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History
Within the
History Department's curriculum, one can study the history
of a wide range of peoples, cultures, and institutions.
Department members offer courses in the history of the
United States, Europe, Russia, South and East Asia, Africa,
and Latin America and the Caribbean. History classes examine
these areas from a variety of broad historical perspectives,
including political, social, cultural, intellectual, and
economic. We also encourage students to explore history
through a number of distinctive specializations such as
women's history, labor history, environmental history,
and the history of various groups including Jewish, Latino/Latina,
and Asian American communities, among others. The most
common entry into the history curriculum is through 100-level
courses, either surveys, which cover a broad time span
and geographical range, or first-year seminars or colloquia
for first- and second-year students, which explore particular
historical problems or approaches in a small-class setting.
In all fields, 200-level courses are largely topical,
dealing with a more limited geography (one region or nation),
time period, or historical problem. At the 300- and 400-levels,
students can pursue advanced topics in small class settings,
either colloquia or research seminars which provide focused
training in historical research and writing. Many students
arrange private readings with faculty members on topics
of mutual interest. Some majors complete their work in
the Department in the year-long honors (500-level) program.
Advanced
Placement.
Students
with grades of 4 or 5 on the U.S. history AP examination
will be awarded 4 hours of credit. Students with grades
of 4 or 5 on the European history AP examination will
be awarded 3 hours of credit. Students who have received
AP credits are still encouraged to begin their history
courses with the appropriate introductory level (100)
courses as these are valuable gateways to subject matter
and historical methodologies and approaches not often
covered in high school courses. Students wishing to transfer
IB or other credits originating from high school courses
should consult the Chair of the Department. AP credit
is granted only during the first year that a student enrolls
at Oberlin College.
Major.
The
history major consists of at least thirty hours in history
courses. Work in the Department is divided into two sections,
one including European and United States history, the
other including African, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean,
Russian, and early Jewish history. Students majoring in
history are required to take a minimum of six hours in
each section, and one 300-level or 400-level course in
either section. Majors must take at least twenty hours
of history from members of the Oberlin History Department.
Ten hours may be transferred from approved study-away
programs and from selected courses based on historical
methodologies taught in African American Studies (African,
African American, and Caribbean history), Women's Studies,
and Classics (Greek and Roman history). Please direct
any questions to the Chair of the History Department.
In consultation with their major advisor, students are
expected to develop a balanced program of historical study
culminating in a concentration, and to coordinate their
major with course work in related disciplines suitable
to their needs and interests.
Concentrations
in the Major.
The Department recommends that, with the help of an advisor,
each major plan a concentration in the Department which
will provide depth as well as breadth within the study
of history. Concentrations in the major (at least five
courses drawn from geographic, chronological, or thematic
groupings), while not required, are designed to help students
think creatively about the study of history at Oberlin.
The choice of a concentration field will depend on a number
of factors including plans after graduation, particular
interests, linguistic competencies, and staffing strengths
in the Department. A fuller description of "Concentrations
in the History Major" is available from History Department
advisors, the History Department office, and our on-line
home page (www.oberlin.edu/history).
Minor.
The minor in history consists of not fewer than 15 hours
of credit in history courses. These must include at least
one 300- or 400-level course. Minors must take at least
10 hours of history from members of the Oberlin History
Department.
Honors.
The honors program in history offers the opportunity for
recognition of distinguished achievement in historical
research and writing. Qualified students are invited to
enter the program in their seventh semester. Students
wishing to be considered for honors should indicate that
interest to the Department chair in their sixth semester.
Further information is available from members of the Department.
See also the general statement on honors.
Transfer
of Credit.
A maximum of 10 hours can be transferred toward the major.
(Please see "Major," above.)
Winter
Term.
Most members of the Department will be participating in
Winter Term 2003 and will be available to sponsor projects.
Please check with individual instructors to determine
availability and possible projects.
History
Online.
For more information on the History Department, courses
times and information, and instructors, please visit our
home page at: www.oberlin.edu/history.
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Introductory
Courses
101. Medieval
and Early Modern European History 3 hours
3SS
First Semester.
