HIS - History
History: HIS
Lower-Division Courses
HIS 301F (TCCN: HIST 2321). The Premodern World.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 4). Survey of world history from human origins to the sixteenth century. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic: The Premodern World), 310 (Topic 4), History 301F.
HIS 301J (TCCN: HIST 2322). Globalization: A Modern History.
Survey of world history from the sixteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 301G , 301J, 306N (Topic: Modern World).
HIS 301R. Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301. An introduction to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe through each of the major disciplines represented in the program: language, literature, anthropology, geography, history, government, sociology, and economics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 314 (Topic 4), History 301R, 306N (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 301.
HIS 302C. Introduction to China.
Same as Asian Studies 302C. Introduction to Chinese civilization, past and present, including religion, literature, arts, philosophy, and history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 302C, History 302C, 306N (Topic: Introduction to China).
HIS 302F. Female Voices in China.
Same as Asian Studies 302E and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 33). Introduction (in translation) to the most important texts and other sources by, for, and about women in Chinese intellectual, political, social, and cultural history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 301M (Topic: Female Voices in China), 302E, History 302F, Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 33).
HIS 302P. Popular Culture in Modern Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 304C. Introduction to the history of popular culture in modern Japan focusing on works of literature, film, and visual culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 301M (Topic: Pop Culture in Modern Japan), 304C, History 302P.
HIS 304C. The Conversion of Pagan Europe.
Same as German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 312C, Religious Studies 315J, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302J. Examine the familiar and unfamiliar fragments of what remains from pre-Christian European culture--the limited written records, the artifacts, and the folklore--as well as the more plentiful anti-pagan writings of early Christian missionaries. Test many of the popular claims about how Europe's pre-Christian inhabitants lived, what they believed, and how Christianization impacted their lives against the limits of what we can actually know, using the tools from the study of history, cultural studies, and religious studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 312C, History 304C, Religious Studies 315J, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302J.
HIS 304K. English Civilization before 1603.
Survey of English civilization from Roman times to the death of Queen Elizabeth I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 304L. English Civilization since 1603.
Survey of English history from the seventeenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 304Q. Luther's World.
Same as European Studies 306 (Topic 6), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 311G, and Religious Studies 315M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 306 (Topic: Luther's World), 306 (Topic 6), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 310 (Topic: Luther's World), 311G, History 304Q, 306N (Topic: Luther's World), Religious Studies 315 (Topic: Luther's World), 315M.
HIS 304R. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Introduction.
Same as Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 311C, and Religious Studies 304. Examines the intertwined historical developments of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and explores the principal beliefs and practices of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 304 (Topic: Judaism, Christianity, Islam), History 304R, Islamic Studies 311 (Topic 2), Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 311C, Religious Studies 304.
HIS 304S. Jews, Pagans, and Christians.
Same as Classical Civilization 304G and Religious Studies 304G. Investigate, using a range of primary and secondary readings, how religious identity was imagined and expressed in the 4th-6th centuries CE. Examine the complex interactions of, in particular, Jews, Christians, and Pagans. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 304C (Topic: Pagans/Christians Late Roman Emp), 304G, History 304S, Religious Studies 304G, 315 (Topic: Pagans/Christians Late Roman Emp).
HIS 305C. Korean Literature and Film.
Same as Asian Studies 305C and Comparative Literature 305 (Topic 5). Explore the literature and film of Korea from earliest times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 301M (Topic: Korean Literature and Film), 305C, Comparative Literature 305 (Topic 5), History 305C.
HIS 305K. History of East Asia to 1800.
Same as Asian Studies 301M (Topic 3: History of East Asia to 1800). A survey of the traditional history and culture of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 305L. History of East Asia since 1800.
Same as Asian Studies 301M (Topic 4: History of East Asia since 1800). A survey of the modern history of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 306C. Cuisine and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe.
Same as European Studies 307 (Topic 6) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302C. An in-depth survey of the culinary traditions, history, and practices of Central and Eastern Europe. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 307 (Topic: Cuisine and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe), 307 (Topic 6), History 306C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302 (Topic: Cuisine and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe), 302C.
HIS 306J. Introduction to the Middle East: Adjustment and Change in Modern Times.
Same as Government 303D and Middle Eastern Studies 301L. The responses of the societies of the Middle East and North Africa (Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel, and the Arab world) to Western cultural and political challenges, primarily since about 1800. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 303D, 314 (Topic 3), History 306J, 306N (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 301L.
HIS 306K. Introduction to the Middle East: Religious, Cultural, and Historical Foundations.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 301K and Religious Studies 314K. A survey of the history and civilization of the Middle East from the sixth to the fourteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306K, Middle Eastern Studies 301K, Religious Studies 314 (Topic: Intro M East: Rel/Cul/Hist Fnd), 314K.
HIS 306N. Topics in History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Topic 3: Key Ideas and Issues in Latin America. Same as Latin American Studies 301. Broad introductory course to acquaint students with the main areas of interest in Latin American studies.
Topic 7: Introduction to Islam. Same as Asian Studies 301M (Topic 15), Middle Eastern Studies 310D, and Religious Studies 319. The beliefs, theology, history, and main social and legal institutions of Islam, including the concept of God and society, the role of women, and Islamic government and movements. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 301M (Topic 15), History 306N (Topic 7), Islamic Studies 310, Middle Eastern Studies 310D, Religious Studies 319.
Topic 10: Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492. Same as Jewish Studies 304M, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic 6), and Religious Studies 313M. Introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Jewish people from around 1000 BC to the end of the medieval period. Subjects may include ancient Israel, late Second Temple sectarianism, the rise of Christianity, rabbinic Judaism, medieval Jewish philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and Hebrew poetry. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 306N (Topic 10), Jewish Studies 304M, 311 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492), 310 (Topic 6), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Civilization I), 313M.
Topic 11: Jewish Civilization: 1492 to the Present. Same as European Studies 306 (Topic 4), Jewish Studies 304N, and Religious Studies 313N. Subjects may include trends toward secularization, the emancipation of European Jewry, the emergence of American Jewry, the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 306 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: 1492 to the Present), 306 (Topic 4), History 306N (Topic 11), Jewish Studies 304N, 311 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: 1492 to the Present), Religious Studies 313 (Topic: Jewish Civilization: 1492 to the Present), 313N.
Topic 12: Introduction to Modern North Africa. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 310N and Religious Studies 317N. Introduction to the major themes of North African history from the sixteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Intro to Modern North Africa), 306N (Topic 12), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Intro Modern North Africa), 310N, Religious Studies 317 (Topic: Intro Modern North Africa), 317N.
Topic 13: Introduction to the History and Culture of Spain. Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 1) and European Studies 306 (Topic 2). The history of Spain from its beginnings in the stone age through the great social and economic upheavals of the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic: Introduction to the History and Culture of Spain), 310 (Topic 1), European Studies 306 (Topic: Introduction to the History and Culture of Spain), 306 (Topic 2), History 306N (Topic: Introduction to the History and Culture of Spain), 306N (Topic 13).
Topic 14: Prague, Magic, and the Struggle for Power. Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302 (Topic 2). Examines historical texts from four different magical traditions to find the truth behind the fiction and the historical events that sometimes permitted and sometimes persecuted the religions, philosophies, and sciences that some call magic. Only one of the following may be counted: Czech 301K (Topic: Magic and Power in Prague: The Struggle for Power), 301K (Topic 2), History 306N (Topic: Magic and Power in Prague: The Struggle for Power), 306N (Topic 14), Religious Studies 306 (Topic: Magic and Power in Prague: The Struggle for Power), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 302 (Topic: Magic and Power in Prague: The Struggle of Power), 302 (Topic 2).
Topic 15: History of Human Sexuality. Same as Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 28). The history of human sexuality is approached from four angles: sexual behaviors; sexual consequences; sexual regulation, and sexual science. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: History of Human Sexuality), 306N (Topic 15), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: History of Human Sexuality), 301 (Topic 28).
HIS 306Q. The Ancient Middle East.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 301J, and Middle Eastern Studies 301J. Survey the history of the Middle East from the beginning of the Neolithic period (9000 BCE) through the invasion of the region by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and into the pre-Islamic era. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 3), History 306Q, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 301J, Middle Eastern Studies 301J.
HIS 307C. Introduction to the History of India.
Same as Asian Studies 307C. Survey of the history of the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 307P. A History of Violence from 1500 to Present.
Examine how violence acts as a force shaping history in the modern era. Historicize violence to understand how it has changed over time. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 306N (Topic: History of Violence Since 1500) and 307P may not both be counted.
HIS 307Q. Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Same as Government 307 and Jewish Studies 307. Examine interdisciplinary perspectives (including historical, political, socio-psychological, and cultural methods and insights) on genocide as a global phenomenon. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 307, History 307Q, Jewish Studies 307.
HIS 309C. Medieval Material Culture.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 6) and Religious Studies 309C. Explore the history of medieval Europe primarily through the lens of material culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic: Medieval Material Culture), 310 (Topic 6), History 306N (Topic: Medieval Material Culture), 309C, Religious Studies 309C, 315 (Topic: Medieval Material Culture).
HIS 309J. The Roots of Religious Toleration.
Same as European Studies 306 (Topic 3), Jewish Studies 311C, and Religious Studies 306D. Examines how freedom of conscience and religion crystallized in western and central Europe, both as a pragmatic practice and as a matter of principle. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 310 (Topic: Roots of Religious Toleration), European Studies 306 (Topic: Roots of Religious Toleration), 306 (Topic 3), History 309J, 317N (Topic: Roots of Religious Toleration), 317N (Topic 1), Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: Roots of Religious Toleration), 311 (Topic 5), 311C, Religious Studies 306 (Topic: Roots of Religious Toleration), 306 (Topic 1), 306D.
HIS 309K (TCCN: HIST 2311). Western Civilization in Medieval Times.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 2) and Core Texts and Ideas 307E. Survey of medieval Europe from late antiquity to the fifteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic: Western Civ in Medieval Times), 310 (Topic 2), Core Texts and Ideas 307E, 310 (Topic: Western Civ in Medieval Times), History 309K.
HIS 309L (TCCN: HIST 2312). Western Civilization in Modern Times.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 307M. Survey of European civilization since the fifteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 307M, 310 (Topic: Western Civ in Modern Times), History 309L.
HIS 309M. The Medieval Millennium in Europe.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 5). Explore new conceptions of medieval Europe by examining how the social practices, ideas, and institutions of the middle ages developed through interactions with Europe's neighbors. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Ancient History and Classical Civilization 310 (Topic 5) and History 309M may not both be counted.
HIS 310. Introduction to Modern Africa.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 310K. Introduction to modern Africa, with focus on colonial and postcolonial development in political organization, economics, sociolinguistics, and literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 310E. Early Mesoamerican Religions.
Same as Anthropology 310I, Latin American Studies 310D, and Religious Studies 316M. Introduction to the study of indigenous religions in Mesoamerica, a geographic and cultural area spanning north-central Mexico through western Honduras, from approximately 250 BC - AD 1700. Examine the role of religion and ritual in daily life, as well as the lines of evidence available today for understanding them. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310I, History 310E, Latin American Studies 310D, Religious Studies 311 (Topic: Early Mesoamerican Religion), 316M.
HIS 310K. Latin American Civilization: The Colonial Experience.
Same as Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 1: Latin American Civilization: The Colonial Experience). A broad survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the Latin American past, stressing both that area's achievements and its enduring problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 310K, 346K, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 1), 366 (Topic 2: Latin America before 1810).
HIS 310L. Latin American Civilization: The National Experience.
Same as Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 2: Latin American Civilization: The National Experience). A broad survey of the political, social, and cultural aspects of the Latin American past. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 310L, 346L, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 2), 366 (Topic 3: Latin America since 1810).
HIS 310M. Film and History in Latin America: Colonial Period.
Same as Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 5). Introduction to selected subjects in Latin American history and culture through film, readings, documentaries, class discussion, and lectures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Film History in Latin America: Colonial), 310M, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic: Film History in Latin America: Colonial), Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 5).
HIS 310N. Film and History in Latin America: Modern Period.
Same as Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 6). Introduction to selected subjects in Latin American history and culture through film, readings, documentaries, class discussion, and lectures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Film History in Latin America: Modern), 310N, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic: Film History in Latin America: Modern), 310 (Topic 6).
HIS 310P. Revolution and Decolonization in North Africa.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 310P. Examine the history of anti-colonial struggles in North Africa and the victory over European colonial powers. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Revltn/Decoloniztn N Africa), 310P, Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Revltn/Decoloniztn N Africa), 310P.
HIS 310R. Latin America and the United States.
Same as Latin American Studies 310R. An exploration of the different social, economic, political, and cultural structures and concerns that came to both divide and unite the western hemisphere (North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean) following independence from Europe. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: Latin America and the US), 310R, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic: Latin America and the US), 310R.
HIS 311J. The History of Israel.
Same as Jewish Studies 311 (Topic 7) and Middle Eastern Studies 311. An introduction to the history of Israel, from the emergence of the modern Zionist movement beginning in 1881 to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 306N (Topic: History of Israel), 311J, Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: History of Israel), 311 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: History of Israel), 311.
HIS 311K. Introduction to Traditional Africa.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 310L. Introductory, interdisciplinary course on the peoples and cultures of Africa. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
HIS 314K (TCCN: HIST 2328). History of Mexican Americans in the United States.
Same as Mexican American Studies 316. Examines the origin and growth of the Mexican American community in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 314K and Mexican American Studies 316 may not both be counted.
HIS 315G. Introduction to American Studies.
Same as American Studies 310. An interdisciplinary introduction to the historical exploration of American culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. American Studies 310 and History 315G may not both be counted.
HIS 315K (TCCN: HIST 1301). The United States, 1492-1865.
Survey of United States history from the colonial period through the Civil War. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
HIS 315L (TCCN: HIST 1302). The United States since 1865.
Survey of United States history since the Civil War. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.
