Welcome to the Department of History
The department staff is available Monday through Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm. Contact us by calling the front office at (360) 650-3457, email, or find us on Teams Chat:
- Rebecca Hutchins,
Administrative Services Manager
Rebecca.Hutchins@wwu.edu
- April Hinkle-Johnson
Office Assistant III
April.Hinkle-Johnson@wwu.edu
Phi Alpha Theta Meetings
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AY 2022-23 History Schedule
Summer 2022 | ||||||
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HIST 318 | 31090 | Medieval England | MTWR | 1200 | 1350 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 331 | 31091 | History of the Holocaust | MTWR | 1400 | 1550 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 364 | 30639 | Civil War Era in Film | MTWR | 1000 | 1150 | Hunter Price |
HIST 370 | 30480 | Chinese History to 600 A.D. | MTWR | 1000 | 1150 | Roger Thompson |
HIST 409 | 30453 | WW II: The Pacific War | MTWR | 1400 | 1550 | Roger Thompson |
HIST 494 | 30452 | Public History Internship | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | Chris Friday |
HIST 690 | 30144 | Thesis | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | Various |
HIST 690 | 30047 | Continous Enrollment | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | David Patrick |
Fall 2022 | ||||||
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HIST 103 | 42619 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Hunter Price |
HIST 103 | 43934 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Michael Hughes |
HIST 103 | 43163 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Michael Hughes |
HIST 104 | 42705 | Intro American Hist Since 1865 | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Mart Stewart |
HIST 104 | 43164 | Intro American Hist Since 1865 | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Daniel Chard |
HIST 111 | 42701 | Intro W.Civil Prehist To 476 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Staff |
HIST 112 | 42694 | Intro W. Civilization 476-1713 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 141 | 43165 | History of the American West | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 220 | 42685 | Intro. South Asian History | TR | 800 | 950 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 232 | 42977 | History of the Jews | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 262 | 43516 | African American to 1865 | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Peter Pihos |
HIST 273 | 43374 | Latin America:1492-1824 | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 275 | 42698 | The Indian in American History | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Chris Friday |
HIST 277 | 43935 | Canada:A Historcl Survy | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Madison Heslop |
HIST 285 | 42708 | African History to 1800 | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 287 | 43936 | Intro Islamic Civilization | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Charles Anderson |
HIST 315 | 43937 | Europe Mid Ages 300-1050 | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 321 | 43938 | Age of Religious Wars | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Amanda Eurich |
HIST 326 | 43939 | Immigration in the Americas | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 331 | 43940 | History of the Holocaust | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 349 | 43941 | History of the U.S. South | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Mart Stewart |
HIST 350 | 42883 | American Colonial History | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Jared Hardesty |
HIST 360 | 42703 | History of Religion in Early America | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Hunter Price |
HIST 364 | 42979 | Latin Am Histories in Movies | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 372 | 42707 | Chinese History, 1800-present | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 375 | 43942 | Modern Japanese History | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 385 | 43943 | West Africa & Atlantic World | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 390 | 42686 | Modern India | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 390 | 43944 | History of the Salish Sea | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Madison Heslop |
HIST 390 | 44069 | Religion in America | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Holly Folk |
HIST 390 | 44072 | Islam in the Indian Ocean Wrld | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Jonathan Miran |
HIST 390 | 42700 | Ancient Empires | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Staff |
HIST 391 | 43166 | History of Pacific Northwest | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 393 | 42981 | Introduction to Public History | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Chris Friday |
HIST 401 | 42693 | Methods Reseach & Analysis | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 408 | 43945 | WW II: The European War | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 474 | 42982 | U.S. Latin American Relations | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 483 | 43188 | Early Modern Japan | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 490 | 42692 | Digital Methods in History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 499 | 42696 | Social Movemts in 20th Cent US | T | 1400 | 1650 | Peter Pihos |
HIST 499 | 42704 | Ancient Mediterranean | T | 1500 | 1750 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 499 | 42706 | Witches & Werewolves | T | 1400 | 1650 | Amanda Eurich |
HIST 505 | 42684 | Historical Theory and Method | T | 1400 | 1650 | Charles Anderson |
HIST 597 | TBD | On Microhistory | M | 1400 | 1650 | Jared Hardesty |
HIST 597 | TBD | Digital Methods in History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 597 | TBD | City Early Modrn Iberian World | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Kimberley Lynn |
HIST 690 | 43616 | Thesis | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 699 | 43617 | Continous Enrollment | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | David Patrick |
Winter 2023 | ||||||
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HIST 103 | 13064 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Michael Hughes |
