Anglo-American Masculinities Through the Great War
HIST 270
Fall 2009 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 268 |
This interdisciplinary course surveys the history of manhood in Britian and America from the 17th century through the First World War, with attention given to our own time as well. In addition to reading literature and history, students will analyze and discuss letters and diaries, as well as some of the most controversial paintings and photographs of the 19th century. The course will explore the emergence of male homosexuality as a category of self-identification and the history of homosocial relationships more generally, particularly in times of war and in the context of industrialization. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Henry Abelove, THE EVANGELIST OF DESIRE
Henry Adams, THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS
Lord Chesterfield, LETTERS TO HIS SON
Bernard DeVoto, ed., THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK
Benjamin Franklin, AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Ned Katz, LOVE STORIES
Herman Melville, BILLY BUDD
Anthony Rotundo, AMERICAN MANHOOD
Darrel Sewall, et al., THOMAS EAKINS
Annette Tapert, ed., BROTHERS' WAR
Walt Whitman, POETRY AND PROSE
Oscar Wilde, DE PROFUNDIS
Graham Robb, STRANGERS: HOMOSEXUAL LOVE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Faithful attendance, two short essays, one in-class presentation, and a longer final paper. |
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