This webinar will introduce you to the documents and primary sources that put George Washington, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln in conversation on their perspectives of slavery. Each segment will feature a HICDL Content Provider, who will curate and share OER materials for use throughout the humanities curriculum. Lead experts include: Heather Nice, Director of … Continued
The last few decades have witnessed an enormous increase in interest in global health, particularly with respect to Africa. Most international agencies, national governments, pharmaceutical companies, research universities, and charitable organizations are now involved in some capacity in activities related to global health. As a result, there is currently far more money devoted to global … Continued
This webinar will focus on the production of a graphic history of the Civil War, emphasizing the challenges of representation when it comes to one of the most politically fraught chapters in the history of the United States.
Days after the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020, protestors all across America took to the streets to demonstrate against systemic racism and, more specifically, a national crisis of police violence against Black people. This movement for Black lives, arguably the largest protest movement in US history, included invocations of the cries of … Continued
How did Roman Law become the foundation for America’s criminal justice system? How did ancient Romans understand crime and punishment—and how did this influence the Founding Fathers in the United States? This webinar explores the ins and outs of law, crime, imprisonment, and capital punishment within ancient Roman society from 753 BCE to 565 CE, … Continued
After the Civil War, African Americans placed poignant “information wanted” advertisements in newspapers, searching for missing family members. Inspired by the power of these ads, this webinar will use slave narratives, letters, interviews, public records, and diaries to guide back to devastating moments of family separation during slavery when people were sold away from parents, … Continued
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes. To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here. Taking up some of the same questions, concerns, and analyses put forth in the newsletter Letters from an American, this webinar will demonstrate that you can’t get a grip on … Continued
In January 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned about the consequences of inadequate water resources: “Water scarcity threatens economic and social gains and is a potent fuel for wars and conflict.” Water is essential for life everywhere. Although that seems a simple enough statement, its implications are overwhelming, especially for an arid zone like the … Continued
A hip hop infused musical, Hamilton is widely considered to have revolutionized the genre of the Broadway musical, just as many saw the American Revolution as a first for the world. This webinar will give participants an opportunity to learn about Hamilton the musical, attempting to account for its extraordinary resonance during the presidencies of Barack Obama and, now, … Continued
This webinar explores the past, present and future of fire in the American West. As drought and climate change deepen and as the urban/wildfire interface expands, how the West addresses fire has never been more important. Better understanding of fire history is critical to effective fire practices. This requires a broad interdisciplinary grappling with fire … Continued