ClassInfo - Fall 2019 American Studies Classes

Fall 2019 | AMST 1918 Section 001: The American Quest for Security (33914)

Instructor(s): Elaine May
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, East Bank

Blegen Hall 260
Enrollment Status:: Open (18 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: For more than half a century, Americans have been concerned about security ? national security as well as personal security. What do Americans mean when they talk about security? What are they worried about, and how do they try to keep themselves safe and secure? The quest for national security has taken shape at the level of foreign policy and military engagement. At the same time, Americans have endeavored to achieve their own safety and security through political and personal efforts. This seminar examines the various ways that citizens have addressed the issue of security in their own lives, whether their fears have been justified, and whether their efforts have kept them safe. The goal is for students to understand the issue of security in a historical context, and to enable them to be effective citizens in a world that often feels dangerous.
Class Description:: For more than half a century, Americans have been concerned about security ? national security as well as personal security. What do Americans mean when they talk about security? What are they worried about, and how do they try to keep themselves safe and secure? The quest for national security has taken shape at the level of foreign policy and military engagement. At the same time, Americans have endeavored to achieve their own safety and security through political and personal efforts. This seminar examines the various ways that citizens have addressed the issue of security in their own lives, whether their fears have been justified, and whether their efforts have kept them safe. The goal is for students to understand the issue of security in a historical context, and to enable them to be effective citizens in a world that often feels dangerous.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Freshman
Learning Objectives:: Students will read and examine a broad range of sources for the cultural and social history of the United States since World War II. Through discussion and writing, they will learn to analyze a variety of primary sources as historians do. They will also read and reflect critically on the works of various historians who deal with these sources, furthering their understanding of this mode of inquiry. Mastery will be evaluated through oral participation, written exams, and papers.
Grading:: A-F
Exam Format:: Students will analyze specific primary source materials and provide their analyses in brief in-class quizzes and in small group discussions where group participation will be evaluated. They will also read historians' interpretations of similar documents and reflect on how historical arguments are developed. Their understanding of these analytic processes will also be expressed in exams and short papers throughout the semester.
Class Format:: Discussion
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33914/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 8 July 2019

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