FIELDS OF STUDY

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At both the Master's and Doctoral level students may major in one of four fields:

United States History

The department offers a major field in the history of the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and a concentration in Urban, Social and Cultural History. The concentration builds on the specializations of professors who conduct research on urban history, economic and working class history, environmental history, race and ethnicity in American history, the history of sexuality, and the history of popular culture and entertainment. Each year the department offers a core course for this concentration, HIST 460 - U.S. Urban Cultural and Social History, plus a linked colloquium and seminar focused on a special topic. The topic for 2004-2005 is "Popular Culture and Entertainment." Graduate students are encouraged to engage in research that makes intensive use of one of the great urban laboratories in the United States-the city of Chicago-and its many archives, specialized libraries and museums. Loyola's Center for Urban Research and Learning which promotes cooperation between faculty and graduate student researchers and community-based organizations is also an important resource for students in the concentration.

 

Faculty:
Lewis A. Erenberg, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Social History, Popular Culture, Entertainment, and Gender
William J. Galush, Ph. D., University of Minnesota, Immigration and Ethnicity, Polish-American and Religious History
Timothy J. Gilfoyle, Ph. D., Columbia University, 19th Century Urban Social History, Gender and Crime
Susan E. Hirsch, Ph. D., University of Michigan, Urban and Labor History, Gender, and Quantitative Methods
Theodore J. Karamanski, Ph. D., Loyola University Chicago, 19th Century America, Frontier History, Public History
Christopher Manning, Ph. D., Northwestern University, African-American History, and Oral History
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Ph. D., University of Cincinnati, Urban History, the Built Environment, Local History, and Public History
Paula F. Pfeffer, Ph. D., Northwestern University, Social Welfare and Women's History
Harold Platt, Ph. D., Rice University, Urban History and Public Works, Technology and the Environment

Public History

Public History uses the past to serve a variety of contemporary needs. It entails the application of the skills and methods of history to the study, management, preservation, and interpretation of historical records and artifacts. With an emphasis on preservation, museums, and archives, Loyola's curriculum serves to (1) introduce students to skills necessary to successfully undertake applied research; (2) provide students with in-depth knowledge in a traditional field of history; (3) acquaint students with the different career options available in public history; (4) offer students practical experience in public history; and (5) make students aware of the professional and ethical dimensions of public history. The metropolitan Chicago area is one of the finest environments for developing public history skills in the United States. Its status as a leading corporate, governmental, and cultural center provides Loyola's students with a wide variety of internship venues and numerous opportunities to interact with professionals involved in public history.

Faculty:
Theodore J. Karamanski, Ph. D., Loyola University Chicago, 19th Century America, Frontier History, Public History
Christopher Manning, Ph. D., Northwestern University, African-American History, and Oral History
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Ph. D., University of Cincinnati, Urban History, the Built Environment, Local History, Public History
Janet A. Nolan, Ph. D., University of Connecticut, Modern Ireland, Social History, Oral History

Medieval and Renaissance History

The department offers a flexible program designed to allow students to specialize in any of three periods: Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages (300-900 CE); the Central Middle Ages (800-1300 CE); and the Later Middle Ages/Early Modern Period (1200-1700 CE). These parameters may be adjusted to suit individual interests. Recent course offerings include "Pilgrimage and Crusade," "The Late Roman Family," and "Medieval Monasticism." For 2004-2005, the program will offer a linked colloquium and seminar in "Indulgences and Pilgrimage." Students may also take advantage of interdisciplinary studies through courses in other Loyola departments and those given by the Newberry Library Consortium's Center for Renaissance Studies of which Loyola is a founding member. Loyola's Medieval Studies Committee sponsors lecture series which bring outstanding scholars to speak on a wide range of themes. The 2004-2005 series is devoted to "To Hell and Back in the Middle Ages: Dreams, Visions, Prophecies."

Faculty:
Robert L. Bireley, S.J., Ph. D., Harvard University, Early Modern Catholicism, Early Modern Germany
Robert O. Bucholz, D. Phil.,Oxford University, Tudor-Stuart England, Court History
Leslie Dossey, Ph. D., Harvard University, Late Antiquity, Social History
Theresa Gross-Diaz, Ph. D., Northwestern University, Central and Late Middle Ages, Medieval England
Barbara H. Rosenwein, Ph. D., University of Chicago, Early Medieval Society and Religion

Modern European History

The department offers graduate-level and advanced undergraduate courses on Europe since 1700, with special attention to the national histories of France, Germany, Italy, and Russia. Coverage also includes European relations with the Middle East. The faculty focuses on the fields of social, political, and intellectual history. The program welcomes students with interests in the topics of elites, fascism, popular religion, cultural studies (especially music and society), and gender and women's history.

Faculty:
Anthony L. Cardoza, Ph. D., Princeton University, Modern Italian Social and Political History
David B. Dennis, Ph. D., University of California, Los Angeles, Modern European Intellectual and Cultural History, Modern Germany, Music and Society
Zouhair Ghazzal, Ph.D., Université Paris-Sorbonne, Islamic Studies
Suzanne Kaufman, Ph. D., Rutgers University, French Social History, Popular Religion, Gender and Women's History
Michael Khodarkovsky, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Russia
Prudence A. Moylan, Ph. D., University of Illinois, Modern Britain, Women's History, Peace Studies
Janet A. Nolan, Ph. D., University of Connecticut, Modern Ireland, Social History, Oral History

Students may choose any of the following for minor fields:

Ancient Mediterranean
Asia
British and Irish History
Early Modern Europe
Latin American
Medieval and Renaissance
Middle East
Modern Europe
Public History
United States

The department also offers a thematically-defined minor field:

Gender and Women's History

The department offers a wide variety of courses in Gender and Women's History in the United States, Modern Europe, and Asia. Current faculty research focuses on topics as diverse as gender and crime, the sexual division of labor, gender and entertainment, women and popular religion, and women and peace. Students also may take graduate courses in the new Master's Program in Women's Studies. The Archives of the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership provide resources for research projects in the graduate seminar.

Faculty:
Lewis A. Erenberg, Ph. D., University of Michigan, Gender, Entertainment, Popular Culture, Social History
Timothy J. Gilfoyle, Ph. D., Columbia University, Gender and Crime, 19th Century Urban Social History
Ann Harrington, B.V.M., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, Modern Japan, Women's History
Susan E. Hirsch, Ph. D., University of Michigan, Gender, Urban and Labor History, Quantitative Methods
Suzanne Kaufman, Ph. D., Rutgers University, Gender and Women's History, Popular Religion, French Social History
Prudence A. Moylan, Ph. D.,University of Illinois, Women's History, Peace Studies, Modern Britain
Paula Pfeffer, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Social Welfare and Women's History  

 

 

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