Sophomore Seminar: Natives, Europeans, and Africans in the New World
HIST 178
Fall 2006 not offered
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Crosslisting:
AMST 123 |
This sophomore seminar explores the diverse ways in which Europeans came together with native and African peoples between Columbus's "discovery" of 1492 and the first decade of the 19th century. Among the topics to be discussed: theories of colonialism, spiritual conversion, slavery, interracial sex, captivity, biological warfare, and historical writing more generally. Indeed, the course will double as a writing workshop: students will write often, submit drafts of short essays, and critique one another's written work in seminar. Some essays will be traditional, others more experimental. We will read primary documents, works of scholarship, and some fiction. We will examine objects and images, too, and take a field trip to the Yale Center for British Art. |
Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
James Axtell, THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF EASTERN AMERICA John Demos, THE UNREDEEMED CAPTIVE Elizabeth Fenn, POX AMERICANA Thomas Harriot, A BRIEF AND TRUE REPORT OF THE NEW FOUND LAND OF VIRGINIA Ivor Neol Hume, MARTIN'S HUNDRED Francis Jennings, THE INVASION OF AMERICA Brian Moore, BLACKROBE Caryl Phillips, CAMBRIDGE Daniel K. Richter, LOOKING EAST FROM INDIAN COUNTRY
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Examinations and Assignments: Attendance and active participation; four short essays and one longer essay. |
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