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Presidential Nominations—Why We Get the Candidates We Get
Instructor:
Richard Pious / Columbia / Barnard
The presidential nominating season is shifting into high gear, and it will hit its first climax this January and February when the sole candidates for both major parties will compete i... read more
Race, Politics, & Capitalism—The Story of Baseball & America
Instructor:
Sol Gittleman / Tufts
From the end of the American Civil War to the present, the emergence of baseball in the United States reflected the evolution of urbanization, immigration, race, the labor movement, entre... read more
The American Immigrant Experience
Instructor:
Sol Gittleman / Tufts
America is a nation of immigrants. While different ethnic and racial groups have signaled separate waves of immigration, the immigrant experience over the last 385 years has been strikingly similar — often defined by... read more
The Civil War and the Untold Story of Emancipation
Instructor:
David Blight / Yale
For many Americans, the word "emancipation" conjures up images of joyful, freed slaves and President Lincoln penning his famous proclamation. But Professor Blight argues that to truly understand the ... read more
The Cold War and How Secret U.S. Propaganda Saved Europe
Instructor:
Joseph Mc Veigh / Smith
In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. Forces embarked on an ambitious program of “re-education” (in Germany) and “re-orientation” (in Austria) intended to reshape the culture of these nati... read more
The Dawn of Cinema and the Transformation of America
Instructor:
Charles Musser / Yale
The arrival of cinema (projected motion pictures) in the mid-1890s changed American culture like almost no other singular event. Things that were once forbidden suddenly became legal and even quit... read more
