John Connelly

Professor; Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professorship of European History II

Dept of History

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Research Expertise and Interest

modern East and Central European political and social history, comparative education, history of nationalism and racism, history of Catholicism, late modern Europe

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Executive Actions Aim To Reshape America’s Cultural Institutions

As the Trump administration seeks to redirect museum and arts organizations, Berkeley academics assess the impact of pulled funding and new directives.

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Fascism Shattered Europe a Century Ago — and Historians Hear Echoes Today in the U.S.

UC Berkeley scholars see parallels between post-WWI dictatorships and modern American democracy.

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UC Berkeley Historian, Documentary Filmmaker Are 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

Professors Jennifer Redfearn and John Connelly are two new recipients of Guggenheim Fellowships, which are given annually to “culture-creators” from dozens of scholarly disciplines, artistic fields, academic institutions and areas of the U.S. and Canada.

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Courses taught during the three most recent semesters

2026 Spring

History of Democracy: Europe 1620-present [HISTORY 158E - 001]
Core Courses in the Literature of the Several Fields of History: Europe [HISTORY 275B - 001]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 009]

2025 Fall

Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 008]

2025 Spring

Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296 - 009]

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Executive Actions Aim To Reshape America’s Cultural Institutions

Fascism Shattered Europe a Century Ago — and Historians Hear Echoes Today in the U.S.

UC Berkeley Historian, Documentary Filmmaker Are 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

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