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Academic Year 2005/2006

Sophomore Seminar: American Utopias in the 19th Century
HIST 175 FA
Crosslistings:
AMST 231

This sophomore seminar will examine expressions, both religious and secular, of the utopian impulse in American culture. Communitarian experiments launched by Shakers, Mormons, Transcendentalists, Perfectionists, and feminists will be studied as manifestations of social and religious turmoil and will be compared with their literary analogues.

MAJOR READINGS

Brooke, THE REFINER'S FIRE
Hawthorne, THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE
Buarneri, THE UTOPIAN ALTERNATIVE
Kern, AN ORDERED LOVE: SEX ROLES AND SEXUALITY IN VICTORIAN UTOPIAS
Hayden, THE GRAND DOMESTIC REVOLUTION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly respnse papers, a class presentation and a substantial research paper will be required of each student. Participation in discussion will be reflected in the final grade.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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