Department of History

Empires

Empires have played a formative role in history. They have driven conquest and exploitation while also facilitating the circulation of people, goods, and ideas throughout the world. With experts in a great variety of empires—maritime and terrestrial, ancient and modern, European and non-European—the Pitt History Department is a privileged place for the study of empire from a comparative and global perspective. Initiatives within this cluster include The Working Group on Trans/Anti-Imperialism.

 

Faculty

Raja Adal
Associate Professor
John Boonstra
Teaching Assistant Professor
Niklas Frykman
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Michel Gobat
Professor and Chair
Peng Hai
Assistant Professor
Ruth Mostern
Professor of History
James Pickett
Associate Professor
Pernille Røge
Associate Professor
Gregor Thum
Associate Professor
Molly Warsh
Associate Professor
Mari Webel
Associate Professor