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Congratulations to Associate Professor of History Gretchen Heefner on winning the Charles Warren Visiting Fellowship at Harvard University in addition to being named a recipient of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities 2017-2018 Outstanding Teaching Award! -
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Breaking History: a new World History Podcast created and run by the Northeastern University History Graduate Students. Episodes now streaming! -
Interested in what courses we offer? Check out our current offerings for both our undergraduate Fall semester course offerings and our Graduate Fall course offerings now available! -
January 25, 2018 was proclaimed William Fowler, Jr. Day by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in honor of Professor Emeritus William Fowler, Jr. -
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The Boston Maps Project investigates urban and social change in the city of Boston using historical maps.
Welcome to the Department of History
In summer 2015, the World History Association moved its institutional headquarters to Northeastern University’s History Department, home to one of the oldest and most successful World History Ph.D. programs in the country. The Department is pleased to enter into this partnership with the premier World History organization in the world.
History News
Professor Marty Blatt publishes blog on King Philip’s War for MASS Humanities
Professor of the Practice and Director of the Public History Program Marty Blatt has recently published a blog post for MASS Humanities entitled “King Philip’s War and the Cultural Landscape of Boston”
Assistant Professor Philip Thai interviewed for New Books Network podcast
Philip Thai, Assistant Professor of History, was recently interviewed for the New Books Network podcast about his new book “China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economics, Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842 – 1965.” now available through Columbia Press. You can listen to the podcast here
Assistant Professor Victoria Cain Gives Keynote Address at the Shanghai International Museum Forum
Victoria Cain, Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University, recently returned from Shanghai China where she gave the keynote address at the Shanghai International Museum Form. In addition to the keynote address, Professor Cain also took part in a panel focusing on Naturalists and Museum Collections with her talk entitled “Fifty Years of Searching for…
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Assistant Professor Philip Thai publishes short essay entitled “Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling”
Philip Thai, an Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University, recently published a short essay entitled “Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling” on the Columbia University Press Blog. This article ties in with Professor Thai’s recently published book on the ongoing U.S.-China trade war entitled “China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic…
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History Events
09/21/2018
Assistant Professor Philip Thai Book Talk: Trans-Asian Encounters and China’s War on Smuggling
Philip Thai, Assistant Professor of History, Northeastern University will be presenting book talk on trans-Asian encounters and China’s war on smuggling. Chair: Professor Arunabh Ghosh, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University
11/01/2018
“Beyond Bureaucracy, More than Coercion: Rethinking State Power in U.S. History”, a Faculty Works-in-Progress talk by Assistant Professor Cameron Blevins
Assistant Professor of History Cameron Blevins will be taking part in CSSH’s Faculty Works-in-Progress Colloquium on November 1st. His talk is entitled “Beyond Bureaucracy, More than Coercion: Rethinking State Power in U.S. History”
12/03/2018
Humanities Center Fellows Present “Cultures of Ability”
The Humanities Center Fellows, including Professor of History Laura Frader and Assistant Professor of History Philip Thai, will present their works on the theme of “Cultures of Ability”. Doctoral candidate in History, Bridget Keown will also present her work on the theme.
