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History Courses for Fall
2003
100 Level Courses
History 101A
& 101B. Western Civilization to 1700 (4c/3h).
TR 8-9:15& 9:30-10:45. B117. Williams.
At light speed (in one class period) we will traverse the prehistory
of our species and then set about a more intensive review of
the next 5200 years (3500 B.C.E to 1700 C.E). Our journey will
carry us from Sumeria and the appearance of that form of culture
historians call civilization to the eve of industrialization
and political revolution in Western Europe. While examining
the communal structures, achievements, tribulations, and transformations
of peoples who, for the most part, spoke Indo-European languages
and who, from their origins somewhere north of the Caucasus,
came to control not only Europe, but the Americas and the whole
of northern Asia, we will try to determine what sense it makes
to speak of the tangible and intangible worlds they made as
a single civilization and on what bases we might distinguish
this civilization from others that appeared elswhere.
History 101C
& 101D. Western Civilizations in a Mediterranean
Context, 3500 BCE-1530 CE (4c/3h).
TR 12-1:15 & 1:30-2:45. A208 & B117. Hughes.
This
course will introduce you to the perennial problems of human
existence in complex societies by focusing on a historically
important but diverse area of the world, the Mediterranean basin
and its outliers, over an extended period of time. Some of the
problems that will concern us are: the nature of divinity and
people's relationship to the divine; the nature of evil; the
nature and sources of human knowledge; forms of social intercourse;
the organization and legitimation of political power. Two particular
emphases will be environmental history (why did the Mediterranean
remain a center of world power for 4500 years—and then
become a backwater?) and cultural interaction (why and how did
human groups develop different cultures within similar, neighboring
environments and how did their interaction with one another
affect their development?). Americans are, perforce, cultural
heirs to this part of the world, and a study of its development
should give you some understanding of how the culture you live
in—and some of your own modes of thought—came to
be.
History 102A.
Europe and the World in the Modern Era (4c/3h). MWF
9--9:50. A103. Bobroff.
History 102B.
Europe and the World in the Modern Era (4c/3h). MWF
10-10:50. A104. Rupp.
This course provides a survey of European
history in the modern era. Broad themes addressed in the course
include the following: differing forms of government and the
principles upon which they have been based; the role of ideas
in influencing historical change; the impact of social structures
and struggles on forms of political power; the rights and powers
of the individual and how these have been defined relative to
the community and the state.
History 102C
& 102E. Europe and the World in the Modern Era
(4c/3h). MWF 9-9:30 & 10-10:50.
A102 & B117. Caron. This
course examines the political, social, economic, and cultural
experiences of Europeans since 1700. We will analyze the growing
importance of nationalism and the expansion of liberalism. We
will look at how Europeans interacted with each other and with
non-European cultures. The class will end with an analysis of
recent important events, such as the break-up of the Soviet
Union and Yugoslavia, the Gulf War, and the ongoing Arab-Israeli
negotiations. The format of the class is a combination of lecture
and discussion.
History 102D.
Europe and the World in the Modern Era (4c/3h). TR
12-1:15. A102. Sinclair. A
survey of modern Europe from 1700 to the present.
History 102F
& 102G. Europe and the World in the Modern Era
(4c/3h).
MWF 11-11:50 & 1-1:50. A103. Bobroff.
A survey of modern Europe from 1700 to the present.
History 103A
& 103D. World Civilizations to 1500 (4c/3h).
MWF
11-11:50 & 2-2:50. B117. Hastings. What
is civilization? What is culture? What is the relationship between
the Vedic civilization of ancient India, the Celtic civilization
of Ireland, and the Viking civilization of Scandinavia? How
is Greek art connected with Buddhism? Did modern science originate
in Baghdad? To answer these and other questions, this course
surveys a variety of early civilizations: their political and
social formations, their art, architecture and literature; their
understandings of the relationship of the individual and society,
and of the individual and nature. With a focus on art and architecture,
philosophy and religion we will seek to understand the cultural
values of these civilizations, how their cultures spread, and
how our own lives have been impacted by them. There will be
a particular focus on the rise of major religions: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the sacrificial religions
of Mesoamerica.
History 103B
&103C. World Civilizations to 1500 (4c/3h). MWF
12-12:50 & 1-1:30. A208. Lerner.
History 103 surveys the social, political and
cultural development of a variety of world civilizations. Our
focus will concern a detailed analysis of those civilizations,
which represent the most spectacular example of social formation:
the relationship between the individual and deity as a religious
expression; the relationship between society and nature as a
philosophical dilemma; and the relationship between the individual
and society as a cultural and political manifestation. In each
case, the unifying theme we shall explore is how these peoples
organized themselves politically, economically, socially as
a Response to their particular geographical and environmental
condition. We shall see that the legacy of these civilizations
is one of cultural syncretism manifested in the diversity and
complexity of their traditions and ideas.
History 104A
& 104C. World Civilizations since 1500 (4c/3h).
MWF
9-9:50 & 10-10:50. A208.
Lockyer. Until the beginning
of the 19th century, Europe was largely peripheral within the
Old World, despite its offshoots in the Americas. By the beginning
of the 20th, however, Euro-American flags and interests dominated
much of the globe. The world we live in today is the product
of this transformation, a history as important for understanding
the "rise of the West" as it is for studying the rest
of the world. In this course we will therefore study the emergence
of the modern world in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, by
examining the revolutions and counter-revolutions (commercial,
industrial, nationalist, communist, consumerist, and environmentalist)
through which it took shape. The first half of the course is
devoted to the world prior to 1914, the second half to the 20th
and 21st centuries.
History 104B.
World Civilizations since 1500 (4c/3h). MWF 12-12:50.
A103. Wilson. A
survey of the major civilizations of the world in the modern
and contemporary periods.
History 104D &104E. World
Civilizations since 1500 (4c/3h). TR 9:30-10:45 &
1:30-2:45. A103 & A104. Connell.
Credit cannot be
received for both 101 and 103 or 102 and 104.
All classes held in Tribble Hall unless otherwise noted.
200 Level Courses
History 211W.
CLQ: History of Modern South Asia (1-4c / 1-3h).
MWF 12-12:50. B117. Hastings. South Asia
refers to the greater Indian subcontinent, including the present-day
countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the
Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan. It is a culturally rich
mosaic of peoples and societies with complex historical and
cultural ties. Focusing on pre-Partition India, this course
traces its history from the arrival of the Mughals in 1526 CE,
noting the changes within Indian society that resulted from
the spread of Islamicate culture and later British influences.
It examines the indigenous resistance to Mughal rule; the increasing
influence of the English East India Company and the establishment
of British colonial rule; the independence movement and Partition
into Pakistan and India; and contemporary social and political
issues. There is an emphasis on significant aspects of Indian
other South Asian societies such as caste, family structure,
and gender roles; on the role of religion in the development
of social identities; on the early Western study of Indian culture
and its effect upon Western and indigenous constructions of
India; and on the conflicting interpretations of South Asian
history. Several written assignments will be based on viewing
films which deal with historical and social issues.
History 252.
U. S. History Since 1865 (4c/3h). MWF 12-12:50. A104.
Fitzgibbon.
This survey of United States history will focus on political
history, paying special attention to the most significant political
movements and transformations of the past 140 years. Our primary
objective will be to use the facts of American history to deepen
our understanding of the American political system and its potential
and limitations, but we will also explore the diversity and
complexity of American society and culture. Students who
take HST 253 may not take this course.
History 287.
Honors in History I (4c/3h). TR 12-1:15. A104. Parent.
Seminar on problems of historical synthesis and interpretation.
All honors students must take History 287. POI.
300 Level Courses
History 307&
607. High Middle Ages through Renaissance (4c/3h).
MWF10-10:50. A102. Barefield. European history form the
mid-twelfth through the early sixteenth centuries, stressing
social and cultural developments.
History 309&
609. Europe: Renaissance to Revolution (4c/3h). MWF9-9:50.
B117. Williams. A survey of European history from the fifteenth
to the eighteenth century. Topics include the voyages of discovery,
the military revolution, the formation of the modern state,
religious reformation, witchcraft and the rise of modern science,
and pre-industrial economic and social structures including
women and the family.
History 310A&
610AG. Seminar: God & Gold: Religious Communication in the
Near East, 500-1500(4c/3h). MW 3-4:15. B117.
Villagomez.
History 310B&
610BG. Seminar: Stalinism (4c/3h). R 3-5:30. A104.
Rupp. In this course, we will
examine the political, economic and social history of the Stalinist
period, focusing on collectivization, industrialization and
the party purges. Students will read and discuss a number of
articles and monographs for the first several weeks of the semester
before pursuing their research in consultation with the instructor.
History
310C&
610CG. Seminar: Writing Slavery
(4c/3h). TR 1-2:45. A208. Parent.
History
316& 616. Rome: Republic & Empire
(4c/3h). TR 9:30-10:45. A208. Lerner.
Considers the history of Rome, a city-state, which constructed
one of the most durable empires the Mediterranean Basin has
ever known. We will analyze the growth of the Roman Republic
first in Italy and then throughout the Mediterranean, as well
as the changes in Mediterranean life under Roman domination
and, ultimately, the breakdown of the Empire.
History 340&
640. African-American History (4c/3h). TR 9:30-10:45.
A102. Parent. This course examines the struggles of African
Americans for cultural integrity, freedom, nationality, citizenship,
and identity in an oppressive racial system.
