HIST 350 - Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History

(3 credits)

This course provides an in-depth exploration of the development of race and ethnicity as historical constructs, and the roles these constructs have played in allowing or preventing individuals and groups from attaining and retaining social, economic, cultural, and political power. This course is a seminar-style class; student participation is required. Students will read primary and secondary sources and complete writing assignments that include reviews of these sources and a research project. Spring, even-numbered years.