One of our doctoral students, Rebecca Erbelding, is profiled in an article in this week’s New Yorker (March 17, 2008) concerning her work as an archivist at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the museum’s acquisition of a newly discovered album of photographs taken at Auschwitz in 1944. The article is titled “Picturing Auschwitz” [...]
On Tuesday, March 4, the department lost a beloved former colleague, Dr. Robert T. Hawkes. Bob taught U.S. history at Mason for 37 years, retiring in 2006. He was one of the most popular teachers on campus, resulting both from his skill as an instructor and his extraordinary efforts to reach out to [...]
This year we are mourning the loss of one of our colleagues, Roy Rosenzweig. Roy was a longtime leader in our department and the founder of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. He died on October 11, 2007, after a year-long battle with lung cancer. We are greatly saddened [...]
The books just keep coming. Last week Michael Chang’s book, A Court on Horseback: Imperial Touring and the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680-1785 (Harvard University Asia Center, 2007), was released by Harvard University Press. The dust jacket and description are available, and anyone who might be interested, the front matter and introduction (PDF format) are [...]
The History & Art History Alumni Chapter invites all alumni to tour George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon! Mount Vernon has recently undergone a tremendous renovation and has a new museum and visitor’s center. The chapter will host special guest Dr. Peter Henriques, a retired Mason professor of history, and author of the recent book, George [...]
The Center for History and New Media combines cutting edge digital media with the latest and best historical scholarship to promote an inclusive and democratic understanding of the past as well as a broad historical literacy.
Founded in 1967, the Journal of Social History is one of the most often-cited historical journals in the United States and is published quarterly by the George Mason University Press.
The History and Art History Alumni Chapter of the Department of History and Art History maintains its own page. Information about alumni activities as well as contact information for the group can be found there.
The department’s art historians and historians participate in the Center for Global Education’s Study Tour Program during both the academic year and summer sessions. This summer’s study abroad experiences include the Silk Road and Egypt and Tunis, among others.