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3.00 Credits
Staff This seminar addresses the practice of slavery, a major theme in global history. How did the experience of a cotton picker in 18th-century South Carolina compare with a sugar cane cutter in Brazil in 1880 How were African and South Asian forms of slavery different from one another - and what happened when enslaved Africans were sent to South Asia and enslaved South Asians to Africa Why did slave rebellion succeed in Haiti and fail in the U.S. South What does it mean to be a slave What is the meaning of freedom Seminar participants read theoretical work and case studies that examine the full spectrum of servile labor as practiced in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Readings introduce participants to major fields of inquiry in slavery studies, with the aim of guiding their selection and refinement of a topic suitable for a seminar paper. Recommended: at least one 300-level history course. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
T. Etefa Selected topics in African history from the ancient times to the present. Possible topics include African kingdoms and civilizations, expansion of Europe and the conquest of Africa, African resistances to colonialism, decolonization, colonial legacy, socio-economic and political developments in post-independence Africa, ethnic relations and conflicts, modern and indigenous mechanisms of governance. Students become familiar with the major historiographical debates in the field and are expected to refer to them in their research project. Prerequisites: one African history course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
G. Hodges This discussion of major problems in interpreting the origins and development of colonial society emphasizes multi-dimensional, regional, and racial perceptions of colonial life. Attention is also given to development of colonial American historiography and to special problems in American revolutionary history. Prerequisite: HIST 103 or 301. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
G. Hodges Selected topics in revolutionary and early national history, including slavery and freedom during the American Revolution and in the early republic, the creation of a political order, and religion and politics in revolutionary America. Prerequisite: HIST 203 or HIST 303, or permission of instructor. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
C. Banner-Haley Selected problems in African American history, including the civil rights movement and African American intellectual history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: HIST 218, 318, or 319, or permission of instructor. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
F. Dudden Selected topics in 19th-century United States history, including antebellum politics and culture, antebellum reform movements, the coming of the Civil War, and crises of the Reconstruction era. Prerequisite: HIST 103 or 206, or AP credit is U.S. history, or permission of instructor. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
A. Rotter Selected topics in political, social, and cultural history, explored through a combination of assigned readings and research in primary sources. Examples include the Great Depression and World War II era, the culture of the Cold War, the United States during the 1960s, and the formation of American identities - religious, ethnic, and racial, as well as national. Prerequisite: one course in 20th-century U.S. history. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
A. Rotter Selected topics, explored through a combination of assigned readings and research in primary sources. Past seminars have included U.S.-East Asia relations in the 20th century, the origins of the Cold War, and the role of culture, race, and gender in U.S. foreign relations. Prerequisites: HIST 216, 217, or 315, or permission of instructor. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
Staff A study of aspects of Latin American history in comparative context. Topics may include patterns of labor coercion and the transition to freedom, the legacies of earlier eras in the modern world, or gender issues in historical perspective. Students read a series of prize-winning works and then embark on their own research based on primary materials. Prerequisite: one course in Latin American history or permission of instructor. Normally offered in the fall.
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3.00 Credits
R. Douglas, London Study Group Director This course examines topics in the history of modern Britain and its empire (including pre-independent Ireland). Political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural approaches are included. Prerequisite: HIST 242 or permission of instructor. Usually offered in London.
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