Courses - Fall 2023
HIST106
Cross-listed with: JWST141.
Credit only granted for: HIST106 or JWST141.
History of the Jews in America from Colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the waves of migration from Germany and Eastern Europe; the changing nature of the American Jewish community and its participation in American social, economic, and political life.
HIST120
Islamic Civilization
Cross-listed with: RELS120.
Credit only granted for: HIST120 or RELS120.
Introduction to society and culture in the Middle East since the advent of Islam: as a personal and communal faith; as artistic and literary highlights of intellectual and cultural life; and as the interplay between politics and religion under the major Islamic regimes.
HIST122
History of Africa from earliest times to 1800. Topics of study include origins of African societies, Nile Valley civilization, medieval African states and societies, Islam, oral traditions, African slavery and the slave trade, and early African-European interactions.
HIST135
Civil Discourse or Urban Riot: Why Cities Don't (Often) Explode
Cross-listed with: JWST289E.
Credit only granted for: HIST135 or JWST289E.
An examination of the mechanisms that promote peaceful co-existence in urban societies and a discussion of how and why city streets sometimes become violent.
HIST136
An exploration of American business culture and institutions from colonial times to the present with emphasis on how inherited and acquired identities (social capital) have shaped Americans' experiences as entrepreneurs, managers, workers, and consumers.
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.
HIST208A
Historical Research and Methods Seminar; Doctors & Diseases: Medical Sciences and Technologies in American History, 1860-2000
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Permission of department.
Conduct research in the field of medical history. Focuses on major themes and methods in the field, including theories of the social construction of illness, approaches to studying technological change in medicine, and techniques for developing patient-centered histories. Also recommends best practices for research and writing.
Conduct research in the field of medical history. Focuses on major themes and methods in the field, including theories of the social construction of illness, approaches to studying technological change in medicine, and techniques for developing patient-centered histories. Also recommends best practices for research and writing.
HIST208Y
Historical Research and Methods Seminar; Latin America and the United States: Power, Knowledge, and Culture in the 20th Century
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Permission of department.
Relations of the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. Specific topics of discussion include the Mexican Revolution, 1954 Guatemala, the Cuban Revolution, and 1973 Chile. Students will research topics related to the relations of power, knowledge, and culture between Latin American and U.S. actors using primary sources in areas such as diplomacy, politics, science, arts, etc.
Relations of the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. Specific topics of discussion include the Mexican Revolution, 1954 Guatemala, the Cuban Revolution, and 1973 Chile. Students will research topics related to the relations of power, knowledge, and culture between Latin American and U.S. actors using primary sources in areas such as diplomacy, politics, science, arts, etc.
HIST208Z
Historical Research and Methods Seminar; How Revolutionary: Upheavals in History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Permission of department.
We will examine the major historiographical trends and debates in the study of revolutions, ranging from the long eighteenth century's Age of Revolutions through the twentieth century's independence movements and social revolutions. After completing this historiographic training, students will conduct original research related to revolution in the 18th, 19th, or 20th centuries.
We will examine the major historiographical trends and debates in the study of revolutions, ranging from the long eighteenth century's Age of Revolutions through the twentieth century's independence movements and social revolutions. After completing this historiographic training, students will conduct original research related to revolution in the 18th, 19th, or 20th centuries.
HIST215
Credit only granted for: HIST215 or HIST219A.
Formerly: HIST219A.
An exploration of the theories and rhetoric about the nature and existence of women in the West, focusing on the experience of women from the hegemony of Classical Greece to the French Revolution, an era that marks the beginning of a continuous process of change. Emphasis will be on the period between 1250 and 1750, when the Western European world was fundamentally altered in every aspect and in every level of society, culture, and government.
HIST219Q
Special Topics in History; American Social Violence
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
The January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was a strong reminder of our propensity for collective violence. This course examines the country's long history of political and social violence, with the goal of explaining why we have always been such a violent nation.
HIST219T
Discovering the World of Ancient Rome
Cross-listed with: CLAS190.
Credit only granted for: CLAS190 or HIST219T.
An exploration of the cultural traits and developments of ancient Roman civilization from its roots in Etruscan culture, through the rise of the Roman Republic, to the expansion of Roman cultural influence in the ancient world and the emergence of the Roman Empire. Drawing upon the evidence of the archaeological remains as well as ancient historical and literary documents, students gain a basic familiarity with the principal monuments and artifacts of ancient Roman civilization, the various institutions and values that characterized the Romans, and the significant historical events that transformed the culture over the course of antiquity.
