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HIST 200 Roots of the Western Tradition
Rogers
In this introductory survey we will examine how the religious, political, and scientific traditions of western civilization originated in Mesopotamia and Egypt from c. 3500 B.C.E. and were developed by Greeks and Romans until the Islamic invasions of the seventh century C.E. The course will help students to understand the emergence of polytheism and the great monotheistic religions, the development of democracy and Republicanism, and the birth of western science and the scientific method.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies or Religion, Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 201 The European Phoenix: Modern Europe's Changeful History, 1815-1991
Wiecki
This course surveys the history of Europe from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Students will learn about the rise of liberal and socialist movements and the revolutions they inspired, the transformation of the continent through industry, urbanization, and nationalism, and the European penetration of the world through imperialism. World War I hurled the continent into an era of turmoil when it brought about the collapse of great empires, economic depression, and the rise of fascism. World War II and the Holocaust marked Europe's darkest hour. Students will investigate the connection between both World Wars and the consequences of "total war." Finally, the course will examine how a new Europe emerged from the ruins after 1945 and how Eastern Europe became part of the new "European Community" after the fall of Communism in 1991.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 203 History of the United States, 1607 to 1877
Sheidley
A survey of the social, cultural, and institutional dimensions of American history from the colonial period through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Special attention to recurrent themes in the pattern of America's past: immigration, racial and cultural conflict, urbanization, reform.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 204 History of the United States in the Twentieth Century
Auerbach
The emergence of an urban industrial society; social change amid tension between traditional and modern cultures; development of the welfare state; issues of war and peace; the shifting boundaries of conservative reaction, liberal reform, and radical protest, from the 1890s to 2001.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 205 The Making of the Modern World Order
Giersch, Rao
A foundational course in international history. Explores the evolution of trade, competition, and cultural interaction among the world's diverse communities, from the Mongol conquests of the late thirteenth century through the end of the twentieth century. Themes include the growing divergence in trajectories of the Western and non-Western worlds evident by the fifteenth century, the rise of European wealth and power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, imperialism and its impact, the evolution of the nation-state, scientific and industrial revolutions, and "modernization" and the non-Western world in the twentieth century. Attention to agents of global integration, including trade, technology, migration, dissemination of ideas, conquest, war, and disease.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 206 From Conquest to Revolution: A History of Colonial Latin America
Osorio
The "discovery" by Christopher Columbus in 1492 of the "New World" unleashed a process of dramatic changes in what we now call Latin America. Spanning roughly from the fifteenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, this course examines the ideological underpinnings of the Spanish Conquest, the place of the Americas in a universal Spanish empire, and the role of urban centers in the consolidation of Spanish rule. Emphasis is placed on Indigenous societies and the transformation and interactions with Africans and Europeans under colonial rule; the role of Indian labor and African slavery in the colonial economy; the creation, consolidation, and decline of colonial political institutions; and, finally, the role of religion and baroque ritual in the creation of new hybrid colonial cultures and identities.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 207 Contemporary Problems in Latin American History
Osorio
In this problem-centered survey of the contemporary history of Latin America we will critique and go beyond the many stereotypes which have inhibited understanding between Anglo and Latin America, cultivating instead a healthy respect for complexity and contradiction. Over the course of the semester we will examine key themes in current history, including the dilemmas of uneven national development in dependent economies; the emergence of anti-imperialism and various forms of political and cultural nationalism; the richness and variety of revolution;, ethnic, religious, feminist, literary, artistic, and social movements; the imposing social problems of the sprawling Latin American megalopolis; the political heterodoxies of leftism, populism, authoritarianism, and neoliberalism; the patterns of peace, violence, and the drug trade; the considerable U.S. influence in the region, and finally, transnational migration and globalization.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 210 The British Isles: From Glorious Revolution to Global Empire
Frace
Between the seventeenth century and Queen Victoria's reign, Britain transformed itself from a relatively minor European kingdom into the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world, ruling over a quarter of the earth's population. This course will explore Britain's often tumultuous history while addressing several major themes, such as: the creation of a modern consumer society; secularization; the radical mobilization of the working class; abolitionism; questions of social and sexual hierarchies raised at home by an expanding empire abroad; and the birth of liberal, conservative, and socialist ideologies. This course will center on England, but will also look at Scotland and Ireland's particular histories of resistance, conquest, and integration.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 211 Bread and Salt: Introduction to Russian Civilization
Tumarkin
For centuries Russians have welcomed visitors with offerings of bread and salt. This introductory course is an earthy immersion in Russian life and culture from the age of Tolstoy to Putin's dissonant new Russia. Black bread, dense and pungent, is central to our exploration of food, feasting, fasting and famine in the Russian experience. We will weave in both related and contrapuntal themes, such as: religious practice, folk beliefs and peasant life; surviving Stalinism in the age of terror; making do in the surreal "era of stagnation" under Brezhnev; and the splendor and agony of Russian high culture. Guest lectures by Russianists in disciplines other than history.
