Middlebury

HIST 0412

Rdgs Amer Hi: Cultures-Contact

Readings in American History: Cultures in Contact
In this course we will examine the dimensions of cultural contact among Native Americans, Europeans, African Americans, and Euro Americans in the eastern half of the United States, from early encounters at Roanoke, to Cherokee removal to Oklahoma. Themes of investigation include: encounter vs. invasion; Indian depopulation by men, microbes, and munitions; religious conversion; cultural persistence, change, and revitalization; slavery by and of Indians; and the changeable image of the Indian. (formerly HIST 0407) 3 hrs. sem.
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR HIS NOR
Equivalent Courses:
HIST 0407 *

Sections

Fall 2014

HIST0412A-F14 Seminar (Hart)

Spring 2013

HIST0412A-S13 Seminar (Hart)

Fall 2006

HIST0412A-F06 Seminar (Davis)

Fall 2005

HIST0412A-F05 Seminar (Davis)