HIST220
The Atlantic World in the Age of Exploration, Conquest, and Settlement
Credit only granted for: HIST219V or HIST220.
Formerly: HIST219V.
Study of encounters, exchanges, and clashes between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in the early modern Atlantic World. Examines conquest and colonial systems; movement of men and women and mixing of peoples, and the persistence of native folkways.
HIST224
Modern Military History, 1494-1815
Survey of global military history from the European "discovery" of the Americas to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Explores how the creation of professional armies, advancement of weapons technology, and evolution of military-civilian relations in Europe during these three centuries sparked the "Rise of the West".
HIST226
Revolution, Regret, and Reform: The People and Principles in American Political History
Credit only granted for: HONR299G or HIST226.
Formerly: HONR299G.
Explores American political history from Independence through the present day. Interrogates the roots of American political ideas, the dynamics of partisan competition, the interaction of class, ethnicity, race, and politics, the evolution of policy preferences, the growth of the state, and the transformation of grassroots expectations and ambitions, among other important themes. By exploring the writings of major figures as well as the preferences of anonymous voters--and everyone in between, this course will help students identify the overarching themes and the important forgotten moments in our nation's political development. Students will end the semester armed with a mastery of this history, an understanding of the methods of political historians and scholars in related fields, and a contextualization of our contemporary political world.
HIST234
Invaders, Conquerors, Usurpers: A History of Pre-Modern Britain to 1485
British history from Roman times to the 15th century. The Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, and Norman invasions; the coming of Christianity; Magna Carta, the development of Parliament, legal institutions, and the Common Law; the decline of medieval kingship.
HIST236
From Peacocks to Punks: Modern Britain from 1688 to Today
British history from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the present. The revolution of 1688; the structure of 18th-century society and politics; economic and social change in the Industrial Revolution; 19th- and 20th-century political and social reform; imperialism; the impact of the First and Second World Wars on British society.
HIST237
Russian Civilization
An overview of Russian history stressing the main lines of development of the Russian state and the evolution of Russian culture to the present day.
HIST247
Modern India: From the British Raj to the World's Largest Democracy
Credit only granted for: HIST219J or HIST247.
Formerly: HIST219J.
Surveys the making of modern India, as well as Pakistan and Bangladesh, from the onset of colonialism in the 18th century to the present day. Focuses on three key themes: state formation and the persistence of regional identities; the negotiation of religious, ethnic, caste, and gender differences; and economic development and inequality.
HIST250
Cross-listed with: LACS250.
Credit only granted for: LASC250, HIST250, OR LACS250.
Formerly: LASC250.
Introductory survey of the history of Latin America from pre-Columbian Indian cultures to the beginning of the wars for independence (ca. 1810), covering cultural, political, social, and economic developments. Major themes include conquest, colonialism, indigenous culture, African slavery, religion, race and ethnicity, and gender ideologies.
HIST254
African-American History to 1865
Cross-listed with: AAAS254.
Credit only granted for: HIST254, AAAS254 or AASP298C.
Survey of the principal developments in the history and culture of the peoples of African descent in colonial North America and the United States to 1865. Examines the African past, the Atlantic slave trade, variation in slavery, the growth of free black communities, the transformations of families and cultural forms, and patterns of resistance.
Cross-listed with AASP298C. Credit will be granted for AASP298C or HIST 254.
HIST261
An introduction to the broad shifts in European medicine of early modern period, a period that saw the extension of overseas empires and the emergence of medicine as a profession. The course offers a thematic and comparative look at the intertwined experiences of disease, empire, and global commerce that reshaped expectations of what medicine could or should do, for whom, and at what cost.
HIST266
The United States in World Affairs
A study of the United States as an emerging world power and the American response to changing status in world affairs. Emphasis on the relationship between internal and external development of the nation.
HIST284
An interdisciplinary survey of the development of East Asian cultures. An historical approach drawing on all facets of East Asian traditional life, to gain an appreciation of the different and complex cultures of the area.
HIST289O
Lawlessness: From Pirates to Body-snatchers, Exploring the Legitimacy of Illicit Activity
Explores motives of and responses to the lawless behavior of pirates, body snatchers, bandits, vigilantes, smugglers and others worldwide from the 1500s to today.
