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public and private spheres. One recent graduate pursued her internship as
a Foreign Service officer in El Salvador.
Career preparation: In all, the diverse course work and other
opportunities offered by the history department are designed to meet the
needs and intellectual interests of a variety of students, including those
who want to become professional historians. A major in history is also
excellent preparation for a variety of other careers. The analytical,
research, and writing skills acquired through the study in the discipline
are excellent preparation for law school. Many of our graduates teach,
while others pursue careers in management, law, government, libraries,
museums, and many more fields.
Faculty
Edythe Ann Quinn, chair; Richard L. Haan; Sean Kelley; Cherilyn Lacy;
Mieko Nishida; Peter G. Wallace
Courses
Perspectives in U.S. History: These foundational courses examine the
full sweep of American history from the perspective of a particular critical
lens.
103 American Political History (3 credits) This course examines
politics in British North America/United States up to the present day.
Topics include: the politics of empire and independence; the emergence of
institutions of these people through an examination of their cultural and
political achievements. (WHS)
104 Race and Ethnicity in American History (3 credits) This course
is a survey of the dynamic of race and ethnicity from the colonial era to
the present day. Topics include: Native Americans and the project of
colonization; the rise of slavery and the birth of African American culture;
race and republican citizenship; the politics of “whiteness,” labor and
immigration; the operation of a black/white racial binary in a multiethnic
society; the rise of scientific racism; and strategies of opposition
and resistance. (WHS)
106 America at War (3 credits) This course follows the course of wars
from the colonial era through the current period, examining the
“declared” and underlying causes of war and the demands for service,
sacrifice and patriotism by the American public, with special attention to
race, ethnicity, class and gender. Students will analyze pro-war
propaganda, as well as anti-war protests and the changing definitions of
conscientious objector status. Patterns of change and continuity will be
emphasized. While this is not a course in military history and the major
focus is on the home front, the impact of major battles and campaigns and
the role of the media in reporting the war will be examined. (WHS)
107 American Labor History (3 credits) This course examines the
history of American labor from the colonial era to the present. Although
we will discuss the history of labor organizations, our emphasis will be on
the lives of working people themselves. Other important topics include
labor and empire; the shift from indentured servitude to slavery; the
relationship between race, gender, and work; agrarian and artisan
republicanism; industrialization and waged labor; socialism and other
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