Prerequisite: None. Not open to students who have taken HIST [105].
Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 216 Revolution in Latin America
Osorio
In Latin America, the twentieth century was indelibly marked by revolution and counter-revolution. Any analysis of the recent history of the peoples and states of Latin America must focus on the conditions, desires, and perils that have shaped the revolutionary experience. We will examine the main historical currents of armed revolution in Latin America, including instances of successful armed revolution, post-revolutionary state-making and nation-building, and the many guerrilla movements. Revolution in the Americas was not only about seizing state power, but about making "the new man" and reinventing society. We will consider the past, present, and possible future of revolution in the Americas.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 219 The Jews of Spain and the Lands of Islam
Malino
The history of the Jews in Muslim lands from the seventh to the twentieth century. Topics include Muhammed's relations with the Jews of Medina, poets, princes and philosophers in Abbasid Iraq and Muslim Spain, scientists, scholars and translators in Christian Spain, the Inquisition and emergence of a Sephardic diaspora. Twentieth-century focus on the Jewish community of Morocco.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 227 The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe
Frace
The legendary rebirth of classical learning coincided with an era of global expansion, the religious Inquisition, and civil unrest. While placing Renaissance Europe into its wider historical context, this course will emphasize cultural developments and intellectual innovations. While ranging between London, Oxford, Rotterdam, Paris, Florence, and Venice, we will interrogate the minds and worlds of distinguished scholars and the common crowd. How did they define what it meant to be human, or a member of society? What were the heated debates over the roles of women or sexuality, or over the nature of God and religious heresy? How did the accumulation of wealth and the exploration of "new worlds" affect society?
Prerequisite: Not open to students who have taken HIST 228.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 230 Greek History from the Bronze Age to the Death of Philip II of Macedon
Rogers
The origins, development, and geographical spread of Greek culture from the Bronze Age to the death of Philip II of Macedon. Greek colonization, the Persian Wars, the Athenian democracy, and the rise of Macedon will be examined in relation to the social, economic, and religious history of the Greek polis.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 232 The Transformation of the Western World: Europe from 1300-1815
Frace
This course will provide a dynamic overview of the intellectual, socio-political, and cultural movements and events that defined Europe during its turbulent shift into modernity. From the Black Plague to the French Revolution, we will focus on: the secular humanism of the Renaissance; the Reformation and the resulting Wars of Religion; the emergence of absolutist autocracies and modern liberal states; the radical Enlightenment; feminism, and the dueling ideologies of embryonic capitalism and socialism. By including documents ranging from private diaries and letters to political treatises and popular publications, this course will bring to vivid life a world that is at once foreign and familiar.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 238 A Nation Transformed: Germany from Nazism to Reunification 1945-1990
Wiecki
This course explores the drastic transformation of Germany from Nazi dictatorship into a stable democracy. Students will look at the interactions between society, politics, and culture that have shaped West and East Germany from 1945 to 1990. Using a variety of sources, such as historical monographs, primary documents, novels, films, and web sites, we will examine the multiple facets of the German transformation. Particular attention will be given to Nazi legacies, the implications of Germany's occupation and division, the impact of the Cold War, as well as Germany's reunification and its integration into the European Union.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 247 Splendor and Serfdom: Russia Under the Romanovs
Tumarkin
An exploration of Imperial Russia over the course of two tumultuous centuries, from the astonishing reign of Peter the Great at the start of the eighteenth century, to the implosion of the Russian monarchy under the unfortunate Nicholas II early in the twentieth, as Russia plunged toward revolution. St. Petersburg - the stunning and ghostly birthplace of Russia's modern history and the symbol of Russia's attempt to impose order on a vast, multiethnic empire - is a focus of this course. We will also emphasize the everyday lives of peasants and nobles; the vision and ideology of autocracy; Russia's brilliant intelligentsia; and the glory of her literary canon.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 248 The Soviet Union: A Tragic Colossus
