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Department of History

Dr. Taylor Soja

Assistant Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 318
Office Hours
Tuesdays 2-3pm and Wednesdays 9:30-10:30, and by appointment
Office Phone
(309) 438-2843office
phone
Email
tmsoja@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://www.taylorsoja.com/website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Dr. Soja is an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University.

Current Courses

HIS 338.001 Images of War

HIS 438.001 Images of War

HIS 499.007 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

HIS 102.003 Modern Western Civilization

HIS 102.004 Modern Western Civilization

HIS 490.008 Readings -- Field Of Study

HIS 291.009 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In History

Teaching Interests & Areas

I teach classes on British & European history, the history of war and society, European empires, women & gender, and historical methods and digital history.

Research Interests & Areas

I am a historian of modern Britain and the British empire. I specialize in the histories of war, gender, and empire with a focus on the long 19th century. My research explores the relationship between violence and empire using methods including the study of material culture, photography, family history, and group biography.

PhD History

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

MA

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

BA History

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Impact Award for Student Success

Illinois State University
2025

Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member

Department of History
2025

Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member

Department of History
2024

Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member

Department of History
2024

Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member

Department of History
2023

Influential and Inspirational Faculty Member

Department of History
2023

Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Project Award

Council for European Studies Critical European Studies Research Network
2021

Grants and Contracts

CAS International Travel Fund
Taylor Soja.
CAS. 2023 - 2023
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Council for European Studies (Columbia University) Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Taylor Soja.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Council for European Studies (Columbia University). June 2021 - May 2022

Book, Chapter

When the Post-War Isn’t Permanent: Coming Home in the Age of Britain’s "Small Wars"
Taylor Soja.
(2025), Homecoming Veterans in Literature and Culture: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Routledge

Presentations

“When the Post-War Isn’t Permanent: Coming Home in the Age of Britain’s ‘Small Wars’”
Taylor Soja.
Homecoming After War: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Warwick, United Kingdom, May, 2023
What Comes After “What’s Your Favorite Battle?”: Rethinking War and Society in the History Classroom
Taylor Soja.
History/Social Sciences Teacher Symposium, Normal IL, February 10, 2023
“British Studies in the Digital World: NACBS Grad & Early Career Caucus Panel on Digital Humanities”
Taylor Soja.
North American Conference on British Studies Grad & Early Career Caucus, Online, September, 2022
Soldiers on the Move: Working Class War Stories in Britain’s Global Empire, c. 1880-1918
Taylor Soja.
International Conference of Europeanists, Lisbon, Portugal, June, 2022
Families Mobilized for Empire: Multi-Generation Military Service in the British Empire to 1918
Taylor Soja.
North American Conference on British Studies, Online, November, 2020
The Social World of Multi-War Service: Ernest Craig-Brown & Neville J.G. Cameron in South Africa, WWI, and Beyond
Taylor Soja.
North American Conference on British Studies, Vancouver, British Columbia, November, 2019
Miss Macnaughtan’s Wars: South Africa, WWI, and the British Multi-War Experience
Taylor Soja.
New Voices in the History of War II, All Souls College, University of Oxford, Oxford UK, July, 2019