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- 414-229-4565
- Holton Hall 390
- CV
Amanda Seligman
- Professor, History
- Affiliated Professor, Urban Studies
Education
- PhD, Northwestern University, History (1999)
- AB, Princeton University, Classics (1991)
Teaching Schedule
Courses Taught
- Hist 294 - Seminar on Historical Method - Research Techniques
- Hist 460 - The History of Poverty in America
- Hist 971 - History of American Urban Problems
Teaching Interests
- Poverty
- US Cities
- Urban Studies
Research Interests
- Urban
- Chicago and Milwaukee
- Public Policy
- Graduate School
Related Activities
- Senior Editor, Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
- Series Editor, Historical Studies of Urban America, University of Chicago Press
Selected Publications
Seligman, Amanda I., and Anderson, Margo J. Encyclopedia of Milwaukee .
Seligman, Amanda I. “Neighborhoods, Immigrants, and Ethnic Americans” Oxford Handbook on American Immigration and Ethnicity Ed. Bayor, Ronald H. Oxford University Press. (2016).
Seligman, Amanda I. Chicago's Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2016.
Oliker, Stacey J., and Seligman, Amanda I. “Understanding Family and Medical Leave at a Large Public University” Family-Friendly Policies and Practices in Academe Ed. Anderson, Erin, and Solomon, Catherine R. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (2015): 137-156.
Graf, Ann M., Seligman, Amanda I., and Anderson, Margo J. Bibliography of Metropolitan Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press. 2014.
Seligman, Amanda I. “Teaching Wikipedia without Apologies” Writing History in the Digital Age Ed. Dougherty, Jack, and Nawrotzki, Kristen. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. (2013): 121-129.
Seligman, Amanda I. “Urban History Encyclopedias: Public, Digital, Scholarly Projects” The Public Historian 35.2 (2013): 23-34.
Seligman, Amanda I. Is Graduate School Really for You: The Whos, Whats, Hows, and Whys of Pursuing a Master's or PhD The Johns Hopkins University Press. 2012.
Seligman, Amanda I. “‘But Burn, No’—The Rest of the Crowd in Three Civil Disorders in 1960s Chicago” The Journal of Urban History (2011).