A UNC History PhD student was featured in today’s issue of The Well for the incredible work he has done fundraising for those effected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Ahmet Tarık Çaşkurlu, himself a survivor of the devastating 1999 … Read more
Congratulations to Richard Talbert on the publication of World and Hour in Roman Minds: Exploratory Essays (Oxford University Press, 2023). “World and Hour in Roman Minds: Exploratory Essays seeks to penetrate Romans’ consciousness of space and time, aspects of antiquity currently attracting … Read more
From March 15-18, UNC will host a conference with the “Universities Studying Slavery”, a group of more than 100 institutions committed to critical reexaminations of their own past with regards to enslavement in the United States. The conference, organized by … Read more
Please join us in a standing ovation for UNC PhD alumni, Dr. Marko Dumančić! Dr. Dumančić’s book, Men out of Focus, won the 2022 Svetlana Boym Best Book in Cultural Studies Award presented by AATSEEEL! You can buy his book through … Read more
UNC History Department’s Digital History Lab is very excited to announce the first episode in their new podcast, “The Past Presented.” The podcast aims to examine the tools, techniques, and technologies that historians use to study the past through interviews … Read more
Congratulations to John Sweet, whose book, The Sewing Girl’s Tale, has been selected as the Journal of the American Revolution’s 2022 Book-of-the-Year. You can find out more about Dr. Sweet’s book at his website or purchase it here. Building on this success, … Read more
Dr. John Sweet’s latest book, The Sewing Girl’s Tale, has been selected as the Journal of the American Revolution’s 2022 Book-of-the-Year. Congratulations!
Read Dr. Larres’ analysis of Ukraine and Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate peace here.
We’re very excited to be able to announce that Professor Katherine Turk has just been announced as one of the recipients of UNC’s prestigious Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Dr. Turk specializes in the histories of women, gender … Read more
On October 9, 2022, the UNC History Department celebrated the 100th birthday of Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg at the historic Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill. Watch the event’s tribute video, created by Gregory Georges, here. Born on September 28, … Read more
