Lecturer, Ph.D. History, University of California, Berkeley
Office Hours
Check back in January for Spring 2026 Office Hours
Fall 2025 Office Hours
In-Person Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
270 Evans Hall
Drop-in (no appointment necessary)
Virtual Office Hours via Zoom
Friday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
To schedule a 15-minute Zoom appointment, visit booking calendar.
If you are not available to meet during the above times, you may email Dr. Berry at matthewberry@berkeley.edu to arrange an alternative time.
Matthew Berry earned his Ph.D in History at UC Berkeley. His dissertation, an intellectual biography focusing on the “grandfather“ of modern Vietnam, is titled Confucian Terrorism: Phan Bội Châu and the Imagining of Modern Vietnam.
Research Interests: the shaping and use of history for political ends, extremist ideologies, nationalism, and modernization/globalization theory.
Courses Taught
MS 111B – Text & Data Media History
MS 111C – Audio-Visual Media History
MS 112 – Media Theories and Processes
MS 168 – Cybernetics and Cybercultures
MS 190 – Special Topics, The Ad: A Global History
MS 190 – Special Topics, Manipulative Messages: A History of Propaganda and Conspiracy
MS 190 – Special Topics, A Guide to Your Self: Media, Personality, and Identity
MS 190 – Special Topics, The Music Video
MS 199 – Supervised Independent Study for Internship Credit
NWMEDIA 151AC – Transforming Tech: Issues and Interventions in STEM and Silicon Valley
- matthewberry@berkeley.edu
- 270 Evans Hall (and remote)