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HISTORY

HIST-649

Topics in U.S. History (3)

Course Level: Graduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics include labor and workers, espionage and national security, radical tradition, political movements, science and technologies, film and history, and families and childhood. Some background in U.S. history is recommended. Meets with HIST-449.

HIST-649

001

HISTORY

FALL 2013

Course Level: Graduate

Topics in U.S. History (3)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Jews, and the Holocaust

This course examines the relationship between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Jews. It focuses on the crucial period of Nazi persecutions of Jews in the 1930s and the slaughter of Jews during World War II. It explores the controversy over whether America's liberal hero failed in his response to one of the great humanitarian crises in history. The course also explores the moral question of the responsibility of world leaders to genocidal violence in foreign lands. Meets with HIST-449 001.

HIST-649

002

HISTORY

FALL 2013

Course Level: Graduate

Topics in U.S. History (3)

Black Popular Culture

Covering from slavery to the hip hop generation, this course critically examines the role of black popular culture (i.e., folklore, fashion, sports, theater, music, and film) in the African American freedom struggle. It places special emphasis on the analysis of race, class, gender, and political discourses. Meets with HIST-449 002.