HIST289R
Pocketbook Politics: A History of American Buying and Selling
Provides a thematic approach to consumerism as it emerged in the United States over the course of three centuries. The history of consumption is a prism through which many aspects of social and political life may be viewed. How does what we wear, what we listen to, or what we eat shape our identities?
HIST289T
Jesus, Mani, and Muhammad: The Dynamics of New Religious Movements
Cross-listed with: RELS273.
Credit only granted for: RELS273 or RELS289M or HIST289T.
Formerly: RELS289M.
We examine three significant ancient religious figures: Jesus (d. 30s CE), Mani (d. 276 CE), and Muhammad (d. 632). All three were founders of long-lasting religions that were part of a dramatic change in the society and religion of the ancient world. Special areas of focus: the biographies of these founding figures, and how we know them; a historical approach to religious founders; and the sociology of new religious movements.
HIST299
Directed Research
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
HIST310
History of South Africa
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Formerly: HIST419E.
Explores the roots of Apartheid and the anti-Apartheid movement from precolonial times to the present: the social history of work and identity, the rise of kingdoms (Zulu, Sotho), conquest and colonial administration, urban and rural mass politics, gender relations, and the transition to democracy.
HIST319J
Special Topics in History; Confederate Monuments in Historical Perspective
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines the 19th- and early 20th-century campaign to memorialize Confederate soldiers, Confederate leaders, and the Confederate cause. Particular attention to the organizations that played leading roles, the multiple activities in which they were engaged, and the cultural dominance they achieved, as well as counter-memories that contested Confederate memorialization.
HIST319K
Special Topics in History; Israel's Occupation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with ISRL349L. Credit only granted for HIST319K or ISRL349L.
Examines the history of Israel's occupation since 1967, the colonization of Palestinian land for the construction of Jewish settlements, as well as Palestinian resistance. Other topics examined are the role of human rights NGOs, international law, archaeology and the environmental impact of the occupation.
Examines the history of Israel's occupation since 1967, the colonization of Palestinian land for the construction of Jewish settlements, as well as Palestinian resistance. Other topics examined are the role of human rights NGOs, international law, archaeology and the environmental impact of the occupation.
HIST319M
Special Topics in History; Slavery in Latin America
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HIST319T
Special Topics in History; Witchcraft and Magic
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the genesis and impact of the "Witch Craze" in Europe from the fourteenth to the late seventeenth centuries.
HIST319Y
Special Topics in History; Making of Middle Eastern Identities
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with HIST319Y. Credit only granted for ARAB398M or HIST319Y.
Taught in English.
Taught in English.
HIST326
The Roman Republic
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Ancient Rome 753-44 B.C., from its founding to the assassination of Julius Caesar. Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean world, the social and political forces that brought it about, and the consequent transformation and decline of the Republic.
HIST328F
Selected Topics in History; The Right in Israel: A Historical Examination
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with ISRL349D and GVPT368I. Credit only granted for ISRL349D, HIST328F, or GVPT368I.
Israel has been moving towards the political Right during the last 30 years, as became obvious in its last election in November 2022. This course explores the history of that movement, beginning before Israel became a state, but focusing primarily on 1967 to the present. No previous knowledge of Israeli history required. Contact the instructor for more information.
Israel has been moving towards the political Right during the last 30 years, as became obvious in its last election in November 2022. This course explores the history of that movement, beginning before Israel became a state, but focusing primarily on 1967 to the present. No previous knowledge of Israeli history required. Contact the instructor for more information.
HIST329E
Special Topics in History; Black Women in United States History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with WMST314 and HIST329E. Credit granted for AASP313, HIST329E, or WMST314.
Black American women's history from slavery to the present. Focused on gaining a fuller understanding of the effect of race, class and gender on the life cycles and multiple roles of Black women as mothers, daughters, wives, workers and social-change agents.
Black American women's history from slavery to the present. Focused on gaining a fuller understanding of the effect of race, class and gender on the life cycles and multiple roles of Black women as mothers, daughters, wives, workers and social-change agents.
HIST329F
Special Topics in History; Religious and Political Transformations in Modern Jewish History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with JWST319V. Credit only granted for HIST329F or JWST319V.
Analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the emancipation of the Jews--the granting to them of equal rights with all other inhabitants of the countries in which they lived-- and the integration of a once-detested ethnic-religious group into European society. The focus will be Europe, where most Jews lived in the period between 1650 and1870.
