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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Traces the global history of violence since the late Middle Ages. Topics include the Inquisition, the European witch craze, revolution, pornography, violent crime and punishment, media violence, lynch law, racism, genocide, war, torture, gender violence, and terrorism. Explores the modern emergence of a popular culture of violence, approaching themes from the perspectives of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders alike.
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4.00 Credits
Provides an analysis of the political and economic revolutions that produced modern industrial warfare, and explores the causes, prosecutions, and effects of the major wars fought since the mid-nineteenth century. Large portions of the course focus on World Wars I and II, but attention is also paid to the smaller wars of this period, to unconventional and nonmilitary forms of warfare, to the international trade in arms and training, and to terrorism, both state-sponsored and transnational. Using films, simulations, and team projects, students explore the diplomatic, political, economic, social, cultural, and psychological impacts of these wars as well as their military and technological aspects.
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4.00 Credits
Helps students develop an understanding of the historical contexts of contemporary controversies. Topics change from year to year, but generally students work through case books of concentrated readings in selected primary and secondary sources on targeted issues: racism, violence, crime, the abortion debate, and so on. Also designed for students in the education program. Addresses major issues in history, humanities, and the social sciences. Using the curriculum and materials developed by Educators for Social Responsibility, the course addresses controversial issues past and present, and introduces students to the dilemmas and techniques for effective teaching on difficult issues.
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4.00 Credits
Starts with Fernand Braudel's writings on the Mediterranean, explores the historiography surrounding Mediterranean studies, and focuses on the Mediterranean as a continuous space for exchange, interaction, and synthesis. Emphasis is on migrational patterns, colonization, the construction of a North/South dichotomy, and the issue of a common Mediterranean culture.
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0.00 Credits
Provides small-group discussion format to cover material in HST U211.
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4.00 Credits
Traces the history of nonpowered flight, beginning with the dreams of flight of the ancient Chinese and the Greeks, through Leonardo da Vinci; from the balloon experiments of the Montgolfier brothers to contemporary hang gliders; powered flight from the Wright brothers to the SST; and rocketry and space travel from its earliest beginnings to the International Space Station and beyond.
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4.00 Credits
Offers a global interdisciplinary survey of the separate developments of science and technology, and the complex relationships between them, integrating theories of the philosophy and sociology of science within an historical framework. Emphasizes the environmental and ideological conditions that contribute to the birth and growth of the various sciences and to the relation between these conditions and technological innovation.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on the impact of the automobile on modern and contemporary society in its historical context. Topics include the abandonment of traditional prohibitions of motorized carriages; the use of planning, taxes, and highway policies to foster the use of the automobile; the effects of the car on land use, recreation, and the economy; contemporary issues such as pollution and energy; and the "car culture."
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4.00 Credits
Examines the role of the military in the development of the United States. Begins with the arrival of Europeans and the ensuing conflicts with Native Americans as well as the colonial wars and the American Revolution. Reviews the constitutional foundations for the military and the creation of a regular army, including the establishment of West Point. Focuses on the War of 1812 and the Mexican War followed by an in-depth analysis of the Civil War and its aftermath. Covers America's rise to world power status and the role of the military in this process. Surveys the twentieth century with particular emphasis on World War II, the Cold War, and the military's role in nontraditional environments, including peacekeeping and terrorism.
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4.00 Credits
Covers the emergence of the politics of dissent; thawing of the Cold War; military adventures in Asia, the Middle East, and the Balkans; decline of the presidency; growth of electronic media; and changes in race, gender, and class.
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