Children & Childhood in the US
HIST-380D-1
Binghamton University
- Semester
- Winter 26/27
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- Start Date
- 12-17-2026
- Total Credits
- 4
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In this course, we examine the history of children and childhood in early US history, from the colonial period through the Civil War era, with two central questions: How different and diverse the daily experiences and lives of children and youth were, depending on race, class, gender, ethnicity, and geographical region; and how the social ideology and discourse about childhood and parenthood were shaped and transformed throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century US. This course explores different aspects of children's lives in the past, including education, play, labor, and sexuality, through primary sources documents, journal articles, and lecture videos, and investigates what was it like living as a child/underage minor in the past, and how the history of children and childhood differs from that of adults in the early US. Students are required to watch the lecture videos and submit weekly assignments, including but not limited to weekly assignment journals and primary source ana
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences
Course Area: History
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 12-17-2026 - 01-15-2027
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