MASTERS OF DISGUISE: CHANGED IDENTITIES, CAMOUFLAGE, AND DECEPTION IN U.S. HISTORY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

By examining how historical subjects mis/represented themselves, students will think critically about identity and its construction, considering how membership and exclusion shape(d) societal perception and social hierarchies. Focusing on the 19th and 20th century United States, this course assesses historical impacts on contemporary perceptions and representations of identity.