HIS 317L (TCCN: HIST 2327, HIST 2381, HIST 2382). Topics in United States History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Topic 1: Colonial America.
Topic 2: The Era of the American Revolution.
Topic 3: Introduction to African American History. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 315K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315K, 317D (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 3).
Topic 4: Introduction to Asian American History. Same as Asian American Studies 312. Introduces students to the national and transnational histories of Asian Americans in the United States. Explores a wide range of themes related to the Asian American experience. Asian American Studies 312 and History 317L (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: United States Women, Sexuality, and Gender to 1865. Same as Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 11). History 317L (Topic 5) and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: The United States in the 17th-Century Atlantic World. The United States during a period marked by the spread of knowledge and experience of the world through conflict, economic exchange, cultural creativity, exploration, New World colonization, technological innovation, and religious reformation and counter-reformation.
Topic 7: The United States and Africa. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 315G. History of political, economic, and cultural relations between the United States and Africa from the early origins of the slave trade to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315G, 317C (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 7).
Topic 8: Introduction to Native American Histories. Same as American Studies 315O. Examine the history of Native American societies in North America from the earliest records to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Intro to Native Am Histories), 315 (Topic: Intro to Amer Indian History), 315O, History 317L (Topic 8).
Topic 9: The Black Power Movement. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 315N. Examines the major organizations, key figures, and ideologies of the Black Power movement from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315N, 317D (Topic 3), History 317L (Topic 9).
Topic 10: Rights in Modern America. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 316C, American Studies 315J, and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 32). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 316C, 317D (Topic: Rights in Modern America), American Studies 315 (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 315J, History 317L (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 317L (Topic 10), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 301 (Topic 32).
Topic 11: Latinx Histories. Same as Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic 3). Explore the cultures, politics, and policies that shape the many Latinx histories in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Latino Histories), 317L (Topic 11), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Latino Histories), 319 (Topic 3).
Topic 12: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present. Same as Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic 4) and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 13). Examines the history of Mexican and Mexican American women in the United States from the twentieth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 317L (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 319 (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 301 (Topic 13).
Topic 13: Origins of American Revolution. Focuses on the rise and fall of the British-American Atlantic Empire in the third quarter of the eighteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 317L (Topic: Origins of American Revolution) and 317L (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Topic 14: Building America: Engineering, Society, and Culture, 1868-1980. Same as American Studies 315P. Examines building in American society from the late 1860s to 1980. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Building America), 315P, History 317L (Topic 14).
Topic 15: Establishing America, 1565-1815. Introduction to the foundations of American History. History 317L (Topic: Establishing America, 1565-1815) and 317L (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Topic 16: History of Religion in the United States. Same as American Studies 315 (Topic 5) and Religious Studies 316C. Explores instances of religious dominance and religious diversity in United States history. Moving from the pre-colonial period to the present, it examines the changing circumstances of several religious communities, including American Indians and Puritans, Protestant evangelicals, Mormons, Roman Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic 5), History 317L (Topic 16), Religious Studies 316C, 316U (Topic 1).
Topic 17: Reading United States History Between the Lines. Explores how historians read between the lines and where they look for clues, looking at the many methods historians use to discover and make sense of their evidence.
Topic 18: Immigration and Ethnicity. Same as Asian American Studies 302 and Mexican American Studies 316C. Examine the changing population of the United States from colonial times to present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 302, 310 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), History 317L (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), 317L (Topic 18), Mexican American Studies 316C, 319 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity).
Topic 20: Introduction to African American Women's History. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 315I and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 310 (Topic: Intro Afr Amer Women's Hist), 315I, History 317L (Topic: Intro Afr Amer Women's Hist), 317L (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 34).
Topic 21: American Jewish History. Same as American Studies 315Q and Jewish Studies 317. Examine the history of Jews in the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. Explore the formation of a distinct American Judaism and the involvement of Jews in American cultural and political affairs. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315Q, History 317L (Topic: American Jewish History), 317L (Topic 21), Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: American Jewish History), 317.
Topic 22: Urban Economic Development in the United States and South Africa. Examine economic development within the United States and South Africa. History 317L (Topic: Urban Econ Development) and 317L (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
Topic 23: History of Social Entrepreneurship in the United States and China. Examine the history of social entrepreneurship in the United States and China. History 317L (Topic: Socl Entreprnrshp China/US) and 317L (Topic 23) may not both be counted.
Topic 24: The Places of Mexican American History. Same as Mexican American Studies 316E. Examine Mexican American history from the point of view of three distinct places: Los Angeles, the mountains of northern New Mexico, and the far southern tip of Texas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW), 317L (Topic 24), Mexican American Studies 316E, 319 (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW).
HIS 318N. Discovery History.
Analyzes claims from popular books in the light of accurate historical sources. Introduction to the process of making discoveries in historical research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317N (Topic: Discovery History), 317N (Topic 4), 318N.
HIS 318Q. Supervised Research.
Individual instruction.
HIS 319D. The Ancient Mediterranean World.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 319D and Classical Civilization 319D. Survey of the ancient Mediterranean from ca. 3000 BC to AD 476. Focus on the development of ideas and institutions in the Greek and Roman worlds and on the active cultural exchange among the diverse civilizations of the broader region that shaped Greek and Roman history and cultural identity. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 319 (Topic 1), 319D, European Studies 301 (Topic: Ancient Mediterranean World), 306 (Topic: Ancient Mediterranean World), Middle Eastern Studies 310 (Topic: Ancient Mediterranean World), Classical Civilizations 319D, History 319D.
HIS 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in History.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of History. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Upper-Division Courses
HIS 320E. Texas before 1900.
Same as Mexican American Studies 320E. Focus on the basic history of Texas from roughly 1450 to 1900. Investigate major events such as the Texas Revolution and Civil War with an emphasis on how and why Texas, its culture, and its groups of people changed or did not change over time. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320E, 320L, 320P, Mexican American Studies 320E, 320L. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 320F. Texas, 1900 to the Present.
Same as Mexican American Studies 320F and Urban Studies 322T. Examine the steady dissociation of Texas from its Old South status to a transitional state and a power in national politics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320F, 320R, Mexican American Studies 320F, 374 (Topic 16), Urban Studies 322T, 353 (Topic 2). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 320T. Topics in Texas History.
Explore selected topics in the field of Texas history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 1: Mexican Americans in Texas History. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 47) and Mexican American Studies 320J. Introduction to the historical experience of Mexican-American persons in Texas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320T (Topic 1), 350R (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History), 350R (Topic 36), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 47), Mexican American Studies 320J, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Texas Black History. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351J. Surveys the history of blacks in Texas from before American settlement to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351J, 374D (Topic 15), History 320T (Topic 2), 365G (Topic 7). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 320W. Thinking Like a Historian.
To understand history as an academic discipline in terms of research methods, evidence, and analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317N (Topic: Thinking Like a Historian), 317N (Topic 2), 318W, 320W. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in history.
HIS 321. The History of Rome: The Empire.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 2). A survey of the Roman world from Augustus to Constantine the Great. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 2), Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic: History of Rome: The Empire), European Studies 346 (Topic: History of Rome: The Empire), History 321. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 321J. Africa and Rome.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340U, Classical Civilization 348P, and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 15). Explore the history of Roman Africa with emphasis on what is now Tunisia and northern Algeria. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340U, 370 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 374C (Topic: Africa and Rome), Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Africa and Rome), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 348P, History 321J, 364G (Topic: Africa and Rome), 366N (Topic: Africa and Rome), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 343 (Topic 15). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 321M. The History of Rome: The Republic.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 1) and Core Texts and Ideas 327D. A survey of Roman history from the founding of Rome to the death of Julius Caesar. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 1), Core Texts and Ideas 327D, 375 (Topic: Hist of Rome: The Republic), History 321M. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322C. Cultural History of World Science to 1650.
Cultural history of science from ancient times to the seventeenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322D. The Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century.
The history of science and its place in society from the mid-sixteenth century to the time of Isaac Newton. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322G. History of the Modern Life Sciences.
History of the life sciences from the eighteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322M. History of Modern Science.
The history of science and its place in society from the time of Newton to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322R. Biology, Behavior, and Injustice.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 374. Explores questions about human behavior related to biological factors as compared with personal experiences and societal standards. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 370 (Topic 2), 374, History 322R, 366N (Topic 16). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 322S. The History of Genetics and Eugenics.
The history of genetics and eugenic practices in the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 323L. Europe since 1919.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 24). Survey course emphasizing the impact of the two world wars on European social, political, and cultural life in the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Europe since 1919), 346 (Topic 24), History 323L. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 325Q. Russian Orthodox Religion and Culture.
Same as Religious Studies 357W and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 41). Examine the role and force of the Orthodox Church in Russian history, from the Christianization of the pagan Slavs in the 10th century, through the Russian Revolution into the Soviet era, and up to the present, while considering the prescriptive tenets of the Orthodox faith (religion) alongside descriptive experiences of life within and under Russian Orthodoxy (religiosity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325Q, 366N (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), 357W, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Rus Orthodox Religion/Cultr), 325 (Topic 41). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 325S. History of Jewish Thought.
Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 18) and Religious Studies 354J. Examine major thinkers and movements in both Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism since the Middle Ages, with a focus on the importance of modern Jewish thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325S, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 18), Religious Studies 354J. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 326D. Russia Through American Eyes.
Same as American Studies 325M, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 71), and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 45). Examine a wide array of American attitudes towards Russia and Russians. Using a variety of political, social, and cultural events and encounters, analyze the ways in which nationalism, imperialism, and geopolitics informed American narratives about Russia and Russians, assessments that range from enthusiasm and curiosity to condemnation and outright hostility. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 325M, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 71), History 326D, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russia Thru American Eyes), 325 (Topic 45). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 326E. Socialism's Past and Futures.
Same as Anthropology 324U and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 35). Examine ordinary people's experience of socialism in the Soviet Union and the plural interpretations of this experience after the USSR's collapse. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324U, History 326E, 366N (Topic: Socialism's Past and Futures), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 35). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 328M. Modern Brazil.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 12: Modern Brazil). The social, economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped modern Brazil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 329P. History of the Atomic Bomb.
The development, use, and influence of nuclear weapons from the 1930s to 1954. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in History.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of History. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
HIS 329U. Perspectives on Science and Mathematics.
Explores the intellectual, social, and cultural history of science and mathematics, focusing on the 17th century to the present. Designed for students in the UTeach-Natural Sciences program. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 329U, 366N (Topic: Perspectives on Science and Mathematics), Philosophy 329U. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 330S. History of Modern Media and Culture.
Examine the history of modern media and media culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 330S and 366N (Topic: Hist of Modrn Media/ Cultr) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331C. History of the Ottoman Empire.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 331C. A survey of Ottoman society and culture and of the empire's place on the world scene. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331D. Arab Citizens of Israel.
Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24) and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 24). Examine the historical, social, and political processes of change experienced by the Palestinian-Arab community in Israel, including the fundamental aspects pertaining to the founding of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state" and the relations between the Arab minority and the Jewish majority. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331D, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab Citizens of Israel), 343 (Topic 24). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331E. The Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 25) and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 25). Examine the elements of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the main figures involved, events, and turning-points in its history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 364 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 343 (Topic 25). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331G. History of Iran to 1800.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 3). A survey of the social, economic, and religious components unique to Iran from the pre-Islamic empire of the Achaemenids through the development of Iran as a medieval and premodern Islamic state. History 331G and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331I. The Shock of Modernity in the Middle East.
Same as Government 366P, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 77), and Religious Studies 359K. Explore cross cultural contacts between the East and the West during the modern period. Analyze Islamic civilization in the Middle East of the modern era by addressing the development of religion, law, government, and morality during and after the colonial period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366P, History 331I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modernity in the Mid East), 342 (Topic 77), Religious Studies 359K. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331J. History of the Arab World.
A general survey of the origins and development of Arabic civilization. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331L. Modern Iran.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 6). Explore the development of modern Iran; special attention is given to the impact of the West, the constitutional movement, nationalism, the oil crisis, and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331L, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: 6). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 331R. Re-forming the Arab East, 1914-Present.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 2). Introduction to the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. Examines forces that transformed the area from a relatively peaceful region to a radicalized environment. Explores colonialism, nationalism, secular modernism, impact of Zionism, rise of political Islam, status of women, and the oil revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331R, History 364G (Topic: Re-forming the Arab East), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 2). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 332G. European Intellectual History from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche.
Explores significant intellectual developments in Europe throughout the nineteenth century. Themes include romanticism, positivism, socialism, and nihilism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 332J. Twentieth-Century European Intellectual History.
Explores significant intellectual developments in Europe in the twentieth century. Topics include psychoanalysis, sociology, existentialism, and poststructuralism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 332Q. Forensic Files: Philosophy Crimes.
Same as German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362Q, Government 351O, and Philosophy 334F. Explore political philosophies from the continental tradition (Heidegger/Arendt, Nietzsche, Adorno/Horkheimer, and Agamben/Schmitt) implicated in radical politics and answering to political turning points, with a focus on research and reading in historical contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 351O, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362Q, History 332Q, Philosophy 334F. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 332R. Marx and Marxist Theory.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 335M, European Studies 346 (Topic 30), and Philosophy 342M. Introduction to the writings of Karl Marx as well as to those of his intellectual successors in Europe and around the globe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 335 (Topic: Marx and Western Marxism), 335M, European Studies 346 (Topic: Marx and Western Marxism), 346 (Topic 30), History 332R, 362G (Topic: Marx and Western Marxism), Philosophy 334K (Topic: Marx and Western Marxism), 342M. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 333L. United States Foreign Relations, 1776-1914.
The history of United States foreign policy and diplomacy from the founding of the United States to the outbreak of the First World War. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 333M. United States Foreign Relations, 1914 to the Present.
The history of United States foreign policy and diplomacy from the First World War to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334C. Music Cultures of the Middle East, Past and Present.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 334C. A historical and ethnomusicological survey of the Arab, Turkish, and Persian music cultures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334D. Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East.
