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| History-African History | |
| HIAF 1501 | Introductory Seminar in African History (3.00) |
| Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIAF 1559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 2001 | Early African History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the history of African civilizations from the iron age through the era of the slave trade, ca. 1800. Emphasizes the search for the themes of social, political, economic, and intellectual history which present African civilizations on their own terms. Course was offered Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIAF 2002 | Modern African History (4.00) |
| Studies the history of Africa and its interaction with the western world from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasizes continuities in African civilization from imperialism to independence that transcend the colonial interlude of the 20th century. | |
| HIAF 2031 | The African Diaspora (4.00) |
| A history of African peoples and their interaction with the wider world; emphasis on historical and cultural ties between African diasporic communities and the homeland to the mid-nineteenth century. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIAF 2559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 3011 | North African History from Carthage to the Algerian Revolution (3.00) |
| Surveys the main outlines of North African political, economic, and cultural history from the rise of Carthage as a Mediterranean power until the conclusion of the Algerian war for independence in 1962, and the creation of a system of nation-states in the region. It places the North African historical experience within the framework of both Mediterranean/European history and African history. Focuses mainly upon the area stretching from Morocco's Atlantic coast to the Nile Delta; also considered are Andalusia and Sicily, and the ties between Northwest Africa and sub-Saharan regions, particularly West Africa. | |
| HIAF 3021 | History of Southern Africa (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the history of Africa generally south of the Zambezi River. Emphasizes African institutions, creation of ethnic and racial identities, industrialization, and rural poverty, from the early formation of historical communities to recent times. |
| HIAF 3051 | West African History (3.00) |
| History of West Africans in the wider context of the global past, from West Africans' first attempts to make a living in ancient environments through the slave trades (domestic, trans-Saharan, and Atlantic), colonial overrule by outsiders, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization. | |
| HIAF 3091 | Africa in World History (3.00) |
| World history from the perspective of Africa, for advanced undergraduates. The interpretive emphasis falls equally on the epistemology of thinking historically, historical processes recurring throughout the human experience, and the specific ways in which Africans experienced and elaborated them. The course develops a strong critique of conventional textbook approaches to both Africa and world history. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIAF 3559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 4501 | Seminar in African History (4.00) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIAF 4511 | Colloquium in African History (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HIAF 4559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 4591 | Topics in African History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIAF 4993 | Independent Study in African History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member, any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIAF 5559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 7001 | The History and Historiography of Africa (3.00) |
| Taught for graduate students with no previous experience in African history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HIAF 2001, 2002, and weekly discussions devoted to more detailed examination of the technical and interpretive problems in writing African history. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIAF 7002 | The History and Historiography of Africa (3.00) |
| Taught for graduate students with no previous experience in African history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HIAF 2001, 2002, and weekly discussions devoted to more detailed examination of the technical and interpretive problems in writing African history. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIAF 7031 | History and Historiography of North Africa, ca. 1800-Present (3.00) |
| Introduces the literature on North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) from the precolonial period to the postcolonial era. An intensive readings and discussion colloquium devoted to the major issues in the region's political, economic, social, and cultural history, and to the issues raised by colonial historiography. Prerequisite: HIME 2001, 2002. | |
| HIAF 7559 | New Course in African History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of African History. | |
| HIAF 8002 | Graduate Seminar in Modern African History (3.00) |
| Graduate seminar introducing research in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century history of Africa, for students in History as well as in other departments wishing historical framing for their degree work. Prerequisites: Consultation with instructor. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIAF 8011 | African History (3.00) |
| Advanced research in African history. Topics vary with student and instructor interest. | |
| History-East Asian History | |
| HIEA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in East Asian History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEA 1559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 2011 | History of Chinese Civilization (3.00) |
| An intro to the study of Chinese civilization. We shall begin with the earliest human remains found in China & conclude in the present. The goal of this coure is not merely to tell the story of Chinese history, rich and compelling though the story is. Rather, our aim will be to explore what makes Chinese civilization specifically Chinese, & how the set of values, practices, & institutions we associate with Chinese society came to exist. | |
| HIEA 2031 | Modern China: The Road to Revolution (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the transformation of Chinese politics, thought, institutions, and foreign relations since the Opium War. Emphasizes the development of modern nationalism and Communism. |
| HIEA 2071 | Japan, From Susanno to Sony (3.00) |
| Comprehensive introduction to Japan from the earliest times to the present, highlighting the key aspects of its social, economic, and political history, and illuminating the evolution of popular culture and the role of the military. Course was offered Summer 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 2072 | Modern Japanese Culture and Politics (3.00) |
| An introduction to the politics, culture, and ideologies of modern Japan from roughly 1800 to the present. We will pay special attention to the interplay between Japan's simultaneous participation in global modernity and its assertion of a unique culture as a way to explore the rise of the nation-state as a historically specific form. | |
| HIEA 2073 | Japan to 1868: An Historical Introduction (3.00) |
| This lecture class surveys the history of Japanese civilization from prehistory to the end of the nineteenth century. Through an assortment of historical, literary, religious and visual materials, it offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, intellectual, artistic, and cultural life of Japan in its various epochs. | |
| HIEA 2081 | Korea: Antiquity through the 12th Century (3.00) |
| The development of Korean culture from the Three Kingdoms Period through the Silla (675-918) and Early Koryo (936-1200) dynasties. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| HIEA 2091 | Korea 13th-19th Centuries (3.00) |
| Second of a three part sequence on the history of Korea from earliest times into the 21st century. This course covers the period bracketed by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries and the opening of the Yi Dynasty in the late 19th century. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEA 2101 | Korea: Late Nineteenth through Early Twenty First Centuries (3.00) |
| History of Korea from 1876 into the first decade of the 21st century. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEA 2559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 3111 | China to the Tenth Century (3.00) |
| Surveys the social, political and economic organization of traditional Chinese society, traditional Chinese foreign policy, and major literary, artistic, and intellectual movements. | |
| HIEA 3112 | The Traditional Chinese Order, Seventh Century-Seventeenth Century (3.00) |
| Surveys the social, political and economic organization of traditional Chinese society, traditional Chinese foreign policy, and major literary, artistic, and intellectual movements. | |
| HIEA 3141 | Political and Social Thought in Modern China (3.00) |
| Studies political and social thought from the early 20th century to the present, as reflected in written sources (including fiction), art, and films. | |
| HIEA 3151 | East Asian-American Relations in the 20th Century (3.00) |
| A lecture and discussion course focusing on the changing relationship between East Asian Countries (China, Japan, Vietnam and Korea in particular) and the United States in the 20th century. | |
| HIEA 3161 | China Encounters the World (3.00) |
| A lecture and discussion course focusing on how China has encountered the world in the past 400 years, with an emphasis on the late 19th and 20th-centuries. In particular, it will analyze the impact of the Chinese 'victim mentality' in order to pursue an understanding of why radical revolutions have dominated China's modern history. While the emphasis of this course is China's external relations, foreign policy issues will be examined in the context of China's political, economic and social developments in broader terms. | |
| HIEA 3171 | Meiji Japan (3.00) |
| This course will examine the rise of the nation-state form in Japan as a new form of historical subjectivity. It will explore in depth the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in the wake of the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 to the start of the Tasiho period in 1912. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEA 3172 | The Japanese Empire (3.00) |
| This course is an exploration of Japan's imperial project from roughly 1890-1945. We will start by developing a critical theoretical vocabulary with which we will then focus on three recent and important books on Japanese imperialism in East Asia. At the end of the semester we will also look briefly at anti-imperial and decolonization movements as well as the status of the category of 'empire' for analyzing the postwar period. | |
| HIEA 3211 | Japan's Economic Miracle (3.00) |
| Examines the history of Japan since the early 19th century by exploring the causes and consequences of the economic and social changes that have made Japan one of the most important advanced industrial countries in the contemporary world. | |
| HIEA 3221 | Japan's Political History (3.00) |
| Examines Japanese history since the early 19th century, exploring changes in political ideas, institutions, and behavior among both governing elites and the mass of Japanese citizenry. | |
| HIEA 3311 | Peasants, Students and Women: Social Movement in Twentieth-Century China (3.00) |
| Studies rural revolution, student movements, women's liberation, and the transformation of the social order since the late 19th century. | |
| HIEA 3559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEA 4501 | Seminar in East Asian History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. |
| HIEA 4511 | Colloquium in East Asia (4.00) |
| A small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HIEA 4559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 4591 | Topics in East Asian History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIEA 4993 | Independent Study in East Asia (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEA 5151 | Mao and the Chinese Revolution (3.00) |
| This course, an advanced reading seminar, provides an in-depth investigation of one of the most significant, yet destructive, revolutions in human history--the Chinese Communist revolution, as well as the person who led the revolution--Mao Zedong. | |
| HIEA 5559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 7011 | Traditional East Asian History (3.00) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level of the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7021 | Traditional East Asian History (3.00) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level of the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7031 | Modern East Asian History (3.00) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in modern East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on modern East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level on the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7041 | Modern East Asian History (3.00) |
| Offered to graduate students with no previous background in modern East Asian history. Consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of undergraduate courses on modern East Asian history and directed readings at an advanced level on the development of the social, political and cultural institutions of East Asia. | |
| HIEA 7061 | Modern Chinese History (3.00) |
| Research and writing on selected topics in modern Chinese history, emphasizing the period since 1919. | |
| HIEA 7559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| HIEA 8011 | East Asian History (3.00) |
| Directed readings, discussions, and research papers on selected topics in Chinese and Japanese history. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEA 8021 | East Asian History (3.00) |
| Directed readings, discussions, and research papers on selected topics in Chinese and Japanese history. | |
| HIEA 8111 | Traditional Chinese History (3.00) |
| Studies documents related to social and political philosophy. Emphasizes translated texts, but some attention will be paid to Chinese texts and the problems of translation. | |
| HIEA 8211 | Japanese History (3.00) |
| Discusses selected issues in the social, political, and economic development of Japan from the Tokugawa period to the present. | |
| HIEA 8559 | New Course in East Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of East Asian History. | |
| History-European History | |
| HIEU 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. |
| HIEU 1502 | Introductory Seminar in Post-1700 European History (3.00) |
| Intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. | |
| HIEU 1559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 2001 | Western Civilization I (3.00) |
| Surveys the fundamental institutions and ideas that have shaped the Western world. Topics include great religious and philosophical traditions, political ideas, literary forms, artistic achievements and institutional structures from the world of the ancient Hebrews to the eve of the modern world (ca. 3000 b.c. to 1600 a.d.). | |
| HIEU 2002 | Western Civilization II (4.00) |
| Surveys the political and cultural history of the Western world in modern times. Emphasizes the distinctiveness of Western civilization, on the reasons for the rise of the West to global domination, and the relative decline of the West in recent times. | |
| HIEU 2031 | Ancient Greece (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the political, military, and social history of Ancient Greece from the Homeric age to the death of Alexander the Great, emphasizing the development and interactions of Sparta and Athens. |
| HIEU 2041 | Roman Republic and Empire (3.00) |
| Surveys the political, social, and institutional growth of the Roman Republic, focusing on its downfall and replacement by an imperial form of government, the subsequent history of that government, and the social and economic life during the Roman Empire, up to its own decline and fall. | |
| HIEU 2051 | Economic History of Europe (3.00) |
| Studies European economic history from the middle ages to the industrial revolution. Emphasizes the emergence of the market and the rise of capitalism in Great Britain. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIEU 2061 | The Birth of Europe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies ways of life and thought in the formation of Western Europe from the 4th century a.d. to the 15th. Includes a survey of the development of society and culture in town and countryside, the growth of economic, political, and religious institutions, and the impact of Muslim and Byzantine civilizations. |
| HIEU 2071 | Early Modern Europe and the World (3.00) |
| European history, from the Reformation to Napoleon, in global perspective. | |
| HIEU 2072 | Modern European History Since 1815 (3.00) |
| Analyzes the political, social, and economic developments in Europe from the age of Napoleon to the present. | |
| HIEU 2101 | Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience (3.00) |
| This course surveys the pre-modern Jewish historical experience from antiquity through the sixteenth century. | |
| HIEU 2102 | Modern Jewish History (3.00) |
| Survey of Jewish history from the seventeenth century to the present, primarily in Europe, but with further treatment of Jewish life in the U.S. and Israel. Major topics include Jewish historical consciousness; patterns of emancipation; religious adjustment; the role of women; anti-Semitism; Zionism; the American Jewish experience; the Holocaust; the establishment of Israel; and Jewish life in Europe after the Holocaust. | |
| HIEU 2111 | History of England to 1688 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies England and the British Isles from earliest times to the accession of William III. |
| HIEU 2112 | The Emergence of Modern Britain, 1688-2000 (3.00) |
| This lecture course surveys the history of Britain from the Glorious Revolution to our own time. The making and remaking of this nation state over three hundred years will be shown in its connections with the history of Europe, and the wider story of the making of the modern world. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 2132 | The Jews of Poland from 1600 to the Present (3.00) |
| The Jews of Poland from 1600 to the Present | |
| HIEU 2152 | History of the Russian Empire 1700-1917 (3.00) |
| Studies the history of Russia from Peter the Great to the Bolshevik Revolution and the establishment of Soviet power. | |
| HIEU 2162 | History of Russia Since 1917 (3.00) |
| Explores the collapse of the Russian Empire and the rise of the Communist state. Emphasizes the social revolution, Stalinism and subsequent 'de-Stalinization,' national minorities, and the collapse of the Soviet regime. | |
