The Making of the Modern American Landscape (FYS)
HIST 124F
Fall 2019 not offered
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This course uses the contemporary American landscape to tell the history of the modern United States. The political, economic, social, and cultural forces that shaped our nation are also physically embedded in the world around us. An office tower, a city park, a chicken farm, a loft apartment--they all tell revealing stories if we know which questions to ask. This course covers a wide geographic and temporal range, looking closely at particular landscapes to examine how macro-level forces construct the everyday spaces that we inhabit. These close readings allow students to develop their own interpretative skills and the course culminates in individual research projects on landscapes chosen by each student. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
David Nye, ELECTRIFYING AMERICA: SOCIAL MEANINGS OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY, 1880-1940
John Findlay, MAGIC LANDS: WESTERN CITYSCAPES AND AMERICAN CULTURE AFTER 1940
John McPhee, THE PINE BARRENS
Jesmyn Ward, SALVAGE THE BONES: A NOVEL
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three one-page response papers distributed throughout the semester, midterm, and final paper (8-10 pages). |
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