AMS-20055: The Slave South: From Settlement to Secession

School of Humanities

AMS-20055

The Slave South: From Settlement to Secession

Co-ordinator:

Prof Martin Crawford Room: CBB0.053, Tel:33014

Teaching Team:

Level:

Credits:

Study Hours:

150

School Office:

Tel: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description

The main aim of the module is to examine the changing character of Southern society, economics and politics from seventeenth-century settlement to the Civil War. Slavery and slaveholding are central themes and the module culminates in an attempt to understand why white Southerners determined to defend the slave system against the logic of the age.

The course textbook is Escott et al, Main Problems in the History of the American South I which combines documents and secondary texts.

Aims

The main aim of the course is to examine the changing character of slave South society, economics and politics from seventeenth century settlement to the Civil War.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate the analytical and research skills needed to complete a textual and contextual analysis of a chosen primary document on the history of the slave South development.

From reading and class discussion, students will be able to demonstrate an ability to describe and explain broad features of the history of slave South development.

Study hours

12 weeks @ 2 hours seminar = 24 hours
12 weeks @ 3 hours seminar preparation = 36 hours
Document exercise preparation and execution = 30 hours
Exam preparation and private study = 60 hours
Total = 150 hours

Description of Module Assessment

001: Short Paper weighted 30%

1000-1500 words
Short Paper (1,000-1,500 words) Document analysis exercise based on the choice of one primary document relating to the history of the slave South.

002: 2 Hour Unseen Exam weighted 60%

2 hr unseen exam
Unseen 2-hour examination, in which students will be required to answer two questions from a choice of ca. 10.

003: Seminar weighted 10%

seminar participation
Participation is assessed according to effort as well as academic ability; i.e., evidence of preparation in response to set seminar topics, readiness to apply the preparation positively in class discussion and quality of contributions. Tutors will keep weekly records to support marks awarded. (See AMS Student Handbook for full details).

Version: (1.03) Created: 08/Mar/2010

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