| Course Title: The American Peoples to 1865 |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course surveys the history of Indigenous worlds, colonial projects, enslavement, and the contested transformation of lives and communities in North America through the U.S. Civil War and wars in the West. How did Indigenous people and people of African descent assert sovereignty, create new bonds, and partake in the creation of new nations in landscapes of violence and subjugation? How did settler political and economic strategies shape the land and life upon it? Topics include cross-cultural encounters, competing religious and social visions, the formation of the United States and its political system, gender, migration, the development of racial capitalism, and the Civil War. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Mary Renda | 413-538-2567 | mrenda@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Discussion | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Meets History department's pre-1750 requirement. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 26 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle Author: Lowery, Malinda Maynor Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781469666105 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press |
Recommended | 27.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Two texts will be required reading but not required for purchase. A third text is recommended especially for those preparing for teacher licensure. All texts will be listed here as "recommended" in order to emphasize that you are not required to purchase any books for this course. We will all read a substantial part of Malinda Maynor Lowery, *The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle*, which is available for use free of charge on JSTOR, accessible through Mount Holyoke's library. The paperback ISBN is listed above for those who wish to purchase a hard copy. Many readings will also be provided on Moodle. We will use an Openstax textbook, *U.S. History,* an online textbook available through Creative Commons. The book is fully accessible online, free of charge. Print copies of the book may be ordered for about $40, but there is no need to make such a purchase in advance of our first meeting. For those preparing for teacher licensure, and for those who would like a more in-depth narrative and wide-ranging reference, another text is recommended: John Mack Faragher, et al., *Out of Many: A History of the American People,* published by Pearson. The 9th edition (2020) is the latest (available for rent for $40), but earlier editions are available at considerably lower prices. One or two older editions may also be available to borrow from me; please let me know if you would like to borrow a copy. If you wish to purchase one of these and you are deciding which you prefer to have in hard copy, please wait until we meet to decide which to purchase. |