HIST 314 - History of the U.S./Mexico Borderlands

Credit Hours: 3

This course surveys the history of the U.S./Mexico borderlands, from the Pre-Columbian period to the present day. As a borderlands course, students will be prompted to think beyond the framework of the nation-state, and analyze how political, economic, and cultural boundaries are constructed and contested. Topics include the Spanish colonial heritage, Manifest Destiny, the treatment of marginalized groups (indigenous peoples, women, peasants, etc.), immigration, globalization, and the drug trade.