The conquest of america
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Bachelor's degree
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Maynard (USA)
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In this course the conquest and colonization of the Americas is considered, with special attention to the struggles of native peoples in Guatemala, Canada, Brazil, Panama, and colonial New England. In two segments of the course-one devoted to the Jesuit missionization of the Huron in the 1630s, the other to struggles between the government of Panama and the Kuna between 1900 and 1925-students examine primary documents such as letters, reports, and court records, to draw their own conclusions. Attention focuses on how we know about and represent past eras and other peoples, as well as on the history of struggles between native Americans and Europeans.
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Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
You are expected to attend every class and to participate in class discussions. In addition, material will be introduced in lectures and class discussions that does not appear in the readings: you will be responsible for this material in written assignments and the final. Class discussion will account for at least an hour each week.
There will be several papers, spaced out over the course of the semester, and as is required for all HASS-Ds, the total pages will exceed 20. Two of the papers will involve the study and interpretation of primary documents. The papers will be due on Lec #4 (Mini-Essay on Las Casas); Lec #7 (Short Research Paper on the Colombian Exchange); Lec #16 (Essay based on the Jesuit Relations Reader); Lec #20 (Comparative Essay); Lec #25 (Essay based on Kuna reader).
To be given as regularly scheduled exam during exam week.
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The conquest of america
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University of Oxford
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request -
American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
Harvard University
Master Massachusetts / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University of Oxford
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request
See all