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William R. Pinch

Professor of History

Frank Center for Public Affairs Room 340, 238 Church Street
860-685-2399

Co-Chair, Global South Asian Studies

Frank Center for Public Affairs Room 340, 238 Church Street
860-685-2399

Professor, Environmental Studies

Frank Center for Public Affairs Room 340, 238 Church Street
860-685-2399

Associate Editor, History and Theory

Frank Center for Public Affairs Room 340, 238 Church Street
860-685-2399

Professor, Global South Asian Studies

Frank Center for Public Affairs Room 340, 238 Church Street
860-685-2399

wpinch@wesleyan.edu

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BA University of Virginia
MA University of Virginia
PHD University of Virginia

William R. Pinch

William Pinch's teaching and research focus mainly on the history of South Asia as well as themes in historiography, world/global history (including questions of scale, depth, and time), asceticism, violence, and microhistory. He also serves as consulting editor for the journal History and Theory.

Academic Affiliations

Office Hours

Fall 2024:  Tues 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. or by appointment

Courses

Fall 2024
HIST 167 - 01
Yoga: A Global History

HIST 314 - 01
The Political Ascetic

Spring 2025
HIST 200 - 01
The Historian as Detective

HIST 317 - 01
The Great Game