First-Year Seminars 110DS - The United States Since WW II

The United States emerged from the Second World;War as the most;powerful nation on earth. This First Year Seminar;explores American;political, cultural, and social life in the;postwar era, with an eye;toward helping students gain a firmer;understanding of contemporary;issues and conflicts in our nation and around the;world. We will;examine both primary and secondary sources for;topics including the;Cold War at home and abroad, popular culture and;consumer society,;the civil rights struggle, the political and;cultural rebellions of;the 1960s, the resurgence of conservatism, and;America's changing;relationship to the world in the post Cold War;era. Students will;write several short papers on topics of their;choice and, and will;also be introduced to the tools required for;doing historical;research.

First-year students only, by placement.