Tumarkin
The Soviet Union, the most immense empire in the world, hurtled through the twentieth century, shaping major world events. This course will follow the grand, extravagant, and often brutal socialist experiment from its fragile inception in 1917 through the rule of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev, after which the vast Soviet empire broke apart with astonishing speed. We will contrast utopian constructivist visions of the glorious communist future with Soviet reality. Special emphasis on Soviet political culture, the trauma of the Stalin years and World War II, and the travails of everyday life.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 250 Research or Individual Study
Prerequisite: Open to first-year students and sophomores.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 250H Research or Individual Study
Prerequisite: Open to first-year students and sophomores.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5

HIST 252 Race, Ethnicity, and Difference in Early America
Sheidley
An examination of the multiracial, multiethnic societies which took shape in North America during the colonial period. We will explore the causes of voluntary and involuntary migration from Europe and Africa, the pattern of colonial settlement, concepts of family and community, strategies of cultural adaptation and resistance, the emergence of racial and ethnic consciousness, and the development of British and American identities.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 253 First Peoples: An Introduction to Native American History
Sheidley
A survey of the social, cultural, and political history of North America's native peoples from 1200 through the present. Case studies of particular nations will be used to explore a wide range of issues, including the politics of treatymaking, the economic and environmental consequences of the fur trade, "removal" and reservation life, pan-Indianism, and the "Red Power" movement of the 1970s. In addition to historical scholarship, sources will include autobiography, fiction, and several cinematic depictions of Native American life.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 255 An Introduction to American Cultural History
McCarthy
This course is designed to introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of American culture from the founding of the nation to the beginnings of a mass culture in the early twentieth century. Exploring both the methods and various themes of cultural history, we will examine a variety of primary materials including the productions of artists, musicians, poets, novelists, statesmen, and common folk. Students will be exposed to the ways in which historians "read" culture as they investigate major developments in the ideas, beliefs, and values that make up American culture. Among the themes we will investigate are the role of race and ethnicity in constructing national identity, the growth and diversity of nineteenth-century print culture, the rise of mass consumer culture, and the emergence of a modern American self.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 257 History of Women and Gender in America
McCarthy
The history of American women, from the colonial period to the 1960s, with a focus on women's involvement in politics and on the changing nature of women's work. Topics include colonization and the Revolution; the construction of the private and public "spheres"; slavery and antislavery; immigration and ethnicity; women and war; the battle for suffrage; women's health and sexuality; and the civil rights and feminism.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 258 Freedom and Dissent in American History
Auerbach
Freedom of speech since the founding of the nation, with special attention to the Constitutional boundaries of permissible dissent and the enduring tension between individual rights and state power in American society. Among the issues considered are radical protest; wartime censorship; forms of symbolic expression; obscenity and pornography; campus hate speech; political and sexual correctness.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 263/PEACE 259 South Africa in Historical Perspective
Kapteijns
An analysis of the historical background and lasting consequences of Apartheid, focusing on the transformation of the African communities in the period of commercial capitalist expansion (1652-1885) and in the industrial era (1885-present). Important themes are the struggle for land and labor; the fate of African peasants, labor migrants, miners and domestic servants; the undermining of the African family; the diverse expressions of African resistance; and the processes which are creating a new, post-apartheid South Africa. The enormous challenges of reversing inequality and resolving conflicts will receive special attention.
