
Spring 2023 | T | 3:30-6:15PM | Professor Patrick Browne
Spring 2023 – Patrick Browne
Days | Start | End | Type | Bldg | Room |
T | 3:30 PM | 6:15 PM | IND |
From the immediate post-war years through very recent political conflicts, Americans have vigorously contested the memory of their Civil War. This course considers this question by exploring literature, film, and historical documents. BU Hub Areas (Effective Spring 2021): Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
Additional Course Materials:
Topics and themes include: how race has shaped Civil War memory; African American memories of the US Civil War; current battles over Confederate monuments; Civil War cinema
Readings include: Tony Horowitz, Confederates in the Attic; Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery; Slave Narratives from the 1930s
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