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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIS 1700 - The Making of Europe (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
European cultures, politics, and economics have enormously influenced the modern world. From the Reformation and Scientific Revolution to the twentieth-century world wars and creation of the European Community, this course offers students the opportunity to explore developments that continue to shape human experience. HIS 1700 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 2101 - The World since 1945 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of global developments since 1945 in an historical context, including political changes such as the Cold War and the changing balance of power, decolonization and economic dependency in the non-western world; militarism and terrorism; environmental issues such as resource depletion and pollution; and the internationalization of the world.
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HIS 2150 - Animals, People, and History (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “The Human-Animal Bond”)
Topics include: interaction between native people and animals; the exchange of animals as a result of colonization; domestication of cattle, hogs, sheep and goats; changing ideas about hunting; the evolution of taxidermy and the study of natural history; animals during war and civil strife; horses as machines and modes of transport in early industrial cities, new domesticated food sources from rural areas, and finally, our post-domestication relationships with animals as pets and in zoos and aquaria. It also examines how people have thought about animals, defined animal behavior, and employed those ideas differently over time.
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HIS 2201 - Survey of American Civilization to 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An examination of United States history to 1876, tracing the American experience from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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HIS 2204 - Survey of American Civilization since 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An examination of United States history since 1876 tracing the American experience from the Gilded Age down to the contemporary era.
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HIS 2300 - Introduction to Holocaust and Judaic Studies (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “War and Peace”)
This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to the study of the Holocaust and Judaism. It familiarizes participants with key terms in the analysis of the Nazi genocide of the Jews and the examination of one of the most eminent monotheistic religions. The class combines these explorations with a focus on the histories and main foundational narratives of the Holocaust and Judaism and, finally, applies them to a range of literary and visual sources, including writings by genocide survivors. The course places specific emphasis on war in its treatment in Jewish theological and cultural traditions and its complex intersections with genocide.
(Same as JHP 2300 .)
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HIS 2301 - History of Colonial Latin America (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Las Americas”)
A survey of Latin America from the ancient Indian civilizations to the wars for independence. Topics include the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca indians; the European discovery, conquest, and colonization of the New World; the colonial administration and exploitation of the Americas; and the independence movements which usher in the national period.
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HIS 2302 - History of Modern Latin America (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Las Americas”)
A survey of Latin America from independence to the present. Topics include the legacy of independence; the rise of the great dictators; causes of instability and social change; twentieth-century revolutions; and the effects of United States policy in the region.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 2312 - Introduction to the Ancient Mediterranean World (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “How We Know What We Know About the Past: Method, Evidence, Knowledge”)
A survey of the Ancient Mediterranean, including Greece, the Hellenistic World, and Rome. Topics covered will include ancient art, philosophy, religion, and literature.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 2313 - The Middle Ages (3)
When Offered: Spring
An examination of selected topics in the development of medieval civilization including such themes as the shape of feudal society, the age of Gregorian reform, the flowering of the 12th century, the 13th century synthesis, and crisis and transition in the 14th century.
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HIS 2314 - European History 1348 to 1799 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of European History from the beginning of the Black Death to the French Revolution. Topics include the Renaissance, Reformation, absolutism, sundry wars, the rise of capitalism, Enlightenment, and the French Revolution.
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HIS 2315 - European History 1789 to present (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of European History from the French Revolution to the present. Topics include the French Revolution, nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, the Russian Revolution, two world wars and the Cold War in Europe, the fall of the Soviet Union, and globalization.
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HIS 2320 - East Asian History: To 1600 (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “How We Know What We Know About the Past: Method, Evidence, Knowledge”)
An introduction to the major issues in East Asian civilizations from pre-history to 1600 with a focus on China, Japan, and Korea. Topics include state building, philosophical/religious traditions (including Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism), material culture, the role of women, economic development, regional/global exchange, and social change.
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HIS 2322 - History of Traditional China (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
The main topics of Chinese civilization from its origins up to early modern times are the focus of this course. Topics include, but are not limited to, Confucianism and the tradition of the scholar-bureaucrat; family, ancestors, and agrarian traditions; “civilized” China and “barbarian” neighbors; science and technology.
