[HIST W4902] World War II

Gluck's seminar was very good. She has a lot to contibute and definitely offers students the opportunity to learn how to "write" history. Very approachable during office hours (though you may have to wait for your turn). Doing the four reports and paper, you get to probe a little further into what often seems superficial examination of regions during the war. However, class time is often taken up listening to reports (and past reports) instead of open discussion. Gluck has the tendancy to interrupt and interject- she ends up talking a lot more than the students. Every week, the syllabus moves to a different country of region. Everyone reads the main book (a secondary source history) and different class members present on fiction pieces, documents, and memory articles. Throughout the course, Gluck has you working on your paper, coming up with a topic, writing a thesis paragraph, rewriting the paragraph, turning in a bibliography, writing an outline and finlly filling in the blanks for the paper. Still, it is a solid seminar and Gluck can be a very helpful adviser.