August 2014

Jonathan Holloway’s book has been named one of the 2014 American Book Award winners by the Before Columbus Foundation

Jonathan Holloway’s book Jim Crow Wisdom:  Memory and Identity in Black America Since 1940 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013)) has been named one of the 2014 American Book Award winners by the Before Columbus Foundation.  The book uses social science, documentary film, dance, popular literature, museums, memoirs, and the tourism trade to explore “the stories black Americans have told about their past and wh

Message from the DUS, August 27th

Dear students–
 
Happy first day of classes! I trust that shopping period is going well. A few updates from the DUS:
 
1. Office hours. My remaining office hours this week will be Friday–NOT Thursday–from 3-5 p.m. in HGS 238. Please note that this is a change from my previously scheduled office hours. Also note that there is a new DUS office this year.
 

Should I Be a History Major?

The history major is intended for students who understand that shaping the future requires knowing the past. History majors explore the hundreds of centuries of human experimentation and ingenuity, triumph and tragedy, that have gone into making the modern world. They learn to be effective storytellers and to craft arguments that speak to broad audiences. They make extensive use of Yale’s vast library resources and create pioneering original research projects.