History Courses
Spring 2010
REFLECTS SCHEDULE CHANGES: OCTOBER 23
New Courses are marked*
Some history courses satisfy Core curriculum requirements. For an up-to-date list, see list online, or on the department’s Angel site.
European History
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
Spring 2010
REFLECTS SCHEDULE CHANGES: OCTOBER 23
New Courses are marked*
Some history courses satisfy Core curriculum requirements. For an up-to-date list, see list online, or on the department’s Angel site.
European History
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
HIS 108 – History of Mod Europe since 1815HIS 213 – Twentieth Century Europe
MWF 9:00-9:50 am (Dr. Gibert)
TR 2:30-3:45 pm (Dr. Barker)
CLS 104 – Roman History (Dr. Banchich)
TR 8:30-9:45 am
Major political, economic, social and intellectual currents in Europe since 1900. Please note: this course was formerly HIS 113, The Twentieth Century. Students who have taken HIS 113 are not eligible to take HIS 213.
213A MWF 9:00-9:50 am (Dr. Maddox)
213B R 6:00-8:45 pm (Prof. Pavlakis)
HIS 291 – The Historian’s Craft: Irish Nationalism – (Dr. Gibert)
Courses titled “The Historian’s Craft” are intended to help students develop their critical reading,research, and writing skills in history through investigation of specific historical topics. In thiscourse we will examine the development of Irish nationalism as a political and cultural force beginning in the nineteenth century. Topics will include the emergence of nationalist groups and nationalist heroes in the nineteenth century, the role of myth and memory, the relationship of political and cultural nationalism, the twentieth-century development of an independent Irish Republic, and consideration of how Irish national identity has been shaped by relations with Britain, with Europe, and with Irish communities around the world.
MWF 12-12:50pm
CLS 308 – Pagans & Christians—(Dr. Banchich)
Religious thought and action from the 3rd through 8th centuries A.D.. The idea of the holy; manifestations of the sacred; body, soul, cosmos; Christianity and classical culture; Neoplatonism.
MWF 9:00-9:50 am
HIS 345 – Twentieth-Century Russia – (Dr. Maddox)
In October 1917 the Bolshevik Party led a socialist revolution in Russia that had profound implications for that country and the rest of the world. The new state – forged in the violence of war, revolution, and civil war – quickly developed into an industrial giant and world superpower. Through lectures, discussions, and a close readings of primary and secondary sources, students in this course will explore the social, cultural, economic and political history of the Soviet Union. Some of the topics covered include the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Stalinist Terror, the Great Patriotic War, Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Empire.
MWF 11:00-11:50 am
HIS 366 – Stalinism and Nazism – (Dr. Maddox)
Through a comparative approach to the study of Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union, this course aims to examine the policies employed by both regimes to locate points of intersection and disjuncture. Nazism and Stalinism have often been compared on the basis of “totalitarian” violence. This course will include state violence as a core theme, but it will also go beyond violence and terror to explore other common features and differences. It will analyze the ways in which Stalin and Hitler sought to mobilize society through mass participation in politics and question the extent to which individuals actively engaged with and supported the regimes.
MW 3-4:15pm
US/North American History
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
HIS 123 – US History to Reconstruction*HIS 241 – Women in American History: 1880 to the Present – (Dr. Rosenbloom
TR 8:30-9:45 am (Dr. Bailey)
HIS 124 – US History 1877 to Present
MW 4:00-5:15 pm & MW 6:00-7:15 pm (Prof. Schrock)
TR 11:30-12:45 & TR 1:00-2:15 pm (Dr. K. Dierenfield)
T 6:00-8:45 pm & R 6:00-8:45 pm (Dr. Kotlik),
MWF 1:00-1:50 pm & 2:00-2:50 pm (Dr. Scime)
Explores the many ways in which American women – in all their diversity – have defined and continue to define themselves in the context of modern life. By investigating primary sources, both visual and literary artifacts, we will explore how women have shaped and been shaped by the economic, political, and familial events of the period. The course is organized around the exploration of four themes – economic life, citizenship, representations in the arts, and domestic life – across the traditional chronological divides in modern American history.
