History 372 - Amer Thought & Culture I

A survey of American social, cultural, and intellectual history from 1630 to the Civil War. Subjects include Puritanism, religious revivals, republicanism, and such reform movements as anti-slavery, phrenology, and sexual hygiene. Emphasis on close reading of primary sources: sermons, poems, essays, and fiction (e.g., Uncle Tom's Cabin). HISTORY 150 or the equivalent useful. (Gen.Ed. HS)

Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.