Department of History

http://history.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Faculty as of January 15, 2023

CHAIR

Megan Armstrong

DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

John C. Weaver/B.A. (Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D. (Duke)

PROFESSORS

Megan Armstrong/B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Kenneth Cruikshank/B.A. (Carleton), M.A., Ph.D. (York)
Juanita De Barros/B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (York)
J. Michael Gauvreau/B.A. (Laurentian), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Stephen Heathorn/B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Bonny Ibhawoh/B.A. (Bendel), M.A. (Ibadan), Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Ian McKay/B.A. (Dalhousie), M.A. (Warwick), Ph.D. (Dalhousie), L.R. Wilson Professor in Canadian History
Alison McQueen/B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
Pamela Swett/A.B. (Bryn Mawr), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)
Ingrid Waldron/B.A. (McGill), M.A. (University of London), Ph.D. (Toronto), Hope Chair in Peace and Health

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Karen Balcom/B.A. (Carleton), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Rutgers)
Allan Downey/B.A. (Mercyhurst University), MA, PhD (Wilfrid Laurier)
Michael Egan/B.A., M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Washington State)
Martin Horn/B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Tracy McDonald/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jaeyoon Song/B.A., M.A. (Korea), Ph.D. (Harvard)
Stephen Streeter/B.S. (Bates), M.A. (SUNY-Stonybrook), M.A. (California-Riverside), Ph.D. (Connecticut)

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Andrew Bone/(Bertrand Russell Editorial Project), B.A. (Birmingham), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Max Dagenais/ B.A. (Concordia), M.A., Ph.D. (Ottawa)
Myron Groover/M.A. (Aberdeen), M.A.S., M.L.I.S. (British Columbia)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

David Goutor/(Labour Studies) B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Mat Savelli/(Health, Aging, and Society), B.A (McMaster), M.Sc. (Oxford), D.Phil. (Oxford)

For students who entered a History program as of 2019-2020, the Department has defined two course lists that define areas of study. Course Lists A and B apply to Level II-III courses.

Historical experiences are vast and varied across time periods, nations and identity groups. The Department of History recommends that students take courses that reflect the diverse experiences of different peoples in various time periods and geographical locations. As part of the Truth and Reconciliation process in Canada, the department also strongly recommends that students take courses that focus in whole or in part on the experiences of Indigenous peoples.

Students should consult the Program Notes for their specific program to determine the requirements regarding these course lists:

Course List A: Canada

• HISTORY 2SH3 - Canadian Sport History  
• HISTORY 2T03 - Survey of Canadian History, Beginnings to 1885  
• HISTORY 2TT3 - Survey of Canadian History, 1885 to the Present  
• HISTORY 2V03 - Re-Making History  
• HISTORY 3AR3 - Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1804   
• HISTORY 3CG3 - Canadians in a Global Age, 1914 to the Present  
• HISTORY 3CW3
• HISTORY 3HQ3 - History of Quebec  
• HISTORY 3N03 - Poverty, Privilege and Protest in Canadian History  
• HISTORY 3ST3 - Street Life in Canada  
• HISTORY 3W03 - Women in Canada and the U.S. to 1920  
• HISTORY 3WW3 - Women in Canada and the U.S. from 1920    

Course List B: Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Brazil, Eur-Asia

• HISTORY 2A03 - Modern Middle Eastern Societies  
• HISTORY 2CS3 - The History of Slavery in the Americas   
• HISTORY 2EN3 - The Post-Slavery Caribbean   
• HISTORY 2G03 - Modern Latin America Since 1820  
• HISTORY 2GW3 - A History of Global War  
• HISTORY 2HH3 - Pirates, Pilgrims and the Enslaved in the Mediterranean, 1450-1750   
• HISTORY 2IC3
• HISTORY 2J03 - Africa up to 1800  
• HISTORY 2JJ3 - Africa since 1800  
• HISTORY 2MC3 - Modern China  
• HISTORY 2Q03 - Imperial Russia  
• HISTORY 2QQ3 - The Soviet Union  
• HISTORY 3AR3 - Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1804  
• HISTORY 3EC3 - Chinese Intellectual Traditions  
• HISTORY 3GH3 
• HISTORY 3JR3 - Justice and Reparations in the Post-slavery World  
• HISTORY 3KK3 - The Vietnam War  
• HISTORY 3RU3 - Early Modern Russia  

