American Studies, Graduate Certificate

American Studies, Graduate Certificate

Deepen and expand your knowledge of the American experience in all its complexities, and challenge existing biases and notions of what it means to be American with the American Studies Graduate Certificate.

Ashley Elrod
Ashley
L.
Elrod
Assistant Professor
History
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5624
a-elrod@neiu.edu
Expertise
Early Modern Europe, Disability Studies, History of Science, Magic, and Religion
Courses Taught
HIST 111A: World History: The West to 1500 302B: Age of Reformation 307B: Age of Enlightenment 309: History of Disability
HIST 300W: The Historian's Craft
HIST 302B: Age of Reformation
HIST 307B: Age of Enlightenment
HIST 309: History of Disability
HIST 343: Science, Magic, and Religion in History
HIST 393: Capstone for History Majors
Research Interests
European history, German history, disability, guardianship, legal culture, gender
Education

Duke University

History, Ph.D.

Selected Publications

“‘Moral Madness’: Representations of Prodigality, Disability, and Competence in German History,” in Disability in German-Speaking Europe: History, Memory, and Culture, ed., Linda Leskau, Tanja Nusser, and Katherine Sorrels (under contract with Camden House, 2022).

“Denouncing the Spendthrift: Debating Social Identity in the Court of Law and Public Opinion,” in Names and Naming in Early Modern Germany, edited by Beth Plummer and Joel Harrington. Berghahn Publishers (Oxford, UK), May 2019.

Additional Information

Awards & Honors:

  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Institute “Global Histories of Disability,” 2018
  • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation & Council for European Studies, Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2016-2017
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Research Scholarship, 2013-2014

 

a-elrod@neiu.edu

LWH 4093
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5624
Office Hours
Fall 2021: Tues & Thurs 1:45-3:15 p.m. and additional days/times by appointment. Available via phone and Zoom; in-person meetings upon request.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Elrod_Ashley_CV_2021.09.10.pdf161.71 KB
Northeastern University

Asian Studies, Minor

The Asian Studies minor uses an interdisciplinary approach, which exposes students to various aspects and topics of Asian studies via other disciplines.

George Gerdow
George
Gerdow
Professor Emeritus
History
College of Arts and Sciences
g-gerdow@neiu.edu
Expertise
U.S. - Latin American Relations
Courses Taught
Hist 214: United States History to 1877
Hist 215: United States History, 1877 - Present
Hist 111D: World History: Latin America
Research Interests
U.S. - Latin American Relations; Latina/os in the U.S.; U.S. Foreign Policy; Native Americans
Education

Loyola University Chicago

History, M.A.

g-gerdow@neiu.edu
Office Hours
None
El Centro
Main Campus
Dr. Richard Grossman
Richard
Grossman
Professor Emeritus
History
College of Arts and Sciences
r-grossman@neiu.edu
Expertise
Modern Central American History and United States foreign relations.
Courses Taught
Hist 111D: World History: Latin America
Hist: 332B: United States Foreign Relations, 1914 - Present
Hist 351: History of Central American and the Caribbean
Hist 353: History of Mexico
Research Interests
Latin America
Education

University of Chicago

History, Ph.D., 1996

Background

Dr. Grossman specializes in modern Central American History and US Foreign Relations. His recent publications include "The Hero Never Dies: Augusto Sandino of Nicaragua" in Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw, eds. Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America (University of Texas Press. 2006) and "The Blood of the People: The Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua's Fifty Year War Against the People of Nicaragua, 1927-1979" in Cecilia Menjivar and Nestor Rodriguez, eds. When States Kill: Latin America, the U.S., and Technologies of Terror (University of Texas Press, 2005).

