Undergraduate - UnitATS3616 - Race and rights in twentieth-century America

Students will be expected to demonstrate a comprehensive historical understanding of key themes in the history of the United States after 1900, such as the expression of and challenges to racial oppression and the ongoing debate about the nature and extent of the rights of American citizens. In addition, they will be expected to demonstrate a good critical understanding of the contested interpretations that inform the history of the twentieth-century United States, skills in the critical and analytical reading of a variety of written and visual texts, and skills in the critical use of historical data and documentary evidence available on the web. Students will be expected to demonstrate an enhanced critical understanding of a wide range of interpretations informing the history of the twentieth-century United States.