An introductory level survey course extending from the fall
of Rome through the "modernization" of medieval Europe during
the 16th and 17th centuries. Topics will include the political
and religious order in the early Middle Ages, conflict between
Church and Empire, the urbanization of Europe, the culture
of the High Middle Ages, the growth of secular monarchies,
the Black Death, the Italian Renaissance, the Protestant
Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution.
102. Modern
European History 3 hours
3SS
Second Semester.
This introductory course surveys the histories of European
peoples from the Old Regime to the end of the Cold War.
Using a range of primary and secondary sources, we will
examine the major landmarks in the social, political, and
cultural histories of Europe. Topics include the decline
of the society of orders, the French Revolution, the Industrial
Revolution, the Revolutions of 1848, European imperialism,
the reconfiguration of gender roles, socialism, fascism,
the world wars, and the rise and fall of the Cold War. Lecture
and discussion format. Enrollment Limit: 60.
103. American
History to 1877: Major Problems of Interpretation 3
hours
3SS,
CD
First Semester.
Central issues in the development of American society, culture,
and politics from the beginning of European colonization
through the close of Reconstruction. Emphasis on historical
methods and the use of primary sources; differing modes
of historical analysis; enduring and emergent scholarly
controversies. Topics include 17th century cultural encounters;
origins of American slavery and racism; dynamics of nation-building;
the growth of capitalism and democracy in the early republic;
race, class, and gender in the antebellum North and South;
causes and consequences of the Civil War. Enrollment
Limit:
40.
104. American
History, 1877 to the Present: 3-4 hours
Major Problems of Interpretation
3-4SS,
CD
Second Semester.
An in-depth exploration of central issues in American society,
politics, and culture from the post-Civil War era to the
present. Emphasis on historical methods and the use of primary
sources; differing modes of historical analysis and interpretation;
enduring and emergent scholarly controversies. Analytic
themes include race; ethnicity and immigration; gender;
and the role of the state. Enrollment
Limit: 50.
105. Chinese
Civilization 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
An introduction to the history of China from the archeological
origins of Chinese civilization to the period of the mature
imperial state in the 17th century. The diverse origins
of China's civilization are stressed. Topics in political,
social, and economic history are explored, as well as developments
in religion and thought, language and literature, and art.
The course is the normal introduction to further study of
Chinese history and culture and, in particular, provides
a valuable context for themes treated in Modern China. Cross-listed
with EAST 121. Enrollment Limit:
50.
106. Modern
China 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD, WR (with 4th hour option)
Second Semester.
This history of China from the founding of the Manchu Qing
(Ch'ing) dynasty in 1644 takes a China-centered perspective.
Along with political and institutional developments, long-term
changes in the society and economy of China are stressed,
and the indigenous bases for those changes are explored
so that China's 20th century revolutionary upheaval will
be seen to be more than a "response to the Western impact"
or an "emergence into modernity." Cross-listed with EAST
122. Note: WR with 4th hour option only. Enrollment
Limit: 50.
107. Russian
History I 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
This course explores the basic social, political and economic
components of Russian history from earliest times to the
mid-19th century. Beginning with an overview
of Kievan Rus and the period of Mongol overlordship, we
will focus on the rise of the Muscovite state and then the
creation of a multi-ethnic empire under Peter the Great.
The course examines Imperial Russian history up to the mid-century
reforms of Alexander II. Enrollment Limit: 50.
108. Russian
History II 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
Beginning with the reform era in the mid-19th
century, this course examines the crisis of old regime Russia,
the revolutions of 1917 and the consolidation of Soviet
power; polity and society in the 1920s; Stalinism; Soviet
Russia's experience in World War II and the origins of the
Cold War. The Khrushchev and Brezhnev era will be examined,
as well as the extraordinary collapse of the Soviet Union
and the Yeltsin regime. Enrollment
Limit: 50.
109.
Latin American History: Conquest and Colony 3 hours
3SS,
CD
First Semester.
An introductory survey of Latin American history centering
on the imposition, maintenance, and decline of Spanish and
Portuguese colonial rule in Latin America. Emphasis is placed
on understanding pre-conquest native societies, the material
and cultural basis of colonialism, the complex human mosaic
fashioned in colonial Latin American after 1492, issues
of gender in preconquest and colonial Latin America, and
the nature and development of resistance within the colonial
world. Enrollment Limit:
60.
