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HIST 3411 - The Modern World, 1890-1943
This is the first half of a course about modern world history, selecting episodes beginning in the last decade of the 19th century and ending in the last decade of the twentieth. The second half of the course is offered in the spring. Each can be taken on their own. The approach of the course is to be selective, concentrating on particular places and times, on big ideas and fateful choices.
Credits: 3
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HIST 3412 - The Modern World, 1944-1991
This is the second half of a course about modern world history, selecting episodes beginning as the post-World War II world comes into view and ending in the early 1990s. The first half of the course is offered in the fall. Each can be taken on their own. The approach of the course is to be selective, concentrating on particular places and times, on big ideas and fateful choices.
Credits: 3
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HIST 3452 - The Second World War
This course provides a survey of the greatest, most destructive war in human history. Perhaps 50 million people were killed in the Second World War, and the conflict reached every corner of the globe. Its political, social, and human consequences were vast and shape the world we live in today.
Credits: 3
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HIST 3611 - Espionage and Intelligence in the 20th Century
The course examines the role of intelligence and espionage in the 20th century. It compares and contrasts the U.S. effort with British and Soviet operations. It looks at the impact of technology on intelligence activities and its influence on policy decisions.
Credits: 3
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HIST 3775 - Americans in the Middle East
This course offers a history of Americans’ involvement in the Middle East and responses to them. Using new approaches to international history, we study 19th-century pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Wilsonian diplomacy, oil businesses, philanthropists, Zionists, spies in the Cold War, and finally the soldiers who fought the Iraq war. Students write a final paper based on research at the Library of Congress or National Archives.
Credits: 3
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HIST 3854 - Reasoning from History
This course reviews some common traps in historical reasoning and suggests ways of avoiding them.
Credits: 3
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HIST 4400 - Topics in Economic History
Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Cross-listed with ECON 4400.
Credits: 3
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HIST 4501 - Major Seminar
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIST 4511 - Major Colloquium
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquial prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIST 4591 - Topics in History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 3 to 4
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HIST 4592 - Topics in History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 4
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HIST 4890 - Distinguished Majors Program-Special Colloquium
Studies historical approaches, techniques, and methodologies introduced through written exercises and intensive class discussion. Normally taken during the third year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program.
Credits: 4
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HIST 4990 - Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar
Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Normally taken during the fourth year. Intended for students who will be in residence during their entire fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program.
Credits: 3
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HIST 4991 - Distinguished Majors Program-Special Seminar
Analyzes problems in historical research. Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses. Intended for Distinguished Majors who will have studied abroad in the fall of their fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program.
Credits: 3
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HIST 4993 - Independent Study
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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History-Latin American History |
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HILA 1501 - Introductory Seminar in Latin American History
Intended for first- or second-year students, this course introduces the study of history. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major history.
Credits: 3
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HILA 2001 - Colonial Latin America, 1500-1824
Introduces major developments and issues in the study of Latin American history from Native American societies on the eve of the Spanish Conquest to the wars of national independence in the early 19th century.
Credits: 3
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HILA 2002 - Modern Latin America, 1824 to Present
Introduces the history of Latin America from national independence in the early 19th century to the present.
Credits: 3
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HILA 2110 - Latin American Civilization
Latin American Civilization
Credits: 3
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HILA 2201 - The History of the Caribbean
The History of the Caribbean
Credits: 3
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HILA 3031 - Mexico From Conquest to Nation
Studies Mexican history from 1519 to 1854, emphasizing Spanish/Indian relations, problems of periodization in cultural, economic, and social history, the state and the church in public life, the significance of national independence, and regional variation in all of these subjects.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3032 - Mexico, Revolution and Evolution, 1854 to Present
Studies Mexican history since the wars of reform in the 1850s. The Revolution, 1910-1920, its origins and meaning for modern Mexico, is the centerpiece. Topics include political ideas, church and state, the growth of nationalism and the state, economic changes, urbanization, land reform, and the intractable problem of inequality in the 20th century.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3051 - Modern Central America
Studies the history of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador from 19th century fragmentation, oligarchic, foreign, and military rule, to the emergence of popular nationalisms.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3061 - History of Modern Brazil
Explores Brazilian history from Independence to the present day. Through an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the course examines the legacy of slavery, the importance of popular culture, and debates over national identity in the making of a distinctively ambiguous Brazilian ‘modernity,’ broadly understood.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3071 - History of Colonial Brazil
This three-hundred level class will provide students from the History department with the intellectual tools to understand the History of early Brazil in a comparative and transnational way. The class places Brazil in the broader context of Atlantic, underlining contacts with Africa and establishing comparisons with other colonial experiences throughout the Atlantic from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3111 - Public Life in Modern Latin America
Introduces the forces shaping the emerging nations of Latin America since independence, emphasizing the dynamic reproduction of hierarchies that correspond to the patrimonial, aristocratic, and populist legitimization of social, cultural, and political relations in city life.
