This paper, 'Trump Ruined Everything: Returning to Teach US Politics in a (post?) Trump world?' was delivered by J. Simon Rofe, University of Leeds, on Fri 19 Jan 2024

In this session J. Simon Rofe of the University of Leeds will reflects on the experience of returning to teach US politics in a political climate shifted in innumerable ways by the 45th US President.

• This talk was part of the series USPOL 101, which aims to share best practice in the teaching of US politics.
• USPOL 101 is a series of online events sharing best practice in the teaching of US politics.
• USPOL 101 is hosted by Kingston University, London, and the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association: ⁠https://ukpsaapg.co.uk/⁠
• Sessions are one hour, online, and held on Teams.
• Sessions can be based on published work, works in progress, or a method you feel is worth sharing.
• Sessions can be delivered/facilitated by individuals or groups.
• Contributions are welcome from all from PhD students to Profs 😊

This paper, 'Democratising the Teaching of US Politics' was given by Peter Finn of Kingston University on Sept 13th 2023.

Drawing from a recent book chapter 'Democratising teaching: student votes and module case studies' published in the Active Learning Network volume '100 Ideas for Active Learning' (University of Sussex Open Press, 2022), in this workshop Dr Pete Finn will present a method for allowing student to feed into decisions around module content.

• This talk was part of the series USPOL 101, which aims to share best practice in the teaching of US politics.
• USPOL 101 is a series of online events running through the 2023-24 academic year sharing best practice in the teaching of US politics.
• USPOL 101 is hosted by Kingston University, London, and the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association: https://ukpsaapg.co.uk/ 
• Sessions are one hour, online, and held on Teams.
• Sessions can be based on published work, works in progress, or a method you feel is worth sharing.
• Sessions can be delivered/facilitated by individuals or groups.
• Contributions are welcome from all from PhD students to Profs 😊

• If you are interested in delivering a session, contact the organiser of USPOL 101 Pete Finn: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk.

USPOL 101: Sharing best practice in the teaching of US politics

This is a podcast featuring talks, papers, & interviews linked to the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association.

Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn, Kingston University.

This episode features Andrew Payne and is based on the newly published book 'War on the Ballot: How the Election Cycle Shapes Presidential Decision-Making in War', published by Columbia University Press.

This is a podcast featuring talks, papers, & interviews linked to the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association.

Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn, Kingston University