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HIS 2340 - Modern East Asia (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Revolutions: Social and Political”)
An introduction to the major themes in modern East Asian history from approximately 1600 to the present with a focus on China, Japan and Korea. Topics include social change and revolution, philosophical/religious traditions (including Confucianism and Buddhism), political/economic innovations (including Liberalism, Communism, Fascism, and Corporatism), imperialism, empire and nation, material culture, the role of women, the Cold War, and globalization.
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HIS 2421 - History of Africa to 1850 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of pre-colonial Africa, examining such topics as geographical influences, neolithic development, structures of belief, ancient North Africa, Islamic influence, trade, African kingdoms and stateless societies, Bantu and other migrations, the slave trade, and early nineteenth- century changes in several parts of Africa.
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HIS 2422 - History of Africa since 1850 (3)
When Offered: Spring
A survey which examines such topics as tradition and change in African cultures, the European partition and the African response, colonial systems, the Pan-African movement, the road to independence, and contemporary issues confronting independent Africa.
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HIS 2500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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HIS 2510 - Sophomore Honors Topics in American Civilization to 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A study of topics in American history through post Civil War reconstruction. Enrollment by invitation of the department or application. (Major may substitute for HIS 2201 .)
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HIS 2515 - Sophomore Honors Topics in American Civilization Since 1876 (3)
When Offered: Spring
A study of topics in American history from the Gilded Age to the Contemporary Era. Enrollment by invitation of the department or application. (Major may substitute for HIS 2204 .)
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HIS 2525 - The Americans: A Cultural History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “American Culture: Past and Present”)
A history of American cultural traditions, both formal and popular. The course focuses on cultural and social trends in American history, including the rise of a national culture via the development of distinctively American forms in art and literature, music and religion; social thought; and reform movements. It includes an examination of everyday life, popular entertainments and attitudes, and the impact of technological change on American culture.
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HIS 2800 - Writing History (3) [WID]
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course is required for all History majors. The course uses a variety of primary and secondary sources to explore the ways history is researched and written.
Prerequisite or corequisite: R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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HIS 3122 - Ancient Greece (3)
When Offered: Spring, Odd-numbered years
This course focuses on the history of the Greeks from the Bronze Age through the flourishing of the Hellenistic kingdoms. It encompasses the major political, social, religious, and intellectual developments of the period, including warfare and imperialism, the Greek city-state, the origins of democracy, the development of law, the roles of women, and the expansion of trade.
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HIS 3124 - Roman Republic (3)
When Offered: Fall, Odd-numbered years
This course considers the political and military expansion of the Roman state from the origins of the city of Rome through the assassination of Julius Caesar, along with the transformation of the Roman economy and culture. It emphasizes the relationship between republican governance, imperialism, and autocracy.
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HIS 3125 - Roman Empire (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course examines the Roman state from the founding of the Principate of Augustus through the crisis of the third century and the transformation of the empire, including its major political, social, and economic dimensions. It spans the entire Mediterranean world as it came under Roman influence, with particular attention to what “Roman” meant at various times and places across the empire.
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HIS 3128 - The Ancient World in Film (3)
When Offered: Summer Session
This course considers cinematic interpretations of the ancient Mediterranean world as sources for the artistic reimagining of the past and for the popular understanding of antiquity. Through analysis of several major films produced in the United States and Europe, we will examine representations of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome within their ancient and modern historical contexts. Themes of the course include how producers and art directors created antiquity for the big screen, how different cinematic genres incorporated ancient history, and how movies about ancient topics addressed contemporary issues.
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HIS 3136 - Spain from 1469 to present (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course introduces students to the history of Spain, covering the “Golden Age,” the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and the modern democratic period.
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HIS 3137 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course will introduce students to three areas of recent thought-provoking historical research: changes in perceptions and control of gender, sex, and sexual identity in early modern Europe.
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HIS 3141 - Britain to 1688 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This survey course introduces students to the history of Britain to the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688.
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HIS 3142 - Britain since 1688 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This survey course introduces students to the history of Britain since the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688.
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HIS 3143 - Medieval Ireland (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will focus on Ireland during the Middle Ages as an entity apart from the Roman Empire and European mainstream. Goals of the course are to cover the introduction of Christianity, Latin, Roman leadership, Viking raids, and the establishment of towns, all of which brought Ireland into exchange with the rest of Europe. In this course, we will examine the history of this “fringe” land from the perspective of the many people who lived there, Irish and others, and look at how their interactions created the modern nation.
