Listed in: History, as HIST-301
Formerly listed as: HIST-99
Sean Redding (Section 01)
This course offers an opportunity for history majors to reflect upon the practice of history. How do we claim to know anything about the past at all? How do historians construct the stories they tell about the past from the fragmentary remnants of former times? What is the connection of historians’ work to public memory? How do we judge the truth and value of these stories and memories? The course explores questions such as these through readings and case studies drawn from a variety of places and times. Two class meetings per week.
Not open to first-year students. Limited to 25 students per semester; history majors will be given preference. Fall semester: Professor Redding. Spring semester: Professor Maxey.
If Overenrolled: Preference given to History majors.
Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 217
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM WEBS 217
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Men (Reprint ed.) | Harper Perennial, 1998 | Brown, Christopher | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| A Human Being Died That Night | Mariner, 2004 | Godobo-Madikizela, Pumla | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Hitler's Willing Executioners | Vintage, 1997 | Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Century of Revolution (2nd ed.) | Norton, 1982 | Hill, Christopher | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Destruction of the European Jews (Student Ed.) | Holmes & Meier, 1985 | Hilberg, Raul | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| From History to Theory (Reprint ed.) | Univ. of CA Press, 2012 | Klein, Kerwin Lee | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Trial of Charles I (1st ed.) | Dartmouth, 1989 | Lagomarsino, D. & Wood, C., eds. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Death of Woman Wang (Reprint ed.) | Penguin, 1998 | Spence, Jonathan | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Maus I: Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (1st ed.) | Pantheon, 1986 | Spiegelman, Art | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.