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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Violence has been a salient feature in America's past and present and por- tends to play a major role in the future. We can observe the history of violence from the invasion of the Ameri- cas; to the Puritans' exclusivity; to the legal and social subjugation of Africans into chattel slavery; to the rise and near fall of urban centers; to and through revolu- tionary and civil wars; to the chemical destruction of the physical environment at home and abroad; to a steady contemporary diet of enactments of violence in Holly- wood films, television cartoons, comic strips, music videos, art exhibits, popular literature, etc.; and to the present revelation of the high incidence of violence in American families. This course increases students' under- standing of the subtle dimensions and roots of violence and also enables them to determine alternatives and solutions to violent thought and acts in American soci- ety. Counts toward American Studies minor.187 HS356 American Art: Art for a Democracy (3.00 cr.) Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Although Ameri- can artists looked to European models for their inspi- ration, their art consistently reflected the complexities of American culture. In America, English aristocratic portraits were transformed into Puritan celebrations of hard-earned and therefore, well-deserved wealth; American architects responded to the practical demands of climate and materials at hand; painters of American life glorified the wilderness even as it was disappearing; the democratic process was both glorified and satirized. Examines the American response to European art as it was assimilated and transformed by American artists from the seventeenth century to the Great Depression. Counts toward American Studies minor. Same course as AH318.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Surveys the history of African-Americans from the African Atlantic Diaspora to the end of the Civil War. Critical topics discussed include place, identity, memory, and the myriad ways in which African-Americans created a sense of com- munity. The course canvases the national landscape to see African-Americans in states of freedom and enslave- ment, in the North and in the South, in cities and on plantations, in the "big house" and "in the field," aas skilled artisans and unskilled laborers. At all times students are poised to consider the degree to which African-Americans possessed "agency" and how theyused it to construct strategies of survival. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. The second half of the African-American history survey introducing the major themes, events, people, and activities of African- Americans in America from the Emancipation Procla- mation (1863) to the present. Special attention is given to Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow; the Great Migration north and west; the evolution of African- American leadership and political organizations; the Harlem Renaissance; the Black Power Movement and the struggle for Civil Rights into the twenty-first century; and the black military experiences. As an interdiscipli- nary course, it lays a foundation for additional study of the centrality of African-Americans in American his- tory or any related discipline. In a given semester, this course may be structured topically with more emphasis on law, music, politics, gender or regionalism. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Surveys the devel- opment and structure of the U.S. economy and its busi- ness enterprise from the country's formation through the advent of the industrial revolution and the railroad, focusing on such questions as: What was the framework of the economy of the American colonies and what impact did independence have on it What were the major forces for change in the U.S. economy, 1600-1850 What patterns, if any, did that change assume How, in turn, did the alterations influence the organization and operation of the U.S. economy What impact did eco- nomic transformation have on American society by the 1950s Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Focuses on the organization and operation of the U.S. economy during the past one and one-third centuries. Consists of three major periods: the impact of the American Industrial Revolution, 1850-1900; the coming of big business and modern managerial enterprise, 1890-1940; and the development of the federal government's positive role in the economy amidst the diversification and expansion of big business, 1930-1980s. Studies the causes, patterns, and impact of economic development as well as economic growth, and emphasizes the historian's questions of change and continuity over time in the organization and allocation of resources and talents. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Foreign Policy Since 1890 (3.00 cr.) Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. A study of mod- ern American foreign policy. Topics include imperial expansion in the 1890s, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, interventions in Central America, and the rise of a new international order. Covers: how American culture and politics influence foreign policy decisions and why the United States seeks peace in Europe, dominates Central America, and commits blun- ders in Asia. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Examines the black struggle for equality in America from disfranchisement in the 1890s through the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. Emphasizes the institutional and cultural barriers to racial equality in both North and South, and the organized188 History means by which black Americans and white sympathizers challenged them. Counts toward American Studies minor. HS367 Black Women in the Atlantic World (3.00 cr.) Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Black women have a rich history worth exploring, and this analysis highlights their activities and contributions within the family, the workforce, and the black community. His- torical themes address black women's roles in areas like religion, education, and politics and in reform move- ments like abolition, women's rights, civil rights, women'sliberation, and abortion rights. Examines black women's organizations like the Council of Negro Women and the Women's Political Council, as well as the achievements of such notable women as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Mary McLedd Bethune, Ida Wells-Barnett, Rosa Parks, and Barbara Jordan. Course counts toward Ameri- can Studies and Gender Studies minors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Examines the history of the Society of Jesus in its four main Asian provinces prior to the Society's suppression and since its reemergence to the present day. Provides background concerning the origins of this religious group in Europe and its spread worldwide. Counts toward Asian Studies and Catholic Studies minors.
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and Literature (3.00 cr.) Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Documentary and feature film, autobiography, oral history, documents, and works of literature are used to probe the following themes: the origins, course, and historical meaning of the war; the antiwar movement and the home front; the clash of cultural values between East Asia and the West; and ethical and psychological issues raised by the experi- ence of war. Counts toward American Studies, Asian Studies, and Film Studies minors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Focusing on Africa south of the Sahara, this survey explores selected themes in African history from the eighth through the twentieth centuries, including the emergence of African states and long distance trade; the organization and impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade; European con- quest and colonization; social/economic change during the colonial period; the rise of nationalism and the struggle for independence; and finally, development and underdevelopment in contemporary Africa. Con- siders issues of change and continuity in African soci- eties, as well as the differential impact of social and economic change on women and people of different socioeconomic groups.
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