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Illiberalism and Minority Rule in American History

The 2024 election could be the last free election held in a unified America. So warns the historian Robert Kagan in his latest book Rebellion (Knopf, ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2024-12/3/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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The Impending Crisis

In 1848, the peace treaty that ended the war with Mexico resulted in the United States acquiring more than 500,000 square miles of new territory, achi ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2024-12/3/2024)

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The Ottomans Reexamined

Join us this fall as we take a fresh look at the Ottoman Empire. We will read The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs by Marc David Bauer (Basic Book ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/03/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/3/2024-12/3/2024)

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A History of Our Times: Looking Back at the Twentieth Century

In this 7 week session we will focus on the 1960’s to 1990’s as we conclude Paul Johnson’s critically acclaimed Modern Times: The World From the Twent ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2024-10/16/2024)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.

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Traveling Through French History

France is home to some of the first and most awe-inspiring Gothic cathedrals – soaring testaments to the faith of the Middle Ages artisans who built t ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2024-12/4/2024)

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Revolutions Past and Present

In Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present (W. W. Norton, 2024) Fareed Zakaria helps us look at the current uncertain times ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2024-12/4/2024)

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The Robber Barons of the Gilded Age

The term "robber barons" was first used as a criticism by 19th century muckrakers to refer to wealthy, powerful and generally unscrupulous businessmen ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/04/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/4/2024-12/4/2024)

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From Slavery to Freedom

We will read two recent award-winning biographies about the daring, determination, and disguise of men and women escaping slavery. Master Slave Husban ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/05/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/5/2024-12/5/2024)

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Leadership in Turbulent Times

Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson are the subjects of Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goo ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/05/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/5/2024-12/5/2024)

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CANCELLED The Soul of America: Our Country at a Crossroads

John F. Kennedy wrote Profiles in Courage (Harper & Brothers, 1956) almost 70 years ago. Since that time additional courageous Americans have stepped ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 09/05/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (9/5/2024-12/5/2024)

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The New Cold Wars

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Generally attributed to Mark Twain, there is some doubt as to whether he actually said it, but the ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 10/23/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (10/23/2024-12/4/2024)

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Ultra: The Plot to Overthrow the Government and Democracy in the 1940s

We will study an all-but-forgotten threat to American democracy from the 1940s. Before the United States entered World War II, an entrenched ultra-rig ... View More

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location :
Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 10/23/24

Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (10/23/2024-12/4/2024)

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Start date: 09/03/24

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Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2024-12/3/2024)

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Weekly - Tue 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/3/2024-12/3/2024)

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Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : Wieboldt Hall.

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Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/4/2024-10/16/2024)

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Weekly - Thu 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (9/5/2024-12/5/2024)

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Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : Wieboldt Hall.

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Days of the Week : Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (10/23/2024-12/4/2024)

Location: Wieboldt Hall Location : Wieboldt Hall.

Start date: 10/23/24

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