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HISP 492 - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Another 400-level HISP course or equivalent
A tutorial designed primarily for majors who wish to pursue an independent study of issues in Hispanic Studies. Programs of study will be arranged individually with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 493 - Research in Hispanic Studies
Fall and Spring (3) Prerequisite(s): Major in Hispanic Studies and completion of the HISP practicum
This capstone course guides students in synthesizing their Hispanic Studies course work and field experiences. Open to senior majors, juniors by consent of instructor. Satisfies major writing requirement.
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HISP 495 - Senior Honors Thesis
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see the Charles Center website.
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HISP 496 - Senior Honors Thesis
Fall, Spring (3) Staff
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see the Charles Center website.
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HISP 498 - Internship
Fall, Spring (1-4) Staff
Research Internship course coordinated by Hispanic Studies sponsoring faculty and on-site internship supervisor. Partnerships with select institutions, organizations and archives in the United States and abroad offer students intensive research opportunities mentored by William and Mary faculty. Readings; research; dissemination. Satisfies Hispanic Studies Practicum requirement.
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HIST 100 - Critical Questions in History
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 100)
An exploration of significant questions and concepts, beliefs and creative visions, theories and discoveries in History for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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HIST 111 - History of Europe to 1715
Fall (3) Staff (GER 4A)
An introduction to Western civilization with emphasis on European political, economic, social and cultural developments and their influence in shaping our contemporary world. Students will be encouraged to examine fundamental trends and the uses of the historical method.
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HIST 112 - History of Europe since 1715
Spring (3) Staff (GER 4A)
An introduction to Western civilization with emphasis on European political, economic, social and cultural developments and their influence in shaping our contemporary world. Students will be encouraged to examine fundamental trends and the uses of the historical method.
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HIST 121 - American History to 1877
Fall (3) Staff (GER 4A)
An introduction to the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Topics include the development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, the creation of the federal union, the people of America, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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HIST 122 - American History since 1877
Spring (3) Staff (GER 4A)
An introduction to the history of the United States from 1877 to the present. Topics include major political, social and economic developments since 1877, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era.
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HIST 131 - Survey of Latin American History to 1824
Fall (3) Konefal, Prado (CSI, GER 4B)
The development of Latin America from Pre-Columbian times to 1824 with emphasis on the interaction of European, Indian and African elements in colonial society. (Cross listed with LAS 131 )
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HIST 132 - Survey of Latin American History since 1824
Spring (3) Konefal, Prado (College 200, CSI, GER 4B)
The development of Latin America from 1824 to the present, emphasizing the struggle for social justice, political stability and economic development. (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.) (Cross listed with LAS 132 )
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HIST 141 - Survey of East Asian Civilization to 1600
Fall (3) Han, Staff (GER 4B)
An introduction to the political, social and cultural history of East Asia to 1600.
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HIST 142 - Survey of East Asian Civilization since 1600
Spring (3) Han, Staff (GER 4B)
An introduction to the political, social and cultural history of East Asia since 1600.
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HIST 150 - First Year Seminar
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 150)
An exploration of a specific topic in History. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion. Note: For current offerings, please consult the course schedule posted on my.wm.edu.
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HIST 161 - History of South Asia
Fall and Spring (3) Zutshi, Staff (GER 4B)
Drawing on the latest multidisciplinary scholarship and visual materials on South Asia, this course examines the ancient, medieval, and modern history of the Indian Subcontinent. Themes include concepts of sovereignty, colonialism, nationalism, partition, religious identities, economic developments, and center-region disputes.
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HIST 171 - History of the Middle East to 1400
Fall (3) Bishara, Karakaya-Stump (GER 4B)
A history of the Middle East from the advent of Islam in the 7th century to 1400. The focus will be on political, socio-economic and cultural developments, and their interconnectedness.
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HIST 172 - Modern Middle East since 1400
Spring (3) Bishara, Karakaya-Stump (GER 4B)
A historical review of the modern Middle East since 1400 that emphasizes the Early Modern Middle Eastern empires (the Ottomans and the Safavids), the long nineteenth century, and the major political and socio-economic developments in the region since WWI.
