HISTORY 361 - Mapping Colonial America

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. This course considers the significance of space and geography to the history and historiography of colonial America. Major questions include: Why is geography such an important-perhaps the most important-organizing principle in early American historiography How important should it be How did cartographic knowledge shape colonial power, and vice versa How did Indians, Africans, and Europeans give meaning to the various "new worlds" in which they found themselves How did the convergence of different peoples in key locations give rise both to hybrid cultures and devastating violence How did the diverse peoples of colonial America seek to order not only the physical landscape, but also domestic spaces and human bodies This course focuses on negotiations for space and power in British North America, alongside comparative perspectives from other colonial contexts, including New France, New Spain, the Caribbean Islands, South Africa, and the early United States. Conferenc

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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