HIST 165
The Age of McCarthy: American Life in the Shadow of the Cold War Spring 2017
Division II Writing Skills
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The Cold War cast a long shadow over American life in the years following World War II. The relationship between domestic and foreign affairs was particularly acute during the Age of McCarthy, an era marked by a intensifying Soviet-American rivalry abroad coupled with dramatic Red baiting and witch hunts at home. This course explores related aspects of American life from the late-1940s to the late-1950s, ranging from the phenomenon of McCarthyism itself to fallout shelters, spy cases, the lavender scare, nuclear families, the Hollywood blacklist, the religious revival and its implications for foreign policy, Sputnik and the space race, and links between the Cold War and Civil Rights. Using scholarly books and articles, primary sources, novels, music, and films, we will explore interactions between politics, diplomacy, society, and culture in the Age of McCarthy. In this writing-intensive course, we will focus on analyzing sources, writing clearly and effectively, and making persuasive arguments. Students will not only learn about history, but they will learn to think and write as historians.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3500
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, several short essays, in-class presentations, and a final 10- to 12-page research paper
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: first-years and sophomores; juniors or seniors with permission of instructor
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Attributes: HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada

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