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Category Archives: American History
Teaching at Masters Level
This term I have started teaching my ten week MA module entitled The Atlantic World 1450-1800. This is the second year that I have run this unit,. not only giving me the confidence that the thing works at all, but … Read More
New Year, New Challenges?
Having enjoyed a complete break over the Christmas period, it’s now time to turn back towards work and think about what 2012 has to offer. The New Year naturally brings two priorities for many people: consolidation and innovation. Part of … Read More
End of term at last!
I know that all academics and teachers are feeling relief at seeing the Christmas break approaching! It’s not that we don’t enjoy our jobs and can’t wait for a break, it’s simply that term time can feel relentless sometimes and … Read More
American History Reading Group
Sometimes Americanists can feel isolated in their departments because they are surrounded by American scholars of other disciplines in an American studies department, or other historians in a History department. One quick and cheap way to combat research isolation is … Read More
Teaching North America using Maps
I have written before about the importance of using visual resources in teaching. Maps are an excellent example of this sort of teaching tool. And there are plenty of online historic maps available to use in the classroom. One website … Read More
American history scholarship: the European connection
Many scholars working on the history of the US while being based in the UK see their workig life as a series of transatlantic relationships. They go to the US for research or conferencing, perhaps to work sometime during their … Read More
US History documentaries: new resource!
PBS, the American version of the BBC has recently started a UK version of the channel. Unfortunately and somewhat ironically it’s not free to view here in the UK but if you or your university can get access to it, … Read More
Pros and cons of working outside America
I thought it would be interesting to think this week about the unusual position of being a scholar of American history living and working outside the US. Many academics consider working in the US at some time in their career, … Read More
Myths of American History
Many of the students I teach have never studied any American history before. It’s not something that comes up regularly on the school curriculum. Some have studied a little slavery or done one module at GCSE on the American West, … Read More
Teaching American History with Visual Sources
Gone are the days when history was a subject researched and studied through textual sources only. Although text-based sources are still very important, the visual image also now has pride of place in the American history classroom. Photographs, cartoons, paintings … Read More
