Spring 2022 Twentieth-Century America Listed in: History , as HIST-155
Formerly listed as: HIST-10
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Faculty Francis G. Couvares (Section 01)
Description [US/TR/TS] The course traces United States political, social, and cultural history from 1900 to the present. Among the topics covered are the rise of the modern corporation, class conflict and the Progressive movement; immigration, ethnic pluralism, and the rise of mass culture; the Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II, the Cold War, and McCarthyism; the civil rights, women’s and environmental movements, the New Left, the New Right, and the continuing inequalities of race and class. Films and videos will regularly supplement class readings. Three class meetings per week.
Limited to 40 students. Spring semester. Professor Couvares.
Expectations Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Close analysis of historical evidence, which may include written documents, images, music, films, or statistics from the historical period under study. Exploration of scholarly, methodological, and theoretical debates about historical Close analysis of historical evidence, which may include written documents, images, music, films, or statistics from the historical period under study. Exploration of scholarly, methodological, and theoretical debates about historical topics. Extensive reading, varying forms of written work, and intensive in-class discussions.topics. Extensive reading, varying forms of written work, and intensive in-class discussions. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.
If Overenrolled: I will keep list and let registrar know names of those to be enrolled over limit.
Keywords Attention to Issues of Class, Attention to Issues of Race, Attention to Issues of Social Justice, Attention to Writing
Course times and locations HIST 155 - L/D Section 01
HIST 155F - L/D Section 01
Textbooks Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.
ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
9780440314882 Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South Dell Moody - Anne Amherst Books From $4.59-$18.95 9780807819296 Boston Against Busing: Race Class and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s Univ of North Carolina Pr Formisano, Ronald P. Amherst Books From $7.93-$67.97 9780393673791 For The Record: A Documentary History (Seventh Edition) (Vol. 1) W. W. Norton & Company David Emory Shi and Holly A. Mayer Amherst Books From $10.35-$45.25 9780805046953 A Rumor of War Holt Paperbacks Caputo - Philip Amherst Books From $3.68-$18.95 9780871404503 Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time Liveright Katznelson, Ira Amherst Books From $7.57-$68.54
These books are available locally at Amherst Books .
If Overenrolled I will keep list and let registrar know names of those to be enrolled over limit.
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