HIST 380

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US in an Age of Empire

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Credit: 3 hours.

Study of the imperial dimensions of U.S. history from about 1877 to 1920. This was an era marked by an imperial world system, unprecedented levels of international trade and investments, massive labor migrations, significant missionary endeavors, and consolidation of U.S. power over Native Americans, and growing U.S. political and military assertion in the international arena. Considers how the United States and its peoples positioned themselves in an international context by investigating not only government policies but also commercial endeavors and cultural practices.

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HIST 380 class schedule data for fall 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	57618	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	1024 Lincoln Hall	Levy, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/15-12/09/15 Section Info: Topic: Cultures of U.S. Empire, 1877-1919. Description: This course examines the cultural dimensions of U.S. imperial expansion from about 1877 to 1919 in North America, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. It makes the case that cultural productions like fiction, film, cuisine, dance, and music represent an important route to understanding the influence of American notions of race, gender, and class on imperial enterprises. It also contends that we can come to a deeper understanding of "domestic" U.S. culture by reading it through the lens of cultural productions resulting from contacts with newly acquired territories and their people. Course readings combine texts on U.S. expansionism (such as the annexation of Hawai'i) with cultural phenomena inspired or enabled by that expansionism (such as the popularization of hula dancing and slack-key guitar). The course aims to broaden students' understanding of how the U.S. and its people oriented themselves in an international context while also deepening our understanding of how U.S. culture has been forged in the context of empire.