The Making of the US President: A Short History in Five Elections
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The videos in this open resource explore presidential elections in historical perspective, via five case studies.
Some areas covered:
- the story of key campaigns in US history, and their influence on political changes over time
- how understanding the past sheds light on the current campaign
- the arrival of "dirty politics" to the impact of the "digital revolution"
- the historical background to some of the key phenomena that shaped the controversy-laden campaign of 2016.
These videos are free open resources originally created for the short course, The Making of the US President: A Short History in Five Elections. Although the course is not currently running, you can still work through the content in your own time using the videos in this open resource.
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This resource is hosted on the University's Media Hopper channel.
Learner reviewsVery informative and thorough.
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Type of courseOpen Resource: openly licensed instructional digital materials such as text, videos, audio files and other media.
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Cost and certificationFree. No certificate available.
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DurationSelf-paced
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Weekly effortSelf-paced
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Difficulty levelIntroductory: No previous knowledge required
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