HISTORY255D
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Identity in the American Imagination
Course Description
From Sally Hemings to Michelle Obama and Beyonce, this course explores the ways that racial identity has been experienced, represented, and contested throughout American history. Engaging historical, legal, and literary texts and films, this course examines major historical transformations that have shaped our understanding of racial identity. This course also draws on other imaginative modes including autobiography, memoir, photography, and music to consider the ways that racial identity has been represented in American culture.
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Grading Basis
RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)
Min
4
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Colloquium
Enrollment Optional?
No
This course has been approved for the following WAYS
Exploring Difference and Power (EDP)
Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?
No
Programs
HISTORY255D
is a
completion requirement
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