Brooklyn College Department of History

06/09/2026

Congrats to Prof. Warren!
His book, Starved for Light: The Long Shadow of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency, has been awarded the George Rosen Prize for the best historical monograph in the history of social medicine at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine.

06/02/2026

Still a few seats available for Prof. Carp's fall class: History 4005, Colloquium in Political History.
More info below!

05/07/2026

Professor Meyer was recently interviewed by Tristan Hughes of the podcast The Ancients.

Podcast Episode · The Ancients · May 7 · 59m

04/22/2026

Professor Meyer recorded this conversation about his recent book for the World History Encyclopedia:

4 likes, 1 comment. "Interview: History of Classical China, from Confucius to the First Emperor | Andrew Seth Meyer"

04/17/2026

Prof. Banerjee--joined by Prof. SenGupta--takes History students to the New York Historical Society Sari exhibit, which highlights the deep influence that South Asians have had on the culture of New York City.

03/31/2026

Coming this fall!!

History 3534 Revolutionary China, with Prof. Meyer

Tuesday, Thursday 3:40-4:55 PM
For more info, see below:

03/30/2026

HIST 3548: Gandhi, India and the World
Fall 2026
Tuesday, Thursday: 2:15 pm-3:30 pm
Professor Swapna Banerjee

03/25/2026

Coming this fall: Prof. Rawson, History of the Future.
T-Th at 2.15.
History 3339
For more info, see below.

03/25/2026

Tomorrow!!
The Empty Grave: Screening and Discussion
Thursday, March 26 | 5:00PM-7:30 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Proshansky Auditorium (concourse level)
Register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSCT8RxvVNezdzgaZFgtFMoQZEtHT9gSNPzoiErlOMWgCvCQ/viewform?pli=1

03/25/2026

From Prof. Warren next fall, Medicine & Health in American History.

Course meets t-th at 2.15--for more information, see below.