Lectures in History
Summary: Join students in college classrooms to hear lectures on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11.
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Podcasts:
Anderson University professor Joel Shrock teaches a class about "Freedom Summer," a 1964 black voter registration project in Mississippi.
Rhodes College professor Charles McKinney teaches a class about early civil rights efforts during the World War II era.
James Madison University professor Evan Friss teaches a class on the evolution of suburbs from the early 1900s to the present.
Michigan State University professor Naoko Wake teaches a class on the field of psychiatry in the mid-20th century.
Arizona State University professor Jonathan Barth teaches a class about the rise of Andrew Jackson and his presidency, with a focus on the "bank wars" of the 1830s.
Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht teaches a class about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries.
Appalachian State University Professor Bruce Stewart teaches a class on the so-called "Moonshine Wars" in Appalachia in the 1870s.
Dickinson College professor Cotten Seiler teaches a class about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins of country music.
Katarina Keane of the University of Maryland teaches a class about how modern advertising, with professional executives, brand slogans, and product packaging, emerged in the early 20th century.
Emory University professor Patrick Allitt teaches a class about the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. He describes how people got there, the physical geography of the area, and the evolving technology used to mine gold.
Amherst College professor Hadley Arkes teaches a class on the intellectual origins of the American system of laws and government.
Gettysburg College professor Jill Ogline Titus teaches a class on World War II and its impact on civil rights. She talks about racial conflicts over housing, voting rights, and integrating work places and the military.
Yale University professor emeritus John Demos leads a seminar for high school teachers on the Americas in the Colonial era. This class is hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Westfield State University criminal justice professor George Michael teaches a class on white supremacist groups in the mid to late-20th century.
Florida A&M professor Ameenah Shakir teaches a class on African American women doctors in the early 20th century.