MWF 10-10:50 am
HIS 254 – First Peoples – (Dr. Burich)
The story of the first peoples of the Americas from their first appearance 20,000 years ago down to the present, with a special emphasis on native North America. Includes a survey of the histories and cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, employing the latest findings from archaeology, anthropology, genetics, ethno botany as well as history.
MWF 9-9:50am and 11-11:50am
*HIS 302 – Sex, Sinners, & Spiders: Jonathan Edwards’s Life in the Colonial Atlantic World – (Dr. Bailey)
This course investigates the story of the colonial Atlantic world through the life and experiences of one of America’s founding fathers, namely, Jonathan Edwards. This focus on the life and thought of Edwards will allow a focus on the context of early modern Europe of which Edwards was an heir, the founding of the New England colonies in the seventeenth century, the transformation of these colonies in the expanding Atlantic world of the eighteenth century, as well as the legacies of Edwards in the age of the American Revolution and the early nineteenth century.
TR 11:30-12:45 pm
HIS 386 - The Civil War Era – (Dr. Burich)
Covers the events leading up to the War, including abolitionism and Bleeding Kansas. There will also be an in-depth examination of the military strategies and tactics of the War as well as the process of modernization that War engendered. The course will conclude with an analysis of the successes and failures of Reconstruction.
W 6:00-8:45 pm
HIS 390 – Civil Rights Movement – (Dr. B. Dierenfield)
Delves into the black civil rights movement, arguably the most important reform in American history. It will trace the origin and development of the struggle as it occurred on both the national and local levels. The course aims to evaluate the political and socioeconomic plight of African Americans and to explore the ways in which prominent individuals, grass roots groups, women, newspaper editors, legislators, judges, and presidents advanced or resisted racial justice. Particular attention will also be paid to the critical events of the civil rights movement, such as the Nashville sit-ins, and the wave of reaction to perceived negligible progress in the form of black nationalism and urban riots. The course will also examine the new emphases on the role the media played, the unfolding of the civil rights movement in the North, and the movement as seen from an international perspective. The course will conclude by considering the status of African Americans in today’s society.
TR 10:00-11:15 am
HIS 469 – Reservation Experience II – (Dr. Burich)
TBA
History of Asia, Africa, and Latin America
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
100-level courses (please remember that only four courses at this level can be counted toward the major.)
HIS 110 History of Asia Since 1800HIS 280 – The Making of Modern Africa – (Dr. Devereux)
TR 11:30-12:45 pm (Dr. Barker)
MW 3:00-4:15 pm (Dr. Devereux)
HIS 132 Latin America 1830 to Present
MWF 12:00-12:50 pm (Dr. DeLaPedraja)
Development of modern Africa from the diverse societies of pre-colonial Africa through the impact of imperialism to an examination of the problems facing modern African states. Note: This course was formerly HIS 393. Students who have taken HIS 393 are not eligible to take HIS 280.
TR 1:00-2:15 pm
HIS 300 – Historical Geography – (Dr. Devereux)
Examines the interaction between the historical process and human, physical, and cultural geography. Required for history-social studies dual majors.
MWF 10-10:50 am
Other History Electives
HIS 401 – Seminar: Introduction to Historical Research – (Dr. Valone)
Methods of historical research and criticism, including consideration of basic bibliographical and reference works, note-taking, and evaluation of sources. Research paper required. Prerequiste: History honors students and others with permission of chair.
R 2:30-5:00 pm
HIS 410 – Senior Honors Colloquium: Religion and Violence – (Dr. Bailey)
Reading course organized around central theme that varies from semester to semester. This year’s theme is “Religion & Violence.” The course begins with an examination of theories of religion and religious systems, as well as theories of violence. The course will then build on this theoretical foundation by looking at several themes or episodes throughout history that allow students to explore the relationships between religion and violence in various times, societies, and cultures. Registration requires consent of Instructor or Department Chair
T 2:30-5:00 pm
History Courses in the All-College Honors Program
HON 111 – Western Experience II – (Dr. De La Pedraja) MWF 10-10:50 am
HON 228 – Democracy in America – (Dr. Rosenbloom) MWF 1-1:50 pm
HON 229 – 10 Turning Points in American History – (Dr. B. Dierenfield) TR 8:30-9:45 am