Topic 1: History of Britain from 1783 through World War I. 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. European Studies 346 (Topic 1)and History 358M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 358M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Great Discoveries in Archaeology. The stories, myths, and people behind some of the great archaeological discoveries. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Great Discoveries in Archaeology), Anthropology 326F, European Studies 346 (Topic 2). Same as: ANT 326F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: 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. Same as: HIS 343W, WGS 345.29 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: 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), 344T, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 13). Same as: HIS 344T, WGS 340.13

Topic 5: Vienna: Memory and the City. Examines the ways in which cultural memory has shaped, and continues to shape, urban life in Vienna, Austria. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Sport and English Society. Uses the context of sport to explore the internal divisions around class and region that are central to understanding English identity, particularly the tensions between "the north" and "the south," as well as to discover the origins of American sports such as football and baseball. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Sport and English Society), 346 (Topic 6), Kinesiology 350, Sociology 321K (Topic: Sport and English Society), 323M. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Taught in Leeds, England. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Maymester Abroad Program; contact the University's Study Abroad Office for permission to register for this class.

Topic 7: Globalization. A sociological analysis of the interrelated economic, political, and cultural aspects of globalization. Examines the consequences of globalization for nations around the world and for groups within these nations. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Globalization), 346 (Topic 7), Sociology 321K (Topic: Globalization), 340C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 340C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Heretics and Freedom Fighters, 1350-1650. Explores the theologies, politics, and personal identities that emerged and passed away in this era. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 360.3, HIS 362T, R S 357F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Northern Lands and Cultures. Develops geographical understanding of the Circumpolar region of the North, an ancient human habitat, home to distinct millennia-old civilizations. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 346 (Topic 9), Geography 356T (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 356T (Topic 4), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic: Northern Lands and Cultures), 345 (Topic 6). Same as: GRG 356T.4, REE 345.6 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Women and the Holocaust. Introduction to both the history of Jewish and German women during World War II and the Holocaust, and to women's narratives and self-representations of this period. Historical sources, memoirs, films, and interviews will be used as source material. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 19), 324I, European Studies 346 (Topic 10), 346D, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 341F, Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 11), 363F, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 50), 346K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: The Spanish Inquisition. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 350L.77, J S 364.5, R S 357L Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: World War II in Eastern Europe. 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 12), History 350L (Topic 79), 361I, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 19). Same as: HIS 361I, J S 364.11, REE 335.19 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Creation. Explores the writings of premodern authors as related to creation and early developments in western theology, science, and philosophy. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 13), History 350L (Topic 80), Religious Studies 373 (Topic 5), 373F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Enlightenment and Revolution. 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). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: Early Western Colonialism. 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. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Examines the major political, social, and cultural events that shaped Eastern European society in the twentieth century. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362Q, REE 335.16 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: Introduction to the Holocaust. Examines the mass killing of Jews and other victims in the context of Nazi Germany's quest for race and space during World War II. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 346 (Topic 17), History 362D, 362G (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 362G (Topic 3), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 364 (Topic 6), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 335 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: Southeast Europe in the Twentieth Century. Explores the key events and developments of Southeastern Europe, the region commonly referred to as the Balkans, in the twentieth century. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362S, J S 364.8, REE 335.18 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: Regions and Cultures of Europe. Spatial patterns in Europe, with emphasis on cultural, historical, and political geography. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Regions and Cultures of Europe), 346 (Topic 19), Geography 326, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 2). Same as: GRG 326, REE 345.2 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Protest, Revolt, and Revolution in West Germany. Explores pivotal political and cultural movements in post-1945 West Germany, including the student movement, terrorism, feminism, the Green movement, and the anti-nuclear movement. Students engage with a wide array of primary and secondary sources ranging from literature and films to essays, newspaper articles, and speeches in order to examine the roots and results of protest, revolt, and revolution during this period of German history. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Protest, Revolt, and Revolution in Postwar Germany), 346 (Topic 20), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Protest, Revolt, and Revolution in Postwar Germany), 361J, Germanic Civilization 360E (Topic: Protest, Revolt, and Revolution in Postwar Germany). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Spinoza and Modernity. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 321F, HIS 362P, J S 364.9, R S 357M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: German Nationalisms. History of diverse views and movements regarding German national identity within their respective contexts, 1800-present. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 22), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361K, Government 365N (Topic 6), 365N (Topic 19), 368T, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 20). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 368T, GSD 361K, REE 335.20 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Holocaust Aftereffects. Explores the historical, political, psychological, theological, and cultural fallout of the Holocaust, as well as literary and cinematic responses in Europe and the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 40), European Studies 346 (Topic 23), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic 1), Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 14), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Holocaust Aftereffects), 351Q, Religious Studies 357 (Topic 18), 357V, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Holocaust Aftereffects), 340 (Topic 66). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.40, GSD 360.1, J S 365.14, R S 357V, WGS 340.66 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Europe since 1919. Survey course emphasizing the impact of the two world wars on European social, political, and cultural life in the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Europe since 1919), 346 (Topic 24), History 323L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 323L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: The French Revolution and Napoleon. Analysis of the social, political, and economic origins and outcomes of the French Revolution and Napoleon's empire. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 363, HIS 353 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: History of Britain from the Restoration to 1783. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 334J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Italian Renaissance, 1350-1550. Survey of political, socioeconomic, religious, and intellectual trends during the Italian Renaissance. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 343G, R S 356C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: The Church and the Jews. Examination of the complex relationship between the Western Church and Jews over two millenia. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361D, J S 364.10, R S 357O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 346 (Topic 29), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 323 (Topic 42), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 361L, Jewish Studies 361 (Topic: Anti-Semitism in History and Literature), 364 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.42, GSD 361L, J S 364.1 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Marx and Marxist Theory. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 32: The Sacred and the Secular in Modern European Thought. Introduces key themes and methodologies of intellectual history and social theory by exploring the dueling approaches to secularization and sacralization in modern European thought. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: CTI 332, HIS 361G, R S 357S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 33: European Immigration to Texas in the Nineteenth Century. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: European Immigration to Texas in the Nineteenth Century), 321K, European Studies 346 (Topic: European Immigration to Texas in the Nineteenth Century), 346 (Topic 33), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: European Immigration to Texas in the Nineteenth Century), 361S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 321K, GSD 361S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 34: German Scholars: US Exile. Examine the migration of established European intellectuals into the US, due to the Second World War. Explore how they worked against their persecutors for their own cultural heritage and to influence US intellectual life. Investigate the ethical dilemmas faced in transplanting their lives and projects into new contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: German Scholars: US Exile), 321L, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: German Scholars: US Exile), 323 (Topic 56), European Studies 346 (Topic: German Scholars: US Exile), 346 (Topic 34), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: German Scholars: US Exile), 361Q, Philosophy 334Q, 354 (Topic: German Scholars: US Exile). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 321L, GSD 361Q, PHL 334Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 35: Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust. Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366E, J S 364.17, MES 343.17 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 36: Stuart England, 1603-1689. Topical lecture course focusing on the most significant political, religious, social, economic, and cultural developments in seventeenth-century England. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Stuart England, 1603-1689), 346 (Topic 36), History 375L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 375L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 37: Tudor England, 1485-1603. 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. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Tudor England, 1485-1603), 346 (Topic 37), History 375K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 375K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: The Crusades. 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. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AHC 330.5, HIS 344S, R S 375S.8 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing

