This course is designed primarily to allow faculty to develop focused interdisciplinary courses which address specific issues, themes, or problems in American society. Topics vary from semester to semester. Students should consult the department's webpage for current offerings before the start of the semester.

What are the origins of the present crisis? Who writes the secret history of America? Any of us and all of us. Some can, some do, and in this class we will try. And we will do this against the backdrop of a presidential election and a world in crisis. Combining real-time analysis of the election, and an in-depth study of the relevant historical and sociological trends that are shaping this moment, this seminar will take up an interdisciplinary analysis of American politics in a time of unprecedented crisis and possibility. Designed with a dual purpose of providing a history of the present moment while serving as an active laboratory for generating new knowledge about how students engage with US electoral politics, this class will be both discussion seminar and writing workshop. We will start by reading extensively in the fields of contemporary history and politics before publishing two articles on-line, one before the other after the election.

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