Same as Classical Civilization 348N, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 85), and Religious Studies 359L. Explore myths and legends contained in a variety of ancient sources, including texts from Israel, Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348N, History 334D, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 85), Religious Studies 359L. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334E. Modern Egypt: A History.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 1). Critically examines the social, political, and intellectual dynamics that shaped the different forms of political community, economic organization, and public culture over the past century. Covers colonialism, liberalism, Arab socialism, authoritarian capitalism, and Islamic republicanism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334E, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 1). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334F. Modern Egypt in Film and Fiction.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 78), and Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic 3). Explore the history and culture of modern Egypt through selected readings in twentieth-century film and fiction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340I, History 334F, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 342 (Topic 78), Radio-Television-Film 352 (Topic: Modern Egypt Film/Fiction), 352 (Topic 3). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334G. Cultures of Revolution in the Middle East.
Same as Asian Studies 343E, Government 366R, and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 80). Examine the cultural production that surrounds key moments of political and social change in the Middle East. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343E, Government 366R, History 334G, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Cultures of Revolution), 342 (Topic 80). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334I. Culture in Turkey: Myths and Realities.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 79). Explore how Turkish culture is neither static nor monolithic but is continuously contested and redefined. Investigate tensions between secularism and Islam, Orientalist and Occidentalist fantasies, and imperialist and nationalist desires to better understand the sociopolitical dynamics that define Turkish society today. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Turkey: Myths and Realities), 342 (Topic 79). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334J. History of Britain from the Restoration to 1783.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 26). Surveys the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of England and Great Britain from the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 to the conclusion of the War for American Independence in 1783. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: History of Britain from the Restoration to 1783), 346 (Topic 26), History 334J. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334L. The American Revolution and the Founding of the United States, 1763-1800.
The Revolutionary transformation of America between 1763 and 1800. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334O. The Levant: From Colonialism to Coexistence.
Same as Government 366T, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 26). Examine the history of the Levant, a region that includes Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366T, History 334O, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Levant: Colonial/Coexistence), 343 (Topic 26). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334P. Middle East Outlaws and Lawmen.
Same as Government 366U and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 27). Explore the evolution of crime and law enforcement in the modern Middle East. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366U, History 334P, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 27), 343 (Topic: Mid East Outlaws/Lawmen). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 334Q. Multiculturalism in Jordan.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 88) and Religious Studies 359J. Explore how past, present, local, and regional events inform current Jordanian culture and identity. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334Q, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan), 342 (Topic 88), Religious Studies 359J, 361 (Topic: Multiculturalism in Jordan).
HIS 337C. Relations Between East Germany and the United States.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 51) and German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362L. Explore and (re)asses the diplomatic, strategic-military relations and socio-cultural entanglements between the United States and the German Democratic Republic, thus complicating our understanding of the West-East divide and Cold War culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 51), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: East German-U.S. Relations), 362L, History 337C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 337D. German Cinema 1918-1945.
Same as German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 331J. Explore the history and aesthetics of German cinema from 1918 until 1945. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 331J, 360 (Topic: German Cinema 1918-45), History 337D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 337E. Transatlantic Memory Cultures.
Same as American Studies 362P, European Studies 346 (Topic 52), and German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362P. Explore and compare German and American memory cultures, analyzing the Holocaust, slavery, and colonialism. Analyze the diversity and complexity of (inter)national, local, and indigenous memory cultures while also discussing how Germany and the United States might "learn" from each other. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 362P, European Studies 346 (Topic 52), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culs), 362P, History 337E. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 337J. Nordic Noir.
Same as Comparative Literature 323L, European Studies 347 (Topic 62), and German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362J. Uncover the dark side of the Nordic countries, from gritty streets to icy fjords, and explore the history, culture, literature, and movies these societies produce. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323L, European Studies 347 (Topic 62), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Nordic Noir), 362J, History 337J. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 337N. Germany in the Twentieth Century.
Same as Liberal Arts Honors 352C and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 11). Survey of German political and military institutions, economic development, culture, and society. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 337N, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Germany in the 20th Century), 352C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 11). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.5.
HIS 339Q. Medieval Middle East History in One Hundred Objects.
Same as Art History 328L and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 11). Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from the period of Late Antiquity (in the seventh century) to the rise of early modern empires of the Safavids, Ottomans, and Mughals (in the seventeenth century), through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328L, 363 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), History 339Q, 364G (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 11). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 339S. Sufism: Islamic Thought and Spirituality.
Same as Asian Studies 340Q, Middle Eastern Studies 342S, and Religious Studies 358I. Explore Sufism and other Islamic mystical traditions that color cultural milieus spanning four continents and fourteen centuries. Focus on the historical developments in the Islamic theosophical tradition, as well as the relationship between Sufism and poetics, colonialism, and post-colonial resistance movements. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340 (Topic 8), 340Q, 361 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), History 339S, 366N (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism), 342 (Topic 24), 342S, Religious Studies 358 (Topic 4), 358I, 361 (Topic: Sufism and Islam Mysticism). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340L. Post-Mao China: Change and Transformation.
Same as Asian Studies 340L. Examines in a historical context the Chinese economy, society, politics, and culture during the reform era that began in the late 1970s. Explores the transformation of rural and urban economies and related social consequences; government systems, political ideologies, and popular values; and China's integration into the global system and its impact on China's role in world politics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340L, 361 (Topic: Post-Mao China: Change and Transformation), History 340L, 364G (Topic: Post-Mao China: Change and Transformation). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340M. Modern China.
Same as Asian Studies 340M. History of China from the intrusion of the West circa 1500 to the Communist revolution. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340P. European Expansion in Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 340P. European exploration, the commerce of the East India Companies, and the beginnings of empire in South and Southeast Asia from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340R. European Empires in Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 340R. The British in India and Malaya, the Dutch in Indonesia, and the French in Indochina since 1800. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340S. The Chinese in the United States.
Same as Asian American Studies 325D and Asian Studies 340S. History of the Chinese in the United States from their first arrival in significant numbers during the California Gold Rush of the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Chinese in the United States), 325 (Topic 3), 325D, Asian Studies 340S, History 340S. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340T. Taiwan: Colonization, Migration, and Identity.
Same as Asian American Studies 325E and Asian Studies 340T. Explores issues of ethnicity, empire, and modernization in East Asia from the sixteenth century to the present, as seen through encounters between Taiwan and aborigines, Han Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, the imperial Qing, Japanese, mainland Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), and the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 4), 325E, Asian Studies 340T, History 340T. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 340U. The Cultural Outsider: Memoirs of East Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 379 (Topic 11). Focus is on the cultural outsider's perceptions of East Asia in greater "travel" dating from as early as Marco Polo up to works published in contemporary America. Selected memoirs and travelogues are presented from the perspective of the cultural outsider, written by missionaries, colonizers, journalists, POW's, scholars, students, and tourists. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Cul Outsider: Memoirs/E Asia), 379 (Topic 11), History 340U, 364G (Topic: Cul Outsider: Memoirs/E Asia). Prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.
HIS 340V. Big Asian Histories.
Same as Anthropology 322F and Asian Studies 361M. Examines ways in which Asia and other areas of the globe have had connected intellectual, artistic, and social developments with focus on world histories centrally involving Asia from the medieval period to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322F, 324L (Topic: Big Asian Histories), Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Big Asian Histories), 361M, History 340V, 364G (Topic: Big Asian Histories). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 341F. The Two Koreas and the United States.
Same as Anthropology 358F, Asian American Studies 325F, and Asian Studies 358F. The political, social, and cultural relationship between North and South Korea, and between the Koreas and the United States, since 1945. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325F, Asian Studies 358F, 361 (Topic 24), Anthropology 324L (Topic: The Two Koreas and the US), 358F, History 341F, 366N (Topic: The Two Koreas and the US). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 341J. History and Memory in Japan and Korea.
Same as Asian Studies 379 (Topic 17) and Comparative Literature 323G. Explore the fraught and entangled histories of modern Japan and Korea as depicted in literature and film to consider experiences of imperialism, rapid modernization, war, decolonization, and trauma. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: His and Mem in Jpn and Korea), 379 (Topic 17), Comparative Literature 323G, History 341J. Prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.
HIS 341K. Origins of Modern Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 341K. Japan to the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, with a focus on the culminating age of samurai rule, the Tokugawa period (1600-1867). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 341M. Imperial Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 341M. Japan from the Meiji transformation through war, defeat, and occupation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 342C. Postwar Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 341N. Japan since the war and occupation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 342D. Political Economy of Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 342D. Historical development of the Japanese economy since early modern times. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343. The Age of Reformation.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 355R and Religious Studies 344. Examines late medieval religion, the rise of Protestant movements, and the Catholic response in their cultural, political, and social contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 355R, 375 (Topic: The Age of Reformation), History 343, Religious Studies 344. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343C. Transnational Asia: From the Middle East to the Far East.
Same as Asian Studies 361R and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 21). Examine how various groups of people understood, experienced, and imagined concepts such as "the East" and "Asia" with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 361R, History 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 343 (Topic 21). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343D. Muslim Travelers and Traders.
Same as Asian Studies 343D, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 23), and Religious Studies 343D. Introduction to modern Middle Eastern and Islamic history in the broader context of globalization, with a primary focus on the nineteenth century to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343D, History 343D, 366N (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), 343 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 343D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343E. Modern Middle East History in One Hundred Objects.
Same as Art History 328M and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 12). Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from 1500 to the present, through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328M, 366P (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), History 343E, 364G (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 12). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343G. Italian Renaissance, 1350-1550.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 27) and Religious Studies 356C. Survey of political, socioeconomic, religious, and intellectual trends during the Italian Renaissance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Italian Renaissance, 1350-1550), 346 (Topic 27), History 343G, Religious Studies 356C, 357 (Topic: Italian Renaissance, 1350-1550). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343L. History of Russia to 1917.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 5: History of Russia to 1917). Survey of Russian history from seventeenth-century Muscovy to the fall of the Romanovs in 1917. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343M. History of Russia since 1917.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 6: History of Russia since 1917). A survey of Russian history from the revolution of 1917 to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343Q. Russian Food Ways.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 343Q, 362G (Topic: Russian Food Ways), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian Food Ways), 325C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343R. Revolutionary Russia.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 25). An in depth examination of the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics at work in early twentieth-century Russia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 343R, 350L (Topic: Revolutionary Russia), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Revolutionary Russia), 335 (Topic 25). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 343W. Witches, Workers, and Wives.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 3: Witches, Workers, and Wives) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 29: Witches, Workers, and Wives). Explores the role of families and concepts of gender as expressed in key economic, social, political, and cultural patterns in early modern Europe. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344E. France in the Middle Ages.
Social, cultural, political, and economic history of France from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fifteenth century; emphasis on the development of feudalism and nationalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344F. Anglo-Saxon England.
The political, social, cultural, and legal history of England from about 410 to 1154. Lectures and discussion of primary sources. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 344F and 362K (Topic: Anglo-Saxon England) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344G. Twelfth-Century Renaissance: 1050-1200.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 8), European Studies 346 (Topic 40), and Religious Studies 356F. An examination of social, cultural, and intellectual developments in eleventh- and twelfth-century Europe. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Twelfth-Cent Renais: 1050-1200), 330 (Topic: 12th-Century Renais: 1050-1200), 330 (Topic 8), European Studies 346 (Topic: 12th-Century Renais: 1050-1200), 346 (Topic 40), History 344G, Religious Studies 356F, 357 (Topic: 12th-Century Renais: 1050-1200). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344J. Norman and Angevin England.
Political, social, and legal history of England from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the end of the reign of Richard III in 1485. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 344J and 362K (Topic: Norman and Angevin England) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344M. Everyday Life in Early Modern Europe.
Social history of early modern Europe (1400-1700), with emphasis on material conditions of social existence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344N. Death and the Afterlife in Ancient China.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 9), Asian Studies 379 (Topic 18), and Religious Studies 375S (Topic 12). Investigate ancient Chinese beliefs and practices surrounding death and the afterlife from the Neolithic era to the arrival of Buddhism. Explore tombs, burial objects, and funeral rites; philosophical essays and historical accounts; medical practices; religious relics, tokens, and talismans; ghost stories; poetry; and paintings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 9), Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Death Aftrlfe Ancient China), 379 (Topic 18), History 344N, Religious Studies 375S (Topic 12). Prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for religious studies majors, upper-division standing and at least six semester hours of coursework in religious studies; for others, upper-division standing.
HIS 344Q. Northern Renaissance: Religion, Magic, and Humanism.
Same as German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362R and Religious Studies 356J. Explore Northern Europe's transition from medieval to Early Modern in and through the northern Renaissance. Examine humanist culture and its many tensions with the Church, technological breakthroughs and their social and economic consequences, the connections between the discovery of new lands and the recovery of ancient learning, and the formation of the early modern state. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362R, History 344Q, and Religious Studies 356J. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344R. Machiavelli: Politics and Culture.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 6), Core Texts and Ideas 330M, and Religious Studies 357C. Through Niccolo Machiavelli's chief writings, consider the local, regional, Mediterranean, European, and global aspects of his work. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Machiavelli), 330 (Topic 6), Core Texts and Ideas 330M, 375 (Topic: Machiavelli), European Studies 346 (Topic: Machiavelli), History 344R, 350L (Topic: Machiavelli), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Machiavelli), 351P, Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Machiavelli), 357C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 344S. The Crusades.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 5), European Studies 346 (Topic 38), and Religious Studies 375S (Topic 8). An exploration of the religious encounters between eastern and western Christians, Christian heretics, Jews, Muslims, and polytheists; political, military, and cultural changes of the high middle ages; and the ways that crusading ideas and symbols have been reused in contemporary politics and popular culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: The Crusades), 330 (Topic 5), European Studies 346 (Topic: The Crusades), 346 (Topic 38), History 344S, 350L (Topic: The Crusades), Religious Studies 375S (Topic: The Crusades), 375S (Topic 8). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
HIS 345J. The Coming of the Civil War, 1829-1861.