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HIST 181 - African History to 1800
Fall (3) Chouin, Pope, Staff (GER 4B)
A thematic approach to socio-economic and political change in Africa from early times to 1800. Emphasis is on African cultural heritage, state building, internal and external trade, and interaction with outside forces: Islam, Christianity and colonialism, as well as on Africa’s most pressing problems of the time. (Cross listed with AFST 316 )
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HIST 191 - Global History to 1500
Fall (3) Staff (GER 4B)
An introduction to the history of the world, with emphasis on civilizations, cultural diversity, global conflict and global convergence.
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HIST 192 - Global History since 1500
Fall (3) Daileader, Schechter, Staff (GER 4C)
An introduction to the history of the world, with emphasis on civilizations, cultural diversity, global conflict and global convergence.
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HIST 211 - Topics in History
Fall (3) Staff
A course designed especially for freshmen and sophomores who have taken AP European or AP American history in high school. Topics vary by semester. Note: For current offerings, please consult the course schedule posted on my.wm.edu. (These courses may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.)
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HIST 212 - Topics in History
Spring (3) Staff
A course designed especially for freshmen and sophomores who have taken AP European or AP American history in high school. Topics vary by semester. Note: For current offerings, please consult the course schedule posted on my.wm.edu. (These courses may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.)
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HIST 214 - The Era of Jamestown
Fall or Spring (3) Whittenburg
The seventeenth century in the Chesapeake Region. Topics include the archaeology of Jamestown Island, tobacco culture, warfare between Europeans and Native Americans, the introduction of slavery, political & social structure, and family life. This course relies heavily on field trips to archaeology sites, museums, and period structures. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 215 - The World of Thomas Jefferson
Fall or Spring (3) Wells
An examination of the life and times of Thomas Jefferson. Topics include the world of Jefferson’s youth and the momentous issues that crystallized during the latter decades of the eighteenth century.
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HIST 216 - Teaching American History with Historic Sites
Fall and Spring (4) Whittenburg
Explorations of topics from American History by using historic sites: Example: The history of Richmond, VA from the Revolution through the modern Civil Rights Movement. Classes meet ALL DAY at historic sites and museums. This course satisfies the Major Computing Requirement. Please contact instructor for details and permission to enroll.
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HIST 217 - The Founding of Jamestown through the American Revolution
Fall or Spring (4) Corlett, Whittenburg
Early American History concentrating on the period from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through the death of George Washington in 1799. Classes meet all day on Wednesdays “on-site” at archaeological excavations, museums, or historic buildings. This course satisfies the Major Computing Requirement. Please contact instructor for more details. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 218 - The American Revolution through the Civil War
Fall or Spring (4) Corlett, Whittenburg
American History through the lens of the Virginia experience from the American Revolution through the American Civil War. Classes meet ALL DAY at historic sites and museums. This course satisfies the Major Computing Requirement. Please contact instructor for details and permission to enroll. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 219 - Era of the American Revolution in Virginia
Fall or Spring (4) Whittenburg
A close examination of the people, places, and events of the general era of the American Revolution in Virginia from the Seven Years War in the middle of the eighteenth century to the Age of Jackson in the nineteenth century. Classes meet ALL DAY at historic sites and museums. This course satisfies the Major Computing Requirement. Please contact instructor for details and permission to enroll. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 220 - Williamsburg: Colonial and Revolutionary
Fall or Spring (3) Whittenburg, Richter
Early American history through the lens of the Williamsburg experience. Topics: politics, social structure, gender, religion, race and the economy from the establishment of Jamestown in 1607, to the Middle Plantation settlement of the mid-1600s, the transfer of the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg, and the impact of the American Revolution on this city. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 221 - United States Women’s History, 1600 to 1877
Fall (3) Meyer (GER 4A)
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the main themes and issues of the field as it has developed in the past two decades. Primary themes in this course include: work, sexual/gender norms and values, women’s networks and politics, and how each of these has changed over time and differed for women from diverse cultures/communities. (Cross listed with GSWS 221 )
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HIST 222 - United States Women’s History since 1877
Fall and Spring (3) Meyer (GER 4A)
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the main themes and issues of the field as it has developed in the past two decades. Primary themes in this course include: work, sexual/gender norms and values, women’s networks and politics, and how each of these has changed over time and differed for women from diverse cultures/communities. The course divides at 1879. (Cross listed with GSWS 222 )
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HIST 223 - Pacific War
Fall or Spring (3) C. Brown (GER 4C)
This course examines the violent contact between Japan and the United States in the Pacific during World War II, with a comparative focus on conceptions of race, honor and national identity. The course employs primary and secondary sources, as well as films. This course satisfies the department’s computing requirement.