| HIEU 2212 | Contemporary Europe (3.00) |
| This class surveys the major developments in Europe from 1945 up to the present day. Topics that we examine include the legacy of World War II, the division of Europe during the cold war, the economic and political progress of the continent, the crises triggered by decolonization and imigration, and the continuing struggles of Europeans to build a united, peaceful and stable union. | |
| HIEU 2559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 3000 | Modern Imperialism: 19th and 20th Centuries (3.00) |
| A history of Modern Imperialism from the beginning of the nineteenth century to post-Second World War decolonisation: with particular reference to the British Empire. | |
| HIEU 3021 | Greek and Roman Warfare (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of ancient warfare from the Homeric era until the fall of Rome. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3041 | The Fall of the Roman Republic (3.00) |
| Surveys the history and culture of the last century of the Roman Republic (133-30 b.c.), emphasizing the political and social reasons for the destruction of the Republican form of government and its replacement by a monarchy. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 3051 | History and Civilization of France: Revolution to 1945 (3.00) |
| The social, political, economic, philosophical, and artistic developments in France from the Revolution to 1945. Taught in French. | |
| HIEU 3091 | Ancient Law and Society (3.00) |
| Study of the interrationships between law, politics and society in ancient Greece (chiefly Athenian) culture, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome (from the XII Tables to the Justinianic Code). Focuses particularly on the development of the idea of law; on the construction of law's authority and legitimacy; on the use of law as one method of social control; and on the development, at Rome, of juristic independence and legal codification. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or HIEU 2041, or permission of the instructor. | |
| HIEU 3101 | Early Medieval Civilization (3.00) |
| Studies early medieval civilization from late antiquity to the 11th century. Emphasizes selected themes in cultural history. | |
| HIEU 3111 | Later Medieval Civilization (3.00) |
| Discusses intellectual and cultural history, political and social theories, and religious movements from the 11th to the 16th centuries. | |
| HIEU 3121 | Medieval Society: Ways of Life and Thought in Western Europe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | An introduction to the social and intellectual history from the tenth century to the sixteenth. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIEU 3131 | The World of Charlemagne (3.00) |
| Explores the Byzantine, Muslim, and European worlds in the 8th and 9th centuries. Compares political, institutional, and social history, and the Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic faiths. | |
| HIEU 3141 | Anglo-Saxon England (3.00) |
| Surveys England and its Celtic neighbors in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland from the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century to the Scandinavian conquest in 1016. Emphasizes the human diversity and cultural and institutional creativity of the Anglo-Saxons. | |
| HIEU 3151 | Medieval Iberia, 411-1469 (3.00) |
| This course offers an introduction to Islam and a cultural history of Al Andalus from 711 until the expulsion of the Moriscos from early modern Spain in 1609. | |
| HIEU 3152 | History of the British Empire (3.00) |
| This course will focus primarily on the 'second' empire in Asia and Africa, although the first empire in the Americas will be our first topic. Topics covered include the slave plantations in the West Indies, the American Revolution, the rise of the British East India Company and its control of India, and the Scramble for Africa. Special emphasis will be placed on the environmental history of our points of debarkation. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3161 | The Medieval Church (3.00) |
| The history of the western church from the time of Constantine through the sixteenth century, based on a study of selected texts. | |
| HIEU 3171 | Eastern Christianity (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of Christianity in the Byzantine world and the Middle East from late antiquity (age of emperor Justinian) until the fall of Constantinople. Emphasizes developments in theology, spirituality and art, and the relation of Christianity to Islam. Considers Eastern Christianity in modern times. | |
| HIEU 3181 | Medieval Christianity (3.00) |
| Detailed study of the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages and of how it reflected upon itself in terms of theology, piety, and politics. Cross-listed as RELC 3181. | |
| HIEU 3211 | Medieval and Renaissance Italy (3.00) |
| Surveys the development of the Italian city-state between 1050 and 1550, emphasizing the social and political context of Italian culture. | |
| HIEU 3215 | Dante's Italy (3.00) |
| This course investigates Italy's history and culture at the end of the Middle Ages through the life and writings of Dante Alighieri, Italy's greatest author of the medieval and early modern period. Through lectures and discussions on Dante's most important writings, students will be introduced to the culture of Italian city-states as well as to the most important literary and philosophical ideas of the late Middle Ages. | |
| HIEU 3221 | The Culture of the Renaissance (3.00) |
| Surveys the growth and diffusion of educational, literary, and artistic innovations in Europe between 1300 and 1600. | |
| HIEU 3231 | Reformation Europe (3.00) |
| Surveys the development of religious reform movements in continental Europe from c. 1450 to c. 1650 and their impact on politics, social life, science, and conceptions of the self. Cross-listed as RELC 3231. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3241 | Later Medieval England (3.00) |
| A documentary history of English society from the Conquest to the death of Richard II. | |
| HIEU 3251 | Imperial Spain and Portugal, 1469-1808 (3.00) |
| General survey of the Iberian peninsula from Ferdinand and Isabella to Napoleon, including the development of absolutism, the enforcement of religious orthodoxy, the conquest of the New World and the Iberian imperial systems, the price revolution, the 'decline' of Spain and the Bourbon reforms, and the arts and literature of the Golden Age. | |
| HIEU 3261 | History of Russia to 1700 (3.00) |
| Topics include the history of the formation of the Kievan State, the Appanage period, Mongol domination and the emergence of the Muscovite state; foundations of the first Russian state, evolution of its institutions, cultural influences from the origin to the decline; and the rise of successor states and particularly the multi-national state of Moscow. | |
| HIEU 3271 | Three Faiths, One Sea: The Early Modern Mediterranean (3.00) |
| The course will provide students with an overview of the Mediterranean world from the conquest of Constantinople (1453) to the displacement of the sea in a globalizing economy. The main purpose of this course is to demonstrate the cultural, political, and religious diversity of the Mediterranean region. Special emphasis is placed on Christian, Jews, and Muslim interaction. | |
| HIEU 3291 | Stuart England (3.00) |
| Studies the history of England (and its foreign relations) from 1603 to 1714, with commentary on some major themes of early Hanoverian England to the end of Sir Robert Walpole's ministry. Includes newer interpretations on Stuart monarchy, the background and consequences of the Civil War, restoration ideology and politics in relation to the Cromwellian Interregnum, the Revolution of 1688, social and local history, and the creation of the first British Empire. | |
| HIEU 3311 | Social History of Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Surveys social, economic, and demographic structure and change in pre-industrial Europe, focusing on social unrest and rebellions. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| HIEU 3321 | The Scientific Revolution, 1450-1700 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the history of modern science in its formative period against the backdrop of classical Greek science and in the context of evolving scientific institutions and changing views of religion, politics, magic, alchemy, and ancient authorities. Course was offered Spring 2010 |
| HIEU 3322 | Science in the Modern Age: 1789-1950 (3.00) |
| This course covers major developments in modern science from the 18th through the 20th centuries in the fields of chemistry, biology, geology, and physics. Three scientists, Antone Lavosier, Charles Darwin, and Albert Einstein, will be discussed. | |
| HIEU 3331 | Intellectual History of Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| Analyzes the main currents of European thought in the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasizes major social movements and cultural changes. | |
| HIEU 3341 | Society and the Sexes in Europe from Late Antiquity to the Reformation (3.00) |
| Explores the changing constructions of gender roles and their concrete consequences for women and men in society; uses primary texts and secondary studies from late antiquity through the Reformation. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIEU 3342 | Society and the Sexes in Europe from the Seventeenth Century to the Present (3.00) |
| Explores the changing constructions of gender roles and their concrete consequences for women and men in society; uses primary texts and secondary studies from the 17th century to the present. | |
| HIEU 3352 | Modern German History (3.00) |
| Introduces the political, social and cultural history of modern Germany from the French Revolution to the present. Cross-listed in the German department. Taught in English. | |
| HIEU 3372 | German Jewish Culture and History (3.00) |
| This course provides a wide-ranging exploration of the culture and history of German Jewry from 1750 to 1939. It focuses on the Jewish response to modernity in Central Europe and the lasting transformations in Jewish life in Europe and later North America. Readings of such figures as: Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Rahel Varnhagen, Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, Martin Buber, Karl Marx, Rosa Luxembourg, Walter Benjamin, and Sigmund Freud. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3382 | Revolutionary France, 1770-1815 (3.00) |
| This course will examine the social, cultural, intellectual and political history of France from the end of the Old Regime through the Napoleonic Empire. The origins, development, and outcome of the French Revolution will be the main focus. Attention will also be paid to the international legacy of various French revolutionary concepts and to the history of the interpretation of this critical period of upheaval. | |
| HIEU 3390 | Nazi Germany (3.00) |
| Detailed survey of the historical origins, political structures, cultural dynamics, and every-day practices of the Nazi Third Reich. Cross-listed in the German department. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIEU 3392 | Women, Men, and Politics in the Age of Democratic Revolutions, 1760-1848 (3.00) |
| Surveys the origins, development, and consequences of key revolutionary struggles of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, emphasizing changes in gender relations. Prerequisite: A course in history or gender studies. | |
| HIEU 3402 | Nineteenth-Century Europe (3.00) |
| Surveys the major social, economic, and political trends between the defeat of the Napoleonic Empire and the First World War. Stresses the developments in Western Europe as industrialization, democracy, nationalism, and representative institutions took root. | |
| HIEU 3412 | Twentieth-Century Europe (3.00) |
| Studies the main developments in European history from the turn of the century to the eve of the Second World War. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3422 | Twentieth-Century Europe (3.00) |
| Studies the main developments in European history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the present. | |
| HIEU 3432 | France Since 1815 (3.00) |
| Studies French politics and society from the defeat of Napoleon to De Gaulle's republic. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3442 | European History, 1890-1954 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Surveys Continent's troubled history from the Victorian Age to the welfare state. Addresses features of modernization and industrialization, nationalism and imperialism, causes and consequences of both world wars, Communist and Fascist challenges, Weimar and Nazi Germany, the Great Depression and crisis of capitalism, the Holocaust and decline of old Europe, and Social Democratic transformation. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIEU 3452 | Jewish Culture and History in Eastern Europe (3.00) |
| This course is a comprehensive examination of the culture and history of East European Jewry from 1750 to 1935. Course cross-listed with YITR 3452. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIEU 3462 | Neighbors and Enemies in Germany (3.00) |
| Explores the friend/foe nexus in Germany history, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3471 | English Legal History to 1776 (3.00) |
| The development of legal institutions, legal ideas, and legal principles from the medieval period to the 18th century. Emphasizes the impact of transformations in politics, society, and thought on the major categories of English law: property, torts and contracts, corporations, family law, constitutional and administrative law, and crime. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3472 | Nineteenth Century Britain (3.00) |
| A history of Britain and the British Empire from the Union with Ireland in 1801 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 3482 | Twentieth Century Britain (3.00) |
| A history of Britain and the British Empire from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 to the re-election of Tony Blair in 1001. | |
| HIEU 3492 | The British Empire (3.00) |
| Surveys the rise, rule, and demise of the British Empire from the Seven Years War (1756-63) to decolonization after World War II. Topics include the expansion and consolidation of empire, opposition, and resistance, and the cultural consequences of imperialism. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 3502 | History of Central Europe (3.00) |
| This lecture course will explore the 19th- and 20th-century history of Central Europe as both region and idea, tracing two stories in parallel: 1) the entangled history of Austrians, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews, Lithuanians, Poles, Slovaks, and Ukrainians; and 2) attempts by writers and scholars belonging to these groups (from Sigmund Freud to Milan Kundera) to 'imagine' their own versions of a Europe caught between 'East' and 'West.' | |
| HIEU 3559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 3602 | Twentieth Century Spain (3.00) |
| Twentieth Century Spain Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3612 | Age of Reform and Revolution in Russia, 1855-1917 (3.00) |
| Studies the changes resulting from the wake of reforms following the Crimean War. Explores the social and political effects of efforts to modernize and industrialize Russia, which led to the growth of political and revolutionary opposition and the overthrow of the monarchy. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3622 | Russian Intellectual History in the 19th Century (3.00) |
| Studies the background of Westernization, rise of intelligentsia, development of radical and conservative trends, and the impact of intellectual ferment on Russian culture and politics to 1917. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3652 | Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History, 1850-Present (3.00) |
| Studies the foreign policy legacy of the Russian Empire to the present. Emphasizes World War I, foreign intervention in Russia, the Comintern, the Second World War and after, the Cold War, the expansion and decline of world communism, the collapse of the Soviet empire, and current Russian prospects. | |
| HIEU 3672 | Revolutionary Russia (3.00) |
| Detailed study of the social, cultural, and political history of the revolutionary movement: the 1905 Revolution, the February Revolution, and the Bolshevik Revolution from Lenin to Stalin. | |
| HIEU 3692 | The Holocaust (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course aims to clarify basic facts and explore competing explanations for the origins and unfolding of the Holocaust (the encounter between the Third Reich and Europe's Jews between 1933 and 1945) that resulted in the deaths of almost six million Jews. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 |
| HIEU 3702 | Russia as Multi-Ethnic Empire (3.00) |
| Traces and analyzes the ethno-religious complexion of the vast region governed by Russia and the USSR from the 16th century to the present. Special attention is given to the experiences of minorities such as Jews, the various Turkic-Muslim peoples, Ukrainians, Poles, and peoples of Transcaucasia, as well as the relations of these groups with the Russian state and ethnic Russian population. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIEU 3712 | Spanish Culture & Civilization (3.00) |
| Spanish Culture & Civilization | |
| HIEU 3721 | Witchcraft (3.00) |
| Surveys Western attitudes toward magic and witchcraft from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on the European age of witch hunting, 1450-1750. Cross-listed as RELG 3721. Prerequisite: First-year students not admitted except by instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 3732 | European Social History, 1770-1890 (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of private life from the era of early capitalism to the end of the nineteenth century. Focuses on family life, work experience, material conditions, women's roles, childhood, and youth. | |
| HIEU 3742 | European Social History, 1890-1980 (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of private life from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Focuses on family life, work experience, material conditions, women's roles, childhood, and youth. | |
| HIEU 3752 | Evolution of the International System, 1815-1950 (3.00) |
| Analyzes the evolution of great-power politics from the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna and the systems of Metternich and Bismarck to the great convulsions of the twentieth century and the Russo-American Cold War after World War II. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3772 | Science in the Modern World (3.00) |
| Studies the development of scientific thought and institutions since 1700, emphasizing the increasing involvement of science in economic, social, political, and military affairs and its relations with philosophical and religious thought. | |
| HIEU 3782 | Origins of Modern Thought, 1580-1943 (3.00) |
