Gender Studies 333F
To be taken as History 597

Race, Gender, and Empire: Cultural Histories of the United States and the World

Mary Renda
Mount Holyoke College

Fall 2009, TBA

Synopsis:

Gender Studies 333f (01) Advanced Seminar Race, Gender, and Empire: Cultural Histories of the United States and the World Offered Fall 2009-2010
Credits 4

Advanced seminars address topics in gender studies within and across various disciplines, hence prerequisites vary. Written application is required for admission to all advanced seminars in the department. Please see below for specific requirements, the location of the application, and the deadline for submission. If not otherwise noted, applications for preregistration are due by the end of the academic advising period. In some but not all cases, late applications may also be reviewed at the start of the new semester.

History 301, American Studies 301
To be taken as History 597

Recent cultural histories of imperialism--European as well as U.S.--have illuminated the workings of race and gender at the heart of imperial encounters. This course will examine the United States' relationship to imperialism through the lens of such cultural histories. How has the encounter between Europe and America been remembered in the United States? How has the cultural construction of "America" and its "others" called into play racial and gender identities? How have the legacies of slavery been entwined with U.S. imperial ambitions at different times? And what can we learn from transnational approaches to "the intimacies of empire?" Meets Humanities I-B requirement M. Renda Prereq. 8 credits in history or gender studies; online application required; see
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/womst/application.html; 4 credits; enrollment limited to 16

Syllabus: Not available

Course Website: Not available