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HIST326
The Politics of Sentiment
HIST326 FA
Crosslistings: WMST326, AMST326
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0 | Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This seminar examines the ways in which sentimental fictions
mapped the terrain of social reform in 19th-century America
and explores the relationship between narratives grounded in
a sentimental aesthetic--one gendered feminine and often
produced by women--and the transformation of the radical
politics of the antebellum era into the genteel reforms of
late Victorianism. Efforts by novelists to reshape popular
attitudes and influence public policy toward disadvantaged
groups will be juxtaposed to an analysis of the cultural
empowerment that the production of such narratives conferred
upon both writers and genteel readers.
MAJOR READINGS
Richard Bushman, THE REFINEMENT OF AMERICA
Hazel Carby, RECONSTRUCTING WOMANHOOD
Lydia Maria Child, HOBOMOK & OTHER WRITINGS ON INDIANS
Frances E. W. Harper, IOLA LEROY
Helen Hunt Jackson, RAMONA
Harriet Jacobs, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL
Peggy Pascoe, RELATIONS OF RESCUE
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, THE SILENT PARTNER
Samuels, Shirley, ed., THE CULTURE OF SENTIMENT
Harriet Beecher Stowe, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
Course book* is available from Atticus
Optional: Cathy Davidson, REVOLUTION AND THE WORD
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will be required to
keep a journal and produce a substantial research paper.
A brief class presentation as well as regular participation
in discussion will be expected of each student.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, 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: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Hill, P
- Times: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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