AMST 202
History Behind the Headlines Spring 2016
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed HIST 201
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This course challenges students to think about the historical roots on contemporary issues, by introducing them to the discipline’s approach to “the news.” The course asks: What are the historical roots of a given issue in the headlines? How do–and how have–media and public discourses use or abuse history in its news analyses? Is media objective? Is history objective? Can they be? This course meets the EDI requirement.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 40
Expected: 40
Class#: 3617
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation and 3 papers
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: none
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 202 Division II HIST 201 Division II

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