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HIS 3144 - The Vikings (3)
When Offered: On Demand
The aim of this course is to explore both the reputation and the reality of the Vikings from 750-1200, and from Baghdad to Vinland. Archaeological excavations and sources written by the Norse and Danes themselves have shown that there was far more to the Scandinavians than their actions as Viking raiders. Their roles as explorers, merchants, craftsmen, and town-builders will be examined in this course. The emphasis will be on using primary sources, sources that actually come to us from the Middle Ages, to understand how the Vikings viewed themselves and their world, as well as how others viewed them. There will also be a strong writing component to this course.
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HIS 3145 - Experiencing the Middle Ages (3)
When Offered: Fall, Odd-numbered years
Experiencing the Middle Ages is based on the concepts of experiential learning and experimental investigation. We will go beyond reading about the Middle Ages to reconstruct some aspects of the medieval period in very real ways. As a result, we will cover a small handful of topics, but students will engage with the sources more deeply than possible in most traditional history course, and spend more time researching those themes. Topics may include the Black Death, textiles, food, and manuscript production. In addition, each student will design and carry out their own medieval research experiment as part of this course.
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HIS 3148 - The Making of British Democracy: Party and Politics, 1865-1951 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will examine processes of political change in Britain between 1865 (the death of Lord Palmerston) and 1951 (the defeat at the polls of the first majority Labour government). The main focus will be on the nature and meaning of “democracy.” In the early nineteenth century the term was used pejoratively, to warn against mob rule and social upheaval. But by the mid-twentieth century, Britain’s system of government was generally assumed to be “democratic”: the term now referred to an ongoing and salutary extension of political rights and participation. How did this change come about? Why did the character of Britain’s democracy continue to be controversial? In order to address these problems, the course will investigate the role played by particular political leaders, parties, principles, and policies, and the changing relationship between political institutions and the people they were designed both to govern and to represent.
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HIS 3149 - Britain’s “REEL” History: Monarchy and People on Film (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will examine major themes in modern British history through film. It will focus on how films represent the past and how they are themselves products of particular periods and mind-sets. Among the topics to be studied will be: the role of the monarchy, and changing attitudes towards it; Britain’s experience of war in the twentieth century; the retreat from empire; social change and class relationships; and questions of race, gender, religion, and national identity. What do we see in modern Britain: Victorian continuities or the “New Jerusalem,” economic, imperial, political, and cultural decline or remarkable national progress? In addressing such questions, this course will consider what is revealed in movies and documentaries and place them in their proper historical context.
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HIS 3151 - Comparative Genocide in the Twentieth Century (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
This advanced course combines an analysis of conceptual approaches to genocide studies with an examination of specific twentieth century genocides. The examined cases include the Ottoman genocide of the Armenians, the Holocaust, the mass murders in 1970s Cambodia and 1990s Bosnia, and the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The course pays specific attention to the motivations of perpetrators, the role of mass media, and the international community’s politics of naming and intervention.
(Same as JHP 3151 .)
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HIS 3152 - Nazi Germany: History and Posthistory (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Students will examine histories of Nazi Germany, especially processes of dictatorship building, Nazi cultural policies, socio-economic developments, foreign policy and war, the persecution of real and imagined opponents, and implementation of genocidal policies. The course will discuss these phenomena in their trans-European connections. Also examines how Germans, ranging from political elites to student activists, sought and often failed to “come to terms” with the Nazi past after 1945.
(Same as JHP 3152 .)
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HIS 3153 - The Road to Hitler (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course examines the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich from a cultural perspective. It begins with an examination of pre-1914 volkish ideology and cultural Expressionism. It then examines the literary and psychological impact of World War I, analyzes the nature of the cultural experimentation of the 1920s, evaluates the cultural revolution following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in 1933, explains why Hitler launched World War II and the Holocaust, and investigates the importance of Hitler and National Socialism for contemporary German society and culture.
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HIS 3154 - The Holocaust: Interpretation, Memory, and Representation (3)
When Offered: Spring
This upper-level course examines key scholarly debates in the study of the Holocaust’s perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. The class also analyzes the memorialization and often-conflicting representations of the Holocaust in German, Israeli, and American societies after 1945. It demonstrates how the Holocaust does not only exist as a devastating reality of Jewish history, but has also become an integral component of global history with a profound impact on our world today. The course revolves around a Center-supported research trip during spring break that alternates between Holocaust memorials and archives in Washington, D.C., Germany/Poland, and Israel.
