STUDENT LEARNING GOALS
Students will gain:
- an understanding of the nature of slavery and its manifestations in various
societies and at various times
- an understanding of the personal, psychological and social impacts of slavery
on the individual, the family and society
- an appreciation for how slavery has been interpreted by historians and
by writers of fiction and autobiography
- enhanced skills in synthesizing, analyzing and interpreting interdisciplinary
materials.
BOOKS REQUIRED
- Orlando Patterson. Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study.Harvard
University Press, 1982.
- Milton Meltzer. Slavery: A World History.Da Capo Press, 1993.
- David Brion Davis. Slavery and Human Progress. Oxford University Press,
1986.
- Peter Kolchin. American Slavery 1619-1877. Hill and Wang, 1993.
- Lawrence B. Goodheart, Richard D. Brown and Stephen G. Rabe, eds. Slavery
in American Society, 3rd ed. D.C. Heath & Company, 1993.
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ed. The Classic Slave Narratives. Mentor, 1986.
- Toni Morrison. Beloved. Signet, 1991.
- Octavia Butler. Kindred. Beacon Press, 1987.
- Joseph Gibaldi and Walter Achtert, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. Modern Language Association, 1988. ISBN: 0-87352-379-2.
Note: This book is required for all HUX Courses.