HIST 104 | 12588 | Intro American Hist Since 1865 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Daniel Chard |
HIST 104 | 13065 | Intro American Hist Since 1865 | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Mart Stewart |
HIST 112 | 12578 | Intro W. Civilization 476-1713 | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Staff |
HIST 112 | 12579 | Intro W. Civilization 476-1713 | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Amanda Eurich |
HIST 113 | 12577 | Intr W.Civilization 1713-Prsnt | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Arna Elezovic |
HIST 123 | 12574 | World History 1500-Present | MWF | 830 | 950 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 141 | 13625 | History of the American West | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 151 | 13626 | Communities of Ancient World | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 220 | 12571 | Intro. South Asian History | TR | 800 | 950 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 233 | 13705 | Modern Jewish History | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 263 | 13627 | African American since 1865 | MWF | 830 | 950 | Peter Pihos |
HIST 274 | 13334 | Latin Amer:1824-Present | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 277 | 13628 | Canada:A Historcl Survy | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Madison Heslop |
HIST 280 | 13711 | Intro:East Asian Cvlztn | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 280 | 13712 | Intro:East Asian Cvlztn | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 281 | 12592 | E Asian Hist Early-Mod/Mod Era | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 290 | 12882 | The Atlantic World | MWF | 830 | 950 | Jared Hardesty |
HIST 290 | 13629 | The Atlantic World | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Jared Hardesty |
HIST 311 | 12582 | History of Ancnt Egypt | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 313 | 13630 | History of Ancient Rome | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Steven Garfinkle |
HIST 316 | 12883 | Europe Mid Ages 1050-1450 | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 327 | 13631 | Soccer in Latin America | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 334 | 12885 | 20th Century Russia | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 363 | 12888 | The American Revolution | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Johann Neem |
HIST 364 | 13708 | Film History: France in WWII | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Amanda Eurich |
HIST 369 | 13632 | WGS in African History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 379 | 13633 | Canadian American Relations | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Madison Heslop |
HIST 380 | 12889 | Food & Environment in America | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Mart Stewart |
HIST 390 | 13066 | US & International Terrorism | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Daniel Chard |
HIST 390 | 13788 | Religious Communes in America | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Holly Folk |
HIST 390 | 13789 | Islam in Africa | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Jonathan Miran |
HIST 392 | 13262 | Tribal Sov & WA Hist | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Chris Friday |
HIST 490 | 12765 | Topics in Modern Chinese Hist | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 490 | 13634 | Pandemics in European History | M | 1400 | 1650 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 490 | 13637 | Gendr, Repro & Hlth in NA West | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 490 | 13709 | Adventures at Sea | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 490 | 13936 | Eroticism Ancient/Medieval Eur | MW | 1430 | 1620 | Sean Murphy |
HIST 493 | 13635 | Landscapes & Built Environmts | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Chris Friday |
HIST 499 | 12583 | Cold War Americas | T | 1400 | 1650 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 499 | 12622 | Topics in African History | T | 1400 | 1650 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 499 | 13636 | Antebellum Slave Narratives | T | 1000 | 1250 | Hunter Price |
HIST 597 | TBD | Age of Revolutions | T | 1400 | 1650 | Hunter Price |
HIST 597 | TBD | Gnder, Reprod, & Hlth in NAm West | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 506 | 12589 | Research Seminar | M | 1400 | 1650 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 690 | 13340 | Thesis | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 699 | 13342 | Continous Enrollment | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | David Patrick |
Spring 2023 | ||||||
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HIST 103 | 22754 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | MWF | 830 | 950 | Johann Neem |
HIST 103 | 23264 | Intro American Hist to 1865 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Hunter Price |
HIST 104 | 23006 | Intro American Hist Since 1865 | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Daniel Chard |
HIST 111 | 23431 | Intro W.Civil Prehist To 476 | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 112 | 22553 | Intro W. Civilization 476-1713 | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 113 | 22550 | Intr W.Civilization 1713-Prsnt | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 121 | 23432 | World History to 500 | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Steven Garfinkle |
HIST 123 | 23433 | World History 1500-Present | MWF | 830 | 950 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 265 | 23435 | LGBTQ+ History in the US | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Josh Cerretti |
HIST 268 | 23444 | Intro Asian American History | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Chris Friday |
HIST 281 | 23453 | E Asian Hist Early-Mod/Mod Era | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 286 | 23446 | Africa History 1800-present | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 312 | 23448 | History of Ancient Greece | MWF | 1130 | 1250 | Christine Johnston |
HIST 347 | 23450 | US Legal/Constitutional Hist | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Peter Pihos |
HIST 352 | 22565 | Civil War & Reconstruction | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Hunter Price |
