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Academic Year 2005/2006
The Immigrant City in the United States, 1880-1924
HIST 328 FA
The formation--in the wake of massive immigration--of ethnic cultural enclaves in U.S. cities played a decisive role in shaping both literal and figurative cityscapes in the years that American culture made the
transition
to modernity. This seminar examines both the adaptation of traditional cultures to the urban context and the collision of these cultures with the dominant WASP ideology shared by reformers, politicians, literati and
nativists
alike. Particular attention will be paid to the ways ethnic and religious differences modulated class and gender systems. Paintings, photographs, architecture and film will supplement written sources.
MAJOR READINGS
Bodnar, THE TRANSPLANTED
Kasson, AMUSING THE MILLION
Watkins-Owen, BLOOD RELATIONS
Kraut, SILENT TRAVELLERS
Glenn, DAUGHTERS OF THE SHTETL
Orsi, THE MADONNA OF 115TH STREET
Jacobson, SPECIAL
SORROWS
Rozenzweig, EIGHT HOURS FOR WHAT
WE WILL
Yung, UNBOUND FEET
Selections from the fiction, journalism and autobiographical literature of the period.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Each student will be required to submit weekly responses, make a brief class presentation during the course of the semester, and submit a major research paper/project at the end of the term or write three shorter papers
due at regular intervals during
the term.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Hill,Patricia R.
- Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: CAMS 3;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)
- SR. major: 3 Jr. major: 3
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 3 FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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