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American Society & Culture, 1600-1860

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.		 Wheatley W01-0031 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.
Location
Wheatley W01-0031
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

Documents, diaries, letters, essays, fiction, and art, along with secondary historical and anthropological sources, are used to compare the dreams and realities of men's and women's lives in America from the first contact between European explorers and Native Americans up through the Age of Reform (1830-60). Topics include visions of landscape and nature; contrasting cultures of Indians and Anglo-Americans; family and "women's place"; slavery; working class organization; and women's rights.

Prerequisites

ENGL 102

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/3/2024 - 12/13/2024

Location

Wheatley W01-0031

Enrolled / Capacity

29 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

John Hess

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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