In this course, we will explore the struggles and triumph "inbetween peoples" after Reconstruction and before WWII.
Perhaps it is a failing on my part that I am not fully able to understand my fellow man, but I have never understood why individuals constantly feel the need to put others down in order to raise themselves up. In Manliness and Civilization, Gail Bederman presented various examples that showed how white, middle class [...]
Although there is some very interesting, albeit a tad bit round-about and verbose, theory presented in “Manliness & Civilization”, the facet of the masculine construct that I was most drawn to was the sexual desire paradox. In Bederman’s era of focus, the “masculine” inclination towards fulfilling sexual urges (shared by all races of man) represented [...]
Here are some places to explore with this week’s reading:
World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893
The World’s Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, and Aftermath
Without Sanctuary: Lynching in America
History Matters