Hauptstudium: Immigration and U.S. History
(This syllabus is available online at:
http://research.umbc.edu/~lindenme/Immig
Prof. Dr. Kriste Lindenmeyer
Fulbright Gastprofessorin für Amerikanstudien
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
| Sommer 2005 Hauptstudium |
di 16-18 | Zi. 214 | ||
| MA, | D, | LA, IKEAS/Modul 3 und 4 (wahlobl.) | ||
| Office. | Zi. 202 | |||
| Tel. | 5523514 | |||
| Email. | lindenme@umbc.edu | |||
| Homepage. | http://research.umbc.edu/~lindenme | |||
| Office Hour. | di 14-15.30 |
This course examines American history through the lens of immigration and ethnicity from the colonial period to the present. Students will compare and contrast the experience of various immigrant groups over time by using first person accounts available through the course website, assigned secondary readings, and further research. Immigration history links the United States to the rest of the world and therefore offers an excellent opportunity to see the American experience in a transnational perspective. Your final grade will be based on the following formula:
| Leistungscheine | 6 credits | Teilnahmescheine | 3 credits | ||||
| Weekly Participation | 100 points | Weekly Participation | 100 points | ||||
| Bibliography and leadership of assigned topic discussion | 100 points | Bibliography and leadership of assigned topic discussion | 100 points | ||||
| Research Paper (due July 12th) |
200 points | ||||||
| Total | 400 points | Total | 200 points |
1) All students must come to class prepared to
discuss the assigned reading materials. The reading materials are posted on the
course website located at:
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~lindenme/Immig.
2) Teilnahmescheine (3 credits): Each week all students in the course are required to read an article linked to the course website. After a few weeks a student or group of students will lead a class discussion on an assigned topic (depending on how many students we have in the course). Each week the student discussion leader(s) will provide classmates with an outline discussing their assigned topic and a bibliography listing at least 10 sources on the topic. At certain points I will deliver short lectures on the topics to bridge gaps in our reading and provide necessary background. Students earn Group Participation points by contributing to the weekly discussion.
3) Leistungscheine (6 credits): In addition to the requirements listed above, students seeking a Leistungscheine must also write a 10 page research paper on their assigned topic. The paper is due by July 12th. Research papers should include: a) All papers must be typed, double spaced, and use 12 point Times Roman or an equivalent font, b) a title page and pages numbers on each page thereafter. There is no need to include a special cover or other jacket. In fact, I prefer that you give me papers with a single staple in the top left-hand corner. c) a thesis statement within the first paragraph, d) footnotes or endnotes citing the secondary and primary sources of information used in your essay (a minimum of 4 distinct sources), e) a conclusion that includes a summary of your analysis, f) bibliography.
Semesterapparate:
Sucheng Chan, ed. Asian Americans: An
Interpretive History (Twayne).
Daniels, Roger. Coming to America. (Perrenial).
Daniels Roger. Guarding the Golden Door.
(Hill and Wang).
Dublin, Thomas, ed. Immigrant Voices.
(Illinois).
Ronald Takaki. A Different Mirror
(Little, Brown).
Tentative Weekly Discussion Topics and Readings
| Date | Class Seminar Topic | ||
| 05.04 | Introduction: Migration |
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| 12.04 | Red, White and Black: Colonial
America
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| 19.04 | European Migration and the "New
World" For
today's class: Search the database linked below for advertisements for runaway For copies of advertisements concerning runaway indentured servants |
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| 26.04 | African "Immigrants" in
Colonial America For today's class: Read chapter 2 of, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself. Vol. I. London, 1789. http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/equiano1/equiano1.html#p45 This chapter from Olaudah Equiano's autobiography describes the author's experience on the infamous Middle Passage. Assuming that his depiction is typical, what was the trip like for the millions of Africans who had to endure it?
Olaudah Equiano's Insights |
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| 03.05 |
Immigration and the Early 19th Century
For today's class: |
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| 10.05 | Immigration 1880-1920
For today's class: You will need to enter a username and password in order to have access to the article.
The USERNAME is: hist001
Be prepared to discuss this article in class on Tuesday. |
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| 17.05 | World War II
Refugees Follow the same instructions given for 10.05 in order to access this article.
Today's Presentations: |
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| 24.05 | No class meeting | ||
| 31.05 | Nativism
Today's Presentations: |
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| 07.06 | No class meeting | ||
| 14.06 | Ethnicity,
Immigration and World War II
For today's class:
Today's Presentations: (As those of you who have already done
presentations know, I give students feedback prior to the Monday posting of
the handouts to the website. A few of the following students have not sent
in revised versions of their handouts, so I have posted their original
versions with my comments. I will post revised handouts as I receive them.) |
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| 21.06 | Western
Hemisphere Immigrants to the U.S.
Today's Presentations: |
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| 28.06 | Cold War and
Immigration
For today's class:
Today's Presentations: |
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| 05.07 | Immigration
Since 1965
For today's class:
Today's Presentations: |
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| 12.07 | Immigration and
Assimilation Research Papers are due
Today's Presentations:
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