2009 Fall HISTORY 49S-02
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Title MIDDLE PASSAGES Department HISTORY Course Number 2009 Fall 49S Section Number 02 Primary Instructor Ewald,Janet J Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
“Middle Passages” offers to first-year students the opportunity to conduct original research about the greatest pre-1870 human migration in history: the forced migration of African captives across the Atlantic to the Americas. The instructor will guide students to ask their own questions about the Middle Passage, then to use primary sources to explore and (when possible) answer those questions. Instructor and students will avail themselves of the wealth of newly accessible on-line primary sources, as well as published sources. Although the seminar stresses primary sources, it will also acquaint students with a range of published scholarship about the Middle Passage.
Term Papers
--Several short essays or reaction papers during the seminar, in order to hone the research, analytical, and writing skills of students.
--A long research paper submitted at the end of the semester
Grade to be based on
--Participation, including attendance and discussion
--Grades on short essays or reaction papers
--Most weight given to long research paper
Additional Information
Area: AMEA, USC, LAC, EUR
Pre-1800? YES
