Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas
Examines the lives and experiences of slaves of African origin and descent as revealed by themselves in slave accounts and other documents. Explores, in a comparative perspective, African and Afro-American agency and identity in various New World societies.
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 be able to discuss the contributions major scholars in this field have made to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in the Americas.
- Students will became familiar with the main historical narrative and facts relative to the study of New World Slavery.
- Students will improve their writing and argumentative skills, and learn the conventions and practices of historical writing.
- Students will learn to employ critically primary and secondary sources to develop their own analysis of major topics discussed in the course.
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