Prerequisite: PEACE 259: Not open to students who have taken HIST 263
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 265 History of Modern Africa
Kapteijns
Many of Africa's current characteristics are the legacy of colonial domination. We will therefore first study different kinds of colonies, from those settled by White planters to the "Cinderellas," in which colonial economic intervention was (by comparison) minimal and the struggle for independence less bloody. For the post-independence period, we will focus on the historical roots of such major themes as neo-colonialism, economic underdevelopment, ethnic conflict and genocide, HIV-AIDS, and the problems of the African state. However, Africa's enormous natural and human resources, its resilient and youthful population, and its vibrant popular culture - a strong antidote against Afro-pessimism - will help us reflect on the future of this vast continent.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 269 Japan, the Great Powers and East Asia, 1853-1993
Matsusaka
The history of Japan's international relations from the age of empire through the end of the Cold War. Topics include: imperialism and nationalism in East Asia, diplomacy and military strategy, international economic competition, cultural and "civilizational" conflicts, World War II in East Asia, the US-Japan alliance, and the politics of war memory. Special emphasis on Japan's relations with the United States, China, Russia, and Korea.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 272 Political Economy of Development in Colonial and Postcolonial South Asia
Rao
In 1947 India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Since then, these countries have wrestled with issues of governance and development, but colonial rule casts a long shadow over their efforts. This course introduces students to the complex politico-economic landscape of the subcontinent by examining how the idea of development changes in modern south Asian history. How are developmental efforts embedded in contexts of politics, society, and culture? How do political systems affect decisions? This course considers these questions by examining themes such as: the colonial state's construction of railway and irrigation networks; Gandhi's critique of industrialization; Nehru's vision of an industrial economy; the challenges posed by Partition and militarization of Pakistan; the Green Revolution; the onset of economic deregulation.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 276 The City in South Asia
Rao
South Asian cities are currently undergoing massive demographic and spatial transformations. These cannot be understood without a consideration of both the specific history of south Asia and a broader account of urban change. This course examines these changes in historical perspective and situates urban south Asia within a global context. How did colonial rule transform old cities such as Delhi and Lahore? How were the differing ideologies of India and Pakistan mapped onto new capitals such as Chandigarh and Islamabad? How are ethnic pasts and techno futures reconciled in booming cities such as Bangalore and Mumbai? What are the connections between the urban environment and political mobilization? We consider a range of sources, including scholarly literature, films and short stories.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 277 China and America: Evolution of a Troubled Relationship
Giersch
A survey of China's economic, cultural, and political interactions with the United States from 1784 to present with a focus on developments ca. 1940-present. Principal themes include: post-imperial China's pursuit of wealth and power, changing international conditions, military strategy, the influence of domestic politics and ideology, and the basic misunderstandings and prejudices that have long plagued this critical relationship. Topics include: trade throughout the centuries; American treatment of Chinese immigrants; World War II and the Chinese Revolution; the Cold War; Taiwan, and the ongoing instability of relations since 1979. Sources include the ever-increasing number of declassified U.S. documents as well as critical materials translated from the Chinese. Open to all students.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 278 Reform and Revolution in China, 1800-Present
Giersch
From shattering nineteenth-century rebellions that fragmented the old empire to its emergence as a twenty-first century superpower, few places have experienced tumult and triumph in the same massive measures as modern China. To understand China today, one must come to terms with this turbulent history. This course surveys China's major cultural, political, social, and economic transformations, including failed reforms under the last dynasty; the revolutions of 1911 and 1949; the rise of the Communist Party and Mao's transformation of society and politics; the remarkable market reforms of recent decades; the contentious issue of Taiwan's democratic transition; and China's ongoing effort to define its position within East Asia and the world. Open to all students.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 284 The Middle East in Modern History
Kapteijns
Themes in the history of the Modern Middle East from 1914 to the present. After World War I, European powers dominated the area and carved it up into the modern nation states that we know today. We will study the political history of these states up to the present, but will focus especially on the historical roots and causes of crucial social developments and conflicts. Thus we will study the impact of the oil boom, labor migration, urbanization, the changing roles of women, and the emergence of politicized fundamentalist Islam, as well as aspects of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian Revolution, the Lebanese Civil War, and the Gulf War. Our emphasis will be on the Arab Middle East.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 285 Social Protest and Political Opposition in the Islamic Middle East and North Africa in the Twentieth Century
Rollman
Using primary sources in translation and related readings, the course will critically analyze the programs, leadership, and strategies of protest and reform movements in the modern Middle East and North Africa. Through a selection of case studies (e.g., Algeria, Afghanistan, Egypt) students will develop an understanding of the historical roots, theoretical bases, and social dynamics of these movements and the salience of Islamic ideology and practice in contemporary political and cultural discourses in the region.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Summer Unit: 1.0

HIST 291 Marching Toward 1968: The Pivotal Year
Auerbach
Within a single year the Tet offensive in Vietnam, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the election of Richard M. Nixon transformed American foreign and domestic policy, ending an era of liberal internationalism, domestic reform, and generational protest. Exploration of how, and why, "The Sixties" happened. Consideration of recent political and intellectual trends that reflect the continuing impact of the 1960s on American public life.
