2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

mixed society brought with it and the newcircumstances in which settlers found themselves,the colonists in America became a newtype society. Focuses on the work of historianswho study colonial society and the developmentof American culture. Using primarydocuments and historical monographs andarticles, students study and critique the methodologiesused by various types of historians(cultural, social, political, environmental andintellectual) to develop their own theories ofcultural development. US Group. Fall of evenyears. (WRIT)(DICO)(WRCO)HI 3116 Revolutionary America,1763–1815 3 creditsThe American Revolution is one of the mostimportant events in modern history. Not onlydid it lead to the creation of a new republicamong the English-speaking inhabitants ofNorth America, but it also played a key rolein inaugurating the revolutionary epochthat engulfed much of Europe and LatinAmerica during the next 75 years. Exploresthe Revolution chiefly as an American event,considering its origins, the extent to which italtered American society and politics and theways in which the forces driving the Revolutioninfluenced the history of the United Statesduring its early years as a nation. Because theAmerican Revolution was in the first instancea political event, spends a good deal of time onquestions of political ideology and constitutionalthought. Also considers the social andeconomic setting within which the Revolutionoccurred and the way in which it affected thosegroups: women, slaves, native Americans, whowere excluded from the formal exercise of politicalpower. US Group. Spring of even years.HI 3140 Antebellum America,1815–1860 3 creditsDraws on the disciplines of history and literatureto examine the United States in thetumultuous period between the early republicand the Civil War. Focuses on the era’sreform movements, cultural experimentsand clashes especially over slavery. US Group.Fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): junior status.(INTG)(DICO)(INCO)HI 3150 American Civil War andReconstruction 3 creditsVarious causes of the Civil War followed bya treatment of the conflict and the ensuingReconstruction period. US Group. Spring ofeven years. (WRIT)(WRCO)HI 3330 New Hampshire and NewEngland Historical Sites 3 creditsIllustrates aspects of New England history thathave had significant roles in determining thecourse of regional development. Includes fieldtrips to important museums, abandoned townand industrial sites, urban locations, touristmeccas and contemporary locations that showthe impact of growth and change. US Group.Summers only. (WRIT)HI 3340 New Hampshire and NewEngland History 3 creditsStudying New Hampshire and New Englandhistory allows students to learn more about aparticular region and to see how past eventsand movements at the local level interactedwith or were influenced by various events andcultural changes on the national and internationallevels. New Hampshire furnishes anexample of a state that played a fairly importantrole in colonial history and then declinedin importance as the United States grewin area and population. The topics coveredshould create an awareness of the place of NewHampshire and New England in the variousevents that make up United States History. USGroup. Falls. (WRIT)(WRCO)HI 3350 American Women’sHistory3 creditsFor most of American history, women haveexisted outside the traditional power structure.Examines women’s experience on its ownterms by exploring women’s societal positions,roles and role models, achievementsand failures. Traces the history of Americanwomen from the glimpses of colonial andNative American women scarcely mentionedin the records to the well-documented livesof modern women. Not open to students whohave earned credit for HI 2680. US Group.Spring of even years. (HIST)(DICO)HI 3352 African-AmericanHistory3 creditsExplores African-American history. Usingprimary documents and drawing upon recentresearch, delves into subjects treated somewhatchronologically, including: Africa and theslave trade, African cultural carryovers to earlyAfrican-American culture, American slaveresistance and rebellion, free Black communitiesbefore the Civil War, Black Reconstructionin war and peace, the forging of Black communitiesin the age of industrialism, the GreatMigration and the Harlem Renaissance, thequest for democracy in the global depressionand its war, the nonviolent civil rights movementand the militant Black Liberation movement.US Group. (DICO)HI 3354 Health and Illness in AmericanHistory3 creditsTraces the history of health, illness and thepursuit of wellness throughout Americanhistory. Deals with illness and medical careas well as sport and physical exercise. Focusingon three distinct eras – the early 19th century,the decades around 1900 and the period followingWorld War II – examines varieties ofhealth experience and explores how individualsand communities have negotiated theirhealth concerns. Offers a critical considerationof various definitions and models of wellnessas they have changed over time, particularly inthe physical, intellectual, social and environmentaldimensions. US Group. Spring of oddyears. (WECO)HI 3356 American Ideas 3 creditsExamines main currents in American thoughtfrom the Puritan era to the present. Followsboth the activities of intellectuals and thechanging pursuits that have made up a broaderintellectual culture in America, particularlydrawing on the disciplines of literature, philosophy(including religion), the sciences(particularly biology) and history. Exploreshow ideas arise and appear, relate to eachother, change and recombine, cause events andcreate realities. US Group. Fall of even years.Prerequisite(s): junior status. (INTG)(INCO)HI 3455 Early Modern England 3 creditsThe early modern period of British historywas dominated by revolutions: the EnglishReformation and its long-term repercussions,the English Civil War and the GloriousRevolution. The Tudor and Stuart dynastiesruled the country during the periodas England developed into a powerful andimperial national state. Explores the changingrelationships between the monarchy andparliament and society, the impact of theProtestant Reformation, the development ofa national economy and culture, the religiousand political tensions created by internationaldevelopments, as well as the social history ofthe English people. World Group. Spring ofodd years. (WRIT)(GACO)(WRCO)HI 3460 The British Empire in WorldHistory3 creditsExplores the construction and manifestationof British Imperialism, at its height, fromthe late 18th century until the early 20th century.Focuses on political, cultural, economicand material history as it pertains to specificregions in South Asia, Southern Africa and theAtlantic community. Examines the formulationof “imperial ideologies” and studies how theapplication of these ideologies shaped Britain’srole in world history. Specific topics include:British slavery, commerce, naval power, genderpolitics, fashion, foodways, migration, famineand railroads. Emphasizes themes suchas interdependence, global exchange, crossculturalconnections and interaction. WorldGroup. Fall of odd years. (GACO)CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 273