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Hist 3071: Louisiana (T Th 1:30-3:00)
Political,
economic, social, and cultural development.
Staff.
Hist 3117: Empire and Music (T
Th 9:00-10:30)
This new proseminar will focus on musical expressions of imperialism
(including Orientalism) and anti-imperialism (including nationalism) from the
17th through the early 20th centuries. Most of the musical selections will be
from opera, mainly European with some Chinese, which was a popular type of music
throughout much of the modern era. Some of the topics included in the course are
man’s attempts to subdue the underworld and dominate nature (17th century),
sexual imperialism (18th century), anti-imperialist nationalism in 19th-century
Europe, especially the movement for Italian reunification; and Orientalism. We
will not attempt to analyze whole operas, etc., but will focus on particular
politically relevant sections (as did many of the original audiences.) The
opera, oratorios, etc. we will look at or listen to include Monteverdi’s
“Orpheus,” Handel’s “Judas Maccabeus,” Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” Rossini’s
“William Tell,” Verdi’s “Attila,” Wagner’s “Meistersinger,” Gilbert and
Sullivan’s “Mikado,” and perhaps a few nationalist anthems of the 20th century,
such as Irish Republican songs. The course neither requires nor assumes any
previous knowledge of musical theory or the history of music, nor for that
matter of the history of empires. There will be a midterm, a final exam, a
term paper and several quizzes. Professor John Henderson.
Hist 3118: Medieval Martyrs
and Martyrdom (Tues. 2:30-5:30 pm)
This seminar, open only to undergraduates, explores martyrs and martyrdom
between the first century AD and 1500 through an in-depth reading of a variety
of primary sources and scholarly works. Although the focus will be on Christian
martyrs, we will also explore Jewish and Muslim martyr traditions. We will
examine topics such as the definitions of martyr and martyrdom, beginnings of
the martyrdom phenomenon, growth of the cult of martyrs, literature of
martyrdom, artistic representations and post-medieval martyrdom. Readings will
be heavy at times and students are expected to participate actively in seminar
through discussions, oral presentations and a variety of written assignments.
There are no prerequisites, but some background in Roman and medieval history
would be useful. Prof. Maribel Dietz.
Hist 3119: Undergraduate
Pro-seminar: Film and History (Wed. 3:00-6:00 pm)
This seminar will examine the various relationships between history and film
by looking at and discussing historical documentaries, theatrical films with
historical subjects, and films as historical documents. The seminar will require
active participation on the part of students and assignments will include three
papers (approx. 10 pages each). Enrollment is limited to 18 students. Students
need permission of instructor to enroll. Prof. Charles Shindo.
Hist 4011: Age of the
Reformation
(M W F 10:30-11:30)
European history from 1400-1700 with special emphasis on religious upheaveal
and its social, cultural and political effects. Crosslisted as Religion 4011.
Prof. Christine Kooi.
Hist 4016: Europe in the
Nineteenth Century (T Th 12:00-1:30)
History 4016 covers the major issues in European history during the period
from 1815 to 1914: the Restoration following the Congress of Vienna, the Concert
of Europe, the Industrial Revolution, the revolutions of 1820, 1830, and 1848,
the Crimean War, the unification of Italy, the unification of Germany,
Imperialism, the Belle Epoque, the origins of the Great War, and the ideologies:
liberalism, socialism, and nationalism. To recreate the character of life and
mood, students will read five of the great nineteenth-century novels, Dickens,
Hard Times, Gogol, Dead Souls, Zola, Germinal, Mann, Buddenbrooks, and Di
Lampedusa, The Leopard. The grade will be determined by a Midterm Examination
and a Final Examination. Prof. Benjamin Martin.
Hist 4023: History of Modern
Spain
(T Th 1:30-3:00)
Ferdinand and Isabela to
the recent past. Essay exams. 3-4 books. Prof. Paul Hoffman.
Hist 4044: Stuart England (M
W F 12:30-1:30)
This course covers Britain's 'Century of Revolution' from 1603 to 1714, a
period which saw civil war, the trial and execution of a king, and the overthrow
of a dynasty. Course requirements include a midterm, final, and research paper.
Prof. Victor Stater.
Hist 4047: Twentieth-Century
Britain (M W F 12:30-1:30)
A survey of British history from the 1880s to the present, with special
attention paid to the impact of total war on social structure, political life,
and cultural values; the question of "British decline;" the experience of
imperialism and the loss of empire; and the shift to a "post-Christian" culture.
This course relies heavily on class discussion; attendance is absolutely
required. Assignments include a number of films, a novel (Alan Sillitoe's
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning), an autobiography (Robert Roberts' The
Classic Slum), a journalist's exposé (Bill Buford's Among the Thugs), and a
record album (The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band). Course grade
is based on the final exam, class participation, reading and viewing quizzes,
and a series of short papers. There is no midterm exam. Prof. Meredith
Veldman.
