HIST 498

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Research and Writing Seminar

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Credit: 3 hours.

Capstone course required of all majors. Students will make history by researching and writing a work of original scholarship. Several of these seminars are offered each term and each focuses on a special topic, thus allowing students with similar interests to work through the process of gathering, interpreting, and organizing historical evidence under the direction of an expert in the field. The topics on offer each semester will be listed in the Class Schedule and described in the department's course guide at http://www.history.illinois.edu.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours.

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

Advanced Composition

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HIST 498 class schedule data for fall 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34333	Discussion/ Recitation	C	3:00PM -4:50PM	M	Gregory Hall	Whittington, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Title: Research & Writing Seminar Section Info: Topic: TBD Description: TBD Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
34334	Discussion/ Recitation	D	1:00PM -2:50PM	M	Gregory Hall	Burgos, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Title: Research & Writ Sem Section Info: Topic: Integration and American Sports Description: This research seminar is designed for history majors willing to think critically about history by engaging the topic of Integration and American Sports. Assigned materials will explore integration stories, specifically how they have changed over time and offer different interpretations about the transformation of American sports. We will reflect on the Jackie Robinson story as well as that of others who were pioneering athletes. Thus, we consider how the experience of African Americans, Latinos, and women in organized sports complicate or reaffirm the more popularly known narratives about sports and integration. We will analyze questions of historical interpretations by reading “integration stories” in the form of primary and secondary readings. Taught in a discussion-based format, regular attendance and participation are critical to success. Assignments include response papers (3-4 pages), discussion facilitation, research tasks (such as proposal statement, annotated bibliography, and rough draft), and a final research paper (20-25 pages). Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
43205	Discussion/ Recitation	E	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Mumford, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Info: Topic: The Urban Crisis Description: The concept of the urban crisis has captured the attention, and imagination, of a wide range of scholars. It often refers to the experience of African Americans in northern industrial centers, but new ideas clear productive paths of historical analysis. This seminar examines the renaissance of the U.S. city. We will study such themes as migration and segregation, vice districts and social reform, immigration, ethnic conflict and assimilation, spikes of violence and local policing, parades and churches, and gendered and juvenile patterns of consumption and entertainment. We may consider the fate of the political machine---its role in both building and undermining the city of democracy. The course is based on important scholarship, films and documentary and photographs; consistent class participation is crucial to our success. Assignments include individual facilitations, research presentations, and short written reviews or responses. There is also a final project to be conceptualized in consultation with the instructor. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to History major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.
34335	Discussion/ Recitation	F	2:00PM -3:50PM	T	Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Espiritu, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Info: Description: Since the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, the term “American Empire” has seen a resurgence in public discourse. Why has the term gained vogue, inspiring discussions about power, imperial decline, and intervention? And, in the era of “America First” followed by restored multilateralism, how do we analyze the United States’ place in the world? In this course, we will trace the development of “America’s” rise to world power, the formal and the informal nature of its imperial arrangements, and the impact of U.S. domination upon its imperial subjects, including their voices and perspectives. And we will connect discussions of American empire to other experiences of empire around the world. In this course, the capstone for the history major, students will learn the architecture of a long research paper, critiquing secondary sources and engaging in original research in primary sources, and exploring a subject of their choice in-depth. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to History major(s). Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.