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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Continues the story of the growth of Medieval Europe in the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, a period of enormous vitality and change. Some emphasis placed on East-West conflict. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. This class analyzes the great changes that took place in Western European society during the late thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: the social and economic impact of the devastating Black Death, the challenge to medieval kingship, the intellectual and artistic developments which constituted what we call the Renaissance, the ideas and movements which characterized an age of religious diversification and challenge, and the development of powerful nation-states such as England, France and Castile. Detailed study of selected primary sources. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS.
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3 s.h. Racial and national identities are two of the most powerful forces shaping society and politics today, and yet they are of relatively recent origins. This course tracks the emergence of ideas about race and nation over the course of the modern era, culminating with the twentieth-century atrocities committed in the name of the nation. Although we will examine case studies in Latin America and postcolonial Africa, the bulk of the course will focus on the development of racial and national thought in the modern west. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS.
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3 s.h. This course will survey the major social and political developments of modern Italy, including the making of the nation, the Italian immigrant experience in America, the rise and fall of fascism, and the effects of the Cold War. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. Building on the work of urban and cultural historians, this course is designed to analyze and describe the "city's" contributions tAmerican "culture." The course thematically surveys several "cultural moments" from the late 18th to the late 20th century through the perspective of a wide range of urban artists, poets, writers, journalists, and musicians. The course explores how "city life" influenceda variety of urbanites (both men and women) who put pencil to paper, brush to canvas, and lyrics to music, and, in so doing, played significant roles in the "production" of American "culture. " (LPrerequisite: Sos or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. This course will examine the philosophies, definitions and practice of faith in medieval Europe, from the early desert fathers through the Reformation. The course will examine the influence of formative philosophical texts including works by Boethius, Anselm, Abelard and Aquinas among others; religious texts, including saints' lives and church treatises; as well as the impact of secular movements, namely the 12th century renaissance, on the expression and understanding of faith; the development of the Cult of Saints and the power of relics. Special attention will be given to the topics of the religious expression of women a nd the lower classes; the role of sexuality in religion; comparison and contrast of Christian philosophy and practice to that of Islam and Judaism, and the themes of religious deviation, heresy and reform. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 sh 100 level HIST or SoS.
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3 s.h. A survey of European History from 1648 to 1789, including the scientific revolution, Age of Louis XIV, mercantilism, emergence of Russia and Prussia as European powers, the Enlightenment, and Europe on the eve of revolution. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. This course will survey the development of the French Revolution and Napoleon such as the debates over democracy; the Terror; and the Napoleonic Wars. ( LA) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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3 s.h. A survey of social, cultural, and political developments in Europe after the Napoleonic Era. Topics include Victorianism, the wars and revolutions of the century, the rise of nationalism and scientific racism, and the spiraling crisis of the pre-WWI years. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 sh 100 level HIST or SoS.
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3 s.h. A survey of the social, political and intellectual history of the Near East and Maghreb in the 19th and 20th centuries. Islamic reform, resistance to imperialism and the development of modern nationalism are covered along with attention to 'street level' changes.Cross-listed as ALS 215. ( LA, HO2) Prerequisite: SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
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