Carol Symes

Carol Symes is an Associate Professor of history and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the history department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she has won the top teaching award in the College of Liberal Arts and Science. Her main areas of study include medieval Europe, especially France and England; cultural history; history of information media and communication technologies; history of theatre. Her first book was A Common Stage: Theater and Public Life in Medieval Arras (2007). (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007).

Carol Symes

Carol Symes is an Associate Professor of history and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the history department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she has won the top teaching award in the College of Liberal Arts and Science. Her main areas of study include medieval Europe, especially France and England; cultural history; history of information media and communication technologies; history of theatre. Her first book was A Common Stage: Theater and Public Life in Medieval Arras (2007). (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007).

Books by Carol Symes

  • Western Civilizations

    Joshua Cole, Carol Symes

    Twenty First Full Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2023

    The bestselling Western Civ text helps students read and think critically.
  • Western Civilizations

    Joshua Cole, Carol Symes

    Twenty First Full Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2023

    The bestselling Western Civ text helps students read and think critically.
  • Western Civilizations

    Joshua Cole, Carol Symes

    Twenty First Full Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2023

    The bestselling Western Civ text helps students read and think critically.
  • Western Civilizations

    Joshua Cole, Carol Symes

    Sixth Brief Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2023

    The bestselling Western Civ text helps students read and think critically.
  • Western Civilizations

    Joshua Cole, Carol Symes

    Sixth Brief Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2023

    The bestselling Western Civ text helps students read and think critically.