Deeper Social Studies

Adam Harris is a staff writer for The Atlantic and formerly worked at ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is the author of the book The State Must Provide, which is "the definitive chronicle of higher education’s failed attempts at equality and the long road still in front of us to remedy centuries of racial discrimination."

You can find it here:

https://bookshop.org/books/the-state-must-provide-why-america-s-colleges-have-always-been-unequal-and-how-to-set-them-right-9781665101073/9780062976482

Dr. Covey is a Professor at the University of Texas. His research addresses the development and organization of ancient empires, with particular focus on the Incas of Andean South America. 

Dr. Juan Cole is a Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He also serves as editor in chief of the website Informed Comment, a site that "sheds light on how war, climate change, and globalization are shaping our world."

Additional Resources:

Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies - https://ii.umich.edu/cmenas

Dr. Cole's Books:

https://bookshop.org/books/muhammad-prophet-of-peace-amid-the-clash-of-empires/9781568587837
https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-arabs-how-the-millennial-generation-is-changing-the-middle-east/9781451690408
https://bookshop.org/books/napoleon-s-egypt-invading-the-middle-east/9780230606036 

Dr. Johanna Fernández is the author of The Young Lords: A Radical History (UNC Press, February 2020), a history of the Puerto Rican counterpart of the Black Panther Party. She teaches 20th Century US history and the history of social movements.

Her book can be found here:

https://bookshop.org/books/the-young-lords-a-radical-history/9781469653440 

Mike Duncan is the host of the Revolutions and History of Rome podcasts, as well as the author of two NYT best-selling books. We discuss his backstory, lessons he's learned through history, and why every social studies teacher should take a creative writing class.

His books can be found here:

https://bookshop.org/books/hero-of-two-worlds-the-marquis-de-lafayette-in-the-age-of-revolution-9781549193071/9781541730335

and

https://bookshop.org/books/the-storm-before-the-storm-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-roman-republic/9781541724037

Professor Cotlar specializes in the history of the United States in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. His first book - Tom Paine's America: The Rise and Fall of Trans-Atlantic Radicalism in the Early Republic - won the Best First Book Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. 

We discuss teaching politics in an objective way, forming evidence based arguments, and the difference in controversy between the 1619 and 1776 projects.

Brooke Coleman is the Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development and Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law. Her research and teaching interests focus on procedure and procedural justice. We spoke about the Supreme Court, ways to help students "think like a lawyer", and checked in on the rule of law.

Dr. Allan Lichtman is a Distinguished Professor of History at American University. We discuss what earthquakes can teach us about presidential elections, the pros and pitfalls of interdisciplinary methods, and the cracks President Donald Trump exposed in our democracy.

Councilmember Brianne Nadeau represents Ward 1 on the Council of the District of Columbia where she serves as the chair for the Committee on Human Services. We talk about her career and work to end homelessness, the difficulty of building consensus, and what students and teachers should know about local government.

Dr. Battistella is a professor of Linguistics at Southern Oregon University. We discuss the history of presidential insults, how linguistics can enrich the social studies curriculum, and mastering the art of the apology.