Over spring break 2018, Department Head John Swanson led a study tour in Hungary for the UTC students in his class on “Minorities in 20th Century Europe: Jews, Germans, and Roma.” The students worked in groups and made short documentary films exploring the past and present circumstances of minority groups in Hungary.
Students Engage History Through Film — Events
Students in two UTC History courses in the Spring 2018 semester participated in study tours to regions they were examining in class and made films about their experiences engaging with history.
History Beyond the Classroom: Exploring Appalachian History in Cades Cove
Prof. Luke Manget took students in his class on Appalachian History (HIST 3920) to Cades Cove, TN over spring break.
UTC Holocaust Lecture
Shoah in the Shtetl: 2018 UTC Holocaust Lecture by Jeffrey Veidlinger, University of Michigan.
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World
How Humanities Can Help Fix the World: John McCumber in The Chronicle of Higher Education on the importance of the humanities.