History and Art History

While maintaining a reputation for excellence in the traditional academic pursuits of teaching and research, the Department of History and Art History undertakes three additional and distinctive missions. Led by our Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, we make use of digital media to preserve and present the past in new ways. We approach the past from an essentially multidisciplinary perspective, maintaining separate but integrated programs in History and Art History. Finally, we seek to engage the broader public in a discussion about the past.

The Latest from History and Art History

Rosenzweig Center’s 9/11 Archive Was One of the First of Its Kind

In January 2002, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media launched the September 11 Digital Archive. One of the first digital archives of its kind, it gave people a collective way to upload their stories online. In 2003, it became the Library of Congress's first digital acquisition.

Lebovic wins NEH Fellowship

Associate history professor Sam Lebovic has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive Public Scholars Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The award will enable him to complete work on a new book on the history of the Espionage Act.

Center for Mason Legacies Releases Preliminary Findings of Latest Project, Black Lives Next Door

The Center for Mason Legacies' newly created digital project, Black Lives Next Door: George Mason and Northern Virginia in an Age of Disparity and Opportunity, explores the formative years of George Mason College--Mason's parent institution--and its relationships with neighbors, near and far. Three exhibits—Campus, Community, and Education—reveal perspectives of another time and space.

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