This workshop explores one of the more vigorous developments in the social sciences over the past decade: an interdisciplinary revitalization of the study of politics from historical perspectives. The central aim of the workshop is to explore the roles that politics—broadly construed—have played in history, and how understanding these political developments can reveal a richer and more nuanced view of American and related histories more generally. While workshop presentations and discussions usually focus on the United States, they will also address the connections between past and current events as well as the world beyond the U.S.

The workshop meets at 4:30 PM on odd Thursdays in Harper 148. (See the schedule for details.) Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please contact the workshop coordinator in advance.

Faculty Sponsors include the sociologist Elisabeth Clemens and historians Jane Dailey, William Novak, and James Sparrow. The Workshop Coordinator is Sarah Miller-Davenport.