Faculty Expertise By Field
Students in the Ph.D. program choose from one of three fields: US History, World History, or European History. Clemson faculty have expertise in all three fields and expertise across thematic emphases. Thematically, the department has strengths in American history, especially Southern History, Women, Gender and Sexuality, and the history of Colonialism and Empire. Prospective students should consider contacting both the Ph.D. program director, Douglas Seefeldt, and faculty with whom they may wish to collaborate if admitted.
Faculty By Region
European History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Barczewski, Stephanie | Britain; Cultural History; Empire |
| Dunn, Caroline | British Isles, 1000-1500; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Social; Political |
| Hilliard, Ryan | Early Modern Europe; France, 1500-1800; Social history; Urban history; Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Cultural; Legal history |
| Hoge, Emily | European History; Soviet Union and Russia since 1945; disability; gender |
| Meng, Michael | Central Europe; Intellectual History; Religion; Philosophy |
| Silvestri, Michael | Britain and Ireland since 1750; Empire; Transnational history |
U.S. History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Andrew, Rod | U.S. South; Military; Cultural |
| Bartley, Abel | US 1945-1975; US since 1975; African American history |
| Burd, Camden | U.S. 1877-present; Environmental; Capitalism; digital methods |
| Burton, Vernon Orville | U.S. South; African American history; legal and political history; quantitative methods; digital methods |
| Catalano, Joshua | Early and Colonial North America; Public history; Digital methods |
| Morris, Brent | U.S. South, South Carolina history; Slavery and Abolition |
| Regan, Amanda | United States 1877-1975; Digital Methods; Women, Gender and Sexuality; LGBTQ; Cultural history |
| Seefeldt, Douglas | U.S. West; Digital Methods; Memory Studies; Cultural History |
| Steelman, Austin | U.S. 1877-Present; Legal; Intellectual;Religious; Political; Social Movements |
| Stoil, Rebecca Shimoni | 20th Century |
| Swails, D'Ondre | U.S. History 1877-present, African American, Cultural, Intellectual, Pop Culture |
| Wilson, Lee | Early North America and the Caribbean; Legal History; African American History |
World History
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Bein, Amit | Middle East/North Africa since 1800; Diplomatic/International |
| Burns, James | Africa since 1850; Empire; Transnational history; Global History; Film Studies; Popular Culture |
| Hassell, Stephanie | Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion |
| Langenfeld, Kathryn | Roman Empire; Empire; Mediterranean World; Historiography/Historical Theory & Method; Archaeology; Art and Architecture; Material Culture |
| Moïse; Edwin | Vietnam; Modern China; Modern Military History |
| Venkatesh, Archana | Modern South Asia; Modern India; Empire; Gender, Women, and Sexuality; Oral History; Public History; Medical history |
Faculty by Thematic Cluster
Colonialism & Empire
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Barczewski, Stephanie | Britain; Cultural History; Empire |
| Burns, James | Africa since 1850; Empire; Transnational history; Global History; Film Studies; Popular Culture |
| Hassell, Stephanie | Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion |
| Langenfeld, Kathryn | Roman Empire; Empire; Mediterranean World; Historiography/Historical Theory & Method; Archaeology; Art and Architecture; Material Culture |
| Silvestri, Michael | Britain and Ireland since 1750; Empire; Transnational history |
| Venkatesh, Archana | Modern South Asia; Modern India; Empire; Gender, Women, and Sexuality; Oral History; Public History; Medical history |
Women, Gender, and Sexuality
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Burton, Vernon Orville | U.S. South; African American history; legal and political history; quantitative methods; digital methods |
| Dunn, Caroline | British Isles, 1000-1500; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Social; Political |
| Hilliard, Ryan | Early Modern Europe; France, 1500-1800; Social history; Urban history; Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Cultural; Legal history |
| Hoge, Emily | European History; Soviet Union and Russia since 1945; disability; gender |
| Regan, Amanda | United States, 1877-1975; Digital Methods; Women, Gender and Sexuality; LGBTQ; Cultural history |
| Venkatesh, Archana | Modern South Asia; Modern India; Empire; Gender, Women, and Sexuality; Oral History; Public History; Medical history |
U.S. South
| Faculty Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Andrew, Rod | U.S. South; Military; Cultural |
| Burton, Vernon Orville | U.S. South; African American history; legal and political history; quantitative methods; digital methods |
| Morris, Brent | U.S. South, South Carolina history; Slavery and Abolition |
