Pandemic/Academic
September 25th, 2020
As the Fall Semester continues and October approaches, it is readily apparent that this school year – unsurprisingly – is progressing a bit diffe…
Welcome to Georgetown History
The Department of History at Georgetown University is a collegial community of undergraduate majors, graduate students, alumni, and more than 40 full-time faculty members. Our faculty is broadly international in its range of skills and interests and we are known as a leader in global, trans-regional, and comparative history; we bring equal dedication to our scholarship and our students, recognizing that the synergy between research and teaching is a source of excellence in both.
Pandemic/Academic
A spotlight on GU History Professors Amy Leonard and Kathryn Olesko and their leadership during COVID-19.
See how they’re helping keep Georgetown running.
Scandals, Scholars, Scientists: Three Books from Georgetown History
How three books from Georgetown History came to be.
A Juneteenth wake-up call – how the slave trade shaped U.S. policing
A MarketWatch interview with PhD Candidate Luke Frederick on Policing in Antebellum America
Read the whole interview.
“A just response to the D.C. Protests”
Professor Maurice Jackson reflects on the response to the 2020 protests in Washington.
Read more.
Upcoming Events in the History Department
December 7
Dissertation Defense: Jennifer O’Neal
Virtual @ 1:00 pm
Recent News
Spies and Scholars Awarded Thomas J. Wilson Prize by Harvard University Press
July 30th, 2020
Good news for GU History Professor Gregory Afinogenov’s book: Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power.
Scandals, Scholars, Scientists: Three Books from Georgetown History
July 20th, 2020
Georgetown History is proud to note that we had three faculty publications released in quick succession back in Spring: Professor Gregory Afinogenov’…
A Juneteenth wake-up call — how the slave trade shaped U.S. policing
June 20th, 2020
“America just really needs to start being honest”