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HIST 498C Prof.
James Gregory |
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Students in
this class will participate in a set of historical research projects that are
documenting the history of social justice activism in the The
University of Washington History Department is home to a set of online public
history projects that examine this history and make it available to the
public. Used by more than one million online visitors, these website projects
are also taught in high school and college classrooms throughout the region.
Students in earlier HIST 498 seminars have been involved in producing these
projects. Some have had their research papers published. Here are the principal projects: ·
Seattle Civil Rights and
Labor History Project ·
Seattle
General Strike Project ·
Communism in
Washington State - History and Memory Project ·
Great Depression in Washington State Project General
method of instruction This seminar
is a hands-on historical research project. We will not only read about the
history of civil rights and labor movements, we will also be
producing historical materials and interpretations that will be valuable to
others interested in this subject. There i s one major assignment: produce a 15 page research report on an issue,
incident, organization, or individual. If
the quality of the work warrants it, these interviews and research
reports may be published as part of one of the project websites. In addition, students will be expected to complete several short writing assignments and to participate
fully in discussions and other class activities. This is very much a group
research effort and I expect we will work together closely over the course of
the quarter.
Sept 26: introductions; look over the list of Research Topics and Sources Oct 3:
Read: Quintard Taylor, The
Forging of a Black Community: Seattle’s Central District from 1870 through
the Civil Rights Era (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994), pp.49-134 Gigi Peterson, "Recobrando / Recovering The Struggle against Racial Discrimination: The Journey of the Pablo O’Higgins Mural for Seattle Ship Scalers Union," Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas, Volume 8, Issue 4 (2011) Assignment: Examine the Seattle Civil Rights and
Labor History Project website “Research Reports” to get a sense of what
students in other 498s have done. www.civilrights.washington.edu Oct 10: Due
in class: 1-2 page description of your research topic. Oct 17:
Locate and read two secondary sources and at least one primary source Oct 24: Turn in research journal pages for week Oct 31: Turn in research journal pages for week Nov 7 : Turn in research journal pages for week Nov 14: Nov 21: no class but draft of essay due Nov 28: TBA Dec 5: TBA Final paper due Sunday Dec 9 |
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