Humanities and Fine Arts 191HFA52 - FYS-Race, Gender & Amer Histry
Fall
2020
01
1.00
Heather Brinn
W 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
61542
Fully Remote Class
hbrinn@umass.edu
This course is an examination of race and gender as an introduction to History and its methods. It is intended to provide students with skills useful throughout their college career, particularly in an HFA (Humanities and Fine Arts) track. We will use race and gender as analytical frameworks to understand history and relate it to our present world. This will include topical discussions on feminism, masculinity and war, slavery and emancipation, and Civil Rights. Students will explore a relevant topic of their choosing throughout the semester to hone their research abilities and interests.
Open to first-year Humanities and Fine Arts Exploratory Track students and first-year HFA Majors.