Presented By: Sessions @ Michigan
Panel: Teaching the Nineteenth Century to Undergraduates
Though instructors who teach the nineteenth century readily understand why the nineteenth century matters, to many of our students, the period can feel distant, inaccessible, or irrelevant to their own lives or learning. How do scholars craft engaging courses that center on the nineteenth century? What strategies can we use to teach our students how to analyze nineteenth-century history, artifacts, or texts? What challenges and rewards are there in teaching the nineteenth century today, and how can we encourage our students to engage with the century’s complexities? To respond to these questions, the Nineteenth-Century Forum is hosting an interdisciplinary panel on teaching, with experienced instructors from numerous fields in the humanities. This panel will both equip graduate students and newer instructors to teach effectively and engagingly on topics of the nineteenth century, as well as create space for cross-disciplinary insights to be shared between members.