110. Latin
American History: State and Nation Since Independence 3
hours
3SS, CD
Second Semester.
This course provides an introductory survey of Latin American
history from the wars of independence in the early 19th
century to the independent nations' struggle to cope with
the monumental issues of political legitimacy, economic
growth, and social order in the early 21st century.
Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the
material, political, class,
cultural, and gender structures which shaped Latin America
in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Enrollment Limit: 60.
131. Jewish
History From Biblical Antiquity to 1492 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
Survey of Jewish history from the biblical origins through
the medieval period in the Christian and Islamic realms
until 1492. Covers biblical society and its literary expression;
the emergence and development of rabbinic Judaism; Jewish
sects, including early Christianity; Hellenistic and Roman
rule; Jewish religio-political attitudes and behavior toward
non-Jewish powers; the Jewish community and family; the
Crusades; the Spanish and other expulsions; and medieval
Jew-hatred. Identical to JWST 131. Enrollment Limit:
45.
132. Jewish
History From Spanish Expulsion to the Present 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
Survey of Jewish history from 1492 to the present, focusing
on cultural and political challenges of modernity and Jewish
responses. Covers messianic movements; Hasidism; emancipation;
religious reform and modern traditionalism; socio-economic
transformation; assimilation and cultural revival; modern
anti-Semitism and Jewish responses; Zionism; Jewish radicalism;
the Shoah; the State of Israel; and American Jewry. Identical
to JWST 132. Enrollment
Limit: 45.
159. Traditional
Japan to 1868 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
A thematic investigation of traditional Japanese civilization
to 1868. Attention will be given to the early process of
Sinicization, the rise of the warrior class, the isolationism
of the Tokugawa Period, and the initial confrontation with
the West in the 19th century. In addition to political and
international developments, treatment of aesthetics and
religion will also be featured. Identical to EAST 131. Enrollment
Limit:
60.
160. Modern
Japan, 1868 to Present 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
From the collapse of the Tokugawa regime in 1868 and the
Meiji Restoration to the present. The focus will be the
modern Western challenge and the Japanese response. Attention
will be given to political, international, intellectual,
and artistic/aesthetic aspects. Identical to EAST 132.
Enrollment
Limit: 60.
162. Cultures
and Peoples of Ancient India 3 hours
3SS,
CD
163. Modern
South Asia: From British Imperialism to the Present 3-4
hours
3-4SS, CD
Second Semester.
Introduction to South Asian civilization from the European
conquest through the colonial period to post-colonial nationhood.
Discusses developments within Indian and British-Indian
society concerning religion, gender, "caste," and class.
Using largely indigenous (primary) sources, we explore issues
of British imperialism, nationalism, and anti-colonial political
mobilization. We conclude with an assessment of the current
conditions in South Asia. Enrollment
Limit: 55.
170. World
War II 3 hours
3SS
First Semester.
A comparative overview of how World War II transformed nations,
groups, and individuals. Although the central focus will
be on Europe and the United States, the war will also be
placed in a global context. In addition to conventional
geopolitical topics, particular attention will be paid to
changes in gender roles, propaganda and representation,
the cultural history of military experience, and the role
of race in the Pacific war as opposed to the war in Europe.
Enrollment Limit: 60.
Mr. Smith
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Colloquia for First- and Second-Year Students
112. The
Bourgeoisie and the Making of Modern Europe 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
113. The
French Revolution and the Origins of Modern Europe 3
hours
3SS, WRi
117. National
Schizophrenia in Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
Our focus will be the tension between indigenous tradition
and Western modernity among post-1945 novelists in Japan,
Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Topics to be covered include
the family, gender roles, politics, and religion. Authors
to be read include Chinua Achebe, Buchi Emecheta, Mishima
Yukio, Peter Abrahams, Ariyoshi Sawako, etc. Extensive discussions
and frequent writing assignments will be the basis for evaluation.
Enrollment
Limit: 12 first-year students only.
141. The
Gilded Age 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
145. Water
in American History 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
Second Semester.
Through an examination of water power, water rights, floods,
droughts and water imagery, this course will examine the
history and meanings of water in the United States. Through
our exploration of the place and importance of water in
U.S. history, we will identify and critique the varied ways
in which environmental historians and other writers grapple
with the story of a critical resource. Enrollment
Limit: 12.
