Fall 2023 | M | 2:30-5:15 PM | Professor Nina Silber
Fall 2023 – Nina Silber
| Days | Start | End | Type | Bldg | Room |
| M | 2:30 PM | 5:15 PM | IND | HIS | 304 |
Historiographic investigation of various central themes in nineteenth century US history, covering the years 1830-1900. Introduces students to scholarship on such issues as plantation slavery; abolition; Civil War; Reconstruction; and race relations after the Civil War.
Additional Course Material
Extended Course Description:
This graduate seminar explores the “long nineteenth century” (1830-1920) by focusing on certain central themes that shaped this tumultuous era: plantation slavery; abolition; Civil War; Reconstruction; and the transformation of the South in the late nineteenth century. The readings focus on scholarly interpretations of the period, including such books as: Walter Johnson’s Soul by Soul; Kellie Jackson’s Force and Freedom; Stephanie Jones-Rogers’ They Were Her Property; Stephanie McCurry’s Confederate Reckoning; and Greg Downs’ After Appomattox.
Please write to me at nsilber@bu.edu with any questions or to request a copy of past syllabi.
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