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3.00 Credits
After general readings and discussion of disease as a historical force, students will write a research paper dealing with the ways in which diseases have altered the course of history. Using primary sources, they may examine the demographic, social, economic, or cultural consequences of disease in a specifi c time and place. Possibilities include the plagues of the Roman Empire, the Black Death in late medieval Europe and Asia, the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia, and the AIDS epidemic in our own time. Bardsley
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the ideology, practice, and legacy of world conquest as exemplifi ed by Alexander of Macedonia. The ideal of the charismatic leader, Alexander set the standard by which every subsequent European imperialist from Julius Caesar to Adolf Hitler sought to be measured. The primary sources for Alexander's life and expedition to Asia are very rich (by ancient standards), and there is an active secondary literature of varied perspectives. Glew
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3.00 Credits
What are emotions? How have they been used and manipulated throughout history? Was a middle-class man (or woman) entitled to have emotions? What is love, and what have been its institutions over time? The seminar will examine the emotional background of French and German dueling in the 19th century, as well as the emotions and reactions of those whose duty was to destroy all enemies of the nation. This research seminar explores one of the most profound features of human identity over the last 500 years, and one that has received little attention from history. Lempa
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3.00 Credits
Relationships between place and culture, politics, economics, and society. How various regions respond to problems such as poverty, war, and health care, and how their responses affect the global community. Topics change at the discretion of the instructor. Two 70-minute periods. (M5) Keim
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2.00 Credits
Women writers, critics, and fi lmmakers have begun to share their life experiences and perspectives on black Africa using media that historically have been the domain of men. Focus on decisions that contemporary African women make and those made for them. Relationship to global issues of gender and modernity in family, social status, economic and educational opportunities. Two 70-minute periods. (M5) Staff
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3.00 Credits
Special Topics
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3.00 Credits
Examines a wide variety of texts and other media to explore the idea and representation of the strange and "deviant" in German literature and culture from early modern Europeto the present. Focus on the concept of the witch, witch-hunts, the Faust legend, and gender issues. Supplemented by audio-visual materials from art history, fi lm, and popular culture. Taught in English. (M2) Staff
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3.00 Credits
We live amidst architecture-buildings, houses, interiors, and landscapes-but we rarely take the timeto think about the spaces where we live. Why have our homes, communities, cities, and public spaces evolved as they have? Are some spaces more pleasing to the eye and the mind than others? How do our physical spaces affect our mental life? To explore these questions, we will read about domestic life (the idea of "home"), architecture, anddesign. May Term. (M6) Dunn
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3.00 Credits
Modern urbanization has threatened the nature of our cities for years. Unless efforts are made to protect them, cities around the world will lose their historical, cultural, and social specifi cities, and probably look alike by mid-century. By focusing primarily on seven of the world's greatest cities (Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Cairo, Kyoto, Paris, and Venice), we examine how they address (or fail to address) those challenging issues. (M5) Lalande
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3.00 Credits
Historically, technology has had an enormous impact on diet and disease. Beginning with the domestication of crops and animals, the course will trace changes in the diet and human social systems resulting from advances in agriculture and food distribution. Topics include the 18thcentury agricultural and industrial revolutions and the "green revolution" of the 1950s;hormones, antibiotics, genetically engineered crops; pandemics such as the Black Death of the 14th century, Spanish infl uenza in 1918, and AIDS and other emerging diseases. Prerequisite: Junior or senior class standing. (U1) Binford, Husic
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