HIST 3822
Professor Erika Lee
3 credits/Spring 2000
Tues/Thurs 2:00-3:15 PM
2-213 Carlson
778 Social Sciences Tower
Office Hours:
Tues/Thurs 11-12
tel: 612-624-9569
erikalee@tc.umn.edu
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Lecture and Reading Schedule
| 1/18 | |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 1/20 | WORLD
WAR TWO - DOMESTIC TRANSFORMATIONS Rosenbergs, pgs. 22-36 |
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| 1/25 | WORLD
WAR TWO - INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LEGACIES Tyler-May, Introduction, ch. 1-2 |
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| 1/27 | ORIGINS
OF THE COLD WAR Tyler May, ch. 4 Rosenbergs, ch. 1 (1-18) |
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| 2/1 | ANTI-COMMUNISM
AT HOME AND ABROAD Research Paper Assignments Passed Out in Class Tyler May, ch. 5 Reader: John D'Emilio, "The Homosexual Meance - Politics of Sexuality in Cold War America" from Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the University Rosenbergs, 37-43, 96-108 |
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| 2/3 | THE
AMERICAN 1950S: CONTAINMENT AND CONFLICT AT HOME Tyler May, ch. 6 Rosenbergs, pgs. 54-61, 72-92 |
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| 2/8 | CHANGE
IN SCHEDULE: THE DOMESTIC PROMISE OF THE 1960s Rosenbergs, pgs. 111-127 |
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| 2/10 | CHANGE
IN SCHEDULE: THE INTERNATIONAL PERILS OF THE 1960s Discussion of Research Paper Topic Description and Proposals Rosenbergs, ch. 6 (142-153 |
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| 2/15 |
CHANGE
IN SCHEDULE: THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE/HOMEWARD BOUND |
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| 2/17 | CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT - TESTING THE LIMITS Moody, first third Rosenbergs, 128-139 |
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| 2/22 | THE
MOVEMENT SPREADS Moody, second third |
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| 2/24 | FROM
CIVIL RIGHTS TO BLACK POWER Moody, finish Internet Documents: "SNCC Position Paper on Black Power" and "What
We Want, What We Believe" |
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| 2/29 | FILM: BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES | |
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| 3/2 | IN-CLASS MIDTERM | |
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| 3/7 | THE
NEW LEFT, THE NEW CONSERVATISM, & THE POLITICS OF THE 1960s Discussion: Interpreting Primary Sources Rosenbergs, ch. 7 (156-186) |
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| 3/9 | WAR
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, PT. 1 Herr, first third |
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| 3/14 | WAR
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, PT. 2 Research Paper One page Primary Source Analysis Due Herr, second third |
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| 3/16 | WAR
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, PT. 3 Discuss Herr Herr, finish book Supplemental Vietnam War Reading (Required): "An Introduction to the My Lai Courts-Martial," by Doug Linder Hugh Thompson's Story and Ron Ridenhour's Story in "The Heroes of My Lai" Ron Ridenhour, "Jesus was a Gook," Pt. 1 and 2, Vietnam Generation Big Book, March 1994 |
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| 3/21 | FILM: HEARTS AND MINDS | |
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| 3/23 | ANTIWAR MOVEMENT AT HOME/1968 | |
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| 4/4 | ASIAN
AMERICAN AND CHICANO MOVEMENTS Reader: Glenn Omatsu, "The Four Prisons' and the Movements of Liberation: Asian American Activism from the 1960s to the 1990s" from Karin Aguilar-San Juan, The State of Asian America - Activism and Resistance in the 1990s; "Harlem's Sister from Another World," New York Times, 9/22/96; Carlos Munoz, Jr. "The Militant Challenge - the Chicano Generation," from Youth, Identity, Power - the Chicano Movement Internet Document: |
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| 4/6 | NEW
WOMENšS MOVEMENT/GAY AND LESBIAN MOVEMENT GUEST LECTURE: JOSIE FOWLER, AMERICAN STUDIES DEPT. Reader: Sara Evans, "Personal Politics" from Personal Politics the Roots of Womenšs Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left; John DšEmilio, "Gay Politics, Gay Community San Franciscošs Experience" from Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the University Internet reading: SNCC Position Paper on Women in the Movement |
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| 4/11 | AMERICAN
INDIAN MOVEMENT NEW ENVIRONMENTALISM Reader: Troy Johnson, Duane Champagne, and Joane Nagel, "American Indian Activism and Transformation: Lessons from Alcatraz" from American Indian Activism Alcatraz to the Longest Walk |
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| 4/13 | LEGACY
OF THE 1960S AND VIETNAM Reader: Arnold Isaacs, "The Myth" from Vietnam Shadows The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy |
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| 4/18 |
SOUTHEAST
ASIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES |
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| 4/20 | NEW
CONSERVATISM AND THE NIXON PRESIDENCY Rosenbergs, ch. 8 (192-218) WATERGATE AND AMERICAN POLITICS Rosenbergs, ch. 9 (222-257) |
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| 4/25 | REAGAN
REVOLUTION AT HOME AND ABROAD Rosenbergs, ch. 19 (260-284) Chideya, first third |
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| 4/27 | NEW
IMMIGRATION AND NATIVISM IN THE 1980S AND 1990s Chideya, second third; "Stepping into a New Minnesota," New Immigration in MN, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Feb. 13, 2000 Rosenbergs, ch. 11 (291-313) |
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| 5/2 | AMERICAN
POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN THE 1990S Be prepared to discuss Faraya in class Chideya, finish book Reader: Edward Chang, "Americašs First Multiethnic Riots," from Karin Aguilar-San Juan, ed. The State of Asian America Activism and Resistance in the 1990s |
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| 5/4 | FINAL
PAPER REVIEW Last Day of Class |
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| 5/11 | Take-home final exam due in 778 Social Sciences at 12 NOON | |
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