| Introduces central themes, theorists, and texts in secular European thought since 1580. Surveys the 'age of reason,' the Enlightenment, romanticism, historicism, positivism, existentialism, and related matters. Works by a variety of thinkers are read, explicated, and discussed. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 3792 | Intellectual History of Modern Europe (3.00) |
| Studies the main currents of European thought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasizes major social movements and cultural changes. | |
| HIEU 3802 | Origins of Contemporary Thought (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies selected themes in intellectual history since the mid-19th century, focusing on Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, and other thinkers, emphasizing the intellectual contexts out of which they came and to which they contributed. |
| HIEU 3812 | Marx (3.00) |
| Introduces the social theory of Karl Marx. What Marx said, why he said it, what he meant in saying it, and the significance thereof. Situates Marx's writing in the context of 19th-century intellectual history. Focuses on the coherence and validity of the theory and its subsequent history. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 3851 | History of London (3.00) |
| History of London | |
| HIEU 4501 | Seminar in Pre-1700 European History (4.00) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4502 | Seminar in Post-1700 European History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEU 4511 | Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 4559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 4591 | Topics in Pre-1700 European History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 4592 | Topics in Post-1700 European History (3.00) |
| TTopics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIEU 4993 | Independent Study in European History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIEU 5001 | Dark Age Greece (3.00) |
| Examines the structural, political, and conceptual rise of the Greek polis and explores other aspects of the archaeology, art, history, and literature of the 'iron age' and early archaic period (1000-600 BC) in Greece. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIEU 5011 | Late Archaic Greece (3.00) |
| Examines the history of Greece in the late archaic age down to the end of the Persian wars. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIEU 5021 | Greece in the Fifth Century (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examination of the political, diplomatic, and social history of Greece from the end of the Persian Wars in 479 b.c. to the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404/3 b.c. Investigates the origins, course, and importance of the latter war, the major watershed in classical Greek history. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| HIEU 5031 | Greece in the Fourth Century (3.00) |
| Advanced course in Greek history that examines in detail the social and economic history of Greece from the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 b.c. to the defeat of the Greek city-states at Chaeronea in 338. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 5041 | Roman Republic (3.00) |
| Studies the expansion of Rome from city-state to world empire to the death of Caesar. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. | |
| HIEU 5051 | Roman Empire (3.00) |
| Studies the founding and institutions of the Principate, the Dominate, and the decline of antiquity. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 5061 | Roman Imperialism (3.00) |
| Examines Roman transmarine expansion to determine how and why it happened, and what consequences it had, both in Rome and abroad. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIEU 5072 | Modern Theory (3.00) |
| For students with previous knowledge of philosophy, political, or sociological theory, or religious studies. Discusses three or four major nineteenth- or twentieth-century theorists in depth. Prerequisite: One 3000-level course in intellectual history. | |
| HIEU 5082 | Modernity and History (3.00) |
| Surveys a range of philosophers and other writers who have reflected on the role of history in modern life. Prerequisite: Upper class standing or above, with one or more courses in relevant theory | |
| HIEU 5101 | Early Christian Thought (3.00) |
| Intensive consideration of a selected issue, movement or figure in Christian thought of the second through fifth centuries. Prerequisite: RELC 2050 or instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5111 | Early Medieval England (3.00) |
| A documentary history of English society from the late Saxon period to the reign of King John. | |
| HIEU 5131 | Medieval France (3.00) |
| Societies and governments in medieval Francia from the 11th century to the 14th. | |
| HIEU 5141 | Thucydides (3.00) |
| A team-taught course reading Thucydides in ancient Greek, with attention to his style, the structure of his work, its literary qualities, and scholarly controveries about the author. Meets twice a week: one session to read the text together in the Greek, and the other to consider the historical and historiographical issues to which the text gives rise, with readings in modern scholarly literature. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIEU 5181 | Historians in the Middle Ages (3.00) |
| Discusses how prominent Latin writers of the medieval period looked at the past. | |
| HIEU 5191 | War and Society in the Middle Ages (3.00) |
| A documentary history of warfare in Western Europe from the 9th century to the 16th with a discussion of its effect on the political, economic, social, and religious development of the emerging nation states. | |
| HIEU 5201 | The Culture of the Renaissance (3.00) |
| Surveys the writing of humanists who lived between 1300 and 1600. Topics include the contributions of humanists to the history of education, political theory, religion, gender relations, and artistic theory. Authors include Petrarch, Machiavelli, Thomas More, and Erasmus. Prerequisite: Undergraduates require instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5211 | Early Modern Germany, 1350-1750 (3.00) |
| Studies late medieval politics, economy, and culture, including the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Wars of Religion; pietism and the baroque. | |
| HIEU 5221 | English Social History, 1550-1800 (3.00) |
| Provides a survey of major themes in English social history, examining agriculture, rural community structures, demography, urban life, religious, political, and legal practices, popular culture, and relations between men and women. Prerequisite: undergraduates by instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5241 | The Carolingian World (3.00) |
| Addresses the political, social and cultural history of continental Western Europe in the period c. 700 to 850. Prerequisite: minimum of one course in pre-modern European history, preferably in medieval history, or instruction permission. | |
| HIEU 5261 | Russian History to 1700 (3.00) |
| Selected topics in the evolution of the Russian peoples to the reign of Peter the Great. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5302 | Nationality, Ethnicity, and Race in Modern Europe (3.00) |
| Colloquium on how categories of human identity have been conceived, applied, and experienced in Western and Eastern Europe from 1789 to the present. Topics include the construction of identities, national assimilation, inter-confessional conflict, colonialism, immigration, and the human sciences. Prerequisite: One course in modern European history or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 5312 | Era of the World Wars, 1914-1945 (3.00) |
| A study of the major countries of Europe in the era 1914-1945, with special attention to international relations, and political, economic, and social developments. Most suitable for third- and fourth- year students with some background in European history and for graduate students. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 5332 | The German World After 1918 (3.00) |
| Studies the problems in German politics and society, including those of Austria, Switzerland, and such border areas as Alsace-Lorraine, Luxemburg, and the German regions of Czechoslovakia. | |
| HIEU 5352 | The British Economy Since 1850 (3.00) |
| Studies the structure, performance and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain's relative economic decline. Cross listed as ECON 5352. | |
| HIEU 5362 | British History Since 1760 (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on selected topics in British history since the reign of George III. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5372 | British History Since 1760 (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on selected topics in British history since the reign of George III. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5382 | The British Empire (3.00) |
| The history of British expansion over four centuries, moving between the history of the imperial center, and the stories of encounter, settlement, violence, resistance, and of the transformation of lifeways and identity, at the American, Asian, African, and Pacific peripheries of British influence. | |
| HIEU 5452 | The History of Twentieth-Century Europe, 1900-1941 (3.00) |
| An intensive study of monograph literature dealing with the first half of the 20th century, concentrating on some major problems that have incited scholarly controversy. | |
| HIEU 5462 | The History of Twentieth-Century Europe Since 1941 (3.00) |
| An intensive study of the monographic literature dealing with controversial issues in European history since World War II. | |
| HIEU 5559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. |
| HIEU 5612 | The Age of Reform and Revolution in Russia, 1855-1917 (3.00) |
| Addresses the social and political effects of efforts to modernize and industrialize Russia, which led to the growth of political and revolutionary opposition and the overthrow of the monarchy. | |
| HIEU 5622 | Russia Since 1917 (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion of the causes for the collapse of the Tsarist regime and the triumph of the Bolsheviks. Examines the development of the Soviet state. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5642 | Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History (3.00) |
| An examination, through readings and discussion, of aspects of Soviet diplomatic history between the wars; attempts by the revolutionary regime to overthrow the capitalist states and to coexist with them; and the road to World War II. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5662 | Nineteenth-Century Russian Intellectual History (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion of seminal Russian intellectuals and their ideas under the later Romanov Tsars. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5672 | Russian Social History (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on selected topics in Russian social history during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5722 | Germany 1500-2000 (3.00) |
| A comparison of topics from early modern German history with their modern manifestations. Topics such as the history of warfare, death, religion, politics, intellectual life, and the economy are considered. Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduates with prior coursework in European History or graduate status. | |
| HIEU 5732 | European Social History (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion of the evolution of private life, emphasizing methodology and the interpretation of sources in social history. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5752 | Evolution of the International System, 1815-1950 (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of great-power politics from the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna and the systems of Metternich and Bismarck to the great convulsions of the twentieth century and the Russo-American Cold War after World War II. Covers same thematic material as HIEU 3752 on a more intensive level. Prerequisite: Graduate status or instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5772 | History of Modern Science (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion on selected topics in the history of the natural and social science since 1600. | |
| HIEU 5791 | European Intellectual History (3.00) |
| Reading, discussion, and papers on selected topics in European intellectual history to 17th century. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5792 | European Intellectual History (3.00) |
| Reading, discussion, and papers on selected topics in European intellectual history since the 17th century. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 5871 | Early Modern Europe Seminar (3.00) |
| This course is a specialized seminar in early modern European historiography. As a result, it focuses on a broad reading list that covers as many subjects, regions, and methodologies as possible. The course is divided by theme, rather than region, and covers such topics as social control, Scientific Revolution, women and gender, and global Christianity. | |
| HIEU 5882 | Modern Europe, 1750-1890 (3.00) |
| This course aims to expose graduate and advanced undergraduates students to the grand narrative of modern European history and, simultaneously, to provide them with insight into the latest historiographical trends and emerging conceptual conventions in this research field. | |
| HIEU 5892 | Europe since 1890 (3.00) |
| A discussion course on key topics in the transnational history of Modern Europe since 1890. A capstone for majors in the field, it is also open to others. Topics include old and new ways of doing history, Imperialism, World War I, postwar capitalism and its critics, Communism and Fascism, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the path toward European Union, the Welfare State, German Reunification, and the end of the Cold War. | |
| HIEU 7001 | Colloquium in Medieval European History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The first semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period before the eighteenth century and structured around central themes in medieval history. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| HIEU 7002 | Colloquium in Early Modern European History (3.00) |
| The second semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period before the eighteenth century and structured around central themes in early modern European history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 7003 | Colloquium in Modern European History I (3.00) |
| The first semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period from the eighteenth century to the present and structured around central themes in European history between c. 1750 and c. 1870. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 7004 | Colloquium in Modern European History II (3.00) |
| The second semester of a two-semester sequence of graduate colloquia introducing students to the major themes in European history and historiography in the period before the eighteenth century to the present and structured around central themes in European history c. 1870. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 7011 | Historiography (3.00) |
| Introduces the theory of historiography. Examines various works of historiographical theory (Collingwood, Veyne, Ricoeur, and others), bringing them to bear on a sampling of historical writing. | |
| HIEU 7012 | Roman Religion (3.00) |
| Examines the institutions, practices, and attitudes associated with Roman religion, focusing chiefly on aspects of Roman religion as practiced in the city of Rome itself, and devoting itself primarily to the Republican and early imperial periods. Cross listed as LATI 7060. | |
| HIEU 7013 | Anthropology of Ancient Greece (3.00) |
| A survey of anthropological methods useful for the study of the past: simultaneously an economic introduction to the Great Books of anthropology, to a prominent aspect of contemporary classical scholarship, and to the opportunities and problems presented by using the methods of one field to illuminate another. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 7014 | Ancient History (3.00) |
| Introduces non-literary materials of use to the historian in correcting and/or amplifying the literary record, including inscriptions, papyri, coins, etc. | |
| HIEU 7071 | Fragmentary Roman Historians (3.00) |
| This class reads the many fragments of Roman Republican historians and learns how to analyze them from three perspectives: linguistic (including textual problems); literary; and historical. Why did early Romans, many of them active statesmen and generals, write history? What themes are perceptible in their surviving fragments? What was the historical context of the author, and what was the historical contribution of his work? Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIEU 7111 | Medieval History (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion of selected topics in medieval history. | |
| HIEU 7211 | The Renaissance (3.00) |
| Studies European politics and society from the commercial revolution to Cateau Cambresis. | |
| HIEU 7221 | The Age of Reformation (3.00) |
| Surveys current problems in the history of the religion, science, philosophy, politics, economics, and social structure. Covers Europe (especially England, France, Germany, and Italy), 1350-1750. | |
| HIEU 7231 | Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| A colloquium on central topics of European history, 1400-1789, emphasizing developments in social, political, economic, and cultural history. | |
| HIEU 7241 | Popular Religion 1300-1800 (3.00) |
| Traditionally, the history of religion was limited to the study of formal theology and ecclesiastical institutions. It has now become common to ask what the religious ideas and experience of ordinary people was, and to examine the connection between formal dogma and lay piety. Course introduces some of the most exciting works of this new direction and establishes bridges between history and religious studies, between the late medieval and early modern periods, and between intellectual and social history. Cross-listed as RELC 7241. | |
| HIEU 7261 | Early Modern England (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on special topics in the period 1485 to 1760. | |
| HIEU 7271 | Early Modern Inquisitions (3.00) |
| Close examination of the Spanish and Roman Inquisitions: their initial and later targets, the theological and legal premises on which they operated, the ways in which modern scholars can use surviving Inquisition records. Prerequisite: Graduate students or instructor permission. | |
| HIEU 7291 | Modern European Social History (3.00) |
| A comparative approach to major changes and problems in political, social, and cultural history. | |
| HIEU 7301 | History of Science (3.00) |
| Introduces the historiography of science, and especially to new approaches which integrate the history of the natural and social sciences into intellectual, social, political, and economic history. | |
