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19th-Century American Utopias
HIST330 SP
Crosslistings: RELI330,WMST330,AMST333
This 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
Guarneri, THE UTOPIAN ALTERNATIVE
Kern, AN ORDERED LOVE: SEX ROLES AND SEXUALITY IN VICTORIAN UTOPIAS
Hayden, THE GRAND DOMESTIC REVOLUTION
Humez, MOTHER'S FIRST-BORN
DAUGHTERS
Nordhoff, THE COMMUNISTIC SOCIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES
Edward Bellamy, LOOKING BACKWARD
Gilman, HERLAND
Stein, THE SHAKER EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A brief class presentation and a substantial research paper will be required of each student. Participation in discussion will be reflected in the final grade.
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:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NONE
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Hill,Patricia R.
- Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: CAMS 3
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)
- SR. major: Jr. major:
- SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Permission: Permission of Instructor Required
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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