New England and Empire
AMST 318
Spring 2014
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This course focuses on the role of New England in the transformation of the U.S. from an erstwhile colony to a dominant world power. We will look at regional trade and technology that were instrumental in this transformation--opium, ivory, slaves, and guns--as well as the intellectual arguments that effected this change. Preference to American studies juniors and seniors; nonmajors in order of seniority. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
The Unredeemed Captive, John Demos
The Voyage of the Frolic: New England Merchants and the Opium Trade, Thomas N. Layton
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Well-Read Lives, Barbara Sicherman
Daisy Miller, Henry James
Stover at Yale, Owen Johnson
The Ugly American, Eugene Burdick and William Lederer
Growing up with Dick and Jane,
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Examinations and Assignments:
There are three short essays and a longer formal essay, for which research will be required. One class presentation. |
| Instructor(s): Karamcheti,Indira Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: RSCSEM; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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