Overview
Description
Social and cultural aspects of the American Civil War; representations of the war in literature, art, film and publich commemoration from 1865 to present.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- explain the cause, course, and outcomes of the Civil War as well as its cultural valences for diverse Americans in different parts of the nation.
- analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources relating to the Civil War and its cultural valences.
- identify primary and secondary sources and use them to develop and answer a research question.
- construct arguments and defend them in a clear and persuasive manner.