HISTORY 3122 - Making of the Sunbelt

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

American Studies, STS This course investigates the causes and consequences of one of the fundamental changes in American society and politics over the past 50 years: the rise in national power of the region stretching from North Carolina's Research Triangle to Orange County, California. This area saw dramatic population increases; contained many of the major federal projects of the post-World War II era; became the location of new cultures for both young and old (from the surfing and skateboarding culture of Southern California to the culture of retirement in Phoenix's Sun City); served as the location of much of the post-1965 new immigration; and has been the political birthplace of most of our recently elected presidents. The region has fundamentally shaped the nation's ideas about race, labor, upward mobility, and America itself. The rise of the Sunbelt has also fundamentally reshaped the environment, as new energy and water-intensive cities and suburbs have grown from small cities to sprawling metropolises over the course of a few decades.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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