Faculty by Field
Historians at Northwestern delve deeply into the particular circumstances that shaped the lives of the people of the past, and take great pride in conveying this particularist knowledge in their writing and instruction. At the same time, historians at Northwestern also work together to understand how those circumstances have been shaped by broader patterns, both within and across Geographic regions, and within and across Thematic interests. These groupings on this page indicate some of ways that we collaborate within the Department, plus our connections to scholars in departments and programs across Northwestern. Needless to say, our faculty also practice a wide variety of historical methods, with strengths in cultural/intellectual history, social history, ethnohistory, and economic history.
Geographic Fields
- African History
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Faculty:
Jonathon Glassman,
Sean Hanretta,
Akin Ogundiran,
David Schoenbrun,
Helen Tilley
Affiliated Programs:
- American History, Before 1900
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American History, Before 1900—Description
Faculty:
Caitlin Fitz,
Leslie M. Harris,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Doug Kiel,
Michaela Kleber,
Kate Masur,
Rose Miron ,
Susan J. Pearson
- American History, Since 1900
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American History, Since 1900—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Michael J. Allen,
Kathleen Belew,
Shana Bernstein,
Martha Biondi,
Kevin Boyle,
Geraldo L. Cadava,
Brett Gadsden,
Daniel Greene,
Leslie M. Harris,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Doug Kiel,
Ajay K. Mehrotra,
Rose Miron ,
Robert Orsi,
Jane S. Smith,
Keith Woodhouse,
Ji-Yeon Yuh
Affiliated Programs:
- Asian History
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Faculty:
Jonathan Brack,
Peter J. Carroll,
Jeff Eden,
Laura Hein,
Rajeev Kinra,
Ashish Koul,
Melissa Macauley,
Amy Stanley,
Aisha Valiulla
Affiliated Programs:
- Global History
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Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Jonathan Brack,
Deborah Cohen,
Sean Hanretta,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Rajeev Kinra,
Tessie P. Liu,
Melissa Macauley,
Joel Mokyr,
Paul Ramírez,
Amy Stanley,
Helen Tilley,
Aisha Valiulla ,
İpek K. Yosmaoğlu,
Ji-Yeon Yuh
Affiliated Programs:
- Latin American and Caribbean History
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Latin American and Caribbean History—Description
Faculty:
Lina Britto,
Paul Gillingham,
J. Michelle Molina,
Paul Ramírez
Affiliated Programs:
- Medieval and Early Modern European History
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Medieval and Early Modern European History—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Lydia Barnett,
Robin Bates,
Haley Bowen,
Jonathan Brack,
Dyan Elliott,
Emily Kadens,
Richard Kieckhefer,
Sarah Maza,
J. Michelle Molina,
Edward Muir,
Barbara Newman,
Alexandra Montero Peters,
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,
David Shyovitz,
Scott Sowerby,
Taco Terpstra
Affiliated Programs:
- Middle Eastern and North African History
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Middle Eastern and North African History—Description
Faculty:
Jonathan Brack,
Rajeev Kinra,
Henri Lauzière,
Alexandra Montero Peters,
Aisha Valiulla ,
İpek K. Yosmaoğlu
Affiliated Programs:
- Modern European History: Britain and Its Empire
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Britain and Its Empire—Description
Faculty:
Deborah Cohen,
Rajeev Kinra,
Joel Mokyr,
Kennetta Hammond Perry,
Scott Sowerby,
Holly Swenson,
Helen Tilley
Affiliated Programs:
- Modern European History: Central/Eastern Europe
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Central/Eastern Europe—Description
Faculty:
Sarah Cushman,
Jeff Eden,
Benjamin Frommer,
Daniel Greene,
Zavier Nunn,
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,
David Shyovitz,
