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Week 1 (Jan. 7): What is Fascism?

Week 1 (Jan. 7): What is Fascism?
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    Read: Robert O. Paxton-"The Five Stages of Fascism" (1998) Read: Robert O. Paxton-"The Five Stages of Fascism" (1998)
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    Watch: Ruth Ben Ghiat. A History Professor Answers Dictator Questions (March 18, 2025, WIRED). Watch: Ruth Ben Ghiat. A History Professor Answers Dictator Questions (March 18, 2025, WIRED).
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    Read: Robert O. Paxton, "Exercising Power," from Anatomy of Fascism (2004). Read: Robert O. Paxton, "Exercising Power," from Anatomy of Fascism (2004).
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Week 2 (Jan. 14): "Fascism's Chances in America"

Week 2 (Jan. 14): "Fascism's Chances in America"
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    Read: Harry F. Ward The Development of Fascism in the United States (1935) Read: Harry F. Ward The Development of Fascism in the United States (1935)
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    Read: Joseph Fronczek, "The Fascist Game: Transnational Political Transmission and the Genesis of the U.S. Modern Right" Journal of American History (2018) Read: Joseph Fronczek, "The Fascist Game: Transnational Political Transmission and the Genesis of the U.S. Modern Right" Journal of American History (2018)
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    Read: "Gabriel Over the White House: William Randolph Hearst's Fascist Solution for the Great Depression," in Film and History (2010) Read: "Gabriel Over the White House: William Randolph Hearst's Fascist Solution for the Great Depression," in Film and History (2010)
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    Watch the 1933 film: Gabriel Over the White House.mp4 Watch the 1933 film: Gabriel Over the White House.mp4
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    Also recommended: Anna Wallace, "Fascism Comes to Campus," The New Republic (1935) Also recommended: Anna Wallace, "Fascism Comes to Campus," The New Republic (1935)
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    Also recommended: Edward Haas, "Huey Long and the Dictators" (2006) Also recommended: Edward Haas, "Huey Long and the Dictators" (2006)
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Week 3 (Jan. 21) : Chapters 1-19 of Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (1935).

Week 3 (Jan. 21) : Chapters 1-19 of Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (1935).
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    It Can't Happen Here unpaginated e-book It Can't Happen Here unpaginated e-book
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Week 4 (Jan. 28): Complete chapters 20-38 of Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (1935)

Week 4 (Jan. 28): Complete chapters 20-38 of Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here (1935)
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Week 5 (Feb. 4): "Star Spangled Fascism"

Week 5 (Feb. 4): "Star Spangled Fascism"
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    Read: Dale Kramer, "The American Fascists," Harper's Magazine (1940). Read: Dale Kramer, "The American Fascists," Harper's Magazine (1940).
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    Read: "Star Spangled Fascism," Saturday Evening Post (1939) Read: "Star Spangled Fascism," Saturday Evening Post (1939)
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    Watch: Night at the Garden (2018). When you land on the page, click on the grey bar at the top. Watch: Night at the Garden (2018). When you land on the page, click on the grey bar at the top.
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    Read: James Wechsler, "The Coughlin Terror, " The Nation (1939) Read: James Wechsler, "The Coughlin Terror, " The Nation (1939)
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    Listen to: Radioactive Podcast, Episode 7 "Sedition" Listen to: Radioactive Podcast, Episode 7 "Sedition"
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    Anna Wallace, "Fascism Comes to Campus" (1935) Anna Wallace, "Fascism Comes to Campus" (1935)
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Week 6 (Feb. 11): America First!

Week 6 (Feb. 11): America First!
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    Read: Bradley Hart Introduction Hitler's American Friends (2018) Read: Bradley Hart Introduction Hitler's American Friends (2018)
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    Read: Bradley Hart "America First!" from Hitler's American Friends Read: Bradley Hart "America First!" from Hitler's American Friends
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    Read: “F.D.R. Creating War Incidents, Lindbergh Says,” Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 11, 1941; "Lindbergh’s Nazi Pattern,” New Republic, Sept. 22, 1941, and "Forbidden Theme," The Christian Century, Sept. 24, 1941. All in PDF Lindbergh Controversy.pdf Read: “F.D.R. Creating War Incidents, Lindbergh Says,” Chicago Daily Tribune, Sept. 11, 1941; "Lindbergh’s Nazi Pattern,” New Republic, Sept. 22, 1941, and "Forbidden Theme," The Christian Century, Sept. 24, 1941. All in PDF Lindbergh Controversy.pdf
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    Read: Wallace Defines 'American Fasism Read: Wallace Defines 'American Fasism
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    Also recommended: John Roy Carlson Our Fascist Enemies Within.pdf Also recommended: John Roy Carlson Our Fascist Enemies Within.pdf
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    The Mortal Storm (1940). Recommended film. The Mortal Storm (1940). Recommended film.
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Week 7 (Feb. 18) : Anti-Fascism

Week 7 (Feb. 18) : Anti-Fascism
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    Read: Daniel Geary, "Carey McWilliams Anti-Fascism" Journal of American History (2003 Read: Daniel Geary, "Carey McWilliams Anti-Fascism" Journal of American History (2003
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    Read: The Popular Front and the Great Dictator.pdf Read: The Popular Front and the Great Dictator.pdf
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    Read: Duensing A Heritage of Fascism Without Labels.pdf Read: Duensing A Heritage of Fascism Without Labels.pdf
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    Click on grey bar to Watch: Charles Chaplin, The Great Dictator Click on grey bar to Watch: Charles Chaplin, The Great Dictator
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    Recommended: Charlie Chaplin's Concluding Speech (1940). Variety.pdf Recommended: Charlie Chaplin's Concluding Speech (1940). Variety.pdf
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Week 8 (Feb. 25): Are We There Yet?

Week 8 (Feb. 25): Are We There Yet?
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    Rise of Donald Trump Global Fascism, New York Times 2016 Rise of Donald Trump Global Fascism, New York Times 2016
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    Timothy Snyder, "American Abyss" 2021 Timothy Snyder, "American Abyss" 2021
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    What American Fascism Would Look Like, The New Republic, June 2024. Read pages 10-35 What American Fascism Would Look Like, The New Republic, June 2024. Read pages 10-35
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    Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. (Sept. 9, 2024) Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. (Sept. 9, 2024)
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    Timothy Snyder, "What Does It Mean that Donald Trump is a Fascist" New Yorker, Nov. 8, 2024 Timothy Snyder, "What Does It Mean that Donald Trump is a Fascist" New Yorker, Nov. 8, 2024
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Week 9 (Mar. 4): "The Logic of Destruction" Trump 2.0. Note that this module will be continually updated.

Week 9 (Mar. 4): "The Logic of Destruction" Trump 2.0. Note that this module will be continually updated.
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    Watch: We Study Fascism and We're Leaving the United States Watch: We Study Fascism and We're Leaving the United States
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    Watch: How Tyranny Begins, Jan. 22, 2025 Watch: How Tyranny Begins, Jan. 22, 2025
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    How Trump is Trying to Consolodate Power (2025) How Trump is Trying to Consolodate Power (2025)
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    Timothy Snyder, "The Logic of Destruction" Feb. 5, 2025 Timothy Snyder, "The Logic of Destruction" Feb. 5, 2025
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    We Should All be Very Afraid. We Should All be Very Afraid.
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