In-Between Peoples

American Studies 205

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In this course, we will explore the struggles and triumph "inbetween peoples" after Reconstruction and before WWII.

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Anti-Irish Cartoons

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I was intrigued by the cartoons Kraut mentioned in Silent Travelers. Looking further into it, I found that cartoonists such as Thomas Nast and Joseph Keppler often filled the pages of Harper’s Weekly and Puck with racist, anti-Catholic images of Irishmen as apes. These negative representations became so iconic and common that the traditional Irish [...]

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An Oppressive Cast of Lady Liberty

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your [...]

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Here are a couple of sites to look through as you select a primary source for this week.  When you’re selecting a source don’t forget to consider who created it and what his/her motive might have been.  Also, think about the immediate and larger historical context.  What is going on that would influence the production [...]

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