HIST 422 - Violence in American History

Credits: 5

This course explores the problematic history of violence in America from the colonial period to the present. Utilizing analytical concepts such as race, class, and gender, it investigates the various types, causes, and historical consequences of violence; the politics, memory, and historiography of violence; and societal critiques of violence in America. Topics include America’s gun culture; the tradition of mob violence; collective and interpersonal violence; racial and ethnic violence; war; regional violence; gender and domestic violence; lynching; criminality; prisons; mass murders; school shootings; gang violence; terrorism; and mass media and the representation/consumption of violence. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

Course Attributes: UWR