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HIST 224 - Southern Cultures: Field Holler to NASCAR
Fall or Spring (3) Nelson (College 200, CSI, GER 4A)
This class will explore one of the most repressive regions in the US: the Southern worlds of plantation, slave quarter, and hillbilly-hideout. How did blues and country music emerge? How did the literature of Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, and Carson McCullers grow out of the South? How did stock car racing grow out of moon shining? (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.)
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HIST 226 - The American West since 1890
Fall or Spring (3) Fisher (GER 4A)
The Trans-Mississippi West after the “closing of the frontier.” Topics include environmental change, economics, urbanization, race, class, gender, regional identity, and popular culture.
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HIST 228 - The United States, 1945-1975: Society, Thought, and Culture
Fall or Spring (3) McGovern
An exploration of the principal forces shaping the contours of American culture, society and thought in the pivotal first three decades after World War II.
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HIST 235 - African American History to Emancipation
Fall (3) Ely, Rosen (GER 4A)
This course explores the history of African-descended people in the U.S. from their first arrival in the North American colonies through the end of slavery during the Civil War. We will investigate the ways African Americans fashioned new worlds and cultures while living under the enormous constraints of slavery and discrimination. Struggles for freedom, full citizenship, and alternative political visions, and the role of such struggles in shaping African Americans’ identification with each other as a people, will be a focus throughout. We will also treat differences of class and gender within African American communities. (Cross listed with AFST 311 )
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HIST 236 - African American History since Emancipation
Spring (3) Ely, Rosen (GER 4A)
A survey of African American history from emancipation to the present. (Cross listed with AFST 303 )
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HIST 237 - American Indian History: Pre-Columbian and colonial period to 1763.
Fall and Spring (3) Fisher, Rushforth (GER 4B)
A survey of American Indian history to 1763.
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HIST 238 - American Indian History since 1763
Fall and Spring (3) Fisher, Rushforth (GER 4B)
A survey of American Indian history since 1763.
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HIST 240 - The Crusades
Fall (3) Daileader (GER 4C)
The history of the crusading movement during the Middle Ages. The course focuses on the changing nature of Christian- Muslim relations and on the Crusades’ cultural and geopolitical ramifications. Readings consist primarily of contemporary Latin, Greek, and Arabic sources (in translation).
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HIST 241 - European History, 1815-1914
Fall (3) Benes, Staff (GER 4A)
From the Congress of Vienna to the start of World War I. Investigates the industrial revolution, liberalism, socialism, imperialism and the various contexts of World War I.
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HIST 242 - European History, 1914-1945
Spring (3) Benes, Staff (GER 4A)
This course investigates World War I, German inflation and worldwide depression, fascism, the trajectory of World War II and the collapse of the old order in 1945. Attention also given to the culture of modernism.
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HIST 243 - Europe since 1945
Fall and Spring (3) Koloski, Staff (GER 4A)
Topical survey of Europe east and west since World War II. Includes postwar recovery, geopolitical tensions and the Cold War, imperialism, protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, communism and its collapse, a united Europe in theory and practice.
