Historians of empire and colonialism consider how power operates across space. We treat empires as political, cultural, social, and economic institutions that shape human agency and identity. At the University of Virginia, we work across different time periods and geographic areas – from the Greek and Roman empires of the ancient world to the imperial formations of the Cold War. In our teaching and research, we examine how such empires acquire, exercise, and justify authority. We ask how they administer diverse populations, and what role these populations play in imperial rule. We study the many forms of colonial domination and resistance – but also hybridization, collaboration, and mutual influence. We track the circulation of goods, people, ideas, and practices, both within empires and across them. And, we consider the varied legacies of empire, such as the racial, social, and religious categories they produce. The study of empire and colonialism helps to locate the local in the global, and vice versa. It highlights both the networks and the hierarchies that structure our world.
Empires & Colonialism
Graduate Student




Co-Organizer, Far Right and Antifascism Group



Nau 396

Visiting Assistant Professor
356 Nau Hall

Instructional Designer, A&S Learning Design & Technology
155 Nau Hall
Office Hours: M-F by appointment via Zoom.

Faculty

Associate Professor Emeritus

Associate Professor, Indian Ocean History, Rouhollah Ramazani Associate Professor of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies
Nau 253
Office Hours: By appointment

Associate Professor
Nau 336
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:00pm

Associate Professor, Brockman Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor
Nau 384
Office Hours: Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm via Zoom, and by appointment

Professor, Co-Director, UVA Early American Seminar, Co-Director, MapScholar
431 Nau Hall
Office Hours: By appointment. On leave Spring 2022.

Assistant Professor
Nau 356
Office Hours: Thursdays, 3:30pm-5:00pm

Julian Bishko Professor of History, Professor of Law
Nau 454
Office Hours: Spring 2022: Mon. 3:15-4:30 (office); Tues. 1:00-2:00 (online); and by appointment

William W. Corcoran Professor of History
Nau 285
Office Hours: By appointment

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Lecturer
New Cabell Hall 321
Office Hours: Mon and Wed, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Associate Professor of French
317A Cabell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Associate Professor
Nau 235
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1:45pm-2:45pm via Zoom and by appointment

Assistant Professor
Nau Hall 252
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00am-1:00pm; please use this link to sign up: https://calendly.com/kunakhovich/office-hours

Associate Professor
Nau 391

Jay Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History, Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1-2PM online and by appointment

Associate Professor; Co-Director, Holsinger Portrait Project
353 Nau
Office Hours: On leave Spring 2022

Professor, Associate Dean for the Social Sciences
483 Nau Hall

Associate Professor
234 Nau Hall
Office Hours: By appointment

Professor of Architectural History, Associate Dean in the School of Architecture

Saunders Director, Robert H.Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
Office Hours: N/A

Professor, Director, Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation, Hotel A
Nau 382
Office Hours: Thursdays, 12:30-2:00pm

Assistant Professor (Research)/Assistant Editor, Papers of James Madison

Assistant Professor
452 Nau Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm

Associate Professor of History, Affiliated Faculty, Department of French
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:00pm-3:00pm and virtually by appointment

Assistant Professor of History and American Studies
484 Nau Hall
Office Hours: Fridays, 1:00pm-2:30pm. Book a meeting by going to https://ds2ax.youcanbook.me

Associate Professor
Nau 433
Office Hours: Thursdays, 11:30am-1:30pm and by appointment

Professor of History, William R Kenan, Jr Professor in American Studies
233 Nau Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00am-1:00pm and by appointment

Associate Professor
Nau 355
Office Hours: On Leave

White Burkett Miller Professor of History
Nau 421
Office Hours: Mondays, 12:00pm-2:00pm via Zoom

James Madison Professor
Nau 497
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-3:00pm