Lecture and discussion course dealing with the historical conditions that led to the American Civil War. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 345L. The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877.
Lecture and discussion course on the Civil War and Reconstruction period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 345O. Debt and Colonialism in the Caribbean.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345O, American Studies 321O, and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 43). Examine the role that debt has played in the formation of colonial and neocolonial practices in the Caribbean region. Take a broad approach to the concept of debt in order to explore the financial and monetary dynamics of debt, but also the political and cultural implications of debt. Focus in particular on debt as justification in the furtherance of colonialism throughout the Caribbean. Engage in a historical examination of the United States' colonial projects and military interventions in the region throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345O, 374E (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), American Studies 321 (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), 321O, History 345O, 363K (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Debt/Colonialism Caribbean), 366 (Topic 43). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346C. Ancient India.
Same as Asian Studies 346C. History and culture of South Asia from its protohistoric beginnings in the Indus Valley through the period of the early empires of the Mauryas and Guptas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346D. Medieval India.
Same as Asian Studies 346D. History and culture of South Asia from approximately 500 to 1500, with emphasis on religious and political institutions and the emergence of regional cultures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346E. Colonial Encounters in Mesoamerica.
Same as Anthropology 323T, Latin American Studies 322M, and Religious Studies 366M. Study European-indigenous encounters in Mesoamerica, a geographic and cultural area spanning north-central Mexico through western Honduras, between approximately 1450-1750. Examine strategies of contact, accommodation, and resistance that indigenous communities and European colonizers used to communicate with each other and negotiate the conduct of daily life in colonial society. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 323T, History 346E, Latin American Studies 322M, Religious Studies 361 (Topic: Mesoamerican Encounters), 366M. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346G. Precolonial India, 1200-1750.
Same as Asian Studies 372G. Surveys the history of South Asia during the era prior to British colonial rule. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Precolonial India, 1200-1750), 372G, History 346G, 364G (Topic: Precolonial India, 1200-1750). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346J. Colonial Latin America through Objects.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 20). Examines objects, such as paintings, reliquaries, monstrances, and churches from colonial Latin America in order to understand colonial culture. Includes critical reading of original texts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346J, 363K (Topic: Colonial Latin America through Objects), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 20). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346K. Colonial Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 2: Colonial Latin America). Basic survey course, designed as an introduction to Latin American history in the colonial period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 310K, 346K, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 1: Latin American Civilization: The Colonial Experience), 366 (Topic 2). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346L. Modern Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 3). Continuation of History 346K and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 2). Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374E (Topic: Modern Latin America), 374E (Topic 5), History 310L, 346L, Latin American Studies 310 (Topic 2: Latin American Civilization: The National Experience), 366 (Topic 3). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346M. Early Modern India.
Same as Asian Studies 346M. The history and culture of South Asia from approximately 1500 to 1750. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346M, History 346M, Religious Studies 341 (Topic 6). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346N. The Indian Subcontinent, 1750-1950.
Same as Asian Studies 346N. Examines the cultural and political movements and events that led to formation of the two nation-states India and Pakistan. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Asian Studies 346N and History 346N may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346P. The Indian Republic Since 1947.
Same as Asian Studies 361K. An overview of Contemporary India, a republic that emerged from the British Empire. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Indian Republic 1947-Pres), 361K, History 346P. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346R. Revolution in Modern Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 13: Revolution in Modern Latin America). Comparison of the Mexican and Cuban revolutions and of their challenges to inter-American relations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346S. Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 9: Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America). An introduction to recent Latin American history, with emphasis on phenomena that explain the apparent social unrest and political instability of the region. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346L, 366N (Topic: Revolution in Twentieth-Century Latin America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 9). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346T. The Cuban Revolution and the United States.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 17: The Cuban Revolution and the United States). The special economic and political relationship between the United States and Cuba from 1898 to 1967; and how the 1959 revolution affected the Cold War relationships between East and West, North and South. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346T, 366N (Topic: The Cuban Revolution and the US), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: The Cuban Revolution and the US), 366 (Topic 17). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346V. Twentieth-Century Rural Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 19: Twentieth-Century Rural Latin America). Examines causes of some of the unresolved conflicts affecting Latin America today, including the social-agrarian relationships linking landlords and campesinos; the role of the state and the impact of official ideologies involving indigenous people; religion and the Catholic Church; the history of rural institutions; and the success or failure of land reforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346V, 363K (Topic: Twentieth-Century Rural Latin America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 19). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 346W. Church and State in Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 21) and Religious Studies 368D. History of Church-state relations and religious politics in modern Latin America, with emphasis on the nineteenth to early twentieth-century periods. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 346W, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 21), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 1), 368D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347C. Reimagining Cuba, 1868-Present.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345M and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 22). Explores Cuban-United States relations from the nineteenth century to the present, including issues of empire and transnationalism, and social change engagements between Cuba and the United States before and after the Cuban Revolution. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345M, 374E (Topic 4), History 347C, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 22). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347D. Cuba in Question.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 346C, Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 16), and Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 10). Explore Cuba's peoples, cultures, ethnicities, and the social and historical processes that go far beyond the common media stereotypes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic: Cuba in Question), 346C, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Cuba in Question), History 347D, 363K (Topic: Cuba in Question), Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Cuba in Question), 328 (Topic 16), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Cuba in Question), 320C (Topic 10). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347J. Puerto Rico In Crisis.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350K, American Studies 370 (Topic 56), and Mexican American Studies 364P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350K, 374E (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), American Studies 370 (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), 370 (Topic 56), History 347J, 363K (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), Mexican American Studies 364P, 374 (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347L. Seminar in Historiography.
Restricted to students in the History Honors Program. Designed to familiarize students in the honors program with general problems of historiography, historical interpretation, and the philosophy of history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
HIS 347N. Urban Slavery in the Americas.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350P, American Studies 370 (Topic 55), and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 36). Examines urban slavery in the Americas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350P, 374E (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), American Studies 370 (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), 370 (Topic 55), History 347N, 350L (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Urban Slavery in the Americas), 366 (Topic 36). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347P. When Christ was King.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 35) and Religious Studies 368C. The history of Catholicism in twentieth-century Mexico, often seen as Latin America's most "Catholic" nation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 347P, 350L (Topic: When Christ was King), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: When Christ was King), 366 (Topic 35), Religious Studies 368 (Topic: When Christ was King), 368C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 347R. Chile: From Revolution to Counterrevolution.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 37). An examination of the key political, social, and economic events that underpin contemporary Chilean society. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 347R, 350L (Topic: Chile: Revultn to Cnterrevlutn), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Chile: Revultn to Cnterrevlutn), 366 (Topic 37). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 349R. Military History to 1640.
A broad survey of world military systems from ancient times to about 1640. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 349S. Survey of Military History, 1640 to 1900.
An investigation of world military systems and of the evolution of military technology from about the time of the Thirty Years' War to the end of the nineteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 350L. Undergraduate Seminar in History.
Lectures, discussion, reading, and research on selected topics in the field of history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 350L and 350R may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Gandhi and Gandhism. Same as Asian Studies 346F and Religious Studies 341C. Explore Gandhi's life, work, philosophy, and influence, as well as his historical and cultural context. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346F, 361 (Topic 6), History 350L (Topic 5), Religious Studies 341C. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 19: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 7: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America). Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 19), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America), 366 (Topic 7).
Topic 32: The Galileo Affair. Same as Religious Studies 356G. Examine the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), particularly his conflict with Church authorities and his condemnation in 1633. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 32), Religious Studies 356G, 357 (Topic: The Galileo Affair). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 33: Heresy and the Inquisition. Same as Religious Studies 357D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 33), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 1), 357D. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 34: Medieval Islam: Faith and History. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 5) and Religious Studies 358E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 34), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 5), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 2), 358E. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 35: Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building. African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic 2) and History 350L (Topic 35) may not both be counted.
Topic 41: Stalinist Russia. Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 12). History 350L (Topic 41) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 42: History of Modern Central America. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 15: History of Modern Central America). Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 42), 363K (Topic: History of Modern Central America), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 15).
Topic 44: Culture and Identity in Colonial Mexico. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 16: Culture and Identity in Colonial Mexico).
Topic 46: Women and Gender in China. Same as Asian Studies 372J and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 18). Examine women and gender in China from imperial times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic 21), 372J, History 350L (Topic 46), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 18). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 49: History of Imperialism.
Topic 50: Imperialism: Empire to Globalization.
Topic 54: Epics and Heroes of India. Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 2), Asian Studies 373G, and Core Texts and Ideas 344. Focus on India's classical epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, with emphasis placed on understanding the epic characters in relation to the heroic traditions of premodern India, as well as on the role of the epics in contemporary Indian political and religious culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 2), Asian Studies 372 (Topic 40), 373G, Core Texts and Ideas 345 (Topic 11), 344, History 350L (Topic 54). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 56: Germany since Hitler. Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 12). Analyze the effects of Hitler's dictatorship upon German society, politics, economy and culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Germany Since Hitler), 364 (Topic 12), History 350L (Topic 56). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 57: Law and Society in Early Modern Europe. Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 4: Law and Society in Early Modern Europe) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 13: Law and Society in Early Modern Europe). Research seminar on how historians have explored the significance of law, criminal and civil, in the lives of early modern Europeans. Topics include infanticide, fornication, drunkenness, theft, debt, slander, and family disputes. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 4), History 350L (Topic 57), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 13).
Topic 59: Stalin's Russia at War. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 59), 362G (Topic: Stalin's Russia at War), 366N (Topic: Stalin's Russia at War).
Topic 62: History of the Caribbean. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 18: History of the Caribbean). Overview of Caribbean history from 1492 to the present. Topics include contact between European and native cultures, piracy, slavery, colonialism and decolonization, and revolutions.
Topic 63: Electrification. An examination of how electrical technologies have changed the workings of the world and the lives of ordinary people over the past 175 years. History 350L (Topic: Electrification) and 350L (Topic 63) may not both be counted.
Topic 64: Einstein in the Age of Conflict. Same as Core Texts and Ideas 371. Following the life and work of Albert Einstein, course examines the rise of the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics upon the stage of international political upheaval. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 370 (Topic: Einstein in the Age of Conflicts), History 350L (Topic: Einstein in the Age of Conflicts), 350L (Topic: 64).
Topic 65: The Chinese in Diaspora. Same as Asian American Studies 325C and Asian Studies 325C. Explores narratives of migration, race, ethnicity, and a wide range of experiences of acculturation and assimilation from the perspective of a sending society--China--which has one of the longest and most diverse histories of sending people overseas. Over the last millennia, Chinese have migrated around the world and made homes under a great range of adversity and opportunity, producing many stories of human differences and commonalities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 2), 325C, Asian Studies 325C, 361 (Topic 28), History 350L (Topic 65). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 66: Dictatorship, Dirty War, and Democracy in Latin America. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 23). Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Dictator/Dirty War in Latin America), 350L (Topic 66), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Dictator/Dirty War in Latin America), 366 (Topic 23).
Topic 67: Mughal India in History and Memory. Same as Asian Studies 346J. Focuses on South Asia during the era of the Mughal empire (1550-1750), continuing through the symbolic relevance of the Mughal dynasty in British India and in India today. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346J, 361 (Topic 33), History 350L (Topic 67), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 20). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 68: Afro-Latin America. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345E and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 31). Examines the historical experiences of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean beginning in the slavery era, and focuses on the histories of Afro-Latin Americans after emancipation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345E, 372G (Topic 10), History 350L (Topic 68), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 31). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 69: The Decolonization of the British Empire. Explores the era of decolonization of the British empire after World War II. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Decolonization of British Empire), 350L (Topic 69), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Decolonization of British Empire), 350 (Topic 8).
Topic 70: Historical Imagining of Africa in Films. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340L and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 40). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340L, 374F (Topic 18), History 350L (Topic 70), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 40). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 71: Liberalism and the British Empire. Explores the emergence of the political and economic ideas of liberalism in Britain and the evolution of British overseas expansion during the seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth- centuries. History 350L (Topic: Liberalism and the British Empire) and 350L (Topic 71) may not both be counted.
Topic 72: History of Southern Africa. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340O and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340O, 374C (Topic 4), History 350L (Topic 72), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 39). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 73: Race, Science, and Racism. Explores important episodes in the history of biology regarding the classification of human races. History 350L (Topic: Race, Science, and Racism) and 350L (Topic 73) may not both be counted.
Topic 74: Mystics, Visionaries, and Heretics in Medieval Europe. Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 3) and Religious Studies 375S (Topic 3). Examines particular mystical and visionary experiences within the context of medieval European Christianity. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Mystics, Visionaries and Heretics in Medieval Europe), 330 (Topic 3), History 350L (Topic: Mystics, Visionaries and Heretics in Medieval Europe), 350L (Topic 74), Religious Studies 375S (Topic: Mystics, Visionaries and Heretics in Medieval Europe), 375S (Topic 3).
Topic 75: Rethinking the Conquest of Mexico. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 24). Explores the "conquest" of Mexico and the social, cultural, political, and economic processes which were set in motion by the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico), 350L (Topic 75), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico), 366 (Topic 24), Tutorial Course 357 (Topic: Rethinking Conquest of Mexico).
Topic 76: The Religious Tradition in Latin America. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 25) and Religious Studies 368E. Explores the different ways in which religion has helped to define the political, social, and philosophical structures of Latin America from colonial times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 76), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 25), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 3), 368E. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 77: The Spanish Inquisition. Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 11), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 5), and Religious Studies 357L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 11), History 350L (Topic 77), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 5), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 10), 357L. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 78: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 26). Focuses on the visual and material culture of colonial Spanish America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America), 350L (Topic 78), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Visual and Material Culture in Colonial Latin America), 366 (Topic 26).
