HIST 101

Spring 2018 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Mar 12-May 2

History Now!

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Credit: 3 hours.

Teaches students how to apply historical thinking to present day problems. Each version starts with contemporary headlines about a current issue, moves to an investigation of its historical roots and legacies, and pivots back to the present to assess the impact of past history on present reality and to capture those relationships in a collaborative student project. It aims to show, in short, how and why history matters NOW.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 101 class schedule data for spring 2018
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	65244	Lecture-Discussion	C	3:00PM -5:50PM	MW	Gregory Hall	Denby, E	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/12/18-05/02/18 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil course. Section Info: Topic: LGBT Rights - From the Streets to the Supreme Court Description: In the ten years, "Don't ask, Don't tell" was repealed, allowing LGBT persons to serve openly in the military; the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits; and the Defense of Marriage Act was found unconstitutional, opening up legal same-sex marriage in all fifty states. Yet, the assault on lesbian, gay, and transgender people persists in governmental institutions, within religious circles, and society at large. Currently, the Supreme Court is considering the free speech implications of a baker who denies their services to a same-sex couple. This course applies historical thinking to present day problems, starting with contemporary issues involving LGBT persons, and the exploring the historical roots. We will first discuss the recent past, then examine the last 100 years of the gay rights struggle, from the founding of the Society for Human Rights in 1924 to contemporary organizations and activists addressing LGBT homelessness, violence, civil rights, and more. This course will combine discussion, lecture, special guests, and field activities to gain a better understanding of how history informs the present.