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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Visualizing Imperialism & the Philippines, 1898-1913

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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Political cartoons and photography at the turn of the 20th century reveal debates over US entry into global imperialism through the conquest and occupation of the Philippines. Join historians on a journey through this rich content drawn from MIT Visualizing Cultures.

Syllabus

  • The study of history and how it uses visual sources
  • How political and cultural debates that occurred in the past can shed light on similar issues today
  • How to work with visual images
  • How to engage challenging – at times disturbing – historical sources
  • The study of databases and visual communication.

Taught by

John W. Dower, Christopher Capozzola, and Ellen Sebring

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