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This course introduces students to the Roman world, which at its height stretched from Britain to Iran, from Germany to Africa, and lasted well over a thousand years. Students will develop critical thinking skills while working with Roman literature in translation, art, architecture and other archaeological remains. The structure of the course is chronological, but we will examine major themes across time and space, which may include the development of Roman literature out of and in response to Greek culture; the effects of the civil wars and the resulting political change from a republic to a monarchy; the cultural, religious and/or military aspects of the Roman empire and its immediate aftermath; Roman conceptions of gender, sexuality, slave and free status, citizenship and/or ethnicity, and how these social categories were used to legitimize or exercise power. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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This course will interrogate the way scholars study large-scale violence (a broad definition of war) between human communities. Throughout class discussions we will consider the ways in which warfare has been recorded and analyzed in early America. While major political conflicts including King Phillips' War, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War, will be discussed, the class will also engage the meanings of violence through an investigation of intra and intercultural violence within Euro-American populations, and those that involved indigenous American peoples and Africans, The chronological focus of the course, circ. 1500-1800, permits our examination of the idea of American exceptionalism. Is there a specific form or pattern of violence or warfare that can be called "American " If so, does this type of violence remain present in ourcontemporary world Alternate years. (4 credits)
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What does it mean to study war Is the history of warfare a history of generals, strategy, and developments in military technology Or perhaps it is the story of the common solider; that of first aid workers, nurses, and doctors; or that of populations who conquer or are conquered This course will interrogate the way scholars study large-scale violence (a broad definition of war) between human communities. Throughout class discussions we will consider the ways in which warfare has been recorded and analyzed in the early Republic. antebellum and Civil War eras. While major political conflicts including the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and Civil War will be discussed, the class will also engage the meanings of violence through an investigation of intra and intercultural violence diverse American populations. The chronological focus of the course, cite. 1800-1865, permits our examination of the idea of American exceptionalism. Is there a specific form or pattern of violence or warfare that can be called "American' " If so. Does this type of violence remain presenin our contemporary society What relationship does violence have with an American identity Alternate years. (4 credits)
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This course introduces the cultures and societies of China, Japan and Korea from the earliest times to the present day. Primarily an introductory course for beginners in East Asian civilization, this course considers a variety of significant themes in religious, political, economic, social and cultural developments in the region. Every fall. (4 credits)
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A topical analysis of United States history stressing the historical antecedents of selected contemporary issues; designed primarily for underclassmen who have no previous college-level background in this general field. Alternate years. (4 credits) Intermediate Courses Courses numbered 200-299 are intermediate in nature and are driven by specific content. Some are surveys of a relatively broad period; others may examine a narrower topic. 200-level courses are appropriate to majors and non-majors alike, and may be taken by students of any class-standing though the bulk of students enrolled inthese classes will probably be sophomores and juniors.
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A study of the history of Africa before 1800, this course covers the major themes relating to the development of African societies and cultures from the earliest times. Students will engage with themes of state-building, trade and religion as catalysts for change and learn how historians have reconstructed the history of early Africa. This course will provide students with knowledge of specific case studies from North, South, East, West, and Central Africa. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course offers an in-depth view of West Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It provides students with an understanding of political, economic, and social change in this region by examining the conditions that set the stage for colonial conquest in the late nineteenth century, the nature of European imperialism, and the responses of West African men and women to these changes. In focusing on the different societies within West Africa, this course will provide students with a greater understanding of the role of Islam and Christianity in West Africa, the emergence of African traders in the colonial economy, and the development of West African intellectuals in the twentieth century. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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The objective of this course is to explore the role that women have played in the development of African history and to understand the major issues that define their experience as women from this region of the world. This course introduces students to the ways in which gender is studied in African history and to the major "breakthrough"works on women in African history. An important component of this course is the study of life histories of women from various geographical regions of the continent. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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This course probes the history of labor radicalism as a specific current within the stream of social and political thought and movements, up to the rank and file movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Along the way we explore the Knights of Labor and the populists of the Gilded Age, the Socialists and Communists and other radicals of the Great Depression. Particular attention is paid to the experiences and contributions of women and racial and ethnic minorities. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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Fantasies about the U.S. West are central to American history, popular culture, and collective memory. From John Wayne to Zane Grey to Disneyland, ideas about the West have shaped the ways we think about settlement, conquest, race, gender, and democracy. This course examines the myths that have circulated about the West alongside what has been called new western history, in an attempt to make sense of western Americans and the societies they created. Beginning with notions of the frontier, we will consider the scholarship that challenges our thinking about a region that has defied simple constructions. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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