Prerequisite: 204 or an AP score of 5.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 292 Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
McCarthy
An examination of the political and social history of America from 1850 to 1877, with an emphasis on the rise of the "free labor" and "states' rights" ideologies; the changing nature and aims of war; developments on the home front; and the transition from slavery to freedom. Sources include diaries, letters, and reminiscences by soldiers and noncombatants, and fiction and film depicting the Civil War era.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 301 Seminar. Women of Russia: A Portrait Gallery
Tumarkin
An exploration of the tragic, complex, inspiring fate of Russian women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a period that spans the Russian Empire at its height, the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the Soviet experiment. We will read about Russian peasants, nuns, princesses, feminists, workers, revolutionaries, poets, partisans, and prostitutes, among others in our stellar cast of characters. Sources include memoirs, biographies, great works of literature, and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 306 Seminar. Buying the American Dream: Consumer Culture in the United States
McCarthy
This course will examine the history of consumer culture in the United States from the colonial period to the late twentieth century. Paying special attention to the rise of the marketplace and the emergence of a culture of mass consumption, we will consider the development of American consumer behavior, such as shopping, saving, and working, and the values that reinforced those social practices. We also will explore the positive and negative implications of consumer culture including increased individuality and freedom of choice versus rampant materialism and greater inequality. Other topics include the rise of advertising, the advent of department stores, and the twentieth-century credit revolution.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 307 Religious Change and the Emergence of Modernity in Early Modern Europe, 1600-1800
Frace
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, important religious, social, and intellectual transformations in Western Europe created two distinctly new and competing visions of modernity: an empirically-based rational religion and a faith-based evangelicalism. The legacy of their creation and conflict, both between one another and with the established traditionalists and insurgent atheists, reverberate to this day. In this seminar, we will explore: the relationship between science and religion; the effects of rising pluralism at home and global exploration overseas; witchcraft; the secularization and commercialization of daily life; the separation of church and state; and the formation of the first supra-national identities that transcended traditional religious boundaries. These issues raise broader questions about the origins of cultural change, as well as the nature of modernity itself.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 317 Seminar. The Historical Construction of American Manhood, 1600-1900
Sheidley
From Nat Turner to Frederick Douglass, Thomas Jefferson to Teddy Roosevelt, the history of American men is well known. But does manhood itself have a history? Drawing on autobiography, fiction, personal correspondence and visual evidence, we will explore the diverse and changing meanings attached to masculinity in America from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. What forces have shaped male identities in colonial America and the United States and what impact have those identities had on men's lives and actions? Topics include: fatherhood and family life, violence and war, male sexuality, religious belief, work, and the myth of the self-made man. Special attention will be paid to race, class, and region as sources of variation and conflict in the historical construction of American manhood.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 326 Seminar. American Jewish History
Auerbach
The development of American Jewish life and institutions, from European immigration to the present. Particular attention to the pressures, pleasures, and perils of acculturation. Historical and literary evidence will guide explorations into the social and political implications of Jewish minority status in the United States, the impact of Israel on the consciousness of American Jews, and the tension between traditional Judaism and modern feminism.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 335 The Many Faces of Fascism: Authoritarianism in the World of the 20th Century
Wiecki
The seminar compares the origins as well as the character of fascist movements and regimes in Europe, Japan, and America during the twentieth century. We will look at the structural and contingent factors that helped bring the different right-wing authoritarian political movements to prominence and, in some places, to power. On the surface many forms of fascism may appear similar, in their nationalism, for example, and in their use of propaganda. However, there are also traits that are unique to each movement, such as the racism of German Nazism. The class will explore these similarities and differences by comparing the social origins, political organization, and ideological goals of the different fascist movements.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II International Relations course.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 350 Research or Individual Study