Topic 79: World War II in Eastern Europe. Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 12), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 11), and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 19). Examines the war in Eastern Europe with a particular emphasis on occupation, collaboration, and resistance; the Holocaust; and the connection between ethnic cleansing, population transfer, and the establishment of communism in postwar Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: World War II in Eastern Europe), 346 (Topic 12), History 350L (Topic: World War II in Eastern Europe), History 350L (Topic 79), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: World War II in Eastern Europe), 364 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: World War II in Eastern Europe), 335 (Topic 19).
Topic 80: Creation. Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 13) and Religious Studies 373F. Explores the writings of premodern authors as related to creation and early developments in western theology, science, and philosophy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 13), History 350L (Topic 80), Religious Studies 373 (Topic 5), 373F. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 81: Enlightenment and Revolution. Same as Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 3) and European Studies 346 (Topic 14). Examines the relationship between the intellectual project of the Enlightenment and the political and social transformations that unfolded in western Europe and North America from the beginnings of the Dutch Revolt in the 1560s to the decade following the Paris Commune of 1871. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic: Enlightenment and Revolution), 375 (Topic 3), European Studies 346 (Topic: Enlightenment and Revolution), 346 (Topic 14), History 350L (Topic: Enlightenment and Revolution), 350L (Topic 81). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 82: Indian Ocean Travel and Trade, 1000-1700. Examines long-distance travel and trade in the Indian Ocean region from approximately 1000 to 1700 AD. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Indian Ocean Travel and Trade, 1000-1700), History 350L (Topic: Indian Ocean Travel and Trade, 1000-1700), 350L (Topic 82).
Topic 83: Writing Violence in History. Examines how historians have approached episodes of violence and will also look outside of the discipline of history to see how psychoanalysts, anthropologists, novelists, and activists have both understood violence and how they represent it in their work. History 350L (Topic: Writing Violence in History) and 350L (Topic 83) may not both be counted.
Topic 84: African Travel Narratives. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340J. Examines histories of Africa and travel through eyewitness accounts. Studies journeys Africans have made within and from the continent alongside accounts of travelers visiting Africa from elsewhere. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340J, 372G (Topic: African Travel Narratives), 372G (Topic 9), History 350L (Topic: African Travel Narratives), 350L (Topic 84). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 85: The Cold War in Five Continents. Examination of the Cold War and the ensuing conflicts around the world (1945-1990). History 350L (Topic: The Cold War in Five Continents) and 350L (Topic 85) may not both be counted.
Topic 86: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 32). Questions the geographical category of Latin America by examining the kinds of trends and forces of the nineteenth century that contributed to its conceptual emergence and to its growing political, economic, and cultural significance on the global stage. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century), 350L (Topic 86), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century), 366 (Topic 32).
Topic 87: Global Environmental History. Explore how human societies and natural environments have shaped each other in world history. History 350L (Topic: Global Environmental History) and 350L (Topic 87) may not both be counted.
Topic 88: Medicine in African History. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340K. An exploration of how communities have confronted disease throughout Africa's history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340K, 372D (Topic: Medicine in African History), 372D (Topic 3), History 350L (Topic: Medicine in African History), 350L (Topic 88). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 89: Poland and the Second World War. Examines the occupation of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union and the ways in which this dual occupation impacted people and their communities. History 350L (Topic: Poland and the Second World War) and 350L (Topic 89) may not both be counted.
Topic 90: Research on the Global Cold War. Engage in original research in international relations during the turbulent era of the Cold War. Focus on one country in Latin America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, or Asia in order to study the relationship between it and the United States during the administration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. History 350L (Topic: Research on the Global Cold War) and 350L (Topic 90) may not both be counted.
Topic 91: History of Money and Corruption. Investigate how financial crises have arisen in the past and to what extent they transpired because of wrongdoing. History 350L (Topic: Hist of Money/Corruption) and 350L (Topic 91) may not both be counted.
Topic 92: Uprising in India-1857. Same as Asian Studies 346I. Examine the problems faced with the uprising of 1857 in India, the most violent and widespread attempt ever made to destroy the British empire in South Asia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346I, 361 (Topic: Uprising in India-1857), 361 (Topic 41), History 350L (Topic: Uprising in India-1857), 350L (Topic 92). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 93: Russian and Soviet Film: Uses of History. Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 28). Explore twentieth-century Russian history through its representation in film. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Rus/Soviet Film: Uses of Hist), 350L (Topic 93), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Rus/Soviet Film: Uses of Hist), 335 (Topic 28). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 94: Women and Wealth in South Asia. Same as Asian Studies 372Q and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 68). Addresses the questions surrounding poverty of South Asian women by combining legal, political and social histories of the subcontinent over four centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Women and Wealth in South Asia), 372 (Topic 47), 372Q, History 350L (Topic: Women and Wealth in South Asia), 350L (Topic 94), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women and Wealth in South Asia), 340 (Topic 68). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 95: Radical Hope and Global Environmental History. Explore the meaning of "radical hope" and how it is related to the environment, climate change, or the Anthropocene. History 350L (Topic: Radical Hope and Global Enviro) and 350L (Topic 95) may not both be counted.
Topic 96: Africa and Indian Ocean World. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 352L and Asian Studies 361P. Explore the connected histories of the geographical regions and economic communities that share the littoral space of the Indian Ocean. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 352L, 374C (Topic: Africa/Indian Ocean World), Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Africa/Indian Ocean World), 361P, History 350L (Topic: Africa/Indian Ocean World), 350L (Topic 96). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 97: Global Commodities: Asia and the World. Same as Asian Studies 361L. Explore the vital role of commodities in Asian history with a particular focus on East and Southeast Asia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Global Commodities: Asia and T), 361L, History 350L (Topic: Global Commodities: Asia and T), 350L (Topic 97). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 350R. Undergraduate Seminar in United States History.
Lectures, discussion, reading, and research on selected topics in the field of United States history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 350L and 350R may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 1: Coastal Communities in Early America. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 62). Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Coastal Commun in Early Amer), 370 (Topic 62), History 350R (Topic 1). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 2: Lyndon Johnson and His Times.
Topic 3: Myth and Construction of American Identity.
Topic 4: Constitutional Issues in the Twentieth-Century United States.
Topic 5: American Cultural History of Alcohol and Drugs. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 1). Study of the American use and perception of drugs, including alcohol, and how they have changed over time. Examines significant shifts in American attitudes toward individualism and social control. American Studies 370 (Topic 1) and History 350R (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Deviance in America: An Alternative History. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 22). Examines movements and individuals outside the conventional mainstream and how they reflect American ideals and dilemmas. American Studies 370 (Topic 22) and History 350R (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Environmental History of North America. Same as American Studies 329 and Urban Studies 328E. The history of humanity's influence on the plants, animals, microlife, soils, water, and air of North America, and vice versa, from the arrival of the proto-Indians to the contemporary environmental crisis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 329, History 350R (Topic 7), Urban Studies 328E, 353 (Topic 5). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 8: Women in Postwar America. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 30) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 37). Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 30), History 350R (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 37).
Topic 9: Animals and American Culture. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 28) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 43). Explores the role of animals in American history, culture, and society. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 28), History 350R (Topic 9), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 43).
Topic 10: Slavery in the United States. African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic 3) and History 350R (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Topic 11: Race and Beauty in American Culture. African and African Diaspora Studies 372C (Topic 2) and History 350R (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Topic 12: History of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351E and American Studies 370 (Topic 58). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351E, 374D (Topic 2), American Studies 370 (Topic: Hist of Black Entrepren in US), 370 (Topic 58), History 350R (Topic 12). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 13: History of Sexuality in America. Same as Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 38). History 350R (Topic 13) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 38) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 14: Gender and Slavery in the United States. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350V and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 31). Examines the gendered experience of chattel slavery in the United States. Includes critical analysis of classic and contemporary texts, films, and songs that focus on slave labor, family, community, sexuality, and the economy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350V, 372C (Topic 4), History 350R (Topic 14), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 31). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 16: Innovation in the United States Economy. Examines creativity in the United States' economy, primarily since 1865. Includes major innovations associated with the evolution of the economy, such as the development of branding and the coming of the computer industry.
Topic 17: Black Women in America. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351G and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 9). Uses primary sources, historical monographs, and essays to provide a chronological and thematic overview of the experiences of black women in America from their African roots to the circumstances they face in the present era. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351G, 374D (Topic 9), History 350R (Topic 17), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 9). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health. Same as Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 3). Explores medical and biological views throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of women and women's health, the social context of those views, the development of medical practices, and the treatment of illness and debility. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Women in Sickness and Health), 350R (Topic 18), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 19: American Popular Culture, 1682-Present. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 35) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 26). Explores the evolution of American popular culture and its relationship to national consolidation, and at times, disunion, over the last 330 years.
Topic 20: History of American Feminism. Same as Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 49). Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: History of American Feminism), 350R (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: History of American Feminism), 345 (Topic 49).
Topic 21: Pluralism in Early America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Pluralism in Early America), 350R (Topic: Pluralism in Early America), 350R (Topic 21).
Topic 22: The History of Islam in the United States. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 61) and Religious Studies 346U. A brief introduction to Islam. Defines the role of Islam and views of Muslims in the early history of the United States, and introduces students to major issues concerning contemporary American Muslims. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 61), History 350R (Topic 22), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 21), Religious Studies 346 (Topic 10), 346U. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 23: Twentieth-Century Native American History. Studies Native American life and culture from the late nineteenth- to the twentieth- century through the use of historical and anthropological texts, autobiographies, documentaries, and fiction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Twentieth-Century Native American History), 350R (Topic: Twentieth-Century Native American History), 350R (Topic 23).
Topic 24: Domestic Slave Trade. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350T. Explores the inner workings of the domestic slave trade from the perspectives of slaveholders, speculators, and the enslaved. Analysis of maps, letters, diaries, newspaper advertisements, and legislation relating to the domestic slave trade. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350T, 374D (Topic 20), History 350R (Topic 24). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 25: Race and Citizenship in United States History. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 48) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 35). Uses primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 370 (Topic 48), History 350R (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 350R (Topic 25), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 374 (Topic 35).
Topic 26: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce. Examines the history of the United States media as both a successful corporate product and as an important tool for the formation of personal and community identity. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce), 350R (Topic: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce), 350R (Topic 26).
Topic 27: Arts and Artifacts in the Americas. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 59). Surveys the changing material culture of the western hemisphere from pre-Columbian times to the beginning of the industrial revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Arts/Artifacts in the Americas), 370 (Topic 59), History 350R (Topic: Arts/Artifacts in the Americas), 350R (Topic 27). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 28: Debating the American Revolution. Examination of the precipitant events and ideas leading up to the American Declaration of Independence through discussions, lectures, and an extended exercise in historical role playing. History 350R (Topic: Debating the American Revolution) and 350R (Topic 28) may not both be counted.
Topic 29: Globalization, Transnationalism, and Internationalism. Addresses the complex role of the United States in the greater scope of international relations in politics, with an emphasis on how political events in the United States reach the African continent in a variety of ways. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374C (Topic 3), History 350R (Topic 29). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 30: History of Teaching American History. Examination and evaluation of the role of the historian and teacher of history today and the changing ideas of how American history has been taught. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: History of Teaching American History), 350R (Topic: History of Teaching American History), 350R (Topic 30).
Topic 31: Irrationality in United States Economic History. Explores new research from psychology, economics, history, and law that finds human beings have acted irrationally in numerous situations. Students will sample historical research from subjects such as marketing, discrimination, labor policies, and public policy. History 350R (Topic: Irrationality in United States Economic History) and 350R (Topic 31) may not both be counted.
Topic 32: America at War. Investigation of major American wars from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: America at War), 350R (Topic: America at War), 350R (Topic 32).
Topic 33: Consuming America. Explores the history of the relationship between the American consumer and the nation's social history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Consuming America), 350R (Topic: Consuming America), 350R (Topic 33).
Topic 35: The Civil Rights Movement from a Comparative Perspective. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350U, American Studies 370 (Topic 60), and Mexican American Studies 364C. Focuses on African American and Mexican American struggles for civil rights. Asian American and Native American movements will also be addressed. Using a comparative approach the student will consider the distinctiveness of each of these struggles while also viewing them in relation to each other. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350U, 374D (Topic: Civil Rts Mov from Comp Persp), 374D (Topic 18), American Studies 370 (Topic: Civil Rts Mov from Comp Persp), 370 (Topic 60), History 350R (Topic 35), Mexican American Studies 364C, 374 (Topic: Civil Rts Mov from Comp Persp). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 37: Refugees in Twentieth-Century United States. Same as Asian American Studies 325K. Explores the history of refugees in the twentieth century, with special attention to the United States and its engagement in the international arena of refugee politics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 325 (Topic 10), 325K, History 350R (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 350R (Topic 37). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 38: Barack Obama and American Democracy. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350N. Focuses on the impact of Barack Obama's watershed presidency on American democracy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350N, 372F (Topic: Obama/American Democracy), History 350R (Topic: Obama/American Democracy), 350R (Topic 38). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 39: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in Context. Examination of the public and private lives of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, their roles in the American Revolution, and the rivalry during Washington's presidency, until Jefferson's election as the third President and Hamilton's death in a duel in 1804. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: Thomas Jefferson and His World), 350R (Topic 15), 350R (Topic 39).
Topic 40: Black Women on Trial. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350F and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 69). Using press coverage of historical and contemporary court cases and trials of women ranging from Angela Davis to Marissa Alexander, explores how media shapes public and popular perceptions of race, class, gender, sexuality, and the law. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350F, 374D (Topic: Black Women on Trial), History 350R (Topic: Black Women on Trial), 350R (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Black Women on Trial), 340 (Topic 69). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 41: Women, Gender, and Black Power. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350G and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 70). Examines the Black Power Movement through the experiences of African American women activists as well as gender and sexuality constructs that prevailed during the second half of the twentieth century Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350G, 374D (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), History 350R (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), 350R (Topic 41), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), 340 (Topic 70). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 42: Terrorism and Insurgency in American History. Investigate terrorism throughout American history through selective case studies and independent research. History 350R (Topic: Terrsm/Insurgncy: Amer Hist) and 350R (Topic 42) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.
