HIS X50L Topics in Undergraduate Seminar in History
HIS 350L Topics in Undergraduate Seminar in History 3 Hours
Lectures, discussion, reading, and research on selected topics in the field of history.
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HIS X50L.5 Gandhi and Gandhism
HIS 350L.5 Gandhi and Gandhism 3 Hours
Explore Gandhi's life, work, philosophy, and influence, as well as his historical and cultural context.
HIS X50L.19 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America
HIS 350L.19 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Colonial Spanish America 3 Hours
HIS X50L.33 Heresy and the Inquisition
HIS 350L.33 Heresy and the Inquisition 3 Hours
HIS X50L.35 Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building
HIS 350L.35 Nigeria: A History of Nation-Building 3 Hours
HIS X50L.41 Stalinist Russia
HIS 350L.41 Stalinist Russia 3 Hours
HIS X50L.42 History of Modern Central America
HIS 350L.42 History of Modern Central America 3 Hours
HIS X50L.44 Culture and Identity in Colonial Mexico
HIS 350L.44 Culture and Identity in Colonial Mexico 3 Hours
HIS X50L.54 Epics and Heroes of India
HIS 350L.54 Epics and Heroes of India 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.59 Stalin's Russia at War
HIS 350L.59 Stalin's Russia at War 3 Hours
HIS X50L.62 History of the Caribbean
HIS 350L.62 History of the Caribbean 3 Hours
Overview of Caribbean history from 1492 to the present. Topics include contact between European and native cultures, piracy, slavery, colonialism and decolonization, and revolutions.
HIS X50L.64 Einstein in the Age of Conflict
HIS 350L.64 Einstein in the Age of Conflict 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.67 Mughal India in History and Memory
HIS 350L.67 Mughal India in History and Memory 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.68 Afro-Latin America
HIS 350L.68 Afro-Latin America 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.69 The Decolonization of the British Empire
HIS 350L.69 The Decolonization of the British Empire 3 Hours
Explores the era of decolonization of the British empire after World War II.
HIS X50L.70 Historical Imagining of Africa in Films
HIS 350L.70 Historical Imagining of Africa in Films 3 Hours
HIS X50L.71 Liberalism and the British Empire
HIS 350L.71 Liberalism and the British Empire 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.75 Rethinking the Conquest of Mexico
HIS 350L.75 Rethinking the Conquest of Mexico 3 Hours
Explores the "conquest" of Mexico and the social, cultural, political, and economic processes which were set in motion by the Spanish invasion of Mexico.
HIS X50L.77 The Spanish Inquisition
HIS 350L.77 The Spanish Inquisition 3 Hours
HIS X50L.85 The Cold War in Five Continents
HIS 350L.85 The Cold War in Five Continents 3 Hours
Examination of the Cold War and the ensuing conflicts around the world (1945-1990).
HIS X50L.86 Latin America in the Nineteenth Century
HIS 350L.86 Latin America in the Nineteenth Century 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.84 African Travel Narratives
HIS 350L.84 African Travel Narratives 3 Hours
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.
HIS X50L.88 Medicine in African History
HIS 350L.88 Medicine in African History 3 Hours
An exploration of how communities have confronted disease throughout Africa's history.
HIS X50L.73 Race, Science, and Racism
HIS 350L.73 Race, Science, and Racism 3 Hours
Explores important episodes in the history of biology regarding the classification of human races.
HIS X50L.87 Global Environmental History
HIS 350L.87 Global Environmental History 3 Hours
Explore how human societies and natural environments have shaped each other in world history.
HIS X50L.91 History of Money and Corruption
HIS 350L.91 History of Money and Corruption 3 Hours
Investigate how financial crises have arisen in the past and to what extent they transpired because of wrongdoing.
HIS X50L.95 Radical Hope and Global Environmental History
HIS 350L.95 Radical Hope and Global Environmental History 3 Hours
Explore the meaning of "radical hope" and how it is related to the environment, climate change, or the Anthropocene.
HIS X50L.96 Africa and Indian Ocean World
HIS 350L.96 Africa and Indian Ocean World 3 Hours
Explore the connected histories of the geographical regions and economic communities that share the littoral space of the Indian Ocean.
HIS X50L.97 Global Commodities: Asia and the World
HIS 350L.97 Global Commodities: Asia and the World 3 Hours
Explore the vital role of commodities in Asian history with a particular focus on East and Southeast Asia.