Michael Geyer
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Michael Geyer
Samuel N. Harper Professor of German and European History, Department of History and in the College, Faculty Director Human Rights Program

Areas of Expertise:

  • Germany: Modern Germany
  • Europe: Modern Europe
  • Globalization: History of Globalization
  • Human Rights
Media Contact:
William Harms
(773) 702-8356
w-harms@uchicago.edu

Background:


Michael Geyer is the co-author of Shattered Past: Reconstructing German Histories, a reflection on the nature of modern German history. His recent work has focused on the history of Globalization, leading to a forthcoming book on The Global Condition in the Long 20th Century, and the development of a new core class in the College: Globalization and World History. He is a co-founder of the University's Human Rights Program.

News clippings:
"Germans to stand with Allies for 1st time at D-Day rites"
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
June 6, 2004

Press releases:

Michael Geyer receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
May 15, 2007

Michael Geyer receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award
May 15, 2007

Chronicle articles:
Faculty members, lab scientists elected to two national research academies
May 15, 2008

Curriculum project scholars working toward exploration of new approaches to human rights in libe
October 18, 2007

Three faculty members receive Humboldt research awards
May 24, 2007

Five University scholars named Guggenheim fellows for 2003
May 15, 2003

Michael Geyer, Professor in History
June 6, 2002

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