Lauren Stokes,
İpek K. Yosmaoğlu
Affiliated Programs:
- Modern European History: France and Global Francophonie
Thematic Fields
- African Diaspora and African American History
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African Diaspora and African American History—Description
Faculty:
Martha Biondi,
Kevin Boyle,
Brett Gadsden,
Jonathon Glassman,
Sean Hanretta,
Leslie M. Harris,
Tessie P. Liu,
Kate Masur,
Akin Ogundiran,
Kennetta Hammond Perry
Affiliated Programs:
- Economic and Labor History
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Economic and Labor History—Description
Faculty:
Robin Bates,
Kevin Boyle,
Carola Frydman,
Laura Hein,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Melissa Macauley,
Ajay K. Mehrotra,
Joel Mokyr,
Holly Swenson,
Taco Terpstra
Affiliated Programs:
- Environmental History
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Environmental History—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Lydia Barnett,
Kathleen Belew,
Shana Bernstein,
Doug Kiel,
Akin Ogundiran,
David Schoenbrun,
Helen Tilley,
Aisha Valiulla ,
Keith Woodhouse
- Gender and Sexuality History
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Gender and Sexuality History—Description
Faculty:
Lydia Barnett,
Robin Bates,
Haley Bowen,
Lina Britto,
Peter J. Carroll,
Deborah Cohen,
Sarah Cushman,
Dyan Elliott,
Sean Hanretta,
Leslie M. Harris,
Michaela Kleber,
Tessie P. Liu,
Kate Masur,
Sarah Maza,
Rose Miron ,
J. Michelle Molina,
Zavier Nunn,
Akin Ogundiran,
Susan J. Pearson,
David Schoenbrun,
Amy Stanley,
Ji-Yeon Yuh
Affiliated Programs:
- Legal and Criminal History
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Legal and Criminal History—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Kevin Boyle,
Lina Britto,
Benjamin Frommer,
Paul Gillingham,
Jonathon Glassman,
Joanna Grisinger,
Emily Kadens,
Doug Kiel,
Melissa Macauley,
Kate Masur,
Sarah Maza,
Ajay K. Mehrotra,
Edward Muir,
Zavier Nunn,
Susan J. Pearson,
Scott Sowerby,
Helen Tilley
Affiliated Programs:
- Political and Policy History
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Political and Policy History—Description
Faculty:
Kathleen Belew,
Martha Biondi,
Haley Bowen,
Lina Britto,
Geraldo L. Cadava,
Caitlin Fitz,
Carola Frydman,
Brett Gadsden,
Paul Gillingham,
Laura Hein,
Doug Kiel,
Ashish Koul,
Kate Masur,
Susan J. Pearson,
Kennetta Hammond Perry,
Alexandra Montero Peters,
David Schoenbrun,
Jane S. Smith,
Keith Woodhouse
- Religious History
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Faculty:
Lydia Barnett,
Haley Bowen,
Jonathan Brack,
Deborah Cohen,
Jeff Eden,
Dyan Elliott,
Sean Hanretta,
Richard Kieckhefer,
Rajeev Kinra,
Ashish Koul,
Henri Lauzière,
J. Michelle Molina,
Edward Muir,
Barbara Newman,
Akin Ogundiran,
Robert Orsi,
Alexandra Montero Peters,
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,
Paul Ramírez,
David Schoenbrun,
David Shyovitz,
Scott Sowerby
Affiliated Programs:
- History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Lydia Barnett,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Joel Mokyr,
Zavier Nunn,
Paul Ramírez,
David Schoenbrun,
David Shyovitz,
Jane S. Smith,
Helen Tilley
Affiliated Programs:
- Urban History
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Faculty:
Shana Bernstein,
Kevin Boyle,
Peter J. Carroll,
Jeff Eden,
Jonathon Glassman,
Leslie M. Harris,
Laura Hein,
Kate Masur,
Edward Muir,
Akin Ogundiran,
Robert Orsi,
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,
Amy Stanley,
Aisha Valiulla
- War and Empire in History
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War and Empire in History—Description
Faculty:
Ken Alder,
Michael J. Allen,
Robin Bates,
Kathleen Belew,
Jonathan Brack,
Lina Britto,
Deborah Cohen,
Jeff Eden,
Caitlin Fitz,
Paul Gillingham,
Laura Hein,
Daniel Immerwahr,
Michaela Kleber,
Melissa Macauley,
Akin Ogundiran,
Alexandra Montero Peters,
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,
Scott Sowerby,
Helen Tilley,
İpek K. Yosmaoğlu,
Ji-Yeon Yuh