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  • HST U285: Russian Civilization

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Examines the origins of Russian culture in Eastern Orthodoxy and relations with the Byzantine Empire, and the subsequent evolution of Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg as cultural/political centers, up to the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Includes readings in medieval Russian literature and nineteenth-century fiction, with consideration of the development of music and the visual arts. Conducted in English.
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  • HST U286: History of the Soviet Union

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Surveys social, political, economic, demographic, and cultural developments in the former Soviet Union since 1917: the legacies of war and revolution, the civil war between the communists and the anti-communists, famine, the New Economic Policy, competing perspectives on the new regime, the rise of Stalin, the Cultural Revolution, collectivization and industrialization, the Purges, World War II and its impact, the "two camps" and the origins of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the new East European system, Khrushchev, destalinization, intellectuals and the "thaw," the Cuban missile crisis, the demise of Khrushchev, Brezhnev and the period of stagnation, the Gorbachev Revolution, Yeltsin, nationalism, and the dissolutio
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  • HST U290: Modern Middle East

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Studies Middle Eastern politics, culture, and society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
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  • HST U291: The Ottoman Empire

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Examines the emergence of the Ottoman state from a frontier principality into a world empire in its sociopolitical and cultural contexts, as well as the transformations of the classical Ottoman order in the Middle East and southeastern Europe until the demise of the state. Topics include pre-Ottoman Anatolia, methods of conquest, classical institutions, the urban transformation of Byzantine Constantinople into Ottoman Istanbul and the formation of an imperial architectural style, social disturbances, relations between the capital and provinces, changing relations with Europe, nationalist movements, and the Eastern "question." v Examines cultural, religious, political, and economic developments in European Jewish life between 1750 and 1945. Emphasizes the diversity of Jewish experiences in Europe and the significant changes in Jewish identity that occurred as many Jews became increasingly integrated into their surrounding populations. Includes topics such as "Haskalah," or "Jewish Enlightenment"; the development of Reform Judaism; political and economic emancipation; changes in gender norms; Zionism; and anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Includes films, memoirs, and cartoons and graphic novels, as well as important texts in Jewish histor
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  • HST U301: The History Seminar

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Introduces history majors to advanced techniques of historical practice in research and writing. Offers students an opportunity to conduct original research and write an original research paper. Seminar themes vary; students should check with the Department of History for a list of each year's seminar offerings.
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  • HST U302: Historical Writing

    1.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Covers learning and practicing methods and conventions of historical writing for publication. Adjuncted to a Seminar in History, which fulfills the Advanced Writing in the Disciplines requirement.
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  • HST U305: Consumerism in History

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Examines consumerism as an activity that has mediated and shaped social and political relationships over the last three centuries. Chief concerns are how people's consumer choices have both changed and been affected by the world around them. Topics range from European demand for sugar in the seventeenth century to the development of consumer societies across the globe and contemporary American fashion trends.
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  • HST U310: Spread of Buddhism

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Focuses on Buddhism both as a set of spiritual ideas and as a living practice. From its origins in northern India more than 2,500 years ago to its current status as the fastest-growing religion in North America, Buddhism has had a lasting influence over much of world history. Examines the historical context in which Buddhism first developed, and how it adapted to different social and political situations throughout the world. Also engages in "practice-oriented" activities with contemporary Boston-area Buddhism in order to understand Buddhism's continued relevance in today's worl
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  • HST U311: Colonialism/Imperialism

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Examines the military, economic, political, and cultural expansion of world powers since the fifteenth century, and the ways in which colonized peoples were ruled. Why did colonialist countries feel the need to conquer and dominate, how did they do it, and why did they retreat on some fronts How did people resist and cooperate with colonialism How did colonialism affect national and cultural identities Colonialism is examined as a global phenomenon and from a comparative perspective that looks at particular case studies. Also examines decolonization in the twentieth century.
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  • HST U312: Global Migration and the Modern World

    4.00 Credits
    Northeastern University

    Studies the global historical context that has produced the great surge of migration in the modern world. We live in a world constantly in flux. People move around the world, carrying things, customs, and ideas, and interacting with others. Immigrants integrate into new homelands, while diasporas retain links and identities across great spans of distance and time. Hybrid and Creole peoples emerge, while other people maintain long-standing roots and identities. Examines the effects of migration upon families, culture, and national and personal identities, through readings of primary documents, autobiographies, and secondary works.
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