Topic 39: The World of the Victorians. Introduction to the main contours of social and cultural British history, both in Britain and in its burgeoning empire. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 40: Twelfth-Century Renaissance: 1050-1200. An examination of social, cultural, and intellectual developments in eleventh- and twelfth-century Europe. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AHC 330.8, HIS 344G, R S 356F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Europe Via Ethnography. Develop a geographical and historical orientation to Europe and examine the cultural complexity of Europe via ethnography. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 325L (Topic: Europe via Ethnography), 325L (Topic 20), 326G, European Studies 346 (Topic: Europe via Ethnography), 346 (Topic 41). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 326G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 42: Memories of War. Consider the ways the wars of the twentieth and twenty-first century are being remembered in Germany and the United States - from poems, novels and films to monuments and the controversial debates about military conflicts that the two countries have been involved in. Utilize theories of social memory, and concepts of individual and social mourning, to analyze how war affects individual lives, how societies mourn, and how remembering war impacts national identity and politics. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Memories of War), 321W, European Studies 346 (Topic: Memories of War), 346 (Topic 42), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Memories of War), 362D, Government 362S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 321W, GOV 362S, GSD 362D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 43: Environmental History of Eastern Europe. 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. 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). Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362U, REE 335.29 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 44: Technology and Society in Modern Eastern Europe and Russia. 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. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 44), History 361V, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 30). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361V, REE 335.30 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 45: Cold War Eastern Europe. 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. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 45), History 362O, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362O, REE 335.39 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 46: Russia and Ukraine in World History. Focus on multicultural history, shared imperial and national spaces, and geopolitics of entangled Russian-Ukrainian relations. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361W, REE 335.42 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 47: Economic Development in Post-Communist States. Relate broad issues of economic development across the post-communist space since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Question and explore concepts, assumptions, and tools we use to assess development. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 47), Government 324F, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Econ Dev Post Comm States), 335 (Topic 40). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 324F, REE 335.40 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 49: Nature and Politics in Post-Communist States. Explore the key issues related to the political economy of human-nature interactions in post-communist countries, including politics of point-source natural resources, diffuse resources, and the commons. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 49), Government 324I, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 41). Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Same as: GOV 324I, REE 335.41 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 51: Relations Between East Germany and the United States. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 362L, HIS 337C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 52: Transatlantic Memory Cultures. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 362P, GSD 362P, HIS 337E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 53: France in the Dark Years. 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. 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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: F C 340D, HIS 354G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 54: History of Britain, 1500-1700. 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. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 54), History 366N (Topic: History of Britain, 1500-1700), 375N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 375N Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 55: War and Genocide: The Holocaust. Examine the Holocaust as part of Nazi Germany's quest to build a new racial order. 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). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362V, J S 364.27, REE 335.44 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 56: Spinoza's Philosophical System. Examine the significance of Benedict de Spinoza's philosophical system. Only one of the following may be counted: Philosophy 329D, 365 (Topic: Spinoza's Philosophical Systems), Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 37), European Studies 346 (Topic 56). Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Same as: J S 363.37, PHL 329D Additional prerequisite: Upper division standing.

Topic 57: Trash and Treasure in Europe, 1400 - 1800. Examine Europe in the period that witnessed the "birth" of a consumer society, the transition to fossil fuel as an energy source during the Little Ice Age, the Protestant reformation that trashed formerly treasured relics, the rise of imperial networks of global trade, and much more. Trace the circulation, use, and consumption of things from the renaissance to the consumer revolution using material culture, environmental history, and economic history. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 57), History 323D, 366N (Topic: Trash/Treas Eur 1400-1800). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 323D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.