Current Feit Seminar Courses - Fall 2009
From Civil Rights to Black Power
IDC 4050H KM13H
M/W 11:10-12:25
KM13H
Code 1279
Professor Johanna Fernandez, History
Professor Clarence Taylor, BHS
The modern civil rights movement, perhaps the most important social protest movement of the twentieth century, eradicated the American Apartheid system known as Jim Crow and catalyzed the passage of some of the most important laws in twentieth-century America. While prominent figures were important in shaping the civil rights struggles, the movement was also influenced by countless numbers of ordinary men and women whose names shall never be recorded in history books. This course examines the social roots and origins of the civil rights and black power movements and their relationship with broader and concurrent political and social developments in American society as a whole.
Soundtracks: History and its Music in Modern America
IDC 4050H
T/TH 2:30-3:45
TV24H
Code 1280
Professor Carol Berkin, History
Professor Elizabeth Wollman, Music
This course examines the development of American popular music through the prism of history. It focuses on both stylistic developments and the historical context in which music such as the blues, folk, soul, rock, disco, punk, alternative rock and rap evolved in the second half of the 20th century. The connection between popular styles and the changing notions of race, gender and social class as well as the impact music has had on American social and political history will be explored.
Women on the Move: Global Gendered Migration
IDC 4050H
T/TH 4:10-5:25
XZ24H
Code 1281
Professor Isolina Ballesteros, Modern Languages
Professor Vilna Treitler, BHS
Controversies about international migration dominate the headlines every day: securing borders and protecting citizens from threats of terror and unemployment come into conflict with making jobs available to anyone willing to do them, even if the pay and working conditions are poor. Although women are often marginalized in discussions about migration, women’s labor—often dangerous and demeaning—keeps their families afloat. Drawing on a variety of texts, including films, literature, cultural studies, and social science, we will study the issues that surround women’s global migration.
