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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The podcast currently has 387 episodes available.

Lectures in History episodes:

May 25, 2019 The Progressive Era
Georgetown University professor Katherine Benton-Cohen teaches a class on the Progressive Era.

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1h 15min
May 18, 2019 California Before the Mexican-American War
Rick Kennedy of Point Loma Nazarene University teaches a class about Mexico's governance and plans for California in the decades leading-up to the 1848 Mexican-American War, in which Mexico lost California to the U.S.

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1h 10min
May 11, 2019 World War II Amphibious Vehicles
Weber State University professor Branden Little teaches a class about the role of American factories during World War II and military vehicle innovations, with a focus on types of amphibious vehicles used in the Pacific.

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1h 13min
May 04, 2019 American Military in the Revolutionary War
Baylor University professor Julie Anne Sweet teaches a class on the American military during the Revolutionary War, including a look at the equipment and capabilities of both the Continental Army and militia troops.

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1h 12min
April 27, 2019 Yellow Journalism & the Spanish-American War
American University professor W. Joseph Campbell teaches a class on myths about William Randolph Hearst, Yellow Journalism & the lead-up to Spanish-American War at the end of the 19th century.

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55min
April 20, 2019 Late-20th Century Transformation of Work
Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin teaches a class on the post-industrialization transformation of work starting in the 1960s and continuing through the end of the 20th century.

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56min
April 13, 2019 Legal History of Abortion in the U.S.
Tulane University professor Karissa Haugeberg teaches a class about the legal history of abortion in the United States from the 1840s through 2016.

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1h 15min
March 30, 2019 Vietnam War Lessons Learned
Triton College professor Edward White teaches a class on lessons learned from the Vietnam War.

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1h 3min
March 16, 2019 1970s Culture & Economics
University of Massachusetts Boston professor Vincent Cannato teaches a class about the culture and economics of the 1970s.

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1h 16min
March 09, 2019 Early 1800s Abolition & Pro-Slavery Movements
University of Alabama professor Joshua Rothman teaches a class on abolition and pro-slavery movements in the early 1800s.

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54min

FAQs about Lectures in History:

How many episodes does Lectures in History have?

The podcast currently has 387 episodes available.