Reflecting the interdisciplinary approach of the Search program, Humanities 105 is a travel-study experience that will explore the history of the civil rights movement in the American South, placing that history in the context of the millennia of ethical, spiritual, and literary traditions and texts with which Humanities 101, 102, and 201 engage. Over the course of a four-day journey through some of the landmarks of civil rights history, we will draw connections between this vital part of our national and regional story and the questions of value and meaning at the heart of humanistic inquiry: questions about human dignity, citizenship, religion in public life, and narratives of martyrdom, among others. The course will include visits to historic sites and exhibits in Glendora and Jackson, Mississippi, and Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham, Alabama, along with directed readings and discussions of primary sources from civil rights-era and other texts prior to and during the trip.
HUM 105 Civil Rights and the Great Conversation
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