r-grossman@neiu.edu
Office Hours
None
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
RICHARD GROSSMAN CV.PDF38.18 KB
Dr. Charles Steinwedel
Charles
Steinwedel
Ph.D.
Professor
History
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5606
c-steinwedel@neiu.edu
Expertise
Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet history; Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century; Europe 1871-1919; and graduate courses on the Russian Revolution and European Empires.
Courses Taught
Hist 111B: World History: The West, 1500 - Present
Hist 305: Europe in the Age of Imperialism, 1871 - 1919
Hist 314A: Russian History from the Varangians to 1855
Hist 314B: Russian and Soviet History, 1855 - Present
Hist 308: Human Rights in History, Literature, and Law
Research Interests
Empire, nationality, and religion in late imperial Russia; Sugar and Power in Late Imperial Russia
Education

Columbia University

History, Ph.D., 1999

Selected Publications

Threads of Empire: Loyalty and Tsarist Authority in Bashkiria, 1552-1917 (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2016).

External Publications Link
c-steinwedel@neiu.edu

Room LWH 4081
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5606
Office Hours
On leave 2024-25.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Steinwedel_CV_NOV 2023.pdf132.23 KB
Leo Bacino
Leo
Bacino
History
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5619
l-bacino@neiu.edu
Expertise
General U.S. History, political economy, foreign policy
Courses Taught
Hist 109: History of Chicago (First Year Experience Program)
Hist 214: United States History, 1607-1877
Hist 215: United States History, 1877-Present
Hist 325: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1865-1920
Hist 326: The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1945
Hist 327: The U.S. in the Age of Crisis, 1945-Present
Hist 332A: United States Foreign Policy, 1776-1914
Hist 332C: The United States in the Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975
Research Interests
United States political economy and foreign policy
Education

Northern Illinois University

History, Ph.D., 1993

Selected Publications

Resconstructing Russia:  U.S. Policy in Revolutionary Russia, 1917-1922 (Kent, OH:  The Kent State University Press, 1999)

l-bacino@neiu.edu

Lech Walesa Hall 4091
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5619
Office Hours
Spring 2019- Monday & Wednesday 10am-10:30am, 11:20am-12:50pm, 2:10pm- 2:45pm; Friday 10am-10:30, 11:30am-12pm
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Bacino CV.pdf39.25 KB
Dr. Christina Bueno standing with an umbrella and children in the background looking at a pond
Christina
M.
Bueno
Professor; Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor
History
Latina/o and Latin American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5608
c-bueno@neiu.edu
Expertise
Latin American History
Courses Taught
Hist 111D: World History: Latin America
Hist 353: History of Mexico
Hist 354: Contemporary Latin America
Hist 392: Problems in History: Food and Drink in History
Hist 392: Problems in History: History of the Cuban Revolution
Hist 392: Problems in History: Revolutions in Modern Latin America
Hist 392: Problems in History: Writing and Methods for History Majors
LLAS 101: Intro to Latino and Latin American Studies
Field Seminar in Latino and Latin American Studies
Seminar on Mexican Nationalism and National Identity
Mexico City in Historical Perspective
Pro-Seminar: Latin America in the Cold War
Graduate Seminar: Commodities in Latin American History
Graduate Seminar: Latin America in the Cold War
Graduate Seminar: Resistance and Accommodation in Mexican History
Research Interests
Mexican history, Latin American history, nation building, national and ethnic identities, race, indigenous peoples, museums, material culture, history of archaeology, history of memory, postcolonial studies.
Education

University of California, Davis
Latin American History, Ph.D.

Selected Publications

Book:

"The Pursuit of Ruins: Archaeology, History, and the Making of Modern Mexico" (University of New Mexico Press, 2016.)

Winner of:

  • Michael C. Meyer Prize for Best Book on Mexican History in a Five-Year Period, 2017
  • Alfred B. Thomas Award 2016, Honorable Mention
  • Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, 2017 Book Prize, Honorable Mention
c-bueno@neiu.edu

Room LWH 4087
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5608
Office Hours
On leave Fall 2024.
Main Campus
Curriculum Vitae
Most recent CV Bueno.pdf246.5 KB
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