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4.00 Credits
What was the Italian Renaissance, and what kind of society produced it? We range widely across this famous phenomenon, including art, politics, sex and religion. Topics include: the origins of the Renaissance; Florence, the leading city; Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo; the lives of women; how and why the Renaissance came to an end. Offered in 2004 and alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar exploring the development of urban society in North America from colonial commercial towns to today’s troubled network of older metropolitan centers and suburbs. Topics for discussion may include the shaping of modern cities through growth, migration, and politics; cultures—ethnic, class, commercial, and otherwise—of the city; suburbanization and the “urban crisis;” and the future of urban America.
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4.00 Credits
(4 credits) Course examines key turning points in Western History. Begins with Ancient Israel and its religious revolution, through the emergence of the West's global dominance, beginning in the 15th century, thence to the responses of indigenous peoples and their struggle for political independence, finally to 9/11 and the current U.S. led war on international terror.
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4.00 Credits
(4 credits, Fall, Evening) Course examines the origins, nature, variety, impact and legacy of the multiple wars in the period from World War I to World War II. Focuses on: World War I; Soviet Russia and communist class warfare as social war of radical modernization; fascism/Nazism and war as nationalist-racist expansionism; Japanese imperialism; and World War II. Prerequisite: junior or above standing, with at least one course in history completed; or instructor’s permission.
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4.00 Credits
Course covers the dramatic, eventful history of modern Italy, including the wars of national unification, rise of fascism, disastrous defeat in World War II, rise of the mafia, surge of political terrorism in the sixties, recent economic prosperity, and the current dilemmas of illegal immigration, all in international context.
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4.00 Credits
Labor in American History studies the struggles of labor form the days of slavery and indentured servitude to the perils of outsourcing in a service oriented economy. The student will learn about the fight to organize labor and the constant tension between labor, management and government. Students will explore labor from many different perspectives as well as research developments in their own future careers.
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4.00 Credits
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4.00 Credits
Directed in-depth reading and research devoted to specific topics or periods in history. Prerequisites: approval of the adviser and chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
Sports are a multibillion dollar part of America culture in the 21st century. Sport has been integral to this nation's development. Sports in America traces how sport developed from informal activities to the spectacle of today's professional sports. Sports have become part of America's culture and Sports in America studies how it has been impacted by and has impacted society. All of the social movements of the 20th century find sports as an important aspect from the Progressive Era through the fight for homosexual rights. Sports have also been portrayed by media and the entertainment industry. Students of Sports in America will view sports movies to analyze how the sports and history are portrayed on film. Students will study and debate the course that Sports have taken in American history. Sports in America is a seminar class that is much more than a typical history class. All majors are welcomed.
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3.00 Credits
Comparison of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, and of their respective leaders, Hitler and Stalin. Examination of the roots of Nazism and Communism; the personality development of Hitler and Stalin; their rise to power; what they did with their power; their great showdown in World War II; and the legacies and significance of Nazism and Communism to the modern world. (old #326)
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