147. Women's
Lives, Women's Activism in American History 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WRi
Next offered
2003-2004.
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FYSP. Medieval
Iberia: Cultural Interactions from the Visigoths to 1492 3
hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
This course will explore the rich and complex social and cultural
world of pre-modern Spain. Unlike the rest of medieval Europe,
the Iberian Peninsula included mixed populations of Muslims,
Christians and Jews as well as a history of Roman settlement
and a Visigothic kingdom. We will examine multiple ways in
which these populations and historical strands interacted,
lived together, fought with one another and borrowed from
one another intellectually and culturally. Emphasis will be
placed in techniques of historical research and interpretation
of primary source documents. Enrollment Limit:
14.
FYSP. World
War I 3 hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
This course will introduce first-year students to the study
of history through an involved examination of World War One
(1914-1918). More devastating than any conflict Europe had
experienced in its long history, the first world war would
have a lingering impact on the politics and culture of the
modern age. In this class, we will use primary and secondary
sources, as well as film, art, and literature to explore the
political, diplomatic, social, and cultural history of what
came to be known as "the Great War." Enrollment
Limit: 14.
FYSP. Religion,
Politics, and Ethnicity in South Asian History 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
In the century leading up to independence, religious identity
became a politically mobilizing factor in many anti-colonial
movements. The violent 1947 partition of South Asia led to
the creation of the Islamic republics of Pakistan and Bangladesh,
while officially secular India has moved toward religiously
defined nationalism. Cross-cutting these religiously defined
communities, however, are powerful ethnic identities, including
regional nationalisms and "caste-based" parties. This colloquium
analyses these historical developments with comparative analyses
of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Enrollment Limit:
16.
FYSP. The
Collision of Cultures in North America, 1492-1700 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WRi
First Semester.
An exploration of the complex interactions among Native Americans,
Europeans, and Africans in North America during the first
two centuries of European colonization. Emphasis on cultural
bases of understanding and misunderstanding; the social impact
of geography and disease; modes of conflict and cooperation;
and the relationship between cultural, economic, and political
developments. Readings will include a wide array of primary
sources and recent scholarly studies from differing viewpoints.
Use of laptop computers in class. Enrollment
Limit: 14.
FYSP. American
Mixed Blood 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
From the coyote and the half-breed to the "tragic" mulatto,
people of mixed ethnic and racial heritage occupy a conflicted
and controversial place in American history. This course will
chart the histories of people of mixed heritage from the colonial
period to the present, exploring the relationship between
the historical experiences of mixed heritage and broader trends
in American history including slavery, imperialism, and changing
cultural patterns. Extensive discussion of primary and secondary
sources with frequent writing assignments. Enrollment Limit:
15.
Mr. Mitchell
FYSP.
The Body in Environmental History 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
First Semester.
Human bodies are as much a part of our natural world as
trees or rivers, and have an environmental history just
as rich. In this first-year seminar, we will explore how
changes in technology, environment and culture have changed
the human body, bodily experiences, and ideas about human
bodies. Enrollment Limit:
14.
Ms. Stroud
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Topical
Courses in European History
201. History
of Science from Antiquity through the Scientific Revolution 3
hours
3SS,
WR
202. The
Making of Early Modern Europe 3 hours
3SS
204. Medieval
Intellectual History 3 hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
A survey course covering European intellectual and cultural
developments from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance.
Course themes will include the interaction of classical
and Christian thought, educational systems in northern Europe,
the place of theology and philosophy in Jewish and Islamic
thought, medieval literary culture, scholasticism and the
emergence of universities, mysticism, and renaissance humanism.
Enrollment
Limit: 40.
205.
Theology, Science and the Secularization of Europe
(1200-1800) 3 hours
1.5HU,
1.5SS, WR
First Semester.
This course will examine various claims about the secularization
of Europe and the relationship between the two dominant
intellectual orientations of theology and science during
this period. We will also explore the influence of theological
and scientific thinking on changing conceptions of law and
civil society through such themes as utopianism and mechanistic
conceptions of the state. The course will consist of lectures
and discussions; readings will include major historical
interpretations and primary source texts as a basis for
reinterpreting this critical period of intellectual history.
