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3.00 Credits
Topics in this course include the Spanish conquest; the demise of the Caribbean Indians; colonial institutions and plantation slavery; Toussaint L'Ouverture and the establishment of the first Black republic in Latin America; economic growth and revolutionary currents in 19th-century colonial Cuba; 20th-century anarchy and dictatorship in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; U.S.economic domination of Puerto Rico and the emergence of a Puerto Rican identity; the final stages of Cuba's Hundred Years War of liberation from Spain and the United States: Fidel Castro and Marxist Revolution; and Haiti after the destruction of the Aristide revolutio n.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive reading, writing and discussion seminar studying in some depth the background, origins, development, and outcomes of two Russian revolutionary periods of the 20th century: the interrelated upheavals of 1905 to 1917, resulting in the overthrow of the tsarist regime and its replacement by the Bolsheviks; and the reform, collapse, and transformation of the Communist government of the Soviet Union from Mikhail Gorbachev to the present.In the process of two in-depth examinations, the course explores contrasts among the social, economic, political, and cultural forces at work in the two revolutionary periods.(Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This upper-division seminar for juniors and seniors analyzes the ideas of seminal Western and non-Western thinkers - historians and philosophers who have had a profound influence on historical understanding and the practice of historians.Topics include the following questions: What is history To what extent has the understanding of history changed in various times, places, and cultures Are "scientific" history and the discovery of objective truth possible Do stable civilizational identities exist and what value do such concepts have for historical understanding The course examines the contemporary political, social, and cultural relevance of these and comparable questions through intensive readings, discussions, and analytical papers.(Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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8.00 Credits
Candidates work a minimum of eight hours per week during the semester at the Fairfield Historical Society, Greenwich Historical Society, or Bridgeport Public Library Historical Collections.An intern's work at these sites may include researching and mounting an exhibit, cataloging manuscript and artifacts collections, or organizing and conducting historical walking tours.Training in required skills is provided at the site.Under the direction of a member of the history faculty, interns write a research paper based on the work of the internship.Open to juniors and seniors by arrangement as available.(Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an in-depth investigation of a significant historical problem or topic, conducted in a seminar format.The professor teaching the course chooses the topic.The course is limited to 15 junior- or senior-level students.(Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Open to juniors and seniors only, this course provides an opportunity for advanced students to develop critical reading skills and writing ability in a tutorial arrangement with a chosen professor.Normally, the course results in a serious paper of publishable quality in student-centered journals (15 to 20 pages).Students arrange for independent study during registration period of the semester prior to the one in which they wish to take the course by applying to a professor under whose direction they wish to study.Students should obtain a copy of the "Department Policy for Independent Study" from the chairperson prior to applying.All independent study must have the concurrence of the department chairperson.Students may take only two independent studies.(Prerequisites: HI 30 and one 200-level course) Three credits.
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4.00 Credits
This team-taught lecture/seminar course examines selected ideas or themes from Western intellectual history, focusing on developments in philosophy, society, science, and the arts.The ideas selected vary from course section to course section.Four credits.
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4.00 Credits
This team-taught lecture/seminar course examines constructions of the human person, and the social reflections of these constructions, in Western culture.The ideas selected vary from course section to course section.Four credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines alternatives to the configuration of knowledge, art, power, and justice in the classical, majority culture of the West by considering critical voices traditionally marginalized in that culture.In the second year of honors coursework, students complete either HR 200 or HR 201. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines alternatives to the configuration of knowledge, art, power, and justice in the classical, majority culture of the West by investigating the history, worldview, and assumptions of a non-Western culture. In the second year of honors coursework, students complete either HR 200 or HR 201. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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