History of Now Syllabus, 2023
History 201: The History of Now Spring 2023 (photo credit: Beacon Rock Golf Course, 2017) Professor: Patrick Iber (he/him) History is the study of change over time and requires hindsight to […]
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Teaching the History of the Present
For a special issue of Modern Intellectual History, edited by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, I have a piece co-written with my colleague Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, about teaching the history of the present. Both […]
Guide to prelims
Guide to Prelims Prof. Patrick Iber Spring 2022 Preparing for prelims is the second “season” of grad school, after coursework. It is much less structured, but it is an essential […]
Review in the AHR of two books on history education
In the December 2020 issue of the American Historical Review, I have a review of two books on history education (Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson’s The Case for Contention and […]
Syllabus: Modern Latin America, 2021
History 242 University of Wisconsin, Madison Modern Latin America Professor Patrick Iber Fall 2020 / MWF 9:55-10:45; online Friday can be asynchronous This course will give a broad overview of […]
Syllabus: History of Now, Spring 2021
History 201: The History of Now Professor Patrick Iber History is the study of change over time, and requires hindsight to generate insight. Most history courses stop short of the […]
History and Theory in Global Perspective
History 703: History and Theory in Global Perspective University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Patrick Iber The goal of this course is to think through theoretical approaches for understanding and writing history, […]
Fall 2020 syllabus: History 102, U.S. History since 1865
PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER History 102 History of the United States since 1865 Professor Patrick Iber Fall 2020 / MWF 9:55-10:45 Course description and objectives: This […]
Cold War Latin America (syllabus for graduate seminar)
History 730 Cold War Latin America Professor Patrick Iber This course will provide a forum for learning and discussing the history of Cold War Latin America. Central themes include […]
Syllabus Fall 2019: History of Now, advanced seminar
History 600: The History of Now Professor Patrick Iber History is the study of change over time, and requires hindsight to generate insight. Most history courses stop […]
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