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This course is designed to introduce students to the nature of historical inquiry. Through the exploration of a specifically defined topic, the course will examine primary documents, issues of change and continuity in time, theories of causation, historical interpretation and argument, and the importance of historical thinking for human experience in the world. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically Prerequisite: Freshmen and Sophomores only. May be repeated for credit one time if the topic is different. Offering: Spring Instructor: Staff
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This course will examine the origins and development of the democratic constitution of Athens from the 6th through 4th centuries BCE. How did there come to be a democracy in Athens? How did it function as a system of government? Within this historical framework, close attention will be given not only to political institutions but also to the social and cultural values that shaped them. Through careful analysis of both primary sources (historical narratives, philosophical treatises, and inscriptions) and scholarly literature, students will be encouraged to take a multi-faceted approach to understanding the working and self-representation of the world's earliest democracy. Finally, while studying the historically specific circumstances of democracy in ancient Athens, we will have frequent opportunities to consider points of contact and contrast with modern democratic forms and ideology. Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Chenault
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3.00 Credits
[Crosslisted with REL 233] The goal of this course is to help students develop their understanding of a region of the world that has played an enormously important role in both world and Asian history. Stretching from China to the Mediterranean world, the Silk Road has for thousands of years been alive with dynamic interactions among various Asian cultural groups. It also has served as a vital link in the economic and cultural exchanges that occurred among the civilizations of Eastern Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. The course will specifically focus on the roles played by the natural environment, historical events, and individuals in the origins of and changes in Silk Road cultural forms. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically; Asia Cluster Offering: Spring Instructor: McCaffrey
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This course will examine the origins of Rome, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, and the development of the Roman Empire. Within this political framework, close attention will be given to the socio-economic factors that drove Rome's quest for world power. Furthermore, the importance or social and cultural themes and institutions (e.g., gender, religion, slavery, entertainment) will be examined for the clues they provide to the question of Roman identity both for the inhabitants of the city and those on the peripheries of the Empire. In addition, through careful analysis of both primary and secondary sources, student will be encouraged to ground their study of ancient Rome with an understanding of the theoretical models and concepts relevant to ancient history and historiography. Offering: Fall Instructor: Chenault
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This course surveys the history of Europe in the 20th century. Focusing on social and political developments, it examines the phenomenon of nationalism, total war, the Russian Revolution, the Depression, the rise of fascism and bureaucratic collectivism, and the Holocaust. In the post-WWII period, the course will focus on the division of Europe and of Europe in the Cold War, the decline of the European empires and on the contradictory forces that are pushing Europe toward economic and political unity on the one hand (most markedly in the West) and toward dissolution and conflict (especially in the East). Offering: Spring Instructor: Smaldone
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A study of the history of Latin America from the pre-colonial period to independence. Emphasis will be placed on the development of Latin America's economy, culture and political life. Special attention will be given to the encounter between the Spanish conquistadors and indigenous peoples, as well as to the background of the movements for independence. Offering: Alternate years in fall Instructor: Jopp
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1.00 Credits
This course examines the significant social, political, economic and cultural developments in Latin America from the 19th century movements for independence through the 20th century. Special emphasis will be given to Mexico, Cuba, and Central America as well as selected South American states including Brazil. The role of the United States in the region will also receive much attention. Offering: Spring Instructor: Smaldone
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1.00 Credits
Since 1654, Jews have been a minority presence in America. This course surveys the Jewish experience from the colonial period through the late 20th century and places that experience in the larger context of American ethnic history. The various forms of Jewish identity--ethnic, cultural, religious, etc.--will be examined as they changed over time in response to experiences in America and in the larger Jewish world. Attention will be given to the impact of the successive waves of Jewish immigration on the American Jewish community, to regional variations in American Jewish experiences, and to the relationships between American Jewish communities and other ethnic/religious/racial minority communities, including recent debates over the evolving place of Jews in the American ethnic/racial hierarchy, often cast as the relationship of Jews to "whiteness." Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Eisenberg
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This class will present an overview of the history of women in the United States. The course will explore the shifting nature of gender systems, focusing on the following topics: the nature of women's work, sexuality and reproduction, education, social reform and feminism. The course will emphasize the diversity of American women's lives in terms of class, ethnic, racial and regional background. Offering: Spring Instructor: Dunlap
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1.00 Credits
This course examines the social and cultural history of China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Topics include the political structures of imperial rule; the social and cultural institutions that organized local society; the economic trends that produced the pre-modern world's largest and most advanced civilization; and the ways in which all of the above were transformed by China's 19th-century encounter with Western imperialism. This period provides an excellent case study of nationalism and modernization in a non-Western context. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically; Asia Cluster Offering: Fall Instructor: McCaffrey
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