Homepage for Dr. David E. Woodard--shown (left) next to a bust of William H. Seward, one of America's foremost diplomats.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, PhD, History
Dissertation: Sectionalism, Politics, and Foreign Policy: Duff Green and Southern Economic and Political Expansion, 1825-1865
fields of study: diplomatic history, international relations, antebellum politics, U.S. Civil War
Southern Illinois University, MA, History
Thesis: Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois and Civil Rights, 1961-1968
fields of study: Illinois politics, elections, U.S. Civil War
Western Illinois University, BA, History and Political Science
RESEARCH INTERESTS
U.S. Foreign Relations
American Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. Politics
American Imperialism
PERSONAL INTERESTS
my cat
New York Mets
being a political junkie
fine dining at fancy restaurants
historical reenacting
subverting the dominant paradigm
CURRENT COURSES
fall 2008
-Political Science 131: American Government
-Political Science 241: International Politics (online course)
-Political Science 337: Parties, Campaigns and Elections
-Political Science 331: The Constitution (independent-directed study)
spring 2009
-Political Science 131: American Government
-Political Science 241: International Politics
-History 401: Senior Capstone Seminar (research)
SOME OTHER COURSES TAUGHT BY DR. WOODARD
U.S. History to 1877
Civil War and Reconstruction
U.S. Foreign Relations/Diplomatic History
Minnesota History
Cold War
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