Topics in History (492-0-24)

Topic

The State in U.S. History

Instructors

Katherine Masur
847/491-2849
Harris Hall - Room 202

Meeting Info

Harris Hall room 101: Mon 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

This graduate seminar will ask how scholars have defined and studied "the state" in the United States and discuss exemplary historical scholarship in the field.

Registration Requirements

Graduate Students Only

Learning Objectives

Students will analyze varied approaches to studying the state, examine the many facets of the state itself, and develop their own perspectives on the challenges of studying the US state as well as the opportunities afforded when the state is part of historical analysis.

Evaluation Method

Papers, group work, discussion

Class Notes

Concentration: Americas

Class Attributes

Graduate Students Only