Unit name | Race in America |
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Unit code | HISTM0093 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Stephen Mawdsley |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit examines the ideology of race in America and how it has shaped the nation from the antebellum era to the end of the twentieth century. Through a series of thematic case studies, students will explore the social construction of race and its consequences for laws, customs, and practices. The aim of this unit is to offer a nuanced account of race relations, by incorporating several types of sources and perspectives. Some example subjects that will be explored in this unit include:
Violence
One two-hour weekly seminar.
5000-word essay (100%). [ILOs 1-4].
Gail Bederman, Manliness and Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the United States, 1880-1917
Peter Cozzens, The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Whiteness of a Different 'Color': European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
Rachel A Feinstein, When Rape was Legal: 'the' Untold History of Sexual Violence during Slavery
Siobhan B. Somerville, Queering the 'Color' Line: Race and the Invention of Homosexuality in American Culture
Julie M. Weise, Corazón' de Dixie: 'Mexicanos' in the U.S. South since 1910