Faculty by Themes

Cultural/Intellectual History

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Devaney, Thomas C.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences

Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

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Lenoe, Matthew E.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Graduate Career Advisor

Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

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Pedersen, Jean

  • Professor of History
    Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music

Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines

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Rubin, Joan S.

  • Dexter Perkins Professor in History
    Professor of History

Interests: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Cultural and Intellectual History; The History of the Book

Laura Ackerman Smoller Headshot

Smoller, Laura Ackerman

  • Professor of History

Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy

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Environmental History

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Ball, Molly

  • History Lecturer

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Interests: Brazilian History; Latin American History; Economic History; Immigration History

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Jarvis, Michael J.

  • Professor of History
  • Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project

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Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Elias Mandala Headshot

Mandala, Elias C.

  • Professor of History

Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Morris Pierce Headshot

Pierce, Morris

  • Adjunct Professor of History

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Interests: Early Modern Europe; History of Technology

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Global Perspectives

Thomas Devaney Headshot

Devaney, Thomas C.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences

Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

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Jarvis, Michael J.

  • Professor of History
  • Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project

Website

Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Matthew Lenoe Headshot

Lenoe, Matthew E.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Graduate Career Advisor

Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Elias Mandala Headshot

Mandala, Elias C.

  • Professor of History

Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Jean Pedersen Headshot

Pedersen, Jean

  • Professor of History
    Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music

Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines

Pablo Sierra Silva Headshot

Sierra Silva, Pablo M.

  • Associate Professor of History

Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American and Atlantic History

Laura Ackerman Smoller Headshot

Smoller, Laura Ackerman

  • Professor of History

Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Europe; Medieval Christianity; Early Science and Medicine; History of Astrology and Prophecy

Stewart Weaver Headshot

Weaver, Stewart A.

  • Professor of History

Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History

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Political History

Matthew Lenoe Headshot

Lenoe, Matthew E.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Graduate Career Advisor

Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

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Weaver, Stewart A.

  • Professor of History

Interests: Modern British History; Himalayan History; Environmental History

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Social History

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Jarvis, Michael J.

  • Professor of History
  • Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project

Website

Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

Matthew Lenoe Headshot

Lenoe, Matthew E.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Graduate Career Advisor

Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Elias Mandala Headshot

Mandala, Elias C.

  • Professor of History

Interests: Southern Africa since the 19th Century; Social History

Pablo Sierra Silva Headshot

Sierra Silva, Pablo M.

  • Associate Professor of History

Interests: African Diaspora, Latin American and Atlantic History

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War and Revolution

Thomas Devaney Headshot

Devaney, Thomas C.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences

Interests: Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe; History of emotions; History of the senses; Urban History; Interfaith Relations; Popular culture

Matthew Lenoe Headshot

Lenoe, Matthew E.

  • Associate Professor of History
  • Graduate Career Advisor

Interests: Russian and Soviet History; Stalinist Culture and Politics; History of Mass Media; Soviet Soldiers in World War II; Russia in East Asia; Leninism in World History

Jean Pedersen Headshot

Pedersen, Jean

  • Professor of History
    Professor of Humanities, Eastman School of Music

Interests: Modern European History; French History; Feminist Theory, Women's History, and Gender Studies; Philosophy of Science; Sociology of Knowledge; History of Academic Disciplines

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Maritime History

Michael Jarvis Headshot

Jarvis, Michael J.

  • Professor of History
  • Director of the Digital Elmina Project; Director of Smiths Island Archaeology Project

Website

Interests: Public History and Museum Studies; Early American and Atlantic History 1450-1850 (Transnational); Material Culture and Historical Archaeology (Transnational); Digital History

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