Department of History

Montagu James works on 20th century political and cultural history, focusing on the relationship between politics, religion, and the arts in Central and Eastern Europe. He holds a B.A. in History from Princeton University and an MPhil in Modern European History from the University of Cambridge. His undergraduate thesis examined the political role of Polish classical music in the early communist period and his master’s dissertation studied the effects of interwar Polish and Italian nationalism on Catholic human rights discourse.