HIST 3334 History of the American West
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of racial, ethnic, class and gender relations in American Western history. Questions examined include: How have different groups shaped the historical development of the West? What roles have nations of race, ethnicity, class, and gender played in this development? How does contemporary scholarship challenge idealized perceptions of the West? What has been the role of the media journalism, booster sheets, literature, art, and film-in shaping past, and present views of the West?
Offered
As scheduled