Song of the Day – Stromae – Santé/Cheers

From a couple years ago – marking the  after several years the brilliant Belgian/Rwandan artist, Stromae – “Santé” (or Cheers) celebrates workers who do the dirty work (of one kind or another) and don’t usually have their own chance to celebrate… It was a bit of an homage to the “essential workers” of the pandemic…

Welcome to History 109!

Welcome to the web pages for History 109, The Making of the Contemporary World. This course is an introduction to the rich history of the world today. We’ll use this site for the course blog, the schedule, and a series of resources. We’ll also use Moodle to share announcements, assignments, and grades. See you in class soon!—gks