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FRE 320 - Husbands, Wives and Lovers
Instructors
Kruger, Beschea
Study of representations of female adultery in French literature and film, with emphasis on the social stereotypes and cultural myths at play in French fiction. Typical authors: Flaubert, Barbey d’Aurevilly, Balzac, Sand, Maupassant, Mérimée. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above, or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 321 - Autobiographies, Journals, Diaries
Instructor
Kruger
Reading and discussion of first-person narratives from a variety of periods. Typical authors: Diderot, Guillerargues, Graffigny, Camus, Gide, Duras. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course number French 220 or above, or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 323 - The Existentialist Moment
Instructor
Staff
An overview of existentialist thought through non-“philosophical” genres like the novel, the play, the essay, newspaper articles, and autobiography. The course situates writers like Camus, de Beauvoir, and Sartre within their particular historical moments and investigates how they respond to the socio-cultural and political crises of mid-twentieth century France. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2011-2012.)
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FRE 327 - Asia in Novel and Film
Instructor
Slawy-Sutton
Reading and discussion of French texts of the 19th and 20th centuries which deal with themes and images representing Asia. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2011-2012.)
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FRE 330 - French Drama
Instructor
Buckley
Study of masterpieces of French theater, ranging from the classical to the romantic era through the contemporary period. Typical authors: Molière, Racine, Hugo, Musset, Claudel, Anouilh, Giraudoux, Montherlant, Sartre, Camus, Ionesco, Beckett, Genet. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above, or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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FRE 340 - Symbolist Poets: Drugs, Music, Revolt
Instructor
Jacobus
Study of late 19th-century innovators in poetry: Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé, and of their use of metaphor, syntax, image, rhythm, tonality, and literary references. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 341 - Poetry, Passion, Painting
Instructor
Jacobus
Poetry by Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Heather Dohollau, Anne Hébert. Close Reading. Resonances with impressionists and other art. Dynamics of image, rhythms, sounds, time, space, emotions, poetic voice. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above, or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 343 - Cubist and Surrealist Poets
Instructor
Jacobus
Study of Cubist and Surrealist artists, in particular poetry from the 1900’s to 1930’s: Appollinaire, Reverdy, Eluard, Aragon, and Breton. Satisfies distribution requirement in literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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FRE 361 - Francophone Africa and the Caribbean
Instructor
Staff
Literature and civilization of French-speaking Africa and the Antilles. Focus on social, political and prophetic roles of the writer. Satisfies cultural diversity requirement, Concentration in International Studies, and Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 363 - Québec: Literature, Society, and Culture
Instructor
Kruger
Study of questions concerning Québec society. Focus on texts, events, and movements that have shaped this dynamic and diverse French-speaking society. Typical authors include Poulin, Hébert, Proulx, Chen, Micone, Lalonde, and Hémon. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 365 - Introduction to the History and Aesthetics of French Cinema
Instructor
Staff
Overview of the basic periods, movements, and key films of French cinema from 1895 up to the present day. Discussions and readings will hone the basic skills of film analysis and introduce the aesthetic, economic, and socio-cultural histories of cinematic expression in France. Typical filmmakers studied include: Lumière, Méliès, Feuillade, Epstein, Dulac, Clair, Vigo, Carné, Renoir, Clouzot, Truffaut, Godard, Kassovitz, Varda, and Haneke. Required weekly screenings. Satisfies Concentration in Film Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered 220 or above. Taught in English. Readings and all written work may be done in French for major credit in French. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 366 - Francophone Cinema: Africa Shoots Back
Instructor
Fache
Course designed to foster cultural awareness and literacy about post-colonial French-speaking Africa and sub-Saharan cinema. Typical filmmakers: Sembène, Mambety, J.M. Téno, A. Sissako, S. Cissé. Class discussions will be conducted in French. Required weekly screenings. Satisfies cultural diversity Requirement, Concentration in Film Studies, and Concentration in International Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 367 - Vietnam: Francophone Authors
Instructor
Slawy-Sutton
Study of literature and civilization in texts and films by major authors from Vietnam who chose to write in French. Satisfies Distribution Requirement in Literature, cultural diversity requirement, and Concentration in International Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 369 - Studies in French Civilization: Vichy France
Instructor
Sutton
An examination of the period of the German occupation of France, 1940-1944. Through literature, film, and history, we shall examine the means of accommodation and resistance shown by the French during “les années noires”.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any course numbered French 220 or above. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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FRE 384-386 - Studies in Literature Abroad
Courses in francophone literature taken at a university in a French-speaking country.
