http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:26:32 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 05:26:32 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=544291 After Slavery: Race, Labor and Politics in the Post-Emancipation CarolinasAfter Slavery is a transatlantic research collaboration between historians based in the US, Ireland and the UK. Directed from Queen's University Belfast and funded by the (UK) Arts and Humanities Research Council, the project's website offers a large collection of images and transcribed primary documents from dozens of archives across the US. Its 'Online Classroom' includes ten units on the aftermath of slave emancipation in the Carolinas:1. Emancipation: Giving Meaning to Freedom2. Freed Slaves Mobilize3. Land and Labor4. Freedom, Black Soldiers & the Union Military5. Conservatives Respond to Emancipation6. Pursuing Citizenship: Justice and Equality7. Gender and the Politics of Freedom8. Planters, Poor Whites and White Supremacy9. Coercion, Paramilitary Terror & Freedpeople's Resistance10. Freedpeople and the Republican PartyEach unit is made up of a collection of primary sources, annotated and supplemented by a select bibliography and a series of "Questions to Consider'. Most include illustrations from contemporary sources, and plans are in place for inclusion of a series of interactive maps and link to large collection of digital images of related documents now part of the Lowcountry Digital Library. What Scholars Are Saying about the After Slavery Website: “This engaging website combines the most up-to-date scholarship on the aftermath of slavery with a set of provocative and fascinating documents and other materials ideal for classroom use. It will allow a broad online readership to understand where our thinking now stands on this pivotal moment in American history.”Eric Foner Dewitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University Author of Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 “This turning point in our history, explored in such detail at afterslavery.com is, sadly, mostly absent from the high school classroom. The stories of transformation and the long and arduous struggle for equality of 4 million former slaves–their struggle for recognition, freedom, and basic human rights–is rarely even touched on. After Slavery helps to fill this void in the American history curriculum by introducing cutting edge scholarship and well-chosen primary sources to bring voice to this untold story.”Ann Claunch Director of Curriculum, U. S. National History Day; Professor Emeritus in the History of Education, University of New Mexico“The After Slavery website explores the multiple meanings of the era of emancipation and conveys the very essence of the often tenuous struggle for freedom in starkly human terms.”Bernard E. Powers, Jr. Director of African American Studies, College of Charleston; author of Black Charlestonians: A Social History, 1822-1885“This is an exciting, well-conceived, and very valuable project. It promises to be a great resource for scholars, teachers, and students. The history of the Carolinas can capture the variety of experiences in the period after slavery and also reveal the depth of the challenges faced as African Americans sought to realize the promise of freedom.”Paul D. Escott Reynolds Professor of History, Wake Forest University; author of North Carolinians in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620008 This course surveys art in America from the colonial era through the post-war 20th century. The student will consider broad stylistic tendencies in various regions and periods and examine specific artists and works of art in historical and social contexts, with emphasis on the congruent evolution of contemporary American multi-cultural identity. Overarching issues that have interested major scholars of American art and its purview include the landscape (wilderness, Manifest Destiny, rural settlement, and urban development); the family and gender roles; the founding rhetoric of freedom and antebellum slavery; and notions of artistic modernism through the 20th century. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Art History 210) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620182 This course will cover American political thought from the nation's founding through the 1960s, exploring the political theories that have shaped its governance. As there is no one philosopher or idea that represents the totality of American political thought, the student will survey the writings and speeches of those who have had the greatest impact over this period of time. Much of the study required in this course is based on the original texts and speeches of those who influenced political thought throughout American history. The student will learn the impact that their views and actions have had on the modern American state. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Political Science 301) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=719007 This material focuses on the role of dance in the classic Hollywood musical. It contains: Teacher Notes; 3 and a half hours of materials for independent learning which include a set of audio podcasts (with dowloadable transcriptions and audio files), critical questions with feedback and links to video clips; recommended readings. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620112 The "American Renaissance," a period of tremendous literary activity that took place in America between the 1830s and 1860s, represents the cultivation of a distinctively American literature. This course looks at what it was in American culture and society that led to the dramatic outburst of literary creativity in this era. The student will explore some of the period's most famous works, which helped to define the emerging American identity. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (English Literature 405)