Archive for August, 2008

Message from the Chair

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

I am privileged to be the current Chair of the History Department at Stony Brook. Our program has achieved remarkable success over the past two decades. Our faculty have compiled an exceptional record of productivity, as measured in article and book publication; moreover, the quality of that work has been exceptional as well, reflected in [...]

Upcoming conferences

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Mark your calendars for two major conferences being sponsored by the History Department in 2008-2009.
I. “The Eighteenth Century Cosmopolis: Global Cities and Citizens in the Age of Sail.”
October 23-24, 2008 at Stony Brook Manhattan
Co-sponsored with the Stony Brook Humanities Institute.
Click on this web link for more information.  Conference poster (links to PDF).
II.  “The Worlds of Lion [...]