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German Sonderweg
Posted on November 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is an essay I wrote for a Directed Readings course in Fall 2009, with Marion Deshmukh. The Sonderweg of German History Before 1940s there was a positive Sonderweg thesis... -
Orals Passed!
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhew! That was fun. Marion Deschmuk, Dina Copelman, and Sean Takats are great faculty to work with. And I would not have been able to do it without the mentoring... -
Orals Bibliography
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s the bibliography I have to draw from for the oral exam. My final preparation task is to make sure I know something about each book, it’s importance (historigraphically, methodologically... -
Prep for Orals – Teaching Plans
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsI will invariably get a few questions about how I would teach modern European history as a professor. To prepare for these types of questions I wrote down (actually, I... -
Europe and World War I
Posted on October 19, 2010 | No CommentsEngland, France and Germany saw war as a glorious engagement. The prevailing thought by those who joined the military was that they would be home by Christmas. Young men were... -
European Modernization
Posted on October 19, 2010 | No CommentsModernization is the term used to describe the process of how a society was before, compared to how it is now. It most often encompasses development and use of mechanical... -
European Nationalism
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No CommentsWhat is nationalism? I think it is the mindset and ideals that came after monarchy lost it’s status as the representation of a people in many European countries. With a... -
Prep for Orals – Modern French History
Posted on October 13, 2010 | No CommentsSo, what are the big issues in modern French History? Fears of change. Periphery versus the national (Paris). Modern versus traditional. New versus old forms of society, government, culture. National... -
British Imperialism and Gender Issues
Posted on October 9, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s my final sprint into the history of modern Britain. Bibliography: E. J Hobsbawm, The Age of Empire, 1875-1914, 1st ed. (New York: Pantheon Books, 1987). Seth Koven, Slumming: Sexual... -
British History and the Industrial Revolution
Posted on October 9, 2010 | No CommentsIn preparation for my Oral Exam on October 28, 2010, I have written down some questions and possible replies about the Industrial Revolution in modern British History. Bibliography Some of...