Analysis of the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the emancipation of the Jews--the granting to them of equal rights with all other inhabitants of the countries in which they lived-- and the integration of a once-detested ethnic-religious group into European society. The focus will be Europe, where most Jews lived in the period between 1650 and1870.
HIST329O
Special Topics in History; Ideologies, Parties, and Social Movements in the Modern Middle East
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HIST332
Renaissance Europe
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: RELS342.
Credit only granted for: HIST332 or RELS342.
Intellectual developments in Italy and Northern Europe from 1300 to 1550 and their influence on the arts and religion; social and economic trends, including the rise of the commercial economy in cities; the family and the role of women in society; expansion of Europe overseas and the beginnings of colonization; emergence of the state and consequent changes in political theory.
HIST339C
Special Topics in History; War, Genocide, and Resilience in Africa's Great Lakes Region
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines postcolonial violence in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo in historical and comparative perspective. Emphasis is also placed on the social, political, and economic consequences of these conflicts, as well as the diverse approaches to peacebuilding, justice, and commemoration that can be seen across the region.
HIST339I
Special Topics in History; Missionary Dreams/Missionary Nightmares: A Global History of Protestant Missions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Protestant missionary activity from the seventeenth century onwards in a global perspective. We will investigate the relations between missionary activity, imperialism, and the "civilizing project" of the West with particular reference to British missionary organizations. The real and perceived risks and difficulties faced by missionaries, from dying of malaria to being eaten by cannibals, will be discussed to understand the ethos that has animated the Protestant missionary commitment over the centuries.
HIST339X
Special Topics in History; US Cultural History since 1865
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
In 1865 the United States was a mostly rural nation that was by and large dominated by male, white, Christian elites and was constituted by separated, and loosely connected "island communities". The last 150 years have radically changed that nation. We shall examine the way American culture and the work of a variety of American intellectuals both reflected and directed this momentous revolution.
HIST355
Civil War and the Rise of Industrialization, 1860-1900
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: HIST355 or HIST364.
Civil War, sectional and class conflicts and their impact on American life and institutions from the beginning of the Civil War through the Gilded Age; social, economic, and political reconstruction of the Union; industrialization, urbanization, and technological changes.
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.
HIST361
Metropolitan Change and Modern America: Cities, Suburbs, Hinterlands
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: HIST419B or HIST361.
Formerly: HIST419B.
An exploration of the forces that have transformed metropolitan and rural life since the mid-19th century. What role have politics, policy, economics, and ideology/culture played in creating an urbanized and then a "suburbanized" nation?
HIST377
Cross-listed with: ISRL330, JWST334.
Credit only granted for: JWST319D, JWST334, HIST377, HIST329Z, ISRL329M, or ISRL330.
Formerly: ISRL329M.
It is impossible to understand Israeli society today without examining the Mizrahi experience. Despite the common misconception that Israel is predominantly made up of Jews from European origin, the fact of the matter is that Jews of Mizrahi origin, whose parents and grandparents immigrated to Israel from the Middle East and North Africa, represent a major part of the Israeli population. Moreover, Ashkenazi-Mizrahi relations continue to be a major source of tension in Israeli politics, and issues of race continue to come up on social media and polarize the Israeli society. This course brings to light narratives of Mizrahi identity in Israel and explores the trajectory of the Mizrahi struggle for equality and against racism through its various milestones: the 1959 Wadi Salib Revolt, the Black Panthers Movement in the 1970s, the emergence of the Israeli Sephardi-Orthodox party Shas, and the new wave of Mizrahi activism in the 21st century.
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.
HIST395
Honors Colloquium I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-History department; and must be in History program.
History and theory: the conceptual underpinnings of the historical discipline. Students evaluate several contrasting theories of history. Prerequisite for other honors courses.
HIST398
Honors Thesis I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HIST399
Honors Thesis II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
HIST408D
Senior Seminar; Empire and Nationalism in Russia: Looking From the Borderlands
Restriction: Permission of department.
HIST408I
Senior Seminar; Politics, Protests, and Social Movements in 20th Century America
Restriction: Permission of department.
HIST408T
Senior Seminar; Writing Lives: History and Biography
Restriction: Permission of department.
HIST408Z
Senior Seminar; Commodities and Globalization
Restriction: Permission of department.
HIST412
History of Women and Gender in Africa
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: HIST412 or HIST428L.
Formerly: HIST428L.
An examination of socio-economic and cultural change in Africa from the dawn of the colonial era in the 19th century to independence in the mid-twentieth century. Major focus on how African women understood and responded to the expansion of European empires, changes in the colonial economy, and impact of westernization and urbanization.
