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4.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 1.00-4.00 Credits; H) Offers supplements to the regular departmental program, exploring topics and areas not regularly scheduled. Note: abbreviated ST: (title); students may take each ST: course for credit.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H,I,CW) Law is a creation of society, and works to enforce social and moral rules. In this course we will explore how crime and punishment were defined and carried out in Europe and the United States from Roman times to present. The course will take students through a series of case studies, beginning with Roman and Germanic law and ending with an examination of the fictive U.S. court case of the Speluncean Explorers. In the meantime we will explore definitions of crime, theories of just and unjust punishments, thedevelopment of state-sponsored justice, and the invention of " rehabilitation " . The course will be entirely discussion-based. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Even Years; 3.00 Credits; CW,H) Examines the social, political, economic and ideological origins and consequences of the American Revolution. Students will use different historical perspectives and techniques to analyze critical issues such as organizing resistance, winning independence, and stabilizing the revolution. Prerequisite: HS 115 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; CW,H) Examines the political, social, military, economic and ideological origins and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The course looks deeply into several important questions. What caused the Civil War Why was the Union victorious Why did the war proceed as it did What was the nature and legacy of reconstruction What does this period in our history mean to us now Prerequisites: HS115 or HS116 and SO, JR, or SR standing.
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3.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 3.00 Credits; CW,H) Examines individual perceptions of war's purpose and meanings and the changing patterns of personal experience in combat. This course also studies the methods of mobilizing the nation for war, the home front experience, and the role of technology in altering the nature of war. Little time will be spent discussing tactics or the technical processes of war-making. Prerequisites: HS116.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Variable; 3.00 Credits; H,CW) This seminar will cover the years 1877-1900 and explore the themes on the cultural, political, economic and social history of the U.S. South. Among the important questions covered in the class are: What is the South How did the South change through significant events such as the Populist movement, the rise of Jim Crow, the Great Depression, the second World War, economic development, and the Civil Rights movement. We will ask how the South's arts, especially music, reflect its history and culture. Prerequisites: HS116 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Odd Years; 3.00 Credits; CW,H) What could medieval women do What was it like to be a nun Who were witches There are many interesting questions to ask about women in the middle ages, their choices and their experiences. In this three-hour course we will address them through firsthand accounts from biographies, personal diaries, and literature. Prerequisite: HS 104 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Variable; 3.00 Credits; CW,H,I) Focuses on the changing nature of social violence as a means of viewing the broad panorama of Latin American social history, particularly social tensions that reveal critical periods of transition. Theoretical frameworks for understanding social violence introduce the topic. Prerequisite: HS 264 or permission of instructor. (A Peace and Conflict Studies course).
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; CW,H,I) China over the past hundred years has played a major role in global affairs and is positioned to remain a dominant presence well into the 21st century. This course examines the rise of modern China focusing on its transition from a traditional Confucian state to a potent economic and political power. Prerequisite: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. First year students admitted only with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 3.00 Credits; CW,H,I) This course traces the history of Japan's rise as a modern nation state beginning with the Meiji Restoration of 1868 up to the present with an emphasis on the cultural, economic and political factors which aided the rapid industrialization in the nineteenth century, Japanese imperialism in the first half of the twentieth century, and Japan's economic " miracle " in postwar Japan.
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