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The course will offer students the opportunity to explore different topics and research methodologies in global environmental history in the 20th century. Students will explore the varied ways environmental historians work. Topics to be discussed will include: the impact of conservation policies, Communism and the environment, deforestation, the rise of environment-oriented political movements, and a comparison of ecological crises. Prerequisite: HTY 116 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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A course offering students the opportunity to participate in a program emphasizing study and travel. Periodic trips have been planned to American or European locales in order that participants gain a better understanding of historic events and/or the people associated with these locales. 1-3 Cr
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This course seeks to uncover the lives of women from all classes in Europe between 1400 and 1800. We will consider the connection between their lives and historical trends of the period such as religious reformation, the rise of capitalism, the growth of literacy, print culture, and science. Topics will include the witch-hunts, the ideology of womanhood, folk traditions, women's roles in the family economy and in the public sphere. Prerequisite: HTY 115 and 116, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course traces the development of women's many roles from the colonial era to modern times. Students will discover how American women from different races, ethnic groups, regions, and classes experienced what it meant to grow up female in America at different historical times, and how these women confronted and created changing concepts of womanhood. Prerequisite: HTY 201 and 202, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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Notions of gender and sexuality have played a key role in defining what we understand as the modern world. This course explores the links between gender, sexuality and power in the 20th century around the world. Issues covered include ideas of masculinity and nationalism; the impact of multinational corporations on the status of women; the sex industry; notions of beauty and the media; and violence and the lives of women. Prerequisite: HTY 115 and 116, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course explores the traditions and experiences of the North American indigenous peoples from the hunter-gatherers of prehistory, through encounters with Europeans, and into the modern period of resistance and resurgence. Students will examine the demographic, economic, and social consequences of contact with Europeans, and the various struggles Native Americans adopted for survival and persistence. Prerequisite: HTY 201 and 202, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course provides a broad survey of the lives of Africans in America from the time of their first arrival in the colonies, through the experiences of slavery and freedom, to the Civil Rights movement and current times. The course addresses the interrelated issues of race, class, culture, and identity. Prerequisite: HTY 201 and 202, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
The history of the book, a relatively recent and growing focus of scholarship, derives from the recognition of texts -- literary, scholarly, popular, practical, and more -- do not float free. Even the Internet has not changed the fact that most texts are embodied in books, material forms produced not just by authors, but by larger commercial, governmental, religious enterprises. These enterprises, in turn, are shaped by their social, economic, cultural, and technological environment. This course seeks to expand student understanding of texts by foregrounding the broader cultural context through and in which they take form. The course will cover the history of technologies of writing, paper, manuscript production, and printing, the history of literacy, education and reading, as well as the history of the book. It will be attentive to the impact of different kinds of books -- scripture, subversive writings, and consumables -- on societies and across cultures. It will considerthe ways in which institutions have sought to control books. While the course is centered on the western tradition, it will include sections on non-western traditions and on the post-modern era. Prerequisite: HTY 115, HTY 116, ENG 101 and a 100-level literature course, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
Topics in Colonial American History provides an in-depth exploration of an issue or development pertinent to Colonial Americans between the encounters of the 16th century and the time of the American Revolution. Topics might include Indian-White relations, American identity, regional patterns, religions, or early society. Prerequisite: HTY 201 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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3.00 Credits
Topics in 19th-century American History focuses on specific trends and issues relevant to the period. Topics could include Civil War and Reconstruction, popular culture, reform efforts, class and labor issues, race and ethnicity, or religious and intellectual developments. Prerequisite: HTY 201 and 202, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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