dr. M. (Maarten) Zwiers
Senior Lecturer of History | Researcher Low Saxon Language & Culture

E-mail:
m.zwiers rug.nl
Since 2011 I have taught the following courses:
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The Americas I: The American Century and Beyond
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The Americas II: New Frontiers
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Cultural History: A Sense of Place
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Dutch Identity and Collective Memory
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Dutch Studies: Between America and Europe
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Formation of State and Nation II: Modern History
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Globalization II: Contemporary History
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Historical Research II: Skills
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Historical Research IV: Sources
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History of International Relations II
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History of Political Culture: The Other America (regional identity and the U.S. South)
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History of Political Culture: The Construction of Power
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History of Political Culture: Origins of the Republican South
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Media Studies: Academic Skills
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MA Research Seminar: U.S. Presidential Campaigns
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MA Research Seminar: Rural America
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Minor American History I: Inventing America
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Minor American History II: Dreams and Realities
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Minor American History III: Freedom Now! the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
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Political History: The Politics of Slavery and Segregation
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Race and Region in Dutch Culture
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Regional Perspectives: U.S. History
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Regional Perspectives: American Regions
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Regional Topics: U.S. South in the World
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Sources and Methods History of Political Culture
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Theories of Culture I
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The Plantation: Histories and Afterlives
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White Privilege: Systemic Racism in the United States
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