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HISP 320 - Topics in Hispanic Cinema
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
In this introduction to Hispanic cinema, students learn the basics of film language and methodology through the study of film in national and/or transnational context. Readings on film theory, criticism, and cultural history inform case studies drawn from Spanish, Latin American, and/or U.S. Latino traditions.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 322 - Issues in Mexican Culture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course analyzes border issues, local/global markets and national/ regional identities. It focuses on the negotiation of power in relation to these themes. Students analyze texts by authors whose works address Mexican culture from the colonial period to the present although contemporary culture is emphasized.
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HISP 323 - Modern Spanish Culture: The Politics of Identity
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course explores how the sites of Spanish culture (monuments, canonical works of art, literature, music, political/cultural heroes, iconic historical events) tell the story of Spanish history, encode national myths, or may be subverted to express marginalized/alternative forms of identity.
(Formerly HISP 385)
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HISP 329 - Special Themes in Hispanic Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
Themes in Hispanic cultural production.
May be repeated for credit if theme changes (Formerly HISP 392)
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HISP 340 - Life on the Hyphen
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
In an era of increasing globalization, the “border” experience is becoming more and more widespread. Migration, exile, and the relocation of cultural groups for economic or political reasons are common occurrences that have led to the creation of what some critics have called “border cultures.” This course examines the cultural production generated by different kinds of border crossings. In addition to national borders, it engages the role of linguistic, ethnic, sexual, cultural, and economic borders in the creation of Latin American, Latinx, and U.S. identities.
(Formerly HISP 361)
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HISP 350 - Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry Workshop
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered 250-330 or consent of instructor.
College Curriculum: ACTV, ARTS
In this poetry writing workshop taught in Spanish, students gain exposure to a variety of poetic traditions while developing their creative writing abilities through experimentation and critique.
(Formerly HISP 330)
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HISP 351 - Medical Interpretation
Credits: (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or permission of instructor.
Development of speaking skills in the field of medicine, and public health. Acquisition of vocabulary, cross-cultural communication, ethics of interpretation. Assessment based on recorded performance, tests & essays. Taught on campus; may require site visits off campus and may facilitate possible summer internship on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Formerly HISP 307.
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HISP 352 - Theory and Art of Spanish Text Translation
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An introduction to the theory and practice of Spanish-English translation. Students engage in daily discussions and problem-solving exercises based on the translation of a variety of documents. Group and individual assignments may include producing English subtitles for Spanish-language films, or collaborative production of edited interviews. Student translators design final research projects based on particular academic and professional interests, including for example, art, music, public health, law, politics, environmental issues or Hispanic cultural studies more broadly. Students should expect to enhance their linguistic and cultural competencies.
(Formerly HISP 388)
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HISP 362 - Topics in Linguistic Research
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
An in-depth study of selected topics in linguistic research in Hispanic Studies, with explicit attention to expressive culture, to explore national, regional or other identities. Sample topics: dialectology, discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, pragmatics, sociolinguistics. Fulfills a requirement for teacher certification and the TEFL/TESL minor.
(Formerly HISP 387)
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HISP 370 - Environmental Cultures
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course examines how authors and artists imagine their environments and intervene on its behalf. Select readings focus on spirituality and the transformation of external landscapes into psychological terrain. The representation of bureaucracy, development, and the terms of material consumption are also highlighted within select cultural and social movements in the Americas.
(Formerly HISP 360)
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HISP 371 - Fashioning the Nation
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Following the retreat of Spanish colonialism, material culture served to identify competing ideologies at a decisive moment of political change. This course is about the nation building process, citizenship, and social constructs as understood through the evolution of Argentine fiction and artifacts.
(Formerly HISP 394)
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HISP 375 - Medieval and Early Modern Hispanic Literature
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This class focuses on the cultural production of the Iberian Middle Ages between 711 and 1492. Students get hands-on experience with artifacts of material culture, and analyze a variety of texts (short stories, epic, scientific prose, theatre, music, maps, etc.) so they can understand how these texts are the result of a period of great racial, religious, and linguistic diversity. The dialectics of social and military struggle for the political hegemony and cultural co-production is key to understanding medieval Iberian culture.
(Formerly HISP 324)
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HISP 377 - Imagining the Spanish Transatlantic Empire: Early Modern Hispanic Culture (1492-1700)
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An introduction to the Spanish empire as “imagined” in the early modern period. We examine cultural artifacts (novels, theatrical representations, chronicles, etc.), the ideological foundations upon which the Spanish empire legitimizes itself, and investigate the subordinating representation of women, Muslims/moriscos, indigenous peoples, and their dissent and resistance.
(Formerly HISP 374)
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HISP 378 - Landscapes of Spain: Real Places, Imagined Spaces
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
This survey course explores how Spanish writers and artists from the 18th century to the present inscribe place (literary landscapes, imagined spaces, geographical locations) according to changing concepts of Spanish history, cultural identity, and modes of representation.
