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3.00 Credits
A focus on the refining of translation and interpretive skills. Specific topics and authors will vary by semester. Prerequisite: GREE 210 or the equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to United States history and to history as a scholarly discipline. The course focuses on the theme of "defining American community" and will span from pre-Columbian Native America to the American Civil War. We will come to an understanding of early America by considering how different Americans sought to shape society, economy, culture, and the natural environment to reflect their experiences, needs, and aspirations. We also will consider the nature of historical interpretation and learn to evaluate historical arguments.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major political, social, cultural, and economic themes in American History since the end of the Civil War. Special attention will be given to the increasingly significant role played by the United States in international affairs in this era. The course will also introduce students to how historians work to construct interpretations of the past.
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3.00 Credits
Using traveler's accounts, fiction, popular films and documentaries, newspapers and magazines, this course explores changing images of Africa. How have various images of Africa affected our understanding of the African continent and African peoples? The course also explores how African peoples have portrayed themselves and their continent.
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3.00 Credits
This general survey course explores African history from the era of the partition of the continent in the late 19th century to independence. The course examines such topics as the colonial state, resistance movements, problems of independence, and development.
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3.00 Credits
What is the place of leisure in a country that has traditionally defined itself through the Protestant work ethic? From minstrel shows to film, from ballroom dance to sports, from vaudeville to NASCAR, we will be examining what leisure can tell us about American life in the past and present. Special emphasis will be placed upon variations in recreational habits across lines of age, region, gender, class, race, and ethnicity.
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3.00 Credits
This period between 1914 and 1945 was a time of hardships that tested the American people, producing spectacular changes in the nation's role in the world, in leisure and consumerism, and in the place of government in people's everyday lives. We will focus on topics such as civil liberties during World War I and World War II, radicalism during the Great Depression, race and the military, and social change during the "flapper" era of the 1920s
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys European developments between 1789 and 1945. Particular attention is given to the major powers of Europe. Topics include Europe's revolutions, the rise of the nation-state, and warfare.
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3.00 Credits
This course aims to provide students with historical perspective on a variety of current problems and issues. Concentrating on the period since 1945, major topics covered include the decline and fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War and its aftermath, welfare state democracy and its prospects, European responses to environmental problems, and the ongoing development of the European Union. Political, diplomatic, and economic developments are stressed.
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3.00 Credits
Many of the critical issues facing the Chinese people in the twentieth century are represented in theater and cinema. This first year seminar begins with a survey of Chinese theatrical traditions within a broad historical framework. Then the course will turn to exploring forms of popular performance and the development of Chinese cinema through script analysis, discussion of historical context, and viewings of performances and films. Particular attention is paid to how drama and film offers representations of history, contributes to identity formation, and foments political change in 20th century China. Writing will be a major component of the class. (S)
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