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2008-2009 
    
2008-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

German

  
  • GER 350 - Modernes Drama


    Instructor
    Henke

    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 2008-09.)

  
  • GER 352 - Der Bildungsroman


    Instructor
    Denham

    A study of Bildungsroman, in German. Four main texts are Karl Phillip Moritz, Anton Reiser; Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre; Gottfried Keller, Der grüne Heinrich; and Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg. A look as well toward other traditions of the novel of education and the school novel from Rousseau to Harry Potter.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    German 250 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)

  
  • 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 Gunter Grass, Judith Hermann, Florian Illies, Daniel Kehlmann, and Juli Zeh, among others. Taught in German.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    German 250 or permission of the instructor. Satisfies a major requirement in German and the literature distribution requirement.

  
  • GER 380-389 - Studies in German Language, Literature, Culture


    Courses taken with Duke/ Davidson in Berlin.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Fall, Spring)

  
  • 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, Spring)

  
  • GER 430-449 - Seminars (in trans.)


    Instructor
    Denham

    Courses numbered 430-449 are seminars taught in translation. Specific topics are announced in advance of registration.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Fall)

  
  • 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 2008-09.)

  
  • GER 495 - Senior Colloquium


    Instructor
    McCarthy

    The Senior Colloquium will explore issues pertinent to German Studies and discuss research strategies. Each student will complete a thesis directed by an appropriate department member.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Spring)

  
  • 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, Spring)


Greek

  
  • GRE 101 - Elementary Greek I


    Instructor
    Staff

    Introduction to Attic Greek. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Fall)

  
  • GRE 102 - Elementary Greek II


    Instructor
    Staff

    Continuing introduction to Attic Greek. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Greek 101. (Spring)

  
  • GRE 201 - Intermediate Greek


    Instructor
    Staff

    Readings in Greek literature.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Greek 102. (Fall)

  
  • GRE 211/311 - Homer: Iliad


    Instructor
    Toumazou

    Select readings in Greek from Homer’s Iliad. The remaining portions of the Iliad will be read in translation in addition to select secondary literature on the Homeric Question and 8th century Greece.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Fall)

  
  • GRE 217/317 - Hellenistic Novel: Daphnis and Chloe


    Instructor
    Johnson

    Readings from the novel Daphnis and Chloe with a view toward developing greater facility reading Greek and an understanding of the conventions of the ancient novel.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Spring)

  
  • GRE 316 - Rhetoric: The Democratic Art


    Instructor
    Cheshire

    Selections from Aristotle, Plato, Demosthenes, Lysias, and/or Andocides.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Greek 201.

  
  • 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.

  
  • GRE 499 - Honors 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.


History

  
  • HIS 101W - First-Year Writing Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff

    Selected topics in history, e.g., “Individuals and Society in the Early Republic, 1787–1837” and “American Reformers and Utopians.”

    Prerequisites & Notes
     Open only to first-year students. Satisfies the composition requirement.

  
  • HIS 109 - Greek History (= CLA 231)


    Instructor
    Krentz

    (Cross-listed as Classics 231). Introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece.

  
  • HIS 110 - Roman History (= CLA 232)


    Instructor
    Krentz

    (Cross-listed as Classics 232). Introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Roman world.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • HIS 122 - Europe since 1789


    Instructors
    Tilburg, Pegelow Kaplan

    Significant political, socio-economic, and intellectual currents in European history since 1789.

  
  • HIS 125 - History of Modern Russia, 1855-2000


    Instructor
    Pegelow Kaplan

    Survey of modern Russia from the “Great Reforms” under Tsar Alexander II up to the struggles of the “Second Russian Republic” headed by President Boris Yeltsin.

  
  • HIS 141 - The United States to 1877


    Instructors
    Guasco, McMillen

    American history from the first English settlements through the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

  
  • HIS 142 - The United States since 1877


    Instructors
    Aldridge, Levering, McMillen, Wertheimer

    American history since the end of Reconstruction up to the modern day. 

  
  • 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
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • 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
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • HIS 183 - East Asian History until 1600


    Instructor
    Dennis

    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.