Prerequisites: HIS 2300 /JHP 2300 , HIS 3151 /JHP 3151 , HIS 3152 /JHP 3152 , HIS 2315 or approval by instructor.
(Same as JHP 3154 .)
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HIS 3155 - Russia: 16th to 20th Century (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course will examine the basic values and principles of traditional Russian civilization, which were inherited, accommodated, and then changed during the Soviet period (1917-1991) and which are springing up again in the time of complicated transition to democracy. The focus will also be made on the reforms of Peter I and Alexander II to the rise and fall of the Soviet Empire and to the last painful attempts to build democratic state and society. This broad survey will consider themes related to Russians and non-Russians alike, cultural interactions between them in the process of Russian exploration and expansion; migration and settlement patterns; ranching, mining, and other extractive industries; families; labor; water; urbanization; and myth-building.
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HIS 3156 - History of International Terrorism (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts to which they can refer to for analyzing what may be anticipated with respect to future incidents of global terrorism. The course will cover previous incidents of terrorism, such as the events of September 11, 2001, which set the stage for a major reconfiguring of world politics similar in scope to the transformations provoked by the two World Wars and the Cold War in the twentieth century. The course provides a framework as well for analyzing present and future acts of terrorism.
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HIS 3158 - Ethnic Conflict: East versus West (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “War and Peace”)
Ethnic peace, conflicts, and resolutions are among the oldest dreams and most difficult challenges of human experience. The art of compromise and accommodation, the process for peaceful resolution of differences and setting of priorities, the rule of law as an inclusive and systematic set of legal procedures, and the universal respect for human rights are necessary in order to deal with ethnic conflicts and thus should be a part of professional training of new leaders. This course also deals with historic and comparative studies of ethnic conflicts in the West, the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia.
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HIS 3210 - Poverty: Theory and Practice (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
This course introduces students to the theories and history of poverty, with an emphasis on learning the historical and social contexts of poverty through experiential or service-learning.
(Same as WRC 3210 ).
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HIS 3222 - Colonial America (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
An examination of the formation of American values and institutions through the interaction of European traditions and the American environment; social mobility, economic opportunity, and political democracy; the role of religion; Indian relations, slavery; gender construction; the causes and consequences of the colonial wars; and the causes of the decision to seek independence from Great Britain.
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HIS 3223 - Revolutionary America (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course explores the history of the U.S. from the events leading up to the American Revolution and the fight for Independence through the founding of the United States and the election of 1800, ending with the second American Revolution (the War of 1812). The course focuses on the social and cultural effects of the war and its aftermath. It also examines the shaping of the New Republic; the founding of political parties; the Second Great Awakening; and the role of women, Native Americans, and African Americans in those processes. The course places special attention on the role of the backcountry in the shaping of the Early Republic.
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HIS 3224 - Antebellum America (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
A study of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 until the Civil War. Variable content. Topics include the meaning of Jacksonian democracy; slavery and race relations; the antislavery movement and the rise of social reform movements including temperance, utopianism, and women’s rights; Indian removal; the market economy; the westward movement; the Mexican American War; the free soil movement; and the secession crisis.
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HIS 3226 - The U.S. Civil War (3)
When Offered: Spring
A study of the era of national transformation, with emphasis on the sectional conflict and causes of the Civil War, its political and military conduct, its international impact, the abolition of slavery, and the principal political, social, economic, and cultural changes wrought on the nation by war.
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HIS 3227 - History of U.S. Reconstruction (1863-1877) (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course will examine the way in which Americans worked to reform the nation in the wake of the Civil War. It will focus on varying opinions and experiences of different Americans, black and white, men and women, North and South, East and West. We will place the South within a national context, describing how political events and social movements in the North and West shaped Reconstruction.
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HIS 3228 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3)
When Offered: On Demand
An analysis of the responses of the American people to the rise of the urban-industrial nation. Problems associated with the growth of the city, capital-labor confrontations, social mobility, black-white relations, reform movements, cultural and intellectual affairs, American imperialism, and representative biography are examined.
