Lectures in History

By C-SPAN

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Wo... more

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How many episodes does Lectures in History have?

The podcast currently has 350 episodes available.

Lectures in History episodes:

December 07, 2019 Public Opinion, Radio & Entry into World War II
Wofford College professor Mark Byrnes teaches a class about U.S. public opinion, the rise of radio, and the debate about whether to enter World War II.

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1h 3min
November 30, 2019 U.S. Expansion & Hawaii
Johnson County Community College professor Tai Edwards teaches a class about the expansion of the United States during the Spanish-American War and the acquisition of Hawaii.

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52min
November 24, 2019 Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
Gettysburg College professor Timothy Shannon teaches a class on Colonial-era diplomatic ties between the Iroquois Confederacy of the eastern Great Lakes region and European settlers.

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56min
October 09, 2019 Native Americans & Colonial-Era Power Struggles
Daniel Richter of the University of Pennsylvania teaches a class on 18th century power struggles between Native Americans, colonial settlers and European empires.

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1h 14min
October 05, 2019 Nixon, Kissinger and U.S. Withdrawal From Vietnam
U.S. Air Force Academy professor Stephen Randolph teaches a class about President Richard Nixon, his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, and their strategy for the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.

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55min
September 28, 2019 1970s & '80s Deindustrialization of the U.S.
Loyola University Chicago professor Michelle Nickerson teaches a class on the deindustrialization of the U.S. in the 1970s and '80s and how music and popular culture of the period reflected these economic changes.

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1h 10min
September 21, 2019 Playwright August Wilson & "Fences"
Tulane University professor John "Ray" Proctor teaches a class about playwright August Wilson, his contribution to African American theatre and his Pulitzer prize-winning play, [Fences].

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1h 14min
September 14, 2019 Anti-Semitism & Holocaust Denial
Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt teaches a class about anti-Semitism in America and Holocaust denial.

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1h 13min
September 07, 2019 Environmental Impact of California Gold Rush
University of Arkansas professor Elliott West lectures on the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush, part of a seminar for high school teachers hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

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1h 24min
August 30, 2019 Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
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.

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1h 10min

FAQs about Lectures in History:

How many episodes does Lectures in History have?

The podcast currently has 350 episodes available.