History 342&
642. The Middle East before 1500 (4c/3h). MWF 10-10:50.
A103. Villagomez. A survey of Middle Eastern history from
the rise of Islam to the emergence of the last great Muslim
unitary states. The course provides an overview of political
history with more in-depth emphasis on the development of Islamic
cu lture and society in the pre-modern era.
History 343&
643. Imperial China (4c/3h). TR
1:30-2:45 . A102. Sinclair. A
study of traditional China to 1850, with emphasis on social,
cultural, and political institutions.
History 351&
651. United States Social History I (4c/3h).
MWF 1-1:50. A102. Caron. This
course examines various aspects of American social history from
the colonial period to 1865. Topics include immigration and
ethnicity, women, sexuality, the family, religion, Native Americans,
the Afro-American experience, religious developments, and life
and culture in general. The course format combines lectures
with discussions of the readings, with a heavy emphasis on the
latter.
History 359&
659. The United States 1914-1945 World War I to the Atomic Bomb
(4c/3h).
MWF 11-11:50. A208. Smith.
The course covers United States development through the transitions
from World War I, the Roaring Twenties with Flappers and Fundamentalism,
the Crash, the GREAT Depression of the 30’s, and the cultural
emergence of World War II. It was a period full of major changes—rural
to urban, pristine national isolation to international primacy,
Cincinnatus to standing army, Harlem Renaissance to “To
Secure These Rights,” free market to corporate society,
and Woodrow Wilson to Harry Truman.
History 363&
663. The Old South (4c/3h).
TR 12-1:15. B117. Gillespie. This
course provides a social, cultural, and political history of
the American South, from the first encounters between Native
Americans, Europeans and African slaves through the Civil War,
Emancipation, and the beginnings of Reconstruction. It examines
the development of slavery, the plantation economy, proslavery
thought, southern nationalism, secession politics, the construction
of a master class, gender and sexuality, and the rise of a distinctive
regional identity in the South between 1600 and 1865.
History 366&
666. Studies in Historic Preservation (4c/3h). W
3-5:30. A102. Hendricks. Designed
as an overview of the preservation movement this course introduces
the major areas of the theory and practice of historic preservation
through readings, lectures, discussions, tours, and field experiences.
Students study the techniques of preserving and interpreting
history through artifacts, restorations, and reconstructions.
They learn to evaluate historical objects, history museums,
historic sites, and museum villages. They also study current
trends in preservation, including preservation law, the economics
of preservation, and the impact of preservation on urban renewal,
city planning, and development.
History 369&
669. Modern Military History (4c/3h). MWF 11-11:50.
A102. Hughes. After the Vietnam
War, where the US won all the battles and lost the war, the
Department of Defense and others began asking how that could
happen. This course is designed to help Americans put military
experience in a broader political, economic, cultural, and social
context. We will talk about military technology, tactics, and
strategy and about battles and wars, but we will always seek
to situate them within the larger historical context. We can’t
understand how the narrowly military elements developed and
how and why they were successfully—or unsuccessfully—deployed
unless we recognize the complex range of factors that influence
both military choices and ultimate outcomes.
History 372
& 672. Introduction African History (4c/3h).
W 3-5:30. A208. Wilson.
History 375&
675. Modern Latin America (4c/3h). TR 12-1:15. A103.
Connell.
History 385
& 685. Introduction to East Asia (4c/3h). MWF
1-1:50. B117. Lockyer. Until
the end of the 18th century, East Asia was the center of the
global economy, a model of political stability, intellectual
achievement, and cultural sophistication. Today, the region
accounts for one quarter of the world's population, while Japan
and China alone produce one fifth of global GDP. In this class,
we will read about and discuss the past and present of China,
Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. We will follow a rough chronology,
beginning with political economy and its changes over time (agriculture,
manufacture, and trade; states and empires, their ideologies,
revolutions, foreign relations, and wars). But we will also
look closely at society (family and community, gender and sexuality,
rural life and urbanization); culture (art, literature, theater,
and film), and belief (Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto,
Islam, Christianity, and Marxism). The first half of the course
is devoted to East Asia through the 18th century, the second
to the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The course assumes no
prior knowledge of East Asia.
History 397.
Historical Writing Tutorial (2c/1.5h). Staff. Arranged
with professor.
History 398
& 698. Individual Study (1-4c/1-3h).
Staff. Arranged
with professor.
History
399 & 699. Directed Reading (1-4c/1-3h).
Staff. Arranged with professor.
History
771. Internship (1-4c/1-3h).
Staff.
Arranged with professor.
First Year Seminars
FYS
100. Jefferson and His World (4c/3h). TR, 9:30-10:45, A104,
Gillespie
FYS 100. Images of Wealth and Poverty (4c/3h). Wed. 3-5:30,
A104, Smith
FYS 100. The Two Reconstructions: Civil Rights in America
( 4c/3h). TR, 1:30-2:45, A104, Escott
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