Credits: 3
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HILA 3201 - History of the Caribbean, 1500-2000
The Caribbean is a region of the Atlantic world bounded by Central America and the north of South America, and by an arc of islands which runs from Trinidad in the south, to the Bahamas in the north, and Cuba in the west. This course surveys its history from the pre-Columbian era to the present, with special emphasis on the Anglophone territories. It is at the same time an introduction to the intellectual history of the region, since readings are chosen almost exclusively from within its traditions.
Credits: 3
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HILA 4501 - Seminar in Latin American History
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HILA 4511 - Colloquium in Latin American History
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HILA 4591 - Topics in Latin American History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 3
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HILA 4701 - The Inquisition in Spain and Latin America
Explores the history of the ecclesiastical court dedicated to the eradication of heresy in early modern Spain, its impact on culture, religion and social behavior. History majors may submit written work and write exams in English; Spanish majors are expected to write in Spanish. Cross-listed with SPAN 4701. Prerequisite:At lest on 4000 level Spanish course.
Credits: 3
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HILA 4993 - Independent Study in Latin American History
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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History-Middle Eastern History |
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HIME 1501 - Introductory Seminar in Middle East History
Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.
Credits: 3
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HIME 2001 - History of the Middle East and North Africa, C 500-1500
Explores the history of the Middle East and North Africa from late antiquity to the rise to superpower status of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Topics include the formation of Islam and the first Arab-Islamic conquests; the fragmentation of the empire of the caliphate; the historical development of Islamic social, legal, and political institutions; science and philosophy; and the impact of invaders (Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols).
Credits: 4
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HIME 2002 - History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca 1500-Present
As a continuation of HIME 201 (which is not a prerequisite), this course surveys the historical evolution of the Middle East and North Africa, i.e., the region stretching from Morocco to Afghanistan, and from the Balkans and Anatolia to the Arabian Peninsula. Topics include the main political configurations of the area from the birth of Islam until the Mongol aftermath; the rise of the ‘gunpowder Empires’ of the 16th century; the Ottoman and Safavid (Iran) states; and the modern nation-state systems of the present century, ca. 1980. The dominant political, religious, economic, social, and cultural features of Middle Eastern peoples and societies are examined, as are relationships between the region and other parts of Eurasia, particularly Western Europe.
Credits: 4
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HIME 2012 - Palestine 1948
This course explores the dramatic war of 1948 in Palestine from the UN partition resolution of November 29, 1947 to the cease-fire agreements in early 1949. It covers the political, military progression of the war, within international and decolonization contexts, while paying special attention to the two major outcomes of the war and how they came about: Jewish independence and Palestinian dispossession.
Credits: 3
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HIME 3191 - Christianity and Islam
Studies Christianity in the Middle East in the centuries after the rise of Islam.
Credits: 3
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HIME 3192 - From Nomads to Sultans: the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1700
A survey of the history of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins around 1300 to 1700, this course explores the political, military, social, and cultural history of this massive, multi-confessional, multi-ethnic, inter-continental empire which, at its height, encompassed Central and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Credits: 3
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HIME 3195 - Arabian Seas: Islam, Trade and Empire in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean
Rather than a traditional “area studies” approach to Middle Eastern history, we will explore the region’s history from its maritime frontiers: the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. We explore how nobles, merchants, slaves, sailors, and statesmen all forged the contours of a shared world, linking the economic and political histories of Arabia, Africa, South and Southeast Asia.
