Emeritus Faculty

Karl S. Bottigheimer, Early modern Europe, Britain, and Ireland.

David Burner, Political history, 20th century U.S. history

Ruth S. Cowan, History of science and technology, U.S. history.

Elizabeth Garber, History of science, European social and intellectual history.

Temma Kaplan (Women’s Studies), cultural and social movements, comparative history.

Joel T. Rosenthal Medieval history, Britain, social and family history

Fred Weinstein, History and Theory, Psychohistory, European History.

John A. Williams, South Africa, South Asia, expansion of Europe, European imperialism.

Judith Wishnia, France, women’s history, social history.

Faculty Blog

Fall 2009 Schedule: Initiative for Historical Social Sciences

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

September 30
Empire and Toleration: Some Comparative Thoughts
Karen Barkey, Department of Sociology, Columbia University
October 28
Law, Crime and Sovereignty on the Hyderabad-Bombay Frontier
Eric Lewis Beverley, Department of History, SUNY-Stony Brook
November 18
Be a Shareholder in Victory! Financial Nationalism and the American Citizen Investor in World War I
Julia Cathleen Ott, Committee on Historical Studies, The New School for Social [...]

Masten at Davis Center

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

April Masten, Associate Professor of American History at SUNY Stony Brook, has been awarded a highly competitive resident fellowship at the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University for the Spring 2008 semester.
The Davis Center was named in honor of an alumnus who provided a generous gift to ensure the continuance of [...]

Department Colloquium Series (Spring 2007)

Monday, January 15th, 2007

All presentations will be held in SBS N303.
Dr. Chris Sellers, “What was Earth Day?”
Thursday, February 9, 2007, 2:20-3:40pm
Dr. Robert Goldenberg, “When did ‘the Jews’ begin to Notice Christianity?”
Thursday, March 1, 2007, 12:50-2:10pm
Dr. April Masten
“The Challenge Dance: Mid-Nineteenth Century Migrations of Afro-Celtic Popular Culture”
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 12:50-2:10pm
Alberto Harambour
Thursday, April 12, 2007, 12:50-2:10pm