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3.00 Credits
Same as Educ 301C
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
Same as Film 350
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the history and culture of modern Britain and Ireland. We see how this damp archipelago off the northwestern coast of Europe extended its reach across the seas and throughout the world. The expansion of English power throughout the British Isles-and of British power throughout the world-was made possible by a combination of political stability, unifying nationalism, and economic might, and we trace these developments from the assertion of Parliamentary supremacy in 1688 to the apex of Victorian civilization in 1870.
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3.00 Credits
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland entered the 20th century as an economic and political superpower; after enduring civil war, two world wars, de-industrialization, and the loss of its empire, however, it ended the century on very different terms. This course examines, explains, and attempts to characterize this process, focusing upon two seemingly contradictory themes: (1) the tendency of historians, politicians, and other analysts to read this period as an age of national decline, and (2) the improvements to the lives of the vast majority of Britons.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of African-American history, culture, and traditions from precolonial Africa through the end of the Civil War. Recurring themes in the history of blacks in North America are explored: origins and evolution of scholarship and methodologies; significance of the diaspora; slavery; religious ethos; the search for community; the impact of gender on identity and philosophy; black resistance to slavery; emancipation; and political empowerment.
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3.00 Credits
From the period of bondage through the 21st century, terror and racialized violence have consistently been used as a form of social control. This course is constructed to explore the historical foundations of extreme threats of violence inflicted among populations of African descent. The fabric of American culture has given birth to its own unique brand of terrorism waged against black people, which this class spends considerable time interrogating. Yet, in recognizing that these practices are commonly found in other parts of the Black Atlantic, students are encouraged to take a comparative view to better tease out the wider strands of violence operative in places such as England as well as islands within the Caribbean. Within this course we explore the varied ways in which music, films, newspapers, and historical narratives shed light on these often life-altering stories of the past.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys African-American history from Reconstruction to the present. The course addresses key events and movements that shaped African Americans' definition and pursuit of freedom and citizenship, emphasizing various strategies, successes, failures, and legacies developed as a result. While paying attention to the progress that African Americans have attained in reaching their aspirations in various political, economic, and cultural arenas, this course also analyzes new forms of racism, labor exploitation, and disenfranchisement that African Americans face in the 21st century. Key developments include Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, and the "War on Drugs."
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the historical forces behind the transformation of East Asia from war-torn territory under Japanese military and colonial control into distinct nations ordered by Cold War politics. We begin with the 1945 dismantling of the Japanese empire and continue with the emergence of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the two Koreas, and Vietnam, all of which resulted from major conflicts in post-war Asia. We conclude with a look at East Asia in the post-Cold War era.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar explores the ways in which gender relations have been produced, reproduced, and transformed through the everyday actions of women and men in Africa. The focus is both on agency and on structures of power, as we move from a consideration of gender relations during the 19th century jihads in West Africa to problems of love, sexuality, and marriage in contemporary South Africa.
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