History and the Turn to the Present
HIST 213
Spring 2023
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This course attempts to make sense of contemporary politics, economics, and society through an historical examination of the present. It will discuss contemporary topics such as neoliberalism, nationalism, COVID-19, critical race theory, the forever war, the New Cold War, etc. It will also raise methodological questions on the promises and perils of using history to understand the present. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS CSS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century
Nikole Hannah Jones, The 1619 Project
Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works: US and Them
Gary Gerstle, The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
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| Instructor(s): Steinmetz-Jenkins,Daniel Times: ....R.. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK403; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 5 | FR: 4 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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