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The history of United States has been a paradox of triumph
and tragedy as Americans over four centuries have continuously
confronted each other over the meaning of democracy, justice
and equality. Due to its ten week duration, this course
cannot possibly present a detailed examination of the
American historical experience. It will, however, identify
and examine critical periods such as the revolutionary
era, the 1830s, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the
era of industrialization, World War II and the 1960s,
when those themes have been challenged and tested. The
challenges continue through this day. However we can take
full advantage of our current vantage point to examine
how this nation's past has prepared all of us in varied
ways for our contemporary world. Is the battle for democracy,
justice and equality over? Using a variety of historians
and history sources, we shall try to answer that question
during this quarter.
Recommended
Preparation
General courses in United States history |
Taylor Lecturing at
the Ekaterinburg Institute of International Relations
Ekaterinburg Russia September 2005
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Winter
'06
African
American history in the American West represents a particular
challenge for historians. Most scholars who study the African
American experience limit their focus to the Old South and the
cities of the East and Midwest, only occasionally describing
Los Angeles as an example of national trends in black history.
Scholars of the American West usually focus on Native Americans,
Latinos and Asian Americans if they discuss people of color
at all in the region. Yet black history in the West is as old,
complex, and compelling as Western or African American history.
This course describes pre-1848 Spanish-speaking black settlers,
slavery, post-civil war migration, buffalo soldiers, 19th and
20th Century black urban settlers, World War II migration, the
civil rights movement in the West, the interaction of African
Americans with other people of color. There will be particular
focus on Seattle and Pacific Northwest. The course will present
the diverse array of women and men who helped shape the history
of the region, of black America, and of the entire nation.
Recommended
Preparation
Survey courses in African American history, U.S. history,
U.S. Western history.
Winter
'07
The
History of African Americans has been a paradox of incredible
triumph in the face of tremendous human tragedy. This course
will present a detailed examination of the black experience
in the United States from 1890 to the present to provide an
understanding of the role African Americans have placed in the
history of the American nation and an assessment of why they
were, until the recent past, excluded from the promise of American
democracy. We will analyze the various political, economic,
social, and cultural strategies African Americans have employed
to survive in an overwhelmingly hostile environment and assess
their prospects as they make the final frontal assault of the
structure of racially discriminatory institutions. Is the battle
against racism and discrimination over? This course will attempt
to answer that question.
Recommended
Preparation
(Prerequisites, languages, recommended reading, etc.,)
HSTAA 321 recommended but not required.
Fall
'07
This undergraduate colloquium will critically
examine the five centuries of African American history in the
American West. Most of the course will examine readings that
address the emerging historiography of the field as well as
the most important texts that explore that history. The last
weeks of the seminar will focus on the crafting of individual
papers with sessions devoted to critiquing drafts. The goal
of this seminar is twofold. First by critically examining major
texts in the field we hope to significantly enhance each student’s
knowledge of African American history in the region. Secondly,
the research papers generated through the seminar should expand
that knowledge base for future students of African American
history in the West.
Recommended Preparation
Survey courses in African American history, U.S. history,
U.S. Western history.
Fall
'06
This
colloquium will examine the four communities of color--African
Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Native Americans--in
the cities of the American West. The readings and discussions
will analyze the growth of the specific communities of color
in different urban settings, e.g., Chicanos in San Antonio,
African Americans in Denver or Asian Americans in Seattle. It
will also explore the interaction of these groups with each
other, an interaction forged alternately in conflict, accommodation
and cooperation. The colloquium will examine the myriad ways
in which each group adjusted to urban life as well as the class
and gender dynamics both within and between different groups.
It will also discuss the differing strategies for ethnic "success"
in the urban environment as well as the role of the city in
fashioning individual and ethnic community identity.
Recommended
Preparation
(Prerequisites, languages, recommended reading, etc.,)
History courses on Asian Americans, African Americans,
Latinos and Native Americans, United States urban history, history
of the American West.
Winter '07
This
seminar examines the growth and evolution of the African
American urban communi¬ties from the colonial
era to the present, with particular emphasis on the cities
of the West. The seminar's goal is twofold: first, to
introduce seminar participants to the historiography and
methodology of black urban history; and second, to determine
the manner in which the urban experience of African Americans
shaped the contemporary world of black people and other
urbanites in the United States. Additionally I hope the
various histories discussed over the quarter, and our
critical scrutiny of the texts, will encourage you to
generate fresh perspectives and engage in creative approaches
to the reconstruction of African American urban history.
Although our knowledge of that history has risen dramatically
in the past three decades, we still know woefully little
about black urbanization in certain regions, most notably
the West, and we have yet to learn much about the impact
of gender and class on the shaping of contemporary black
urban communities. We should use this seminar, and particularly
the papers that will come from it, as the opportunity
to expand our knowledge of those and other specific areas
of the urban past.
Recommended
Preparation
Undergraduate survey courses in African American
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Winter '06
This
field course will examine the growth and evolution of the African
American urban west in the 20th Century. The seminar's goal
is twofold: first, to introduce you to the historiography and
methodology of black western urban history; and second, to determine
the manner in which that experience shaped the contemporary
world of African American and other westerners. In addition
the various histories discussed over the quarter, and our critical
scrutiny of the texts will encourage you to engage in fresh
perspectives and creative approaches to the reconstruction of
African American western urban history. Although our knowledge
of that history has risen dramatically in the past two decades,
we still know woefully little about black urbanization process
in this region and we have yet to learn much about the impact
of gender and class on the shaping of contemporary black urban
communities. This seminar, and the papers that will come from
it, present an opportunity to expand our knowledge of the various
areas of the western urban past.
Recommended
Preparation
Undergraduate survey courses in African American history
and American urban history.
Winter
/ Spring '05
This
seminar allows research experiences and opportunities in African
American History. It provides students with skills and methodology
to pursue advanced research in the field. This seminar continues
into the next term as HSTAA 553.
Recommended
Preparation
(Prerequisites, languages, recommended reading, etc.,)
Students should have taken a number of graduate level history
courses including other offerings in African American history.
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