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United States history since 1865 from a multicultural and multiethnic perspective. The course will emphasize social, cultural, and political dimensions of the American experience, paying particular attention to issues of race and ethnicity. Highlights the contributions of the many different peoples who make up America. This course may satisfy the Franklin College Multicultural Requirement. Please check with your advisor to confirm before registering. Course Overview
Academic Area:
History (HIST)
Course Number:
2052
Course Hours:
3 semester hours
Cost:
$729 ($243 per semester hour)
Course Status:
Closed
Course Format:
Online
Prerequisite Courses:
None
Course Requirements:
Nine lessons and one examination
Instructor:
Chana Kai Lee, Ph.D.
Textbooks and Materials:
- Ronald Takaki. A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. ISBN 978-031-602-2361.
- Malcolm X. Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine Books, 1992. ISBN 0-345-350-685.
- Richard Rodriguez. Hunger of Memory. New York: Bantam Books, 1983. ISBN 0-553-382-519.
- Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. Farewell to Manzanar. New York: Bantam Books, 1995. ISBN 0-053-272-586.
- Leslie Marmon Silko. Ceremony. New York: Penguin, 2006. (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) ISBN 0-143-104-918.