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HIST 260 - Ancient History (I)
Fall (3) Donahue (GER 4A)
(Not open to freshmen) Ancient civilization from prehistoric times to the ancient Orient and Greece. (Cross listed with CLCV 227 )
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HIST 261 - Ancient History (II)
Spring (3) Donahue (GER 4A)
(Not open to freshmen) Ancient civilization: the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. (Cross listed with CLCV 228 )
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HIST 265 - Postwar Japan
Fall (3) Han (GER 4B)
An examination of various aspects of post-World War II Japan. After an intensive look at politics and the economy, the course explores such topics as the popularity of new religions, changing attitudes toward sex and marriage, Japan’s new nationalism, Japan’s role in the larger Asian region and beyond, and the culture and life of Tokyo. Several documentaries and movies will be shown. (Open to all students, including freshmen and sophomores with AP history credit or exemptions.)
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HIST 280 - West Africa Since 1800
Fall and Spring (3) Staff (GER 4B)
Explores the survival of West Africans in ancient environments, subsequent challenges in trans-Saharan and Atlantic slave trade, colonial overrule, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization as well as relocation to rural America in the early Atlantic era and eventually to contemporary American cities. (Cross listed with AFST 308 )
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HIST 281 - Ancient African History
Fall or Spring (3) Bishara, Choin, Pope, Vinson
This course covers African history before AD 600, with emphasis on political and cultural histories of ancient cities and states. It is a more focused survey than HIST 181 , but it has no prerequisites and assumes no prior knowledge of Africa. (Cross-listed with AFST 281 )
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HIST 282 - Medieval African History
Fall or Spring (3) Bishara, Chouin, Pope, Vinson
This course covers African history between 600 and 1500, with emphasis on the influence of Islam and changing commercial networks. It is a more focused survey than HIST 181 , but it has no prerequisites and assumes no prior knowledge of Africa. (Cross-listed with AFST 282 )
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HIST 283 - Early Modern African History
Fall or Spring (3) Bishara, Chouin, Pope, Vinson
This course covers African history between 1500 and 1800, particularly Africa’s changing relationship with Western Europe and the Americas. It is a more focused survey than HIST 181 , but it has no prerequisites and assumes no prior knowledge of Africa.
(Cross-listed with AFST 283 )
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HIST 284 - African History during Colonialism and Independence
Spring (3) Bishara, Chouin, Pope, Vinson (GER 4B)
This course cover African History from 1800 to the present, with emphasis on African state-building, slavery and abolition, the Africanization of Islam and Christianity, Colonialism and Anti-Colonial Politics, African Independence/Pan-Africanism and contemporary issues. (formerly HIST 182) (Cross listed with AFST 317 )
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HIST 299 - History Courses Taken Abroad
Fall, Spring, Summer (1-4)
This is the designation for history courses taken abroad and approved for William and Mary history credit.
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HIST 301 - The Historian’s Craft
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
This course is designed for history majors or for students who intend to be history majors. Ideally, they will take this class either in the semester in which they declare their history major, or in the following term. The class will familiarize students with historiographical schools and with the idea of history as a discipline while also covering the arts and techniques of historical writing. It will typically require a final paper demonstrating the use of reason, evidence, compositional skills, and scholarly apparatus. This course is strongly recommended for students who are considering writing a history honors thesis.
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HIST 304 - History of Brazil
Fall or Spring (3) Prado, Staff
Antecedents of modern Brazil, 1500-present, with accent on economic, social and cultural factors as well as on political growth in the Portuguese colony, the Empire and the Republic.
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HIST 305 - History of Mexico
Fall or Spring (3) Konefal, Staff
Development of the Mexican nation from the Spanish conquest to the present. Sequential treatment of the interaction of Spanish and Indian cultures, expansion of the frontier, independence, 19thcentury liberalism and caudillism, the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and its institutionalization.
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HIST 309 - The Caribbean
Fall or Spring (3) Staff (College 200, CSI)
Situated at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, the Caribbean has played a pivotal role in global transformations since 1492. The region’s past helped shape and was shaped by many of the contradictory themes defining modern history: slavery and freedom, racism and equality, empire and independence, despotism and democracy, and migration and transnationalism. Focusing on Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and especially Haiti and Cuba, we will explore these themes in Caribbean history from the Haitian Revolution to the present. The course is structured around class discussion. Grading will be based on brief papers and class participation. (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.) (Cross-listed with AFST 319 / LAS 309 .)
