Dr. Seth Offenbach is a historian of modern American conservatism. He has taught at BCC since 2011 and he teaches HIS 10/11 Modern World History, HIS 20 The American People, and HIS 46 Cold War History. He is the HIS 20 coordinator and serves as a faculty representative to the College Senate, in addition to various other committees. Dr. Offenbach’s teaching style is to help provide as much individual assistance as needed for BCC students and to make learning fun and engaging.

Dr. Offenbach’s book The Conservative Movement and the Vietnam War: The Other Side of Vietnam was published by Routledge Press in 2019. His most recent article is “Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom” in the January 2025 edition of Currents in Teaching and Learning. His current research examines the relationship between William F. Buckley and Senator James Buckley to the New York Conservative Party and the larger, national conservative movement. He is the past president of H-Net and current List and Book Review editor for H-Diplo. Dr. Offenbach earned his PhD at Stony Brook University in 2010.

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Ph.D., History, Stony Brook University, 2010

M.A. Stony Brook University

B.A. McGill University

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Recent Courses Taught:
HIS 10 History of the Modern World

HIS 11 Introduction to the Modern World

HIS 20 American Nation: The Political & Social Development of a People

HIS 46 The Cold War: The Road to Armageddon

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Research Interests:
Conservative movement; Vietnam War; Cold War; Political History; American History; American Foreign Policy; 1960s and 70s

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