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FRE 395-397 - Independent Study for Majors
Individual work under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of study and determines the means of evaluation.
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FRE 490 - The Second French Colonial Empire (1830-1960)
Instructor
Staff
Historical, literary, cultural, and artistic overview of the French Colonial Empire from the Conquest of Algeria (1830) to decolonization (1960). We examine France’s colonial politics and the politics of decolonization through documents and texts describing colonized territories and peoples, as well as artistic and literary productions from the colonies.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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FRE 491 - Senior Thesis
An in-depth study of a literary theme, genre, movement, author, or topic of civilization in close consultation with a faculty advisor. Required of all senior majors in the spring semester, except those students enrolling in 499 Senior Honors Thesis.
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FRE 499 - Senior Honors Thesis
Seniors who satisfy requirements for admission to the departmental honors program enroll in 499. A written request containing a brief description of the thesis project and a working bibliography is submitted to the department for consideration no later than the fifth week of the fall semester of the senior year. Approval of project proposal constitutes permission to enroll in 499. An oral defense of the thesis is required.
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GER 101, 102 - Elementary German I and II
Instructors
Denham, Henke
For beginners. Introduction and development of the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, along with presentation of the fundamental structures of German. Each course requires online work and participation in AT sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite for German 102: German 101 or placement. (101 offered in the Fall, 102 in the Spring.)
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GER 103 - Intensive Elementary German (2 credits)
Instructor
McCulloh
For beginners. Introduction and development of the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing along with presentation of the fundamental structures of German. Requires online work and participation in AT sessions. Meets six class hours per week. [Equivalent to German 101 and 102, counting for two courses.]
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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GER 201 - Intermediate German
Instructor
Henke
Continuing work in developing language skills, with strong emphasis on speaking and writing. The course requires online work and participation in AT sessions. Fulfills the foreign language requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 102, 103, or placement. (Fall)
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GER 230 - German Literary Masterpieces (in trans.)
Instructor
McCulloh
Taught in English, this course offers students an overview of some of the major authors and works of German literature that are significant (1) in their own right, (2) for the German literary tradition, and (3) because of their relationship to English and American literature. We will explore a variety of periods (Enlightenment, Romanticism, Poetic Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism) and genres (drama, novella, novel, opera, poetry, and film).
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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GER 231, 331 - Special Literary Topics (in trans.)
Instructor
Staff
Selected topics in German, Austrian, or Swiss literature. Sample topics include Berlin Stories and Histories, Goethe and Schiller, Faust, Modern German Theater, Narrative Theory, the Novella, Genius in Literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 232 - Burning Books (in trans.)
Instructor
Henke
Would the six million Jews have lived had the estimated 100 million books not been destroyed? What is it about books that suggests such a link to the human condition? Using the 1933 book burnings as its point of departure, this course explores the nature of literature in the context of the Third Reich. As you learn about Nazi Germany and the imaginary, literary resistance to it, you will also be introduced to some basic methods of literary criticism. The end of the course is devoted to literary representations of the Holocaust. Taught in English.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 240 - German/American Connections on Film (in trans.)
Instructor
McCarthy
Examines German and Hollywood cinema’s long history of mutually beneficial and antagonistic relations. Topics include German Expressionism, film noir, trans-Atlantic stars, New German Cinema’s representations of America, German cameramen Karl Freund and Michael Ballhaus, and today’s Hollywood-inspired German filmmakers.