(Formerly HISP 384)
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HISP 380 - Masterworks: Issues in Canon Formation
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course addresses the works of canonical writers (may include, e.g. Cervantes, Galdos, Borges, Garcia Marquez, etc.). The theoretical perspectives presented are driven by the interdisciplinary concerns that reflect current scholarship in Hispanic Studies, including the role of cultural ‘masterpieces’ in the creation of community, the role of the market in canon formation (what sells? where? why?), and the relationship between social movements, literacy, and canonical literature.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (Formerly HISP 391)
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HISP 389 - Topics in Hispanic Studies in English
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
An examination of issues within an interdisciplinary context. Topics and texts relevant to Spanish, Latin American and/or U.S. Latino context/s. Taught in English.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 390 - Topics in Hispanic Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240 and 1 HISP course numbered between 250-330, or permission of instructor.
An examination of issues within an interdisciplinary context. Topics and texts relevant to Spanish, Latin American and/or U.S. Latino contexts.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 412 - Teaching Practicum
Credits: (1-2)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 240
A mentored teaching internship experience for students to work closely with a faculty member in teaching either a language or content course.
May be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits.
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HISP 480 - Cultures of Dictatorship
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered between 340 and 390, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course addresses the impact on cultural production of recent dictatorial regimes in Latin America. Includes study of literature, film and testimonio, historical documents and art.
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HISP 481 - Local and Global Issues in 20th Century Poetry
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): 1 HISP course numbered 340-390, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An analysis of the ways in which Latin American and U. S. Latino poetry inform our understanding of the 20th century. Emphasis on the relationship between local production and global consumption of culture, especially poetry.
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HISP 482 - Gender Issues in Hispanic Culture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): 1 HISP course numbered between 340-390, or consent of instructor.
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course examines the construction and representation of femininity, masculinity, and sexualities in Hispanic cultural production. Texts include film, novels, poetry, and visual arts.
(Formerly HISP 484)
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HISP 483 - Hispanic Cinema
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): 1 HISP course numbered between 340-390, or consent of instructor.
College Curriculum: COLL 400
A study of sociopolitical and cultural issues represented through the medium of film produced in Latin America and/or Spain. Themes vary by semester and include topics such as Migration, Road Movies, History of Spain Through Film, or Gender and Sexuality.
(Formerly HISP 417)
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HISP 485 - Pedagogy and Culture in Latin America
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): 1 HISP course numbered between 340-390, or consent of instructor.
This course examines Spanish American texts that reflect on and unmask the privileged discourse of the lettered city. Grounded in cultural theory, literature and the arts, learners will uncover the politics of education and everyday life in framing early human rights concerns, the status of women, citizenship and transformative social change.
(Formerly HISP 478)
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HISP 486 - Spanish Language Epic and Nationalism
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered between 340 and 390, or consent of instructor.
A study of epic poetry and its political value in the formation of imagined communities. Course may focus on medieval epic such as the Cantar de Mio Cid, early modern epic poems, or 19th- and 20th century appropriations of earlier epic poems.
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HISP 487 - Imagine Another World: 1898 - 1936
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered between 340 and 390, or consent of instructor
A research seminar about the early 20th-century Spanish artistic and political scene, explosive years of radical experimentation and innovation in all cultural media, as well as massive socio-political upheaval (i.e. loss of Spanish-American war; the rise of socialist and anarchist political parties; establishment of ill-fated democratic republic). Texts include Lorca’s poetry, Buñuel’s early films; the art of Dalí and Remedios Varo.
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HISP 489 - Topics in Hispanic Studies Research Seminar
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered between 340 and 390, or consent of instructor.
College Curriculum: COLL 400
Issues-based, interdisciplinary research seminar on particular semester topics relevant to Latin American, Spanish, and/or U.S. Latinx culture, which may include: banned books and Latinx ethnic studies; the politics and linguistic practices of bilingualism; cultural phantasms of the Franco dictatorship; economic thought and socio-cultural practices of Early Modern Spanish Empire; the cultures of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam of the Iberian Middle Ages Course content will vary.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 492 - Independent Study
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered 480-489, or permission of instructor.
An advanced research tutorial designed primarily for Hispanic majors who wish to pursue an independent study about a particular issue in Hispanic Studies. Programs of study will be arranged individually with a faculty member. Does not count as required HISP 400-level research seminars; does not fulfill COLL 400.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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HISP 495 - Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: (3)
The opportunity to design and conduct a faculty-mentored, two-semester research project in Hispanic Studies. For eligible majors (with a 3.0 GPA) who have applied and been accepted into the Departmental Honors program coordinated by the Charles Center, this senior course comprises the first semester of the year-long Honors thesis project.
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HISP 496 - Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: (3)
The second semester continuation of the Honors project in Hispanic Studies. In this course, the student’s research culminates in the submission of the completed thesis and an oral defense.
