HIST 359 - America and Vietnam

This course will look at the relationship between the United States and Vietnam from 1945 to the present, and examine the role this relationship has played in cultural developments in both countries as well as the emergence of a transnational Vietnamese/American culture. It will provide students with an introduction to postcolonial theory, transnational history, ideas about collective memory, the history of the globalization of culture, and the history of the Vietnamese Diaspora.

Prerequisites & Notes: Instructor permission. The study abroad co-requisite for this course, HIST 337O, requires a trip to Vietnam.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM