A returning favorite HL90 seminar! Drew Faust talks to us about what she learned from being the President of Harvard and how it impacted her class, “American Speeches.” Tell us about your class! American Speeches will explore speeches across the sweep of American history both as windows into their historical moment and as texts inContinue reading “HL90 DR: American Speeches”
Author Archives: Hist & Lit
HL90 ER: Industrialization and Inequality
We’ve got more new HL90s to shop! Morgan Day Frank talks with us about “Industrialization and Inequality: From the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era,” some very weird delicacies from the Gilded Age, and a dentist we wouldn’t want to visit! What inspired you to teach this class? I love turn-of-the-twentieth-century American literature, that’s basicallyContinue reading “HL90 ER: Industrialization and Inequality”
HL90 EH: Asian American Genre Fictions
We asked lecturers to tell us more about their fall HL90s. Ellen Song shares more about the genesis and goals of her class, “Asian American Genre Fictions.” What inspired you to teach this class? I decided to teach Asian American Genre Fictions because there is clearly a demand for ethnic studies courses at Harvard, andContinue reading “HL90 EH: Asian American Genre Fictions”
HL90 DB: Museums in America
Get your shopping list ready! We asked our lecturers to tell us about their fall HL90s. Reed Gochberg takes us on a tour of her class, “Museums in America.” Tell us about your class! “Museums in America” will explore the history and development of museums in the United States. One of my main goals forContinue reading “HL90 DB: Museums in America”
HL90 EL: France and Its “Others”
Thinking about classes? We asked lecturers to tell us more about their fall HL90s. John Boonstra talks about his class, “France and Its ‘Others’: Race, Nation, and Identity in (Post)Imperial Society” French film, and his feelings about the best way to eat French fries. What inspired you to teach this class? I was trained asContinue reading “HL90 EL: France and Its “Others””
HL99 EE: Fighting the Climate Crisis
Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Patrick Whitmarsh is ready to take on the climate crisis with students this fall! Tell us about your class! I was inspired to teach this course after participating in a team-taught seminar at Boston University called Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Challenges: ClimateContinue reading “HL99 EE: Fighting the Climate Crisis”
HL90 EC: A Cultural History of the Internet
Get your shopping lists ready! We asked our lecturers about their fall HL90s. Briana Smith tells us all about the internet, the Smashing Pumpkins, and more. What inspired you to teach this class? The idea for this class came out of my new research project on German cybercultures and the history of the German hackerContinue reading “HL90 EC: A Cultural History of the Internet”
Jeannie Regidor ’20
Tell us about your thesis! My thesis, “Narrative Activism: Interrogating, Subverting, and Reclaiming Stories of U.S. Migrant Detention,” is about the different narratives of U.S. migrants and migrant detention that are propagated by our everyday media and literary forms. The thesis explores how “narrative activism” can be employed to change the way in which migrantsContinue reading “Jeannie Regidor ’20”
Una Corbett ’20
The year 2020 marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, which extended women’s suffrage across the country. My thesis, “‘Organize, Agitate, Educate’: Making Political Meaning of the American Women’s Suffrage Centennial,” explores the politicization of this anniversary. Curators, historians, government officials, and activists have dedicated a ton of time and resources toContinue reading “Una Corbett ’20”