Prerequisites & Notes
May be counted toward the course requirement for the Film and Media Studies Concentration. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 241, 341 - Special Cultural Topics (in trans.)
Instructor
McCarthy
Selected topics in German, Austrian, or Swiss culture. Covers various aspects of culture and society, such as history, politics, economics, literature, film, art and architecture, music, and mass media. Sample topics include the Holocaust, Film Adaptation, Screening Gender, Environmentalism on Film, Vienna at the Turn of the Century.
Prerequisites & Notes
Topics with a clear focus on film may be counted toward the course requirement for the Film and Media Studies Concentration. (Fall)
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GER 242 - Hollywood Alternatives, From Germany and Beyond (in trans.)
Instructor
McCarthy
An overview of historical and contemporary attempts to challenge Hollywood’s dominant cinematic codes, which examines Weimar and New German Cinema, Russian montage, French New Wave, “Art house” cinema of the 1960s, independent film of the 1990s, plus several contemporary European films.
Prerequisites & Notes
May be counted toward the course requirement for the Film and Media Studies Concentration. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 243, 343 - Special Topics in Film (in translation)
Instructor
McCarthy
Selected topics primarily in German and Austrian film which introduce students to genres, historical periods, and methods of film analysis. Sample topics include memory on film and gender on film. Classes are taught in English and focus on close readings and discussions. Major credit in German, Film and Media Studies and International Studies Concentration.
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GER 250 - Introduction to German Literary Studies
Instructor
McCarthy
An introduction to authors, genres, and periods in German literature as well as methods of literary criticism. Close reading, discussion, and analytical writing in German about key original texts from various periods and traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 201 or placement. (Spring)
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GER 251, 351 - Special Literary Topics
Instructor
Staff
Selected topics in German, Austrian, or Swiss literature. Sample topics include the Bildungsroman, crime fiction, Theory of Drama, Literature as Resistance, Rainer Maria Rilke, Bertolt Brecht.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 250 or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 260 - Introduction to German Cultural Studies
Instructor
Denham
Close attention to the various answers to the questions: “Was ist Deutsch?” and “What does the study of German culture entail?” Texts drawn from various discourses, including history, literature, film, visual arts, political and social science, as well as journalism and popular culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 201 or placement. (Fall)
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GER 261, 361 - Special Cultural Topics
Instructor
Staff
Selected topics in German, Austrian, or Swiss culture. Covers various aspects of culture and society, such as history, politics, economics, literature, film, art and architecture, music, and mass media. Sample topics include German Mass Media, Terrorism in Germany, the Afro-German Experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 260 or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 263, 363 - Special Topics in film
Instructor
McCarthy
Selected topics primarily in German and Austrian film which introduce students to genres, historical periods, and methods of film analysis. Sample topics include an overview of German cinema, as well as German popular film Classes are taught in German and focus on close readings and discussions. Major credit in German, Film and Media Studies and International Studies Concentrations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: German 201 or placement test.
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GER 298 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topics of the study, reviews the student’s work on a regular basis, and evaluates the student’s accomplishment. Either one major paper or a series of shorter ones will be among the requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor and the department chair. (Fall and Spring)
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GER 332 - Modernism (in trans.)
Instructor
Denham
An interdisciplinary study in English of modernist movements in Central Europe between 1890 and 1940. Topics covered include literary movements (Naturalism, Expressionism, New Realism); artistic movements (Blue Rider, the Bridge, Jugendstil, Neue Sachlichkeit, Bauhaus); music (Neo-Romanticism, Second Viennese School, Jazz); culture and politics (Freud, fascism, urbanism, film, anti-Semitism). Some key figures include: Kandinsky, Klee, Gropius, Rilke, Kafka, Luxemburg, Modersohn-Becker, Th. Mann, Musil, Döblin, Nietzsche, Lasker-Schüler, Hitler, Riefenstahl, Trakl, R. Strauss, Torberg, Jünger.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 336 - Memory on Film (in trans.)
