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3.00 Credits
An examination of the creation and negotiation of racial and gender categories in the British Empire’s heyday, from 1858 – 1939. Particularattention is paid to the ways race and gender shaped the political and socio-economic interactions of the colonized with the colonizer. Not open to students who have taken HST 335/PGS 337.
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3.00 Credits
See course description for ANT 412.
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3.00 Credits
The senior seminar in Native American Approaches to History is designed to explore the history of North America and American Indians primarily from a Native American perspective. We will study various Native American approaches to recording their history such as oral tradition, wampum belts and winter counts. We will also read works from Native American historians, anthropologists, activists and novelists in order to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for both Native American history and Native American approaches to historical study. Not open to students who have taken HST 341.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a detailed study of Argentina and Chile from earliest times to the present day. Themes include indigenous Argentine and Chilean civilizations, the Spanish conquest, the colonial history of the Southern Cone, independence movements under San Martin and O’Higgins, the Argentine and Chilean republics, the regimes of Juan D. Peron and Salvador Allende, and political, social and economic developments in contemporary times. Fulfills ENG/ HST senior core requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a detailed study of Brazil from earliest times to the present day. Themes include pre-Portuguese indigenous cultures, the Portuguese occupation, the colonial history of Brazil, the break with Portugal in 1821, the attempt to create a Brazilian Empire, Brazil’s military role in Latin America, and political, social and economic developments in contemporary Brazil. Fulfills ENG/HST senior core requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the development of African historiography. Students will interpret, analyze and critique different methodologies and have the opportunity to pursue their own specific research interests. In addition, this course will also examine the importance of the African oral tradition, European and Arabic travel literature, archeology and anthropology in the intellectual construction of Africa. This course is designed for upper-level history majors and other interested students (with the approval of the chair) and will fulfill the requirements of the senior core.
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary course explores the fluctuating categories of racial identity from both historical and literary perspectives. Proceeding chronologically, we will utilize both fictional and nonfictional materials to investigate how ethnic and national identities were transformed into ever-shifting classifications of white, black and red. Readings, research and discussion. Fulfills ENG/HST senior core requirement.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides a detailed study of the political, economic and social history of Latin America under Spanish and Portuguese rule. Major subtopics include Native American cultures (Aztec, Inca, Maya), the Spanish conquest, Spanish colonial government and administration, social stratification in Spanish and Portuguese America, the colonization of Brazil and the independence movements of the early nineteenth century.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the nations of Latin America from the independence period to the present. Chief emphasis on Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico: their struggle for political and economic stability, their progressive urbanization and modernization and their relations with each other and with the United States. The Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions and the policy of the United States toward Central America are also covered.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Participation in a field learning experience closely related to one of the areas of history. The student intern will report as required to the internship coordinator and will be expected to evaluate the experience and relate it to his or her academic program. Three hours per week will be required to generate one credit. Pass/fail only. Prerequisite: 2.5 G.P.A. or better, 60 credits earned, permission of internship coordinator.
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