HIST 240
Spring 2018
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 230 |
| Certificates: Civic Engagement, The Study of Education |
| Course Cluster: Education Studies Minor |
This course surveys the history of the United States over the twentieth century. Central themes include the rise of consumer capitalism, immigration and changing notions of American citizenship, liberalism and empire, desegregation and suburbanization, environmentalism and the expansion of the federal government, and neoconservativism and the resurgent political power of corporations. From dams to drive-throughs, students will also study the international context in which the modern United States evolved. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CIVI-MN)(EDST)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Mae Ngai, IMPOSSIBLE SUBJECTS: ILLEGAL ALIENS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA (2003)
Robert Self, AMERICAN BABYLON: RACE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR POSTWAR OAKLAND (2003)
Bethany Moreton: TO SERVE GOD AND WAL-MART: THE MAKING OF CHRISTIAN FREE ENTERPRISE (2010)
Jesmyn Ward, WHERE THE LINE BLEEDS: A NOVEL (2011)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three 1,000 word response papers, midterm, and final examination. |
| Instructor(s): Halvorson,Charles Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: PAC001; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 15 | FR: 12 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 10 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 4 |
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