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HIS 3229 - World War II (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A study of the largest and most destructive war of the 20th century, with emphasis on the global contexts in which the war began, how the Allies emerged victorious, how the war led to the development of the Cold War, and how the war dramatically altered the social, cultural, economic, and political fabric of the United States and other nations. The course will cover most of the major geographic areas involved in the war, as well as many of the major military and political events and figures of the war.
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HIS 3230 - Recent United States History (3)
When Offered: Spring
American history since 1920, with emphasis on domestic social and political developments in the post-1945 period. Organized around the theme of the rise and relative decline of the middle class, major topics include the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Baby Boom, suburbanization, the rise of rock’n’roll, the Vietnam War, the Counterculture, Watergate, the Energy Crisis, and Reaganism Course features music and films as well as lectures.
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HIS 3232 - Contemporary U.S. Political History (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
Intensive study of selected topics in U.S. politics (broadly defined) from 1932 to the present, with an emphasis on recent events. Content will vary to reflect contemporary political debates, which will be analyzed from a historical perspective. Examples of topics include: the rise of southern Republicans, presidential campaigns, party realignments, church and state, movements of change, race and gender politics, the welfare state, globalization, and foreign policy.
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HIS 3233 - History of the American West (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the history of the Trans-Mississippian West from Native occupation to the twentieth century. The course considers how Native Americans lived in their environment; how the West was explored, settled, and developed by Europeans and Americans; how different ethnic and racial groups interacted and shaped each other’s experiences; how men and women experienced the West; and how the West has influenced the development of the United States. It also explores the meaning of the West in the American consciousness and the place of the West in understanding American History.
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HIS 3235 - Mexican American History (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course explores the social, economic, political and cultural history of Americans of Mexican descent from Spanish exploration and settlement through the twentieth century. It also focuses on the cultural heritage of Mexican-Americans; the meaning of “El Norte;” the Mexican-U.S. War and its aftermath; immigration; migrant labor; bilingual and bicultural education; and the Chicano movement.
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HIS 3237 - Nature, Wilderness, and American Life (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
This course provides an overview of Americans’ interaction with the natural world from colonization to the present, with emphasis on Native Americans’ relationship to the land, the environmental effects of European settlement, wilderness as a cultural construct, the growth of agriculture and industry, conservation and preservation, atomic energy, chemical pesticides, and the modern environmental movements. This course may be of particular interest to public historians, cultural resource managers, planners, and environmental specialists.
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HIS 3238 - America’s National Parks (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
A survey of the history of America’s national parks from the nineteenth century to the present with emphasis on Americans’ changing ideas about wilderness preservation, the early history of Yosemite and Yellowstone, the role of railroads in park promotion, removal of Native Americans and white settlers from park sites, establishment of the National Park Service, the impact of the automobile on tourism, the creation of national parks in the East, wildlife policy, overcrowding, and other problems facing modern parks.
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HIS 3239 - Country Music and American Culture (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
An investigation of American country music, specifically the gospel, bluegrass, hillbilly, and rockabilly traditions that resulted in the modern Country Music Association. Parallel topics will be southern urban migration, the impact of the Great Depression, the development of radio and television, and the emergence of Nashville as America’s country music center.
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HIS 3240 - Race, Rock & Rebellion (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
Analysis of the relationship among the civil rights movement, the birth and development of rock and roll, and the youth rebellion of the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include the Jim Crow South, the roots of rock, Massive Resistance, the Baby Boom, Rockabilly, civil disobedience, Folk Rock, youth culture, the British Invasion, the Counterculture, anti-Vietnam War music, and the transitional music of the early 70s. The period covered is from the end of World War II to 1975.
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HIS 3242 - The American Civil Rights Movement (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
History of the American Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation to the present, with emphasis on the period after the 1909 formation of the NAACP. Topics include the rise of Jim Crow segregation and the resistance to it, Plessy v. Ferguson, the Niagara Movement and the NAACP, the KKK and racial violence, the anti-lynching crusade, the Legal Defense Fund, Inc., the New Deal for Black Americans, WWII and the Double V, the legal battle against educational segregation from Sweatt to Brown, massive resistance, and the post-Brown civil rights revolution.
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HIS 3243 - History of American Popular Culture (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
An introduction to the history of popular culture in the United States from the colonial period to the present via music, television, food, film and other manifestations of American popular culture.
