Magnús T. Bernhardsson

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Brown Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in Arabic Studies, Leadership Studies and Religion, Chair of Global Studies

[email protected]
413-597-2223
Stetson Hall Rm 607

Education

B.A. University of Iceland (1990)
M.A. Yale University, Religion (1992)
Ph.D. Yale University, History (1999)

Courses

HIST 109 / ARAB 109 TUT

The Iranian Revolution (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 110 / WGSS 110 / ARAB 215 TUT

The Veil: History and Interpretations (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 111 / ARAB 111 / LEAD 150 SEM

Movers and Shakers in the Middle East (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 116 / ARAB 211 LEC

Understanding 9/11 and the War in Iraq (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 207 / GBST 102 / ARAB 207 / LEAD 207 / JWST 217 / REL 239 LEC

The Modern Middle East (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 301 SEM

Approaching the Past: The Use and Abuse of History (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 307 / ARAB 307(S) SEM

To Die For? Nationalism in the Middle East

HIST 308 / ARAB 308 / GBST 320 / ENVI 335 / AFR 350 SEM

The Nile (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 309 SEM

Fire and Ice: The History of Modern Iceland (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 310 / ARAB 310 LEC

Iraq and Iran in the Twentieth Century (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 402 / ARAB 414 / GBST 414(F) SEM

Displacement: Global Histories of Refugees and Forced Migration

HIST 409 / ARAB 409 / GBST 409 SEM

Crescent, Cross, and Star. Religion and Politics in the Middle East (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 411 / REL 321 / ARAB 411 SEM

Happy Holidays! A Comparative History of Commemorations and Festivals (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 413 / ARAB 413 / ENVI 413 / GBST 413 SEM

The Big Ideas: Intended and Unintended Consequence of Human Ambition (not offered 2024/25)

HIST 489 / ARAB 408 TUT

Appropriating History. Who Owns the Past? (not offered 2024/25)

Current Committees

  • Global Studies, Chair