History

HIS116A Unchained Memory: Slavery and the Politics of the Past

Investigates the representation of slavery with scholarly and vernacual histories, focusing on the United States. Students examine representations of slavery in scholarly works, public-history venues like museums and historic sites, popular culture, and artistic productions. Students develop their own scholarly research into the history of slavery grounded in primary and secondary sources.

Requirements

Enrollment restricted to College Scholars students.

Credits

5

General Education Code

TA

Quarter offered

Fall

Instructor

Catherine Jones