Below is a selection of reading lists that Ph.D. candidates used to prepare for their oral comprehensive exams.
Asia
Nation, Religion, and Modernity (Ball, 2008)
Social History of Modern South Asia (Ball, 2008)
Women and Gender in Modern South Asia (Ball, 2008)
Atlantic World
Atlantic World (Malanson, 2006)
Britain & British Empire
British Empire (Cowan, 2007)
British Empire (Doyle, 2001)
British History (Doyle, 2001)
British History (Kuiken, 2008)
Modern Britsh History (Chill, 2004)
Modern British History (Tanis, 2004)
United Kingdom (Moloney, 2006)
Gender and Sexuality
Queer Theory (Cavallari, 2004)
Race, Gender, and Ethnicity (Mezzano, 2002)
US Southern Women (Baines, 2005)
Women and Gender in Modern South Asia (Ball, 2008)
Ireland
Irish History (Cowan, 2007)
Irish Migration (Delahanty, 2008)
Post-Famine Irish History (Delahanty, 2008)
Material Culture
Religious History (Mason, 2008)
Medieval Studies
Art History (Mason, 2008)
Historical Archaeology (Mason, 2008)
Islamic History (Mason, 2008)
Religious History (Mason, 2008)
Modern Europe
Cold War (Kuiken, 2008)
Enlightenment/Freudian Theory (Cavallari, 2004)
European History (Moloney, 2006)
European History (Kuiken, 2008)
European Intellectual History (Mezzano, 2002)
French History (Cavallari, 2004)
Russian History (Mukhina, 2003)
Nationalism
Nationalism (Kuiken, 2008)
Religion
Islamic History (Mason, 2008)
Nation, Religion, and Modernity (Ball, 2008)
Religious History (Cowan, 2007)
Religious History (Mason, 2008)
US Catholic History (Nytroe, 2004)
Urban History
Urban History/Urban Culture (Mezzano, 2002)
Urban History (Ball, 2008)
U.S. History
American Irish History (Dwyer, 2003)
Americans at War (Delahanty, 2008)
Cold War (Kuiken, 2008)
Early U.S. History (Chapman, 2004)
Early U.S. History (Cowan, 2007)
Diplomatic History (Chapman, 2004)
Foreign Policy (Malanson, 2006)
Immigration and Ethnicity (Dwyer, 2003)
Irish Migration (Delahanty, 2008)
Late U.S. History (Chapman, 2004)
Mid-Nineteenth to Mid-Twentieth Century US History (Delahanty, 2008)
Military History (Chapman, 2004)
19th-Century American History (Nytroe, 2004)
Political History 1787-1914 (Malanson, 2006)
Race, Gender, and Ethnicity (Mezzano, 2002)
Religious History (Cowan, 2007)
Social/Intellectual History (Mezzano, 2002)
Southern Women History (Baines, 2005)
US Catholic History (Nytroe, 2004)
U.S. History 1750-1860 (Malanson, 2006)
U.S. History 1850-1950 (Dwyer, 2003)
Urban History/Urban Culture (Mezzano, 2002)