Category Archives: Teaching
Teaching the history of “race riots” in summer 2020
Today, with a heavy heart, I start teaching my digital history course on “race riots” in the 20th century US, necessarily online in GMU’s summer session. I feel like I should have been prepared for what is happening now. I
Teaching the history of “race riots” in summer 2020
Today, with a heavy heart, I start teaching my digital history course on “race riots” in the 20th century US, necessarily online in GMU’s summer session. I feel like I should have been prepared for what is happening now. I
Teaching Digital Mapping with kepler.gl
Like many DH teachers, I have had to look for an alternative to Carto to introduce students to digital mapping now that they have fully gated their platform. What I need is something off the shelf that offers a range
Teaching Digital Mapping with kepler.gl
Like many DH teachers, I have had to look for an alternative to Carto to introduce students to digital mapping now that they have fully gated their platform. What I need is something off the shelf that offers a range
Fall 2015: Introduction to Digital Humanities – the online course
This course is the first of three online courses that the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) has developed, with funding from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, for a new Digital Public Humanities Graduate Certificate.
Fall 2015: Introduction to Digital Humanities – the online course
This course is the first of three online courses that the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) has developed, with funding from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, for a new Digital Public Humanities Graduate Certificate.
Fall 2014: Clio Wired: An Introduction to History & New Media
This course is my version of HIST 696, the first of the two digital history courses required of all PhD students at GMU. I was introduced to this course during my first stint at GMU in 1998-99, one of the first years that Roy
Fall 2014: Clio Wired: An Introduction to History & New Media
This course is my version of HIST 696, the first of the two digital history courses required of all PhD students at GMU. I was introduced to this course during my first stint at GMU in 1998-99, one of the first years that Roy
Spring 2014: The Digital Past
HIST 390 The Digital Past Spring 2014 Syllabus This course is my version of HIST 390, the course first developed by Dan Cohen, which satisfies George Mason University’s general education IT requirement. It has to include a range of topics
Spring 2014: The Digital Past
HIST 390 The Digital Past Spring 2014 Syllabus This course is my version of HIST 390, the course first developed by Dan Cohen, which satisfies George Mason University’s general education IT requirement. It has to include a range of topics
Semester 1, 2013: Key Issues in American Culture
USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture USSC6914 is a core unit in the Masters of US Studies, taught in an intensive 10-week mode of weekly 3-hour seminars which explore topics ranging from Individualism to Race and Equality to Region.
Semester 1, 2013: Key Issues in American Culture
USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture USSC6914 is a core unit in the Masters of US Studies, taught in an intensive 10-week mode of weekly 3-hour seminars which explore topics ranging from Individualism to Race and Equality to Region.
Semester 1, 2013: New York, New York
HSTY2670 New York, New York This is the fourth iteration of this lecture and tutorial course, which explores the history and representation of New York City, from its beginnings as a Dutch settlement down to 9/11, using the archetypal modern
Semester 1, 2013: New York, New York
HSTY2670 New York, New York This is the fourth iteration of this lecture and tutorial course, which explores the history and representation of New York City, from its beginnings as a Dutch settlement down to 9/11, using the archetypal modern
Semester 1, 2013: Digital History
HSTY4011 Digital History New Honours Seminar Description: New technologies are transforming the work of historians, and the ways in which we interpret the past and communicate our ideas with others. This seminar will critically examine the digital tools and resources
Semester 1, 2013: Digital History
HSTY4011 Digital History New Honours Seminar Description: New technologies are transforming the work of historians, and the ways in which we interpret the past and communicate our ideas with others. This seminar will critically examine the digital tools and resources
Semester 2, 2012: Law & Order in Modern America
HSTY2671 Law and Order in Modern America This is a new lecture and tutorial course, which begins with a module on approaches to the history of crime, focused on murder, then explores the criminal justice system and policing, and extra-legal
Semester 2, 2012: Law & Order in Modern America
HSTY2671 Law and Order in Modern America This is a new lecture and tutorial course, which begins with a module on approaches to the history of crime, focused on murder, then explores the criminal justice system and policing, and extra-legal
Teaching, Semester 1, 2012
USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture A core unit in the Masters of US Studies, this postgraduate seminar is taught in an intensive 10 week mode | More Teaching
Teaching, Semester 1, 2012
USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture A core unit in the Masters of US Studies, this postgraduate seminar is taught in an intensive 10 week mode | More Teaching
Teaching, Semester 1, 2012
AMST2601 American Foundations The core unit in the American Studies major, this team-taught unit involves staff from History, English, Film Studies and the United States Studies Centre, and is structured around a series of modules. Coordinator, and lectures on “What
Teaching, Semester 1, 2012
AMST2601 American Foundations The core unit in the American Studies major, this team-taught unit involves staff from History, English, Film Studies and the United States Studies Centre, and is structured around a series of modules. Coordinator, and lectures on “What
