Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

HIST 3148 - Cultural Rebels in the Modern U.S.


Examines the history of cultural rebellion (or radicalism) in the 20th- century. Surveys rebellion from Greenwich Village at the turn of the century to the punk rock explosion of the 1970s and ‘80s. Larger questions include: How do people rebel in a culture that often seems to embrace rebellion? How do cultural rebels communicate their anger to the wider society? What impact does cultural rebellion make in American history?

Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will develop an understanding of major ideas that existed in the past of the United States.
  • Students will develop and master formal skills of writing, argumentation, and verbal presentation.
  • Students will learn how to read primary and secondary sources critically.


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