History 201-206 seminars are open to history majors only during pre-registration. If the course does not reach its enrollment maximum, it will be open to all students beginning with drop/add on a first-come first-serve basis.
HIST 203 When New York was Dutch
Jacobs
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
SEM | PRE-1800
In this seminar we will examine how identity and ethnicity shaped the culture of the Dutch in colonial New York, first during the years under Dutch rule in New Netherland (1624-1664, 1673-1674), and subsequently under English rule in New York State and City. We will look at this in a comparative Atlantic context, take into account both city and state, which showed separate developments. The readings will provide the context for the class's main feature: a selection of published primary sources from 1609 through to 1748 (all translated into English) which will be discussed. This course will provide students with an insight into the construction of identity and ethnicity among the non-English colonists, and thus provide an antidote to monocultural and teleological views of colonial America . Students will write two essays. Attendance is mandatory and participation in class discussion will form an important part of the final grade.
Course Syllabus (PDF)