For students in program prior to 2019-2020, the Department has defined six course lists that define areas of study. Course Lists 1 to 4 apply to Level II courses, and Course Lists 5 and 6 apply to Level III courses. Students should consult the Program Notes for their specific program to determine the requirements regarding these course lists:

Course List 1: Europe (Including Britain)

• CLASSICS 2HA3
• CLASSICS 2HB3
• CLASSICS 2HC3
• CLASSICS 2HD3
• CLASSICS 2K03
• CLASSICS 2LA3 
• CLASSICS 2LB3  
• CLASSICS 2LC3 
• CLASSICS 2LD3  
• CLASSICS 2LW3
• GKROMST 2HA3 - Athens and Sparta: Democracy, Oligarchy, and War  
• GKROMST 2HB3 - From Alexander to Cleopatra: Cosmopolis and Empire  
• GKROMST 2HC3 - Caesar and the Rise of Autocracy  
• GKROMST 2HD3 - Nero, Decadence, and the End of a Dynasty  
• GKROMST 2K03 - The Society of Greece and Rome  
• GKROMST 2LW3 - Ancient Law  
• HISTORY 2CC3 - The Medieval World 400-1050  
• HISTORY 2DD3 - The Medieval World 1050-1400  
• HISTORY 2DF3 - Art and Revolutions in France, 1789-1914  
• HISTORY 2F03
• HISTORY 2HH3 - Pirates, Pilgrims and the Enslaved in the Mediterranean, 1450-1750  
• HISTORY 2H03 - Tudor and Stuart Britain, 1485-1714  
• HISTORY 2II3 - Modern Germany  
• HISTORY 2KK3 - History of Capitalism  
• HISTORY 2MM3
• HISTORY 2NN3 
• HISTORY 2Q03 - Imperial Russia  
• HISTORY 2QQ3 - The Soviet Union  
• HISTORY 2SS3 - Liberty, Empire and Industry: Britain, 1688-1867  
• HISTORY 2ST3 - Empire, War, Welfare State: Britain, 1867-2020  

Course List 2: Asia, Africa, Middle East

• HISTORY 2A03 - Modern Middle Eastern Societies  
• HISTORY 2BI3
• HISTORY 2HH3 - Pirates, Pilgrims and the Enslaved in the Mediterranean, 1450-1750  
• HISTORY 2IC3 
• HISTORY 2J03 - Africa up to 1800  
• HISTORY 2JJ3 - Africa since 1800  
• HISTORY 2MC3 - Modern China  

Course List 3: The Americas

• HISTORY 2CS3 - The History of Slavery in the Americas  
• HISTORY 2EN3 - The Post-Slavery Caribbean  
• HISTORY 2G03 - Modern Latin America Since 1820  
• HISTORY 2IS3 - Historical Roots of Current Social and Political Crises in the United States  
• HISTORY 2PP3 - Making History  
• HISTORY 2R03 - U.S. History to the Civil War  
• HISTORY 2RR3 - U.S. History Since the Civil War  
• HISTORY 2SH3 - Canadian Sport History  
• HISTORY 2T03 - Survey of Canadian History, Beginnings to 1885  
• HISTORY 2TT3 - Survey of Canadian History, 1885 to the Present  
• HISTORY 2UV3 - American Foreign Relations since 1898  
• HISTORY 2V03 - Re-Making History  

