Listed in: American Studies, as AMST-111
Francis G. Couvares (Section 01)
Karen J. Sanchez-Eppler (Section 02)
Drawing on a wide range of primary materials, and taking advantage of the ease of visiting the sites of many of the topics we study, this course offers an introduction to American Studies through an exploration of the Connecticut River Valley that stresses both the fascination of detailed local history and the economic, political, social, and cultural networks that tie this place to the world. Topics may include conflicts and accommodations between Native peoples and English settlers; changing uses of land and resources; seventeenth-century witchcraft trials; the American Revolution and Shays rebellion; religious revivalism of the Great Awakening; abolitionist and other nineteenth- century reform movements; tourism and the scenic including Thomas Cole's famous painting of the oxbow; immigration, industrialization and deindustrialization, especially in the cities of Holyoke and Springfield; educational institutions and innovations; the cold war, the reach of the "military industrial complex" into local educational institutions, and "the bunker"; the sanctuary movement; feminist and gay activism; present environmental, mass incarceration, and other social equity issues; and of course, Emily Dickinson's poetry.
Limited to 20 students per section. Admission by consent of the instructor. Fall semester. Professors Couvares and Sánchez-Eppler.
Section 01
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
Section 02
Tu 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 204
Th 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 204
| Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Final Harvest | Dickinson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | Parish and the Hill | Curran | purchase online | TBD | |||
| All | Speaking of Race and Class: The Student Experience at an Elite College | Aries | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | Sovereignty and Goodness of God | Rowlandson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | Spider in a Tree | Stinson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | A Place Called Paradise: Culture and Community in Northampton, Massachusetts | Buckley | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.