INST 3002 - The History and Literature of the Vietnam War

Hours: 3
The history and literature of the Vietnam War. How and why the war started, how it was fought, why it was fought as it was, how it ended, and what the larger significance and legacy of the war are. The roles that historical and literary narratives play in shaping knowledge of the Vietnam War through the ways that the stories are told, the perspectives from which they are told, the purposes of the telling, and the audiences to which they are told. Considering both literary and historical accounts of the war, and experimenting with writing our own accounts in the context of contemporary national and/or global conflict.
Prerequisites: Jr standing or above, and a minimum of one course from at least four of the following INST threads: 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, and 2800. Not open to students with credit for any INST 3000-level course.

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INST 3002 - The History and Literature of the Vietnam War