HIST 380 The Irish in America
Addresses the history of the Irish in the United States as a case study in the history of American immigrants and ethnicity. Examines how Irish American definitions of identity, cultural practices and beliefs, and even group boundaries changed over time, and how Irish American experiences varied in different regions of the country. Traces the story from the seventeenth century to the 1960s and 1970s, but focuses most heavily on the period since the Famine migration in the 1840s and 1850s. Addresses such topics as Irish American Catholicism, nationalism, family and gender roles, and politics.