Paul Thomas Chamberlin‘s newest book, Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II, is featured in Columbia News, where he discusses his motivation in writing an international analysis of World War II, as well as what makes his perspective distinct from...
Aaron Freedman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department, is the subject of the Center for Political Economy’s latest feature, which explores his research on how Wall Street became an economic and political powerhouse between the 1970s and 1990s. Read the full...
The New York City Latin American History Workshop, organized by Amy Chazkel, Caterina Pizzigoni, Pablo Piccato, and Latin Americanists in the NYC area, has announced its schedule for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please see the attached flyer for more...
Kim Phillips-Fein‘s article for Jewish Currents, “Lessons From La Guardia,” explores the historical lessons one can draw from the success of mayor Fiorello La Guardia against a political establishment opposed to his platform, made especially relevant...
The African History Workshop at Columbia University, sponsored by the Department of History, was started in 2017. It welcomes participants from the New York area and around the world in a hybrid format. The workshop is intended as a constructive space in which...