Syllabus for Roster(s):
- 13F ISLS 4251-870 (SCPS)
Course Description (for SIS)
This course is unlike any other history course that you have taken or are likely to take in the future. Rather than focusing on the content of a certain time period or theme, students will be have the opportunity to explore and debate a wide range of interesting and controversial historical episodes spanning the entire sweep of American history. In this process, students will learn how to do research, write a formal proposal (as you will do in Proseminar one day!), and, more broadly, learn about different approaches and methods used by historians.
Required books:
1) James West Davidson, Mark H. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection. 6th edition (2010) ISBN-13: 978-0-07-338548-8. DO NOT GET VOLUME ONE OR TWO - MAKE SURE THIS ISBN MATCHES THE EDITION YOU ORDER.
2) Charles Lipson, How to Write a BA Thesis: A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper. (2005) ISBN-13: 978-0226481265