The history of the relationship between blacks and Jews in the United States has two different sides. On the one hand there has always been a kind of alliance. No other ethnic group in American society has such a long history of sympathy for the black cause. From the early twentieth century , Jews played an active role in the Civil Rights Movement. On the other hand from the late sixties, there have been charges of black anti-Semitism. During this course we will do research on both aspects of this troubled relationship.
Time Table
Semester II, see timetables.
Method of Instruction
Tutorial; attendance is compulsory (see the rules and regulations of the Department of History, art. 2).
Course objectives
Students must learn to conduct research using primary and secondary sources. They are expected to formulate, discuss and answer a research question in the from of a structured argument.
Required reading
At the start of the course, students must have read:
Cheryl Lynn Greenberg, Troubling the Waters; Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century (Princeton 2006) ISBN 0-691-05865-2
Examination
During the course students are expected to give short presentations about their research subject. At the end of the course students will have to write a paper of about 7500 words.
Information
With the tutor: Dr. G.C..Quispel
Enrolment
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