  
  • HIS 184 - East Asian History, 1600 to the Present


    Instructor
    Dennis

    Provides an overview of the last four centuries of Chinese and Japanese history, covering political, economic, social, and military developments.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

     

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Satisfies major requirement in history and the distribution requirement in history. Fulfills a course in the Environmental Studies Concentration.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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, and the “New Right.”

  
  • 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. 

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • HIS 264 - Rebellion and Revolution in Latin America


    Instructor
    Mangan

    Case studies of revolution and rebellion in Latin America.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • HIS 282 - Shanghai Life and Crime


    Instructor: Dennis

    An examination of daily life and criminal activity in Shanghai, China, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Satisfies major requirement in history and the distribution requirement in history. Cultural diversity requirement, concentration in Asian studies and concentration in International studies (East Asia area).

  
  • 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.

  
  • HIS 303 - African American History 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

     

  
  • HIS 317 - The European Renaissance


    Instructor
    Barnes

    Focuses on 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, as well as to the effects of the printing press, religious and political conflicts, and encounters with the world beyond Europe.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • 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.

  
  • HIS 331 - History of Germany in Global Context, 1871-1990


    Instructor
    Pegelow Kaplan

    Covers the foundation of the first German nation state in 1871 to German unification of 1990. Examines modern German history in the context of cross-regional exchanges, inter-cultural connections, and European-wide and global transformations.

  
  • HIS 332 - European Metropolis, 1870-1914


    Instructor
    Tilburg

    Explores the political, cultural, and intellectual history of the turn of the century through the prism of some of Europe’s most sparkling cities: Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, London, and Vienna.

  
  • HIS 335 - Comparative Genocide in the Twentieth Century


    Instructor
    Pegelow Kaplan

    Combines an introduction to key concepts in genocide studies with an examination of specific  cases of twentieth-century genocides including the Ottoman mass murder of Armenians; the Holocaust; mass crimes in Cambodia and Bosnia; and the Rwandan genocide.  Specific attention on the role of mass media and the international community’s politics of naming and intervention.

     

  
  • HIS 336 - European Women and Gender, 1650-Present


    Instructor
    Tilburg

    The contributions of women in modern Europe, as well as the ways that gender difference was employed in constructing political and social relations. Topics include scientific debates and women, the birth of feminism, women and the Industrial Revolution, prostitution, women and fascism, and changing concepts of masculinity.

  
  • HIS 337 - Cultures and Technologies of Imperialism: Germany and Great Britain 1840-1945


    Instructor: Pegelow-Kaplan

    From the first Opium War in China in 1840 to the end of the Second World War in 1945. A comparative investigation of British and German imperialism that shows how intersecting cultural and technological transformations have remade perceptions and subjectivities of colonizers and colonized alike.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Satisfies major requirement in history and the distribution requirement in history. Concentration in International studies (Western Europe).

  
  • HIS 340 - Colonial America


    Instructor
    Guasco

    Foundation and development of the British North American colonies to 1763. Examines colonial America as the product of Old World elements in a unique New World environment.

     

  
  • HIS 341 - The Era of the American Revolution


    Instructor
    Guasco

    The colonial movement from resistance to revolution; early republican thought and the adoption of state constitutions; the War for Independence; political and socioeconomic struggles of the Confederation period; the origins of the federal Constitution; and the Revolution’s social impact.

  
  • HIS 343 - The Old South


    Instructor
    McMillen

    The American South from colonial origins to secession, including the structure of southern society, the economy, slavery, growth of Southern sectionalism, the role of women, intellectual and cultural developments, and events leading up to the Civil War.

  
  • HIS 344 - The South since 1865


    Instructor
    McMillen

    Political, economic, and social developments in the South since the Civil War. Focus on Reconstruction, Populism, racism, the Depression, the flourishing of the “Sun Belt’’ after 1945, and the civil rights movement.

  
  • HIS 346 - The Civil War and Reconstruction


    Instructor
    McMillen

    Origins of sectional conflict; the battle front and home front, military, political, and social transformations of the war years; the upheavals of the Reconstruction era; and the legacies of the era for modern America.

