The Intellectual History of US Conservatism Since 1945
HIST 113F
Fall 2026
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How do we understand the phenomena of Trumpism? What are the ideas that have inspired this movement? This course attempts to provide answers by looking at the origins and evolution of US conservatism from 1945 until the present. It does so through the prism of intellectual history -- namely by focusing on the ideas and ideology that have constituted the conservatism movement in the US for roughly the last eighty years. Topics to be discussed include: Neoliberalism, Neo-conservatism, America First, Paleoconservatism, the Religious Right, American Fascism, Trumpism, etc. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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George Nash, The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945
Friedrich Hayek, The Road to Serfdom
Allan Bloom, Closing of the American Mind
Jeanne Kirkpatrick, ¿Dictatorships and Double Standards¿
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Examinations and Assignments:
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5, one page responses to weekly readings
Midterm paper (5 pages)
Final paper (5 pages) |
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| Instructor(s): Steinmetz-Jenkins,Daniel Times: .M...F. 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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