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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr D Goodman, Professor P Grimshaw.
Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first year History.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture /workshop and a 1-hour tutorial a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to: demonstrate a general knowledge of the social and cultural history of the United States between 1780 and 1890; show awareness of the wider demands of understanding and writing social and cultural history; demonstrate how social groups construct, produce and are empowered (or disempowered) by representations of the self and other.
Content:
The subject examines US culture and society 1780-1890. Central to the subject is the study of the institution of slavery: its origins, operation and consequences, abolitionism, and the Civil War. We examine the ways it both shaped and divided American society, tested American ideals. Attention is also given to family and work, the women's movement, Native American history, political cultures, popular culture, immigration and cities.
Assessment:
One 2,500 word research essay (60%), one 2,000 word final reflective essay (30%), one oral presentation (10%).
Prescribed texts:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p102) : Next:131-257 | Prev:131-254
2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p128) : Next:131-257 | Prev:131-254
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Dr D Goodman, Professor P Grimshaw.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture /workshop and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to: demonstrate a general knowledge of the social and cultural history of the United States between 1780 and 1890; show awareness of the wider demands of understanding and writing social and cultural history; demonstrate how social groups construct, produce and are empowered (or disempowered) by representations of the self and other.
Content:
The subject examines US culture and society 1780-1890. Central to the subject is the study of the institution of slavery: its origins, operation and consequences, abolitionism, and the Civil War. We examine the ways it both shaped and divided American society, tested American ideals. Attention is also given to family and work, the women's movement, Native American history, political cultures, popular culture, immigration and cities.
Assessment:
One 2500 word research essay (60 per cent); one 2000 word final reflective essay (30 per cent); one oral presentation (10 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p128) : Next:131-257 | Prev:131-254
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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