Department of History

Associated Links

The Brown History Department works closely with a number of campus peers, including various centers and initiatives, departments and programs, institutes, libraries, and more. Many faculty members in history have more than one academic area of focus, allowing them to expand their reach across the University.

Centers and Initiatives

Africa initiative
Brazil Initiative
Center for the Study of the Early Modern World
Center for Middle East Studies (CMES)
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ)
Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)
Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Center for Contemporary South Asia
Cogut Center for the Humanities
John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage
Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown (NAISAB)
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women

Archives, Collections, and Libraries

The John Carter Brown Library
The John Hay Library
Brown University Library
Rhode Island Historical Society

Departments & Programs

Africana Studies
American Civilization
History of Art and Architecture
East Asian Studies
Italian Studies
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
Urban Studies Program
Program in Science and Technology Studies

Institutes

Watson Institute for International Studies
J oukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World