     

  
  • HIS 349 - The Vietnam Experience


    Instructor
    Levering

    America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1975. Examines diplomatic, military, political, social, and domestic aspects of American intervention.

  
  • HIS 350 - African American Intellectual History


    Instructor
    Aldridge

    Key African American thinkers and intellectual movements from the mid-19th century to the present. Persons and subjects examined include W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, black nationalism, assimilation, the Harlem Renaissance, black feminism, liberalism, and conservatism.

  
  • HIS 354 - United States Foreign Policy since 1939


    Instructor
    Levering

    American foreign relations during a period of global political, economic, and military leadership. Topics include World War II, Cold War and detente, Vietnam War, and relations with the Third World.

  
  • HIS 355 - American Legal History


    Instructor
    Wertheimer

    Law in American history from English settlement to the present. Topics include the origins and evolution of the United States legal system; law and economic development; race, sex, and the law; the legal profession; industrialization and the regulatory state; and individual liberties and civil rights.

  
  • HIS 357 - The Civil Rights Movement in the United States


    Instructor
    Aldridge

    An examination of the American civil rights movement’s origins; its diverse strains of thought; its legal issues, strategies, and grassroots efforts; and its legacies.

  
  • HIS 364 - Gender and History in Latin America


    Instructor
    Mangan

    Compares women’s and men’s experiences to determine how gender roles have shaped the social and political history of Latin America. Themes include conquest encounters, elite and religious notions of gender propriety, labor roles, and political activism.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • HIS 365 - Issues in Latin American History


    Instructor
    Mangan

    Study of major issues in Latin American history such as colonial rule, rebellion, social change, political structure, and imperialism.  Readings and themes emphasize historical events and issues in Peruvian cities and/or regions of Arequipa, Cuzco, and Lima to complement travel experiences of the Davidson-in-Arequipa program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • HIS 375 - Nationalism and Colonialism in the Modern Arab World


    Instructor
    Berkey

    European colonialism and American involvement in the Middle East and the Arab response. Great Power politics, nationalist ideology, and cultural identity in the Arab world.

  
  • HIS 381 - Asia During the Era of Western Imperialism


    Instructor
    Thomas

    British, French, Portuguese, and Spanish colonialism in Asia. History of colonial rule and Asian reactions; emergence of nationalism; birth of independent nations; and post-colonial relations among nations.

  
  • HIS 383 - Pre-Modern Japan


    Instructor
    Dennis

    Japanese history from ancient times to 1868. Topics include the origins of Japanese civilization, state and society, economy, law, connections to the outside world, daily life and customs, family, sexuality, warfare and the samurai, arts, literature, and religion.

     

  
  • HIS 385 - History of Imperial China, 900-1800


    Instructor
    Dennis

    Survey of late imperial Chinese history with topics covering the environment, daily life, family, kinship, sex, government, law, military, economy, science, medicine, print culture, and travel.

  
  • HIS 386 - History of Modern China


    Instructor
    Dennis

    Chinese history from 1840 to the present, including China’s transformation from a Confucian empire to a socialist state, and its more recent conversion into an authoritarian regime promoting wealth and nationalism.

  
  • HIS 390 - Davidson Summer Program at Cambridge University


    Limited to thirty students, the Davidson Summer Program at Cambridge focuses on the history and literature of late 18th- and 19th-century Britain. Students may receive credit for either English or History.

  
  • HIS 395, 396 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Reading and research on a special subject and writing of a substantial paper. Under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of the independent study.  Admission with permission of the professor, who will also evaluate the student’s work.  Does not satisfy distribution requirement.

  
  • HIS 415 - Alexander the Great (= CLA 435)


    Instructor
    Krentz

    (Cross-listed CLA 435) Investigation of Alexander’s career from its grounding in Phillip II’s Macedon to his intentions at the time of his premature death.  Emphasis on military, political, and religious questions. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the Instructor.

  
  • HIS 420 - The English Civil War


    Instructor
    Dietz

    An examination of how 17th-century English men and women turned their world “upside down.” Emphasis on the political, social, and religious causes and consequences of the Great Rebellion of 1640-1660.

