History
By examining the past, you understand the present and can create a better future.
Historians study humanity's past successes and failures, eras of brilliance and times of darkness, enlightened civilizations, and devastating regimes—all of which help explain the present. And with a firm understanding of what preceded us, you can shape where we are headed. A bachelor's degree in history means that you've learned which ideals, systems, and structures benefited mankind and which ones didn't, and that can ease your entry into almost any field, such as government, education, and business. Our Department of History faculty, which includes Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, will work closely with you to advise you on the myriad opportunities awaiting you.
Contact Information
Department Chairperson: Gunja SenGupta
Deputy Chairperson: Philip Napoli
Location: 1105 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5303
Fax: 718.951.4504
Office Hours
For appointments, please e-mail Professor SenGupta at sengupta@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
LAMEM Fall 2019 Colloquia
The Late Antique-Medieval-Early Modern Faculty Working Group at Brooklyn College presents their fall 2019 colloquia:
- Monday, September 16: The Faces of Cao Gui: Fact and Meaning in the Historiography of the Warring States and Former Han
- Tuesday, October 29: Christianizing Euripides or Euripidizing Christianity: The Christus Patiens
- Monday, November 4: Utter Joy: The Politics of Religious Affect from Reformation to Revolutionary England
- Tuesday, December 3: World War I, the New World Order, and the Invention of Renaissance Literature
Students and faculty are welcome.
John Hope Franklin Day
Thursday, October 24, 2019
400 Years Later: The Legacies of 1619
3:40–4:55 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
Freedom Concert
5:15–6 p.m.
Don Buchwald Theater
Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
Alumni Spotlight
Sammy Calvo '10
Majoring in history gave me the ability to spot trends and patterns that happen both in the workplace and in everyday life and to make meaning out of them. That's in essence what the study of history is. It takes the mundane—dates, statements, facts—and weaves a coherent story based on those things. Of course, on a more fundamental level, the skill to research and write about various topics has helped me tremendously in my career in law.
