47 min
Episode 3: Elections Past and Present ITPS Podcast
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- History
This month we are exploring an under-appreciated part of public history and culture—civic education and citizenship. History has the power to help up us understand who we are and how we got to our current moment, but that knowledge means nothing if we don’t engage as citizens. So this month we will be focusing on voting and elections—the core of any democracy and the heart of citizenship.
Today's episode is all about elections, past and present. Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky sat down with Dr. Mark Boonshoft, an assistant professor at Duquesne University. He is the author of Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic, which was just published by the University of North Carolina Press, and an expert on early American history and politics.
They discussed some of the early presidential elections, how citizens voted, how elections have changed over time, and how this election compares to past examples. We hope you’ll find this conversation enjoyable and informative!
This month we are exploring an under-appreciated part of public history and culture—civic education and citizenship. History has the power to help up us understand who we are and how we got to our current moment, but that knowledge means nothing if we don’t engage as citizens. So this month we will be focusing on voting and elections—the core of any democracy and the heart of citizenship.
Today's episode is all about elections, past and present. Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky sat down with Dr. Mark Boonshoft, an assistant professor at Duquesne University. He is the author of Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic, which was just published by the University of North Carolina Press, and an expert on early American history and politics.
They discussed some of the early presidential elections, how citizens voted, how elections have changed over time, and how this election compares to past examples. We hope you’ll find this conversation enjoyable and informative!
47 min