Anne M. Martínez

Race has been key in defining citizenship since the founding of the United States of America. From the earliest treaties with Indians to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Jones Act, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, race has outweighed citizenship in determining the rights of individuals in this country. In this course we will use primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. We will examine events in U.S. history and consider how citizenship impacts the histories of various groups as well as the writing of their histories

Texts:

The Possessive Investment in Whiteness, George Lipsitz

A packet of required readings will be available at Jenn’s on Guadalupe at Dean Keaton.

A few required readings will be available on Blackboard.

The bulk of the reading for this course will be from materials you collect for your research project.

Additional readings to be determined.

Grading:

This has been designated and designed as a writing-intensive course. As such, writing will be a significant part of the workload for this course, and the bulk of your grade will be determined by your writing.

The final paper will count for 50% of the final grade. Class participation will count for 20% of your final grade. The remaining thirty percent will be based on shorter writing assignments.

This course will examine the history of Catholics and Catholicism in the United States with an emphasis on the twentieth century. We will examine relationships between immigration, race, labor, politics, devotionalism and religion, with some focus on Mexican Americans and how they have shaped the U.S. Catholic Church in the late twentieth century.

Required Readings

Lara Medina, Las Hermanas

Kathleen Sprow Cummings, New Women of the Old Faith

A required packet of readings will be available locally.

Other readings to be determined.

Class Format

Approximate use of class time: 40% lecture, 40% discussion and working groups, 20% writing. There will be four major writing assignments. Attendance is required. There is no final exam in this class.

Race has been key in defining citizenship since the founding of the United States of America. From the earliest treaties with Indians to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Jones Act, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, race has outweighed citizenship in determining the rights of individuals in this country. In this course we will use primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. We will examine events in U.S. history and consider how citizenship impacts the histories of various groups as well as the writing of their histories.

Readings

Unequal Freedom, Evelyn Nakano Glenn 

The Possessive Investment in Whiteness, George Lipsitz

A packet of required readings will be available at Jenn’s on Guadalupe at Dean Keaton. 

A few required readings will be available on Blackboard.

The bulk of the reading for this course will be from materials you collect for your research project.

Grading

This has been designated and designed as a writing-intensive course. As such, writing will be a significant part of the workload for this course, and the bulk of your grade will be determined by your writing. 

The final paper will count for 50% of the final grade. Class participation will count for 20% of your final grade. The remaining 30%  percent will be based on shorter writing assignments.

This course partially fulfills the legislative requirement for American history. 

Race has been key in defining citizenship since the founding of the United States of America. From the earliest treaties with Indians to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Jones Act, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, race has outweighed citizenship in determining the rights of individuals in this country. In this course we will use primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. We will examine events in U.S. history and consider how citizenship impacts the histories of various groups as well as the writing of their histories.

Likely Readings

 Unequal Freedom, Evelyn Nakano Glenn 

The Possessive Investment in Whiteness, George Lipsitz

A packet of required readings will be available at Jenn’s on Guadalupe at Dean Keaton. 

A few required readings will be available on Blackboard.

The bulk of the reading for this course will be from materials you collect for your research project.

Grading

This has been designated and designed as a writing-intensive course. As such, writing will be a significant part of the workload for this course, and the bulk of your grade will be determined by your writing. 

The final paper will count for 50% of the final grade. Class participation will count for 20% of your final grade. The remaining thirty percent will be based on shorter writing assignments.