HIST 356 | 22549 | Gender and History | MWF | 830 | 950 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 362 | 22822 | Civil Rights Black Power Era | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Peter Pihos |
HIST 364 | 22551 | Beyond Fiddler: Rep E Eur Life | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Sarah Zarrow |
HIST 364 | 23451 | Westerns | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 364 | 23452 | Film AsHist:People's Rep China | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Roger R. Thompson |
HIST 366 | 23436 | Early American Republic | MWF | 1430 | 1550 | Johann Neem |
HIST 390 | 23437 | Early Modern Globalization | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 390 | 23437 | Early Modern Globalization | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Jared Hardesty |
HIST 390 | 23438 | Fanon: Pwr, Psychoan & Hists | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 390 | 23439 | Topics in Canadian History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Madison Heslop |
HIST 390 | 23440 | Topics in European History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Arna Elezovic |
HIST 390 | 23441 | Topics in European History | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Arna Elezovic |
HIST 390 | 23442 | Topics in US History | TR | 1200 | 1350 | Michael Hughes |
HIST 390 | 23596 | Cultural History of Ireland | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Sean Murphy |
HIST 391 | 23008 | History of Pacific Northwest | MWF | 1000 | 1120 | Daniel Chard |
HIST 411 | 23449 | Latin America in WWII | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 490 | 22567 | War & Militarization in Africa | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 490 | 23283 | Hist of Neolib in Americas | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Ricardo Lopez |
HIST 490 | 23443 | Modern Plagues, Modern Powers | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Jennifer Seltz |
HIST 490 | 23445 | Env. History of US Agriculture | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Mart Stewart |
HIST 490 | 23593 | Revival Reform Islam | TR | 1000 | 1150 | Jonathan Miran |
HIST 490 | 23724 | Conformity/Dissent 19th Cen US | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Holly Folk |
HIST 499 | 22541 | Japan Before 1900 | T | 1300 | 1550 | Emi Bushelle |
HIST 499 | 22552 | Medieval Heresy | R | 1400 | 1650 | Peter Diehl |
HIST 499 | 22559 | The Ancient World | M | 1500 | 1750 | Steven Garfinkle |
HIST 499 | 23447 | Indigenous People of the PNW | M | 1400 | 1650 | Chris Friday |
HIST 597 | TBD | Limits of History | M | 1400 | 1650 | Dharitri Bhattacharjee |
HIST 597 | TBD | Latin America and WWII | MWF | 1300 | 1420 | Pedro Cameselle |
HIST 597 | TBD | War & Militarization in Africa | TR | 1400 | 1550 | Sarah Zimmerman |
HIST 690 | 23287 | Thesis | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | Susan Costanzo |
HIST 699 | 23288 | Continous Enrollment | Arrange | Arrange | Arrange | David Patrick |
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to hit Whatcom county. Over 100 years ago Whatcom county fell subject to the Spanish Influenza. To learn more check out the Bellingham Centennial Celebration put together by the Whatcom County Historical Society in collaboration with WWU Students & Faculty.
Many people who went on to become prominent elected officials, judges, journalists, and business executives realized when they were students that the study of history would help them to become astute observers, careful analysts, and gifted communicators. Notable history majors include President Franklin D. Roosevelt; current Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor; journalists Malcolm Gladwell and Wolf Blitzer; and business executives Donna Dubinsky, who played a pivotal role in the development of personal digital assistants, and Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television. Hoby Darling, who graduated with a degree in history from Western in 1997, was the President and CEO of Skullcandy.
No other major prepares students for as many different careers. All employers value history majors’ strong written and oral communication skills. Business executives and government officials prize history majors’ abilities to conduct research, analyze evidence, and evaluate arguments. Many history majors have successful careers in journalism and law, in addition to business and public service. A history major prepares you for teaching, for graduate study in several humanistic disciplines, many interdisciplinary programs, and library and information science. A growing number of history majors have made careers in the expanding field of public history, working in museums, archives, and historical preservation.
Statement of Principles
- As a department composed of people with many different backgrounds, identities, skill sets, and opinions, we are committed to an inclusive department and university. Although we do not speak with one voice, in our teaching and scholarship we share a commitment to the discipline of history as a critical tool for understanding the struggles of the present.
- Many students feel unsafe on campus, and we share their commitment to a university in which all people are welcome and encouraged to learn. We appreciate students’ engagement with curricular questions and their aspiration for a university that empowers students to be effective agents of change.
- We see the value students place on knowing and using history. We welcome the opportunity to work cooperatively from our own distinct positions towards a better university.
- Our department is committed to academic excellence and providing curricular offerings dealing with the fullest possible range of locations, cultures, and experiences. Our courses encourage critical thinking, rigorous inquiry, and intellectual growth.
April 24, 2019
Mission Statement
The study of history is essential to a liberal education. The mission of the Department of History is to create and nurture a community of scholars, including students in general education courses, undergraduate majors and minors, graduate students, faculty, and staff, who value historical thinking. We prepare students for thoughtful participation in public affairs, further education, and a wide range of careers by fostering an appreciation of the diversity of human cultures and experiences, the development of research and analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively, especially in writing.