HIST 1000: Modern Era: Home

The project will use North and South and readings in Reilly as a starting point to examine politics, the economy, society, and culture in different parts of the world in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Our goals will be:

• To learn about the global connections, economy, and networks formed by the production and trade of goods and commodities
• To place your research within a specific historical context
• To gain experience working with library and online research tools
• To work both in a group and individually
• To share your work with the rest of the class, producing a polished oral presentation

The theme of this project is migration. You will be investigating historical background of a group that has migrated to the Chicago area. We will also make some connections with the book How Soccer Explains the World and issues related to education, gender roles, economic development, and political tensions in postcolonial societies. See syllabus for due date. Our goals will be:

• To develop an understanding of a particular migrant group in the Chicago area.
• To examine the history of the region where they came from and the pressures that pushed them to leave their homeland. Focus on the post-colonial period (post-World War II).
• To investigate the interactions between the migrant group and American society and culture.
• To gain experience working with library and online research tools.
• To work in a group.
• To share your work with the rest of the class, producing a polished oral presentation and a paper on your topic.