James Gregory: Areas of Graduate Study
Division: United States History
My graduate teaching fields are tailored to the individual interests
of students. We will work out precise subject areas and reading lists
as we proceed. Subject to those negotiations, students generally choose
one of the following concentrations:
1) Twentieth Century U.S.: I prefer to treat this as a broad field that
covers the full chronological sweep of the century. Students will read
widely, developing a modest familiarity with the literature on a large
number of subjects (including politics, culture, foreign relations, race,
gender, labor, region, urban). Depending upon interests, certain issues
and time periods will be developed in more depth.
2) Class, Race, Labor, and Political Economy: This concentration joins
the subject of American political economy with those of labor history
and race/ethnic formation covering both the 19th and the 20th centuries.
3) Regions, Migration, Immigration: This concentration explores place
and mobility in American history with readings that examine how place
identities and regional political economies have been formed and maintained
and how migrations (both from abroad and internal) reshape places and
people.