James Cooke

James is a historian, currently working towards his Ph.D. in History at The University of Arkansas. His research areas include Modern Irish History and U.S. Civil Rights History, and he received his master's degree in Irish History from Queen’s University of Belfast and his bachelors degree from John Brown University. James loves teaching almost anything history-related, but especially courses on US History and World History. He loves helping students see that history isn’t just names, dates and events, but the broader themes in the human story. In his free time, you can find him spending time with his wife and two kids in Siloam Springs.

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