History 797D: Slavery
Fall 2003, Wed. 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Synopsis:
This seminar will focus on the rise of slavery in the United States until its destruction during the Civil War. We shall study slavery as a political and economic institution as well as a day to day lived experience. Within this historical framework the emphasis will be on broad themes and interpretations: for example, the construction of the concept of “race” and the debate over the origins of slavery, master-slave relations, the evolution of African-American communities and culture, gender and slavery, slavery in a comparative perspective, the significance of slave resistance and the politics of slavery. Besides relevant secondary texts, readings will include slave narratives, pro-slavery and abolitionist literature. Students will have the option of writing a historiographical paper at the end of the fall semester or a research paper at the end of the spring semester.
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