Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in Shaping Japanese America (New York University Press) examines the role marriage played in the lives of Japanese women during periods of racial exclusion in the United State
The History department welcomes a new Lecturer. Sangita Gita is a historian of South Asia, whose research focuses on colonialism and decolonization in the region, with particular interests in the histories of women, gender, and sexuality in colonial Bengal.
The History department welcomes a new tenure track colleague, Jeannette Estruth, who specializes in American History, with a particular emphasis on the Silicon Valley.
What history teaches us about the difference between the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections.
Updates from Naomi Andrews, Nancy Unger, Sonia Gomez, Harry Odamtten, Amy Randall, and Matthew Specter
Max Silveiri, Sarah Cohen, Rosie Huang, Payton Stewart, and Patrick Gammon reflect on their experiences with the SCU History Department.
Updates from Mateo Carrillo, Sonia Gomez, Marwan Hanania, Harry Odamtten, Amy Randall, Nancy Unger, and Gregory Wigmore
Class of 1967
Updates from Naomi Andrews, Michael Brillman, Mateo Carrillo, Meg Gudgeirsson, Sonia Gomez, Matthew Newsom Kerr, Amy Randall, Matthew Specter, Nancy Unger, Gregory Wigmore
Naomi Andrews awarded the Dr. David E. Logothetti Teaching Award
During his time at SCU, Wohl studied political science, history, and philosophy, finding different ways to connect these three interests.
SCU’s “Historical Perspectives” has won the nation’s top undergraduate history journal prize two years in a row. Is a third win around the corner?
Updates from Nancy Unger, Mateo Carrillo, Sonia Gomez, and Meg Gudgeirsson
Updates from Mateo Carrillo, Naomi Andrews, Marwan Hanania, Matthew Specter, Matthew Newsom Kerr, Nancy Unger, and Michael Brillman/Meg Gudgeirsson
The History Department mourns the loss of Tim O’Keefe, a much-beloved faculty member. We were heartened, however, by the flood of condolence notes that came to the office and were forwarded to the (very grateful) O’Keefe family.
Some of Professor Meg Gudgeirrson’s immense popularity with our students stems from her willingness to incorporate social media and other non-traditional forms of communication into her classes. Students in her class on the Cold War created memes, reviewed them, and placed them in the context of the course material.
The History Department was well represented when SCU inaugurated Julie Sullivan, our first lay person, and first woman, on October 7, 2022.
Class of 1972
Updates from Matthew Newsom Kerr, Michael Brillman, Matthew Specter, and Nancy Unger
