HIST0407A-F18
Rdgs Amer Hi: Cultures-Contact
Readings in American History: Cultures in Contact
The course 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. 3 hrs. sem.
The course 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. 3 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Fall 2018
- Location:
- Wright Memorial Theater SEM(WTH SEM)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-4:15pm on Monday (Sep 11, 2018 to Dec 7, 2018)
- Type:
- Seminar
- Instructors:
- William Hart
- Subject:
- History
- Department:
- History
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AMR HIS NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92320
- Subject Code:
- HIST
- Course Number:
- 0407
- Section Identifier:
- A