Identical to JWST 255 and RELG 255. Enrollment Limit:
45.
222.
Central Europe since 1815 3 hours
3SS
First Semester.
A survey of the complex social, cultural, and political
history of Germany, the Habsburg Monarchy, and the various
successor states since the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Particular
effort will be made to explore the historical roots of the
on-going transformation of Central Europe today. Mixture
of lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: HIST 102 (or AP
credit). Enrollment Limit: 40.
223. Ethnic
Minorities in Central Europe 3 hours
3SS,
CD
224. Twentieth
Century Europe, I: 1900-1945 3 hours
3SS
First Semester.
The first forty-five years of the 20th century in Europe
witnessed violent revolution, imperial conquest, genocide
and two wars the scale of which had never before been seen.
In this intermediate-level survey course we will seek to
understand how a century that heralded so much could also
result in such unprecedented devastation. In addition to
investigating the political and economic causes behind the
defining moments of the period, we will focus on the dramatic
effects these events had on European society and culture.
Enrollment
Limit: 40.
225. Europe
since 1945 3 hours
3SS
Second Semester.
The course explores the methodological problems of relatively
recent history, and combines lectures and discussion. Particular
topics include: the rise and fall of Cold War Europe; decolonization
and the origins of multi-racial European societies; European
integration; European feminisms; and the Revolutions of
1989. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 224. Enrollment Limit:
40.
233.
Jewish Memoirs and Memory: Writing the Self in Jewish
Society 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD, WR
Next offered
in 2003-2004.
234.
Good & Evil: Decision-Making in the Holocaust
3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD, WR
Next offered
in 2003-2004.
235.
East European Jewry: 1772-1939 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
This course focuses on the Jews in Russia-Poland from the
partitions of Poland until the eve of World War II, examining
the religion, community organization, literature, economic
profile, and politics of a diverse and enormously expressive
community that sadly, has received most attention for its
mass slaughter by the Nazis. This course, while studying
the endemic anti-Semitism of the region, and Jewish responses
to it, focuses primarily on the life and culture of the
Jews themselves. Identical to JWST 235. Enrollment Limit:
25.
237.
Women in Jewish Society, Antiquity to Modernity 3
hours
3SS CD,
WR
Second Semester.
Selected topics in Jewish women's history from antiquity
to the 20th century, examining "normative" constructions
of women's roles as well as social and cultural realities.
Uses biblical and rabbinic materials, medieval communal
and personal (divorce, prenuptial) documents, women's letters,
memoirs and rituals to explore gender roles and power relations
between Jewish women and men, women and religion, women's
economic and communal functions, literacy, sexuality, responses
to persecution, and feminism. Identical to JWST 237. Enrollment
Limit:
30.
Ms. Magnus
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Topical
Courses in American History
252. American
Environmental History 3 hours
3SS,
WR
First Semester.
This course will consider the major themes of U.S. Environmental
History, examining changes in the American landscape, the
development of ideas about nature in the United States, and
the history of U.S. environmental activism. Throughout the
course, we will be exploring definitions of nature, environment,
and environmental history. Enrollment
Limit: 35.
253. Recent
America: The United States Since World War II 3 hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
In this course, we will focus on the themes of reform and
reaction as we examine changes in American culture, politics,
and landscapes since World War II. Through discussions of
the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, environmental activism,
surburbanization, and the rise of conservatism, we will consider
the ways in which Americans changed their lives, homes and
institutions in the second half of the twentieth century.
Enrollment
Limit: 35.
258. Industrial
Revolution in America 3 hours
3SS
259. Revolutionary
America and the Early Republic 4 hours
4SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
The transformation of American society, economy, culture,
and politics from 1750 to 1820. Topics include the cultural
diversity of late colonial society; imperial crisis and causes
of the American Revolution; the construction of a federal
government; race, class, and gender in the new nation; market
expansion and the spread of slavery; deference, democracy,
and capitalism in the formation of an "American character."
Lecture/discussion format; independent research projects in
primary sources. Enrollment Limit: 25.
