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To understand our contemporary institutions, politics and culture, take a look at the past.

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Department of History

Listen to Dr. Melissa Reynolds discuss her new book on the New Books Network podcast

Dr. Melissa Reynolds sat down with the New Books Network podcast to discuss her book, Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print (U Chicago Press, 2024). (continue reading)

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Recent Publications

A Potions Lesson: Experiential Learning in the History Classroom

Alex Hidalgo

https://www.texasobserver.org/the-heist/

The Heist: A Massive Theft of Pre-Columbian Art Reveals Troubling Truths About Texans' Role in the Illicit Antiquities Trade

Alex Hidalgo

The Selected Papers of John Paul Jones

Gene Allen Smith

Drumming Through War and Peace: The Life of Jordan Bankston Noble, 1800-1890

Gene Allen Smith

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History Alumni Profiles

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