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 reviews
Very informative and thorough.
Summary
  • Type of course
    Open Resource: openly licensed instructional digital materials such as text, videos, audio files and other media.
  • Cost and certification
    Free. No certificate available.
  • Duration
    Self-paced​
  • Weekly effort
    Self-paced
  • Difficulty level
    Introductory: No previous knowledge required
  • Learning platform
    Open Educational Resources
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