Department of History

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.

Professor of history Patricia Ebrey is featured in this edition of "Faculty Friday."

History Professor James Gregory weighs in on the possible bankruptcy of a prominent West Coast union.

Joshua Reid, history professor, discusses the "Real Rent Duwamish" project and the U.S.'s history of breaking treaties with Indigenous people.