Lectures in History

Baruch College Professors Vincent DiGirolamo and Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They described the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds gives a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college’s resident class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields teaches a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, also known as the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor murder case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Laura Watt talked about the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argued that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also spoke about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore, which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norfolk State University history professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander discussed the history of the Underground Railroad and efforts to escape enslavement before the Civil War. Norfolk State is an historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Akron professor Kevin Kern discusses the Ohioans who were elected president, including the seven that served between 1868 and 1920. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Delaware Professor Zara Anishanslin taught a class about how colonial history is remembered through historic sites and monuments, and sometimes contested. She argued that people’s assumptions about Colonial America are influenced by material and popular culture, including paintings depicting early American history in the U.S. Capitol and statues of Columbus and Pocahontas. This video was provided by the University of Delaware.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of the American 1990s. American University is located in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boston College economics professor Chandini Sankaran discussed the evolution of job skills and how computers and robots have changed labor markets and the types of jobs available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices