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Academic Year 2000/2001


Problems in the History of Subject Peoples
HIST 384 FA

Crosslistings:
LAST 384
WMST 384

This course will discuss the techniques and sources used by historians in their studies of subject peoples, when the bulk of written evidence consists of reports, observations and commentary by foreign conquerors or ruling elites. Topics include the contributions of archaeological and anthropological studies, the importance of myth and oral tradition, the various types of available documents and the nature and reliability of the written evidence.

MAJOR READINGS

Robert and Marcia Ascher, CODE OF THE QUIPU Marc Bloch, THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT Hernan Cortes, FIVE LETTERS OF CORTES (selections) Carl Degler, "Is There A History of Women?" June Hahner, WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY Garcilaso de La Vega, THE INCAS Bernal Diaz de Castillo, CONQUEST OF NEW SPAIN (selections) Miguel Leon-Portilla, ed., THE BROKEN SPEARS (selections) Zelia Nuttal, ed., THE CODEX NUTTALL Irene Silverblatt, SUN, MOON, AND WITCHES Steve Stern, PERU'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Eric Wolf, EUROPE AND THE PEOPLE WITHOUT HISTORY Additional reserve room assignments. Reading list subject to change, as new Latin American history texts appear or go out of print.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Seven short (2-3 page) papers; one final exercise. Class presentation on one of the major units. Active participation in discussions of reading assignments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Admission by permission of instructor. Preference to history and LAST majors. No late papers will be accepted. No unexcused absences. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class meeting, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: HIST250 OR HIST250 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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