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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Specialized study of topics in United States history. Issues considered may include the role of race, class, and gender in the shaping of the nation state,movements for reform or liberation, and the lived experience of people and communities.
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3.00 Credits
SPRING Classical Greece and Rome until the beginning of the Middle Ages with emphasis on the cultural roots of Western civilization and the background of the New Testament world. Offered alternate years (Spring 2010).
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. An introduction to modern Chinese history, from the foundation of the Qing dynasty in 1644 to the present day. The course beginswith an exploration of the Confucian worldview and the imperial tradition, before turning to major 19th-century developments: the Opium Wars and impact of imperialism, the Taiping Rebellion,Qing efforts at reform, and the Boxer Rebellion. The second half of the course is devoted to 20th century China: Nationalist China, establishment of the People's Republic of China, the Cultural Revolution,and China since Mao.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Focuses on historical and cultural movements in the Asian region. Themes will vary from traditional Asian society and culture to themodern erawith an emphasis on a multilayered perspective of these complex societies.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Explores how European imperialist accounts of non- European women's experience have been crucial to culturally dominant ideas about feminism, globalization, and the legacy of the colonial state throughout the so-called "third world." Beginning with a critical and historical overviewof feminist theory and practice, the course will trace recent studies,both historical and ethnographic, of how terms such as " women," "religion," and "the body"were radically changed by the colonial projects of the 19th century (e.g. in South Asia and Africa) - projects that are intimately related to contemporary debates on transnational women's movements and globalization.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to Islamfromits founding to the present day. The course traces the establishment of Islam as one of the world's great religions and explores the fundamentals of Islamic belief and practice (in theology, mysticism, law and way of life). The focus is on Islam in the 20th century, including topics such as the colonial legacy; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the Iranian revolution;militant Islam, jihad, and terrorism; the diversity of Muslimcultures;and the liberal tradition in Islam.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Examines the history and culture ofmodern India from the origins of British colonialism in South Asia to the present. Beginning with a brief introduction to ancient,medieval and Moghul history (Muslim rule), the course focuses on British rule in India and the colonizing logic of its various forms of knowledge, from efforts by British Orientalists to study Indian languages and law to anthropology and the history of religions. Topics and critical issues include the vexed relations between Hindus, Shikhs and Muslims, the invention of authentic Indian religious "tradition" by British interpretations of ancient Hindu scriptures, the colonial history of the caste system, representations of Indian women by British missionaries and colonial officers, the role of Gandhi's rise to power and other indigenous nationalist movements, the origins of independence and the partition of the subcontinent between India and Pakistan in 1947, and the religious politics of contemporary Hindu nationalism.
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3.00 Credits
ARR An analysis of the various forces and structures that have comprised American society. Such areas as education, religion, class structure, high culture, migration, population, and urbanization will be considered. Next offered Fall 2010
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3.00 Credits
ARR A study of the expansion of the Christian church around the world with special emphasis on the development of Christian and Missionary Alliance missions. Other representative sending agencies and their policies will also be studied.
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3.00 Credits
FALL An analysis of the ebb and flow of modern thought since 1800. Class lectures, reading, and discussions will focus around the seminal thinkers and their contribution to the current fragmentation in Western thinking. The semester project will be a written report on the thought of a major Western thinker. May substitute for a history, humanities, or social science elective.
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