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FORDHAM
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY |
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History Faculty Thematic Fields Affiliated Faculty The graduate program in American history is committed to providing rigorous and broad training in a collegial atmosphere. Its faculty works closely with students to foster a supportive learning environment. Fordham’s faculty has expertise in all periods of American history, from the colonial era to very recent times, and in a wide range of thematic subfields, including race, ethnicity, and immigration; gender and sexuality; intellectual and cultural history; diplomatic history; political history; urban history and New York City; legal history; and social and labor history. Many members of the department employ an interdisciplinary perspective, weaving theoretical insights with concrete historical evidence. The program is also enriched by close cooperation with affiliated faculty in other departments at Fordham. Graduate students in history at Fordham take advantage of the extensive resources that New York City has to offer. Fordham’s graduate school is part of the New York City Doctoral Consortium that allows PhD students to take classes in affiliated institutions. The many New York libraries and the rich archival resources in the region offer students many opportunities for research in primary sources. Fordham itself makes available to its students a large number of electronic databases of primary and secondary sources, and partially supports graduate students’ travel to professional conferences.We offer both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in American history. Our doctoral students are trained in specific subfields as well as in the broad field of American history. By their second or third year of Ph.D. work, after taking a pedagogy seminar, some students are able to assume sole responsibility for teaching a section of the introductory undergraduate course in United States history. Our M.A. graduates have gone on to careers in a variety of fields, including high-school teaching, law, business, museum and archival work, law enforcement, creative writing, publishing, politics, and newspaper journalism. We encourage all of our graduate students to apply for external fellowships, to give scholarly conference papers, and to publish some of their research before completing their degree. In addition, we train interested students in documentary editing, with internships at Early America Studies and encourage students to take part in the Bronx African American History Project and in Crossroads of Revolution to Cradle of Reform: Litchfield Connecticut 1751-1833. Doron Ben-Atar: Revolutionary and early-national United States; early American foreign policy; sexuality; psychohistory. Elaine Crane: Colonial and revolutionary America; gender roles in America. Paul Cimbala: Civil War era; 19th-century American South. Barry Goldberg: Late 19th and 20th century social history; labor; race and ethnicity. Robert Himmelberg: 20th century political and economic history. Michael Latham: American foreign relations; 20th-century America; intellectual history. Mark Naison: African-American history; 20th century social and labor history. Brian Purnell: Civil rights movement; urban history. Ivette Rivera-Giusti: U.S. Latina/o history; labor; gender; immigration and ethnicity; Hispanic Caribbean. Christopher Schmidt-Nowara: Spanish Southwest; slavery; colonialism; Atlantic world. Daniel Soyer: Immigration and ethnicity; urban history; New York City; Jewish history. Kirstin Swinth: Gilded Age and Progressive Era; cultural and women's history; visual culture; the American West. Irma Watkins-Owens: African-American history; ethnic history; women of color.
Thematic Fields: Thematic fields of study allow students to explore in depth an aspect of American history through the rich and diverse perspectives of different members of the faculty. The program has particular strength in the history of race and ethnicity, New York City, gender and sexuality, intellectual/cultural, diplomatic, and the history of American politics. Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality: Intellectual and Cultural History Diplomatic History Political History Urban History/History of New York City Legal History Social and Labor History Affiliated Faculty Students enrolled in our graduate program in United States history may take relevant classes with the following affiliated faculty: Lenny Cassuto (English) Ed Cahill (English) Thomas DeLuca (Political Science) Maria Farland (English) James T. Fisher (Theology) Mark Massa (Theology) Tom Shelley (Theology) Modified, October 24, 2007 2:47 PM , Any questions about the History webpage can be sent to aacosta@fordham.edu. |