faculty
Timothy Walker
Professor
History
Contact
508-999-8970
508-999-8809
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Balsam Hall 9177
Teaching
Courses
Continuation of World Civilization; the study of World Civilizations from 1400 to the present.
A survey from the Roman era to the present with emphasis on the post-medieval period. Topics include the emergence of a unified state, dynastic rivalries, the economy, overseas expansion and empire, constitutional development, the 'New State' of Salazar, the revolution of 1974, and post-revolutionary Portugal.
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in non-European World History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content.
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Research
Research interests
- Early Modern Europe, the Atlantic World, the Portuguese and their Empire
- Maritime History and European Global Colonial Expansion
- The Adoption of Colonial Indigenous Medicines by Europeans
- Climate Data Derived from Colonial-Era Archival documentation
- Slave Trading in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans