HIST 615: Problems in American History

HIST 615-002: Native American History
(Spring 2012)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

Section Information for Spring 2012

This course will provide an introduction to Native American historiography, particularly emphasizing the methodological and theoretical challenges presented by this particular field. We will concentrate on recent scholarship, with a nod toward pioneers in the field. We will read works that vary in their content geographically across what is now the United States and chronologically from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The course will be completely discussion-based, with weekly writing assignments and a final paper. The readings will lead to discussions of, for example, how historians have gone about researching peoples who left relatively few written traces, how Native American history contributes to and complicates discussions of race, gender, and politics in American history, and how Native American historical perspectives intersect and influence academic historical practice. This course fulfills the "Origins to 1861" or the “1861-1914” or the “1914 to the Present” distribution requirement in U.S. history, but not more than one. Instructor: Laura Moore

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-6

Readings and discussion of bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends in topics selected by instructor. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course, Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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