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2 events, What did it mean for citizens to pursue the American way of life in the 1950s? During this weekend seminar, we will consider the promises, anxieties, tensions and contradictions of postwar America, from the social consequences of the crusade against communism to the expanding prosperity and alienation related to rising suburban affluence. Through government documents, […] 
In this seminar, we will explore the views of several African American thinkers on fundamental political questions such as: what is freedom? How can freedom be achieved and preserved? What virtues are necessary to achieve and preserve a free society? What forms of resistance are necessary to achieve and preserve freedom? Over the course of […] |
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1 event, This seminar examines American frontier humor as a literary tradition that both reflected and shaped the nation's political culture, social values, and identity. Organized around five thematic units and four classic theories of humor—relief, play, superiority, and incongruity—the course explores how writers such as Mark Twain, Bill Nye, George Washington Harris (Sut Lovingood), Caroline Kirkland, […] |
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2 events, This workshop will examine primary documents to consider how American participation in World War I transformed American society. We will analyze debates over entering the war and expanding the postwar role of the United States in the world, the homefront mobilization required to fight overseas, challenges to civil liberties during the conflict, the wartime fight […]  This seminar examines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s initial efforts to maintain American neutrality in World War II and his subsequent, aggressive prosecution of the conflict. We will explore how his wartime diplomacy, role as commander-in-chief, and domestic policies left a profound, lasting impact on the nation and the world. Historic Site: National Museum of WWII Aviation […] |