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HIST 310 - African Americans and Africa
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson
This course explores the political, socio-economic, educational and cultural connections between African Americans and Africa. It examines the close linkages but also the difficulties between Africans and diasporic peoples in the modern era. (Cross-listed with AFST 299 )
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HIST 311 - Topics in History
Fall (1-4) Staff
Intermediate level topics courses open to all students but preferably those with previous experience in 100- and/or 200-level history courses. (These courses may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.)
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HIST 312 - Topics in History
Spring (1-4) Staff
Intermediate level topics courses open to all students but preferably those with previous experience in 100- and/or 200-level history courses. (These courses may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.)
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HIST 313 - Topics in Women’s History
Fall and Spring (3) Staff
Intermediate level topics course open to all students but preferably to students who have completed HIST 221 / GSWS 221 and/or HIST 222 / GSWS 222 . (This course may be repeated for credit if there is no duplication of topic.)
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HIST 316 - Pan-Africanism: History of a Revolutionary Idea
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson (GER 4C)
This course surveys the history of Pan-Africanism, a global political movement that considers Africans and diasporic blacks to have a common history, present and future, often proclaiming an objective of African political, socio-economic and cultural self-determination and asserting a fierce pride in African history and culture. (formerly HIST 239) (Cross-listed with AFST 300 )
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HIST 317 - History of Modern South Africa
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson (GER 4C)
This course provides a detailed examination of segregation and apartheid in twentieth century South Africa and charts the development and ultimate success of the anti-apartheid movement that led to the ‘miracle’ of a democratic South Africa. (formerly HIST 230) (Cross-listed with AFST 427 )
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HIST 318 - United States Military History, 1860-1975
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
An examination of the growth of the U.S. military establishment and the exercise of and changes in military strategy and policies, as shaped by political, social and economic factors. Crucial to our inquiry will not only be discussions about the decisions and attitudes of ranking military and civilian leaders but also an analysis of the lives and circumstances of enlisted personnel, lower-ranking officers and civilian support staff.
(formerly HIST 428)
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HIST 319 - The Nuclear World
Fall or Spring (3) Kitamura
This course explores the emergence of nuclear technology and its widespread impact on global politics, business, and culture from World War II to the present day.
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HIST 320 - Nubia: An African Kingdom in American Thought, 1767-present
Fall or Spring (3) Pope
For over two centuries of American history, perceptions of Africa and of race have been expressed through shifting interpretations of an ancient African kingdom called Nubia. This course will trace the archaeological rediscovery of Nubia and explore its changing significance in American thought. No prior knowledge of Nubia is required.
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HIST 321 - Topics in Civil Rights
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson, Staff
The description and organization of this course will vary in accordance with different interests and expertise of each individual instructor.
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HIST 322 - The African Diaspora before 1492
Fall or Spring (3) Pope
This course examines the experiences of sub-Saharan Africans who traveled, before the Atlantic Slave Trade, throughout the Middle East, Indian Ocean, China, and Europe as merchants, soldiers, slaves, scholars, pilgrims, and ambassadors. (formerly HIST 232)
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HIST 323 - The African Diaspora, 1492-1808
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson (GER 4C)
This course examines the migrations of Africans to the Americas during the Atlantic Slave Trade era, the development of new identities in their new societies and their continued connections to Africa. (formerly HIST 183) (Cross listed with AFST 304 )
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HIST 324 - The African Diaspora since 1808
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson
This course examines the African Diaspora since 1800 with major themes including the end of slavery, the fight for full citizenship and the close interactions between diasporic blacks and Africans. Students who have already taken HIST 323 - The African Diaspora, 1492-1808 are particularly encouraged to take this more advanced class. (Cross listed with AFST 305 )
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HIST 325 - The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson (GER 4C)
This class explores the rise and fall of apartheid, the system of rigid racial segregation and domination that existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. It examines the successful anti-apartheid movement but also considers apartheids legacy in contemporary South Africa. (Cross-listed with AFST 426 )
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HIST 326 - African Religions in the Diaspora
Spring (3) (GER 4C)
Survey of the cultural retention and change of African religions in the Diaspora. Considers the encounter between African, indigenous, and European religions in the context of slavery and freedom. (formerly HIST 451)
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HIST 327 - The Global Color Line: U.S. Civil Rights and South African Anti-Apartheid Politics
Fall or Spring (3) Vinson
This course examines the Civil Rights movement as part of a centuries-long tradition of black freedom struggles. The course also compares the Civil Rights movement with the South African anti-apartheid struggle and shows the close transnational relationship between African Americans and black South Africans. (formerly HIST 231) (Cross listed with AFST 312 )
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HIST 330 - America and China: U.S.-China Relations since 1784
Spring (3) Mosca
A study of U.S.-China relations from 1784 to the present, with special attention to Sino-American relations in the 20th and 21st centuries. This course satisfies the department’s computing requirement.