Topic 43: Preserving Austin's Queer History. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 69) and Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 21). Explore Austin's queer history since World War II and write on the practice of oral history and LGBTQ oral history in particular. Build the foundation for an ongoing Austin LGBTQ Oral History Project to be housed at the Briscoe Center for American History. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Preserving ATX Queer Hist), 370 (Topic 69), History 350R (Topic 43), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 21). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 351D. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 6). History of Asia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean world from Alexander's expedition to Asia to Rome's defeat of the last of the Hellenistic monarchs at Actium (ca. 334 to 31 BC). Two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 5), 325 (Topic 6), Classical Civilizations 351D, 354D, History 351D, 354D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 351P. History of Religion in America since 1800.
Same as Religious Studies 326. Introduction to the history of religion in the United States of America from the nineteenth century to the present. Focuses on how diverse peoples imagined and transformed the landscape, interacted with one another at different sites, and moved within and across national borders. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 351Q. Slavery and the New Testament.
Same as Classical Civilization 348Q and Religious Studies 353U. Examine slavery in the New Testament. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 348Q, History 351Q, Religious Studies 353U, 361 (Topic: Slavery and New Testament). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 352F. The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 46). Explore the initial decade of the Mexican Revolution, the first of the twentieth-century nationalist social revolutions. Examine the historical antecedents and the political, economic, social, and intellectual elements of the upheaval. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 352F, 352L, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 8), 366 (Topic 46). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 352G. History of Modern Mexico, 1940-present.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 45). Introduction to the history of modern Mexico from the close of the Mexican Revolution (1940) to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 352G, 366N (Topic: Hist Modern Mexico, 1940-Pres), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 45). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 352P. England in the Twentieth Century.
A survey of political, economic, social, and intellectual trends, with emphasis on class relationships. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: England in the Twentieth Century), History 352P, 362G (Topic: England in the Twentieth Century). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 353. The French Revolution and Napoleon.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 363 and European Studies 346 (Topic 25). Analysis of the social, political, and economic origins and outcomes of the French Revolution and Napoleon's empire. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: French Revolution and Napoleon), 346 (Topic 25), Core Texts and Ideas 363, 375 (Topic: French Revolution and Napoleon), History 353. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 354E. Archaic and Classical Greece.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 7) and Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic 7). Survey of Greek history from the emergence of the city-states to the rise of Macedonia. Two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 325 (Topic 4), 325 (Topic 7), Classical Civilizations 354C, Core Texts and Ideas 375 (Topic: Archaic and Classical Greece), 375 (Topic 7), History 354C, 354E. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 354F. The Three French Wars of the Twentieth Century.
Focuses on 20th century France, with an emphasis on three critical conflicts: World War One, World War Two, and the Algerian war. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 354F and 362G (Topic: Three French Wars: 20th Cen) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 354G. France in the Dark Years.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 53) and French Civilization 340D. Explore the Nazi occupation of France and Vichy's collaboration. Consider the devastating fall of the French Republic, the organization of Vichy France, Vichy's complicity in the Holocaust, the ethical complexities of collaboration and resistance, and the ramifications of World War II for the French empire. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 53), French Civilization 340D, History 350L (Topic: France in the Dark Years), 354G. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 354N. France in Modern Times.
The impact of revolution on French political, economic, and social development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 355F. The United States, 1877-1920.
Examines the Gilded Age and Progressive Era to depict the rise of modern America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 355M. The United States, 1920-1941.
Same as American Studies 358. A history of political, economic, diplomatic, military, social, and cultural developments in the United States between the two world wars. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 355N. Main Currents of American Culture to 1865.
Same as American Studies 355. Traces the development of American culture and society from the colonial era until the end of the Civil War. Major themes include racial conflict, religion, slavery, the development of democracy, and cultural reform. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 355P. The United States since 1941.
A history of political, economic, diplomatic, social, and cultural developments in the United States since the nation's entry into World War II. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 355S. United States Constitutional History.
A lecture and discussion course dealing with the history of the development of the American constitutional tradition from colonial times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 355S and 366N (Topic: United States Constitutional History) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 356G. History of the United States West.
Examines the history of the trans-Mississippi West with a special focus on the concepts of conquest, resistance, and region from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. History 356G and 365G (Topic: History of the United States West) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 356K. Main Currents of American Culture since 1865.
Same as American Studies 356. Traces the development of American culture and society from the end of the Civil War to the present. Major themes include racial conflict, pluralism, religion, urban development and reform, modernism, government centralization, cultural radicalism, and the rebirth of conservatism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 356P. The United States in the Civil Rights Era.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351L and American Studies 321 (Topic 9). Examines United States history in the post-World War II era, including how civil rights and other racial issues helped shape the politics, popular culture, and social life of this period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351L, 374D (Topic 17), American Studies 321 (Topic 9), History 356P, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 36). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 356R. America and the Holocaust.
Same as American Studies 321 (Topic 4) and Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic 4), 370 (Topic: America and the Holocaust), History 350L (Topic: America and the Holocaust), 356R, 365G (Topic: America and the Holocaust), Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: America and the Holocaust), 365 (Topic 1), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: America and the Holocaust). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 356S. American Presidency: 1789 to the Present.
Examines the presidency and the individuals who have held it, with an eye toward discovering trends of historical and contemporary interest. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: The History of the American Presidency), 350R (Topic 34: The History of the American Presidency), 356S, 365G (Topic 9: The History of the American Presidency). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 357C. African American History to 1860.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 357C and American Studies 321E. Review of West African origins; New World settlement patterns, social life, and culture; discussion of the Atlantic slave trade, the development of capitalism and plantation slavery, and the origins of racism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 357C, American Studies 321 (Topic: African American History to 1860), 321E, History 357C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 357D. African American History since 1860.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 357D, American Studies 321F, and Urban Studies 327D. Survey of the history of African Americans in the United States from 1860 to the present: Emancipation, Reconstruction politics, migration and urbanization, and the evolution of African American culture; kinds of sources and methods valuable for analyzing African American life and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 357D, American Studies 321 (Topic: African American History since 1860), 321F, History 357D, Urban Studies 327D, 353 (Topic 1). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 357Q. German-American Immigration and Ethnicity.
Same as American Studies 360D and German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362E. Explore German immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present. Examine the motivations for migration; settlement patterns; construction of identity through traditions and festivals; German American's economic, social, and cultural contributions to the United States; and challenges to assimilation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 360D, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: German-Amer Immigratn/Ethn), 362E, History 357Q. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 358C. History Internship.
Restricted to history majors. Apply historical methods in office and organizational workplaces. Utilize research, analytical, writing, and information skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester and 120 fieldwork hours. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
HIS 358M. History of Britain from 1783 through World War I.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 1). Surveys the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of Great Britain from the years preceding the outbreak of the French Revolution to the conclusion of World War I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. European Studies 346 (Topic 1)and History 358M may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 358Q. Supervised Research.
Individual instruction. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359C. African Cities Since 1500.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 341 and Urban Studies 321G. Explore Africa's past through the story of urbanization beginning with an overview of African cities around 1500--a time of increasing human migration and global trade. Assess African cities in the modern period, focusing on the advent of European colonialism in the 1800s and its aftermath. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 341, 374C (Topic: African Cities Since 1500), History 359C, History 366N (Topic: African Cities Since 1500), Urban Studies 321G. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359D. Fashion in Africa.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 341C. Examine fashion history through readings, videos, social media, and textile making to provide an immersive experience in African design history. Address the ways in which textiles are tied to class distinctions and politics, wrapped up in the history of trade (including human trafficking and slavery), mixed into revolutionary struggles and post-independent governance, and inspire haute couture and global fashion trends. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 341C, History 350L (Topic: Fashion in Africa), 359D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359N. History of Africa since 1800.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 359N. Development of sub-Saharan Africa from the end of the slave trade to independence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359P. History of East Africa.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345. A survey of the history of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from prehistoric times to the postindependence era. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359R. History of West Africa.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345C. A history of the West Africa region: the rise and fall of kingdoms, relations with Europe and Asia, the great revolutions of the nineteenth century, colonial administration, decolonization, and the search for economic development and political stability since independence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 359S. Mandela: The Man and His Politics.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340C, 374C (Topic: Mandela: The Man and His Politics), History 359S, 364G (Topic: Mandela: The Man and His Politics). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361C. The World of the Victorians.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 39). Introduction to the main contours of social and cultural British history, both in Britain and in its burgeoning empire. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: The World of the Victorians), 346 (Topic 39), History 361C, 362G (Topic 13). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361D. The Church and the Jews.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 28), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 10), and Religious Studies 357O. Examination of the complex relationship between the Western Church and Jews over two millenia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: The Church and the Jews), 346 (Topic 28), History 361D, 362G (Topic 14), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 9), 357O. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361E. Rebels and Revolutionaries in Russian History and Literature.
Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 20) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 24). Study of fictional and real rebels and revolutionaries across almost a century of Russian literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 20), History 361E, 362G (Topic 15), Russian 356 (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 24). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361F. Berlin.
Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 44), European Studies 347 (Topic 34), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361M, and Urban Studies 326F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Berlin), 323 (Topic 44), European Studies 347 (Topic: Berlin), 347 (Topic 34), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Berlin), 361M, History 361F, 362G (Topic: Berlin), 362G (Topic 17), Urban Studies 326F, 353 (Topic: Berlin), 353 (Topic 7). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361G. The Sacred and the Secular in Modern European Thought.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 332, European Studies 346 (Topic 32), and Religious Studies 357S. Introduces key themes and methodologies of intellectual history and social theory by exploring the dueling approaches to secularization and sacralization in modern European thought. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 332, 335 (Topic: Sacred and Secular in Modern European Thought), 335 (Topic 7), European Studies 346 (Topic: Sacred and Secular in Modern European Thought), 346 (Topic 32), History 361G, 362G (Topic: Sacred and Secular in Modern European Thought), 362G (Topic 19), Religious Studies 357 (Topic: Sacred and Secular in Modern European Thought), 357 (Topic 20), 357S. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361J. Medieval Warfare.
Examine the development of warfare between the late Roman Empire and the early modern world (c. 400-1500), including a brief retrospective on war in the ancient world. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 361J, 362K (Topic: Medieval Warfare), 362K (Topic 1). Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
HIS 361O. Russia's Soul: Spiritual Traditions.
Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 79), Religious Studies 325C, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 33). Explore complex history of Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism in Russia. Examine important worship sites, including monasteries and pilgrimage destinations. Have discussions with Russian scholars of religion and practitioners of different faiths. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 79), History 361O, Religious Studies 325C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 33). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361Q. Cultural Citizenship in the United States and Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 27). An introduction to the history of relations between the United States and Latin America. Designed to prepare each student for a potential experience in Latin America (or with Latino communities in the United States) such as study abroad, research, and/or community engagement. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 361Q, 363K (Topic 1), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 27). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361R. Nazi Culture and Politics.
Same as European Studies 348 (Topic 10), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361V, and Government 368V. Explore fundamental questions about the unique role of culture in modern democracies and dictatorships by taking an overview of culture and politics in the Third Reich. Examine questions about the relationship between political propaganda and modern entertainment, mass media and authoritarianism, political aesthetics and ideology, and the dynamics of oppression, resistance, and consent. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic: Nazi Culture and Politics), 348 (Topic 10), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Nazi Culture and Politics), 361V, Government 365N (Topic: Nazi Culture and Politics), 368V, History 361R, 362G (Topic: Nazi Culture and Politics). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361S. European Espionage 1914-1989.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 32). Examine the development and transformation of espionage, intelligence, and surveillance in Europe from the first World War to the end of the Cold War. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 361S, 362G (Topic: European Espionage 1914-89), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 32). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361T. East European Transnational Worlds to 1914.
Same as Geography 331E and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 38). Examine an overview of major developments in the economic, political, social, cultural, and gender and sexuality fields of East European history before 1914. Explore diplomacy, institutional legacies of war and peace, urban and rural developments and inequalities, spaces of language and religion, race, labor migration, and the arts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 331E, History 361T, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 38). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361U. Geography in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Same as Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 78), Geography 328E, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 37). Explore alternatives to nation-state imaginaries across Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Examine spatial thinking, utopia, dystopia, the history of geosciences, counter-mapping, and the decolonial geopoetics of space. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 78), Geography 328E, History 361U, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 37). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361V. Technology and Society in Modern Eastern Europe and Russia.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 44) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 30). Learn how technologies and social changes shape each other. Use case studies from Eastern Europe and Russia from the Industrial Revolution to the Era of AI. Explore the industrialization of production and consumption, the professionalization of engineering, the emergence of multidivisional industrial enterprises, the relationship between humans and machines, the uses of "cheap nature", and technological utopianism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 44), History 361V, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 30). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 361W. Russia and Ukraine in World History.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 46) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 42). Focus on multicultural history, shared imperial and national spaces, and geopolitics of entangled Russian-Ukrainian relations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 46), History 361W, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Rus and Ukraine in Wrld Hist), 335 (Topic 42). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362C. Vienna: Memory and the City.
Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 41), European Studies 346 (Topic 5), and Urban Studies 322C. Examines the ways in which cultural memory has shaped, and continues to shape, urban life in Vienna, Austria. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 41), European Studies 346 (Topic 5), Geography 356T (Topic: Vienna: Memory and the City), Germanic, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Vienna: Memory and the City), History 362C, 362G (Topic 2), Urban Studies 322C, 354 (Topic 7). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362E. Early Western Colonialism.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 15). An examination of the phenomenon of colonialism, with an emphasis on the European expansion across the globe that began at the end of the western Middle Ages and continued throughout the early modern period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Early Western Colonialism), 346 (Topic 15), History 362E, 362G (Topic: Early Western Colonialism), 362G (Topic 5). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362F. The First World War.
