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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to create awareness among students of the significance of the Vietnam War in the recent history of the United States. Although the war is over thirty years old, its legacy has loomed over American foreign policy, American consciousness, and the American psyche since its happening.
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3.00 Credits
The course begins with an analysis of different revolutionary theories, followed by an in-depth examination of the Mexican, Cuban, Chilean, and Nicaraguan revolutions of the 20th century. Unsuccessful guerilla movements in Guatemala and Colombia, as well as successful, peaceful social movements pertaining to women's rights also will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
The history of independent Africa is a turbulent one, filled with wars, political upheavals, social disasters and unrest, economic calamities and a smattering of great successes. This course covers a variety of topics in the history of Africa from the independence movements of the post Second World War era to the present. Topics include, but are not limited to the following: the gaining of African independence, Africa during the Cold War, various military, political and social conflicts that plague modern Africa, the role of the United Nations and the African Union in creating political and economic stability in present-day Africa, the successes of various African nations at creating stable and economically viable states, and finally what the future holds for Africa. These topics will be examined through a variety of perspectives such as ethnicity, political, religious, economic and social factors.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the history of East Asia's interactions with the United States. Among subjects examined are the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam encountered America; nationalist and imperialist struggles in the Far East and US involvement; the experience of American Christian missions in the region; Communist revolutions in East Asia and US policies; East Asia's economic "miracle" and its effects on the U.S.; and current challenges to peoples of the trans-Pacific community.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines East Asia by utilizing both texts and feature films. It is a combination of general survey and topical study, covering major stages and themes in the development of Chinese and Japanese civilizations from ancient times through the modern era.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the last 500 years of Latin American history and uses feature films as its primary source. One-third of the semester will be devoted to the colonial period (1490s to 1820s), and the remaining two-thirds will focus on modern Latin America (1820s to present). The course and films emphasize Latin America’s social and cultural evolution.
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3.00 Credits
The frontier played a significant role in the America’s national creation myth, for it was the stage for and challenge to individuals seeking to fulfill their own and their nations’ (the U.S. and others) destinies. The land and its peoples—Native Americans, pioneers, soldiers, ranchers, and other actors—have been depicted in epic dimensions in print, paint, and film. This course introduces students to the contacts and conflicts on the western frontiers, the processes and community and cultural development in the West, and how these have been manifested in the popular imagination.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an examination of a distinctive region and culture that illuminates the contruction of American civilization.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on Native American societies and the nature of their contact and conflicts with European settler societies and then the United States from the 1490s to the 1880s. The course also surveys general cultural continuities and changes with reference to selected Eastern Woodlands and Plains tribes and nations.
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3.00 Credits
A discussion of selected contemporary issues, foreign and domestic, which illustrate the identity crisis in the U.S.
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