HIST 300: Introduction to Historical Method

HIST 300-004: Introduction to Historical Method: Slavery and Resistance in Virginia
(Spring 2023)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

Horizon Hall 1009

Section Information for Spring 2023

The era of enslavement impacted millions of people around the world, leaving a vast legacy of political, social, and economic ripples in its wake with which we still grapple. This course uses the broad theme of enslavement, resistance, and memory and the more directed methodologies for local research in Virginia to introduce History majors to the practices of researching, interpreting, and writing history. Students will choose a research question from a wide range of topics broadly aligned with this theme and develop an argument informed by analysis and a close reading of a wide range of sources. Students will particularly learn the skills required for interpreting history of marginalized, and often silenced, voices. Through discussions of relevant scholarly literature and exploration of resources you will identify your question’s constraints and options, silences and voices, collective and individual decisions, key historical processes, and impact. This course is designated as a Mason Impact Course, a Students as Scholars Course, and fulfills in part the Writing Intensive (WI) requirement in the History major. As such, students will learn how to gather and organize information, analyze source materials, form an argument, and communicate original scholarly research to the public in a range of modalities. Instructor: Dr. Huerta

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Introduces research skills and methods, as well as historical interpretation, culminating in written and oral presentations. Notes: Topics vary according to instructor. History majors strongly urged to take HIST 300 as soon as possible after reaching 30 credits. Grade of C or better is required to graduate with BA in history. Students may repeat HIST 300 only with permission from the Department of History and Art History and repetitions are limited. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Synthesis
Specialized Designation: Mason Impact., Topic Varies, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: History majors with 30 credits or permission of instructor.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in History.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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