Prerequisite: Open by permission to juniors and seniors.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 350H Research or Individual Study
Prerequisite: Open by permission to juniors and seniors.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5

HIST 360 Senior Thesis Research
Prerequisite: By permission of department. See Academic Distinctions.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 364 Seminar. Women in Islamic Society: Historical Perspectives
Kapteijns
In the last decade, Muslim scholars and writers have become major contributors to the study (and history) of women in Islamic societies. They have undertaken a critique of older (including Western feminist) scholarship and proposed new theoretical approaches and methods. This seminar will focus on this new historiography and the insights it provides into the history of women and gender issues from the time of the Prophet to the present. Student research papers will focus on concrete case studies of women in specific Islamic societies and time periods, from North Africa and Western Europe to South Africa, Afghanistan and China.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 367 Seminar. Jewish Identity in the Modern World
Malino
An exploration through contemporary memoirs and films of the construction and dynamics of Jewish identity in Europe, America, the Middle East and South Asia. Topics include the struggle for political equality and the challenges of nationalism, feminism, colonialism and political antisemitism. Comparisons to other ethnic and religious groups.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 370 Senior Thesis
Prerequisite: 360 and permission of department.
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 372 Seminar. Chinese Nationalism and Identity in the Modern World
Giersch
China's emergence as a great power is a vital contemporary issue. Disputes over Taiwan and tensions over China's strategic agenda raise questions about how Chinese envision their nation and its global role. This course places these questions in historical context by examining the evolution of modern China's national identity. Topics include: the emergence of modern nationalism in the 1890s; the growth of revolutionary nationalism under the Communists; struggles over women's place in the nation; schooling and propaganda in teaching nationalism; the relationship between popular culture and nationalism; and the challenge of alternative visions, including Taiwanese identity. We conclude with current debates: is China's rise peaceful or is there currently a "China Threat" to global stability? Materials include position pieces, documentaries, and translated fiction and essays.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 378 Seminar. Women and Social Movements in Latin America
Osorio
This seminar examines the historical development of women's movements in Latin America from the nineteenth century through the twentieth century. We will examine the local political and ideological events that shaped women's movements and feminism(s) in the region. Topics include women's early claims to equal education and the development of the ideologies of 'women's rights' and social motherhood around 1900; women in democracy and the search for social justice from the 1930s-1950s; women's role in revolutions and counterrevolutions from the late 1950s through the 1970s; the advent of international feminism in the context of national liberation and redemocratization after 1974, and neoliberalism and globalization.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

HIST 382 Seminar. Gandhi, Nehru, and Ambedkar: The Making of Modern India
Rao
The creation of the world's largest democracy brought powerful ideas into contact and conflict: the overthrow of colonial rule through a philosophy of non-violence; the desire to industrialize rapidly; and the quest to end centuries of caste discrimination. This seminar explores the key ideas that shaped modern India through the lives of three extraordinary individuals. How did Gandhi's experiments with food and sex affect his vision of India? How did Nehru's understanding of world history structure his program of industrialization? How did Ambedkar's untouchable upbringing shape his agenda? Could Gandhi"s non-violet agenda be sustained? Could an India based on individual transformation also annihilate caste? We engage extensively with primary sources such as autobiographies, writings, and speeches, as well as scholarly accounts and films.
Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

HIST 395 Seminar. Global Divergence in Historical Perspective
Matsusaka
The unequal distribution of wealth and power in the world today is a fundamental reality of international relations and among our most pressing problems. Seminar explores historical origins of global inequality through selected readings from traditional and more recent scholarship. Among questions to be explored: How long have large disparities in different parts of world been with us? Are there any junctures in world history when divergence begins or accelerates? What were the causes of divergence? What role did geography, culture, climate, natural resources, and historical accident play? Have there also been forces pushing the world toward convergence? Have trade, technology transfer, and international investment contributed more to convergence or divergence? Seminar is designed primarily, although not exclusively, as capstone for IR-History majors.
Prerequisite: History 205 and permission of instructor.
Distribution: Historical Studies
Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

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