The Atlantic History Workshop at NYU, established in 1997, is a forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars of the humanities and social sciences with interests in the history of Atlantic currents and connections. Organized as a space for collaborative study, the workshop sponsors regular sessions during the academic year to discuss works in progress by both junior and senior researchers. Papers are circulated in advance, and all sessions are open to both members of the Atlantic world history program of the NYU History Department and the wider scholarly community.

Atlantic history encompasses research on Africa, the Americas, and Europe; comparative analysis of Atlantic historical processes; and histories of any of the subregions of the Atlantic world. Workshop participants have addressed such themes as Atlantic diasporas, slavery and resistance, settler colonialism and Indigenous sovereignty, cross-regional political and religious movements, literature and language, gender and sexuality, social life and culture, histories of science, technology, and the environment, Atlantic trade, and Atlantic empires and revolutions, with an emphasis on the period between 1500 and 1900. As we seek to build new forms of community and creativity, the NYU Atlantic Workshop welcomes discussion of all relevant topics and theoretical perspectives within the field and especially encourages conversation about new approaches.

For more information about the Atlantic world history program of the NYU History Department, see http://history.as.nyu.edu. For more information about the Atlantic History Workshop, please contact the workshop director or graduate student coordinator. For upcoming sessions, click the schedule link above.

The workshop meets on several Tuesdays per month from 12:30pm to 2:00pm on the 6th floor of the King Juan Carlos Center (53 Washington Square South), Room 607.

Workshop Director: Dr. Nicole Eustace (nicole.eustace@nyu.edu)

Workshop Coordinator: Adia Cullors (aec9757@nyu.edu) 

The NYU Atlantic History Workshop convenes in New York City within Lenapehoking, lands historically inhabited by the Lenape people that remain vital to Indigenous communities today.  Our workshop strives to create an open space for academic exchange in which values of equity, diversity, and inclusion are upheld in an atmosphere of mutual respect.  We urge consideration for others at all times, from the affirmative use of preferred pronouns to the avoidance of offensive language.  Welcome one and all!