Instructor
McCarthy
Examines personal and collective memory in a variety of cultural contexts and the strategies which film uses to represent it. We will also analyze the roles that truth-telling, trauma and national narratives play in memory’s construction. From the German context, we will look specifically at cultural and social memory in understanding Germany’s twentieth-century history. More generally, the course examines assumptions about memory and the extent to which it can be accurately rendered.
Prerequisites & Notes
May be counted toward the course requirement for the Film and Media Studies Concentration. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 350 - Modernes Drama
Instructors
Henke, McCulloh
Overview of modern German drama in the context of major developments in German, Swiss, and Austrian theater. Playwrights discussed include Büchner, Brecht, Fleißer, Dürrenmatt, Frisch, Weiß, Bernhard, Tabori, Meinhof, and Jelinek. Taught in German.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 250 or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 354 - Contemporary German Literature
Instructor
McCarthy
Overview of German literature since 1989, with particular emphasis on prose fiction and popular literature. Authors discussed include Günter Grass, Judith Hermann, Florian Illies, Daniel Kehlmann, and Juli Zeh, among others. Taught in German.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 250 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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GER 380-389 - Studies in German Language, Literature, Culture
Courses taken with Duke/ Davidson in Berlin.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall and Spring)
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GER 398 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
For majors, minors, and other advanced students. Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topics of the study, reviews the student’s work on a regular basis, and evaluates the student’s accomplishment. Either one major paper or a series of shorter ones will be among the requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor and the department chair. (Fall and Spring)
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GER 430-449 - Seminars (in trans.)
Instructor
McCarthy
Courses numbered 430-449 are seminars taught in translation. Specific topics are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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GER 450-479 - Seminars
Instructor
Staff
Courses numbered 450-479 are seminars taught in German. Specific topics are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisites & Notes
German 250 or permission of the instructor. (Not offered 2011-12.)
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GER 495 - Senior Colloquium
Instructor
Denham
The Senior Colloquium will explore issues pertinent to German Studies and discuss research strategies. Each student will complete a thesis, in German or in English, directed by an appropriate department member. Defense upon invitation only.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Spring)
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GER 498 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
For majors or minors. Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topics of the study, reviews the student’s work on a regular basis, and evaluates the student’s accomplishment. Either one major paper or a series of shorter ones will be among the requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor and the department chair. (Fall and Spring)
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GRE 101 - Elementary Greek I
Instructor
Cheshire
Introduction to Attic Greek. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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GRE 102 - Elementary Greek II
Instructor
Cheshire
Continuing introduction to Attic Greek. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Greek 101. (Spring)
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GRE 201 - Intermediate Greek
Instructor
Neumann
Readings in Greek literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Greek 102. (Fall)
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GRE 213/313 - Lyric Poetry
Instructor
Cheshire
Greece’s so-called “lyric” poems of ca. 650-450 BCE, those smaller jewels that sparkle just offstage and from under epic’s shadow, including the works of Sappho, Pindar, Hipponax, Archilochus, Simonides, and Solon.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall)
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GRE 218/318 - New Testament Greek
Instructor
Krentz
The language, text tradition, and exegesis of selected New Testament writings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Greek 201 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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GRE 399 - Independent Study in Greek
Instructor
Staff
Readings and research on Greek texts, under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) and evaluates the student’s work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Greek 201 and permission of the instructor.
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GRE 499 - Senior Thesis
Instructor
Staff
Writing of a thesis under the supervision of an appropriate professor. Oral defense before the entire classics faculty required. Admission by unanimous consent of the Department of Classics.
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HIS 109 - Greek History (= CLA 231)
Instructor
Krentz
(Cross-listed as Classics 231). Introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece.
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HIS 110 - Roman History (= CLA 232)
Instructor
Krentz
(Cross-listed as Classics 232). Introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Roman world.
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HIS 112 - The Medieval Millennium: Europe, C. 500-1500
Instructor
Barnes
Medieval Europe from the late Roman era to the 15th century, with emphasis on the importance of the medieval period in the shaping of Western civilization.
