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Academic Year 2003/2004

Natives, Europeans, and Africans in the New World
HIST 123 FA

This freshman seminar explores the diverse ways in which Europeans came together with native and African peoples between Columbus's "discovery" of 1492 and the first decade of the nineteenth century. Among the topics to be discussed: theories of colonialism, spiritual conversion, slavery, interracial sex, captivity, biological warfare, and historical writing more generally. Indeed, the course will double as a writing workshop: students will write often, submit drafts of short essays, and critique one another's written work in seminar. Some essays will be traditional, others more experimental. We will read primary documents, works of scholarship, and some fiction. We will examine objects and images, too, and take a field trip to the Yale Center for British Art.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Swinehart,Kirk D   

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: CAMS 1&2

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: 0   Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: 0   FR: 15

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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