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Tyler Kirk, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor and Arthur T. Fathauer Chair in History
Department of History
GRUE 605B
Courses taught:
- HIST F315 Europe: 1900 - 1945
- HIST F316 Europe Since 1945
- HIST F464/ACNS F664 Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
- HIST F466 / ACNS F466 / ACNS F666 The Russian Arctic
- ACNS F484/ ACNS F600 / HIST F600 Perspectives on the North
- HIST F497/ACNS F697 Historiography
- HIST F699 Thesis
Russian history, the Soviet Union, the circumpolar North, authoritarianism and memory.Curriculum Vitae
Philip Wight, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of History
GRUE 613A
*on sabbatical for AY 2025-2026*
Courses taught:
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ACNS F201 The Circumpolar North: An Introductory Overview
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HIST F411 / ACNS F611 Environmental History
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HIST F453 / HONR F453 / ACNS F453 / ACNS F653 Fire, Ice & the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy & Climate Change
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HIST F461 / ACNS F661 History of Alaska
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HIST F483 / HIST F683 / ACNS F683 20th Century History of the Circumpolar North
Dr. Wight advises the B.A. and Graduate Certificate programs.
Research interests:
Alaskan history, modern circumpolar history, energy systems, political economy, mobility
and infrastructure, and climate change
Curriculum Vitae
Neall Pogue, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of American History
Department of History
GRUE 604C
- HIST F131 US I
- HIST F132X US II
- HIST F275 Perspectives on History
- HIST F411 Environmental History.
- HIST F434 Topics in History: American Pop Culture Since 1945
- HIST F368 Topics in American Film History
Mary Ludwig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of History
GRUE 605C
- HIST F131 History of the US I
- HIST F132X History of the US II
- HIST F363 History of the US 1877-1945
- HIST F364 History of the US 1945 to Present
- HIST F446 Native American History
Indigenous history, History of the North American West, sovereignty, and carceral studies.
Michael James Letzring, Ph.D.
Term Assistant Professor
Department of History
GRUE 605C
Curriculum Vitae
Viktor Shmagin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of History
GRUE 606C
Courses taught:
- HIST 333 Foundations of Japanese History
Edo Period Japan, Japan-Russia-Ainu contacts, Northeast Asia, maritime history.