The department’s research, public outreach, and teaching is global and integrative, and its award-winning faculty members are acclaimed scholars who excel in the classroom.
Department of History
History at Brown
The Brown History Department is a community of scholars and students committed to the rigorous study of humanity’s vast and diverse past.
History at Brown
The Brown History Department is a community of scholars and students committed to the rigorous study of humanity’s vast and diverse past.
Academics
Undergraduate
Our history courses teach undergraduate students how societies and cultures across the world change over time. Concentrators learn to write and think critically, and to understand issues from a variety of perspectives.
Graduate
The Department of History at Brown trains graduate students in a wide range of fields, methodologies, and regions of the globe.
Recent News
Inspired by his scholarship and teaching at Brown, Seth Rockman uncovered an unknown facet of pre-Civil War history that he detailed in an acclaimed book.
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News from the Department of History
Seth Rockman Wins 2025 Philip Taft Labor History Prize
Seth Rockman's latest book, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery (University of Chicago Press, 2024) has been named winner of the 2025 Philip Taft Labor History Prize.
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Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Department of History
Brown University
Box N
79 Brown Street
Providence, RI
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