HUMT 1840 - American Revolutions

5 credit hours
How many revolutions are there in American history? How should we count? This course spans more than two turbulent centuries of American history to explore what revolution is, what counts as revolution-and who counts as revolutionaries-and how we study it. Are revolutions always violent? Are they the outcomes of change or the change itself? This course offers an introduction and a framework for understanding the history of revolutions and revolutionary change in the United States and the power relationships and conflicting values that these institutions embodied. It also gives students an opportunity to explore these questions for themselves through readings, discussions, and independent research and writing.