HIST 690 (1SY) - Seminar: Historical Expl

Sem/The 1960s

Durham   Liberal Arts :: History
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 55126
Seminar in one of the fields listed below: A) American History, B) Atlantic History, C) Canadian History, D) Latin American History, E) Medieval History, F) European History, G) History of Islam, H) Ancient History, I) East Asian History, J) African History, K) Middle Eastern History, L) Historiography, M) Russian History, N) World History, O) British History, P) New Hampshire History, Q) Historical Methodology, R) Irish History, S) History of Science, T) Maritime History, U) Museum Studies. Course meets the History requirements for Group I, II, or III, depending on the topic.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Equivalent(s): HIST 701
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
2/1/2021 5/11/2021 M 11:10am - 1:00pm ONLINE
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THE 1960s
This seminar will examine one of the most tumultuous decades in modern U.S. history – the 1960s. We will begin by exploring the early 1960s when the nation elected its youngest and first “television” President - John F. Kennedy – and an era of liberal idealism seemed at hand. During Kennedy’s brief White House years came a growing challenge to racial segregation posed by the Civil Rights Movement, an arms race that led the nation to the brink of nuclear war, and the early escalation of U.S.  involvement in the Vietnam War.  Kennedy’s shocking assassination in 1963 ushered in further upheaval even as President Lyndon Johnson sought to broaden and fulfill liberal reform ideals. The struggle for racial equality moved from South to North, student protest activism took shape on college campuses, new movements including women’s and gay liberation emerged and a backlash against these changes altered the political landscape by the decade’s end. We will draw on first-hand accounts, television and film clips, interpretive works by historians and other critical commentators to gain a deeper understanding of this decisive decade. We’ll also reflect on its consequences for the times in which we live. Group I in the History major.


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