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2.00 Credits
Examines large-scale social structures and the question of 'ordinary' men and women from the seventh century C.E. to the present. Through a range of historical approaches-cultural, intellectual, political and social-and an emphasis on close reading of primary materials, students explore in what ways the histories of Islamic Civilization, Western Civilization, African Civilization, and Central Asian Civilization were connected histories and how people in the Middle East have critiqued their own societies and those of their contemporaries. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 2 units - Murphy.
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5.00 - 9.00 Credits
(Not offered 2008-09.) .5 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics in the study of history. Specific content and emphasis to be determined by the instructor. Block 1: Topics in History: Race, Ethnicity and Immigration. This course explores the historical relationship between immigration to the United States and the ongoing making and remaking of racial and ethnic identities between 1840 and the present. Students must be willing to grapple with complex and overlapping issues of individual and group identity, the connections between race, class, and gender, and the ever-evolving dialogue about the meaning of the term "American." By examining European, Mexican, Caribbean, and Asian migrations during these periods, we will be able to engage a broader questions concerning the meaning of citizenship and the purpose and value of national boundaries. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200.) 1 unit - Torres-Rouff. Block 1: Topics in History: Religious Identities in Modern South Asia. As a thematic course in modern identity politics, this course begins with the nineteenth century emergence of modern religious communities in colonial British India. The course then historically investigates the politics of religious identity in South Asia from the early twentieth century to the present day. Comprising Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh traditions, three units will examine religious community in each tradition, encompassing claims of authenticity, relations to state politics, and revolutions against orthodoxies and hierarchies. The final element of the course will consider how far terms such as "Hindu," "Muslim," and "Sikh" encapsulates the religious reality of South Asia. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit - Bose. Block 2: Topics in History: Studying Asia. An interdisciplinary study of the cultures, peoples, and historical experience of several societies of Asia (South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) through comparative case studies and theoretical readings. Students will analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources in English translation and learn techniques for interpreting cultures very different from our own. (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks.) (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 290.) 1 unit - Williams. Block 2: Topics in History: World War II. 1 unit - Showalter. Block 3: Topics in History: Modern South Asia - An Introduction. This course thematically surveys the history of modern South Asia with a focus on political economy, culture, and the emergence of modern politics. With a brief introduction to ancient and early modern South Asia, particularly the Mughal Empire, the course focuses mostly on nineteenth and twentieth century British India and the contemporary nation-states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the post-WWII era. Brief units will also cover other areas of South Asia, such as Sri Lanka and the kingdom of Nepal. A focus on South Asia's role in the Indian Ocean economy and its relation to contiguous regions like Southeast Asia will also thematically organize portions of the course. The final unit will also consider nationalisms, nation-states, and postcolonial identity in South Asia and its diasporas in the United Kingdom, portions of Africa, and North America.. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit - Bose. Block 4: Topics in History: India and China in the Modern World. How we know what we think we know about the 20th century encounter of India and China with imperialism, independence, economic development and then integration into the capitalist world-economy In this course we focus on issues of national identity, gender, income inequality and political rights as a way of interrogating conventional historical narratives an
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1.00 Credits
Detailed study of a period (such as the end of the Roman Republic or Periclean Athens) or a theme (such as slavery or the rise and fall of the middle class) in Greek and/or Roman history. Block 8: Topics in Ancient History: Ancient Multicultures. (Also listed as Classics 125.) 1 unit - Cramer.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Introduces students to the history of native peoples primarily in North America. The course includes histories of individual native groups as well as the relationship between American Indians and a variety of Europeans from before contact until the present. Examines a variety of primary and secondary materials to see patterns in the ways that Native Americans have been affected by the process of conquest, the ways in which Anglo-Europeans have responded to Native Americans, and in the ways in which American Indians have become a part of and remained apart from "mainstream" American culture. As a broader goal, we also look at the way "history" is made, understood, and used by very different cultural traditions. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
This course explores the ways the state, church, and the people dealt with crime and viewed justice in Renaissance, early modern, and modern Europe. Attention to topics such as heresy, the witch craze, and treason and to what ordinary and great trials reveal about changing attitudes toward criminal justice. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
A survey of American history from the perspective of the environment, beginning with the biological and cultural invasion of the New World in 1492 and ending with current environmental problems and their historical roots. Topics include Native American vs. Euro-American views of nature, the impact of changing economic systems on the environment, and the impact of the landscape on various American cultures. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
Athenian Democracy. The Greeks with Near Eastern and Indo-European background. Panhellenic epic and religion, the polis, philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy. Attention throughout to Greek and Latin literary forms, but no knowledge of ancient languages required. Prerequisite: Completion of CP:W required. (Also listed as Classics 250.) 1 unit - Cramer.
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3.00 Credits
The Romans. Hellenism in Italy, the conquest of the Mediterranean area, rise of Christianity, and end of Antiquity. Attention throughout to Greek and Latin literary forms, but no knowledge of ancient languages required. Prerequisite: Completion of AP:A required. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 Credits
The process of conquering the American continent from 1492 to the present. An examination of the variety of forms that Euro-American conquest took (exploration, religion, economic development, settlement, and military encounter), the impact of conquest on native peoples, the social and economic development of the frontiers, and the lives that people led and lead in places considered frontiers. Block 3: American Frontiers. The process of conquering the American continent from 1492 to the present. An examination of the variety of forms that Euro-American conquest took (exploration, religion, economic development, settlement, and military encounter), the impact of conquest on native peoples, the social and economic development of the frontiers, and the lives that people led and lead in places considered frontiers. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200 and Southwest Studies 217.) 1 unit - Hyde.
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