HIST417
Colonial Encounters: Natives, Spaniards, and Africans in the New World
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Recommended: HIST220 and HIST250.
Credit only granted for: HIST417 or HIST428Y.
Formerly: HIST428Y.
An exploration of the discourses and practices of the Spanish colonial project in the New World and the ways in which Indians and Blacks were incorporated into or excluded from that project. Also examines native and African resistance and adaptation to Spanish rule, and the process of transformation and hybridization of Spanish, native and African cultures in Spanish America. An analysis of recent historiographical developments that have profoundly changed the understanding of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the New World.
HIST419P
Special Topics in History; Origins of Ethnic Cleansing in Russia/USSR
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
We will discuss nationality policies in the Russian Empire and in the Soviet Union, with a focus on large-scale violence practiced by the state against various ethnic/ethno-religious/ethno-social groups and minorities. The key theme concerns the ways in which major changes in governance, population control, and surveillance engendered persecutions, deportations, or even genocides.
HIST419X
Special Topics in History; Corporations on Trial: Histories of Law, Capitalism, and Human Rights
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines legal challenges to corporations around the world over the past 200 years through selected case studies. Topics include globalization, empires, the world wars, and the emergence of human rights, corporate social responsibility, and environmental justice.
HIST419Z
Special Topics in History; China's Long Twentieth Century: Economic and Social Changes
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Introduces major themes and debates in modern Chinese history and prepares high-level undergraduate and graduate students for further study in the field.
HIST428E
Selected Topics in History; Personal Stories of Migrations: (Re)Creating Communities Amidst Dramatic Change
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with JWST429C and JWST648C. Credit only granted for JWST429C, JWST648C, or HIST428E.
As migrants struggle to establish themselves in new social, economic, and political environments they must cope with the trauma that drove them from their homes and with the culture shock of their new lands. They require resilience to reinvent themselves, to seize new opportunities, and to build new lives and communities. We will use oral histories, autobiographical writings, as well as paintings, photos and other visual expressions of self, to explore the experience of Jewish immigrants to North America. Personal stories will give us new insights into the long history of Jewish communities in North America.
As migrants struggle to establish themselves in new social, economic, and political environments they must cope with the trauma that drove them from their homes and with the culture shock of their new lands. They require resilience to reinvent themselves, to seize new opportunities, and to build new lives and communities. We will use oral histories, autobiographical writings, as well as paintings, photos and other visual expressions of self, to explore the experience of Jewish immigrants to North America. Personal stories will give us new insights into the long history of Jewish communities in North America.
HIST428G
Selected Topics in History; Islamic Reformism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with RELS439A. Credit only granted for HIST428G, HIST779C, or RELS439A.
Islam is far from a monolithic religious tradition. We will debate a wide range of perspectives on the various facets of Islamic Reform and modernization in the 18th-21st centuries. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of Islamic thought in the contemporary world and its manifestations in daily practice, and in social, political, regional, and international conflicts.
Islam is far from a monolithic religious tradition. We will debate a wide range of perspectives on the various facets of Islamic Reform and modernization in the 18th-21st centuries. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of Islamic thought in the contemporary world and its manifestations in daily practice, and in social, political, regional, and international conflicts.
HIST428O
Selected Topics in History; Sex and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the changes in family life, reproductivity, sexuality, and gender from the later Middle Ages (fourteenth and fifteenth centuries) until the late eighteenth century. Topics to be examined include civic prostitution, sexual renunciation, spiritual marriage, the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth, and birth control.
HIST428P
Selected Topics in History; Trashed! Garbage and Recycling in History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Students will explore how humans have produced, dealt with, and ignored trash and recycling in history. Case studies from North America, Europe, and Asia from the 19th and 20th century will help us understand how the role of garbage in society has changed over time. The emphasis will be on the wider social, political, environmental, and material systems that shape waste.
HIST429A
Special Topics in History; Victoria's Secrets: Sex and Class in Nineteenth Century Britain
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Queen Victoria, Darwin, Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper: meet some of the Victorians who continue to captivate our historical imagination and learn the truth about sex, class, and race in 19th Century Britain.
