Course Catalog - 2008-2009

     

HIST 478 - TOPICS LATIIN AMERICAN HISTORY

Long Title: TOPICS LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: How do contemporary historians write histories? Seminar examines history as a social science, focusing on English-speaking Latin American historians and their depictions of its past events. Roundtable discussions encourage conversation, consistent participation in careful study, examination, dissection of scholarly articles, and investigation of primary sources involved in their construction.