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HIST 331 - Modern Japanese History
Fall or Spring (3) Han (GER 4B)
A history of Japan from the Tokugawa period (1600-1868) to the present, with emphasis on the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. (formerly HIST 328)
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HIST 332 - Modern Korean History
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
An examination of the major developments and issues in modern Korean history, including the collapse of the traditional order, Japanese colonial rule, the emergence of distinct political regimes in the north and south and north-south confrontation.
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HIST 333 - Modern Chinese History
Fall (3) Staff
A history of China from 1644 to the present focusing on China’s imperial system, the experiment with republican government, and China under communist rule since 1949. This course satisfies the departments computing requirement. (formerly HIST 329)
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HIST 334 - Nation, Gender, and Race in South Asia
Fall or Spring (3) Zutshi (GER 4B)
This course examines the often inter-linked roles and definitions of nation, gender, and race, how these factors both undermined and reinforced British rule, and how they reshaped social relations in South Asia. Assignments include films, novels, memoirs, and travelogues. (formerly HIST 270)
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HIST 341 - United States Immigration History
Fall or Spring (3) Hahamovitch Prerequisite(s): HIST 121 HIST 122
An introduction to the history of immigration to the United States from 1789 to the present. Emphasizing immigration from Ireland, China, Mexico and Eastern Europe, the course focuses on the history of U.S. immigration policy. It involves short lectures and discussions. (formerly HIST 431)
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HIST 342 - The Invasion of North America
Spring (3) Rushforth
An introduction to the exploration, exploitation and colonization of eastern North America by the Spanish, French, English and Dutch; their cultural interaction with Native Americans in war and peace. (formerly HIST 426)
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HIST 344 - Colonial North America, 1492-1763
Fall (3) Mapp, Rushforth
A survey of the history of North America north of Mexico from the beginnings of sustained European contact through the end of the Seven Years’ War. (formerly HIST 411)
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HIST 345 - The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Spring (3) Mapp
An in-depth study of the origins of the American independence movement, the struggle between the rebellious colonies and the British Empire, the formation of the United States, and the salient cultural and social developments of the Revolutionary era. (formerly HIST 412)
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HIST 346 - Antebellum America
Fall or Spring (3) Sheriff
Covering the period from 1815-1850, this course examines social, political, economic and cultural transformations in the pre-Civil War United States. (formerly HIST 415)
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HIST 347 - The Civil War Era
Fall or Spring (3) Nelson, Sheriff
Examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from 1850-1877. Military campaigns receive only minimal coverage. (formerly HIST 416)
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HIST 348 - Old South
Spring (3) Staff
The American South from its colonial origins to the defeat of the Confederacy, including as major topics social structure, economic and geographic expansion, slavery as a system of profit and social control, the growth of southern sectionalism, and the southern mind. (formerly HIST 417)
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HIST 349 - Exploring the Afro-American Past
Fall or Spring (3)
A study of the commonalities and differences across Afro- America from the U.S. to Brazil. Works in Anthropology, History and Literature will be used to explore the nature of historical consciousness within the African Diaspora and diverse ways of understanding the writing about Afro-American pasts. (formerly HIST 345) (Cross listed with AMST 402 and ANTH 429 )
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HIST 350 - Free and Enslaved Blacks in the Old South
Fall (3) Ely GER 4C
Free and enslaved Afro-Southerners’ relations with one another and with whites from colonization to the Civil War. Themes include the variety of human experience under the slave regime; cultural affinities and differences among blacks, and between black and white Southerners. (formerly HIST 452)
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HIST 351 - U.S. Gilded Age
Fall or Spring (3) Nelson
