UNCP History Department Podcasts

Becoming Historians Season Finale: Navigating the Recent Past and Future with the Humanities

Through deep reading and learning, how can the study of disciplines in the Humanities help us come to terms with the past, and serve as a compass for navigating our future?

Becoming Historians Episode 13: The Search for Justice and Meaning in the Post War Generation

How were achievements in sports, music and film reflective of the post war generation and movements for social justice by the 1960s? What lessons can the history of this period teach us about learning and leadership today? Listen to Dr. Hudson and his guest talk about the answers to these and other questions.

Becoming Historians Episode 12: Causes and Consequences of Violence in World War II

What lessons can learning about events like the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity teach us about the roles racial prejudice and economic factors have historically played in war?

Becoming Historians Episode 11: War, Culture, and Globalization at the Dawn of the 20th Century

By the early twentieth century, what were some of the negative consequences of nationalism and globalization? What role did exports from the United States like kerosene play in China's modernization during this period?

Becoming Historians Episode 10: Comic Books and Reframing Empires of the late 19th Century

What major changes impacted European and Asian states in the 19th century? How can comic books be used to teach about History and other important topics?

Becoming Historians Episode 9: Nation States, Liberations, and Peasant Movements of Resistance

How did Asia and the rest of the world adopt the nation state model in the 19th century? Listen to compare these movements with one specific example of popular resistance in the American South following the Civil War.

Becoming Historians Episode 8: The Industrial Revolution and Age of Invention

Learn more about the impacts of industrialization and the Age of Invention in the 18th and 19th centuries! Listen to Dr. Hudson discuss these and other topics with his special guest of the week.

Becoming Historians Episode 7: The Enlightenment and Age of Revolution

What was Enlightenment, and how impactful were the American and French Revolutions? Dr. Hudson and his guest this week take a deep dive into these and other questions.

Becoming Historians Episode 6: Enslavement in the Atlantic World

What was the experience of the Middle Passage, and what parts of the Americas were most active in the Atlantic Slave Trade? Dr. Hudson chats with his guest of the week.

Becoming Historians Episode 5: Ming China and Global Trade

How did the emergence of the international silver market impact trade between the Ming Dynasty and other parts of the world? Dr. Hudson discusses this and other questions with his guest of the week.