Margaret O'Mara
Howard & Frances Keller Endowed Professor of History, University of Washington
Teaching & advising
"Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history."
Abraham Lincoln, 1862
Undergraduate
I will be offering the following undergraduate lecture courses and seminars in 2020-21. UW students can find registration information via MyPlan and course web pages on Canvas.
My other regularly offered undergraduate courses include:
To learn more about history and find tips for historical research and writing, visit my Resources page.
Graduate
I will not be offering regular graduate courses in 2020-21, but can conduct independent readings courses (HSTRY 600) as schedules allow. Please contact me directly if you are a current graduate student interested in taking such a course as part of your field preparation. Here are links to some past graduate course syllabi:
I supervise graduate students at the MA and PhD level in 20th century US history, urban history, political history, and the history of capitalism. Full description of these fields and required/recommended preparation can be found here.
For more information on graduate study at the UW and elsewhere, visit my Resources page.
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