HIST289V What Does It Mean to be An American? | Smead
Fields: United States; Cultural and Intellectual; Economics, Labor, and Capitalism; Social Change and Social Movements; Race and Ethnicity
Shared-experiences, inter-connected lives, non-hostile neighbors, borders encompassing the famous and infamous, the oppressed and tolerated, the poor and down-and-out, the newly arrived and old stock, the exalted and honored, wealthy and powerful — to the hardworking yeomanry occupying the vast middle. This course seeks to understand the on-going crisis over national identity and purpose by examining the many factors that go into the big stew known as America.
MW 2:00 - 2:50 | SYM 0200 | Spring 2023
Discussion: T 9:30-10:20 | 11:00-11:50 | 12:30-1:20 | KEY 0100
Material covered in this course includes:
- National Identity
- Immigration History
- Race and Ethnicity
- Political, Social, and Cultural Thought
- United States