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In this course we will examine the Holocaust as an historical phenomenon. We will try to understand what brought it about, how it was experienced by those who lived through it (and those who did not survive) and how the event continues to affect the world today. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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Within certain forms/branches of late antique and medieval Judaism, Christianity, and Islam male and female became metaphorical categories for talking about the divine. This course will give students the opportunity to read the relevant primary sources, compare the texts to one another and consider the historical milieu in which they were produced. Students will also become familiar with classical and medieval biological theories about sex differentiation as part of the background for approaching these religious texts. Students taking this course must have a basic familiarity with the three religious traditions being studied. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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This advanced course is required for majors. It examines the various forms of analysis used by historians through a study of different kinds of historical texts and sources. It provides an opportunity for students to develop the skills and habits of thinking essential to practicing the discipline of history. This course invites students to address some of the myriad questions and controversies that surround such historical concepts as "objectivity,""subjectivity," "truth," "epistemology," and thereby to develop a "philosophy" of history. At the same tistresses the acquisition of such historical tools as the use of written, oral, computer and media sources and the development of analytical writing skills. The subject matter for study changes each year. Recent themes of the course have been memory, empires, and class formation. Prospective majors are strongly encouraged to take "The Study of History" during their sophomore year. Every year. (4 credits)
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The senior seminar is team taught every fall by 1-2 members of the department, around themes that easily cross chronological and geographic lines. Recent topics include Documenting History, and Texts and Contexts. Every fall. (4 credits)
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A student or a small group of students may get together with a department member to examine a theme in which the latter has considerable expertise but which is not normally covered in his or her regular courses. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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Students may carry out independent research on specific topics under the supervision of a member of the department with expertise on that particular field. The work should result in an original paper or series of papers. Only one independent study may count toward the ten courses required for a history major. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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A student may register for an internship with any member of the department. Off campus learning experiences must have explicit historical content. The student, the faculty sponsor, and the site supervisor will negotiate a learning agreement which specifies the student's goals, means of achieving them, and the manner in which the internship will be evaluated. A standard internship will involve ten hours per week and earn four credits. Only one internship may count toward the ten courses required for a history major. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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Students may arrange to precept a course with a department member. They will normally be expected to attend the course, do the reading and participate in discussion, look over student writing, and provide guidance or tutor as necessary. Preceptorships do not count toward the ten courses required for a history major. Every semester. (1-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the intellectual roots and contemporary applications of cultural studies, including critical media studies, focusing on the theoretical bases for analyses of power and meaning in production, texts, and reception. It includes primary readings in anti-racist, feminist, modern, postmodern, and queer cultural and social theory, and compares them to traditional approaches to the humanities. Designed as preparation for intermediate and advanced work in cultural studies, the course is writing intensive, with special emphasis on developing skills in critical thinking and scholarly argumentation and documentation. Completion of or enrollment in HMCS 110 is the prerequisite for majoring in humanities and media and cultural studies. Every semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This class offers an introduction to writing, reporting, and news-gathering techniques associated with newspaper journalism. Readings, lectures, and discussions are applied to the coverage of events on the Macalester campus as well as to major events in the outside community-the 2002 elections, for example. The class typically meets with Twin Cities journalists and may serve as a springboard to internship opportunities in the media. It is taught by a Macalester graduate with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor at the Star Tribune. Every year. (4 credits)
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