HIST 2062 - Trump Unlocked: Modern America

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2018

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States undoubtedly marked a new departure for the country and the world. How did America get here? After beginning with an investigation of the current situation, the course traces the development of distinct conservative and liberal worldviews, and the Republican and Democratic parties to which they have been attached. Christianity, capitalism, democracy, race, ethnicity, gender, and even music and entertainment all are analysed across the twentieth century for the role they played in creating `two Americas?, each with their own perspective on American life and history. From the Gilded Age, to F. D. Roosevelt, to the Cold War and the sixties, to the 1980s and Ronald Reagan, right through the Obama years, students will study American mentalities and how they developed during the `American Century?. Along the way, students will realise the contested nature of the historical enterprise, and understand that professional historians, and even themselves, are part of the great debate that is American history. We will conclude by considering how the past shapes the present.

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Course Details

Course Code	HIST 2062
Course	Trump Unlocked: Modern America
Coordinating Unit	Historical and Classical Studies
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Assessment	Book Review 25%, Research Project 25%, Final Reflection 40%, Tutorial Participation 10%.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Tom Buchanan

Email: thomas.buchanan@adelaide.edu.au
Office: Napier 518

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

This course will have three contact hours per week.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Display knowledge in American history surrounding the themes of liberals and conservatives
2	Understand change and continuity across the course
3	Recognise the value of a wide range of methodologies, conceptual approaches and competing narratives
4	Evaluate and generate ideas and to construct evidence-based arguments
5	Communicate effectively within the discipline of history
6	Examine historical issues according to the scholarly and ethical conventions of the discipline of history
7	Demonstrate an awareness of ethical, social, and cultural implications of historical enquiry within a global context

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	5 ,6
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Readings:
Course readings will be made available prior to the semester.

Recommended Resources

Students are advised to read the textbook: Out of Many: A History of the American People (purchase of this book is recommended but a copy if also on reserve in the Barr Smith Library). Students should consult relevant chapters to deepen the assigned readings and lectures.

Online Learning

The course has a website, accessible through MyUni. Please consult it regularly for updates, a course guide, and additional resources.

The University has access to a number of academic journals that have full text articles available online. Use Academic OneFile , Academic Search Premier, Project Muse and JSTOR databases (on the Library’s catalogue) to locate articles in these journals.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Face-to-face teaching on campus consisting of two lectures and one tutorial per week.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Students will need to devote approximately 12 hours per week to this course (divided over 12 weeks of study). This consists of 2 x 1-hour lectures and one tutorial per week, and 9 hours per week of independent study, during which time students will prepare for tutorials and work on assignments.

Learning Activities Summary

Rough Schedule (subject to revision)
Week 1	Trump's America
Week 2	Trump's America
Week 3	Trump's America
Week 4	Race and the Civil War
Week 5	The KKK in the 1920s
Week 6	FDR and the Depression
Week 7	The Cold War and American Politics
Week 8	Popular Music in the 1950s
Week 9	The 1960s
Week 10	The Rise of Conservatism
Week 11	The Rise of Conservatism
Week 12	New Democrats: The Clintons and Obama

Specific Course Requirements

n/a

Small Group Discovery Experience

Two tutorials will be specifically devoted to the SGDE. Like all the other tutorials for this course, these sessions will be presided over by the lecturer. These will involve:

1). The first SGDE will involve discussion of how different types of primary documents might be useful in a research project. This activity thus builds research skill by making students aware of what sorts of questions one might ask of different document types. This will also serve as a formative assessment as students will get feedback on ideas that they then will write about in the minor essay.

2). The second SGDE will involve discussion of research methodology from a different vantage point than assignment #1. In the second SGDE we will discussion the research methodology in the assigned monograph to determine how a professional historian goes about their work. We will use the monograph as a subject for our detective work, trying to determine the author's work plan and system of knowledge creation.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Type	Percentage	Formative/Summative	Due	Course Learning Outcomes
Essay One	20%	Summative	First six Weeks	2,4,5
Essay Two	30%	Summative	Second half of course	1,4,5
Quiz	10%	Summative	first four weeks	1
Tutorial Participation	10%	Summative	every tutorial	1,3
Final Reflection (take home)	30%	Summative	end of term	1,5

Assessment Related Requirements

Students must submit both papers and take the final reflection to pass the course.

Assessment Detail

1. Minor Essay

This essay will be an analysis of contemporary politics in the current United States. What defines liberals and conservatives?

2. Final Paper Assignment.

You have two choices for this assignment.

A) Extended book review.

Students will get to chose from a range of possible texts related to the development of liberal and conservative worldviews.

B) Research Paper.

Students can choose to write on a research topic that addresses the development of some aspect of the 'liberal' and 'conservative' worldviews traced in the course. one of the themes of the course.

3. Tutorial Participation
Participation in tutorial discussions constitutes 10% of your final mark. In order to gain those marks you must attend tutorials regularly, demonstrate adequate preparation and be willing to contribute to the discussion. Students are permitted to miss two sessions during the term before their mark will drop. Students will have the opportunity to Self-evaluate their performance during the term.

4. Quiz
This will be a multiple choice test of all reading and lectures to this point of the course.

5. Final Reflection

This will be an informal 'take-home' reflection on what explains the current situation.

Submission

Online Submission of Assignments (e-submission) via MyUni
All assignments are to be submitted electronically via MyUni - this is a two-step process. The assignment needs to be electronically submitted for marking via the 'Assignments' link in the course menu. It then needs to be submitted separately to Turnitin, which is also done via the MyUni site. Marked assignments will be returned to the student in printed form.

All assessments are due by NOON (12 pm) on the due date.

Extensions

This course follows Faculty policy on extensions.

Exceptions to the Policy

Please see the instuctor if you have a disability plan.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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