| HIEU 7311 | The Enlightenment (3.00) |
| Intensive reading and discussion of the primary and secondary literature. | |
| HIEU 7321 | Europe in the Eighteenth Century and Revolutionary Period (3.00) |
| Intensive readings on Europe, 1715-1799, emphasizing the origins of the French Revolution. | |
| HIEU 7331 | The Fortune of Gender in Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| After tracing the emergence in the 1790s of the history of women and a decade later the history of gender as coherent modes of investigation, we shall examine recent developments and tensions in these fields by discussing important monographs and collections of essays. | |
| HIEU 7351 | Modern France (3.00) |
| A reading course devoted to the historiography of France 1700. Emphasizes recent trends in the literature. Prerequisite: HIEU 3432 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIEU 7356 | Victorian England (3.00) |
| Selected topics in the history of England from 1815 to the late 19th century. | |
| HIEU 7391 | Europe Since 1789 (3.00) |
| Intensive reading and discussion of topics in comparative European history since 1789. | |
| HIEU 7401 | Nineteenth-Century Europe (3.00) |
| Intensive reading and discussion of the secondary literature. | |
| HIEU 7451 | Twentieth-Century Europe (3.00) |
| Intensive reading in selected topics, emphasizing new or emerging nations in Europe. | |
| HIEU 7471 | European Economic History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Intensive reading and discussion of topics in European economic history. |
| HIEU 7559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. | |
| HIEU 7611 | Russia 1894-1917 (3.00) |
| Russia in the revolutionary era, 1894-1917. Study of Russian society, its institutions, culture, and the revolutionary forces confronting the Tsarist regime in the reign of Nicholas II. | |
| HIEU 7661 | Russian Social and Cultural History, 1815 to the Present (3.00) |
| A comparative approach, through readings and discussion, to trends in social and cultural history during the last century of the monarchy and in the Soviet period. | |
| HIEU 7781 | Modern European Intellectual History (3.00) |
| Selected literature in modern European intellectual history, broadly defined. | |
| HIEU 8011 | Ancient History (3.00) |
| Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIEU 8111 | Medieval History (3.00) |
| Medieval History | |
| HIEU 8211 | The Renaissance (3.00) |
| The Renaissance | |
| HIEU 8221 | The Reformation (3.00) |
| A research seminar. | |
| HIEU 8231 | Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| A research seminar in topics pertaining to the history of Europe in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 8232 | Early Modern Europe (3.00) |
| A research seminar in topics pertaining to the history of Europe in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 8251 | History of Russian Empire (3.00) |
| Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 8261 | Early Modern England (3.00) |
| Early Modern England | |
| HIEU 8330 | Saints and Society (3.00) |
| This seminar examines Christian holy people in medieval and early modern Europe, and in other regions coming under European influence. With emphasis on change over time, topics include popular perceptions and official definitions of holiness, literary and artistic genres in which holiness was represented, differences between the Catholic Church's and other denominations' use of holy people. Major research paper required. Prerequisite: Graduate student status in History or another humanities discipline. | |
| HIEU 8356 | Victorian England (3.00) |
| A research seminar. | |
| HIEU 8401 | Nineteenth-Century European History (3.00) |
| Reading and research in selected topics, with emphasis on Germany and Austria. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIEU 8452 | Twentieth Century Europe (3.00) |
| In this graduate seminar on Europe in the twentieth century students are asked to produce in the course of the semester an original work (25-30 pages long) based on primary sources. They will develop an argument, place it within the historiography and relevant methodologies, fine the relevant sources, and craft a narrative. The course covers all countries in Europe. The focus of the course is directed to exploration in cultural history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIEU 8461 | Twentieth-Century Europe and Russia (3.00) |
| For students working in any geographical area of 20th-century Europe. Topics selected by students in consultation with instructor. Helps students begin research for M.A. theses and doctoral dissertations. | |
| HIEU 8559 | New Course in European History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European History. |
| HIEU 8641 | Soviet Domestic and Foreign Policy (3.00) |
| Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 8642 | Soviet Domestic and Foreign Policy (3.00) |
| Offered as required. | |
| HIEU 8671 | Russian History (3.00) |
| A discussion of selected problems in Russian history during the late Imperial and Soviet periods with emphasis upon political, social, and cultural history. | |
| HIEU 8781 | Modern European Intellectual History (3.00) |
| A research seminar. | |
| History-Latin American History | |
| HILA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Latin American History (3.00) |
| Intended for first- or second-year students, this course introduces the study of history. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major history. | |
| HILA 1559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 2001 | Colonial Latin America, 1500-1824 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces major developments and issues in the study of Latin American history from Native American societies on the eve of the Spanish Conquest to the wars of national independence in the early 19th century. |
| HILA 2002 | Modern Latin America, 1824 to Present (3.00) |
| Introduces the history of Latin America from national independence in the early 19th century to the present. | |
| HILA 2110 | Latin American Civilization (3.00) |
| Latin American Civilization | |
| HILA 2201 | The History of the Caribbean (3.00) |
| The History of the Caribbean | |
| HILA 2559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 3031 | Mexico From Conquest to Nation (3.00) |
| Studies Mexican history from 1519 to 1854, emphasizing Spanish/Indian relations, problems of periodization in cultural, economic, and social history, the state and the church in public life, the significance of national independence, and regional variation in all of these subjects. | |
| HILA 3032 | Mexico, Revolution and Evolution, 1854 to Present (3.00) |
| Studies Mexican history since the wars of reform in the 1850s. The Revolution, 1910-1920, its origins and meaning for modern Mexico, is the centerpiece. Topics include political ideas, church and state, the growth of nationalism and the state, economic changes, urbanization, land reform, and the intractable problem of inequality in the 20th century. | |
| HILA 3051 | Modern Central America (3.00) |
| Studies the history of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador from 19th century fragmentation, oligarchic, foreign, and military rule, to the emergence of popular nationalisms. | |
| HILA 3061 | History of Modern Brazil (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores Brazilian history from Independence to the present day. Through an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the course examines the legacy of slavery, the importance of popular culture, and debates over national identity in the making of a distinctively ambiguous Brazilian 'modernity,' broadly understood. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| HILA 3071 | History of Colonial Brazil (3.00) |
| This three-hundred level class will provide students from the History department with the intellectual tools to understand the History of early Brazil in a comparative and transnational way. The class places Brazil in the broader context of Atlantic, underlining contacts with Africa and establishing comparisons with other colonial experiences throughout the Atlantic from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HILA 3111 | Public Life in Modern Latin America (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the forces shaping the emerging nations of Latin America since independence, emphasizing the dynamic reproduction of hierarchies that correspond to the patrimonial, aristocratic, and populist legitimization of social, cultural, and political relations in city life. |
| HILA 3201 | History of the Caribbean, 1500-2000 (3.00) |
| The Caribbean is a region of the Atlantic world bounded by Central America and the north of South America, and by an arc of islands which runs from Trinidad in the south, to the Bahamas in the north, and Cuba in the west. This course surveys its history from the pre-Columbian era to the present, with special emphasis on the Anglophone territories. It is at the same time an introduction to the intellectual history of the region, since readings are chosen almost exclusively from within its traditions. | |
| HILA 3559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 4501 | Seminar in Latin American History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. |
| HILA 4511 | Colloquium in Latin American History (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HILA 4559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 4591 | Topics in Latin American History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HILA 4701 | The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America (3.00) |
| Explores the history of the ecclesiastical court dedicated to the eradication of heresy in early modern Spain, its impact on culture, religion and social behavior. History majors may submit written work and write exams in English; Spanish majors are expected to write in Spanish. Cross-listed with SPAN 4701. Prerequisite:At lest on 4000 level Spanish course. | |
| HILA 4993 | Independent Study in Latin American History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HILA 5001 | Colonial Latin American History (3.00) |
| An intensive reading program in the historiography of major issues of the colonial field, in preparation for graduate-level research. Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduates with consent of instructor and graduate students with reading knowledge of Spanish. | |
| HILA 5002 | Modern Latin American History (3.00) |
| An intensive reading program in the historiography of major issues of the modern field, in preparation for graduate-level research. Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduates with consent of instructor and graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish. | |
| HILA 5559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 7001 | Colonial Latin America (3.00) |
| A readings course open to graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish. | |
| HILA 7002 | Modern Latin America (3.00) |
| A readings course open to graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish. | |
| HILA 7559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| HILA 8011 | Colonial Latin America (3.00) |
| A research seminar open to graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese. | |
| HILA 8021 | Modern Latin America (3.00) |
| A research seminar open to graduate students with a reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese. | |
| HILA 8559 | New Course in Latin American History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Latin American History. | |
| History-Middle Eastern History | |
| HIME 1501 | Introductory Seminar in Middle East History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| HIME 1559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History | |
| HIME 2001 | History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca. 570-ca. 1500 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Explores the historical evolution of the Middle East and North Africa from the birth of Islam to the establishment of the Ottoman state in the early 16th century. Topics include the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran/Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula; Andalusia (Muslim Spain); North Africa, Anatolia; Central Asia; Islam as a religious system, way of life, and world civilization; and the historical development of cultural, social, legal, and political Islamic institutions. |
| HIME 2002 | History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca. 1500-Present (4.00) |
| As a continuation of HIME 201 (which is not a prerequisite), this course surveys the historical evolution of the Middle East and North Africa, i.e., the region stretching from Morocco to Afghanistan, and from the Balkans and Anatolia to the Arabian Peninsula. Topics include the main political configurations of the area from the birth of Islam until the Mongol aftermath; the rise of the 'gunpowder Empires' of the 16th century; the Ottoman and Safavid (Iran) states; and the modern nation-state systems of the present century, ca. 1980. The dominant political, religious, economic, social, and cultural features of Middle Eastern peoples and societies are examined, as are relationships between the region and other parts of Eurasia, particularly Western Europe. | |
| HIME 2012 | Palestine 1948 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course explores the dramatic war of 1948 in Palestine from the UN partition resolution of November 29, 1947 to the cease-fire agreements in early 1949. It covers the political, military progression of the war, within international and decolonization contexts, while paying special attention to the two major outcomes of the war and how they came about: Jewish independence and Palestinian dispossession. |
| HIME 2559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIME 3191 | Christianity and Islam (3.00) |
| Studies Christianity in the Middle East in the centuries after the rise of Islam. | |
| HIME 3192 | From Nomads to Sultans: the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1700 (3.00) |
| A survey of the history of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins around 1300 to 1700, this course explores the political, military, social, and cultural history of this massive, multi-confessional, multi-ethnic, inter-continental empire which, at its height, encompassed Central and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and North Africa. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIME 3559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIME 3571 | Arab History at the Movies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This interdisciplinary course uses cinema as a vehicle to introduce students without a knowledge of Arabic to the perspectives of Arab peoples on their own history. Includes popular movies on the rise of Islam, Crusades, World War I, colonialism, modern city life, women's liberation,war, terrorism. Students read relevant history and learn critical theory on collective memory, propaganda, modernity, revolution, and gender. |
| HIME 4501 | Seminar in Middle East and North Africa History (4.00) |
| The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIME 4511 | Colloquium in Middle East History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topics of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. |
| HIME 4559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. | |
| HIME 4591 | Topics in Middle Eastern History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIME 4993 | Independent Study in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIME 5002 | Seeking Justice in the Middle East (3.00) |
| A history of modern social movements in the Middle East: the rise of constitutionalism in the 19th century and its collapse in World War I; the growth of mass-based nationalist, Islamist, communist and Arab socialist movements from the 1920s to the early 1960s; and the turn toward violence and Islam in Middle Eastern politics since 1960, with a focus on the Palestine Liberation Organization, Islamists in Egypt, and the Iranian Revolution. Prerequisites: One course in Middle Eastern history, politics, culture or religion. Course was offered Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIME 5021 | Revolution, Islam, and Gender in the Middle East (3.00) |
| Comparative study of revolutions in 20th-century Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, and Iran, with particular reference to colonial and post-colonial class, religious, and gender movements. Prerequisite: One course in Middle Eastern history or politics,or permission of the instructor. | |
| HIME 5052 | World War I in the Middle East (3.00) |
| World War I set the stage for many conflicts in the 20th-century Middle East. This course examines the last attempt to build a pluralistic, constitutional realm under the Ottoman empire; how that world crumbled in the Balkan wars and Great War; the Young Turks' relations with Germany; Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt; the Armenian genocide; women and peasants' suffering; the Balfour Declaration and start of the Palestine conflict. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIME 5559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. | |
| HIME 7011 | History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 570-1500 (3.00) |
| Introduces the history and historiography of the medieval Middle East and North Africa (areas from Morocco to Iran) from the period immediately preceding the rise of Islam until the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to political, social, economic, and cultural evolution of the regions and peoples situated in arid and semi-arid zones stretching from Gibraltar to the Oxus River. After surveying the general contours of the field, and isolating the principal scholarly approaches to it, the course proceeds chronologically, starting with the Byzantine and Sassanian Empires in the 6th century and concluding with assessment of the Turkic-Mongolian impact upon the historical configuration of the regions. Prerequisite: HIME 2001. | |
| HIME 7021 | History and Historiography of the Middle East, ca. 1500-Present (3.00) |
| Introduces the history and historiography of the early modern and modern Middle East and North Africa from the period of the Ottoman and Safavid Empires until the emergence of a system of nation-states in the 20th century. Primarily a readings-and-discussion colloquium devoted to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the region. Prerequisite: HIME 2001, 2002, or HIME 7011. | |
| HIME 7031 | Colonialism and Nation-Building in the Arab World (3.00) |
| Debate on the effects of European colonial rule has been revived in the decade since the United States occupied Iraq. We W engage the debate by studying the effect of foreign rule on one region, the Arab world: French and British colonization of Algeria and Egypt in the long 19th-century; the League of Nations' mandates in Syria and Iraq after World War I; and finally Americans' effort to rebuild the Iraqi state since 2003.
Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIME 7559 | New Course in Middle Eastern History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Middle Eastern History. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| History-South Asian History | |
| HISA 1501 | Introductory Seminar in South Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HISA 1559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian History | |
| HISA 2001 | History and Civilization of Classical India (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the major elements of South Asian civilization, from the Stone Age to 1200, including the Indus Valley, Vedic literatures, Buddhism, Jainism, Epic traditions, the caste system, Mauryan and Guptan Empires, and devotional Hinduism. |
| HISA 2002 | History and Civilization of Medieval India (3.00) |
| Studies the social, political, economic and cultural history of South Asia from 1200 to 1800, from the Turkic invasions through the major Islamic dynasties, especially the Mughal Empire, to the establishment of English hegemony in the maritime provinces. | |
| HISA 2003 | History of Modern India (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Surveys 200 years of Indian history from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the imperial/colonial encounter with the British Raj before Independence, and the social and political permutations of freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka since. |
| HISA 2559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 3001 | History of Muslim India (3.00) |
| Studies the nature of Islamic political dominance in a non-Muslim society; Turko-Afghan and Mughal political institutions; art, letters and learning under the Delhi Sultanate, regional rulers and Mughals; and religious and cultural life during the Muslim period in South Asia. | |
| HISA 3002 | India From Akbar to Victoria (3.00) |
| Studies the society and politics in the Mughal Empire, the Empire's decline and the rise of successor states, the English as a regional power and their expansion, and social, economic and political change under British paramountcy, including the 1857 Revolt. | |
| HISA 3003 | Twentieth-Century India (3.00) |
| Surveys 100 years of Indian history, defining the qualities of the world's first major anti-colonial movement of nationalism and the changes and cultural continuities of India's democratic policy in the decades since 1947. | |
| HISA 3111 | Social and Political Movements in Twentieth-Century India (3.00) |
| Considers the relationships between land, people, and politics in modern South Asia. | |
| HISA 3121 | History of Women in South Asia (3.00) |
| Surveys the evolving definitions and roles of women in the major social and cultural traditions of South Asia, i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. | |
| HISA 3559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 4501 | Seminar in South Asia (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HISA 4511 | Colloquium in South Asia (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HISA 4559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 4591 | Topics in South Asian History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HISA 4993 | Independent Study in South Asia (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HISA 5021 | Historiography of Early Modern South Asia (3.00) |
| Analyzes historical sources and historians of political systems in Muslim India until the rise of British power. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HISA 5101 | Economic History of India (3.00) |
| Studies regional economic systems prior to European penetration; the establishment and growth of European trading companies in the 17th and 18th centuries; commercialization of agriculture; the emergence of a unified Indian economy in the 19th century; and industrialization and economic development in the 20th. | |
| HISA 5559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 7011 | Society and Politics in Eighteenth-Century India (3.00) |
| Examines the social, political, cultural, and economic configurations of South Asia from the Mughal decline to British paramountcy, 1720-1818, using original sources and translations. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HISA 7031 | Social History of Modern India (3.00) |
| Applies social science methods and concepts to the study of modern India. | |
| HISA 7041 | Readings in Indian History (3.00) |
| For graduate students with no background in South Asian history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HISA 2002, 2003, and directed readings on the growth of social and cultural institutions in South Asia. | |
| HISA 7111 | Peasant Movements in Modern India (3.00) |
| Considers agrarian relationships and the economic conflict in those relations that give rise to peasant movements in the 19th and 20th centuries. Discussions are based on texts concerned with peasant societies. | |
| HISA 7505 | Readings in Indian History (3.00) |
| For graduate students with no background in South Asian history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HISA 2002, 2003, and directed readings on the growth of social and cultural institutions in South Asia. | |
| HISA 7559 | New Course in South Asian Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| HISA 8011 | Society and Politics in Eighteenth-Century India (3.00) |
| Examines the social, political, cultural, and economic configurations of South Asia from the Mughal decline to British paramountcy, 1720-1818, using original sources and translations. | |
| HISA 8021 | Readings and Research in the History of Early Modern South Asia (3.00) |
| Reading and research in the history of India, Pakistan, and other states of the subcontinent. | |
| HISA 8022 | Readings and Research in the History of Modern South Asia (3.00) |
| Reading and research in the history of the Indian subcontinent in the modern period. | |
| HISA 8061 | Social History of Modern India (3.00) |
| Research and writing utilizing gazetteers, settlement reports, censuses, and other sources. | |
| HISA 8111 | Peasant Movements in Modern Indian History (3.00) |
| A workshop seminar on peasant movements in modern India, Bengla Desh, and Pakistan utilizing original documents. | |
| HISA 8559 | New Course in South Asian History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history. | |
| History-General History | |
| HIST 1501 | Introductory Seminar in History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduction to the study of history intended for first- and second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. |
| HIST 1559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 2001 | Many Worlds: A History of Humanity Before Ca 1800 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This is the first in a two-semester sequence of lecture courses in world history. It presents a balanced historical perspective on the many separate worlds (cultures, civilizations) in which people lived before modernity and globalization became prominent in the nineteenth century. The historical perspective highlights human experiences shared in all world eras and areas, from largest to smallest, by stressing recurring processes of change. Course was offered Fall 2012 |
| HIST 2002 | The Modern World: Global History since 1760 (4.00) |
| This is a survey course in modern world history. It covers a period in which the main historical questions about what happened, and why, more and more involve global circumstances, global beliefs about those conditions, and global structures to solve problems. This course is also unique in that it will employ a "flipped classroom" format. For more detailed information, please visit: https://sites.google.com/site/hist2002globalhistorysince1760/ Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 2011 | History of Human Rights (3.00) |
| This course surveys the modern history of human rights, focusing on political, legal, and intellectual trends from the late 18th century to the present. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 2012 | History of Communism (3.00) |
| A comparative, global history of communism: from the rise of Marxism in the nineteenth century, to the establishment of Marxist-Leninist regimes across the globe in the twentieth century, to the collapse of communism in the 1980s. | |
| HIST 2050 | World History (3.00) |
| This course will trace the relationship between humankind and the world in which he/she lives. | |
| HIST 2051 | History of the Modern World (3.00) |
| This course will use paradigms from which to extrapolate models for understanding the world as a whole. Topics include early exploration, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the great Muslim empires, Western colonialism, World War I, the rise of fascism and communism, World War II and the postcolonial world. We will pay particular attention to those areas we will be visiting. | |
| HIST 2060 | History of Christianity II (3.00) |
| Survey of Christianity in the Medieval, Reformation, and Modern Periods. | |
| HIST 2062 | Global Environmental History (3.00) |
| This course studies the reciprocal relationship between nature and humankind, and how that relationship has effected historical causation. We will use paradigms to understand regional how regional actions affect us on a national and global plane. It covers the role of water in the formation of the American West, the effect of coffee plantation on society and nature in Sri Lanka, and Mao's was against nature in postcolonial China, etc. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 2151 | History of U.S.-Latin American Relations in the 20th Century (3.00) |
| The course traces the history of U.S. relations with Latin America in the 20th century, with a special emphasis on the role U.S. intelligence played in making policy decisions. | |
| HIST 2201 | Technology in World History (3.00) |
| Surveys how cultures have developed technology from the earliest times to the end of the twentieth century. Includes both western and non-western cultures and explores how different cultures have used technology to produce economic abundance, social order, and cultural meaning. No technical or scientific expertise required. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 2559 | New Course in General History (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 3041 | The British Empire in the 18th Century (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of the First British Empire to 1815, with concentration on the 18th century and on the loss of the American Colonies as a breaking point. Explores problems inherent in the imperial relationship between Mother Country and colonies and is an introduction to studies in colonialism and imperialism as they relate to the histories of England, early America, the West Indies, and South Asia and Africa. | |
| HIST 3111 | Technology and Cross-Cultural Exchanges in Global History (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary, historical exploration of the globalization of sociotechnical systems over the past 500 years. How have various cultures responded to imported technologies and the organizations and values that accompany them? What can this teach us about our own "technological ideology" today? Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 3112 | Ecology and Globalization in the Age of European Expansion (3.00) |
| Grounded in the field of environmental history, this course examines the ways in which environmental changes and perceptions of nature have interacted with socio-economic structures and processes associated with the expansion of Europe since the 15th century. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 3152 | The Cold War, 1945-1990 (3.00) |
| This class investigates the global rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the second half of the twentieth century. The class will explore major global events such as the division of Europe, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the spread of the cold war into the developing world, the revolutions of 1989, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. | |
| HIST 3162 | War and Society in the Twentieth Century (3.00) |
| This class will explore the impact of war upon society during the twentieth century, including World Wars I and II; conflicts in Korea and Vietnam; wars of national liberation and decolonization; and small-scale 'counter-insurgency' conflicts. Topics covered include: popular mobilization for war;civil liberties in wartime; civilian casualties; the ethics of violence; genocide; technology; and cultural production in wartime societies. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 3201 | History, Museums, and Interpretation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Overview of the issues and challenges involved in historical interpretation at public history sites, primarily in the United States. Includes a review of general literature on public history, exploration of diverse sources frequently used, and analysis of some recent public history controversies. |
| HIST 3211 | History of Sexuality in the West (3.00) |
| Surveys changes in sexual behavior and attitudes in Europe and the United States since ancient times, with particular attention to the moment of major breaks. The politics of forming sexual norms and imposing them on society is also examined. | |
| HIST 3221 | Zionism and the Creation of the State of Israel (3.00) |
| This course seeks to comprehend Israel's origins, development, and conflicts from the rise of Zionism to creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Major topics of discussion include the Jewish national movement and its ideological origins; the development of Jewish settlement in Palestine (the Yishuv); the origins of the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine; the emergence of a Hebrew culture in Palestine; the struggle for statehood; and the war of 1948. | |
| HIST 3231 | Exhibiting Jews: The Jewish Museum (3.00) |
| Explores Jewish museums as sites of cultural display that restore, preserve, and communicate the sacred. Topics will include: the culture of contemporary exhibits (i.e. the common topics reflected, the style and design of exhibits), the ways in which nationalism or regionalism affect the ways Jewishness is presented, and the comparative emphasis on history, religion, and art as Jewishness is presented, and the comparative emphasis on history, religion, and art as reflections of ethnographic, cultural, and/or aesthetic barometers for identity formation. | |
| HIST 3281 | Genocide (3.00) |
| History of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. Case studies include the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the mass killings that have taken place under Communist regimes (e.g., Stalin's USSR, Mao's China, Pol Pot's Cambodia). | |
| HIST 3301 | South Atlantic Migration (3.00) |
| An exploration of migrations and other related human movements as they have shaped the societies of the South Atlantic region of what is now the United States (FL-GA-SC-NC-VA on the mainland), and Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. | |
| HIST 3371 | The Impact of Printing, 1450-1900 (3.00) |
| Studies the impact of the printing press on western European and American culture. | |
| HIST 3411 | The Modern World, 1890-1943 (3.00) |
| This is the first half of a course about modern world history, selecting episodes beginning in the last decade of the 19th century and ending in the last decade of the twentieth. The second half of the course is offered in the spring. Each can be taken on their own. The approach of the course is to be selective, concentrating on particular places and times, on big ideas and fateful choices. | |
| HIST 3412 | The Modern World, 1944-1991 (3.00) |
| This is the second half of a course about modern world history, selecting episodes beginning as the post-World War II world comes into view and ending in the early 1990s. The first half of the course is offered in the fall. Each can be taken on their own. The approach of the course is to be selective, concentrating on particular places and times, on big ideas and fateful choices. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 3452 | The Second World War (3.00) |
| Discusses the causes and course of the Second World War. The importance of the war to modern history and the shadows it still casts over contemporary politics and culture need no elaboration. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 3559 | New Course in General History (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 3611 | Espionage and Intelligence in the 20th Century (3.00) |
| The course examines the role of intelligence and espionage in the 20th century. It compares and contrasts the U.S. effort with British and Soviet operations. It looks at the impact of technology on intelligence activities and its influence on policy decisions. | |
| HIST 3775 | Americans in the Middle East (3.00) |
| This course offers a history of Americans' involvement in the Middle East and responses to them. Using new approaches to international history, we study 19th-century pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Wilsonian diplomacy, oil businesses, philanthropists, Zionists, spies in the Cold War, and finally the soldiers who fought the Iraq war. Students write a final paper based on research at the Library of Congress or National Archives. | |
| HIST 4400 | Topics in Economic History (3.00) |
| Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Cross-listed with ECON 4400. | |
| HIST 4501 | Major Seminar (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. |
| HIST 4511 | Major Colloquium (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquial prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIST 4559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIST 4591 | Topics in History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIST 4592 | Topics in History (4.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. | |
| HIST 4890 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Colloquium (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies historical approaches, techniques, and methodologies introduced through written exercises and intensive class discussion. Normally taken during the third year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. |
| HIST 4990 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar (0.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Normally taken during the fourth year. Intended for students who will be in residence during their entire fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. |
| HIST 4991 | Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar (6.00) |
| Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Intended for Distinguished Majors who will have studied abroad in the fall of their fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| HIST 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 5002 | Global History (3.00) |
| Reading, discussion, and analysis of classic as well as contemporary works of scholarship on global history. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIST 5011 | Documentary Editing: Procedures and Practice (3.00) |
| The principles and methods in interpreting and editing historical manuscripts, emphasizing the colonial and early national periods. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIST 5012 | Documentary Editing: Procedures and Practice (3.00) |
| The principles and methods in interpreting and editing historical manuscripts, emphasizing the colonial and early national periods. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| HIST 5031 | Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data (3.00) |
| The social scientific approach to historical inquiry, the formulation of theories, and their testing with historical data. Includes extensive directed readings in quantitative history and training in quantitative methods, sampling, the organization of a data-set, and data analysis. Prerequisite: Introductory course in statistics or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIST 5041 | Monticello Internship (3.00) |
| Directed research, largely in primary source materials, on topics relating to Jefferson's estate, life, and times. Directed by senior members of the Monticello staff. A maximum of two students each semester are admitted to the course. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; graduate status or fourth-year undergraduate history majors. | |
| HIST 5051 | History, Memory, Subjectivity (3.00) |
| Considers a portion of the very extensive, and growing, literature on issues of memory, subjectivity, and historical evidence. 'Memory' is taken in a broad sense, to include not only the recall and narrativization of experience but also tradition and commemoration, since in the historical literature these different senses of memory are often mixed together. Students must find their own paper topics, and are encouraged to discuss the course with the instructor in advance. | |
| HIST 5061 | Philosophy of History (3.00) |
| Examines the theoretical presuppositions of historical research and writing. | |
| HIST 5062 | Commerce, Culture, and Consumption in World History (3.00) |
| Explores the circulation of goods throughout the world in the early modern and modern periods, and its cultural implications and consequences. Readings approach trade from a number of standpoints, including commodities, traders, trade routes, media of exchange, and consumers. Most major world areas will be represented, but there will be particular emphasis on Europe and its commercial relations with non-European lands and peoples. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| HIST 5063 | Theory and/of History: Recent Perspectives (3.00) |
| The course examines theoretical perspectives relevant to the discovery and interpreting of historical phenomena. Topics include memory; identity; trauma; narrative; practices of inference; nation-state and trans-nationality; space; and the role of normative assumptions. Likely authors include B. Anderson, Bourdieu, Brubaker, Confino, Flyvbjerg, Geertz, Ginzburg, Kuhn, LaCapra, Megill, Moyn, J. C. Scott, J. W. Scott, Sewell, Weber, White.
Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 5071 | Internship in History: Interpreting African-American Life at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (3.00) |
| This internship program, devised and presented by Monticello staff, and offered in conjunction with UVa, is designed for students interested in the interpretation of African-American history to the public. The interns are trained as historical interpreters and to present Monticello's Plantation Community tour. This walking tour explores Mulberry Row, the center of plantation activity where enslaved African-American families lived and worked, and examines the philosophical issue of Thomas Jefferson and slavery. Lectures, discussions and readings cover the historical content and interpretive techniques that allow interns to develop their individualized Plantation Community tours. | |
| HIST 5077 | Pius XII, Hitler, the US and World War II (3.00) |
| For the past forty years the role of Pius XII and the Vatican during World War II has been controversial. This seminar will look at that controversy and place it in the context of newly available archival material. The studnets will read severalbooks on both sides of the question and then present their own research papers, the topics of which will be chosen in consultation with the professor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIST 5091 | Nation-State, National Identity, Collective Memory (3.00) |
| A huge scholarly literature now exists on the emergence in the period 1789-1923, of both the idea and the reality of a type of nation-state that claims to be based on, or to require, a unified national identity among its population. Characteristically, such states also worked hard to invent a "collective memory" to underpin the hoped-for identity. This course explores this development, as well as alternative models of political engagement. Prerequisites: Undergraduates must be at least actual 3rd years. | |
| HIST 5092 | Multiculturalism in the Ottoman Empire (3.00) |
| Study of how a large empire governed a diverse population, between 1453 and 1918, from the perspective of concerns about recent nationalist, racial and ethnic conflicts in modern nation states. Course 1st examines how the Ottomans managed relations between ethnic and religious groups to 1750, then the reasons for increased communial conflicts after 1750, and their efforts to re-engineer relations among groups along liberal, constitutional lines. | |
| HIST 5111 | Slavery in World History (3.00) |
| Historical study of 'slavery' from very early times through the nineteenth century, on a global scale (including ancient Mediterranean, Islamic world, Africa, Europe, and the Americas). | |
| HIST 5131 | The Atlantic Slave Trade (3.00) |
| Studies the growth and development of the international slave trade from Africa to the New World from the 15th to the 19th centuries. | |
| HIST 5291 | History of US Intelligence in the 20th Century and its Impace on Policymaking (3.00) |
| The course traces the development of U.S. intelligence activities in the 20th Century. It focuses on the origins, creation, and development of CIA and the U.S. intelligence community and their impact on U.S. policymaking. | |
| HIST 5559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 5621 | Genocide (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion of the history of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. | |
| HIST 5891 | South Atlantic History (3.00) |
| This class explores the history of the South Atlantic by focusing on Africa and Brazil. It is divided into three major section. The first section consists of a historiographical analysis of concepts such as Atlantic history, African diaspora, and the Black Atlantic. The second section looks at the interaction between Europeans and indigenous people in Brazil and Africa. The last section deals with the abolition of the slavic trade. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIST 5920 | History of Documentary Photography (3.00) |
| Examines the history of documentary photography, the work of some of the most significant documentary photographers of the past and the present, and the ethical and theoretical issues which surround documentary practice. | |
| HIST 6559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 7001 | Approaches to Historical Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is designed to introduce students to a wide range of historical approaches. |
| HIST 7002 | Graduate Colloquium on World History (3.00) |
| Introduces graduate students in History to the growing literature on world history, with emphasis on the epistemology of history, both the usual regional fields and history on broader scales. Supports the qualifying examination fields for the PhD. May be taken, with instructor approval, at any point in the graduate program. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 7011 | Atlantic World (3.00) |
| Introduces graduate students in all fields of history to their overlapping and complementing aspects in an Atlantic context from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It distinguishes a historical epistemology significantly distinct from, but also integral to, any of its component fields. Thus it supports regional graduate history fields and dissertation research. It also orients students toward development of qualifications to meet the "world history" component of many current teaching positions. Graduate students in other departments may find the colloquium a useful enhancement to their primary academic agendas, as well as for reflection on the relationships of thinking historically to their own academic disciplines. ABDs are welcome to participate in the colloquium as a dissertation-writing workshop. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIST 7021 | History and Historiography of Empire (3.00) |
| This colloquium will consider how to think historically about empire in comparative and transnational context. We will depart from the nation-state as the fundamental unit of inquiry, looking instead to: flows of goods, people, biota and ideas across borders; the formation of networks of trade, identity and influence; the formation of communites in the interstices of global geography; empire as a pivot of international power. | |
| HIST 7051 | Economic History (3.00) |
| Extensive directed readings on selected topics, covering both substantive historical literature and relevant theoretical works. Students must write a minimum of two papers during the term. | |
| HIST 7061 | Comparative Readings in British America and Latin America Before 1800 (3.00) |
| Graduate colloquium devoted to comparative readings in colonial Latin America and colonial British America, co-taught by specialists in each of the respective fields. Identifies broad areas of similarity and contrast in the settlement and development of the two colonial societies. | |
| HIST 7071 | Methods in Social History (3.00) |
| A colloquium open to students in all fields and periods. Examines new approaches, methods, and subject matter in the broad area of social history. | |
| HIST 7081 | Colloquium in Methodological Perspectives (3.00) |
| Surveys different methodological perspectives currently exhibited in historical scholarship, such as social history, intellectual history, political history, feminist history, and economic history, as reflected in distinctive works of scholarship. | |
| HIST 7111 | Modern French Imperialism (3.00) |
| Topics in the study of France's political, social, and cultural influence in Africa and Asia since 1798. Emphasis on indigenous perspectives of those who lived under French colonial rule in the Middle East and North Africa. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIST 7151 | History, Memory, Narrative (3.00) |
| Explores how the growing scholarly literature on memory in the last generation changed the way we think about history and the way we write it, if at all. At the center of the course is how the history and narrative of foundational events (the Holocaust, the Indian Partition, 1948 in Palestine, the American Civil War) changed as a result of the growing interest in memory and testimony. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIST 7161 | Forced Migration, Genocide, and Human Rights: A Transnational History (3.00) |
| This course explores in a comparative, transnational approach the modern global history of forced migration, genocide, and human rights with special emphasis on problems of history, memory, and the links between the local, national, and global. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 7162 | Cultures of War: Readings in War and Society (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and discussion of new trends in the field of War and Society. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| HIST 7191 | History of Technology: Theory and Methods (3.00) |
| Examines the role of technology in both American history and world history. Readings introduce major issues and methodology. No technical or scientific expertise required. | |
| HIST 7201 | History of Environment and Technology (3.00) |
| This seminar introduces graduate students to environmental history and the history of technology, with an emphasis on their overlap. Environmental historians study the role of nature in the human past. Historians of technology examine the role of tools in history. This course emphasizes the synthesis of ideas from both fields to help us understand environmental, technological, and social change. Students read, discuss, and write about classic and new works of scholarship. | |
| HIST 7231 | Topics in Environmental History (3.00) |
| Introduces students to the literature and methods of environmental history from a global perspective. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIST 7331 | History of Gender and Sexuality (3.00) |
| A survey of recent literature on the history of gender and sexuality from the late eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. The class is both comparative and transnational with readings drawn from literatures on the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIST 7559 | New Course in History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 |
| HIST 8011 | Summer Research Seminar (3.00) |
| A general research seminar for students needing to meet seminar requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degrees during the nine-week summer session. Not open to degree candidates enrolled during the regular academic session. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of graduate studies or chair of the department. | |
| HIST 8021 | Research Seminar in History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course offers graduate students an opportunity to research and write an article-length history research essay of publishable quality in any field. Research will be conducted with the guidance of the faculty dissertation adviser. A revised version of the essay can be submitted to fulfill the master's essay requirement for students in History. This course fulfills one of the two required research seminars for History graduate students. |
| HIST 8051 | Economic History (3.00) |
| In-depth exploration of selected problems in United States economic history. Prerequisite: Some background in economics, particularly micro-economics. | |
| HIST 8211 | English Legal Thought (3.00) |
| Studies English legal thought in the nineteenth century, particularly the background, opinions, and conception of law held by Blackstone, Bentham, John Austin, Lord Eldon, Sir Henry Maine, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, A.V. Dicey, and F.W. Maitland. (See School of Law listing.) | |
| HIST 8212 | English Legal History (3.00) |
| Research seminar on topics of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English legal history. Limited (if necessary) to 18, and preference is given (if necessary) to those who have taken English Legal Thought. | |
| HIST 8240 | Law: Comparative Contexts, to 1850 (3.00) |
| Research course on law in comparative, transnational, and imperial contexts, to 1850. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8331 | Research Seminar in the History of Gender and Sexuality (3.00) |
| This research seminar is intended to provide students interested in the history of gender and sexuality or in women's history an opportunity to develop research directions for their dissertations. The seminar is comparative and will address themes relevant to different fields and time periods. We will spend the first half of the semester discussing shared readings and devote the rest of the semester to meetings to a final research paper. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8421 | Writing Transnational History (3.00) |
| This seminar will focus on ways of writing about the past that transcend the limitations of strictly national history. Students will be encouraged to develop substantial research projects concerning the movement of individuals, peoples, goods, or ideas across national boundaries or the establishment of transnational and/or colonial relationships, associations, or spaces. | |
| HIST 8451 | Twentieth-Century History: Europe and America (3.00) |
| A research seminar. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| HIST 8501 | Forced Migration in the Modern World (3.00) |
| This course explores the problem of forced migration in the modern world, that is those events designed to create homogeneous nation states by violently removing thousands and at times millions of human beings. It looks at specific historical cases such as the Indian removal, Europe (1943-47), India/Pakistan (1947), and Palestine/Israel (1948), focusing on issue of war, decolonization, experience, human rights, and memory. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIST 8559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9011 | College Teaching (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | A workshop on teaching at the college level. Prerequisites: Third-year standing in the graduate program, or permission of the Graduate Committee |
| HIST 9012 | Dissertation Prospectus (3.00) |
| A workshop and seminar preparing the dissertation prospectus. Prerequisites: Third-year standing in the graduate program, or permission of the Graduate Committee | |
| HIST 9559 | New Course in General History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history. | |
| HIST 9960 | Graduate-level Section of Undergraduate Course (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course is a graduate-level adaptation of an undergraduate course in history. The graduate-level adaption requires additional research, readings, or other academic work established by the instructor beyond the undergraduate syllabus. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9961 | Supervised Reading and Tutorial (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Graduate study of the historiography of a particular topic or historical period, equivalent to a graduate-level colloquium course. Prerequisites: Approval of director of graduate studies or department chair. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIST 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
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| HIUS 1501 | Introductory Seminar in U.S. History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. |
| HIUS 1559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| HIUS 2001 | American History to 1865 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the development of the colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, the formation and organization of the Republic, and the coming of the Civil War. Course was offered Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 2002 | American History Since 1865 (4.00) |
| Studies the evolution of political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1865 to the present. Course was offered Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 2051 | United States Military History 1600-1900 (3.00) |
| Military events and developments from the colonial period through the war with Spain in 1898. Major topics include the debate over the role of the military in a free society, the interaction between the military and civilian spheres, and the development of a professional army and navy. | |
| HIUS 2061 | American Economic History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies American economic history from its colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as ECON 2060. |
| HIUS 2071 | American Power and Energies - A History of the United States (3.00) |
| America today is a high-energy society. For over a century, the United States has also wielded vast economic, political, and military power. How do energy sources relate to social, corporate, or political power? This course examines that question across the history of the United States. It draws from political, business, technological, and environmental history to chart the growth, effects, and limits of power in its varied forms. | |
| HIUS 2081 | Making the Machine Age: Technology in American Society, 1890-1990 (3.00) |
| Social history of American technology in the twentieth century. Primarily concerned with the interplay between society and technology. Historical perspectives on the causes of technological change and the ways in which technologies extend or upset centers of social power and influence. | |
| HIUS 2121 | Political History of Housework (3.00) |
| Political History of Housework | |
| HIUS 2401 | History of American Catholicism (3.00) |
| Historical survey of American Catholicism from its colonial beginnings to the present. Cross-listed as RELC 2401. | |
| HIUS 2559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| HIUS 2711 | American Environmental History (3.00) |
| Explores the historical relationship between people and the environment in North America from colonial times to the present. Topics include the role of culture, economics, politics, and technology in that relationship. Cross-listed as STS 2060. Prerequisite: First-year writing course (e.g., STS 1010, ENWR 1510). | |
| HIUS 3011 | The Colonial Period of American History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the English background and the development of colonial institutions, political, social, economic and ecclesiastical. |
| HIUS 3012 | War and Empire in Colonial America (3.00) |
| This course examines colonial American warfare, imperial competition, and encounters with Native Americans with a special focus on historical geography and the history of cartography. We will debate ethical question relating to the expansion of European empires in North America and the Caribbean, including Indian land rights, the costs of slavery, the deportation of populations in wartime, and justifications for the American Revolution. | |
| HIUS 3031 | The Era of the American Revolution (3.00) |
| Studies the growth of ideas and institutions that led to American independence, the creation of a union, and a distinct culture. | |
| HIUS 3051 | The Age of Jefferson and Jackson, 1789-1845 (3.00) |
| Studies the history of the United States during the early national and middle periods, including political, constitutional, social and economic developments as well as the westward movement. | |
| HIUS 3071 | The Coming of the Civil War (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Examines the period from roughly 1815 to 1861 focusing on the interaction between the developing sectional conflict and the evolving political system, with the view of explaining what caused the Civil War. |
| HIUS 3072 | The Civil War and Reconstruction (3.00) |
| Examines the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction in detail and attempts to assess their impact on 19th century American society, both in the North and in the South. | |
| HIUS 3081 | History of the American Deaf Community (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films. |
