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Students enrolled in History 263 (American Cities) gather in front of the home of the late Eleanor Daley and the late
Richard J. Daley, 3635 S. Lowe Avenue, Chicago. They visited this site in conjunction with a Chicago Neighborhood Field Study conducted by Professor Ebner on April 29, 2006.
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The
origins of American society and the development of the United States from
an under-developed new nation into a powerful national entity. Emphasis
on the reading and analysis of documentary materials. View Syllabus |
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America's
response to industrialism and its changing role in foreign affairs. Emphasis
on the techniques of research and paper writing. (Meets GEC Freshman Writing
Requirement.) |
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The
evolution of sport in modern society, in its cultural, social, and economic
dimensions. Largely focused on the American experience, but some attention
to sport elsewhere in the world. Emphasis on 1850 to the present. |
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The changing
functions, scale, and quality of urban society from the seventeenth
century to the present. A historical framework for studying modern American
metropolitan problems. Some fieldwork in Chicago. |
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How
can we know what actually happened in the past? An examination of the
basis of historical knowledge and the study of methodologies used for
understanding the past. Emphasis will include social, intellectual, economic,
and psychohistory as well as use of the Web as a research tool. Prerequisite:
an introductory history course. Required of all history majors.
Examples of student research in this course include the following web
sites:
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Conducted
as a seminar. Topics include family, class, gender, race, ethnicity, and
work. Prerequisite: History 120 or 121 or permission of the instructor. |
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