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Red Star Falling: The Collapse of the Soviet Union

4 lecture series
$60.00 for the whole series
This exciting and timely set of 4 lectures examines the decline and eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. From the death of Stalin to the beginnings of Vladimir Putin's reign, we will explore......

Asian Phoenix: The Stories of Modern North and South Korea

4 lecture series:
$60.00 for the whole series
This set of 4 lectures examines the recent history and development of one of the most dangerous places on the planet: Korea. Both North and South Korea have endured decades of colonization and war to emerge since 1950 as two exemplars of a modern state, one deeply capitalist and globalized, the other dystopically communist and closed off from the world. These lectures will explore their complicated and contradictory efforts at modernization from the Korean War to the present with special emphasis on the leaders, policies and types of societies that have come into being.

A Reckoning in Berlin: The Fall of the Third Reich

4 Lecture series:
$60.00 for the whole series
This set of lectures tracks the fall of Hitler's Germany from 1939 to 1945 with its primary focus on Hitler's domestic political and foreign policy and military decisions. We will explore the development of the so-called "final solution to the Jewish question" and the creation of the German empire as a series of differently organized vassal states with an equally diverse network of camps involving foreign workers, POWs, Jews and many other so-called "asocials." We will also follow the course of World War II with special focus on the war in Russia and Hitler's vision of what ultimately he planned to do with "living space" in the east.

From Gorbachev to Putin: The Fall and Rise of Russia 1991 - 2020

4 lecture series
$60.00 for the whole series
This set of 4 lectures examines the precipitous decline of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It examines the economic and political meltdown of the Yeltsin years – even as reformers sought to introduce western-style norms combined with unprecedented levels of social and economic openness. We will also explore the rise of Vladimir Putin and his reassertion of Russian power both at home and abroad, leading to fraught relations and a series of wars with neighboring states.

Revolutions at the Ballot: Four Transformational Elections in US History

4 lecture series
$60.00 for the whole series
In this series we will examine four elections, each of which marked a critical turning point in US political history. Here we will examine (1) the election of 1800 which saw one of bitterest, most partisan campaigns in US history; (2) the election of 1860 which saw Lincoln's victory serve as a spark for the Civil War; (3) the election of 1932 which saw the end of 72 years of political dominance by the Republican Party; and (4) the election of 1980 which marked the end of New Deal liberalism as the driving force in US domestic policy. Each tells us a lot about what the US looks like when it goes through radical change and transformation.

What about Fascism? Lessons from the 20th Century.

4 lecture series
$60.00 for the whole series
In recent years, concern has grown across the world about a resurgence in fascism. From countries as diverse as Hungary, Poland, Brazil, India, Turkey and the United States, fascist tropes, styles and ideological leanings have burst back into the public square. In this set of 4 lectures, we will examine four specific cases from the 20th century to better ground participants in how to look at what is happening now. We will look at Mussolini’s Italy, Hitler’s Germany, Francisco Franco’s Spain, and Vichy France. What was fascism? How is it relevant now?

Mills, Machines and Migrants: Early Industrialization in Connecticut, 1783 - 1850

4 Lecture Series
$60.00 for the whole series
This set of four lectures explores the earliest stirrings of industrialization as it played out in the mill towns and machine shops of a host of Connecticut communities such as Norwich, Middletown, Waterbury, Hamden and Litchfield. Buffeted by economic crises and accelerating out-migration, entrepreneurs such as Eli Whitney, David Humphreys and many others placed Connecticut on the cutting edge of America’s industrial revolution and, in the process, reordered the state’s culture, economy and the very landscape itself.

Mills, Machines and Migrants: Early Industrialization in Connecticut, 1783 - 1850

4 Lecture Series
$60.00 for the whole series
This set of four lectures explores the earliest stirrings of industrialization as it played out in the mill towns and machine shops of a host of Connecticut communities such as Norwich, Middletown, Waterbury, Hamden and Litchfield. Buffeted by economic crises and accelerating out-migration, entrepreneurs such as Eli Whitney, David Humphreys and many others placed Connecticut on the cutting edge of America’s industrial revolution and, in the process, reordered the state’s culture, economy and the very landscape itself.