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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the causes and course of the war, with emphasis on the comparative strategy and tactics of the North and South.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the actual causes of the war, the perception of the causes of the war, the military strategy during the war, the post-war military analysis of its successes and mistakes, the social unrest caused by both “popular” and “elite” opposition to the war, and both the short-range and long-range results of the war (including Hollywood’s rewriting of the war’s histor
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3.00 Credits
A study of family over time, using legal, cultural, and socio-historical resources. Students will examine the historical roots of current social controversies, including abortion, divorce, child-rearing, family structures, and women’s roles in society.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the American Revolution and the creation of the American republic in the context of global conflict and change in the period from 1763-1825.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role dynasties have played in the development of the modern nation-state. To accomplish this objective, students will examine not only institutions such as the royal court, but also will look at the family structure and anthropology of dynasties. The interplay between the private and the public roles of monarchical rulers is the central concern of this course, which will focus in particular on Russia, the Habsburg Empire, France and Britain.
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3.00 Credits
The second half of the 20th century was dominated by the rivalry of the United States with the Soviet Union. This course will research such questions as the following: How did this almost deadly confrontation start? How and why did it end? Where were the “hot spots” of the cold war, and why were they there? The course will also look at the domestic impact of the American-Soviet confrontation and explore such questions as how anti-communism affected American culture, Americans’ view of themselves, and ultimately America’s identity
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3.00 Credits
As with most societies, Americans, since our earliest beginnings, have “put people away.” This course will examine both the changing understanding of why people should be institutionalized and the nature, structure, and operations of such institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Slavery is one of the most heavily studied subjects in U.S. history. This course will review the extensive historiography of slavery in the western hemisphere with particular emphasis on the demographics, economics, and social repercussions of “the peculiar institution.” Slavery’s changing nature, from both sides of bondage, will be examined and compared with bound labor in other temporal and geographic settings
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the question of how South Africans can negotiate their past, which was marked by racial inequality and injustice, and form a new non-racial, democratic nation. To answer this question, the interactions of race, class, gender, and culture in South Africa from the 17th century to the present will be examined. Primary documents, films, music, and literature will help to illuminate the interplay between history and memory in South Africa.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores, on a rotating basis, advanced themes in history (e.g., nationalism, war and other types of conflict, religion and society, etc.) through the viewing and study of films on historical subjects. The focus of the course is on both the cinematography of the films (i.e., the art and craft of filmmaking) and on matters of the historical accuracy and the historical context of the films. It is strongly recommended that students who are not history majors or minors take HIS 101 or 102 before taking this course.
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