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HIST 783A

Historiography: The US to 1877

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Extensive readings in the literature of historical methods and a comprehensive survey of early American history from the pre-contact era through the late nineteenth century.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • write a lengthy historiographical analysis or research paper in which historiography figures prominently.
  • identify the main themes of the field in individual and group discussions.
  • analyze examples of major secondary works in the field.
  • explain the major themes of American historical writing from colonial times to the late nineteenth century.