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HIST271: The History of the United States, 1865-1989

This module combines a lecture series that offers an overview of the history of the United States in the twentieth century, with a closely linked set of seminars that focus on the construction of race, class and gender difference in over the same period. This combination allows students to explore an important thematic aspect of world history (the construction of race, class and gender difference) while simultaneously providing grounding for further study and research into the history of the United States.

The module builds upon skills that we gained in Part I and, in particular, will explore the history of the United States from the end of the Civil War (1865) to the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989). The module is particularly focussed on the culture and politics of race, class and gender.

Indicative content will include:

• The ‘Reconstruction’ of American society after the Civil War
• Industrialisation and technological change
• The rise of Feminism
• The construction and contestation of racialised and gendered identities
• Westward expansion and conflict with indigenous peoples
• The historical analysis of literary and visual culture
• The Civil Rights Movement

Seminars meet fortnightly and are structured around primary readings and recommended secondary texts that offer critical and historical insight into the topics under consideration.

For further information on HIST271 visit the Lancaster University Online Courses Handbook.

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