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1、HISTORYGRADUATECOURSEOFFERINGSFall2015TheHistoryDepartmentwillofferthefollowing6000and7000/8000-levelcoursesintheFall2015semester.Theattacheddescriptionsaredesignedtoprovideaclearconceptionofthecoursecontent.History6055-001SEXUALITYIN20™CENTURYUNITEDSTATE
2、S一SarahPotterTR-2:40-4:05MI209Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothemainissues,events,andtransformationsinAmericansexualityfrom1900tothepresent.Wewillinterrogatehowthemeaningandpoliticsofsexhavechangedovertime,theemergenceofnewcategoriesofsexualidentity,andthe
3、manyintersectionsofsexuality,race,gender,andclass•Studentswillalsomastertheskillsnecessarytoresearchandwriteanoriginalresearchpaperonaselectedtopicinthehistoryofsexuality.History6059-001BLACKMEMPHIS一BeverlyBondTR-1:00-2:25Thiscoursewillfocusonthesocialand
4、cultural,political,andeconomicrolesofAfricanAmericansinMemphisfromtheearlynineteenthcenturythroughtheearlytwenty-firstcentury.ThecoursewillplaceMemphisinthecontextofstate,regionalandnationalevents,andwillexploreissuesofrace,classandgenderbothwithinAfrican
5、AmericancommunitiesandbetweenAfricanAmericansandotherpopulationsinthecity.WcwillfirstexploretheearlymigrationsofAfricanAmericansintoTennesseeandintoMemphis/ShelbyCounty,thelifestylesofenslavedandfreeAfricanAmericansinthearea;theimpactofCivilWaremancipatio
6、nsandmigrationsonsocial,political,andeconomiclifeinMemphis;AfricanAmericancommunitiesthatdevelopedinthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcentury;theimpactofProgressivismonthecity'sblackcommunities;theCivilRightsandBlackFreedommovementsinthecity,andracialdyna
7、micsincontemporaryMemphis・History6062-001URBANJAPAN—CatherinePhippsTR-9:40-11:05MI305InthiscoursewewillexploretheformationanddevelopmentofJapanesecitiesoverthecourseofthepastonethousandyears・Aswcconsidertheirphysical,political,socio-economic,andculturalhi
8、stories,wcwillalsobelearningaboutJapanesehistoryandurbanhistorymoregenerally.WeTlconsider,forexample,howacity'sformmightpromoteorreflectspecificfunctionsandideas,howpublicspacesdifferfromprivatespaces,andhowurbanhie