Credits: 3
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HIME 3571 - Arab History at the Movies
This interdisciplinary course uses cinema as a vehicle to introduce students without a knowledge of Arabic to the perspectives of Arab peoples on their own history. Includes popular movies on the rise of Islam, Crusades, World War I, colonialism, modern city life, women’s liberation,war, terrorism. Students read relevant history and learn critical theory on collective memory, propaganda, modernity, revolution, and gender.
Credits: 3
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HIME 4501 - Seminar in Middle East and North Africa History
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIME 4511 - Colloquium in Middle East History
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topics of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HIME 4591 - Topics in Middle Eastern History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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HIME 4993 - Independent Study in Middle Eastern History
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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History-South Asian History |
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HISA 1501 - Introductory Seminar in South Asia
Introduction to the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.
Credits: 3
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HISA 2001 - History and Civilization of Classical India
Studies the major elements of South Asian civilization, from the Stone Age to 1200, including the Indus Valley, Vedic literatures, Buddhism, Jainism, Epic traditions, the caste system, Mauryan and Guptan Empires, and devotional Hinduism.
Credits: 3
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HISA 2002 - History and Civilization of Medieval India
Studies the social, political, economic and cultural history of South Asia from 1200 to 1800, from the Turkic invasions through the major Islamic dynasties, especially the Mughal Empire, to the establishment of English hegemony in the maritime provinces.
Credits: 3
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HISA 2003 - History of Modern India
Surveys 200 years of Indian history from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the imperial/colonial encounter with the British Raj before Independence, and the social and political permutations of freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka since.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3001 - History of Muslim India
Studies the nature of Islamic political dominance in a non-Muslim society; Turko-Afghan and Mughal political institutions; art, letters and learning under the Delhi Sultanate, regional rulers and Mughals; and religious and cultural life during the Muslim period in South Asia.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3002 - India From Akbar to Victoria
Studies the society and politics in the Mughal Empire, the Empire’s decline and the rise of successor states, the English as a regional power and their expansion, and social, economic and political change under British paramountcy, including the 1857 Revolt.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3003 - Twentieth-Century South Asia
Surveys 100 years of Indian history, defining the qualities of the world’s first major anti-colonial movement of nationalism and the changes and cultural continuities of India’s democratic policy in the decades since 1947.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3004 - India’s Partition: Literature, Culture, Politics
India’s Partition and its far-reaching consequences may be productively studied from several different perspectives. This course juxtaposes select novels, films, contemporary writings, and some secondary sources to reflect on a few of the big questions thrown up by this event. These include the place of minorities in the subcontinent and the changing nature of center-state relations in the subcontinent after 1947.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3111 - Social and Political Movements in Twentieth-Century India
Considers the relationships between land, people, and politics in modern South Asia.
Credits: 3
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HISA 3121 - History of Women in South Asia
Surveys the evolving definitions and roles of women in the major social and cultural traditions of South Asia, i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Credits: 3
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HISA 4501 - Seminar in South Asia
The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HISA 4511 - Colloquium in South Asia
The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits: 4
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HISA 4591 - Topics in South Asian History
Topics courses are small, discussion-oriented classes available to any student with sufficient background and interest in a particular field of historical study. Offered irregularly, they are open to majors or non-majors on an equal basis.
Credits: 3
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HISA 4993 - Independent Study in South Asia
In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors.
Credits: 1 to 3
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History-United States History |
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HIUS 1501 - Introductory Seminar in U.S. History
Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2001 - American History to 1865
Studies the development of the colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, the formation and organization of the Republic, and the coming of the Civil War.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 2002 - American History Since 1865
Studies the evolution of political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1865 to the present.
