9/11: Causes and Consequences
This seminar considers some of the causes and consequences of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Among the topics it covers are the rise of militant Islam, […]
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This seminar considers some of the causes and consequences of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Among the topics it covers are the rise of militant Islam, […]
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 […]
With the death of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman inherited one of the most challenging national security environments to ever greet an incoming president, as he was forced to both […]
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy vowed to land an American on the moon by the decade’s end, the biggest challenge yet in the Space Race between the United States […]
The era of Andrew Jackson was a time of great change, both socially and politically. Jackson’s life was turbulent and violent in which he seemed to go from one crisis […]
Thomas Jefferson remains one of the most enigmatic figures from the American Founding. From his stance on slavery to his opinions on the Constitution and the separation of church and […]
Rochester and its nearby communities were home to many reform movements in the nineteenth century, including temperance, abolition, and women’s rights movements. Susan B. Anthony was at the center of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]