1866-1901. Explores the collapse of Reconstruction and the rise of big business. Topics include Victorian sexuality, the Jim Crow South, craft unionism, cities in the West and literary naturalism. Preference to juniors and seniors. (formerly HIST 418)
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HIST 352 - U.S. Foreign Relations, 1763-1900
Fall (3) Kitamura
An examination of U.S. interactions with the wider world from 1763 to 1900. Topics include top-level policymaking, business exchange, cultural interaction, population movement, military confrontation, social control, racial affairs, and gender relations. (formerly HIST 433)
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HIST 353 - U.S. Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
Spring (3) Kitamura
An examination of U.S. interactions with the wider world from 1901 to the present day. Topics include top-level policymaking, business exchange, cultural interaction, population movement, military confrontation, social control, racial affairs, and gender relations. (formerly HIST 434)
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HIST 354 - America and Vietnam
Spring (3) Staff
An examination of the United States’ role in Vietnam from 1945 to the present. The political, cultural, ideological and economic ramifications of the United States involvement will be analyzed from the American as well as the Vietnamese perspective. (formerly HIST 435)
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HIST 357 - Medieval Europe
Fall and Spring (3) Daileader
Surveys the history of medieval Europe from the later Roman Empire through the Renaissance.
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HIST 358 - The European Renaissance
Fall or Spring (3) Homza
Investigation into the intellectual emphases and social and political contexts of humanist practices in Europe between 1314- 1598. Attention to historiography and historical method.
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HIST 359 - The Reformation in Western Europe
Fall or Spring (3) Homza Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or consent of instructor. (College 200, CSI)
An investigation into the Catholic and Protestant Reformations in early modern Europe, 1500-1700. Examination of the foundations and effects of religious upheaval and codification. Attention to literacy, printing, the family, the creation of confessional identity and historiography. (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.)
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HIST 360 - Roman Britain
Fall or Spring (3) Hutton
The history and archaeology of Roman Britain. The story of the founding of the Roman province in Britain and its subsequent development. Examination of various aspects of Roman-British culture, including town life, fortifications, religion, art, villas, leisure and amusements. (Cross-listed with CLCV 340 .)
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HIST 361 - Roman Greece
Fall or Spring (3) Hutton
An archaeological, literary and cultural study of ancient Greece during the period in which Greece was part of the Roman Empire. How did Greece change under Roman rule, and how did Greek culture affect the rest of the empire? (Cross-listed with CLCV 341 .)
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HIST 362 - History and Statecraft: Great Power Diplomacy, 1648-1949
Fall and Spring (3) Butler
This course uses case studies of episodes in Great Power politics from the Treaty of Westphalia to the founding of NATO to consider the application of history to current issues in international relations. Course readings prepare students to discuss and debate a range of key topics, such as the challenge of diplomatic/military overextension, foreign intervention in civil conflicts, relations among democracies and dictatorships, and the creation of successful (and unsuccessful) international structures. Evaluation is based on in-class participation, brief essays, and exams.
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HIST 363 - The Age of Absolutism and Revolution in Europe, 1648-1789
Fall (3) Schechter
An intensive survey of Europe in transition: absolutism, enlightenment, enlightened despotism. This course satisfies the Department’s computing requirement.
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HIST 364 - The Age of Absolutism and Revolution in Europe, 1789-1870
Spring (3) Schechter
An intensive survey of Europe in transition: revolution, industrialization and the emergence of the modern state. This course satisfies the Department’s computing requirement.
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HIST 368 - Race, Class, and Gender in the British Empire
Fall or Spring (3) Levitan
This course will survey the social and cultural history of the British Empire from the sixteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on the ways in which diverse groups of people experienced empire. Themes will include migration, slavery, race, gender, imperial culture, class, and resistance to empire.
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