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HIS 3301 - History of the Southern Cone (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
In this course, students review colonial differences and explore the history of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay from independence to the present, moving both geographically and chronologically to cover the four national histories. While the course will emphasize industrial development, social consolidation, political control, labor mobilization, and international responses, students will also examine genocide, guerrilla insurrections, peasant organization, linguistic policies, immigration and internal development. The class will debate recent economic coalitions and alternatives to globalization. Students complement the general chronological approach with thematic examples from the four southern countries to examine the recent changes and to assess area trends and directions.
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HIS 3303 - History of Mexico (3)
When Offered: Spring
Traces the evolution of Mexican society from pre- Columbian times to the present. Topics include the Maya and Aztec civilizations; the Spanish colonial heritage; the nation’s struggle for independence; the tumultuous Mexican Revolution; and problems of economic development in the twentieth century.
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HIS 3304 - The Mexican Revolution (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
Study of the Mexican Revolution, its causes in the late nineteenth century, its process during the military phase (1910-1920), the country’s reconstruction (1920-1940), and its impact on modern Mexico, modern Latin America, and the United States. It will look at some of the most famous figures in Mexican history: Profirio Diaz, Francisco Madero, Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa, Lazaro Cardenas, as well as great artists like Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. In addition to a social, economic, and military history of the revolution, the course will examine the new culture that emerged from the process, in music, art, literature, and film.
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HIS 3305 - Comparative Revolutions (3)
When Offered: Spring
Comparison of important social revolutions in history. Among the list of possible revolutions are those from which the modern nation state emerged (England and France), the classic anti-capitalist revolutions of the twentieth century (Russia and China), and the anti-imperialist revolutions in the third world (Mexico, Cuba, Iran). The course will review the theory of revolution, compare theory with the historical experience of specific revolutions, and analyze the status of revolutionary theory in the contemporary world.
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HIS 3306 - Indigenous Resistance in Modern Latin America (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
Once nearly annihilated, indigenous people have returned to play an increasingly important role in Latin America. The last decade has shown native influences to national constitutions, environmental protection and human rights as indigenous nations struggled creatively to retain political, cultural and economic autonomy. Students explore ethnic consciousness and resistance to see beyond stereotypes and understand native groups as historical actors. Texts, films and discussions focus on the contradictory way native peoples have shaped state politics and economies within a changing environment.
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HIS 3308 - U.S.-Latin American Relations (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
This course will examine historical perspectives on U.S.-Latin American relations, with the goal of interpreting differing frames of analysis and preparing students to teach in a multi-cultural environment. From the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, social and political actors in Latin America actively shaped their relations with the United States. This interaction influenced lives in both continents in important ways. Most recently, contacts have focused on drug traffic, armed insurrections, terrorism, trade relations, and migration policies.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 3310 - Sports and the Making of the Americas (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course examines major themes in sport history, with a particular transnational focus on North and South America. It focuses on how sports shaped various constructions of identity and how they are themselves products of local cultures and time periods. Students use a variety of media and resources to examine the intersection of sports and politics, international relations, and social changes. They also assess the extent to which sports shaped - and were shaped by - other forms of mass culture. This course thus allows participants to draw from local, regional, national, and hemispheric examples in sport history to support their own research-driven conclusions on a variety of topics.
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HIS 3322 - History of Modern China (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
Traces the course of man’s longest and largest continuous government and the development of Chinese culture and nationalism which has culminated in the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a nation that constitutes one-fourth of the human race.
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HIS 3324 - History of Modern Japan (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A survey of Japan’s political, social and economic development from the late 18th century until the present. Emphasis on how Japan became a modern industrial power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how it retained and reinforced its economic position in the post-World War II era.
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HIS 3330 - Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course offers students the opportunity to examine the complex historical, social, political, and cultural issues of peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora. Central themes of this multi-disciplinary course include examinations of pre-colonial African societies, slavery in the Atlantic Basin and in the New World, the evolution of race and racism, and African influences in communities outside of the continent. This course is the required introductory course for the Africana Studies Minor.
(Same as IDS 3330 .) (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 3332 - History of Modern India (3)
When Offered: Spring
The social and political evolution of India from the achievement of British power in India, Indian reaction in the 18th and 19th centuries, the founding of the Indian nationalist movement, and Gandhi’s leadership toward Indian independence in 1947.
