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| Department chair and professor:
Hillel J. Kieval (hkieval@wustl.edu)
| Home Page: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~history/index.html
Location: 118 Busch Hall Email: history@artsci.wustl.edu Telephone: (314) 935-5450 |
The faculty in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences has expertise in most of the major time periods and geographical areas of interest: the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia. The faculty expertise includes British history, European history, American history, medical history, medieval and early-modern European history, African history, African-American history, African Diaspora, Latin America history, women's history, women's studies history, premodern Islamic history, Jewish history, American environmental and urban history, and South Asian history. Many members of the faculty offer courses in interdisciplinary programs and/or team-teach with members of other departments.
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| "Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing Our Authors" Famed novelist Joyce Carol Oates to present keynote address Dec. 3 (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/10622.html) Nov. 20, 2007 --
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| Obliterated Caves of St. Louis County in trouble (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/8779.html) Aug. 2, 2007 -- Caves are in trouble, at least in St. Louis County, Missouri, says Robert Criss, Ph.D., professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, co-author of a scholarly paper that documents, archives and describes the status of all the known 127 caves found in the 508 square mile county. |
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| From A to Z Encyclopedia of Catholicism provides 'real portrait of Catholic Church' (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9443.html) May 14, 2007 --
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| Hillel J. Kieval Chair of history and the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/772.html) Professor Kieval's work focuses on transformations in Jewish culture and society in East Central Europe (Austria-Hungary, Germany and Poland) from the Enlightenment to the Second World War; more specifically, on the effects of modernization projects, ethnic and national struggles, social conflict, ... Expertise: Jewish culture in East Central Europe, antisemitism on Jewish life, Jewish-Gentile relations, linguistic, cultural and communal affiliations among Jews, Jewish society in Bohemia, Jewish experience in Czech lands, … Direct contact: 314-935-5426 / hkieval@wustl.edu |
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| Linda Nicholson Director, Women and Gender Studies Program (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/614.html)
Expertise: feminism, gender studies, relationships, women, men, social identity Direct contact: (314) 935-7479 / lnichols@wustl.edu |
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| Peter J. Kastor Associate Professor of History in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/567.html)
Peter Kastor, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of History, with a joint appointment as associate professor of American Culture Studies, both in Arts & Sciences. His research concerns the New Republic, the frontier, American expansion in the early 19th century, the Louisiana Purchase, ... Expertise: American frontier, early Republic, cultural history, North American borderlands, Louisiana Purchase, expansion along the Lewis and Clark Trail, American foreign policy in 19th century, … Direct contact: (314) 935-7663 / pjkastor@wustl.edu |
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| Iver Bernstein Professor of History in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/520.html)
He is the author of "The New York City Draft Riots: Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War," Oxford University Press. The 1990 book is considered the definite authority on this time in American history. Bernstein was awarded the George Washington Eggleston ... Expertise: 19th-century U.S. history, Civil War, Reconstruction, American political culture Direct contact: (314) 935-5401 / icbernst@wustl.edu |
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| Howard Brick Professor of History in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/136.html)
Brick is an expert on the history of the United States since 1865, including a special focus on the history of labor, socialist and radical protest movements. His interests include U.S. intellectual, cultural, social and political history. He has written extensively about the relationship of capitalism ... Expertise: protest movements, anti-war demonstrations, 20th-century America, history of labor, socialist and radical movements, disruptive protest since the 1930s, American intellectual, … Direct contact: (314) 935-4251 / hbrick@wustl.edu |
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| St. Louis hosts events to mark anniversary of Dred Scott ruling
Associated Press State & Local Wire and 8 others March 1, 2007 -- On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court denied slave Dred Scott his freedom, a decision that helped push a nation inflamed over slavery closer to Civil War. Throughout St. Louis, events are being held to mark the 150th anniversary of the ruling in the court case that began in this city, and to foster new discussions about race and equality in America. WUSTL history and law professor David Konig comments on the legacy of the decision. WUSTL is holding a national symposium March 1-3. It aims to provide insights into American history, culture and the struggle for equality. |
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| You're no Isaac Newton
The New York Times April 25, 2004 -- Derek Hirst, chairman of the department of history in Arts & Sciences, reviews The Curious Life of Robert Hooke, The Man Who Measured London, by Lisa Jardine. Hooke is described as a rival to Newton. His pursuits included studying the planetary orbits, inventing and building scientific instruments, and pioneering work with microscopes. |
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| Did Sacagawea have a miscarriage?
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