HIST 344 - Race, Gender, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WADV

We will explore Uncle Tom’s Cabin and its visual/textual ‘archive’ to ask: what contexts shaped the creation of the text? In what forms did it circulate both in its own time and beyond? How do we understand UTC’s designated cultural work, and the impact of revisions, from the Civil War to the present, particularly with respect to race, gender and political movements? Course will include close textual analysis, historical work, sustained writing. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Lasser, S. Zagarell
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommended Preparation: Two, 200-level English courses or consent of either instructor.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with ENGL 344