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Fall 2026 Instructor: Professor Laura Madokoro Introduction: Historians ask unique and probing questions about both the past and present. They conduct original archival, oral history and other forms of research in an innovative fashion. Much of the historian’s craft involves bringing together different sources and literatures into conversation, making the discipline of history an inherently creative one. […]