| HIUS 3111 | The United States in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900 (3.00) |
| Studies the transformation of American society under the impact of industrialization, from 1870 to 1900. Examines how capitalists, workers, farmers, and the middle class attempted to shape the new industrial society to their own purposes and visions. Focuses on social and cultural experience and politics. | |
| HIUS 3131 | The Emergence of Modern America, 1870-1930 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Analyzes the distinct characteristics of American modernity as they emerge in the period from the end of reconstruction to the Great Depression. Explores the creation of big business and large-scale bureaucratic organizations. Includes the first military-industrial complex of World War I, the invention of R & D, the growth of research universities, and the modern organization of knowledge. Describes the landscape of new large urban hinterlands; analyzes the difficult encounters of class, ethnicity, race, and gender both at home and at work; and studies the changing leisure patterns of a consumer culture. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIUS 3141 | Civil Society in Twentieth Century U.S. (3.00) |
| Tocqueville famously described the U.S. of the 1830s as a society of voluntary associaitons in a weak state. In the 21st century, commentators point instead to the weight of big government. How did a diverse American civil society of associations, churches, noprofit organizations, and philanthropic institutions approach the great conflicts of the twentieth century at home and abroad? What kind of partnership with government did they have? Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 3150 | Salem Witch Trials: History and Literature (3.00) |
| The seminar will examine the historical scholarship, literary fiction, and primary source materials relating to the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 and enable students to work with all the original sources. Prerequisites: Restricted to Religious Studies, American Studies, English, SWAG, and History Majors. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 3151 | United States Society and Politics, 1900-1945 (3.00) |
| The development of modern America is explored by considering the growing interdependence between its politics, economy, culture, and social structure in the first half of the 20th century. | |
| HIUS 3161 | Viewing America, 1940 to 1980 (3.00) |
| Built around news reels, photographs, television, films, and reviews, this course explores how Americans viewed some of the major events and trends in the post-war period. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2011 | |
| HIUS 3162 | Digitizing America (3.00) |
| This class will explore the history of the United States from 1980 to the present through the lens of the information revolution that occurred during this period. We will examine the origins of the technological changes like the mainframe computer, merged media, the emergence of the internet, and the impact that they had on the economy, politics and social interaction. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 3171 | United States Society and Politics, 1945-1990 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Surveys post World War II U.S. politics uncovering the links between long range social and economic phenomenon (suburbanization, decline of agricultural employment, the rise and fall of the labor movement, black urbanization and proletarianization, economic society and insecurity within the middle class, the changing structure of multinational business) and the more obvious political movements, election results, and state policies of the last half century. |
| HIUS 3172 | America in Vietnam (3.00) |
| This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 through 1975. It will offer a detailed study of U.S. political, economic, cultural, and military policy through a wide range of scholarship on the U.S. engagement with Vietnam, focusing on the war's impact in Southeast Asia and in the United States. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 3182 | Politics of Health Care in America: History, Policy, and Society (3.00) |
| This course will examine the history of health care in the United States. The course will focus on the intersection of public policy with medical practice and institutional development, as well as on changes in societal conceptions of health. We will explore the role of physicians, patients, the state, the private sector, and hospitals and other institutions in the development and operation of the U.S. health care system. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 3191 | American Jewish History (3.00) |
| This course examines the 350-year history of the Jewish people in colonial North American and the United States. It surveys the social, religious, cultural, and political life of Jews and the comparative dimension with other minority groups and Jewish communities across the world. | |
| HIUS 3231 | Rise and Fall of the Slave South (3.00) |
| A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with AAS 3231. | |
| HIUS 3232 | The South in the Twentieth Century (3.00) |
| Studies the history of the South from 1900 to the present focusing on class structure, race relations, cultural traditions, and the question of southern identity. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 3261 | The Trans-Mississippi West (3.00) |
| Studies economic, social, and cultural history of the Far West from the Mexican War to World War II. Focuses on continuity and change in the region's history and the social experience of its peoples from the era of conquest, migration, and settlement to the era of agribusiness, Hollywood, and national park tourism. | |
| HIUS 3281 | History of Virginia to 1865 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the development of colonial institutions as influenced by frontier conditions and British policy and culture. A survey of Virginia history from colonial times to 1865. |
| HIUS 3282 | History of Virginia since 1865 (3.00) |
| Studies the social, economic, and political development of modern Virginia from the Civil War to present. Focuses on Virginia identity and institutions, race relations, and class structures. | |
| HIUS 3301 | The History of UVa in the Twentieth Century (3.00) |
| Studies the local, regional, and national trends effecting higher education, relating these trends specifically to the University of Virginia. Students are active participants in recovering the institution's history through oral interviews with alumni, faculty, and administrators and through serious archival work. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 3401 | Development of American Science (3.00) |
| Studies the history of the development of American science from the colonial period to the present, emphasizing the process of the professionalization of American science and on the relationships between the emergent scientific community and such concerns as higher education and the government. | |
| HIUS 3411 | American Business (3.00) |
| Surveys the rise of the modern corporate form of American business and an analysis of the underlying factors which shaped that development. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 3451 | History of Urban America (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of the American city from colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century. Emphasizes both the physical growth of the system of cities and the development of an urban culture, including comparisons with European and Asian cities. | |
| HIUS 3452 | History of Urban America (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of the American city from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasizes both the physical growth of the system of cities and the development of an urban culture, including comparisons with European and Asian cities. | |
| HIUS 3453 | Work, Poverty, and Welfare: 20th Century U.S. Social Policy History (3.00) |
| The historical relationship between work, poverty, and the development of social policy in the United States during the 20th century, with a focus on the structure of the workplace, the role of the state, poverty, and the interaction of these and other factors in shaping social policy. | |
| HIUS 3455 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1914 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies American foreign relations from colonial times to 1914. |
| HIUS 3456 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1914 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies American foreign relations from 1914 to the present. |
| HIUS 3471 | History of American Labor (3.00) |
| Surveys American labor in terms of the changing nature of work and its effect on working men, women, and children. Emphasizes social and cultural responses to such changes, as well as the organized labor movement. | |
| HIUS 3481 | American Social History to 1870 (3.00) |
| Topics include demographic change, the emergence of regional social orders, the shaping of American religion, the impact of the industrial revolution, and the development of important elites. | |
| HIUS 3482 | United States Social History Since 1870 (3.00) |
| Topics include the development of a predominantly urban society, with particular emphasis on sources of stability, class and stratification, ethnic patterns, religious identities, social elites, and education. | |
| HIUS 3491 | Rural Poverty in Our Time (3.00) |
| This course will use an interdisciplinary format and document based approach to explore the history of non-urban poverty in the US South from the 1930s to the present. Weaving together the social histories of poor people, the political history of poverty policies, and the history of representations of poverty, the course follows historical cycles of attention and neglect during the Great Depression, the War on Poverty, and the present. | |
| HIUS 3559 | New Course in United States History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. |
| HIUS 3611 | Gender & Sexuality in AM, 1600-1865 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups. |
| HIUS 3612 | Gender & Sexuality in America, 1865 to Present (3.00) |
| Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups. | |
| HIUS 3621 | Coming of Age in America: A History of Youth (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This course will explore the historical experience of young people and the meaning of youth from the colonial period to the late twentieth century. We will analyze how shifting social relations and cultural understandings changed what it meant to grow up. Topics to be explored include work, family, sexuality, education, political involvement, and popular culture. |
| HIUS 3641 | American Indian History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | From the post-Ice Age migrations to the Americas to current developments in tribal sovereignty, this survey course will include such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; and legal and political activism. |
| HIUS 3651 | Afro-American History to 1865 (3.00) |
| Studies the history of black Americans from the introduction of slavery in America to the end of the Civil War. | |
| HIUS 3652 | Afro-American History Since 1865 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the history of black Americans from the Civil War to the present. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIUS 3671 | History of the Civil Rights Movement (3.00) |
| Examines the history of the southern Civil Rights movement. Studies the civil rights movement's philosophies, tactics, events, personalities, and consequences, beginning in 1900, but concentrating heavily on the activist years between 1955 and 1968. Course was offered Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 3752 | The History of Early American Law (3.00) |
| Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the colonial settlements to the Civil War. Focuses on legal change, constitutional law, legislation, and the common law from 1776 to 1860. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 3753 | The History of Modern American Law (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Studies the major developments in American law, politics, and society from the era of Reconstruction to the recent past. Focuses on legal change as well as constitutional law, legislation, and the common law. Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| HIUS 3756 | American Legal Thought since 1880 (3.00) |
| A survey of American legal thought from Holmes to Posner. Emphasizes theories of property, contract, tort, corporations and administrative law in Legal Realism, Legal Process Jurisprudence, Law and Economics, and Critical Legal Studies. | |
| HIUS 3851 | Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States to 1865 (3.00) |
| Analyzes the traditions of thought and belief in relation to significant historical events and cultural changes from the 17th century to the Civil War. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 3852 | Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States since 1865 (3.00) |
| Analyzes the main traditions of thought and belief in the relationship to significant historical events and cultural changes from the Civil War to the present. | |
| HIUS 4160 | History Behind the Headlines (4.00) |
| This course takes advantage of the nationally known academic experts, journalists, and policy-makers who come through UVa's Miller Center of Public Affairs each week. Based on the work of these visiting scholars, students will consider the historical background of some of our most pressing policy and public affairs issues. Assignments will include extensive weekly readings, a few short op-eds, and a lengthy original research essay. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 4501 | Seminar in United States History (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 4511 | Colloquium in United States History (4.00) |
| The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. | |
| HIUS 4559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 4591 | Topics in United States History (3.00) |
| Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 4993 | Independent Study in United States History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | In exceptional circumstances and with permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors. Note: These courses are open only to Human Biology majors. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| HIUS 5021 | Counterpoint Seminar: Teaching Post-Civil War American History (3.00) |
| This course offers future elementary, middle and high school teachers of American History the opportunity to reflect on their own college learning of the subject; it teaches those future teachers how to convert that earlier learning into the stuff of K-12 teaching. Specifically, the course looks back at HIUS 2002 (or equivalent courses that future teachers may have taken elsewhere) and reconsiders that content for its applications to K-12 classrooms. The course is co-taught by instructors from the Curry and the Department of History. Prerequisites: HIUS 2002 or its equivalent or permission of instructor | |
| HIUS 5081 | Turning Points in U.S. History: Micro-Analytic Methods (3.00) |
| The course has two main objects. The first is to linger over several turning points in the history of the United States. The second is work on `micro-analytic' methods to use in studying such critical episodes. | |
| HIUS 5559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 6000 | The Age of Jefferson (1.00) |
| Examines the period of American History from 1760-1820. Discusses and researches such topics as the American Revolution and Constitutional periods; development of the political party system; the Federalists and the Jeffersonians; the presidency of Thomas Jefferson; the War of 1812; and debates leading to the Missouri Compromise. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 6001 | Crises and Solutions in Colonial America (1.00) |
| Examines periods of crisis, controversy, and conflict in Colonial America among contemporaries and historians. Focuses on the eastern half of North America from the time the first English settlers arrived until the era of the American Revolution. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 6002 | Thomas Jefferson: Up Close and Personal (1.00) |
| Explores the private life of Thomas Jefferson through a critical reading of recent scholarship concerning the third president's relationship with his family, his attitude toward slavery, and his reaction to the sometimes vicious attacks on his character and politics. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 6003 | Revolutions (1.00) |
| Views revolutions as ideology and as practice distinctive to larger processes of the modern world. Examines ways of thinking about familiar political transformations such as Britain's North American colonies in 1776, France in 1789, and Russia in 1917. Considers the narratives of revolutions in a broader sense. | |
| HIUS 6004 | The World of the Ancient Greeks (1.00) |
| Introduces teachers to some basic elements of the world of the ancient Greeks, including their language, history, government, art, and architecture. Focuses on ancient Athens as a country and a city, but will introduce for comparison other Greek city-states such as Sparta. Discusses how elements of ancient Greek culture remain alive in our culture today. | |
| HIUS 6005 | State and Local Government in Virginia (1.00) |
| Focuses on institutions of Virginia's state and local government, and history of their development over the past three hundred years. Considers remarkable careers of several Virginia politicians who helped shape today's politics and government. Refreshes and invigorates teacher knowledge of fundamentals of Virginia government and politics and suggests new ways of making them come alive. | |
| HIUS 6006 | The Vietnam Tapes: Pres Recordings of Kennedy,Johnson&Nixon (1.00) |
| This colloquium will explore Vietnam War thru once-secret White House Tapes of the presidents who waged it. Miller Center's Presidential recordings program, historians of war and curriculum specialists and participating teachers will study the most consquential decision-making episodes in American History and develop strategies for teaching in their classroom. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| HIUS 6007 | Teaching History (1.00) |
| Provides teachers with an overview of effective approaches for planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasizes exploring relationships between educational theory and development of practical teaching techniques for use in the history classroom. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| HIUS 6008 | Reconstruction: The Promises & Perils of American Citizenship (1.00) |
| The course will examine the reconstruction era and explores how definitions of citzenship were crafter, debated, and tested in the turbulent aftermath of the Civil War. Particular attention will be paid to social and political worlds African Americans (especially those in Virginia) envisioned and created during the period. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 6009 | Rebellion and Race: The Twin Issues Driving Reconstruction (1.00) |
| The Sesquincentennial of the Am Civil War has ensured this conflict will receive renewed attention, but the aftermath of the struggle has proven every bit as important to an understanding of Am History and some of the most significant themes that have shaped it Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 6010 | Settlement of Am West, ca 1848-1900 (1.00) |
| This course will examine the settling of the American West. Roughly 5 decades the course covers are some of the most turbulent in Am History-the Civil War, Indian Wars, and coming of railroads and millions pouring into land across the Mississippi. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6011 | Learning History (1.00) |
