Here are the History Department’s Top Five Reasons: We don’t prepare you for a job—we prepare you for every job. What do the CEO of Goldman Sachs, the National Security Advisor, and Conan O’Brien have in common? All of them were history majors. Learn what you want to learn. History…
…involved.” The PHA provides housing and support services to over 80,000 residents in Philadelphia. It is a service that is desperately needed, considering the large percentage of Philadelphians that live in poverty. Kelvin’s time at the PHA has been dedicated to making sure that housing for those in need is…
…religion, slavery, sexual mores and gender politics, ethnic identity, art, literature, and philosophy. Readings from ancient sources in translation include formal history (Herodotus; Thucydides; Xenophon), political manifesto (Xenophon; Demosthenes), drama (Sophocles; Euripides; Aristophanes), epic poetry (Homer; Hesiod) and philosophy (Plato). Each week students will read some primary source material along…
…Professor Woloson What did Americans buy and why? How did purchasing habits change over time, and what can those changes tell us about changes in how Americans lived their lives and thought about themselves individually and collectively, from the first settlers to the present? This course covers a broad sweep…
…responded to the changes in their lives. The course also explores political activity from government programs developed under President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal to the rise of new social movements on the left and the right. History majors taking this class will learn to interpret a variety of primary sources,…
…is designed to be both fun and informative and is open to both majors and non-majors alike. PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORY 50:509:299:01 T/TH 3:35 pm – 4:55 pm Professor Golden This course is for history majors and should be taken in the sophomore year. It is designed to teach skills–critical reading,…