HIST429Z
Special Topics in History; American Money: Rethinking Finance and its History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Standard macroeconomic treatments of money and finance cannot be supported by the historical record. While most textbooks say otherwise, money has its origins in credit instruments, and meanwhile its value and uses are inseparable from the public authority that issues it. We will briefly revisit that well-documented history and debates among scholars about money's origins and nature. Then we'll look at case studies--from the colonial period to the present (from the issue of the first paper bills to Bitcoin)--to examine money's role in shaping American development.
HIST454
Constitutional History of the United States: From Colonial Origins to 1865
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
The interaction of government, law, and politics in the constitutional system. The nature and purpose of constitutions and constitutionalism; the relationship between the constitution and social forces and influences, the way in which constitutional principles, rules, ideas, and institutions affect events and are in turn affected by events. The origins of American politics and constitutionalism through the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Major constitutional problems such as the origins of judicial review, democratization of government, slavery in the territories, secession, and civil war.
HIST460
History of Labor in the United States
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
The American working class in terms of its composition; its myths and utopias; its social conditions; and its impact on American institutions.
HIST466
Immigration and Ethnicity in the U.S.
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: AAST498L or HIST466.
Seminar exploring historical problems relating to US immigration, race, and ethnicity since 1848, with emphasis on cultural impacts of migration on immigrants, their children, and U.S. society.
HIST467
Women and Reform Movements in the Twentieth-Century United States
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Recommended: HIST201, HIST211, or HIST255.
Credit only granted for: HIST467 or HIST429E.
Formerly: HIST429E.
Investigation of women's participation in such twentieth-century reform movements as the labor movement, the struggle for racial justice, social welfare reform, and women's movements. Will ask how race, class, and gender were implicated in the ways that women agitated for social political change.
HIST482
History of Japan to 1800
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Traditional Japanese civilization from the age of Shinto mythology and introduction of continental learning down to the rule of military families, the transition to a money economy, and the creation of a townsmen's culture. A survey of political, economic, religious, and cultural history.
HIST499
Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
HIST601
History and Contemporary Theory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
An introduction to contemporary theories in philosophy, literary criticism, cultural studies, anthropology, and other fields; and analysis of their usefulness to historians.
HIST607
The Teaching of History in Institutions of Higher Learning
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
S-F
HIST608A
General Seminar; American History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
HIST608N
General Seminar; Global Interaction and Exchange
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST610
Introduction to Museum Scholarship
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: AMST655, ANTH655, INST653.
Credit only granted for: AMST655, ANTH655, HIST610, INST728T or INST653.
Provides students a basic understanding of museums as cultural and intellectual institutions. Topics include the historical development of museums, museums as resources for scholarly study, and the museum exhibition as medium for presentation of scholarship.
HIST619A
Special Topics in History; Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
HIST619B
Special Topics in History; Independent Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: permission of department.
HIST619L
Special Topics in History; Readings in the History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the US
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST619T
Special Topics in History; Global Environmental History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST639C
Special Topics in History; Capitalism and Black America in the 20th Century
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST639J
Special Topics in History; Global Capitalism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST708
Directed Independent Reading for Comprehensive Examinations I
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
S-F
HIST709
Directed Independent Reading for Comprehensive Examinations II
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
S-F
HIST779C
Readings in Middle Eastern History; Islamic Reformism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for HIST428G, HIST779C, or RELS439A.
Islam is far from a monolithic religious tradition. We will debate a wide range of perspectives on the various facets of Islamic Reform and modernization in the 18th-21st centuries. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of Islamic thought in the contemporary world and its manifestations in daily practice, and in social, political, regional, and international conflicts.
Islam is far from a monolithic religious tradition. We will debate a wide range of perspectives on the various facets of Islamic Reform and modernization in the 18th-21st centuries. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of Islamic thought in the contemporary world and its manifestations in daily practice, and in social, political, regional, and international conflicts.
HIST799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
HIST811
Museum Scholarship Practicum
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: AMST856, ANTH856, or HIST810.
Restriction: Permission of Museum Scholarship Program required.
Cross-listed with: AMST857, ANTH857, INST787.
Credit only granted for: AMST857, ANTH857, HIST811, INST728I or INST787.
Students devise and carry out a research program using the collections at the Smithsonian Institution or some other cooperating museum, working under joint supervision of a museum professional and a university faculty member.
HIST819A
Special Topics in History: Independent Research
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Department permission required.
HIST819B
Special Topics in History: Independent Research
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Department permission required.
HIST819M
Special Topics in History: Independent Research; United States History: Reconstruction to the Present
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
HIST898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
HIST899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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