The U.S.-Mexico War, 1846-1848

Instructor: Amy Greenberg
February 26 (all day with lunch) 10 a.m.-Noon/1-3 p.m. with lunch at Murmullo Restaurant at the Instituto. Cost of lunch will be announced later.

Taught by one of the leading scholars on this topic, this class will seek to remember America's "forgotten war," the 1846 conflict between the United States and Mexico that transferred half of Mexico's territory to the United States. The impact of this war was not limited to the U.S. border. It transformed the political, cultural, social, and economic development of both countries, helped precipitate the American Civil War, and has had an impact on U.S.- Mexico relations that has lasted to the present. The twin purposes of the course are to introduce you to some major issues in the history of this war and its legacy, and to discuss how historical understanding of the conflict has evolved over time.

Amy S. Greenberg is George Winfree Professor of History and head of the History Department at Penn State University. She is the author of five books and the winner of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities. She has appeared in documentaries about the U.S.-Mexico War and American Territorial Expansionism.