Spring Quarter 2003Prof. J. Wu
Ohio Union 224Office:261 Dulles
Office Hours:M 3:30-4:30, W 3-4 and by appointmentPhone:292-9331
Lectures:T, Th 1:30-2:48Email:wu.287@osu.edu
Discussion Section Leaders:
Michael Alaridcontact info and office hours:TBA
Brian Hairstoncontact info and office hours:TBA
Course Description and Objective:
This course explores the social, political, cultural,
and economic developments of the United States since the end of Reconstruction.
Lectures, discussions, and course assignments will focus on the diversity
of the American peoples and their competing beliefs regarding the nation's
culture, government, and identity. Topicsinclude: immigration and regulation
of national borders; racial identity and conflict; the growth of the economy
and class formation; urbanization and social reform; the evolution and
diversity of family structures; changes in gender roles and sexual norms;
and the interplay between America's domestic and international policies.
This course is designed to develop the following skills:
1.To develop the ability to assess and think critically about historical issues and how people interpret those issues;
2.To gain a basic factual knowledge of this historical period
3.To develop skills in analyzing historical data and reaching informed conclusions about those data.
This course will satisfy a GEC requirement.
Readings:
The following books will be available for purchase at SBX.Except for item 3, the books also are on reserve at the main library.
1.John Mack Faragher, et al., Out of Many: A History of the American People.Be sure to purchase volume 2.
2.After
the Fact, vol. 2, 4th edition
3.J.
Wu, comp., Retrieving the American Past: A Customized U.S. History Reader
(Important: Retrieving the American Past or
RTAP
is a customized reader. I have chosen certain essays and documents from
a variety of possibilities. The selections are published in a unique version
of the reader prepared especially for your class. Make sure you purchase
the correct version! Each reader has a sticker on the front cover with
the name of the instructor who compiled the version and the academic quarter
in which it will be used. The same information is also printed on the first
page. Do not use a version prepared by another instructor and do not use
a version prepared for a quarter other than the one in which you are taking
the course.)
4.Anzia
Yezierska, Bread Givers
5.John
Okada, No-No Boy
6.Anne Moody, Coming of Age in Mississippi
Enrollment:
All students must be officially enrolled in the course by the end of the second full week of the quarter.No requests to add the course will be approved by the department chair after that time.Enrolling officially and on time is solely the responsibility of each student.
Assignments and Expectations:
If you have a disability requiring special arrangements for completing assignments, please let your Discussion Section Leader and the instructor know as soon as possible.
1.2 midterms (15% each) and 1 final exam (15%).Each exam mainly focuses on the materials covered in that particular section of the course.However, the secondmidterm and the final also will contain questions relating to materials covered in the previous sections.The exams will consist of short-answer identification as well as essay questions.
If for any family or medical reason, you find it absolutely necessary to miss an examination, you must contact your DSL and the course instructor before the examination and have our consent to your absence if you wish to take a make-up exam.If unforeseen circumstances prevent you from contacting us before the exam, you must contact us within one week of the scheduled exam and present documentation to support your request for a make-up exam.
2.3
critical response papers (2-3 pages in length) to Bread Givers, No-No
Boy and Coming of Age in Mississippi (10% each).Write
brief essays that analyze these life narratives for their relevance to
the historical themes that are addressed in this class.
Late papers will be docked 1/3 of a grade for each
day that it is late.All work presented
in class or turned in must be a student's own.Plagiarism
or any other form of academic misconduct will be dealt with in accordance
with the guidelines laid down by the University's Committee on Academic
Misconduct and will seriously affect a student's grade.
3.Attendance and participation (15%).Attendance in both the lectures and the discussion sections are required.Your DSL will provide more specific guidelines regarding your course participation.Remember, the success of this course depends upon your willingness to complete the assignments before class and being prepared to engage in discussion.
4.In-class (surprise) quizzes (10%).There will be periodic quizzes, given during the scheduled lecture times, covering the materials in the reading and the lectures.The quizzes will consist of identification as well as interpretative questions.
Class Schedule:
April 1:Introduction: America at the End of Reconstruction
The lectures will be available online at this website:
www.history.ohio-state.edu/people/wu.287/152lectures2003
For username, enter:Hist152
The first password will be:Turner
The password will change periodically and will be announced in lectures.
April 2:Discussion Section
April 3: The Trans-Mississippi West
Out of Many, ch. 18.
April 4:Discussion
RTAP: Greenwald, "Native Americans and the Closing of the Frontier"
April 8:The Incorporation of America
Out of Many, ch. 19.
April 9:Discussion
April 10:Nation and Empire
Out of Many, ch. 20.
April 11:Discussion
RTAP: Hahn/Hogan/Brucken, "The Debate Over Annexing the Philippines, 1898-1900"
April 15:Urban America and Progressive Reform
Out of Many, ch. 21.
April 16:Discussion
After the Fact, ch. 8
April 17:The "New" Immigrants from the "Old World"
April 18:Discussion
Anzia Yezierska, Bread Givers
April 22:View:Journey to America
Yezierska
Papers due
April 23:Review
April 24:Midterm
April 25:No Discussion
April 29:World War I:Over There and Over Here
Out of Many, ch. 22.
April 30:Discussion
After the Fact, ch. 10.
May 1:The 1920s
Out of Many, ch. 23
May 2:RTAP:Rupp, "The First Sexual Revolution"
May 6:The Depression and the New Deal
Out of Many, ch. 24.
May 7:After the Fact, ch. 11
May 8: World War II - Race and War
Out of Many, ch. 25, begin
View: Days of Waiting
May 9:Discussion
John Okada, No-No Boy
Recommended:RTAP:Benedict, "The Expulsion and Relocation of Japanese Americans in World War II"
May 13:The Home Front
Out of Many, ch. 25, conclude
View: Rosie the Riveter
Okada Papers due
May 14:Review
May 15:Midterm
May 16:No Discussion
May 20:The Cold War
Out of Many, ch. 26
View:Excerpts
from Atomic Cafe
May 21:Discussion
May 22:America at Mid-Century
Out of Many, ch. 27
May 23:Discussion
RTAP:Rupp, "The Feminine Mystique and the Organization Man"
May 27:The Civil Rights Movement
Out of Many, ch. 28.
May 28:Discussion,
begin Anne Moody, Coming of Age in Mississippi
May 29:View:Eyes on the Prize
May 30:Discussion conclude Coming of Age in Mississippi
Moody
Papers due
June 3:War Abroad, War at Home
Out of Many, ch. 29
June 4:Discussion
After the Fact, Ch. 15
Senior Finals Due
June 5:The Counter-Revolution
Out of Many, ch. 30
June 6:Review
June 12:Final Exam Due at 1:30
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