HIST 301
Approaching the Past: Remembering American History
Spring 2010
Division II
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Class Details
Much of what we know and understand about American history is rooted in the received narrative of our national history, a history that is constructed of individual, collective, and a national memory of the past and its meanings. This course will examine some forms through which American historical memory is presented and (re)presented, such as monuments, museums, novels, film, photographs, and scholarly historical writing, by considering a number of pivotal events, institutions, or eras in American history. Potential topics are slavery, race, and the Civil War; westward expansion; the Great Depression; World War II; the Sixties; the war in Viet Nam; and the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 15-19
Class#: 3773
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 15-19
Class#: 3773
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on weekly response papers, a book review, an exercise with the Williams College Museum of Art, and a final project to be completed in consultation with the professor
Enrollment Preferences:
restricted to History Majors
Distributions:
Division II
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HIST 301 - F1 (S) SEM Remembering American History
HIST 301 - F1 (S) SEM Remembering American HistoryDivision IIW 1:10 pm - 3:50 pm
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