Survey in African American History up to 1865 including the MAAFA, enslavement, the Civil War, and the contributions of African people in the establishment of America. Emphasis will be placed on the resistance of African people in America and their fight against white supremacy and its manifestations. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
Survey in African American History from 1865 to present including Reconstruction, Post-Reconstruction, The Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and Black Nationalism. Emphasis will be placed on the resistance of African people in America and their fight against white supremacy and its manifestations. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
A survey of selected major events in U.S. history from the perspective of American Indians, especially as they relate to key concepts in American Indian Studies, such as settler colonialism, nationhood, sovereignty, citizenship, racialization, and treaty rights vs. civil rights. Examines the relationship of American Indian nations to state and federal governments, including the impact of important U.S. Supreme Court cases. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement. (E.S.)
Comparative analysis of significant political and social events in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Emphasis placed on the historical development of American institutions and ideals as they have been affected by regional dynamics within the U.S. and by international, socio-political and economic relationships, particularly with Latin America. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
This course covers events in the U.S. from the middle of the 17th century to the present. The class uses economic analysis to examine social, political and economic events from the Colonial Period to the present. Students who earn credit for this course may not earn credit for ECON 375. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. through the Civil War. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. since the Civil War. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examine American history from early indigenous societies to the U.S. Civil War. Learn about Native American cultures, European and African migrations, and regional patterns of settlement. Understand the development of slavery, democracy, women’s rights, capitalism, and westward expansion. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Deepen your understanding of modern American history by delving into issues such as immigration, migration, urbanization, and suburbanization. Examine social movements and civil rights from Reconstruction to the twenty-first century. Investigate political and economic tensions in America and the rise of the U.S. as a global superpower. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Prerequisites: Completion of lower division writing requirement. Upper division standing required. Not available for those with credit in JOUR 400. This course offers an opportunity to examine the freedom of the press, a critical institution of the U.S. democracy, using a comparative-historical approach. Students learn how to analyze free-press issues central to understanding American institutions and ideals, including government regulation of media, censorship of free expression in the mediated public sphere, social movements, national security, surveillance and privacy, and private ownership of the press. The course covers significant events in the U.S. from over a hundred-year time period, from the colonial period to date. Students analyze American historical events that illustrate the continuity of the American experience in terms of democratic political theory, economic ownership of the press, and variations in free expression along geographic lines (U.S. and international). Comparisons include contemporary issues in the social media and digital era, as compared to free-press controversies from the earlier print and broadcast eras, as well as comparison of the U.S. First Amendment with global protections of freedom of expression in the UN system. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Survey of Jewish American history from 1654 to the present. Presents Jewish ethnic, cultural, and religious perspectives on developments in U.S. history, including wars, laws, immigration and internal migration, and alliances and conflicts with other U.S. ethnic, cultural, and religious groups. Examines Jewish experiences of U.S. cultural and institutional norms including separation of church and state, assimilation, and appreciation of diversity. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Introduction to the history of American philosophy, with such emphases as American pragmatism, American transcendentalism, and American Indian and African American thought. Key themes may include the relationship between the individual and community; the meaning and value of nature; pluralism and democracy; the meaning of American identity; or the pursuit of economic and social freedom. Particular attention paid to philosophies that have shaped American institutions and ideals. Regular written assignments will be required. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement. (W.I.)
Introduction to the historical development of the United States through a focus on ways that both religious and nonreligious agendas have shaped American institutions and ideals. Meets the American History, Institutions and Ideals requirement.