United States History Since 1877
The Department of History has a number of historians
who work in the area of United States history since 1877. Each of
these historians has one or more specialties within the general
framework of American history after Reconstruction. Both undergraduate
and graduate students therefore have a wide choice of courses and
possible areas of concentration.
Some of the themes on which faculty focus include:
Graduate students in particular are able to
work with faculty members who are concerned with many types of histories,
such as the history of generations, the history of social movements,
the history of gender and sexuality, the history of moral regulation,
urban and material cultural history, sport history, regional history,
institutional history.
Because the faculty has unusual depth of coverage,
other faculty can assist with studies in any particular specialization
or thematic area, such as foreign relations, reform movements, or
various ethnic histories. Even though they are internationally recognized
and always in demand for their professional expertise, faculty members
in this area work together to provide the best possible educational
experience for all kinds of students.
Click here for a list of course
descriptions in Modern U.S. History. Also, please take a look at the faculty profiles in the column to the right.
Students will find in the specifics there
a dazzling array of attractive possibilities to learn about what
happened in the United States after 1877 and to explore a remarkable
range of different approaches to the past. |
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Faculty in U.S. History Since 1877:
Courses offered by the Department of History in Modern U.S. History.
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