Welcome to the Stanford University Department of History
We offer innovative courses, cutting-edge research, and critical outreach to better understand the past in order to prepare for the future.
'Residual Governance' receives a second 2024 PROSE Award
Professor Gabrielle Hecht's newest book, Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures, wins 2024 PROSE Award for Excellence in Social Sciences.
Mejgan Massoumi, '21, wins 2023 WHA Dissertation Prize
Mejgan Massoumi ('21) won the 2023 WHA Dissertation Prize for her dissertation, The Sounds of Kabul: Radio and the Politics of Popular Culture in Modern Afghanistan, 1960-79.
Interview with Theresa Iker on her new course, "Taylor Swift and Millennial America"
The School of Humanities & Sciences has highlighted three Spring 2024 courses heavily featuring Taylor Swift, including Theresa Iker's ('23) new course, Taylor Swift and Millennial America.
Understanding the past, present, and future
Historians explore change over time by sifting through different forms of evidence, perspectives, and factors.
Department Bookshelf
Check out the newest publications from our faculty members.
