Courses - Summer 2023
HIST137
Pursuits of Happiness: Ordinary Lives in the American Revolution
Credit only granted for: HIST137 or HNUH218A.
Investigates the search for personal fulfillment unleashed by the American Revolution; explores the many different meanings ascribed to the notion of the "pursuit of happiness" by Americans in the early national period.
HIST200
HIST201
Interpreting American History: From 1865 to the Present
Credit only granted for: HIST157 or HIST201.
Formerly: HIST157.
The United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Economic, social, intellectual, and political developments. Rise of industry and emergence of the United States as a world power.
HIST319A
Special Topics in History; City God, Dragon Boat, and Monkey King: Popular Culture and Society in Imperial China
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores popular culture, society, and religion in China, with a focus on the late imperial periods (1368-1911). Together we will read and discuss a variety of (translated) primary sources and secondary sources, including the famous sixteenth-century popular novel The Journey to the West, which features the adventures of the powerful Monkey King in his quest for pleasure, immorality, and salvation. We will raise and address questions about popular culture, vernacular literature, folk religion, ritual operas, and everyday life of ordinary people in late imperial China.
HIST319W
Special Topics in History; Hollywood and Politics from 1915 to the present
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Crosslisted with CINE329G. Credit only granted for HIST319W or CINE329G.
Hollywood and Washington have been obsessed with each other for a long time. This course explores the history of this "dangerous" relation during the past 100 years.
Hollywood and Washington have been obsessed with each other for a long time. This course explores the history of this "dangerous" relation during the past 100 years.
HIST328E
Selected Topics in History; The Politics of the Apocalypse: Imagining the World's End in Modern Times
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
This course will explore apocalyptic concerns from ancient times through the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on three domains: religion, politics, and technology. The course will also challenge students to see history itself as a bone of contention, a subject of interpretation, rather than a fixed story of progress toward a predetermined end.
HIST328I
Selected Topics in History; Online and in the Streets: Protest and Activism in Latin American Feminist Movements
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with WGSS379L. Credit only granted for WGSS379L or HIST328I.
An interdisciplinary approach to Latin American and Caribbean history, culture, and politics, through the lenses of feminist protest and women's activism. The class explores how activists fight for change, both online and in the streets and how feminist agendas changed over time. Taught in collaboration with Universidad Nacional de Tres Febrero, Argentina. Students will share discussions with students from Argentina and learn from scholars and activists from the Global South. Class meets online on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5pm-7pm EST.
An interdisciplinary approach to Latin American and Caribbean history, culture, and politics, through the lenses of feminist protest and women's activism. The class explores how activists fight for change, both online and in the streets and how feminist agendas changed over time. Taught in collaboration with Universidad Nacional de Tres Febrero, Argentina. Students will share discussions with students from Argentina and learn from scholars and activists from the Global South. Class meets online on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5pm-7pm EST.
This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide virtual opportunities for global engagement. Global Classrooms can range from embedded experiences to immersive, project-based collaborations. Learn more about Global Classrooms: go.umd.edu/gc-umd.
HIST329K
History of Rock and Roll, 1950 - 2000
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Interdisciplinary examination of the development of American rock 'n' roll and popular music in the second half of the 20th century. Popular music will be studied both in terms of what it sounds like, and in terms of what it meant to the societies in which it was made and consumed. Special attention will be paid to the role of African- American cultural influences, as well as contributions made by European (mainly British) performers over the years.
HIST329P
Special Topics in History; From Body Snatchers to Jack the Ripper: Scandal and Crime in Victorian Britain
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Learn about the dark side of Victorian life, from Royal scandals and grave robbery to workhouses, lady poisoners, and Jack the Ripper. We will use scandal and crime as a lens to study the larger social/ political/cultural world of the Victorians and their influence on pop culture today.
HIST329T
Special Topics in History; Queer History in America
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines American history through frameworks of gender, sexuality, identity, and desire. We will contextualize how these ideas changed unevenly over time and intersected with major moments in the traditional history of America.
HIST330
Europe in the Making: The Early Medieval West (A.D. 300-1000)
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: RELS340.
Credit only granted for: HIST330 or RELS340.
From one empire to another: Rome to Charlemagne. This period is approached as a crucible in which classical, Christian, and Germanic elements merged, yielding new experimental syntheses. This course will deal with issues of authority, cultural trends, and the formation of group solidarity.
HIST339W
Special Topics in History; Star Wars and the History of Western Myths in Modern PopularCulture
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
George Lucas created a massive science fiction universe with his creation of Star Wars but many of his ideas were drawn directly from historical events and myths. This course explores and examines the historical events and European and American mythologies that influenced the galaxy of Star Wars, and recognizes the different ways popular culture reflects history.
HIST357
Recent America: 1945-Present
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
American history from the inauguration of Harry S. Truman to the present with emphasis upon politics and foreign relations, but with consideration of special topics such as radicalism, conservatism, and labor.
HIST360
Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Twentieth-century U.S. civil rights movement from the vantage point of women, considering both women's involvement in the legal campaigns and political protests and the impact of civil rights struggles on women's condition, status, and identity.
Also offered as AASP498I and WGSS498M. Credit granted for AASP498I, HIST360, or WGSS498M.
HIST386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-History department; and junior standing or higher.
The History Department's Internship program. Pre-professional experience in historical research, analysis, and writing in a variety of work settings.
HIST619A
Special Topics in History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
HIST799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
HIST899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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