History 200 - New Approaches To History
Fall
2018
01
4.00
Kevin Young
TU TH 4:00PM 4:50PM
UMass Amherst
81053
Integ. Learning Center S231
kayoung@umass.edu
This exploration of historical methodologies aims to help students learn to locate, evaluate and synthesize primary sources. Students in this course undertake original primary source research through a detailed semester-long investigation of a single historical event. Topics vary by instructor. May be taken for credit up to three times. The course is not eligible for grade forgiveness.
Topic- "Freedom Dreams: Revolutionary Visions, Past and Present"
"Another world is possible!" Social movements everywhere have adopted this slogan in recent decades. Activists in the more distant past were often guided by the same belief: that alternatives to an unjust status quo were both conceivable and achievable. As they struggled to survive in the face of tyranny and oppression, many also fought to develop new revolutionary systems based on principles like equity, autonomy, inclusiveness, and environmental sustainability. This course will examine some of these struggles and how their protagonists tried to create a better future. Case studies will include black and indigenous liberation movements in U.S. history, revolutions in Latin America and Asia, radical working-class movements in Europe, and even some examples from western Massachusetts. We will also touch upon how some "revolutionary" visions have gone wrong, contributing to the oppression of certain groups. The course will take place in conjunction with the History department's Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series, and students will be required to attend several of the series events as part of the course. Events will feature activists, artists, and historians discussing the relevance of history to current-day movements for justice.
More info: https://www.umass.edu/history/2018-2019-feinberg-series
"Another world is possible!" Social movements everywhere have adopted this slogan in recent decades. Activists in the more distant past were often guided by the same belief: that alternatives to an unjust status quo were both conceivable and achievable. As they struggled to survive in the face of tyranny and oppression, many also fought to develop new revolutionary systems based on principles like equity, autonomy, inclusiveness, and environmental sustainability. This course will examine some of these struggles and how their protagonists tried to create a better future. Case studies will include black and indigenous liberation movements in U.S. history, revolutions in Latin America and Asia, radical working-class movements in Europe, and even some examples from western Massachusetts. We will also touch upon how some "revolutionary" visions have gone wrong, contributing to the oppression of certain groups. The course will take place in conjunction with the History department's Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series, and students will be required to attend several of the series events as part of the course. Events will feature activists, artists, and historians discussing the relevance of history to current-day movements for justice.
More info: https://www.umass.edu/history/2018-2019-feinberg-series
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.