Sturges Hall 311
1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5739
waddy@geneseo.edu
Helena Waddy has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1985.
Faculty Information
Education
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Research Interests
Modern Germany
Contemporary Europe
Social and Cultural History
Publications
Oberammergau in the Nazi Era: The Fate of a Catholic Village in Hitler's Germany
Images of Faith: Expressionism, Catholic Folk Art, and the Industrial Revolution
My Classes
HIST 221: Research in History:
Students will get an intensive introduction to the process of historical research and writing in a seminar setting. This course will acquaint students with research methods, train them to interpret primary sources and lead them through the conceptualization, research, drafting, and rewriting of an historical study. Prerequisites: 9 hours of college-level history credit, at least 3 hours of which must be at Geneseo; or junior standing. Multiple sections offered every fall & spring semester
HIST 322: German Soc & Pol Since 1945
This course will describe and evaluate the historical legacy of Weimar and Nazi Germany, the development of domestic and foreign policies of the two Germanies during the Cold War, and the causes and process of the East German revolution in 1989. Based on this background, the course will address and analyze various policy problems--political, social economic, and foreign--facing contemporary Germany. Themes of continuity and change, coming to terms with the past, and comparisons and relations with the U.S. will highlight the course. (Cross listed with PLSC 322.) Prerequisites: PLSC 120 or permission of the instructor. Not offered on a regular basis
HUMN 221: H/Western Humanities II
A search for moral, social, and political alternatives and meaning embodied in the institutions, culture, and literature of Western Civilization from 1600 to the present. The course is factual as well as conceptual, including a narrative history of the period covered. Prerequisite: Humn 220.