Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast

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About Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast

Where big ideas in history meet open conversation. Each episode invites listeners into the Seminar experience, where, every Monday afternoon during term, visiting scholars and graduate students exchange ideas about new lines of historical inquiry shaping the future of the field. We talk about presenters' current research and paper, their broader academic interests and the significance of their research in the current moment. If you have any feedback, suggestions or questions, please contact our producer via email at ds2125@cantab.ac.uk. Thanks for listening!

Language: English
Type: podcast

Episodes(50)

1
Prof. Christa Dierksheide & Prof. Nick Guyatt, ‘Jefferson’s Wolf: A Founding Father’s Troubling Answer to the Problem of Slavery’ (Harvard University Press, 2026)
29 Jul55m
2
Dr. Elsa Devienne, '"Paper or Plastic?": The Forgotten Movement to Ban Polystyrene in the US and the (Lost) Battle of Perception (1980s to today)'
29 Jul38m
3
Dr. Caroline Johnston, 'Rocky Mountain Extractivism in Washington'
20 May41m
4
Dr. Patrick Griffin, 'The American Revolution and Global Empire'
13 May40m
5
Annual Pitt Professor Beth Bailey, 'Making Change: Why the US Army Matters'
30 Apr35m
6
Prof. David Farber, 'The War on Drugs'
15 Apr30m
7
Dr. Erin Shearer, 'Enslaved Women, Infanticide, and a Feminist History of Harm: A New Direction in Slavery Studies'
1 Apr32m
8
Prof. Eliga Gould, 'Union and Disunion: The Turbulent History of the United States' Founding Treaty'
6 Mar42m

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About Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast

Language: English
Type: podcast

Episodes(50)

Prof. Christa Dierksheide & Prof. Nick Guyatt, ‘Jefferson’s Wolf: A Founding Father’s Troubling Answer to the Problem of Slavery’ (Harvard University Press, 2026)

29 Jul55m

Dr. Elsa Devienne, '"Paper or Plastic?": The Forgotten Movement to Ban Polystyrene in the US and the (Lost) Battle of Perception (1980s to today)'

29 Jul38m

Dr. Caroline Johnston, 'Rocky Mountain Extractivism in Washington'

20 May41m

Dr. Patrick Griffin, 'The American Revolution and Global Empire'

13 May40m

Annual Pitt Professor Beth Bailey, 'Making Change: Why the US Army Matters'

30 Apr35m

Prof. David Farber, 'The War on Drugs'

15 Apr30m

Dr. Erin Shearer, 'Enslaved Women, Infanticide, and a Feminist History of Harm: A New Direction in Slavery Studies'

1 Apr32m

Prof. Eliga Gould, 'Union and Disunion: The Turbulent History of the United States' Founding Treaty'

6 Mar42m

+42 more — listen on the platforms above