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  • HIST 371: Seminar.Chinese Frontier Experience,1600 to the Present

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Giersch Since the early twentieth century, Chinese leaders have wrestled with the task of integrating large, ethnically diverse populations into a unified, multiethnic nation state. This task's difficulty is periodically revealed when places such as Tibet erupt into violence, as in March 2008. This course provides historical and theoretical approaches to understand the origins and implications of China's diversity. Recent pioneering research allows our class to investigate seventeenth and eighteenth-century histories of conquest that brought the Northeast (Manchuria), Taiwan, Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet under Beijing's authority. These histories provide the foundation for exploring vexing modern issues, including the development of ethnic identities in China, efforts at nation-building and economic development in the fron-tiers, the internationalization of the Tibet problem, and the place of Islam in Chin a. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in history and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • HIST 372: Seminar.Chinese Nationalism and Identity in the Modern World

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Giersch NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. China's emergence as a great power is a vital contemporary issue. Disputes over Taiwan and tensions over China's strategic agenda raise questions about how Chinese envision their nation and its global role. This course places these questions in historical context by examining the evolution of modern China's national identity. Topics include: the emergence of modern nationalism in the 1890s; the growth of revolutionary nationalism under the Communists; struggles over women's place in the nation; schooling and propaganda in teaching nationalism; the relationship between popular culture and nationalism; and the challenge of alternative visions, including Taiwanese identity. We conclude with current debates: is China's rise peaceful or is there currently a ?China Threat? to global stability Materials include position pieces, documentaries, and translated fiction and e ssays. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: N/O Unit:
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  • HIST 377: Seminar.The City in Latin America

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Osorio NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Urbanity has long been central to Latin American cultures. This seminar examines the historical development of Latin American cities from the Roman principles governing the grid pattern imposed by the Spanish in the sixteenth century through the development of the twentieth-century, post-modern megalopolis. The seminar's three main objectives are: to develop a theoretical frame-work within which to analyze and interpret the history, and historical study of, Latin American cities; to provide a basic overview of the his-torical development of cities in the context of Latin American law, society, and culture; and to subject to critical analysis some of the theo-retical ?models? (i.e., Baroque, Classical, Dependency, Modernism, and so on) developed to interpret the evolution and workings of Latin American citie s. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in History and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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  • HIST 378: Seminar.Women and Social Movements in Latin America

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Osorio This seminar examines the historical development of women's movements in Latin America from the nineteenth century through the twen-tieth century. We will examine the local political and ideological events that shaped women's movements and feminism(s) in the region. Topics include: women's early claims to equal education and the development of the ideologies of ?women's rights? and social motherhood around 1900; women in democracy and the search for social justice from the 1930s-1950s; women's role in revolutions and counterrevolu-tions from the late-1950s through the 1970s; the advent of international feminism in the context of national liberation and re-democratization after 1974, and neoliberalism and globali zation. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in history and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Fall Unit
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  • HIST 382: Seminar.Gandhi,Nehru,and Ambedkar:The Making of Modern India

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Rao NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. The creation of the world's largest democracy brought powerful ideas into contact and conflict: the overthrow of colonial rule through a philosophy of non-violence; the desire to industrialize rapidly; and the quest to end centuries of caste discrimina-tion. This seminar explores the key ideas that shaped modern India through the lives of three extraordinary individuals. How did Gandhi's experiments with food and sex affect his vision of India How did Nehru's understanding of world history structure his program of industria-lization How did Ambedkar's untouchable upbringing shape his agenda Could Gandhi's non-violent agenda be sustained Could an India based on individual transformation also annihilate caste We engage extensively with primary sources such as autobiographies, writings, and speeches, as well as scholarly accounts and fi lms. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in history and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: N/O Unit: 1
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  • HIST 395: International History Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Matsusaka Topic for 2009-10: The History of Modern Imperialism, 1800-2000. The term ?imperialism? has been used loosely to refer to the domi-nation, direct or indirect, by one country over other countries and peoples. Using comparative case studies as well as readings in the theory of imperialism, this seminar explores asymmetric patterns of global interactions emerging during the nineteenth and twentieth cen-tury commonly, although not without contest, placed under this rubric. Themes will include imperialism and its relationships to war, devel-opment, technology, globalization, human rights, and culture. We will also consider patterns of resistance and collaboration as well as ?an-ti-imperialism? as a countervailing category of movements and ideologi es. Prerequisite: Normally open to juniors and seniors who have taken a grade II unit in history and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Spring Unit: 1
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  • HNUR 101-102: Elementary Hindi/Urdu

    1.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Shukla-Bhatt An introduction to the most widely spoken language in the South Asian subcontinent, which is also used extensively for interregional and international communications. Learning this language provides a linguistic passport to things South Asian. The language-often referred to as ?Hindustani?-is written in two different scripts: the Perso-Arabic based Urdu, and the Sanskrit based Devanagari (Hindi). Students will learn to converse in the language and to read and write in both scripts. Conventional teaching materials will be supplemented by popular songs and clips from contemporary Indian cinema and television, the two internationally popular media that use this langua ge. Each semester earns one unit of credit; however, both semesters must be completed satisfactorily to receive credit for either cour se. Prerequisite: None. Not open to students who have taken the course aSAS 101-102. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • HNUR 201-202: Intermediate Hindi/Urdu

    1.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Bard Intermediate Hindi/Urdu will build on the reading, writing, and speaking skills acquired in Introductory Hindi/Urdu ( HNUR 101-102). The readings, drawn from simple literary texts as well as from social and journalistic writings, will reinforce the grammar learned in the introduc-tory course and introduce new grammar topics. The writing exercises-mainly in essay formats-will stress usage of idioms and sentence constructions by students. The class will be conducted in Hindi/Urdu with a part of every class dedicated to conversation on the theme of the day in the language . Each semester earns one unit of credit; however, both semesters must be completed satisfactorily to receive cre-dit for either course . Prerequisite: 101-102 or equivalent. Not open to students who have taken the course as SAS 201-202. Distribution: One unit of Language and Literature for 202 Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • Humanity 101: Origins;Ethics;Destinations

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Rogers (History) How did human life come about Did a god or gods create us Are we an evolutionary adaptation What are the potential ethical implica-tions if humanity was created by some divine force or by accident How might the origins of human life affect our understanding of death or any possible afterlife This course invites first-year students to read, discuss, and compare influential works of literature, art, and music from antiquity to the present that raise similar questions about humanity's origins, the ethical implications of those origins, and death. The objec-tive of this course is to provide first-year students with a broader framework of profound reflection upon humanity's existential questions be-fore they have embarked upon their disciplinary paths . Prerequisite: Open to first-year students only. Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • IREC 350: Research or Individual Study

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Prerequisite: Open by permission to juniors and seniors who have taken ECON 201 and 202; 203 is strongly recommended. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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