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Prospective Areas and Advisors

The information on this page will assist you in filling out the Department of History Online Form (ApplyYourself)

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Information about Areas

Possible General Areas:

Africa Asia: South Europe: Medieval Middle East
Ancient Comparative Early Modern Europe: Modern US: Early
Asia: East Europe: Early Modern Latin America US: Modern

 

Possible Thematic Areas:

Africa-American Family/Childhood Politics/Political Culture
American Indian Gender/Sexuality Popular Culture
Asian-American Historical Memory Race/Ethnicity
Atlantic World Intellectual Religion
Business Jewish Science/Medicine
Colonialism/Imperialism Labor/Work Social
Cultural Legal/Constitutional Social Movements
Demography Material Culture Urban
Economic Migration/Immigration Visual Culture
Education Military Women
Environmental Nationalism/National Identity  

 

Information about Advisors

Faculty members hold different Graduate School appointments within the Department of History and their ability to serve as an advisor or co-advisor is affected by this appointment. When selecting a potential advisor, please consult the first list (Possible Advisors). If there is more than one faculty member who fits your interest, you may include one more potential advisor on your application from the Advisor or Co-advisor list.

Possible Advisors:

These faculty members have a Senior Member Graduate School appointment in the History Department and are able to serve as sole advisors or co-advisor with another faculty member from either list. For more information on faculty members, please visit: http://www.hist.umn.edu/people/index.html

Bachrach, Bernard Lee, Erika Pohlandt-McCormick, Helena
Bashiri, Iraj Lorcin, Patricia Reyerson, Kathryn
Casale, Giancarlo Lower, Michael T Ruggles, Steven
Chambers, Sarah Mathieu, Saje Schroeter, Daniel
Chang, David May, Elaine Tyler Shank, JB
Clark, Anna Maynes, Mary Jo Schroeter, Daniel
Cohen, Gary McNamara, Patrick J Shank, JB
Deutsch, Tracey Maynes, Mary Jo Skaria, Ajay
Fischer, Kristen' McNamara, Patrick J Stavrou, Thoefanis
Gabaccia, Donna Murphy, Kevin Waltner, Ann
Green, George Norling, Lisa Wang, Liping
Isaacman, Allen O'Brien-Kehoe, Jean Weitz, Eric
Isett, Christopher Phillips Jr, William Welke, Barbara Young
Karras, Ruth Mazo Pilcher, Jeffrey Wolfe, Thomas
Kunzel, Regina  

 

Possible Co-advisors:

These faculty members do not have an appointment which allows them to be sole advisors. For more information on faculty members, please visit: http://www.hist.umn.edu/people/index.html

Department of History Faculty

Gallia, Andrew Hakim, Carol
Lee, Mai Na Lindquist, Malinda

 

Affiliated Faculty Members

Akcam, Taner Choy, Catherine Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory
Alexander, Jennifer  Colfman, Victoria Matar, Nabil
Asher, Catherine von Dassow, Eva McLean, Stuart
Asher, Frederick Eyler, John Noble, David
Atkins, Keletso Gallanis, Thomas Stamm, Michael
Blumenthal, Susanna Hinding, Andrea Stone, Paul
Child, Brenda Jones, Susan  

 

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1130 Heller Hall
271 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-5840
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