T25F-999 The American West in the 19th-Century: Fact and Myth
Tulsa | Available (Membership Required)
The 19th Century West is both a fact & a mythology. It became our defining myth in many ways for the U.S. but at the same time the myth mutated and changed, and we had different messages over time. This course will first examine the facts of the 19th century; then we'll look at the ways in which it was interpreted by writing, photography, painting, television, and film.
James Showalter
Dr. James Showalter was raised in New York, Ohio, and Illinois. He holds a BA from Maryville College in Tenn., an MA from Northern Arizona University, and a PhD from OSU. He was the first curator and restorationist for the Oklahoma Historical Society of Old Central, the oldest building on the OSU campus. He taught 30 years at Langston University and one year at Southwestern University in Weatherford. He is a photographer, hiker, and carpenter and loves the West and his 1920 bungalow, which he’s renovating. He has taught about 20 or more classes for Osher.