Credits: 4
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HIUS 2003 - Slavery and Freedom at UVA and in Virginia: History and Legacies
This course examines the history of slavery and its legacies at UVA and in the region, recovering the experiences of enslaved individuals and their roles in building/maintaining the university, & contextualizing those experiences within U.S. history. It also puts that history into political context, tracing the rise of sectional tensions, secession, the advent of emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, desegregation, and civil rights change.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2051 - United States Military History 1600-1900
Military events and developments from the colonial period through the war with Spain in 1898. Major topics include the debate over the role of the military in a free society, the interaction between the military and civilian spheres, and the development of a professional army and navy.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2052 - America and War Since 1900
This is a course on war and the American experience during the last century-plus. It is a sequel to HIUS 2051, which covers U.S. military history from 1600 to 1900. This part of the course includes the how and why of traditional military history but goes further, tackling issues in intelligence or technology or economics – from the rise of intelligence agencies to the growth of a military-industrial complex.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2053 - American Slavery
This course will introduce students to the history of slavery in the United Sates.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2061 - American Economic History
Studies American economic history from its colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as ECON 2060.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2071 - American Power and Energies - A History of the United States
America today is a high-energy society. For over a century, the United States has also wielded vast economic, political, and military power. How do energy sources relate to social, corporate, or political power? This course examines that question across the history of the United States. It draws from political, business, technological, and environmental history to chart the growth, effects, and limits of power in its varied forms.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2081 - Making the Machine Age: Technology in American Society, 1890-1990
Social history of American technology in the twentieth century. Primarily concerned with the interplay between society and technology. Historical perspectives on the causes of technological change and the ways in which technologies extend or upset centers of social power and influence.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2121 - Political History of Housework
Political History of Housework
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2401 - History of American Catholicism
Historical survey of American Catholicism from its colonial beginnings to the present. Cross-listed as RELC 2401.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 2711 - American Environmental History
Explores the historical relationship between people and the environment in North America from colonial times to the present. Topics include the role of culture, economics, politics, and technology in that relationship. Cross-listed as STS 2060. Prerequisite: First-year writing course (e.g., STS 1010, ENWR 1510).
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3011 - The Colonial Period of American History
Studies the English background and the development of colonial institutions, political, social, economic and ecclesiastical.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3012 - War and Empire in Colonial America
This course examines colonial American warfare, imperial competition, and encounters with Native Americans with a special focus on historical geography and the history of cartography. We will debate ethical question relating to the expansion of European empires in North America and the Caribbean, including Indian land rights, the costs of slavery, the deportation of populations in wartime, and justifications for the American Revolution.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3031 - The Era of the American Revolution
Studies the growth of ideas and institutions that led to American independence, the creation of a union, and a distinct culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3051 - The Age of Jefferson and Jackson, 1789-1845
Studies the history of the United States during the early national and middle periods, including political, constitutional, social and economic developments as well as the westward movement.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3071 - The Coming of the Civil War
Examines the period from roughly 1815 to 1861 focusing on the interaction between the developing sectional conflict and the evolving political system, with the view of explaining what caused the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3072 - The Civil War and Reconstruction
Examines the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction in detail and attempts to assess their impact on 19th century American society, both in the North and in the South.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3081 - History of the American Deaf Community
This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films.
Prerequisite: none (though a previous class in History or ASL is recommended)
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3111 - The United States in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900
Studies the transformation of American society under the impact of industrialization, from 1870 to 1900. Examines how capitalists, workers, farmers, and the middle class attempted to shape the new industrial society to their own purposes and visions. Focuses on social and cultural experience and politics.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3131 - The Emergence of Modern America, 1870-1930
Analyzes the distinct characteristics of American modernity as they emerge in the period from the end of reconstruction to the Great Depression. Explores the creation of big business and large-scale bureaucratic organizations. Includes the first military-industrial complex of World War I, the invention of R & D, the growth of research universities, and the modern organization of knowledge. Describes the landscape of new large urban hinterlands; analyzes the difficult encounters of class, ethnicity, race, and gender both at home and at work; and studies the changing leisure patterns of a consumer culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3141 - Civil Society in Twentieth Century U.S.
Tocqueville famously described the U.S. of the 1830s as a society of voluntary associaitons in a weak state. In the 21st century, commentators point instead to the weight of big government. How did a diverse American civil society of associations, churches, noprofit organizations, and philanthropic institutions approach the great conflicts of the twentieth century at home and abroad? What kind of partnership with government did they have?
