HIST 499: RS: Senior Seminar in History

HIST 499-006: Race, Justice, and Memory in the 20th Century US
(Fall 2010)

01:30 PM to 04:15 PM W

Innovation Hall 203

Section Information for Fall 2010

This research seminar for senior history majors allows students to research and write a significant paper (20-25 typed, double-spaced, pages of text plus footnotes and bibliography), which includes the use of extensive use of primary and secondary sources. The seminar topic is race, justice, and memory in twentieth century America. In the course of the semester, we will study three major cases in African American history: the 1930s Scottsboro case, the 1946 Moore's Ford case, and the 1955 Emmett Till case. We will study both the historical facts of the cases as they happened and the collective memories that developed around them over time. The objective will be not only to understand how African Americans have been treated in the criminal justice system historically, but also to appreciate how collective memory about this treatment shapes public debate about race relations. Students are responsible for their individual papers and for helping their peers with critiques of first drafts.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Research on specialized historical topic culminating in seminar paper and oral presentation. Synthesis course; students expected to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in Mason Core courses. Notes: Subject determined by instructor. Student may present no more than 3 credits for graduation credit. Must receive passing grade to graduate with BA in history. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Synthesis
Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive, Topic Varies, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: History majors with 90 credits
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (HIST 300C or 300XS) and (ENGH 302C, ENGL 302C, ENGH 302XS, HNRS 110C, 110XS, 210C, 302C or 302XS).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in History.

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

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