HIST 4328 Gender in the American West
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of women and gender relations in American Western history. The course focuses on the experiences of both women and men in the American West from the initial contact of Europeans with Native Americans to the twentieth century. We will read primary and secondary materials related to the subject of gender construction in this highly contested region. A number of key themes will be explored including gender ideologies, race, class, multi-cultural interaction, ethnicities, work roles and community building, politics, moral reform, and oral history.
Offered
As scheduled