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This course focuses on the increasing interactions among the world’s societies since the fifteenth century. It begins with the age of Columbus and ends with the contemporary world. Topics include imperialism, industrialization, nationalism, revolution, and war. Three credits.
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This class explores the connection of historical understanding and interpretation in the public realm. A goal of this class is to introduce students to a wide range of professional settings that cater to public audiences of all ages, rather than in a school or university classroom. Students will learn about the opportunities and challenges of presenting history through such varied methods and mediums as archives, museums, historic preservation organizations, historic sites and historical agencies at all levels of government. Through readings, discussion, field trips and projects, the class will learn about the development of Public History on a national level as well as learn how Public Historians contribute to historical knowledge on a local level. Three credits.
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In this course we will apply the research, analysis and writing skills of a historian in order to develop and complete a project for the use and benefit of an audience outside of academia. Students will work as a part of a team and will be responsible for all aspects of the project from defining the purpose of the project to its final presentation to the public. Possible projects include nominations of historic properties to the National Register of Historic Places, the creation of a museum exhibit, the creation of historic tourism guides and brochures, grant writing or an oral history project. Prerequisite: HI 201, Introduction to Public History or permission of instructor and Department Chair. Three credits.
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A study of the effects of warfare on the history of American women and of the ways that American women have influenced war. We will use class readings from both primary and secondary sources, discussion, and film analysis to study the lives and influences on women during the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Vietnam Conflict, and the modern Gulf Wars. Three credits.
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This course focuses on late imperial and modern Chinese history from 1600 to the present. It includes study of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the Nationalist and Communist governments of the 20th century. Three credits.
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This course examines some of the most important issues in the world today: environmental degradation, health and human rights, gender inequities, and international relations. We will explore each of these topics in depth, using historical and contemporary primary and secondary sources, in relation to the countries of East Asia. Three credits.
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This course will examine selected aspects of European military history from the fifth through the fifteenth centuries. Students will study not only military campaigns and technology, but also the interplay between warfare and society during this fascinating period. Three credits.
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Women's experience in the past helps us understand the history of the United States. This course will examine the themes that defined women and have helped to determine the shape of women's lives today. The lectures, readings, and films will focus on the ways that women's roles as they relate to family, work, politics, and culture have varied over time. We will consider carefully the ways that women have dealt with the definitions of the feminine that society enforced, and will look especially at how women have altered those norms. The course will emphasize the diverse understandings of those issues. Students can expect to do extensive reading and writing, participate in class discussions, and complete a substantial research project. Three credits.
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This course will introduce the student to the social, political, economic, and religious dimensions of Ireland from the French Revolution to the Hunger Strikes at the Maze Prison. After brief remarks about the Ireland of Cromwell and William lll, nineteenth century Ireland will be presented within the framework of the British Empire. Some topics are: Catholic Emancipation, Daniel O'Connell, the Famine, the problem of the land and agrarian violence, William Gladstone and the crisis of Home Rule, and the career of Charles Stewart Parnell. The second half of the course will discuss the emergence of the Republic of Ireland and the province of Ulster. Lloyd George, Eamon de Valera, the Easter Rising, and the current problems concerning Ulster are the subjects of the lectures. Can Ireland ever become a united island? Three credits.
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This course is designed to give students an in-depth grounding in many of the major issues relating to the creation and development of colonial North America. Placed in an Atlantic World context, we will study the social consequences of colonization, migration, and war in America from 1400-1775. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of British colonies with competing European cultures (French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish) as well as with Native Americans, and with African American slaves. We will explore these interactions through lectures, readings, films and discussions. Three credits.
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