Hist 4051: Colonial America
(T Th 1:30-3:00)
This course explores the intertwined worlds that Indians, Europeans, and
Africans created in North America from the 1500s to the 1760s. At the start we
will tour the wonders of ancient America, trace the perambulations of the
continent’s early explorers, and dissect the doomed colonies of the 1500s. We
will reflect on the seventeenth century’s successful models for settlement and
chart how regions developed from the Caribbean to Canada. The push-and-pull of
European and native relations will be a big part of our story, as will racial
slavery, a marginal institution during the seventeenth century that became
central in the eighteenth. The Seven Years’ War marks the end of our journey, at
which point we will consider the fates of the winners and losers of this
worldwide conflict that sent the Acadians to Louisiana and set off the American
Revolution. We will hone our skills in analyzing these people, places, themes,
and events through readings from documents and scholarly texts, short writing
assignments, group debates, a midterm essay, a research paper, and a final exam.
Regular attendance is required from the first week of the semester to the last;
a sense of humor is optional but encouraged. Prof. Mark L. Thompson.
Hist 4079: Women in America
(M W F 12:40-1:30)
This course explores the history of women in America from the colonial
period to the present day. We will read primary sources and scholarly articles
that examine how women have experienced life in the American colonies and the
United States. In doing so, we will do more than simply identify women’s
contributions to this history. Rather, we will look at this history "through
women’s eyes", interrogating how gender, sex, and sexuality, as well as such
factors as race, ethnicity, citizenship, class, region, or religion, shaped --
and continue to shape -- the lives and experiences of women living in this
country. Grades will be based on a variety of written assignments as well
as class participation. Prof. Carolyn Lewis.
Hist 4084: West Africa to
1800 (M W F 12:40-1:30)
This course looks at the history of West African societies from the
pre-historic period to the dawn of the nineteenth century. Among the themes to
be covered will be the rise of early urban life, commerce and state-formation,
including the early kingdoms and empires of West Africa. Attention will also be
paid to such issues as the development of the arts, religion, social
stratification, and the advent of external influences through the trans-Saharan
and Atlantic slave trade systems. In addition to weekly reading and writing
assignments, as well as midterm and final examinations, students will also be
required to write an original research paper. Prof. Gibril Cole.
Hist 4092: Modern China (M W
F 9:30-10:30)
This course spans the last four hundred years of Chinese
history, focusing on the century of the most intense revolutionary change from
about the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. The
major themes of the course will include the decline, fall, and partial revival
of China's traditional civilization, revolutionary change in Chinese society and
culture as well as polity, and the acceleration of modernization from the first
tentative steps in the nineteenth century to today's boom which is transforming
China into the 'workshop of the world.' Course requirements include a midterm
exam, a final, several quizes, and a term paper. Prof. John Henderson.
Hist 4097: History of South
Asia (M W F 12:30-1:30)
A broad survey of the history and historiography of South Asia's political,
economic and cultural development from the beginnings of urbanization to the end
of British colonial rule. Readings include primary and secondary works, and
grading is based on a combination of exams, essays and class participation.
Prof. Reza Pirbhai.
Hist 4112: Intellectual
History of Europe, Enlightenment to 1850 (T Th 10:30-12:00)
This course is intended to introduce students to the ideas and cultural
worlds of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe. We will give
extensive attention to the Enlightenment, the French Revolution (and reaction to
it), the Romantic movement, and Realism. Course readings range from philosophy
to economics, from political treatises to literary masterpieces. Students are
expected to complete all readings by the time of the lecture on Tuesdays; doing
the reading is absolutely critical to success in this course! Students are also
expected to participate in class discussions (usually on Thursdays). Lectures
will seek to explicate difficult concepts in the readings and to put readings in
historical context. Prof. Suzanne Marchand.
Hist
4130: World War II (T Th 12:00-1:30)
Global crisis of the 1930s; Axis and Allied strategies; major
military campaigns; great power diplomacy; life on the homefronts; the
Holocaust; espionage and resistance; the experience of combat; global
consequences. Crosslisted as MILS 4130. Prof. Stan Hilton.
Hist 4196: War in Western
Society from Beginnings to Napoleon (M W F 11:30-12:30)
The purpose of this course is to examine the role that military affairs and
war played in Western political and social history from the beginnings to the
Age of Napoleon. We will be discussing matters such as Western military values,
the Western way of war, the role that warfare and the military played in
different societies, military encounters between Western and non-western
societies, and what purpose the military was supposed to serve and did serve
throughout time. Six books, two papers, mid-term and final. Prof. Karl Roider.
Hist 4197: The History of
Intercollegiate Sports in America, 1900-2009 (M 4:30-7:30 pm)
We all think we understand college sports, but we think we know more than we
do. In this class, from a perspective of a century of experience, we learn to
separate our opinion from our analysis, read controversy with a critical eye,
examine original documents, and seek the facts and the substance of our
understanding of intercollegiate sports. Prof. John Lombardi.
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