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Oct 06, 2026
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HIS 374 - Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying
Recent discoveries prompted by Edward Snowden’s public revelations concerning the domestic spying activities of the National Security Agency have revived an international debate over whether the United States has constructed a post-911 ‘surveillance state.’ Despite the contemporary nature of this debate over privacy versus security, there is a long and contested history of U.S. domestic spying. This course considers that history. The class will place the development of a surveillance state in the historical context of wars as well as on racial and ethnic demographic and political changes.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): U3 or U4 standing; 1 D.E.C. F or SBS course
DEC: F
SBC: SBS+
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