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Despite America's preeminent position in the world since 1945, the anxieties of the Cold War and the nuclear age pervaded postwar life. Issues such as civil rights, McCarthyism, Vietnam, the counterculture, Watergate, economic fluctuations and political cynicism all raised particular concerns. This course will trace American history in these years-political, social and cultural. (Alexander Bloom) Connections: Conx 20033 History and Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy, Conx 20034 The Historical Context of Contemporary American Culture, Conx 20053 Schooling in Modern Society
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A survey of the history and culture of Europe, 300- 1300. The institutions of feudalism, monarchy and the church will be examined; the development of monasticism and Christian philosophy. Throughout the basic narrative of events, the course will focus on the medieval outlook as expressed in philosophy, art, literature and music. (Candice T. Quinn)
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Examines the early history of people of African descent in North America, placing the experiences of African Americans at the center. Includes a survey of African history before European incursions and attention to enslavement, culture, women's experiences, community and family life among both free and enslaved blacks, and the role of African Americans in the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction. (Dolita Cathcart) Connections: Conx 23007 African Diaspora in New World, Conx 23010 Black Aesthetics
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This course follows the freed slaves and other African Americans from the end of Reconstruction through the institution of segregation, the migrations north, life in urban America, the civil rights movement after World War II and the contemporary realities of race in the United States. Particular interest will be paid to cultural history, family life, gender roles and identity. (Dolita Cathcart) Connections: Conx 23007 African Diaspora in New World, Conx 23010 Black Aesthetics
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This course will examine, through readings and films, those events that led up to and included the civil rights movement in the United States, as well as those mass movements it inspired throughout the 1960s and the 1970s. We will explore the hopes and dreams, actions and strategies, of the progressive members of this movement, which began decades before sit-ins galvanized student activism. This course will center on the historical context which helped to shape the political and social reality of the times. We will examine how the basic tenets of this movement continue to influence us today. (Dolita Cathcart)
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An introduction to the history of war and the armed forces in Europe. We will begin in the 1400s with the technological and tactical developments that led to "modern warfare." We willdiscuss the development of 18th century military states such as Prussia, and the 19th century "people's army" of Napoleon. We will explore thimpact of the Industrial Revolution on European warfare, and the development of new military technology. We will end the course with an indepth study of the First and Second World Wars. (Anni Baker)
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A survey of the growth and development of Russia from its medieval foundations to the recent breakup of the Soviet Union. Topics include: political, social, religious and economic developments; the conflict of Eastern and Western traditions; Russia's emergence as a European power; 19th-century revolutionary and reform movements; the creation of the Soviet Union and its flawed drive for modernization and domination in global politics. (Anni Baker) Connections: Conx 20051 Russian History and Culture, Conx 20055 Russia: Challenge and Opportunity, Conx 20064 Russian History and Politics
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Explores construction of Brazil and its diaspora since 1500 through documents, scholarly works, fiction, music and film. Topics include: environmental change, colonization and its impact on indigenous peoples, African slavery and its legacies, migration to and from Brazil, gender norms, politics and economic development, rise of mass culture, urbanization and industrialization, how outsiders have viewed Brazil, and impact of all these on Brazilians' struggle to define what is "Brazilian.?ourse will try to connect class and campus to Brazilian communities of southern New England. (John Bezis-Selfa)
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Provides introduction to early modern history of the Hispanophone and Lusophone Americas, principally through interpretation of documents. Topics include: indigenous societies before contact with Europeans; conquest and colonization of the Americas by Iberians; rise of African slavery; social, economic, political, and cultural developments under colonial rule, and revolutions for national independence. (John Bezis-Selfa)
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Explores key themes in modern Spanish America's history through focus on Mexico, Argentina and one other nation-state. Topics include: nation-building and economic development in the 19th century; the decline and abolition of slavery; the experience of indigenous peoples under national rule; roles of western Europe and the United States in shaping political, economic, and cultural development; Mexican Revolution, Cold War and Socialist Revolutions, and recent efforts at economic and political reform. (John Bezis-Selfa) Connections: Conx 23003 Modern Latin America
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