263. American
Civil War and Reconstruction 4 hours
4SS,
CD, WR
265. American
Sexualities 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
This course will examine the creation, maintenance, and reproduction
of sexual differences and identities over a broad time span
in North American history, beginning with Native American
sexual practices and social formations, and stretching through
the "modernization" of sex. Major topics will include marriage,
changing gender roles, the intersection of sexuality with
race and ethnicity, commercialized sex, reproduction, same
sex sexual practices, contraception, sexual violence, heterosexism,
danger, desire, and pleasure. Enrollment
Limit: 40.
268. Oberlin
History as American History 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD
First Semester.
Explores episodes in Oberlin's history as a multicultural
community within the larger context of American history and
introduces methods for use in primary research. Topics include
abolition, civil rights, religion, education, women's rights,
and civic improvement. Students may collaborate on local history
projects in the Oberlin public schools. Enrollment Limit:
25, no first-year students.
270. Latina/Latino
Survey 3 hours
3SS, CD, WR
First Semester.
What historical forces have brought together diverse groups
including Chicanos from Los Angeles, Cubans from Miami, and
Dominicans and Puerto Ricans from New York City? From the
16th century to the present, we map the varied terrains of
Latina/o history. Major themes include conquest and resistance,
immigration, work, and the creation of racial and sexual differences
within and between Latino/a communities. We survey Latina/o
writers from Cabeza de Baca to José Martí to
Gloria Anzaldúa. Enrollment Limit:
40.
Mr. Mitchell
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Topical
Courses in Asian History
282. The
Invention of Asia 3 hours
3SS,
CD
284. Cultural
History of Medieval Japan 3 hours
3SS,
CD
285. Intellectual
History of the Meiji Period (1886-1912) 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
287. Islamic
South Asia: Roots and Emergence of India, 3 hours
Pakistan and Bangladesh
3SS,
CD, WR
Next offered
2003-2004.
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Topical
Courses in Latin American History
293. Dirty
Wars and Democracy 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
An exploration of the dictatorships of Chile, Brazil, Argentina,
and Uruguay in the 1970s and 1980s. We will examine why these
regimes arose, the nature of the dictatorial state, the opposition
to, and fall of, the regimes, and the difficulties of returning
to some form of democratic governance. A wide variety of cross-disciplinary
methodologies will be employed, from psychology to performance
theory. Lecture and discussion format. Recommended preparation:
HIST 110. Enrollment
Limit: 40.
294. The
United States and Latin America 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Next offered
2003-2004.
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Topical
Courses in Russian History
296. Russia
Before Peter the Great 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next offered
2003-2004.
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Colloquia
European History Colloquia
300. Science
and History from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century 3
hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
This colloquium will examine relationships between scientific
thought and practices, social and cultural forms, and historical
periodization. Through readings of contemporary historiography
and primary texts, we will consider the connections between
science and theology, institutional settings for scientific
thought (medieval universities, renaissance courts and scientific
societies), and alternate ways in which science has been
configured to delineate processes of historical change and
to mark the epochal shift between the Middle Ages and modernity.
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
15.
306. Germans
and Jews 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
A colloquium open to students with prior study of Jewish
history examining the evolution of the Jewish position in
Germany from that of an impoverished, culturally isolated,
persecuted minority, to a highly acculturated, even assimilated,
middle-class group. We will study Jewish emancipation in
the German states, Jewish responses to changed political
and economic circumstances, social change, intellectual
and religious movements innovated by German Jewry (Reform,
Neo-Orthodoxy, Positive Historical Judaism, Wissenschaft
des Judentums), Jewish reactions to modern antisemitsm,
and the emergence of a German-Jewish identity, as well as
rejection of such an identity. Identical to JWST 306.
Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
308. Heresy
and Orthodoxy in Medieval Europe 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
310. Marx
and Nietzsche 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
316. Cultural
Reactions to Modernization 3 hours
3SS,
WR
317.
Witches, Saints, and Visionaries: Popular Religion
in Europe 3 hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
Although their official religions did not sanction it, groups
of Europeans long believed that certain women had the power
to wither crops, that icons could perform miracles, or that
the Virgin Mary might regularly appear to shepherd children.
This course will examine popular beliefs in an attempt to
better understand how ordinary Europeans made sense of the
world and their place in it. Beginning with the 16th century
and ending with the 20th, we will study the phenomena of
witchcraft, miraculous healing, pilgrimage, and prophecy
in their historical context, exploring the relationships
between popular religious practice and social, economic,
and political forces like industrialization, secularization,
and nationalism. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit:
12.
