact Victor Zatsepine at victor.zatsepine@uconn.edu 

The event will take place from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge

This Friday!

The History Department East Asian Workshop Series presents:

“Modernization and Restoration: Re-conceptualizing Chinese Kongsi in Colonial Penang through The Seh Yeoh Kongsi Case, 1909-1917”

Zhengyuan Ling, Ph.D. student, Department of History.

The paper will be circulated in advance upon request. For inquiries, please contact Victor Zatsepine at victor.zatsepine@uconn.edu

The event will take place from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge
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Tomorrow be sure to check out the "Exploring Democracy- Past, Present, and Future" event! This event will explore right and democracy.

Tomorrow be sure to check out the "Exploring Democracy- Past, Present, and Future" event! This event will explore right and democracy. ...

Be sure to check out the "Historic Firsts: The 2024 Presidential Election" event tomorrow from 4-5:30 pm!

Be sure to check out the "Historic Firsts: The 2024 Presidential Election" event tomorrow from 4-5:30 pm! ...