his3acr the american civil rights movement
THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
HIS3ACR
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
U.S. historian William H. Chafe has called the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s "the most significant social movement in all of American history." This subject allows students to explore in detail the central protests of this important movement. Our chronology will largely concentrate on events between the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and the 1968 Poor Peoples' Campaign. As they examine the various protests, students explore how a mass movement mobilizes successfully. In particular, they will explore the remarkable story of how an allegedly politically feeble and dependent racial minority was able to secure substantial racial change from a powerful white majority. They will also assess the key role of Martin Luther King. In both their assignments, third year students will be expected to outline an argument which is more sustained, referencing which is more accomplished, and to utilize a wider range of sources than second year students.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorTimothy Minchin
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first year History or Art History and 15 credit points of another first year Humanities or Social Science subject
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HIS3UCR
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Eyes on the prize civil rights reader: documents, speeches, and firsthand accounts from the black freedom struggle | Recommended | Carson, C. et al. (eds) | 2ND EDN, PENGUIN 1988 |
| Readings | Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years | Recommended | Williams, J. | PENGUIN 1988 |
| Readings | To redeem the soul of America: the southern christian leadership conference and Martin Luther King Jr., | Recommended | Fairclough, A. | UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS 1987 |
| Readings | Voices of freedom: an oral history of the civil rights movement, | Recommended | Hampton, H. and Fayer, S. | BANTAM 1990 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Assimilate historians' lines of arguments and use of sources in relation to a particular historical problem, placing all in their contexts
- Activities:
- Short Topical Essay and Long Comparative/Thematic Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Discuss disciplinary skills as articulated in readings and as modelled in lectures
- Activities:
- Tutorial discussion
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Focusing on time and context, analyse continuity and change
- Activities:
- Short Topical Essay and Long Comparative/Thematic Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
04. Identify and Reflect on the use of primary sources: the student's own, and other historians'
- Activities:
- Tutorial Discussion and Short Topical Essay and Long Comparative/Thematic Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
05. Investigate aspects of the historiography and of the sources on a historical topic and frame a (relatively) original response in any one of a variety of history genres
- Activities:
- Short Topical Essay and Long Comparative/Thematic Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
06. Write properly-referenced essays using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument about an aspect of the past
- Activities:
- Short Topical Essay and Long Comparative/Thematic Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
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