Department of History

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

Faculty as of January 15, 2025

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)
Stephen Heathorn/B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Martin Horn/B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Bonny Ibhawoh/B.A. (Bendel), M.A. (Ibadan), Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Kristina Llewellyn/B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
Alison McQueen/B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
Jaeyoon Song/B.A., M.A. (Korea), Ph.D. (Harvard)
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
Barrington Walker/B.A. (York), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Toronto)

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)
Tracy McDonald/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Stephen Streeter/B.S. (Bates), M.A. (SUNY-Stonybrook), M.A. (California-Riverside), Ph.D. (Connecticut)
Jessica van Horssen/B.A. (Bishop’s University), M.A. (Ottawa), Ph.D. (Western University)

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)
Shane Lynn/B.A. (Dublin), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)

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)

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 2HC3 HISTORY 2HC3 - The History of Childhood (In)Justice in Canada  
• HISTORY 2HE3 HISTORY 2HE3 - History of Education in Canada  
• 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 3SR3 - Histories of Indigenous Sport and Recreation  
• HISTORY 3ST3 - Street Life in Canada  
• HISTORY 3W03
• 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 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