UAF Department of History Contact Information
Tyler Kirk, Ph.D.
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.Read More
Philip Wight, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of History
GRUE 613A
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
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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.
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.
Professors Emeriti
In Memoriam
Mary Ehrlander, Ph.D.
Professor
History; Arctic and Northern Studies