HIST 3270 - History of the 1970s and 1980s

3 to 4 Credit Hours
Description
From the persistence of post-1960s radical politics to the media revolution represented by MTV to the fall of the Soviet Union, the 1970s and 1980s have had profound effects on the way we experience the world today. This class will challenge students to rethink what we know/remember about these two decades from a broader, deeper, historical perspective. As a 3000-level survey, the class will consider many approaches to the history of these decades, including political, social, military, economic, cultural, and intellectual history. Global Scholars course.