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HIS 3335 - History of the Middle East from Muhammad to the Present (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
History of the Middle East from the sixth century until today. A broad historical survey of the region’s religious, socioeconomic, geopolitical and technological development. Topics include the formation of early Islamic states until the Middle East’s encounter with the West circa 1800; the region’s subsequent experiences with colonization, modernization, social change, war, nationalism; the Arab-Israeli conflict; and political Islam.
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HIS 3336 - The Revolutionary Middle East (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course examines, in depth, one or more of the significant political, social, religious, or economic changes which have taken place in the 20th century Middle East. Topics investigated may include, but are not limited to changes associated with: the Palestine dilemma, the Iranian Revolution, Nasser’s Egypt, Islamic Fundamentalism, Middle Eastern Women, Ataturk’s Turkey and/or Saddam Hussein and Iraq.
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HIS 3337 - History of Women and Gender in the Middle East (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
History of women and gender in the Middle East from the formation of Islam to the present. Topics include: marriage practices; homosexuality; gendered legal status; social roles and restrictions in Islam; feminism; and the related impacts of modernization, colonization, and decolonization in the Middle East.
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HIS 3338 - African Environmental History from Antiquity to 1500 (3)
When Offered: Spring
Beginning with methodological and theoretical approach within the belief that “Africa’s environmental history is written on its landscape,” the course visits the challenges of studying pre-literate societies, where the environmental study itself produces a spectacular answer to the dearth of written account. This course examines the interaction between people and natural phenomena and it addresses such questions as what influenced the settlement patterns and development of diverse cultures in different regions of Africa. The origin of human civilization in Africa as the “accepted cradle of mankind” is explored in detail using visual materials, primary and secondary sources.
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HIS 3339 - African Environmental History since 1500 (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course explores the interaction between African people and their physical environment from 1500 to the end of the twentieth century. Organized thematically or chronologically, this course examines the intersection between African environmental practice and Western scientific currents of the post industrial era.
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HIS 3340 - Afro-Atlantic Material Culture (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Expressions of Culture”)
This course explores tangible and intangible objects crafted, shaped, altered, and used across time and space by peoples of African descent in the Americas.
(Same as IDS 3340 .)
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HIS 3345 - Modern African History (3)
When Offered: Fall
Focusing on Africa’s historical experience between 1945 and 2000, this course scrutinizes such broad themes as decolonization, independence, and post-independence economic, cultural, environmental, territorial, and political changes.
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HIS 3350 - African American History (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
This course examines the history of Americans of African descent from their African origins to the present.
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HIS 3421 - History of Modern France (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course examines French social, cultural, and political history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The theme of this class is the way in which the French have grappled with the rapid changes and profound dislocations that have marked this period: invasion, war, social revolution, class conflict, imperialism and decolonization, economic modernization, European integration, and multiculturalism.
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HIS 3422 - Women in European History (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
An examination of the role of women in European history, both in traditional political and economic institutions, and in the family, work, and female organizations and movements. The course assumes a view of women as an essential force in history.
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HIS 3423 - Women in American History (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
An examination of the role of women in American history, both in traditional political and economic institutions, and in the family, work, and female organizations and movements. The course assumes a view of women as an essential force in history.
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HIS 3424 - History of Women and the Law (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
A broad survey of women’s legal place in American history from the colonial period through the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. Beginning with English common law relative to women, the course will examine United States Constitutional Amendments, Supreme Court decisions, and federal laws that have codified women’s place in American society. The course assumes a view of women as an essential force in history.
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HIS 3500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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HIS 3510 - Advanced Honors Seminar (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Seminar on a selected historical topic. Enrollment is by invitation of the department, or by application.
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HIS 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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HIS 3522 - Pirates and Their Atlantic World (3)
When Offered: Summer Session
This course aims to examine the popular images of pirates, to find out where those images come from and to compare them with the real world of the pirates. We will concentrate on those pirates who plied the waters of the Atlantic during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. We will also discuss the Barbary Corsairs of North Africa and other pirates that roamed the South China Sea. Themes raised during the course will include the origins of piracy in the early modern world, the economy of the Atlantic world, seafaring during the early modern period, the language and culture of the sea, authority and violence among pirates, and the social and cultural dimensions of piracy.
