Department of History

Recent notable books by University of Washington faculty members look at gentrification and inequity in a New York neighborhood, skin lighteners though history, female agency in Arthurian legend and biographical epitaphs in China across many centuries.

Nine and faculty seized the opportunity in this course to explore national parks, analyze their findings, and decide whether or not those parks are in danger.

This week at the UW, one can virtually tune in to events surrounding Earth Day, art history, and Scandanavian studies.

Mira Green, history lecturer, is featured in this week's edition of "Faculty Friday."

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, explains the long-term effects the coronavirus epidemic could have on how we view big government.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses the Defense Protection Act and other extreme measures the US government could take to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

Associate professor of history, Laurie Marhoefer, discusses what lessons from the US government's management of the AIDS crisis can be applied to the coronavirus pandemic.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses how the tech industry often fails to look backward in history.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, writes about what life is like in Seattle, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US.

History Professor Lynn Thomas discusses the racist history of skin lightening products, many of which contain dangerous mercury.

Chair of the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Shirley Yee, discusses the erasure of the Seattle woman who co-founded Krusteaz.

Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses impacts of the unionization of crowd-funding company Kickstarter, one of the first large tech companies to unionize.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the cause and impact of Jeff Bezos' recent commitment of $10 billion to fight climate change.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara explains why so many Amazon workers support Bernie Sanders over other candidates, even though he criticizes their employer.

History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the upcoming February democratic debates.