Dr. Bernardo A. Michael

Bernardo A. Michael is a historian of Modern South Asia. His research has focused on the relationship between Nepali state formation, British colonialism, and territorial reordering on the subcontinent. He teaches courses in Asian and World history, and Historical Methods. He has lived and worked in South Asia, including spending nearly eight years in community development work in Nepal. He regularly takes students to Nepal on a cross cultural in May-June. Until recently he was the Director of the Center for Public Humanities at Messiah College and Special Assistant to the President & Provost, for Diversity Affairs (2010-2017). He is currently the co-chair of the department of history. He lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. with his wife Shanti and their three children, Sharon, David, and Mary.

• Ph.D., Modern South Asian History, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2001
• M.A., Medieval South Asian History, University of Delhi, 1986
• B.A., History (Hons), St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, 1984

• History of South Asia (before 1500)
• History of India & Pakistan (post 1500)
• Gandhi’s India: Caste in Modern India
• Gandhi’s India: Colonialism, Nationalism and Subalterns in Modern India
• Readings in Ethnographic History: Theoretical and South Asian Perspectives
• Premodern Civilizations of Asia (before 1500)
• Modern Civilizations of Asia (post 1500)
• Modern Civilizations of Asia, post 1500 (Non-Western)
• World Civilizations (pre 1500)
• World Civilizations (post 1500)
• Historical Methods
• Cross Cultural: Ethnographic Performances in Nepal
• Ethnography, Development & Globalization