Listen "Thinking Historically About The Citizen's Role in a Democracy with Dr. Benjamin Gross"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we are thinking historically (ok, actually politically) with Dr. Benjamin Gross, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the General Education Program at the Jacksonville State University. Dr. Gross helps us think about citizenship, what that has meant to people in different times and places, and what the citizens's role is in a democracy.This episode is part of Thinking Nation's curriculum series, "Thinking Historically About." In each episode, a scholar helps us better understand the driving questions that students are engaging with in our curriculum.
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