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This course examines the institution of slavery. It focuses especially on the trade of African men and women to the Americas and within the Spanish, Portuguese, and English empires. It also examines the "race relations"that developed out of these various segments of the New World. Prerequisite: HIST101
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Drawing on memoirs, contemporary accounts, documentary films, and monographs, this course examines the movement that dismantled legalized segregation in the southern United States. It also examines the origins, ideologies, tactics, events, personalities, and consequences of the civil rights movement. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
An urban history of the United States from the colonial era to the present, exploring the urban experience from the pre-transit walking city through urban decay and rebirth, through the emergence of the Sunbelt cities and the Pacific Northwest, and finally to the current reality of urban sprawl and suburban Edge Cities. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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This course begins with an examination of the Roman Empire between the reigns of Diocletian and Justinian, including late Roman history and culture, the rise of Christianity, and the disintegration of the Empire in the west. The remainder of the course follows the tumultuous history of the Byzantine Empire from Justinian's death to the fall of Constantinople; in addition to the evolution of Byzantine state, society, culture, and religion, emphasis will be placed upon interaction between the Byzantine Empire and neighboring peoples. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys Russia's conquest and incorporation of greater Siberia (including Pacific-rim territories) from 1550 to the present. For nearly half a millennium Russia has been attempting to extend itself eastward into northeast Asia - by force, especially at first, but also by more subtle means. However, the results defy easy categorization. Thus, Siberia is ideally suited to the study of contested frontiers, and to exploring the impact of expansion into Asia on the society and political-economic system behind them. Prerequisites: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
This course examines women and gender in Islamic societies in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Beginning with an overview of pre-modern history, the course focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics include: women's roles in production and reproduction, gender ideologies and representations of Muslim women, and the development of feminist, nationalist, and Islamist movements. Throughout the course, we also interrogate our own categories of analysis: What makes a particular society "Islamic," and is this the best way to define ourtopic? How does our position in the U.S. shape our understanding of Muslim women? How do culture and politics come together to shape women's roles and rights? Prerequisite: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
This course treats the emergence of a distinctly Japanese cultural tradition, the development of a highly refined imperial court world, and the usurpation of political power by the warrior class known as the samurai, whose rule culminated in the Tokugawa Peace, 1600-1868. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
This course examines Japan's spectacular rise to world power and a position of economic prominence. The social and political consequences of industrialization and "Westernization"receive special attention. Japan's experience with continental empire, war, defeat, and recovery will be treated through social, economic, cultural, and political perspectives. Literature and contemporary films are key resources used. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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3.00 Credits
Japan's cinema tradition is one of the world's strongest,including many of the best directors, actors, and themes in cinema history. The course examines what Japanese motion pictures can teach us about the making of Japan itself. Samurai, geisha, Emperor's soldiers, yakuza, " military comfort women," Godzilla, and the cinema of the everyday and tomorrow's "Akira" and "NeTokyo" will be examined through the use of films as historical documents and guides as to how the Japanese have grappled with Japanese tradition and the changing contemporary world. Prerequisite: HIST 101 Humanities and Social Science194 s
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the Japanese experience during the 1931-1945 era and postwar occupation to better understand the political, economic, and social toll of the war and its impact on the development of Japanese society. The course makes extensive use of rare film materials to bring the experience closer. Prerequisite: HIST 101
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