Examine the tensions and conflicts between 1914 and 1918 that set the stage for the violent twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 362F, 362G (Topic: First World War), 362G (Topic 6). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362I. Living a Catastrophe: Chernobyl.
Same as European Studies 347 (Topic 57) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 2). Examine different ways of narrating the Chernobyl disaster and general disasters through history, environmental history, sociology, art, film, fiction, and science. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic 57), History 362I, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Living a Catastro/Chernobyl), 325 (Topic 2). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362O. Cold War Eastern Europe.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 45) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 39). Discover the primary historical developments of the post-war period in Eastern Europe from the imposition of communism in 1945 until its collapse in 1989. Explore political, economic, and cultural transformations of the Cold War. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 45), History 362O, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 39). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362P. Spinoza and Modernity.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 321F, European Studies 346 (Topic 21), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 9), and Religious Studies 357M. Introduction to the core of Spinoza's writings and the diverse reactions they have elicited. Examines Spinoza's refusal of mind-body dualism, as well as a transcendent god or ideal as a way of understanding Spinoza's concepts and ideas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 321F, European Studies 346 (Topic 21), 347 (Topic: Spinoza and Modernity), History 362P, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 9), Philosophy 354 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 8), 357M. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362Q. Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 16) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 16). Examines the major political, social, and cultural events that shaped Eastern European society in the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 16), History 362G (Topic 7), 362Q, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 16). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362R. Jews of Eastern Europe.
Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 357E, and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 23). Explores the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 362G (Topic 8), 362R, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 7), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 13), 357E. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362S. Southeast Europe in the Twentieth Century.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 18), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 8), and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 18). Explores the key events and developments of Southeastern Europe, the region commonly referred to as the Balkans, in the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 18), History 362G (Topic 9), 362S, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 8), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 18). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362T. Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 8), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic 3), and Religious Studies 357F. Explores the theologies, politics, and personal identities that emerged and passed away in this era. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Czech 324 (Topic 4), European Studies 346 (Topic 8), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic 3), History 362G (Topic 12), 362T, Religious Studies 357 (Topic 12), 357F, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic 28). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362U. Environmental History of Eastern Europe.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 43) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 29). Explore and relate commodification of nature, the climate crisis, and preserving biodiversity from the past and present. Investigate how human societies have changed their environments and how the environment has influenced the courses of societies through case studies from the ecological impact of the Teutonic Crusades to nuclear waste management in Chernobyl. Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 43), History 362U, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Envir Hist: Cent E Euro/Rus), 335 (Topic 29). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 362V. War and Genocide: The Holocaust.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 55), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 27), and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 44). Examine the Holocaust as part of Nazi Germany's quest to build a new racial order. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 17), 346 (Topic 55), History 362D, 362G (Topic 3), 362V, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 6), 364 (Topic 27), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 17), 335 (topic 44). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363C. Argentina: Populism and Insurrection.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 28). An overview of principal trends and issues in Argentine history from independence to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363C, 363K (Topic 2), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 28). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363D. Religion, Conquest, and Conversion in Colonial Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 29) and Religious Studies 368F. Focuses on the histories of the Catholic Church and religious devotion in colonial Latin America between 1521 and 1821. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363D, 363K (Topic 3), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 29), Religious Studies 368 (Topic 4), 368F. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363E. Mapping Latin America.
Same as Geography 343E and Latin American Studies 330 (Topic 4). Discuss the role of maps in the creation of Latin America as a specific sort of place. As such, allows familiarity with a broad overview of Latin American history from Pre-Columbian civilizations to the modern period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 343E, 356T (Topic: Mapping Latin America), 356T (Topic 12), History 363E, 363K (Topic: Mapping Latin America), 363K (Topic 4), Latin American Studies 330 (Topic: Mapping Latin America), 330 (Topic 4). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363F. The Bible in the Colonial Americas.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 355, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 34), and Religious Studies 366C. Varied perspectives on the central role played by the Old Testament in the construction of colonial cultures in the Americas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 355, 375 (Topic 6), History 363F, 363K (Topic 5), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 34), Religious Studies 366 (Topic 3), 366C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363J. Life and Politics in Contemporary Mexico.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 39). Examine an overview of life and politics in contemporary Mexico. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363J, 363K (Topic: Life/Politics Contemp Mexico), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Life/Politics Contemp Mexico), 366 (Topic 39). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 363T. Latin America in the Sixties.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 38). Explore the impact of the Cuban revolution in Latin American politics, gender roles, and women's participation in public life during the sixties. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), 363T, 366N (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Latin America in the Sixties), 366 (Topic 38). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364C. History of Hindu Religious Traditions.
Same as Anthropology 322N, Asian Studies 340D, and Religious Studies 321. History of major doctrines, practices, and institutions that shaped the development of Hinduism; how religions adapt to social and cultural change and often provide the catalyst for change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322N, 324L (Topic 23), Asian Studies 340 (Topic 4), 340D, History 364C, 364G (Topic 1), Religious Studies 321. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364D. Prophet of Islam: His Life and Times.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 8) and Religious Studies 325. A detailed study of the prophet Muhammad's life and message, and of the means by which his life was recorded and popularized. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 2), 364D, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 325. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364E. The Dead Sea Scrolls.
Same as Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 1), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 23), and Religious Studies 353D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 1), History 364G (Topic 3), 364E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 4), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic 17), Middle Easterm Studies 342 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 353D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364F. African History in Films and Photographs.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340F and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 73). Explore the social, economic, and political challenges of the past fifty years of Africa's history through an examination of several popular films. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340F, 372G (Topic 32), History 364F, 364G (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: African History in Films and Photographs), 340 (Topic 73). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364I. Major Islamic Texts.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 72) and Religious Studies 342C. Introduction to key religious, philosophical, and political ideas from part of the Islamicate world through sustained readings of core texts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364I, Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Major Islamic Texts), 342 (Topic 72), Religious Studies 342C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364J. African Women's History.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340E and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 32). Major themes include politics, economics, religion, the family, culture, technology, feminism, colonialism, nationalism, and development in relation to the lives of African women. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340E, 372G (Topic: African Women's History), 372G (Topic 6), History 364G (Topic: African Women's History), 364G (Topic 5), 364J, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: African Women's History), 340 (Topic 32). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364O. Culture and Crisis in Contemporary Japan.
Same as Asian Studies 379 (Topic 16). Explore the cultural history of Japan from the 1980s to the present, with particular attention paid to economic and ecological issues represented in literature, film, and visual culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Cultr/Crisis in Contemp Jpn), 379 (Topic 16), History 364O. Prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.
HIS 364P. Apartheid: South African History.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 340D and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 42). A study of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of South Africa to contextualize the rise of apartheid. Primarily focuses on the period since 1948 from the perspectives of women, children, and men of all racial backgrounds who lived through that particular period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340D, 374C (Topic: Apartheid: South African History), 374C (Topic 6), History 364G (Topic: Apartheid: South African History), 364G (Topic 6), 364P, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Apartheid: South African History), 340 (Topic 42). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364Q. French Empire: The West and Islam.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22) and Religious Studies 358F. The development of regions within the Mediterranean, variously called the West and East or Europe and Islam, with an emphasis on the role of modern France and France's Mediterranean empire. Three lecture hours for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 7), 364Q, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 16), 358F. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364R. Modernization in East Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 356C. Examines the different historical experiences of mainland China and Taiwan in the context of the East Asian model of development. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 356C, 361 (Topic 34), History 364G (Topic 8), 364R. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 364S. Black Slavery in the Atlantic.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351V, American Studies 344F, and French Civilization 344. Examine the history of slavery in the Atlantic from 1450 to 1865. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351V, American Studies 344F, French Civilization 341 (Topic: Black Slavery in Atlantic), 344, History 364S. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 365G. Topics in United States History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 1: United States Catholic History. Same as American Studies 327D, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 37), and Religious Studies 346F. Examine how Catholicism and national identity work for Catholics in the United States, with an emphasis on Catholic women and Latino/as. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 327 (Topic 4), 327D, History 365G (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 346 (Topic 5), 346F. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Popular Music in the United States. Same as American Studies 325C. Traces the history of popular music in the United States and its influence on American politics, economics, and culture from the 1880s to present day. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Popular Music in the US), 325C, History 365G (Topic: Popular Music in the US), 365G (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: United States Economic History since 1880. The history of American capitalism from 1865 to 2000; examines innovation, economic rights, and the role of the state. History 365G (Topic: United States Economic History since 1880) and 365G (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: The Vietnam Wars. Same as American Studies 321 (Topic 11). Introduction to the complex and controversial history of the wars fought in Vietnam from 1941 to the 1980s. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Vietnam Wars), 321 (Topic 11), Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Vietnam Wars), History 365G (Topic: Vietnam Wars), 365G (Topic 4).
Topic 5: Science, Ethics, and Society. Explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on humans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. History 365G (Topic: Science, Ethics, and Society) and 365G (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Antebellum Slavery. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351K and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 33). Examination of slavery at its maturity during the nineteenth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351K, 374D (Topic 16), History 365G (Topic 6), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 33). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 8: Women and Social Movements in the Twentieth-Century United States. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351C, American Studies 321 (Topic 10), and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 53). Examines women's participation in well-known and lesser-known social movements during the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351C, 372C (Topic: Women and Socl Mvmnts in US), 372C (Topic 7), American Studies 321 (Topic 10), History 365G (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 53). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 10: Twentieth-Century United States Lesbian and Gay History. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 49) and Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 18). Examines classic texts and recent and varied writings on LGBT history, focused on experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped modern LGBT identities. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: United States Lesbian and Gay History, Twentieth Century), 370 (Topic 49), History 365G (Topic: United States Lesbian and Gay History, Twentieth Century), 365G (Topic 10), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 18), 340 (Topic: United States Lesbian and Gay History, Twentieth Century).
Topic 11: History of the Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States. Same as Asian American Studies 325G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 8), 325G, History 365G (Topic 11). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 12: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland. Same as Mexican American Studies 364. Introduction to the history of the United States and Mexico border region. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland), 365G (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 364, 374 (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 13: Race, Law, and United States Society. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 360 and American Studies 370 (Topic 5). Examines the intersection of racial ideology and legal culture in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360, 372F (Topic: Race, Law, and US Society), American Studies 370 (Topic: Race, Law, and US Society), 370 (Topic 5), History 365G (Topic: Race, Law, and US Society), 365G (Topic 13). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 14: South Asian Migration to the United States. Same as Asian American Studies 325J, Asian Studies 372P, and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 35). Examines the South Asian diaspora in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 325 (Topic 9), 325J, Asian Studies 372 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 372 (Topic 43), 372P, History 365G (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 365G (Topic 14), Women and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 340 (Topic 35). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 15: United States Military History. Explore the use of "authorized violence" and "unauthorized violence" by the U.S. military and examine how both types of violence have changed American history since initial colonization. History 365G (Topic: United States Military History) and 365G (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Topic 16: Unbelief in America. Same as Religious Studies 346I. Examine the history of unbelief and the role that it has played in US history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Unbelief in America), 365G (Topic: Unbelief in America), 365G (Topic 16), Religious Studies 346 (Topic: Unbelief in America), 346I. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 17: Mexican American Studies at UT. Same as American Studies 322D and Mexican American Studies 320I. Trace the origins and development of Mexican American Studies at the national, regional, and local levels. Collaborate to help preserve and recognize the significance of Mexican American Studies at the University in historical and contemporary contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 322D, History 365G (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 365G (Topic 17), Mexican American Studies 320I, 374 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 18: The History, Politics, and Future of American Higher Education. Explore seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American higher education. History 365G (Topic: History of Amer Higher Ed) and 365G (Topic 18) may not both be counted.
Topic 19: Museums: Past, Present, and Future. Examine the history, varieties, and philosophies of museums. History 365G (Topic: Museums:Past/Present/Future) and 365G (Topic 19) may not both be counted.
Topic 20: Native American Women's History. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 75), Mexican American Studies 320G, and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 98). Investigate the histories of Native American women to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, indigenous peoples, women, Chican@/xs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Contemplate how many understandings that center colonization, settler colonialism, genocide, race, and environmentalism are essential to examining Native American women's history. Explore the stories, struggles, and ideas of community-building, sovereignty, and liberation as integral to their genders and sexualities as Native American, Indian, First Nations, indigenous, and red and brown women. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 75), History 365G (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), 365G (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 320G, 374 (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 98). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 21: Power and Place: Making Texas History. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, Mexican American Studies 320C, and Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 320C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, 370 (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), History 365G (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), 365G (Topic 21), Mexican American Studies 320C, Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 320C. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 23: La Causa, The Farmworker Movement. Same as Mexican American Studies 364L. Examine the twentieth-century expansion of commercial agriculture and concomitant labor organizing struggles waged by agricultural workers in the United States, including Arkansas, California, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Explore the role of the United Farm Workers of America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt), 365G (Topic 23), Mexican American Studies 364L, 374 (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 24: The United States and the United Kingdom: The Transatlantic Alliance. Explore the diplomatic and military history of the United States and Great Britain and how the two nations have interacted and shaped each other's national security policies and visions of a liberal international order. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: US/Britain/Global Order), 365G (Topic 22), 365G (Topic 24)
Topic 25: Black Women and Mass Incarceration. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 360Q, American Studies 365G, and Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 2). Examine the history of Black women and mass incarceration in America. Explore how race, class, and gender have historically influenced the production of crime and unfair criminal justice policies. Investigate why mass incarceration matters, what its historical legacy is, and how it impacts Black women today. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360Q, American Studies 365G, History 365G (Topic: Black Womn/Mass Incarceration), 365G (Topic 25), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 26: Slavery and Its Legacies. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 351Q, American Studies 366G, and Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 3). Explore how slavery has evolved in the United States since the end of the Civil War. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351Q, American Studies 366G, History 365G (Topic: Slavery and Its Legacies), 365G (Topic 26), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 366D. Jews: Nation or People.
