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 Early American Studies
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
R | SEM | PRE-1800
This seminar will explore the practices and representation of New World colonization, plantation, Native contact and change, and the transferal of European society and culture by examining such diverse evidence as maps, literatures of colonization, novels, material culture, and sermons. Through this material, we will also interrogate the meanings of the key terms in the course's title: "Early," "American," "Cultural," and "History." Requirements for the course include active discussion, critical reading, a mid-term, and a seminar paper.
