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3.00 Credits
Examines science and industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, a time when science and technology became very closely bound. Course covers areas where significant advances occurred that brought large societal changes. For example: (1) the development of new forms of communication like the telegraph, radio and telephone and (2) the development of a theoretical basis for mechanical computing and the computer revolution. Course pays close attention to the political and business contexts of these developments. Prerequisite: HI 2104 and one of the following: HI 2214, HI 2314, PL 2104, PL 2094, PL 2064, EN 2164 or instructor's permission.
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Surveys the history of the United States, focusing on the history of British North America, the American Revolution, the development of capitalism in the early republic, the conflict over slavery caused by the schism between capitalist and liberal values and the resulting cataclysm of southern secession and civil war. How and why did the United States become the world's leading military and industrial power in the 20th century. Topics include the re-unification of the United States as nation-state after the Civil War, the social, technological and economic effects of the "second industrial revolution,"the closing of the frontier and the subsequent push for U.S. territorial expansion in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, immigration and nativism, the era of Progressive reform, and the catastrophic wars and depressions of 1914-1945. The course reaches into the post-1945 world to explore the Cold War and examine American participation in the wars in Indochina, 1941-1975, and the attempt to create a "new world order" under US leadership. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced level undergraduate course covers the history and development of the city of New York from its exploration by Giovanni de Verrazano in 1524 to the present. Major themes include the evolution of the city's political economy, political and economic influences on the use of land and space, and ethnic and class conflict in the urban environment, the consolidation of Greater New York. Prerequisite: HI 2104.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the development of civil rights beginning with their roots in early modern England, through the latest Supreme Court decisions in the field. Builds on students' basic legal research skills by teaching them how to read, discuss, and write about complicated constitutional cases, and how to transcend the narrow boundaries of legal discourse by placing cases in historical context. Prerequisite: HI 2104 or instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the major civilizations in Asia from the mid-17th century to the present with attention to their interaction with the West. Primary emphasis on Chinese, Indian, and Japanese history. Topics include colonialism and imperialism, the Opium Wars, the 20thcentury revolutions in China, India under the British, Gandhi, the modernization of Japan, the rape of Nanking, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaping, the Asia-Pacific Economic Zone, French Indo-China, Ho Chi Minh, and Islamic revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan. Prerequisite: HI 2104.
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3.00 Credits
The course will compare urban infrastructure engineering in the ancient city to that in the current city. Topics include health, security, water supply, streets and building. Prerequisite: HI 2104.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of New York City's infrastructure, concentrating on water, sanitation and public health, transportation, electrical and communications systems, the development of housing and real estate, the security infrastructure and plans for it's future. The broad question the course addresses is how the political economy of the city has shaped its physical environment, and more particularly the technological innovations that have made the city modern and postmodern. Prerequisite: HI 2104.
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3.00 Credits
Housing is one of the basic needs of all human beings. Not surprisingly, therefore, a great deal of public and private debates have centered on the form, financing, and allocation of shelter. Housing is about more than four walls and a roof; it is about the idea of "home," about gendered division of labor,and about identity. It has also been fundamentally connected with the health of the construction industry and national banks, the accumulation of domestic savings, and thus with the success or failure of national development. In this class, there are three key questions. First, what are some of the critical issues when designing housing vis-à-vis the city or countryside? How can design affect use (and vice versa)? How can housing engineer social harmony, stability, and community? Secondly, who has traditionally paid for what kind of housing? Who deserves to be subsidized by whom? Third, what types of housing exist, and who benefits (or is hurt by) each type? How can identity inform architecture? These three themes will structure our debates and discussions about international housing. Prerequisite: HI 2104 and instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
Covers the development of modern science from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment. Sets the stage for the scientific revolution. Looks at the contribution of the Arab world, the Renaissance in the West, and the importance of voyages of discovery to the New World. Takes a comprehensive look at the scientific revolution by considering its revolutionary nature, the social and professional contexts within which it took place, and the experimental practices and theoretical ideas that brought it to fruition. Course concludes with the work in electricity and magnetism, chemistry, and encyclopedic understanding of the Enlightenment. Prerequisites: HI 2104 and one of the following: HI 2214, HI 2224, PL 2104 or instructor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
Science is often depicted as an intellectual pursuit totally detached from society. The isolated genius working away in the ivory tower has become the romantic emblem of the scientist in his/her noble pursuit of objective, disinterested knowledge. However, a more critical, and historically informed, view reveals the shortcomings of this caricature. Over the past century, scientists have debated the ethical ramifications of their work. And legislation has struggled to keep pace with scientific discoveries and their applications as biomedical research has raised serious ethical challenges. This course will investigate how science generates ethical debates, and conversely how moral controversies often shape the conduct and context of the scientific enterprise. Students will engage in lively and enlightened debates and improve their writing skills. No previous of knowledge of science is required. Prerequisite: HI 2104 and instructor's permission. to the turn of the twenty-first century. Themes will include the history of mass media technology, the mass dissemination of news and its effects on popular culture, and gender relations, sensationalism, the role of the media in the development of advertising, and consumer culture. Prerequisite: HI 2104 or LA 1014
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