Columbia’s Ph.D. in History fosters critical engagement with historical sources, theory, and methodology. These dissertation topics span political history, cultural analysis, empire studies, labor, memory, and global transformation.
The Role of Print Media in Mobilizing Anti-Colonial Movements
Gender and Resistance in the French Revolution
The Making of the American Welfare State: A Policy History
Transatlantic Abolitionism and Black Atlantic Intellectuals
Urban Transformation in New York City During the Gilded Age
Climate and Famine in Early Modern South Asia
Cold War Cultural Diplomacy in Latin America
The Politics of Memory in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Empire and Identity in British Colonial Education Systems
The Global History of the Smallpox Eradication Campaign
Histories of Sexuality in 20th-Century Eastern Europe
Archival Silences: Decolonizing Historical Research Methods
The Role of Trade Guilds in Medieval Urban Governance
Jewish Migration and Diaspora Networks After WWII
Technology and Empire: Telegraphy in Colonial Control
The Evolution of International Law from Nuremberg to The Hague
Histories of Displacement During the Partition of India
The Construction of Race in 19th-Century Scientific Discourse
Public Health and Urban Planning in Postcolonial Africa
Religion and Political Authority in the Byzantine Empire
Protest Music and Political Movements in 1960s America
Histories of Surveillance in Authoritarian Regimes
Decolonization and the Rise of Non-Aligned Nations
The Role of Women in Socialist Revolutions Across the Global South
Histories of Border-Making in the Middle East
Comparative Legal Histories of Slavery Abolition
Humanitarianism and Empire in 19th-Century Missionary Work
The Rise of Nationalism in Post-Imperial States
Urban Memory and the Politics of Heritage Preservation
Intersections of Disability and Labor History in the Industrial Era
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