2010 Spring HISTORY 105S-05
Bulletin Course Description Introduction to historical analysis and research in a seminar setting. Students learn how to formulate research questions, evaluate existing scholarship, interpret historical evidence, craft historical argument orally and in writing. Several sections on different topics are offered each semester
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Title THE NATION AND JIM CROW Department HISTORY Course Number 2010 Spring 105S Section Number 05 Primary Instructor Lentz-Smith,Adriane Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
In this course, we will examine how black and white Americans “made up” the nation in the period from Redemption to World War II. We shall look at struggles over inclusion and access—how the United States was made up in terms of composition—as well as the intellectual and cultural work of making up the nation—how the United States was conceived and constructed. Focusing on domestic terrorism, economic exploitation, and the politics of white supremacy, as well as African Americans’ attempts to secure human and civil rights, we will use the experience of African Americans as our entry into the political and social history of the United States as a whole.
Exams
None
Term Papers
Research Paper, 15-20 pages
Grade to be based on
Active and informed class participation, 25%; Short Assignments, 20%; Annotated Bibliography & Initial Draft, 25%, Final Paper, 30%,
Additional Information
AREAS: USC (United States and Canada)
THEMES: African Diaspora
