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3.00 Credits
In-depth study of late imperial Chinese cultural, intellectual and political history from the 11th through the 18th centuries. Focuses on imperial and popular religious cults; the decline of the medieval aristocracy and emergence of the Confucian gentry and civil bureaucracy in the 11th century; the civil service examination system; footbinding; and conceptions of gender. No previous knowledge of Asian history required. Not open to first-semester students. Wilson.
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3.00 Credits
This survey course focuses on the economic, social, and political changes from 1800-1989 for people living in what became the nation of Japan. The modern period is characterized by political upheaval, changing societal roles, creation of a multi-ethnic empire, the Asia-Pacific War, and Japan's emergence as an imperial power. Beginning with the twilight years of the samurai in 1800, we will follow Japan's transition from the Tokugawa period to the end of the Showa period marked by the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989. Ziomek.
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussion of major thinkers in the development of modern Western social thought. Authors include Machiavelli, Rousseau, Burke, Marx, Darwin, Weber, Freud, Mannheim and de Beauvoir. Emphasis on class presentations, debates, book notes and class protocols. Works examined from historical, sociological, psychological and philosophical perspectives. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, one course in history or sociology. May count toward a concentration in either history or sociology. (Same as Sociology 290.) Maximum enrollment, 24. A Kelly and Chambliss.
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3.00 Credits
The quest by Latin Christians to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and maintain a presence in the Middle East over the course of the Middle Ages becomes the lens through which this course will examine a wide range of social, intellectual and religious developments in medieval the Mediterranean world. Our readings will include first-hand accounts of the Crusades from Arab, Greek and Latin sources, imaginative travel literature, Romance epics, and other texts that shed light on the experience of Europe's encounter with the wider world during the Crusade era. (Same as Religious Studies 295.) Eldevik.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of such enduring issues as causation, general laws, fact and explanation, objectivity, pattern and meaning, uniqueness and the role of the individual. Readings from classic and contemporary texts, with emphasis on the practical, historiographical implications of philosophical theories. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, two 200-level history courses or one 100-level history course and one course in philosophy. (Same as Philosophy 301 .) Maximum enrollment, 20. A Kelly.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of Asian religious practices in ritual, bodily, and spatial contexts. Discussion of textual and visual sources on ritual interactions with gods; use and layout of temples and altars, including offerings, music, dance, representations of deities; meditation and internal alchemy. In addition to reading conventional textual sources, students will be instructed in digital historical methods to collect and analyze materials on the web. Writing assignments include short essays and a final research project of the student's design to be presented with text and images in digital form. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 100-level History course, course on Asian history or religion, or instructor's consent. (Same as Religious Studies 309.) Maximum enrollment, 12. Wilson.
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3.00 Credits
Origins of the Nazi movement, Hitler and the Nazi Party, daily life in the Third Reich, origins and causes of World War II and the Holocaust. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 212, 218 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20. Kelly.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the social and economic development of early European society, with a focus on peasant life, ecclesiastical institutions and aristocratic power in the context of contemporary medieval intellectual debates about justice, order and inequality in a Christian society. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level history course. Maximum enrollment, 20. Eldevik.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of works of geography, natural history, travel, and exploration that informed how medieval readers imagined the wider world and its peoples as Europe embarked on an era of unprecedented expansion and growth. Special attention to texts read by Columbus in preparation for what he thought would be a voyage to East Asia, such as Pliny's Natural History, Travels of Marco Polo, and Travels of Sir John Mandeville, but other traditions, such as Alexander Romance, the legend of Prester John, apocalyptic theology, Crusader histories, and Arab travel literature will also be considered. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, One course in history or Asian studies. Maximum enrollment, 20. Eldevik.
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3.00 Credits
In 1676 North American colonial life shattered. Bacon's Rebellion changed the face of the Chesapeake. In Massachusetts King Philip's War was the bloodiest conflict in American history. In New Mexico the Pueblo Revolt pushed the Spanish out. This class will explore the three conflicts and the forces that relate and distinguish them. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 241 or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20. Ragosta.
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