HIS 3660 - American Protest: The History of Social Movements from the Cold War to Black Lives Matter

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 or ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor

Description: This course examines protest movements that emerged in the post-WWII period through the early twenty-first century in America. These social movements include: the African American Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, the Chicano/a Movement, the American Indian Movement, the Gay Liberation Movement, and recent Conservatism. This course will contextualize each of these movements within the broader Cold War era and explore how these movements were in conversation with each other. While the focus is primarily on social movements in the United States, international student-led movements also feature significantly.