| This course is the 2nd in a series which will explore what it means to be a teacher leader in history education. There are 3 goals 1) planning and implementation successful history learning experiences, 2) continuing conversation about sharing effective instructional approaches, 3) introduction to observing instruction/reflecting on instruction. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6012 | Responding to Crises of Modernity: the US in the Progressive Era (1.00) |
| This course will explore how industrilization, urbanization, immigration, and technological changes of the late 19th and early 205h centruies led to a strong and diverse wave of reform in the roughly 2 decades preceding US entry into WWI. This course is restricted to Center for the Liberal Arts students. | |
| HIUS 6014 | The Progressive Era, the New Deal and the Transformation of American Democ (1.00) |
| This course will explore the first 4 decades of the 20th centruy, when a diverse array of government officials, academics, social activitists, and crusading journalists instigated changes in the ideas, institutions, and policies that shaped American politics Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 6015 | Leadership in History (1.00) |
| This course is the third in a series that will explore what it means to be a teacher leader in history education | |
| HIUS 6016 | Hearing the Civil Rights Movement (1.00) |
| This course explores key moments in the civil rights movement through sound and film recordings, related to them. | |
| HIUS 6017 | The Other Liberalism: The United States in Vietnam (1.00) |
| This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 thru 1975 | |
| HIUS 6018 | America and the Sixties (1.00) |
| This course will address those events and people crucial to understanding 1960's America. From the promise of a Kennedy presidency to the Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson to the quagmire of the Vietnam War, participants will consider not only American participation in Vietnam, but the impetus behind the war to eradicate poverty, and the important people, orgs, and battles in the cursade to end racial and social injustice. | |
| HIUS 6019 | The Paradox of Prosperity (1.00) |
| This course will explore how the growth of America into a dynamic nation was fraught with paradoxes and how paradox ironically inspired Americans from a variety of fields and walks of life to believe they could meet and conquer any challenge which might emerege. | |
| HIUS 6026 | Two Communities in Civil War (1.00) |
| Researches the coming of the Civil War with a focus on primary materials from two communities: Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 6027 | Battles and Leaders: An Examination of the American Civil War (1.00) |
| Examines the American Civil War and the role of conventional military history themes. Explores good military leaders and the strategies they adopted; the nature of war and how it is waged; and the impact it will have on combatants and noncombatants. Studies and discusses the Civil War through the eyes of military and political leaders. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 6028 | Consequences and Legacies of the Civil War (1.00) |
| Explores the Civil War within the larger framework of United States and world history, especially the years since 1865. Incorporates discussion, lecture, and analysis of primary source documents. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 6029 | Cold War Battle for Hearts and Minds (1.00) |
| The seminar will explore the internationa, intellectual, idealogical and cultural aspects of superpower struggle that consumed much of the 20th Century. It will trace East-West competition from roots to WWII and extends study past 1991 into Cold War World. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6030 | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement (1.00) |
| Explores key moments in Civil Rights Movement thru sounds and fil recording related to them. Among topcs are rhetoric of Rev King Jr. residencies of Kennety, Johnson and Nixon and reaction from the White House to severl civil rights crises. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 6031 | The Origins of the US Welfare State (1.00) |
| Explore emergence and development of U.S. welfare state. Assess meaning of term "welfare state" in an American context: what counts as part of the welfare state, who is included in its benefits, and what rights--and obligations--does it suggest? | |
| HIUS 6032 | Methods Teaching (1.00) |
| Provides teachers with overview of effective approaches to planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the relationship between educational theory and development of practical teaching techniques for every day use in the classroom. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6033 | Collaboration and Identity in Early America (1.00) |
| Participants will study the question of America from the founding and through the legacy of Jamestown and examine the collaborative effort that went into the formulation of America's founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| HIUS 6034 | Meeting Challenges of World History Survey (1.00) |
| This short course will alert teachers of social studies in all grades to resources and approaches on which they might draw, considered in context of the intellectual challenges of transcending the, inevitably modern (and thus implicity euro-centric) approaches to the subject that will prevail in available materials. | |
| HIUS 6035 | The Progressive Era and the Reform Impulse (1.00) |
| This course will explore how the Progressive Era brought together diverse groups of people who sought to address and redeem the injustices of the Gilded Age and reform an America that marginalized many of its citizens, including, women, blacks, and the poor. | |
| HIUS 6036 | Methods Course in Teaching History (1.00) |
| This class provides teachers with an overview of effective approaches to planning and implementing successful history learning experiences for students. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the relationship between educational theory and the development of practical teaching techniques for every day use in the history classroom. | |
| HIUS 7001 | Introductory Colloquium in American History (6.00) |
| American history from 1607 to the present, emphasizing various approaches and current problems in recent historiography. | |
| HIUS 7002 | Introductory Colloquium in American History (6.00) |
| American history from 1607 to the present, emphasizing various approaches and current problems in recent historiography. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 7031 | Colonial British America (3.00) |
| This colloquium offers an introduction to themes, regions, and debates in the history of colonial and Revolutionary America. It will focus on colonization, development, and cultural encounter in early North America, West Indies, and the Atlantic World in the early modern period, ca. 1600-1800, from a variety of historical approaches. | |
| HIUS 7041 | The Early American Republic, 1783-1830 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Reading and discussion in national political history from 1789 to 1815. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 |
| HIUS 7051 | Antebellum America (3.00) |
| Studies selected problems and developments in the period 1830-1860 through reading and discussion. | |
| HIUS 7061 | New Approaches to American Political History (3.00) |
| Studies the 19th century, introducing the new conceptual and methodological approaches historians and political scientists have brought to bear on American political history. Explores critical realignment, collective biography, content analysis, legislative roll-call analysis, and popular voting analysis. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 7071 | Civil War and Reconstruction (3.00) |
| Studies selected problems and developments through reading and discussion. | |
| HIUS 7101 | Early American Military History (3.00) |
| Introduces the military history of the American colonies and the U.S. between 1689-1815. Topics include the history of early conflicts with the Indians; the colonial wars; the American Revolution; and the War of 1812. Explores the significance of warfare for the emerging republican culture of the U.S., focusing on the social contexts of war as these have been revealed in the 'new military history.' | |
| HIUS 7131 | The Emergence of Modern America, ca. 1870-ca. 1930 (3.00) |
| Studies the distinctive characteristics of American modernity as they emerged in the period from the end of reconstruction to the 1930s. Concentrates on the interplay between large national changes and local life as America became a world power. Investigates the reciprocal relations between society and politics, social organization and science and technology, large-scale bureaucratic organizations and the changing class structure, culture, and ideology. | |
| HIUS 7141 | America Since 1930 (3.00) |
| Studies the rise and fall of domestic liberalism and the political economy that sustained it. | |
| HIUS 7151 | The United States, 1945-Present (3.00) |
| An intensive reading course emphasizing historiographic approaches to synthesizing post-war America. | |
| HIUS 7152 | The United States, 1945-Present (3.00) |
| This is a readings and discussion course on U.S. history from 1945 to the present. Students will be graded based upon participation in discussion and short historiographic essays. | |
| HIUS 7171 | The American Culture of Consumption, 1920-1990 (3.00) |
| An intensive readings course exploring the cultural, social, and political implications and evolution of consumption. | |
| HIUS 7201 | US History of Technology and Environment, Special Topics -- Energy (3.00) |
| Popular interest in energy waxes and wanes with the price of gasoline. A historical perspective, however, shows the central role energy sources and transformations have played across the economic, cultural, and regulatory history of the United States. To a large degree, our energy history guides our chores today. Geared to history graduate students, this course or its cross-listed clone (STS 7201) is open to all UVA graduate students. | |
| HIUS 7231 | The American South Before 1900 (3.00) |
| Surveys major themes and interpretations of the American South, especially 19th century. | |
| HIUS 7232 | The South Since 1900 (3.00) |
| A colloquium on selected themes in 20th century southern history. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIUS 7235 | Southern History (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion on selected topics of southern history. | |
| HIUS 7261 | American Political Development in Action (3.00) |
| Readings drawn from the leading works in this field that span history, political science, and sociology. Students will also attend colloquia where works in progress will be presented by leading scholars. Course was offered Fall 2012 | |
| HIUS 7301 | American Studies Seminar (3.00) |
| A co-taught, interdisciplinary seminar combining the study of a chronological period with a significant focus on the implications of the material for public historians. Includes the disciplines of art history, architecture, literature, anthropology, archaeology, music, government, and history. Period of focus is defined by co-faculty. | |
| HIUS 7451 | Urban History (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion of primary and secondary sources focused on different topics annually. | |
| HIUS 7471 | American Labor History (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on U.S. working class, including its institutions, consciousness, social composition, politics. | |
| HIUS 7481 | Approaches to Social History (3.00) |
| Study of the relationships between social history and other disciplines through readings and discussions about broad interpretative problems in 19th and 20th century American society. | |
| HIUS 7559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| HIUS 7611 | Women's History (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion on selected topics in the history of women in the U.S. | |
| HIUS 7641 | The American West Since 1850 (3.00) |
| This is a graduate readings seminar in which students will become familiar with the major issues in the history of the American West including, but not limited to, American Indians, the environment, and the federal presence in the region. | |
| HIUS 7651 | The History of United States Foreign Relations (3.00) |
| Colloquium on selected themes and topics in the history and historiography of U.S. foreign relations. | |
| HIUS 7652 | Constitutional History I: From the Revolution to 1896 (3.00) |
| The history and historiography of American constitutional development from the revolution to 1896. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012 | |
| HIUS 7653 | Constitutional History II: The Twentieth Century (3.00) |
| The history and historiography of American constitutional development in the twentieth century. | |
| HIUS 7654 | Civil Rights from Plessy to Brown (3.00) |
| Studies in the role of law and lawyering in the political, social, and cultural history of civil rights struggles from 1896 to 1954. | |
| HIUS 7655 | American Legal History (3.00) |
| Intensive study along topical and chronological lines of the ways in which fundamental legal forms (federalism or property or contract) have shaped (and been shaped by) American politics and society from the eighteenth century to the recent past. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 7656 | 20th Century U.S. Social and Legal History (3.00) |
| Studies in the role of law and lawyering in American poliicsand society since 1950. Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| HIUS 7657 | Colloquium in Modern US History -- Conservatism and the Right (3.00) |
| Studies selected aspects and problems in the history of American thought. | |
| HIUS 7658 | Nineteenth-Century American Social and Cultural History (3.00) |
| Reading and discussion of primary and secondary sources. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 7659 | Twentieth Century US Cultural Hisory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | This readings course introduces graduate students to the theory, methods, and historiography of cultural history through a survey of key texts in twentieth century US history. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| HIUS 8002 | Topics in United States Political History Since 1840 (3.00) |
| Graduate seminar to facilitate research papers on aspects of U.S. political history since 1840. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 8022 | Research Seminar in American History (3.00) |
| This course offers first-year PhD students in History an opportunity to research and write an article-length research essay of publishable quality. Research will be conducted with the guidance of the intended dissertation adviser. A revised version of essay will be submitted to fulfill the master's essay requirement for students in U.S. History. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 8031 | The Early Period of American History (3.00) |
| The Early Period of American History | |
| HIUS 8041 | The Age of Jefferson (3.00) |
| Intensive study of different aspects of problems of this period of American history by means of discussions, readings, and research papers. | |
| HIUS 8051 | Antebellum America (3.00) |
| Research on selected topics in the period 1830-1860. | |
| HIUS 8061 | Nineteenth-Century American Political History (3.00) |
| Research on selected topics in American political history, 1840-1880. Students write a research paper utilizing one or more of the techniques and concepts studied the first semester. | |
| HIUS 8121 | Civil War and Reconstruction (3.00) |
| Examines special problems, with critical analysis of papers presented by students. Focus of study is national rather than sectional. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 8131 | The Emergence of Modern America, ca. 1870-ca. 1930 (3.00) |
| Explores the distinctive characteristics of American modernity as they emerged in the period from the end of reconstruction to the 1930s. Concentrates on the interplay between large national changes and local life as America became a world power. Investigates the reciprocal relations between society and politics, social organization and science and technology, large-scale bureaucratic organizations, and the changing class structure, culture, and ideology. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 8141 | American History, 1929-1945 (3.00) |
| A research seminar in which students write a major paper on some aspect of American history during this period. Prerequisite: Graduate status; at least one upper-division undergraduate course, including this period or a relevant graduate course. | |
| HIUS 8142 | American History, 1945-Present (3.00) |
| A research seminar that addresses problems in post-war historical research. | |
| HIUS 8230 | The Nineteenth-Century South (3.00) |
| Research on selected topics in the history of the American South during the eras of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the New South. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| HIUS 8235 | Topics in Modern Southern History (3.00) |
| A research seminar. Prerequisite: HIUS 7232 or instructor permission. | |
| HIUS 8451 | The History of United States Foreign Relations (3.00) |
| A research seminar. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| HIUS 8471 | Twentieth-Century United States Labor History (3.00) |
| Research seminar in labor history, covering topics from the era of Samuel Gompers to the decomposition of the post World War II socio-political order. Emphasizes the cultural and political conditions which gave rise to the industrial union movement of the 1930s and 1940s and to the internal dynamics of the trade unions of that era. Examines state politics and the labor policies of the leading firms in the core sectors of the economy. | |
| HIUS 8559 | New Course in United States History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| HIUS 8611 | Graduate Seminar in Women's History (3.00) |
| Examines American women's history culminating in the composition of an original research paper based on primary source materials from any era. Paper either deals with some aspect of the history of American women or examines the history of gender relations. Includes peer readings and critiques. | |
| HIUS 8671 | The Civil Rights Movement (3.00) |
| A research seminar on the ideas, individuals, social forces, protest movements, and public policies that dismantled the southern system of segregation and disfranchisement. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| HIUS 8755 | American Legal History (3.00) |
| Directed research in selected areas of American legal history. | |
| HIUS 8756 | Lawyers in American Public Life (3.00) |
| Reading and biographical research on the legal profession and the role of lawyers in American government and politics since 1789. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| HIUS 8757 | Nineteenth-Century American Social and Cultural History (3.00) |
| A research seminar. | |
| Medieval Studies | |
| MSP 3559 | New Course in Medieval Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| MSP 3801 | Colloquium in Medieval Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | Discussion and criticism of selected works of and on the period. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty. |
| MSP 4559 | New Course in Medieval Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history. | |
| MSP 4801 | Seminar in Medieval Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2013 | For advanced students dealing with methods of research in the field. Taught by different members of the medieval faculty. |