318. The
French Empire: Colonizers and Colonized 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
This advanced colloquium will consider issues of French
colonialism since the 18th century, both in the colonies
and in metropolitan France itself. Particular issues include:
causes of imperial expansion; slavery in the French empire;
imperialism and republican ideology; the role of the colonial
army; the "mise en valeur" of the empire after World War
I; the wars of decolonization in Southeast Asia and Algeria;
immigration to metropolitan France and the origins of French
multiculturalism. Frequent presentations and short papers,
with rewrite option. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment
Limit: 12.
Mr. Smith
American
History Colloquia
322. Women
and Power in Nineteenth-Century America 3 hours
3SS,
CD
First Semester.
This colloquium explores how women from different races,
classes, and regions laid claim to participation in American
public life in post-Civil War America. It examines in historical
context the conflicts and coalitions of women across lines
of race, class, and national origin; the relationship of
different groups of women to the state in areas including
citizenship, suffrage, sexuality and reproduction, social
welfare; and the problems and possibilities of the "maternalization
of the state" under the impact of women reformers. Suggested
preparation: college-level work in American history. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 15.
323. Liberty
and Power, Slavery and Democracy in Jacksonian America 4
hours
4SS,
CD, WR
327. Borderlands 3
hours
3SS,
CD, WRi
Second Semester.
The American Southwest, roughly the US-Mexico border area
from Texas to California, is a political, economic, and
cultural crossroads. We will investigate interactions between
Native Americans and Spanish colonists beginning in the
16th century, emerging US economic and political control
during the nineteenth century, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
land dispossession, the Mexican Revolution, immigration,
civil rights, and twentieth century demography. We also
discuss borderlands as a literary and symbolic concept.
Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
15.
338. Colloquium
in U.S. Urban Environmental History 3 hours
3SS,
WRi
Second Semester.
In this course, we will be looking at changing urban environments,
environmental influences on cities, the environmental impact
of urban places, and the concerns and influence of urban
environmental activists in the United States. We will be
questioning the anti-urban bias of much environmental history,
and interrogating definitions of "nature" and "culture"
that place people and their habitats outside of the "natural"
world. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Ms. Stroud
Asian
History Colloquia
340. China's
Path to Revolution 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
350. Women
in Modern Japan, 1868 to the Present 3 hours
3SS,
CD
351. National
Schizophrenia and the Modern Japanese Novel 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
The works of Mishima, Kawabata, Ariyoshi, Endo, Oe, Ooka,
Tanizaki, and others will be utilized to explore the dilemma
of post-World War II Japanese novelists engaged in the task
of evaluating the tension between tradition and Western
modernity. Themes to be explored include the family, religion,
gender roles, war, and individuality. Prerequisites:
HIST 160/EAST 132. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit:
10.
356. The
British Empire in Asia and Africa 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
Second Semester.
Examines origins and development of British imperialism
in Britain, India, China, and Africa, from the 17th through
the 20th centuries. Common readings and individual research
projects explore issues including: What changes within Britain,
Asia, and Africa led to their incorporation within the Empire?
What resulted from their interactions? What forces culminated
in the disintegration of the Empire? Finally, what were
the legacies of the Empire for Britain and the former Asian
and African colonies? Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit:
15.
357. Non-Violent
Opposition to British Imperialism: M. Gandhi 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
360. History
of Vietnam 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
WR
Next offered
2003-2004.
Latin
American History Colloquia
365. Peasants,
State, and Rebellion in Latin America 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WR
First Semester.
A central concern of this course will be to develop an analysis
of the peasant as actor in Mexico. Once grounded in theoretical
issues regarding peasants and the state, we will focus on
a series of peasant-involved political movements including
the Hidalgo rebellion of 1810, 19th century Liberal-Conservative
wars, and the Mexican Revolution, as well as contemporary
examples of activist peasant movements in Chiapas and elsewhere.
Class discussion is an essential part of this colloquium.
Recommended preparation: HIST 109/110. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
366. Gender
Issues in Latin American History 3 hours
3SS,
CD
Next offered
2003-2004.
