If you?re teaching communism and socialism in World 10 or even AP World, you and your kids might enjoy this clip from PBS Heaven on Earth. The clip shows Robert Owen?s model utopia based on socialism in New Harmony, Indiana in 1825.
- Free European History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- The Failure Of Balkan Communism And The Causes Of The Revolutions Of 1989
The failure of Balkan Communism and the causes of the Revolutions of 1989. Steve Sowards of Michigan State University has this lecture up on the failure of communism in the Balkans. It is part of a larger Twenty-Five Lectures on Modern Balkans History....
- Communist Party Usa Donates Collection To Nyu
CNN has this report titled Communist Party USA donates collection to NYU. It should be quite the archive for scholars researching this doomed cause. The article notes, "The Communist Party USA has donated a vast collection of its photographs and documents,...
- Capitalism & Socialism
Every time I forget to look for new films from John Green, he somehow comes up with several new ones. Above is one on capitalism and socialism. Here are all of his videos. ...
- British Actors Read Poignant Poetry From World War I
I know that it's a little early to be teaching World War I but I just found this clip that you might want to book mark. British actors read World War 1 poetry by Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Open Culture, where I found the clip, notes that every...