HIST 253
Modern U.S. History
Fall 2014
(also offered Spring 2015)
Division II
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Class Details
This course surveys themes and issues that inform the historical landscape of the United States after the Civil War and Reconstruction, from the late 1800s to the present. With special attention to freedom and fragmentation, the course examines the dilemmas inherent to American
democracy, including: westward expansion and Indian affairs; immigration and nationalism; progressivism and domestic policy; the expanding role of the United States in the world; race, gender, and rights; and the shifting terrains of liberalism and conservatism. The course also tunes into the connections between current affairs and the American past. Course materials include a range of primary sources (letters, political speeches, autobiography, film, oral histories, fiction, and photography) and historical interpretations.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 40
Expected: 30-40
Class#: 1176
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 40
Expected: 30-40
Class#: 1176
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on some combination of quizzes, short papers, and a final exam or final paper
Prerequisites:
none; open to all
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
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HIST 253 - 01 (F) LEC Modern U.S. History
HIST 253 - 01 (F) LEC Modern U.S. HistoryDivision IITR 11:20 am - 12:35 pm
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