Welcome to the Department of History
Our award-winning department offers students a rigorous program that covers a broad range of geographic and thematic areas.
Our program is global geographically, with a strength in Canadian history and US, Latin American, British, European, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian history. It makes thematic connections with strengths in early modern history, oral history, gender and sexuality, muslim studies, Hellenic studies, religion, aboriginal studies, and labour studies. (More...)
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Criminal Law in Liberal and Fascist Italy by Paul Garfinkel
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Cities Beyond Borders: Comparative and Transnational Approaches to Urban History Co-edited by Nicolas Kenny and Rebecca Madgin
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The Commentaries of Pope Pius II (1458-1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy by Emily O'Brien
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Maoism at the Grassroots: Everyday Life in China’s Era of High Socialism by Jeremy Brown & Matthew D. Johnson
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The Feel of the City: Experiences of Urban Transformation by Nicolas Kenny
DEPARTMENT NEWS
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NBFS Podcast: Alexia Yates July 13, 2017
Listen to Roxanne Panchasi's latest podcast, in which she interviews Alexia Yates about her... -
Professor Emeritus Rod Day featured by Facutly of Arts and Social Sciences June 20, 2017
A job offer brought Rod and Elaine Day to Vancouver in 1966; the growing sense of community has... -
Convocating Student Jakub Mscichowski's Exceptional Undergraduate Work Recognized by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences June 08, 2017
Jakub Mscichowski is driven by a curiosity about how people experience the world; in his research... -
NBFS Podcast: Bruno Perreau June 02, 2017
Listen to Roxanne Panchasi's latest podcast, in which she interviews Bruno Pereau about his new...