The Department of History and American Studies and its faculty offer courses of study that lead to two majors, History and American Studies. In their study, students gain a rigorous preparation in research and writing, a strong set of skills necessary to analyzing and communicating ideas clearly and effectively, as well as training in digital fluencies for a twentieth century world. The Department is large enough to offer a wide range of courses, but small enough that students work directly with their professors. Both majors encourage the acquisition of a broad knowledge of history, curiosity about one’s place in time and space, and the ability to formulate ideas and arguments. To find out more about the department, visit the History and American Studies webpage.
Submissions from 2022
Food Access, Identity, and Taste in Two Rural Cuban Communities, Krystyn R. Moon, Jennifer Rhode Ward, Jose Vazquez Rodriquez, and Jorge Foyo
Submissions from 2021
The World’s Largest Airline: How Aeroflot Learned to Stop Worrying and Became a Corporation, Steven E. Harris
La Picadora: A Case Study in Cuban Agroecotourism, Krystyn R. Moon, Jennifer Rhode Ward, Jose Vazquez Rodriquez, and Jorge Foyo
Submissions from 2018
A Legacy of River Protection and Restoration in the Rappahannock, Jason R. Sellers
Submissions from 2017
Native Sovereignty, from History to Standing Rock, Jason R. Sellers
Submissions from 2015
History, Memory, and the Indian Struggle for Autonomy in the Seventeenth-Century Hudson Valley, Jason R. Sellers
Submissions from 2014
A Brief History of Public Health in Alexandria and Alexandria's Health Department, Krystyn R. Moon
Submissions from 2012
‘‘Ticketed Through’’ The Commodification of Travel in the Nineteenth Century, Will Mackintosh
Submissions from 2010
Two Lessons in Modernism: What the Architectural Review and America’s Mass Media Taught Soviet Architects about the West, Steven E. Harris
Submissions from 2009
Chinese Propaganda Posters (Case Study), Susan Fernsebner