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U.S. Society & Culture, 1860-1940

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.		 Wheatley W01-0042 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 8a.m. – 9:15a.m.
Location
Wheatley W01-0042
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course traces the dreams and realities of men's and women's lives in the United States from the Civil War through the Great Depression. Topics include the Westward Movement, the Second Industrial Revolution, immigrants and the city, World War I, the great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, and the emergence of a consumer society in the 1920's. Among the materials analyzed in this course are primary sources such as photographs and paintings, film, short stories and poetry, letters and diaries, and public documents, as well as secondary-source analyses of specific themes and issues presented in scholarly historical essays.

Prerequisites

ENGL 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

Wheatley W01-0042

Enrolled / Capacity

5 / 35

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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