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Michael Homel
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Ph.D., University of Chicago
M.A., University of Chicago
B.A., Grinnell College
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701-N Pray-Harrold |
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(734) 487-3067
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mhomel@emich.edu
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Professor Homel teaches the second half of the introductory course in
US History (HIST 124) and upper-level undergraduate and graduate
courses in twentieth-century US history (HIST 424, 425, 426, and 585)
and the history of US cities and suburbs (HIST 362 and 530).
In his courses, he connects the past to the present, since he believes history's value is helping us understand the present so we can shape our future. History, Professor Homel believes, is how we define who we are and who we want to be. Therefore, history is not a dusty storehouse but rather a fiercely-contested battleground.
In both introductory and advanced courses, Professor Homel emphasizes the importance of reading and of organizing and presenting
information. He hopes students will not only widen and deepen their
knowledge but also will sharpen their skills of reading, listening,
speaking, and writing with precision. In his classes, he encourages
identifying historical arguments, understanding causes and results of
change over time, and learning about ideas and actions of individuals
and social movements.
Professor Homel's research and writing has centered on U.S. urban and African American history. These fields combine his professional
academic interests with his experiences outside the classroom in
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Unlocking City Hall: Exploring the History of Local Government and Politics (Melbourne, Fla.: Krieger Publishing Company, 2001).
Contributor to James Grossman, Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice Reiff, eds., The Encyclopedia of Chicago (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004).
“Carl B. Stokes,” in Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, ed. Kenneth T. Jackson. (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1998-2002), 4: 535-537.
“Two Worlds of Race?: Urban Blacks and the Public Schools, North and South, 1965-1940,” in Southern Cities, Southern Schools, ed. David Plank and Rick Gins berg (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1990).
Down From Equality: Black Chicago and the Public Schools, 1920-1941 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1984).
Contributor to Melvin G. Holli and Peter d’A. Jones, eds., Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980 (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981).
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Ypsilanti City Council, 1983-1987, 1989-1995.
EMU-AAUP Executive Committee and Chapter Secretary, 2004-2006.
Coordinator, History Readers’ Group.
Urban History Association Board, 2006-2008. |
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