Russian
History Colloquia
377. Russia
in Asia 3 hours
3SS,
CD, WRi
First Semester.
Beginning with the centuries-long interaction of sedentary
and nomadic peoples on the Eurasian steppe, our main focus
will be the 18th-early 20th century
history of Russian expansion into the Caucasus and Central
Asia. Topics include: national identity within a multi-ethnic
empire; interactions of Muslims with the imperial regime
and Orthodox church; literary representations of colonial
encounters; the "great game" between Russia and Britain
for hegemony across Central Asia; and comparisons of the
imperialisms of Russia and "the West". Recommended preparation:
HIST 107/108. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment
Limit: 12.
Ms. Hogan
Methodology Colloquia
312. Museums
and the Shaping of Knowledge 3 hours
3SS,
WR
Second Semester.
Every museum is a narrative, every visit to a museum a chance
to explore the ways that narrative shapes and reflects how
we think about the past and the present, underlying ideologies
that represent or challenge dominant thought, assumptions
about how we learn. This course is intended for students
interested in the way we look at and "conserve" the past
via the organization of material culture, and in how museum
design and practice reflects contemporary epistemology,
ethnography, nationalism, and colonialism. Consent of
instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
12.
316. The
Body as Historical Subject 3 hours
3SS,
WR
318.
Memory and History 3 hours
3SS
First Semester.
How do societies make sense of their past(s)? In this seminar,
we will examine how and why diverse social groups construct
collective memory, with a particular eye to the relationship
between memory and national identity. After establishing
a background in the theoretical approaches to the study
of memory, we will focus on particular cases, including
World War One and the Holocaust. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit:
15.
367. Narrating
the Nation: Historical and Literary Approaches to Nationalism 4
hours
2HU,
2SS, CD, WR
395. Method
in Modern European History 3 hours
3SS,
WR
First Semester.
An advanced historiographical colloquium exploring the paradigms
underpinning the writing of European history since the nineteenth
century. Particular varieties of history to be read include:
"scientific," Romantic, and nationalist approaches to history;
the Annales School; Marxist history; the evolution of "political"
history; feminist history; and contemporary cultural history.
Frequent presentations and short papers. This course is
designed for, but not limited to, junior history majors.
Prerequisite: HIST 102 or equivalent. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr. Smith
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Research
Seminars
442. Democracy
and Human Rights in China 3-4 hours
3-4SS,
WR, CD
Second Semester.
A seminar exploring the concepts of democracy and human
(and citizen) rights in the context of Chinese political
culture from the 19th century to the present. Much of the
reading will focus on primary materials in translation,
and students will have the opportunity to use these resources
in formulating and executing individual research projects.
Topics relevant to the course include, but are not limited
to, the translations and meanings of the term democracy;
the issue of "human rights" in cross-cultural context; subject,
citizen, and member of the "masses"; the status of "minority"
peoples and Tibet; and the "Democracy Movement" of the 1970s
and 1980s--its evolution in today's China and among overseas
Chinese. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit:
12.
453.
Research Seminar in Post-1945 Japanese History 3
hours
3SS,
WR, CD
Second Semester.
This seminar will provide students with the opportunity
to produce a major piece of written work (20-25 pages) on
a topic of interest in post-1945 Japan's domestic and international
history. Prerequisite: HIST 160/EAST 132. Consent
of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 8.
Mr. DiCenzo
501,
502. Senior Honors 1-4 hours
1-4SS
Students
wishing to do Honors in History during their final year
should consult their Major Advisor or the Chair of History,
submitting an Honors Proposal by the established deadline
the semester prior to their final year. Honors work
consists of preparation of an Honors Thesis under the
direction of one or more Thesis Directors. Consent
of Department required.
995. Private
Reading 1-3 hours
1-3SS
Independent
study of a subject beyond the range of catalog course
offerings. Private readings will be sponsored by Ms. Abend,
Mr. Baumann, Mr. DiCenzo, Ms. Dye, Mr. Fisher (second
semester), Ms. Hogan, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Kelley (second
semester), Mr. Koppes, Mr. Kornblith, Ms. Lasser, Mr.
Miller, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Smith, Ms. Stroud, and Mr. Volk.
Consent of instructor required.
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