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
In the News
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.
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.
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.
Teaching
Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
History of Democracy: Europe 1620-present [HISTORY 158E]
Core Courses in the Literature of the Several Fields of History: Europe [HISTORY 275B]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296]
Directed Reading [HISTORY 299]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296]
Directed Reading [HISTORY 299]
Directed Reading [HISTORY 299]
Directed Dissertation Research [HISTORY 296]
Directed Reading [HISTORY 299]