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HISP 498 - Internship in Hispanic Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Prerequisite(s): One HISP course numbered 340-390 and consent of instructor.
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.
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HIST 100 - Critical Questions in History
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
The development of Latin America from 1824 to the present, emphasizing the struggle for social justice, political stability and economic development.
Cross-listed with: LAS 132
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HIST 141 - Survey of East Asian Civilization to 1600
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
An introduction to the political, social and cultural history of East Asia since 1600.
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HIST 150 - First Year Seminar
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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 is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 215 - The World of Thomas Jefferson
Credits: (3)
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. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 216 - Teaching American History with Historic Sites
Credits: (4)
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. Please contact instructor for details and permission to enroll. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 217 - From Jamestown through the American Revolution
Credits: (4)
Early American History concentrating on the period from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through the era of the American Revolution. Classes meet from 8 am to 5pm at archaeological excavations, museums, or historic buildings. Please contact instructor for more details. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 218 - From the American Revolution through the American Civil War
Credits: (4)
American History through the lens of the Virginia experience from the American Revolution through the American Civil War. Classes meet from 8 am to 5pm at historic sites and museums. 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
Credits: (4)
An interdisciplinary examination of the people, places, and events of the 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 at historic sites and museums. Please contact instructor for details and permission to enroll. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.
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HIST 220 - Colonial and Revolutionary Williamsburg
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
Early American history through the lens of the Williamsburg experience. Topics include 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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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?
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HIST 226 - The American West since 1890
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV, NQR
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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 235
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HIST 236 - African American History since Emancipation
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
A survey of African American history from emancipation to the present.
Cross-listed with: AFST 236
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HIST 237 - American Indian History: Pre-Columbian and colonial period to 1763.
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
A survey of American Indian history to 1763.
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HIST 238 - American Indian History since 1763
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course surveys the significant events, issues, and themes in the “New Indian History” from the late colonial period to the present day. Through the assigned readings, lectures, discussions, films, and music, students will gain a better understanding of the enormous diversity of Native cultures and histories, as well as the shared experiences that have shaped them over time.
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HIST 240 - The Crusades
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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 255 - Religion in America to 1800
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
This course provides an overview of major issues and developments in American religious history from pre-Columbian North America through the end of the eighteenth century. Topics include: Native American Sacred Power; Catholic Missions in New Spain and New France; Protestant Colonialism; Magic and Christian Authority; Slavery and the African Diaspora; British Religious Cultures; Evangelical Revivalism; Christian Anti- and Proslavery; Religion and Revolution; and Church-State Separation.
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HIST 260 - History of Ancient Greece
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
The history of Greece from the Bronze Age (3d millennium BCE) to the rise of Macedonia (fourth century BCE), focusing primarily on the two most influential and well known periods in Greek history, the Archaic Period (ca. 700-480 BC) and the Classical Period (480-323 BCE).
Cross-listed with: CLCV 227
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HIST 261 - History of Ancient Rome
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
History of the ancient Romans from their earliest origins through the third century CE. Principal emphasis will be on the political, social, and cultural aspects of Roman history.
Cross-listed with: CLCV 228
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HIST 265 - Postwar Japan
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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 should be taken prior to the capstone seminar, HIST 490/491.
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HIST 304 - History of Brazil
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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 306 - Terror, Human Rights, and Memory in Latin America
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
This course will examine state violence and its repercussions in Latin America since the mid-20th century, focusing on three case studies: Chile, Argentina, and Guatemala. These cases (representative of a much broader phenomenon) give students the opportunity to engage critically and in-depth with some of the major questions surrounding violence and human rights: What explains the continent-wide wave of repression in Latin America in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s? When and why did governments choose to use extreme force against their own citizens? To what extent was the US government aware of or implicated in the violence? How were the extremes of “dirty” wars possible? How could the word “disappear,” for example, come into everyday grammar in Latin America as a transitive verb? In what ways could and did people resist?
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HIST 309 - The Caribbean
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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.
Cross-listed with: AFST 319 / LAS 309
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HIST 310 - African Americans and Africa
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (1-4)
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
Credits: (1-4)
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
Credits: (3)
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 315 - Asian Pacific American History
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course offers a broad survey of Asian Pacific American history. Given the immense diversity of Asian Pacific American communities, we cannot offer an exhaustive history in one semester. Instead, we cover a number of major events in Asian Pacific American history and focus on many key concepts in Asian Pacific American Studies. Furthermore, we are interested in Asian Pacific American identity as a social construct, and spend a large amount of time focusing on race discourse. Many of the readings address the ways in which Asian Pacific American racial identity was constructed in American popular culture and law. Other key topics include immigration, exclusion, citizenship, class, and gender.
Cross-listed with: APIA 315
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HIST 316 - Pan-Africanism: History of a Revolutionary Idea
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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 321 - Topics in Civil Rights
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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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