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HIS 119 - England to 1688
Instructor
Dietz
Political, constitutional, religious, and social history of England from Roman times through the medieval and early modern periods.
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HIS 120 - Britain since 1688
Instructor
Dietz
The rise of the first urban industrial society, its period of world dominance, and the effects of its subsequent loss of status as a world power. Special emphasis on the political and social development of Britain since the Revolution of 1688.
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HIS 121 - Early Modern Europe
Instructor
Barnes
Significant political, socio-economic, and intellectual currents in European history from the Renaissance through the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.
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HIS 122 - Europe since 1789
Instructors
Tilburg, Pegelow Kaplan
Significant political, socio-economic, and intellectual currents in European history since 1789.
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HIS 141 - The United States to 1877
Instructors
Guasco, McMillen
American history from the first English settlements through the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
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HIS 142 - The United States since 1877
Instructors
Aldridge, Levering, McMillen, Wertheimer
American history since the end of Reconstruction up to the modern day.
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HIS 162 - Latin America to 1825
Instructor
Mangan
A survey of Latin American history from the eve of Spain’s conquest of the Americas to the era of Latin American independence from Spain. An introduction to the societies of the Americas and the major social, political, and economic themes following the arrival of Europeans to the Americas.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 163 - Latin America, 1825 to Present
Instructor
Mangan
Introduction to the history of modern Latin America, emphasizing major political events, economic trends, and important changes in Latin American society, with particular attention to ethnicity, class, and gender.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 171 - India
Instructor
Thomas
Indian sub-continent from prehistoric times to the present. Focuses on contributions of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Islamic traditions; history of British rule; origins of Indian nationalism; rise of independent India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 175 - Islamic Civilization and the Middle East, 600-1500
Instructor
Berkey
Political, social, cultural and religious history of the Middle East from late antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. Cultural identity and political legitimacy within Classical and medieval Islamic civilization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 176 - Islamic Civilization and the Middle East since 1500
Instructor
Berkey
History of the Middle East from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. Cultural aspects of contact and conflict between the Middle East and the West and of Islam’s response to the challenge of modernity.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 183 - East Asian History until 1600
Instructor
Staff
China and Japan from prehistorical origins to 1600. Includes Chinese philosophical traditions, culture, and politics, and the Qin, Sui, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, and their influences on Asia. The Japanese section covers growth from the Chinese tradition to the establishment of empire, including the creation of a samurai culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 184 - East Asian History, 1600 to the Present
Instructor
Staff
Provides an overview of the last four centuries of Chinese and Japanese history, covering political, economic, social, and military developments.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 215 - Magic and Witchcraft in Pre-Modern Europe
Instructor
Barnes
An introduction to medieval and early modern beliefs and practices that were emphatically rejected by the modern scientific outlook, but continue to pose major challenges for historians of Western thought and culture.
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HIS 218 - Jihad and Crusade
Instructor
Berkey
A study of the history of religious violence. Topics include the relationship between religion and violence in a number of different traditions, with a special focus on the history of violent conflict between the Islamic world and the West.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 225 - Women and Work: Gender and Society in Britain, 1700-1918
Instructor
Dietz
An examination of British women’s lives and social relations with regard to production—artistic, domestic, industrial, intellectual, etc.—in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
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HIS 228 - The Modern Body: Gender, Sex, and Politics in France
Instructor
Tilburg
One of the greatest “discoveries” of modern historical thought has been that even the human body has aspects that are historically contingent. Examines the way historians of modern France tackled the history of the body.
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HIS 244 - Settlement of the American West, 1800-1900
Instructor
McMillen
An examination of three controversial issues connected with the settlement of the American West—gender, race, and environment.
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HIS 246 - Fires, Famines, and Floods: Environmental Disasters in U.S. History
Instructor
McMillen
An examination of various environmental disasters: what happened; the impact they had; how people, governmental agencies, and institutions responded to them; and how they changed the course of American history.
