History 358 - Studies in the North American West

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Calvin University

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F. Violence in the American West, from the Spanish colonial era to the present. This course is about conquistadors, gunslingers, anarchist saboteurs, vigilante lynchings, cowboys fighting in saloons, enslaved Chinese prostitutes, Indian warriors, Mormon ambushes, riots in post-industrial LA, and more. It uses these striking figures, and events such as the Ludlow Massacre and Custer's Last Stand, to examine the function of violence in the political, social, and economic evolution of the region. The course also examines the popular culture of violence in Western fiction and film. This violence has been about class conflict, racial and cultural antagonism, competing political visions, and ideals of manhood. The course focuses on the American West, but it makes brief comparisons to other regions of the U.S. and similar frontiers in Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Latin America, and Australia. This course is eligible for concurrent registration in History 394. Students who take the History 394 seminar in connection with History 358 are encouraged to do papers on a topic related to violence, but may choose other topics set in the American West during any period. They may also do papers on other frontiers during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Europe

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.calvin.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 526-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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