Topics in History (492-0-22)

Topic

U.S. and the World

Instructors

Daniel Sepinuck Immerwahr
847/491-7418
Harris Hall - Room 225

Meeting Info

Harris Hall L40: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This graduate seminar explores the relationship of the United States to its larger global context since its founding. This includes not just diplomacy but also culture, economics, ideas, empire, and war. Admission will go to history graduate students first, but those outside the department will be heartily welcomed if there is room.

Learning Objectives

Students will emerge familiar with the scholarly literature on U.S. and the world.

Evaluation Method

Paper, presentation, course discussion, oral exam

Class Attributes

Permission of Instructor
Graduate Students Only