HIST 367
American Political Manifestos
Spring 2017
Division II
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Is there an American style or tradition of writing political manifestos? Given the United States’s origins in revolution, the answer would seem on the surface to be a definitive “yes.” But is it possible to trace coherent historical patterns among these public political declarations — of the sort we would term “manifestos” — and how might we even choose to define that term? What have been the most pronounced influences over time on manifesto writers? We will explore these questions in two ways: first, through close readings and analyses of manifestos at three historical junctures in U.S. history (the Revolutionary era; the 1830s-1850s; and the decades following World War II); and second, through students’ original research projects into manifestos of their own choosing.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 10-12
Class#: 4036
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 20
Expected: 10-12
Class#: 4036
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on class discussion; two short papers; one research project; one final take-home
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
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