HIST 2123

Exclusion(s): Credit may not be obtained for both HIST1105 and ANTH2123, COMM2123, FOLK2123 or HIST2123. Cross-listed with ANTH2123, COMM2123, and FOLK2123. This course explores the ways in which the past is remembered, represented, and used in the present. It is open to students from any degree program. Important themes include: the nature of human memory, the political uses of history, and the research methods used by scholars. Students will learn how to conduct original, independent research. Classroom activities and assignments will stress debate and dialogue and explore the connections between scholarly disciplines and students of varying backgrounds and academic interests.