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HIS 252 - The United States from 1900 to 1945
Instructor
Wertheimer
An examination of United States history and controversies about it during the first half of the 20th century. Topics include the Progressive Era, the “Roaring Twenties,” the Great Depression, and the two world wars.
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HIS 253 - The United States since 1945
Instructor
Wertheimer
An examination of United States history and controversies about it from World War II to the present. Topics include the Cold War, the upheavals of the 1960s, the “New Right,” and the War on Terror.
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HIS 255 - American Popular Culture
Instructor
Aldridge
American popular culture in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include sports, popular music, theatre, motion pictures and television.
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HIS 256 - The 1960S: An Explosive Decade
Instructor
Levering
An examination of America’s political, social, and cultural history of the 1960s, addressing politics, the Great Society, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and race relations, the student revolt and counter-culture, the women’s and environmental movements, and the decade’s legacies.
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HIS 257 - African Americans and US Foreign Policy
Instructor
Aldridge
An examination of African American engagement with U.S. foreign relations in the 20th century.
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HIS 262 - Piracy in the Americas
Instructor
Guasco
An examination of the history of piracy in the Atlantic world, primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special consideration given to the emergence of the sea rovers, the social composition of pirate communities, and the ongoing fascination with swashbucklers and peg-legged captains.
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HIS 273 - Japan 1800—1965: The Making of Modern Japan
Instructor
S. Park
An introduction to the changes in society, politics and culture of Japan from roughly the late Tokugawa period to the mid 20th century. Major credit in History, distribution requirement in History, International Studies and Asian Studies Concentrations, Cultural Diversity requirement.
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HIS 302 - African American History to 1877
Instructor
Aldridge
African American experience from the colonial period through the Reconstruction era. Topics include the slave trade, the institution of slavery, free blacks, slave revolts, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and African American culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 303 - African American Society & Culture since 1877
Instructor
Aldridge
African American experience since the end of Reconstruction. Topics include the origins of the Jim Crow system, the Harlem Renaissance, black participation in the military, and the civil rights movement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
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HIS 307 - American Women, 1840 to the Present
Instructor
McMillen
Women in the United States from 1840 to the present, with emphasis on educational and work opportunities, the suffrage movement, women’s roles in two World Wars, and the ongoing struggle for women’s equality.
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HIS 314 - Athenian Law (= CLA 334)
Instructor
Krentz
(Cross-listed as Classics 334). Analysis of the Athenian legal process in a discussion-intensive approach using surviving Athenian speeches as case studies.
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HIS 317 - The European Renaissance
Instructor
Barnes
Basic social and cultural shifts, in Italy, northern Europe, and Iberia from the 14th century to the 16th century. Special attention to the varieties and implications of humanism, and the effects of the printing press, religious and political conflicts, and encounters with the world beyond Europe.
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HIS 321 - The Explosion of Christendom: Europe in the 16th Century
Instructor
Barnes
The great religious and social upheavals of the Reformation era, with close attention to Protestant, Catholic, and radical movements and their broader consequences for Western society.
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HIS 322 - The Age of Discovery, 1492-1700
Instructors
Guasco, Mangan
Exploration of the European voyages of discovery, cross-cultural encounters, and the conquest of the Americas in the early modern period. Special attention to issues of race and ethnicity and the roles of religion, disease, technology, and the circulation of ideas throughout the Atlantic world.
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HIS 325 - Britain from 1688 to 1832
Instructor
Dietz
The evolution of British society and culture during the “Long Eighteenth Century,’’ with emphasis on the reaction to an age of revolution—the Glorious Revolution, Industrial Revolution, American Revolution and French Revolution.
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HIS 328 - Bohemian France; Art, Culture, and Society, 1789-1945
Instructor
Tilburg
The development of modern art and culture in France, as it relates to cataclysmic changes of the 18th and 19th centuries. Traces the way that Enlightenment thought threaded and structured artistic and literary movements from the French Revolution to World War I.
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