Courses at OSU
Comparative
Studies 241: Introduction
to Asian American Studies (Fall 2000)
History 152: American Society Since 1877 (Honors
Winter 1999, Honors Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Spring 2003)
History 325: American Women's History
(Spring 2003, Winter 2005)
History 346:
Introduction to
Asian American History (Spring 1998, Fall 1999, Winter 2002, Spring
2004)
History 398: Workshop in Historical Thought and
Methodology
(Winter 1999, Fall 1999, Winter 2002, Spring 2005)
History
525: Asian American Women's History (Fall 1998, Winter 2001,
Winter 2003, Spring 2005)
History
598: Race and
Gender in
the U.S. West (Winter 1998, Fall 2000, Winter 2002)
History 598: The 1960s (Winter 2003, Spring 2004)
History 771: Themes in Recent U.S.
History:
Readings in Asian American History (Winter 2000, Winter 2005)
History 781: Studies in Women's
History:
Immigration, Race, and Gender (Fall 2001, Summer 2004)
Comparative Studies 241: Introduction to Asian American Studies
This course introduces students to the field of Asian American Studies, a field of inquiry that deals with the history, experiences, and cultural production of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, Filipino, and Southeast Asian ancestry. In this course we will address such topics as the history of Asian immigration to the United States; popular and self-representations of Asians in various cultural media; questions of race and ethnicity; and the category of gender as it is inflected along racial and class lines.
Syllabus for Fall
2000
History 152: American Society Since 1877
This course explores the social, political, cultural, and economic
developments of the
Honors Syllabus for Winter 1999
Honors Syllabus for Winter 2000
Syllabus for Winter 2001
Syllabus for Spring 2003
History 325: American Women's History
This course surveys the history of American women from pre-European settlement to the present. The lectures, readings, and films will emphasize how female roles in the realms of family, work, politics, and culture change over time. Particular attention will be paid to how women negotiate social norms and help to create new standards of acceptability. The class will emphasize the diversity among women in terms of race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality.
Syllabus for Spring
2003
Syllabus for
Winter 2005
History 346: Introduction to Asian American History
This course introduces the field of Asian American history, which
examines
the experiences of people of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian,
Pilipino,
and Southeast Asian ancestry in the
Syllabus
for Spring 1998
Syllabus
for Fall 1999
Syllabus for Winter 2002
Syllabus for
Spring 2004
History 398: Workshop in Historical Thought and Methodology
What is history and how do historians study the past? This course is designed to introduce history majors to the field of history. Through readings, films, and discussions, we will explore various purposes for studying history, the types of sources available to reconstruct the past, and different methods or approaches to examining history.
Syllabus
for Winter 1999
Syllabus
for Fall 1999
Syllabus for Winter 2002
Syllabus for Spring
2005
History 525: Asian American Women's History
This course explores the experiences, consciousness and representations of Asian American Women from the mid-19th century through the present. The term Asian American refers to immigrants as well as those born in the United States of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Pilipino, South Asian and Southeast Asian ancestry. The readings and discussions will examine the intersections of gender, race, class, and nationality in the lives of Asian American women.
History 598.01: Race and Gender in the
This course will focus on the racial and gender dynamics of the 19th and 20th century American West. The class does not provide a chronological overview of the history of the West. Instead, discussions and assignments are structured around themes that highlight the intersections of race, gender, class, and nationality. Through our weekly meetings, we will explore the following issues: how to define the American West and Western History; the cultural encounters between diverse racial, economic, and social groups; the impact of missionary activities on gender and race relations; the theme of migration and its significance for structuring labor and race relations; the role of the federal government in defining racial and gender roles; the connections between the 19th and 20th century American Wests; and the constructed nature of racial and gender identities.
The 1960s was a time of experimentation and turmoil as
History
771:
Themes in Recent
This graduate level course will explore the field of Asian American History. The category Asian American refers to people in the United States of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, South Asian, and Southeast Asian ancestry. The readings selected represent both "classic" texts as well as new scholarship in the field. The authors frequently incorporate interdisciplinary approaches to enrich their understanding of history or use history to further their analysis of contemporary issues. Through readings and discussion, we will examine central concepts in Asian American History and ask how the experiences of Asian Americans complicate existing understandings of American race relations, gender roles, sexual norms, and national identity.
History 781: Studies in Women's History: Immigration, Race, and Gender
This graduate level course will explore the themes of immigration,
race, and
gender in U.S. History. While traditional scholars have tended to
focus
on individuals of European descent in the field of immigration history,
African
Americans in conceptions of race, and native-born white women in
discussions of
gender, this class will examine scholarship that expands and
complicates the
categories of immigrant, race, and gender.
The course will introduce you to “classic” texts as well as new
research to examine various approaches for understanding the
experiences of
immigration. Through weekly readings and discussions, we will
explore the
following questions: How did the experiences of European
immigrants
compare with those who trace their ancestry to