Teaching Comics: A Syllabus
So you want to teach The Sandman? Or William Blake? Or Art Spiegelman’s Maus? A guide to using comics and graphic novels in the classroom.
Security Studies: A Syllabus
National security, borders and migration, climate change and global food supplies, war and terrorism. These make up the academic field of security studies.
The History of Reproductive Rights: A Syllabus
A selection of stories on the history of reproductive rights and abortion to foster dialogue inside and outside of the classroom.
Mass Incarceration: A Syllabus
This selection of stories focuses on prison and mass incarceration in the US, which has the highest rate of imprisonment in the world.
Russia and the Soviet Union: A Syllabus of Background Readings
These readings from our archive provide context for the developing conflict in Ukraine.
Climate Change: A Syllabus
A selection of stories to foster dialogue among students both inside and outside of the classroom.
Politics and Power in the United States: A Syllabus
Historical and scholarly context for the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
Voting in American Politics: A Syllabus
From battles to expand the franchise to the mysteries of turnout, voting is one of the most important things to understand about U.S. politics.
Wildfires and Climate Change
Scholarly research offers insight into the ways climate change and other factors are contributing to the wildfire crisis.
Media Literacy & Fake News: A Syllabus
Ten lessons from the past and steps we can take now to educate ourselves and our students about how to be a thoughtful consumer of information.