Same as Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 16) and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366D, 366N (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 364 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 343 (Topic 16). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
HIS 366E. Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 35), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 17), and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 17). Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 346 (Topic 35), History 366E, 366N (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 364 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 343 (Topic 17). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 366F. Politics of Food in Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 40). Examine food production, food consumption, and socio-cultural identities in Latin America through comparative and multidisciplinary research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Politics of Food in Latin Amer), 366F, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Politics of Food in Latin Amer), 366 (Topic 40). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 366N. Topics in History.
Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 15: Anti-Semitism. Same as Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 13) and Sociology 321S. Surveys trends in Judeophobia/anti-Semitism over 2,500 years in both Christian and non-Christian societies. Designed to use anti-Semitism as way to explore more general ideas in social theory such as boundary making; models of racial, ethnic, and cultural conflict; and the role of intellectual and scientific elites. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: Anti-Semitism), 366N (Topic 15), Jewish Studies 365 (Topic: Anti-Semitism), 365 (Topic 13), Sociology 321K (Topic: Anti-Semitism), 321S. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 17: British History, Literature, and Politics. Same as Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic 19). Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts. Reading course in history, literature, and politics, and as a class in professional writing. Examines not only the literature, history, and politics of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, but also the interaction of British and other societies throughout the world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: British History, Literature and Politics), 366N (Topic 17), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: British History, Literature and Politics), 350 (Topic 19), Tutorial Course 325 (Topic: British History, Literature and Politics). Additional prerequisite: Grade point average of at least 3.50.
Topic 18: Global History of Disease. Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 350R. Introduction to major themes in the history of medicine through the lens of disease. To be considered are the roles governments, medical practitioners, and patients play in the social construction of disease and health. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350R, 372D (Topic: Global History of Disease), History 366N (Topic: Global History of Disease), 366N (Topic 18). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 366P. Sexuality and Gender in Latin America.
Same as Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 41) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 91). Explore gender as a broad analytical tool to understand key problems concerning social organization, power relations, and inequality in contemporary Latin America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 363K (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366N (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366P, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 366 (Topic 41), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Sexuality/Gender in Latin Amer), 340 (Topic 91). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 366Q. Newton's Principia.
Same as Core Texts and Ideas 371N. Examine key sections of Newton's Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 371N, 375 (Topic: Newton's Principia), History 366Q, 366N (Topic: Newton's Principia). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 367C. Business and Society in South Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 347C. Examine the long history of commerce and enterprise in the Indian sub-continent up to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 347C, 361 (Topic 46), History 364G (Topic 12), 367C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 367D. Gender and Modern India.
Same as Asian Studies 346G and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 75). Examine gender and the shifting nature of modernity between precolonial and colonial periods in the Indian subcontinent. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346G, 361 (Topic 44), History 364G (Topic 13), 367D, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Gender and Modern India), 340 (Topic 75). Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
HIS 367E. History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 7) and Religious Studies 358P. Survey of the Hajj, Islam's major pilgrimage to Mecca and the nearby Holy Places. It will examine the Islamic pilgrimage from its beginnings in the seventh century C.E. through today. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj), 364G (Topic 14), 367E, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 343 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 358 (Topic 24), 358P. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 367F. Slavery and South Asian History.
Same as Asian Studies 346K. Examine the presence of slavery in the subcontinent in the third century BCE to the twentieth century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346K, 361 (Topic 43), History 364G (Topic 16), 367F. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 367J. Partition of India in History and Memory.
Same as Asian Studies 346E and Government 367C. Discover the experiences and memories of many different groups affected by the Partition of British India in 1947 while tracing the effects of the Partition until the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 346E, 361 (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit), 379 (Topic 15), Government 367C, History 350L (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit), 350L (Topic 98), 367J, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit). Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
HIS 367Q. History of Food and Healing in China and Taiwan.
Same as Asian Studies 361D. Explore the cultural, historical, philosophical, social, and scientific background against which the connection between food and healing has evolved through Chinese history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Hist Food/Heal China Taiwan), 361D, History 364G (Topic: Hist Food/Heal China Taiwan), 367Q. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 367S. Islam in the Early Modern World: Religion and Culture.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 20) and Religious Studies 359D. Examine a history of the religious and cultural development across the Islamic world between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, stemming from the rise of the Mongols and the end of the caliphate. Explore the early modern Muslim empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 367S, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 373 (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 343 (Topic 20), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 22), 359D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 368C. Piracy in East Asia.
Same as Asian Studies 341C. Examine how pirates helped bind East Asia together into an integrated zone of economic and cultural exchange. Explore how they formed the leading edge of early modern globalization and linking diverse economies and societies together. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 341C, History 350L (topic: Piracy in East Asia), 368C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 368D. Banned in Japan: Censored Art.
Same as Asian Studies 351C. Focus on banned works of literature, painting, photography, film, and manga that encountered censorship in Japan from the early eighteenth century to today. Explore the censored texts in-depth alongside the sociopolitical contexts of their banning in order to understand how censorship worked historically and to help us consider how it works in our own time and place. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 351C, 361 (Topic: Banned in Japan), History 368D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 368S. The Age of the Samurai.
Same as Asian Studies 361Q. Explore the history of Japan via an examination of the complex and ever-changing figure of the samurai. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361Q, 372 (Topic: The Age of the Samurai), History 364G (Topic: The Age of the Samurai), 368S. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 369Q. Black Lives in the Archives.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 352J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 352J, 374E (Topic: Black Lives in the Archives), History 366N (Topic: Topic: Black Lives in the Archives), 369Q. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 371Q. Nationalisms in the Caribbean.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345I and Latin American Studies 366C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345I, 374E (Topic: Nationalism in Caribbean), History 363K (Topic: Nationalism in Caribbean), 371Q, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Nationalism in Caribbean), 366C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 372L. Proseminar in Historical Source Readings.
Individual instruction in reading history and historiography. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental advising office.
HIS 372M. Proseminar in Historical Writing.
Individual instruction in historical research and writing. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental advising office.
HIS 372Q. Race, Rebellion and Revolution in the Caribbean.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345J and Latin American Studies 366D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345J, 374E (Topic: Race/Rebellion/Rev Caribbean), History 363K (Topic: Race/Rebellion/Rev Caribbean), 372Q, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Race/Rebellion/Rev Caribbean), 366D. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 374C. Race and Migration: The Mediterranean.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 360P, American Studies 347R, and Italian Civilization 347R. Examine the history of migration within and from the Mediterranean area. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360P, American Studies 347R, History 374C, Italian Civilization 347R. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 374Q. Race Against Empire: Americas.
Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 345K and Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345K, 374E (Topic: Race Against Empire: Amers), History 366N (Topic: Race Against Empire: Americas), 374Q, Latin American Studies 366 (Topic: Race Against Empire: Amers), 366 (Topic 44). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 375D. Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492.
Same as Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 4) and Religious Studies 345. An introduction to the impact of Islam on Spain and North Africa, with emphasis on social, economic, and cultural development. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), History 375D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 345, 363 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 375K. Tudor England, 1485-1603.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 37). Exploration of the most important political, religious, social, economic, and intellectual changes that occurred in England between the accession of Henry VII and the death of Elizabeth I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Tudor England, 1485-1603), 346 (Topic 37), History 375K. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 375L. Stuart England, 1603-1689.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 36). Topical lecture course focusing on the most significant political, religious, social, economic, and cultural developments in seventeenth-century England. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Stuart England, 1603-1689), 346 (Topic 36), History 375L. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 375M. Modern Spain, 1800 to the Present.
Political, social, and economic changes in the nineteenth century: the Second Republic; the Spanish Civil War; the Franco Era and the transition to democracy after 1975. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 375N. History of Britain, 1500-1700.
Same as European Studies 346 (Topic 54). Explore how the archipelago of islands that make up the nations of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland underwent a series of dramatic transformations in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Focus on politics, religious upheaval, and the beginnings of "British empire," a phrase first coined in this period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 54), History 366N (Topic: History of Britain, 1500-1700), 375N. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
HIS 376F. The United States and the Second World War.
Restricted to students in the Normandy Scholars Program. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, and approximately three weeks of study in France.
HIS 376G. Hitler, Nazism, and World War II.
Same as Liberal Arts Honors 351W. Restricted to students in the Normandy Scholars Program. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, and approximately three weeks of study in France. Only one of the following may be counted: History 376G, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Hitler, Nazism, & World War II), 351W. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50.
HIS 378W. Capstone in History.
Pursue in-depth the research interests and skills developed in other history classes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: History 320W (or 318W) and twelve semester hours of coursework in history.
HIS 679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
An individual instruction course to provide training in the methods and teaching of historical research and writing. The equivalent of three semester hours a week for two semesters. May not be included in the thirty semester hours of coursework required for the major. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing and admission to the History Honors Program; for 679HB, History 679HA.
Graduate Courses
HIS 380K. History of Science.
Topics cover scientific development since ancient times, including the scientific revolution, 1500-1800; the development of specific scientific disciplines; and the relationship between science and social change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 380L. Topics in European Imperialism.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 1: European Imperialism: British Empire. Same as Asian Studies 391 (Topic 3) and Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 12). Study of the British empire in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 3), History 380L (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 12). Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
HIS 381. Topics in World History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 381J. Research Seminar in World History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 382H. Research Seminar in the History of East and South Asia.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 382J. Research Seminar in African History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
HIS 382L. Topics in African History.
Seminar on selected topics on precolonial African societies and African societies since 1875. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 382N. Topics in the History of East and South Asia.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; some topics also require consent of instructor.
Topic 1: Social and Religious Reform in Modern India. Same as Asian Studies 384 (Topic 5: Social and Religious Reform in Modern India). Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 384 (Topic 5), History 382N (Topic 1), Religious Studies 394T (Topic: Social and Religious Reform in Modern India).
Topic 2: Women in Islamic Societies. Same as Asian Studies 391 (Topic 7: Women in Islamic Societies) and Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 7: Women in Islamic Societies). Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 7), History 382N (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 7).
Topic 4: Communalism in Colonial India. Same as Asian Studies 384 (Topic 2: Communalism in Colonial India).
HIS 382Q. Introductory Conference Course in African History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 382R. Introductory Conference Course in Asian History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 382S. Introductory Conference Course in Middle Eastern History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 382T. Introductory Conference Course in European History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 382U. Introductory Conference Course in American History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 382V. Introductory Conference Course in Latin American History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 383. Seminar in Modern European History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 383C. Literature of European History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Required of all entering graduate students in European history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Topic 1: Literature of European History: The Medieval Period.
Topic 2: Literature of European History: The Early Modern Period.
Topic 3: Literature of European History: The Modern Period.
HIS 383D. Communism in Eastern Europe.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 387 (Topic 3). Explore the complicated nature of communist rule in Eastern Europe in its many forms, from Poland in the North to Yugoslavia in the South. Examine the variety of lived experiences of citizens of Eastern Europe, from the imposition of communism in the region after World War II to the collapse of the system in 1989. Discuss the most recent scholarship on the region that ties regional developments to the broader Cold War context, and covers issues ranging from state-society dynamics, to religion, consumer culture, urban change, and collectivization. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 383J (Topic: Communism/ Eastern Europe), 383D, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 385 (Topic: Communism/ Eastern Europe), 387 (Topic: 3). Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
HIS 383J. Research Seminar in Modern European History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 383L. Seminar in General Economic History.
Same as Economics 383K. A historical study of economic development and economic policy. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in economics or related history or government, and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in social science or business.
HIS 383M. Studies in the Atlantic Worlds.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 384K. Seminar in British History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 384M. Seminar in Tudor-Stuart History.
Reading and research in the history of England under the Tudors and Stuarts, 1485-1689. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 385P. Topics in Public and Digital History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 386K. Seminar in Latin American History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese, and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 386L. Research Seminar in Latin American History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese, and consent of the graduate adviser; some topics also require consent of instructor.
HIS 386S. Stalinism: Ideology and Culture.
Same as Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic 5). Examine Stalinism as a complex historical, ideological, and cultural phenomenon that crucially shaped Russia's destiny from the twentieth century to the present moment. Consider this phenomenon beyond popular stereotypes (blood-thirsty tyrant; miserable and terrorized population; total propaganda; etc). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: History 386S, Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Stalinism: Ideology & Culture), 386 (Topic 5). Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
HIS 387J. Research Seminar in Early Modern Europe.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 387M. Studies in Early Modern Europe.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 388J. Research Seminar in Middle Eastern History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 388K. Seminar in Middle Eastern History.
Development of Middle Eastern history since the beginning of modern times. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; some topics also require consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Intellectual History of Indo-Iranian Islam. Same as Asian Studies 390 (Topic 6), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 37), and Religious Studies 394T (Topic 2). Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 390 (Topic 6), History 388K (Topic 2), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 394T (Topic: Intel Hist of Indo-Iran Islam), 394T (Topic 2).
HIS 388M. Problems and Methods of Historical Demography.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 389. Research Seminar in United States History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 391C. Conference Course.
Designed to expand the graduate student's opportunity for individual consultation. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor; consent forms are available in the departmental graduate advising office.
HIS 392. Seminar in United States History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser; some topics also require consent of instructor.
HIS 393L. Qualifying Examination.
Preparation for qualifying examinations. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 394H. Introduction to Historical Inquiry.
Introduction to a variety of theoretical, methodological, or historiographical approaches to the past. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 395. Seminar in Bibliography and Methods.
A seminar to acquaint the advanced student with the nature and extent of materials for study and writing in United States history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 397K. Literature of United States History.
Survey of historical writing and historiography from colonial times to the present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Required of all entering graduate students in United States history. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Topic 1: Literature of United States History Before 1865. Survey of historical writing and historiography to 1865. Designed to introduce students to the field of early American history.
Topic 2: Literature of United States History Since 1865. Examines trends in American historiography from 1865 to the present.
HIS 397L. Medieval History.
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser; some topics also require consent of instructor.
HIS 698. Thesis.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in history and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, History 698A.
HIS 398R. Master's Report.
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in history and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 398T. Supervised Teaching in History.
Weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
HIS 399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.