History 270 - COLQ:AMERICAN-US IMPERIALISM

Topics course: This course explores the intimate relationship between gender and imperialism from U.S. independence to the present. From colonial visions of virgin lands to nuclear testing on the Bikini atoll, Americans for a long time understood empire through the lens of gender. Among the course’s major themes are indigenous politics, interracial mixing, Atlantic slavery, capitalism, migration, and imperialism in the Pacific. Throughout our discussions, we will pay special attention to the ways in which everyday people colluded and collided with U.S. imperialism. (E)