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SoSe 21: "I will not equivocate" Social Movements from the Early Republic to the Antebellum Era

Maxi Albrecht

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The Unites States were founded under the motto that “all men are created equal.” The existence of racialized slavery, the treatment of Native Americans, and the selective enfranchisement or disenfranchisement of specific groups of people appears to be at odds with that premise. From the very founding of the nascent nation, different types of social (reform) movements sought to challenge the principles of inclusion and exclusion through different types of protest and with different goals in mind. In this class, we will consider social movements ranging from anti-slavery sentiments to abolitionism, the early movement for women’s right and suffrage, as well as public education, prison reform and the temperance movement from the period of the Early Republic to the eve of the Civil War. In some sessions we will also take a transnational perspective, when we consider, for instance, the impact of the Haitian Revolution in anti-slavery and abolitionist discourses. The course will primarily center on understanding the goals and means of social reform movements of that time, but we will also examine some contemporary renderings of these issues, such as the movie Amistad (Spielberg, 1997). ------ This class will be held online, and the first session takes place on April 14. Please make sure to sign up on Blackboard as soon as possible Schließen

14 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mi, 14:00 - 16:00 14 Termine

Mi, 14.04.2021 14:00 - 16:00

Dozenten:
Maxi Katharina Albrecht