HISTORY 241

Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1973


Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for HISTORY 241.

Description

An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the US in the "long sixties", analysing the interplay of radicalism, liberalism and conservatism in this pivotal decade and giving attention to the sixties in historiography and popular memory.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Paul Taillon
Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Jennifer Frost

Recommended Reading

Terry H. Anderson, The Sixties.

Assessment

(1) Tutorial assignments, approximately 1000 words, worth 20%

(2) Essay of 2,000 words, worth 40%

(3) Final examination (2 hours)

Points

HISTORY 241: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed

Restrictions

HISTORY 341