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  • HIST 251: History of Modern Africa

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    See description for BKST 251. Prereq: None but BKST/HIST 145 recommended. CL: BKST 251; E. Edi
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  • HIST 259: America in the 1960s

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    The 1960s was one of the defining periods in American history, when great conflict served to reveal fundamental elements of the American character. American values and practices regarding sex and race, poverty and justice, apathy and activism, violence and peace, drugs, music, and other issues all came under intense scrutiny during this era. This class immerses students in the "sixties experience"-the eventsideas, values, sights and sounds of this exciting and important decade-and asks what this era reveals about America's past, present and future. HSS; CL: AMST 259; DV; HSS; K. Hamilton
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  • HIST 263: Slavery in the Americas

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    This course surveys the experiences of Africans enslaved in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. It is designed to introduce students to the complex history and issues of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. Slavery is examined both as an international system with global impact, and through comparative analysis of individual slave societies. Subjects addressed include European economic motivation and gain; slave revolts and abolition movements; African cultural retention; racist ideology and race relations. This course serves as the first half of the African-American history series, and as one of the required courses for the major in Black Studies. HSS; CL: BKST 263, LAST 263; DV; K. Hamilton
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  • HIST 267: Great American Debates

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    This course examines the way in which debate has informed American history-the issues that inhabitants of the continent have found pressing; the means by which they have articulated and advanced their perspectives; and the consequences of their successes and failures over time. By focusing on one broad issue-such as women's rights, election to political office, or abolitionism-this course examines debate as a cultural creation and explores connections between present-day debates and those of the past. CL: AMST 267; Course may be repeated for credit; C. Denial
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  • HIST 269: U.S.Women's History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    This course examines American history from the vantage point of women, and considers the impact of gender on economic, cultural, social, and political issues over time. Alternate years. HSS; CL: GWST 269; DV; C. Denial
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  • HIST 271: Topics in Jewish History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    Topics vary year to year. Current topics include: "The Bible in History"-a survey of thcontent, context, and interpretive history of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament); and "Jews in America"-a survey of the history of Jews inAmerica, with attention to subjects such as immigration, assimilation, religious reform, anti-Semitism, Zionism and contemporary issues. HSS; Prereq: sophomore standing, previous course work in history or permission of the instructor; CL: RELS 271; may be repeated for credit. DV; P. Gold
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  • HIST 273: Topics in Women's and Gender History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    See description for GWST 273. Prereq: Sophomore standing, previous coursework in history, or permission of the instructor; CL: GWST 273; C. Denial, P. Gold
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  • HIST 276: Topics in Ancient History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    Topics will vary year to year, focusing on a specific aspect of ancient history. Course may be repeated for credit. D. Fatkin
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  • HIST 280: Topics in British History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    A specific problem of British history as interpreted by historians past and present. The topic in any given year is chosen from the following: the English reformation; the English civil war; the revolution of 1688; Ireland and England; the age of reform, 1832-1884; British imperialism; England and the Great War. HSS; Prereq: one of the following courses: HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 230, HIST 231; or permission of the instructor; may be repeated for credit; G. Steckley
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  • HIST 281: Key Issues in American Indian History

    3.00 Credits
    Knox College

    This course examines the ways in which the history of American Indian people in the United States has been ignored, appropriated, changed, and distorted, as well as reclaimed and reevaluated over time. We will pay attention to both the past and the present, to oral and written sources, to the varied opinions of academics and tribes, and to art, museum exhibits, and film. Most of the time will be spent exploring the history of the Great Plains region since 1870, but there will be opportunity for students to pursue individual interests as the term progresses. Alternate years. HSS; C. Denial
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