Course List 4: Global History

• HISTORY 2CH3 - Introduction to Critical Heritage Studies   
• HISTORY 2EE3 - Science and Technology in World History
• HISTORY 2GW3 - A History of Global War    
• HISTORY 2KK3 - History of Capitalism  
• HISTORY 2NS3
• HISTORY 2S03 
• HISTORY 2U03
• HISTORY 2UU3
• HISTORY 2X03 
• HISTORY 2XX3 - Age of Terror: History of Terrorism in the Modern World  
• HISTORY 2Y03 

Course List 5: Advanced Courses in Europe (Including Britain and the Americas)

• ARTHIST 3JA3
• CLASSICS 3EE3
• CLASSICS 3HH3
• CLASSICS 3M03
• CLASSICS 3MA3
• CLASSICS 3X03
• GKROMST 3EE3 - The Greek Historians  
• GKROMST 3HH3 - Roman Slavery  
• GKROMST 3M03 - Greek Intellectual Revolution  
• GKROMST 3X03 - Roman Religion  
• HISTORY 3AR3 - Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1804  
• HISTORY 3CG3 - Canadians in a Global Age, 1914 to the Present  
• HISTORY 3CH3 - Catastrophic History: Natural & Technological Disasters  
• HISTORY 3CW3
• HISTORY 3D03
• HISTORY 3DF3 - Art and Politics in Second Empire France  
• HISTORY 3FF3 - Nazi Germany  
• HISTORY 3G03
• HISTORY 3GH3  
• HISTORY 3H03 - Italian Renaissance, 1300-1600  
• HISTORY 3HH3
• HISTORY 3HP3
• HISTORY 3HQ3 - History of Quebec  
• HISTORY 3I03 - The International Relations of the European Powers, 1870-1945  
• HISTORY 3J03 - The United States in the 1960s  
• HISTORY 3JJ3 - Crime, Constables, and Courts: Modern Criminal Justice, 1700 to Present  
• HISTORY 3JR3 - Justice and Reparations in the Post-slavery World   
• HISTORY 3MB3
• HISTORY 3N03 - Poverty, Privilege and Protest in Canadian History    
• HISTORY 3NN3 
• HISTORY 3QQ3
• HISTORY 3RC3
• HISTORY 3RU3 - Early Modern Russia  
• HISTORY 3ST3 - Street Life in Canada  
• HISTORY 3TR3 - Trees and their Histories   
• HISTORY 3VV3
• HISTORY 3W03 - Women in Canada and the U.S. to 1920  
• HISTORY 3WW3 - Women in Canada and the U.S. from 1920  
• HISTORY 3Y03
• HISTORY 3YB3 - Youth Subcultures in Britain: From the Teds to the Acid Ravers  
• HISTORY 3YY3 - Britain and the First World War   

Course List 6: Advanced Courses in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Global History

• ARTHIST 3Q03 - Colours of the World  
• ARTHIST 3Z03 - The Silk Road Visual Cultures   
• HISTORY 3B03
• HISTORY 3BB3
• HISTORY 3CP3 
• HISTORY 3DD3 - Jews and Jesus   
• HISTORY 3DS3 - Diasporas, Trade and Conflict: The Sea in History, 1000 BCE to Present   
• HISTORY 3EC3 - Chinese Intellectual Traditions   
• HISTORY 3ES3
• HISTORY 3IG3
• HISTORY 3KK3 - The Vietnam War  
• HISTORY 3L03
• HISTORY 3S03 
• HISTORY 3SE3
• HISTORY 3TC3 - Science, Technology in World History  
• HISTORY 3UA3 - The History of the Future  
• HISTORY 3XX3 - Human Rights in History  
• HISTORY 3ZZ3 - Judaism in the Modern World  

For the Honours Arts & Science and History program (B.Arts.Sc), see Arts & Science Program   )

Programs

• Combined Honours in History and Another Subject (B.A.)
• Honours History (B.A.)
• Honours History and Mathematics (B.A.)
• Honours History with a Specialized Minor in Commerce (B.A.)

• History (B.A.)

• Minor in History