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Modern European History
The fields of study in both the early modern and late modern periods reflect the wide-ranging interests of Fordham's expanding faculty in European History. Courses cover the Renaissance through the late twentieth century.
 Areas of Concentration
Early Modern Britain and Ireland
Christopher Maginn and Susan Wabuda
Modern Great Britain and Ireland
Edward Bristow and Nancy Curtin
Early Modern and Modern France
Thierry Rigogne and Rosemary Wakeman
Early Modern and Modern Germany
David Myers and David Hamlin
Modern Russia
Bernice Rosenthal and Asif Siddiqi
The Mediterranean
Silvana Patriarca, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara and Ebru Turan
Spain and Atlantic History
Christopher Schmidt-Nowara
Thematic Fields
Thematic fields of study range from social and economic to political and cultural history, including the history of science and technology. The program has particular strengths in the history of religion, cultural and intellectual history, nationalism and national identity, urban history, and the history of gender. The History Department also has a concentration in the study of the twentieth century.
Economic History
David Hamlin
History of Gender
Nancy Curtin, Bernice Rosenthal
History of Religion
David Myers, Susan Wabuda
History of Science and Technology
Asif Siddiqi
Intellectual History
David Myers, Bernice Rosenthal
Nationalism and National Identity
Nancy Curtin, Christopher Maginn, Silvana Patriarca, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara
Social and Cultural History
Edward Bristow, David Hamlin, Christopher Maginn, Silvana Patriarca, Thierry Rigogne, Christopher Schmdit-Nowara, Asif Siddiqi, Rosemary Wakeman
Urban History
Rosemary Wakeman, Thierry Rigogne
Twentieth Century European History
Edward Bristow, David Hamlin, Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal, Asif Siddiqi, Rosemary Wakeman
Affiliated Programs
The History Department maintains close links with Fordham's interdisciplinary programs such as the Institute of Irish Studies, the Urban Studies Program, and the Women’s Studies Program. The University offers a wide range of Language and Literature courses and expertise in European politics and society to supplement graduate study in European history. Here is a sample:
19th-20th-Century French Prose, Poetry, Theater
Frederick Harris
French Gender & Cultural Studies
Catharine Randall
20th Century German Expressionism
Susan Ray
17th-20th Century Italian Literature & Film
Francesca Parmeggiani & Joseph Perricone
French Enlightenment
Andrew Clark
Spanish Literature
Rafael Lamas (Zarzuela and modern poetry)
Javie Jimenez Belmonte (medieval and Golden age)
Carey Kaasten (Spanish theater)
German Literature and Sociology
Gudrun Isaak
19th-century Russian Prose Fiction
Paul Trensky
Information on undergraduate and graduate requirement in European history can be found on the History Department home page.
Useful Links
Historical Maps of Europe
European Archival Network
European Library Resources
European National Newspapers
ClioHNet: European History
Europa: Gateway to the European Union
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