WN 2021 | HISTORY 496 - History Colloquium | Section 002 - Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century

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HISTORY 496 - History Colloquium

Winter 2021, Section 002 - Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century

Instruction Mode: Section 002 is Online (see other Sections below)

Subject: History (HISTORY)

Department: LSA History

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Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

ULWR

Consent:

With permission of instructor.

Advisory Prerequisites:

HISTORY 202.

Repeatability:

May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit(s).

Primary Instructor:

Thompson, Heather Ann

Description

This course introduces students to the history of activism in the United States after WW II and it particularly emphasizes on the social and political movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Students will be asked to analyze the origins, strengths, weaknesses, and impact of various movements and the important connections between them. Among these will be the LGBTQ movement, the Black Freedom Struggle, the Welfare Rights Movement, the Prisoner Rights Movement, the Chicano/a Rights Movement, the Asian- American Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, and many more. Students will draw from books, memoirs and primary documents, as well as will view numerous documentaries so that they not only have a good handle on what motivated various social and political movements and what their impact might have been, but also how those movements shine important light on politics today. Course meets fully online synchronously. This course meets the Upper Level Writing Requirement.

Course Requirements:

intensive reading, course meets online, synchronously and meets LSA upper level writing requirement

Schedule

HISTORY 496 - History Colloquium

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Section:

001 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Online

Class No:

12794

Enroll Stat:

Open

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

10:00AM - 11:30AM

REMOTE

Note: Unless otherwise noted, all sections of 496 are remote and synchronous. Initial seats are open to History Junior and Senior Majors. Non-History junior and senior majors should email Sheila (sheilaw) after December 3 for availability.

Section:

002 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Online

Class No:

12795

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

2:00PM - 5:00PM

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Section:

003 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Online

Class No:

34161

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Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

3:00PM - 6:00PM

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Section:

004 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Online

Class No:

36383

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:30PM

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