General Field Seminar in American History (410-2-20)

Instructors

Susan Pearson
847/491-3744
Harris Hall - Room 338

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Thurs 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This course is the second element in the three-quarter sequence designed for first-year doctoral students in United States history. Interested doctoral students from other fields/departments are also welcome. The class focuses on the United States in the nineteenth century and is intended to prepare students for later work as teachers and scholars. It is both historical and historiographical. That is, students are introduced to issues in the period and explore changes in scholarly thinking concerning those issues. The course does not aim to "cover" all of nineteenth-century US history. Rather, we will sample a variety of different topics and hope to end the quarter with a better sense of the diversity and possibility of this field and its many subfields.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn about the history and historiography of the nineteenth-century United States. They will develop skills in writing about history and expand their understanding of the field.

Evaluation Method

Papers, group work

Class Materials (Required)

TBA

Class Notes

History Area(s) of Concentration: Americas

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Graduate Students Only