211-216 are advanced seminars, mainly for juniors and seniors in the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program. All other students need permission from the instructor to enroll in these courses.
HIST 214 Immigrants, African Americans, and Cities in Twentieth-Century America
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
SEM | Permit May Be Required: See above
This seminar explores the links between race and immigration in American cities. Readings focus on both case studies—building racial ghettos, the confrontation of "new immigrants" with America, Mexican and Chinese immigrants in California cities—and major interpretive issues, such as panethnicity, assimilation, and multiculturalism. Seminar sessions will be divided between discussions of readings (approximately one book per week) and analysis of primary sources. Students will be expected to lead one or two workshops on primary sources related to the seminar's concerns.
Course Syllabus (PDF)