  
  • HIS 421 - Everyday Life in Renaissance and Reformation Europe


    Instructor
    Barnes

    Material circumstances, customs, and assumptions of daily living in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, especially among common folk. Possible topics include: family life, sexual mores, popular entertainment, magic, witchcraft, crime and punishment.

  
  • HIS 422 - Gender in Early Modern Europe (C. 15th-18th Centuries)


    Instructor
    Dietz

    From Christine de Pisan to Mary Wollstonecraft. An examination of changing roles, expectations, and desires of men and women, with particular emphasis on their interaction.

  
  • HIS 424 - The French Revolution


    Instructor
    Tilburg

    The history and historiography of the French Revolution through books, paintings, music, and film.

  
  • HIS 426 - Victorian People


    Instructor
    Dietz

    Society and culture of Victorian Britain through the lens of some of its more captivating personalities and their writings. Possible figures include: Charles Darwin, George Eliot, William Gladstone, William Morris, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb.

  
  • HIS 427 - European Consumer Culture: 1750 to the Present


    Instructor
    Tilburg

    The history and historiography of consumer culture in Europe from the 18th century through the 1980s.  The lens of consumerism reveals the momentous economic, social, and political transformations of the modern era, up to and including the controversial process of “Americanization” following World War II. 

  
  • HIS 433 - The Holocaust: Interpretation, Memory and Representation


    Instructor 
    Pegelow Kaplan

    Examines the origins and execution of the Nazi genocide during World War II, as well as realities for and responses of European Jews and memorializing and representing the Holocaust in post war Germany, the U.S., and Israel.

  
  • HIS 440 - Slavery in the Americas


    Instructor
    Guasco

    Comparative exploration of the foundation and development of slavery in the western hemisphere since 1492. Topics include the transatlantic slave trade, work and labor, resistance and rebellion, and the articulation of African culture throughout the Americas.

  
  • HIS 441 - Natives and Newcomers in Early America


    Instructor
    Guasco

    Examination of the encounter between indigenous peoples and English, French, and Spanish newcomers in North America. Special emphasis on the clash of cultures in spiritual, material, and physical realms and how Europeans and Indians created a distinctive American landscape by the end of the eighteenth century.

  
  • HIS 446 - Presidents and First Ladies


    Instructor
    Levering

    Presidents and first ladies from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt through Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  Emphasis on their goals and policies, their successes and failures, and the changing meanings of “liberalism” and “conservatism” that they represented.

  
  • HIS 448 - The 1950s: A Critical Decade


    Instructor
    McMillen

    From Korea to Montgomery, McCarthy to Elvis: an exploration of the events, personalities, and culture of the 1950s in United States history.

     

  
  • HIS 451 - African American Cultural History


    Instructor
    Aldridge

    A study of African American cultural history with particular focus on the 20th century. Specific artistic and cultural forms studied may include the visual arts, music, dance, film, and television in their historical context.

  
  • HIS 455 - Law and Society in American History


    Instructor
    Wertheimer

    Selected topics in U.S. legal history. Seminar members will work collaboratively on a large-scale research project.

  
  • HIS 464 - Religion and Social Change in Latin America


    Instructor
    Mangan

    Exploration of the nexus between religion and social upheaval through topics including conquest, rebellion, liberation theology, and religious tradition new to the region, such as Evangelicalism.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • HIS 465 - Colonialism and Imagination in Early Latin America


    Instructor
    Mangan

    The rise and fall of colonial power in Latin America with a focus on the emergence of colonial Latin America as a historical unit.  Topics include justification of colonial rule, civilization and barbarism, differences between the Old and New Worlds and American Identity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Not offered 2008-09.)

  
  • HIS 471 - Gandhi


    Instructor
    Thomas

    Mohandas Gandhi’s life, philosophy of non-violence, approaches to conflict resolution, and views on economic and social change.

  
  • HIS 475 - History of the Book


    Instructor
    Dennis

    The historical development of books from ancient times to modern, focusing on China, but including other areas of the world for comparative perspective.

 

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