Course Info: CSI-0154
| Course | CSI-0154 Paths to the Past |
| Long Title | Paths to the Past: An Introduction to Historical Thinking and Writing |
| Term | 2024F |
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| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 102 on T,TH from 1:00-2:20 |
| Faculty | James Wald |
| Capacity | 8 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | The content of this course deals with issues of race and power Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Everything has a history," the American Historical Association
tells us. In order to understand why something is the way it is
today, we need to understand how it began and how it got to be
this way. This seems so obvious to historians that they are
surprised to find not everyone thinks like this. Historical
reasoning needs to be taught. We begin by looking at the ways
that historians formulate questions, evaluate evidence, and draw
conclusions. And the fact that something was not "always this
way" means it can change. Understanding history is thus also
essential to active citizenship. We will explore various styles
of historical writing applied to case studies. Topics will be
drawn from US and European history Keywords:history, United States, Europe, World War II |