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This course surveys Latin American history from the fifteenth century to 1810. Topics include the Incan and Aztec empires, Spanish conquest, Portuguese settlement, slavery, religion, colonial economy, autonomous indigenous communities, and evolving racial identities. The course also focuses on the impact of competing European imperial powers and the Seven Years War, which pushed a weakened Spanish imperial state to attempt to extract more economic resources from its American colonies, an effort that led to rebellion, and ultimately, revolution. Rebecca Tally.
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Introduction to U.S. history and the exploration and settlement of British North America, the encounter between Europeans and Native Americans, the colonial era, the American Revolution, the Federalist Era, and 19th-century U.S. history including the growing national division over slavery, concluding with the onset of the Civil War. No previous coursework in history required. Open to all classes. Does not serve as a prerequisite for other 200-level history courses. Students wishing to gain AP credit or take additional history courses must complete a 100-level history course. J Ragosta.
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Introduction to U.S. history and an overview of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the emergence of the U.S. as a global power, progressivism and the New Deal, the Cold War, the liberal and radical insurgencies of the 1960s, and the conservative revival of the 1970s to the present. No previous coursework in history required. Open to all classes. Does not serve as a prerequisite for other 200-level history courses. Students wishing to take additional history courses must complete a 100-level history course. Students wishing to gain AP credit or take additional history courses must complete a 100-level history course. Isserman.
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This course examines the British Empire by juxtaposing literary texts and a variety of historical sources. It develops thematic subjects such as the civilizing mission and the violence of imperial rule, and it introduces students to literary and historical methodologies. It mainly addresses British representations of and relationships with Ireland, India, and Africa, highlighting both British and colonial writers. Authors include Schreiner, Conrad, Kipling, Tagore, and Bowen. Prerequisite, one course in history or English. (Same as English and Creative Writing 213.) Grant and P O'Neill.
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Examines the causes, conduct and legacy of the American Civil War, with particular attention to the debate over slavery, the divergent social, economic and cultural development of the southern and northern states, the religious dimension of the war, battle front strategy and home front mobilization, the politics of emancipation, reconstruction, redemption and reconciliation, and the Civil War in popular memory down to the present. Isserman.
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Iberian America since the Conquest, emphasizing social structure and social change. Covers colonial background to modern Latin American societies, but focuses on late-19th century and twentieth century in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. (Same as Sociology 217.) Gilbert.
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3.00 Credits
With the world's sixth largest economy and a geographic territory surpassing the continental U.S., Brazil is fast becoming an important regional power in the Western Hemisphere. This course surveys its history from its "accidental discovery" by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, to the end of the military dictatorship in 1985 and subsequent democratization, focusing on issues such as slavery, sugar and coffee cultivation, monarchism, liberalism and state formation, "racial democracy," and economic development and inequality. Rebecca Tally.
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A survey of Russian history from Kievan Rus' to the Great Reforms of Alexander II. Emphasis on the development of Russia from scattered principalities to empire and the struggle for an identity between Europe and Asia. (Same as Russian Studies 221.) Keller.
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Russia from the 1861 emancipation of the serfs to the present. Study of revolution and continuity throughout the modern period, with an emphasis on the multi-national character of the Russian/Soviet state. (Same as Russian Studies 222.) Keller.
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This course serves as an introduction to the field of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Drawing on multiple disciplinary perspectives, including those of literature, law, history, and art, we will examine the intersection of ideas about the body, gender, and violence in the European Middle Ages. Readings may include the Bible and early patristic writings; the lives of saints; poems and advice manuals on courtly love; depictions of women in the Crusades; Icelandic sagas; and perspectives on the trial of Joan of Arc. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, One 100-level course in literature or history, or AP 4 or 5 in English or history. (Same as English 223 and History 223). (Same as English and Creative Writing 223 and Medieval and Renaissance Studies 223.) Maximum enrollment, 24. Katherine Terrell and John Eldevik.
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