Listed in: History, as HIST-301
Formerly listed as: HIST-99
Trent E. Maxey (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. Fall semester: Professor Boucher. Spring semester: Professor Maxey.
If Overenrolled: Preference given to History majors.
Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM SCCE A131
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM SCCE A131
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Human Being Died That Night | Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| From History to Theory | Kerwin Lee Klein | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Trial of Charles I | D. Lagomarsino & Charles Wood, eds. | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Century of Revolution | Christopher Hill | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Death of Woman Wang | Jonathan Spence | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Ordinary Men | Christopher Browning | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Maus I A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History | Art Spiegelman | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Hitler’s Willing Executioners | Daniel Goldhagen | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Destruction of the European Jews, student edition | Raul Hilberg | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.