The American South

Undergraduate credit

This course explores race, culture, and "Southernness" in the twentieth century American South. We consider Southern identities in relation to historical events (such as segregation, the black freedom struggle, New Deal economics, recent Latin American migrations) and cultural elements (such as music, food, religion, sports). Throughout the course, we also pay attention to how the region's racial and cultural history has been shaped by gender, class, nation, and ethnicity.