Home Thoughts from Georgetown

This section is based on Danny’s experience teaching at Georgetown University, Washington DC. This section provides details of the course he taught on Māori/New Zealand nationhood, against a background of coming to know Washington DC as a metropolis with so many historical monuments, museums and artifacts on full display.

HOME THOUGHTS FROM GEORGETOWN, USA

HOME THOUGHTS FROM GEORGETOWN, USA

Histories of national sentiment During the first half of 2009, Danny was privileged to teach a New Zealand history paper to 35 amazing American students at Georgetown University in Washington DC. The paper had quite a long title; ‘Last Outpost of Empire’? New...

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DC WAR MEMORIALS

Like many other countries, the USA capital Washington DC features numerous memorials which depict the nation's military history. The American Civil War is an immediate example; numerous sites and memorials in and around DC commemorate these wars fought between the...

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