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HIS 3524 - World Economic History (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course traces the development of the world economy to the present, focusing on the search for the determinants of economic success and the various solutions that have been offered. The long term changes in world income and population are quantified (mainly for the second millennium), the forces that explain the success of rich countries are identified, and the obstacles that hindered economic advance in lagging regions are explored. We will emphasize the interaction between empirical methods and interdisciplinary theories of macroeconomic development. The interaction between wealthy nations and the rest of the world is scrutinized to assess the degree to which backwardness may have been due to Western policy. Special emphasis will be placed on the analysis of government spending patterns and the economic impact of conflicts. This course also addresses key economic standards in secondary history/social studies education.
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HIS 3526 - Business History (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
This course will survey the latest theories and empirical applications in the field of business history. Geographically, the focus will be on American and European business history, and temporally on the development of business history from the 20th to the 21st century. Topics in the course will include the development of multinational firms and the managerial revolution, family firms, armaments producers, business/government relations, and Nokia, and it will touch on local business history as well.
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HIS 3528 - Comparative Labor History (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
A study of the development of labor in history, comparing labor process in different periods and regions. The course is particularly focused on the shift from agricultural to industrial labor, the varieties of industrial labor, and the emergence of post-industrial labor. It analyzes the differences in the historical experiences of the advanced countries in Europe and North America with the historically backwards economies in the Third World. It explores the gendered experience of labor, forms of labor organization, and the growth of working-class cultures, as well as the relationship between labor and the state.
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HIS 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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HIS 3560 - Undergraduate Research (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A supervised experience in which the student does historical research under the direction of a faculty member, resulting in a product of learning.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours.
Prerequisite: History major, or permission of the instructor.
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HIS 3575 - Public History: An Introduction to the Field (3)
When Offered: Fall
An upper-level undergraduate course examining and evaluating the types of work done by public historians. Students will evaluate history as it is presented in exhibits, documentaries, popular culture, and as tourism, among other formats. Students will also be introduced to the interdisciplinary skills and techniques employed by historians and other professionals working in historical agencies, universities, museums and historic sites, preservation, policy research, libraries and archives, cultural resources management, and the National Park Service.
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HIS 3576 - Education in Museums and Public History Sites (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course examines the ways in which museums and other public history sites attempt to reach and educate diverse audiences, and explores how people learn from, and meaningfully engage with, these sites. Students will examine how the field of museum education and theories about learning have historically changed over the years, and will research and analyze the variety of interpretive methods museums use, such as technology, hands-on activities, and curriculum-based activities.
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HIS 3580 - Introduction to Digital History (3)
When Offered: Spring, Odd-numbered years
This course is designed to prepare students to use and understand a variety of current and emerging digital technologies in the service of doing history. In addition to learning about these technologies, students will also consider their usefulness and the meaning of digital history. The focus is on building a sense of possibility, contingency, and agency in the world of the digital humanities. Students will complete one or more digital projects.
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HIS 3600 - Selected Topics in Public History (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Variable content. A systematic examination of a field in public history such as museum studies, archival management, historic preservation, or living history.
Barring duplication of content, a student may repeat the course.
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HIS 3626 - Introduction to Secondary History Education (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A course designed specifically for history majors who plan to teach history/social studies at the secondary level. Assignments include examination of the North Carolina Essential Standards for core secondary history/social studies courses, development of a plan to sequence and pace instruction, preparation of content for classroom presentation, design of a professional history educator portfolio, and identification of resources (digital and non-digital) that promote the teaching and learning of history.
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HIS 3630 - Teaching History with New Media (3)
When Offered: Fall
A course designed for history majors who plan to teach history/social studies at the secondary level, but also to anyone interested in studying the intersection of technology and history education. Assignments include projects related to digital storytelling, delivering presentations, social media, digital archiving, and other platforms. The focus is on the use of new media tools to teach history to multiple audiences in various settings.
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HIS 3634 - Teaching Controversy in History (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course gives students the tools and expertise to engage with and explain sensitive and controversial topics to the public, whether in classrooms, museums, online platforms, or other forms of historical scholarship and education. Students will discuss historical topics such as racism and slavery, immigration, religion, politics, warfare and memory, as well as racial, sexual, and gender identity. This course also aims to teach the methods that historians in all fields use to convey this information in a way that diffuses tension and ensures learning.
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HIS 3720 - History of the Old South (3)
When Offered: Fall. On Demand
An examination of the development of America’s major regional subculture; a study of significant trends in the social, intellectual, economic, and political evolution of the region from the seventeenth century to the beginning of the Civil War.
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