Courses

Taught by David Armitage

Taught by Eric Nelson

Taught by Alex Keyssar

Taught by Annette Gordon-Reed This course will explore the causes of the American Revolution, focusing on the constitutional, legal, economic, social, and political issues that prompted the imperial crisis and resulted in the American colonies’ decision to break with Great...

Taught by David Armitage As the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence approaches in 2026, this seminar will examine that familiar document in some unfamiliar context. At the same time, it will provide a focused introduction to the development of modern...

Taught by Catherine Brekus This course focuses on the American evangelical movement from the 1740s to the present. Beginning with the rise of transatlantic evangelicalism in the eighteenth century, we will explore the role of evangelicals in the American Revolution, the...

Taught by Maya Jasanoff Less than a century ago the British Empire ruled a quarter of the world. This course surveys the empire's extraordinary rise and fall from the American Revolution to World War II. Course presents a narrative of key events and personalities, introduces...

Taught by Tiya Miles and Robin Bernstein This Charles Warren Center Seminar combines a year-long graduate course with a cohort of visiting Faculty Fellows. In sustained conversation with the Faculty Fellows, graduate students will produce original research (ideally, a...

Taught by Tiya Miles

Taught by Phil Deloria and Alan Niles

Taught by Bruce Mann

Taught by Annette Gordon-Reed This course will trace the development of the American legal and political system from 1776 to 1865. We will discuss the formation of state constitutions and the Federal Constitution, slavery and law, the development of American private law, the...