Fresh from today鈥檚 news headlines, the Department of History has created a one-credit course, HIST 107: Insurrection: Historical Perspectives, that meets remotely once a week in the spring semester.
Designed as a pass/fail course, this class will explore the past to better understand what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. It will be taught synchronously on Zoom on Mondays, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
鈥淚n the aftermath of the Jan. 6th insurrection, we鈥檝e heard public figures, including President-Elect Joe Biden, say 鈥榯his is not who we are.鈥 Well, what if it is who we are,鈥 Professor John Staples asks in the course introduction.
鈥淗istorians think that understanding where we鈥檝e come from is a critical first step for planning where we want to go, and who we want to become,鈥 Dr. Staples added.
Faculty members, mostly from the Department of History, will each explore a specific topic or theme that has occurred or resonated in U.S. history. More information about the course can be found at:
Students can register for the course through Thursday, Feb. 11. The first class will meet on Monday, Feb. 8.
