
David Tompkins
Director of Cross-Cultural Studies,
Cross-Cultural Studies
Director of the Center for Global and Regional Studies, Center for Global and Regional Studies
Professor of History, History
Director of the Center for Global and Regional Studies, Center for Global and Regional Studies
Professor of History, History
Education & Professional History
Rice University, BA; Université de Provence (France), licence; Columbia University, MA, PhD
I specialize in the history of modern Central Europe, and am particularly interested in the relationship between culture and politics during the Cold War. My book Composing the Party Line: Music and Politics in Early Cold War Poland and East Germany appeared with Purdue University Press in 2013, and I have published articles in German History, The Polish Review, and many edited volumes. My current project examines images of the other in the Soviet bloc. At Carleton, I offer a wide range of courses on the history of modern Europe, including seminars on music and politics, visual images and socialism, dictatorships, and the Holocaust.
At Carleton since 2008.
Current Courses
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Winter 2023
CCST 208: International Coffee and News
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CCST 398: The Cross-Cultural Panorama: A Capstone Workshop
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HIST 250: Modern Germany
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Spring 2023
HIST 346: The Holocaust