HIST 4203
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Classes
HIST 4203
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
This advanced seminar traces transformations in citizenship and the franchise throughout U.S. history. Through readings, frequent short writings, discussion, and a final paper, the class examines the struggles over who can claim full citizenship and legitimate voice in the political community. It examines the divergent, often clashing, visions of legitimate democratic rule, focusing particularly on the debates over who should vote and on what terms. We examine the dynamics that have shaped the boundaries of citizenship and hierarchies within it, paying attention to changes in the civic status of Native Americans, property-less white men, paupers, women, African Americans, various immigrant groups, residents of U.S. colonies, felons, and people with intellectual disabilities. A significant portion of the class focuses on debates about U.S. democracy in the decades after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
When Offered Fall.
Distribution Category (HST-AS, SCD-AS) (D-AG, HA-AG)
Course Subfield (HNA)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4203
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Kohler-Hausmann, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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