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3142 - Viewing the South
History is the study of change over time. This course will examine the ways popular culture -movies, television, and fiction writing- depicting the American South have changed over time. Because this course will emphasize images the course is called “Viewing the South.” Each week the class will screen assigned films, read works of short fiction and of cultural history, and write short essays. There will be a essay-type final exam.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3150 - Salem Witch Trials: History and Literature
The seminar will examine the historical scholarship, literary fiction, and primary source materials relating to the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 and enable students to work with all the original sources. Prerequisites: Restricted to Religious Studies, American Studies, English, SWAG, and History Majors.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3151 - Modernizing, Moralizing and Mass Politics: US, 1900-1945
The development of modern America is explored by considering the growing interdependence between its politics, economy, culture, and social structure in the first half of the 20th century.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3161 - Viewing America, 1940 to 1980
Built around news reels, photographs, television, films, and reviews, this course explores how Americans viewed some of the major events and trends in the post-war period.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3162 - Digitizing America
This class will explore the history of the United States from 1980 to the present through the lens of the information revolution that occurred during this period. We will examine the origins of the technological changes like the mainframe computer, merged media, the emergence of the internet, and the impact that they had on the economy, politics and social interaction.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3171 - US Since 1945: People, Politics, Power
Surveys post World War II U.S. politics uncovering the links between long range social and economic phenomenon (suburbanization, decline of agricultural employment, the rise and fall of the labor movement, black urbanization and proletarianization, economic society and insecurity within the middle class, the changing structure of multinational business) and the more obvious political movements, election results, and state policies of the last half century.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3172 - America in Vietnam
This course will cover the history of American involvement in Vietnam from 1945 through 1975. It will offer a detailed study of U.S. political, economic, cultural, and military policy through a wide range of scholarship on the U.S. engagement with Vietnam, focusing on the war’s impact in Southeast Asia and in the United States.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3173 - The Vietnam War in American Film
This course will examine landmark films on the Vietnam War from the 1960s through the present. Lectures and discussion focusing on between 8 and 10 films, which students will watch as part of class, will explore the history and themes depicted in these films, highlighting directorial viewpoints, the contexts in which the films were produced and received, their historical accuracy, and their impact on the legacy of the war in American culture.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3182 - Politics of Health Care in America: History, Policy, and Society
This course will examine the history of health care in the United States. The course will focus on the intersection of public policy with medical practice and institutional development, as well as on changes in societal conceptions of health. We will explore the role of physicians, patients, the state, the private sector, and hospitals and other institutions in the development and operation of the U.S. health care system.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3191 - American Jewish History
This course examines the 350-year history of the Jewish people in colonial North American and the United States. It surveys the social, religious, cultural, and political life of Jews and the comparative dimension with other minority groups and Jewish communities across the world.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3221 - Hands-On Public History
This course introduces the issues and debates that have shaped public history as a scholarly discipline, but the focus of the course will be on the contemporary practice of public history. Students will all be awarded internships at local or regional historic sites, archives, museums, and databases for the duration of the semester. Readings and field trips will provide a foundation for students’ hands-on engagement with public history.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3231 - Rise and Fall of the Slave South
A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with AAS 3231.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3232 - The South in the Twentieth Century
Studies the history of the South from 1900 to the present focusing on class structure, race relations, cultural traditions, and the question of southern identity.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3261 - The Trans-Mississippi West
Studies economic, social, and cultural history of the Far West from the Mexican War to World War II. Focuses on continuity and change in the region’s history and the social experience of its peoples from the era of conquest, migration, and settlement to the era of agribusiness, Hollywood, and national park tourism.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3262 - Witnessing Slavery: Interpreting Slave Testimony in U.S. History
Course examines the history of slaves and slavery in 18th and 19th century America as revealed by the testimony of slaves themselves. We will study the important roles slavery and changing notions of race have played in U.S. history, the enduring legacy of African culture , the dynamic agency of African Americans in the face of racism and violence, and how they developed their own notions of work, family, culture, community, and power.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3281 - Virginia History to 1900
A survey that studies the development of Virginia institutions from colonial times to the Reconstruction era, emphasizing the decades before and immediately following the Civil War.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3282 - History of Virginia, 1900 to 2018
History is the study of continuity and changes over time. This course will examine social, political, and economic continuities and changes in Virginia from 1900 to 2018.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3301 - The History of UVa in the Twentieth Century
Studies the local, regional, and national trends effecting higher education, relating these trends specifically to the University of Virginia. Students are active participants in recovering the institution’s history through oral interviews with alumni, faculty, and administrators and through serious archival work.
Credits: 3
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HIUS 3401 - Development of American Science
Studies the history of the development of American science from the colonial period to the present, emphasizing the process of the professionalization of American science and on the relationships between the emergent scientific community and such concerns as higher education and the government.
Credits: 3
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