University of Virginia Corcoran Department of History

09/01/2026

Professor Erik Linstrum has published two book reviews. For the New Republic, he wrote about precursors to fascism in fin-de-siècle France:

https://newrepublic.com/article/213468/french-aristocrat-first-fascist

And for Literary Review, he wrote about the looting of Asante gold by the British military in West Africa and the problems of restitution:

https://literaryreview.co.uk/gilded-rage

Erik Linstrum: Gilded Rage - The African Kingdom of Gold: Britain and the Asante Treasure by Barnaby Phillips

05/06/2026

Please join us in congratulating Professor Christa Dierksheide on the publication of Jefferson’s Wolf: A Founding Father’s Troubling Answer to the Problem of Slavery (co-authored with Nicholas Guyatt, Cambridge). The book was released just yesterday!

04/13/2026

Professor Kahrl's book has received the "Best Book in Urban Affairs" Award from the Urban Affairs Association. Congratulations Professor Kahrl!

Dr. Andrew Kahrl (University of Virginia) has been selected to receive the 2026 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Disposition in America (University of Chicago Press, 2024). This annual award is given to a book that is well-written...

04/06/2026

Please join us in congratulating Professors Sarah Milov and Joshua White! They have been offered a National Humanities Center Fellowship for the 2026 - 2027 academic year!