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History http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/history/ Chair, 2000-01: Gary DeKrey, Reformation and early modern Europe, Tudor and Stuart England, modern Britain Faculty, 2000-01: Stephen Blake, India, Iran and the Middle East, Asian studies; J. Laurel Carrington, medieval studies, Renaissance and Reformation, modern European intellectual history; Jeane DeLaney, Latin American history and nationalism, Argentina and Brazil, modern Cuba; Richard D. Dunning, geography; Robert Entenmann, East Asian history, Asian studies; James J. Farrell, American culture studies, 20th-century America, environmental history; Michael Fitzgerald, African-American history, Civil War and Reconstruction, Southern America; Steven Hahn, Early America, Native American history; Judy Kutulas, 20th-century American history, American women's history, media history; Odd Lovoll, immigration and Scandinavian history; Jamie Monson, African history, environmental history; Robert L. Nichols, Russian and European history, Eastern Christianity, Russian studies; Richard A. Olson, ancient Middle East, Greece and Rome, ancient studies; Dolores Peters, France, modern Europe, gender; Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, African cultural and social history, South Africa, African women's history History explores the many facets of the human condition from the past to the present. History invites those who study it to develop an appreciation for the variety of human experiences. Demonstrating how the past shapes the present, the study of history also encourages an understanding of different world cultures, societies, and outlooks in their own terms. Students learn to analyze and to think critically about a broad range of historical issues and experiences. They also learn how to develop reasoned arguments and explanations from historical evidence. Among St. Olaf departments, the History Department is distinctive in the variety of required or optional courses it offers for the college's interdisciplinary programs. These courses are described here; and they are also listed in such program descriptions as American Studies, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, and Women's Studies. In addition, history courses fulfill different general education requirements, according to subject matter. The department is a major provider of HWC, MCS-G, MCS-D, and WRI courses. Some history courses count toward ALS-L and HBS. The study of history provides students with liberal arts preparation for a wide range of professional and personal vocations. Most history majors pursue careers in such fields as business, education, law, and government service. OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR St. Olaf's history offerings are structured to help students achieve different learning goals at different levels. In Level I seminars, students approach history as a way of learning, through a variety of historical topics and through the reading of primary sources. In Foundation Courses, they explore the broad historical development of the world's major societies and cultures. In Level II courses, students examine more specialized national, area, and topical developments. Finally, Level III seminars challenge students to recognize historical problems and to formulate their own questions about history, historiography, and historical methods. History courses at Levels I and II generally do not have prerequisites. Level I seminars are only open to first-year students. Before entering Level III courses, students with little or no background in a particular area or period should consult with the instructor. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR History majors are required to take nine courses, including three courses at Level III. One Level I seminar and two Level I Foundation Courses may be counted toward the major. Students must take at least one course in each of three general areas, i.e., Europe, United States, and the Non-Western World (Africa, Asia, Latin America). At least two courses must deal with the pre-modern period. The following courses count toward this requirement: 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 130, 131, 190, 195, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 220, 221, 222, 225, 226, 230, 231, 235, 240, 242, 246, 248, 259, 260, 262, 266, 270, 275, 277, 281, 302, 303, 309. Other courses may meet this requirement if approved by the department chair. DISTINCTION Senior majors who seek a significant intellectual experience, and who demonstrate high achievement in historical research and writing, may apply for departmental distinction. Candidates must satisfy minimum grade point average requirements (3.00 overall, 3.50 in the major), prepare a paper under the direction of an adviser in the department, and submit their work for faculty review. Students declare their interest to the department chair or the instructor of the senior thesis seminar early in the second semester of their senior year. The formal review begins in early April. SPECIAL PROGRAMS The History Department supports several other programs:
COURSES LEVEL I: HISTORY SEMINARS Courses numbered 101-149 are seminars open only to first-year college students. Each focuses on a different topic, but all explore the fundamental problems of history, emphasizing analysis of primary sources and critical assessment of historical interpretations. Seminars are offered each semester and in the Interim. 101 Athens and Rome: The Origin of Western Civilization Ancient Athens was the "Mother of Democracy" and early Rome a "republic," yet both of these parent democracies evolved into imperialist dictatorships, while producing civilizations and cultural achievements that stand unequaled in Western civilization. In this seminar students examine these early republics, analyze their transition to imperialist powers, and explore the correlation between their failure as democracies and their cultural greatness. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 102 Myth and History in the Ancient World Students study the ancient world's efforts to explain the nature of the universe, from myth-making to philosophy to historical interpretation. Reading ancient folk-literature, religious, philosophical, and historical works, students examine the various creation and flood stories, explanations of natural phenomena, views of death and afterlife, exploits of gods and heroes among the early Egyptians, Babylonians, Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. Offered during Interim. GE: HWC. 105 The Age of the Vikings This course studies the period from about 750 until 1066 A.D. Topics include Nordic expansion and conquest, the Viking political system, cultural and religious life, the introduction of Christianity, and the influence of the Nordic languages on areas conquered by the Vikings. Sources include mythology, saga literature, non-Scandinavian literary evidence, and such physical evidence as town and burial sites, runic inscriptions, and Viking ships. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 106 Henry VIII and Elizabeth I: England in the Tudor Era (1485-1603) No English monarchs have provided such continuing fascination as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Both loved and feared in their own day, they remain intriguing today. Students discuss the Reformation, the lives and deaths of Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, and Mary Stuart, the rise of parliament, and marriage and the family. While examining how historians study and write history, students analyze and interpret 16th-century English documents. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 107 Restoration! Court and Culture in England, 1660-90 The reign of Charles II brought England to a crossroads: the lax Court of the "merry monarch" confronted a sober country. Would Parliament and Protestantism survive, or would absolutism and Catholicism be imposed? Could toleration and greater intellectual freedom be obtained? These issues perplexed Milton, Locke, Bunyan, and others. In this era, between the Reformation and the Enlightenment, liberal thought and natural science also emerged. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, ALS-L. 108 The Fall of the Russian Monarchy Why was the Romanov dynasty swept away by violent revolution in 1917? Through primary sources students learn how to interpret for themselves the reign of Nicholas II. Topics include the royal family, the peasantry, the emerging working class, religion and culture, wars, and the tsar's abdication. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 115 The Third Reich and Hitler's Europe The Nazis, despite their brutality, were able to win a substantial degree of popular support. This and other dilemmas will be explored in this seminar. Through the use of primary sources, students will gain insight into life under the Third Reich and learn how historians reconstruct the past. In addition, they will critically assess conflicting interpretations of the Nazi period. Offered most years. GE: HBS. 116 Europe and the Great War Focusing on social and cultural history, students use literature, film, and propaganda to examine total war and its impact on gender, state, and society. How did the 19th century prepare Europeans for war? How did different experiences in the trenches and on the home front contribute to gender anxieties? Was the war an agent of progress, or midwife to the brutality of the 20th century? Offered most years. GE: HWC. 120 Vietnam This seminar places the American experience in Vietnam in the Vietnamese historical context. By examining and interpreting primary sources, we examine the heritage of Vietnamese culture and society, French colonial rule, nationalism and the struggle for independence, Communism and the Cold War, the causes and consequences of the American role in Vietnam, and the effect of the war on Laos and Cambodia. Emphasis on interpreting primary sources. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 121 American Consumer Culture The Mall of America is the result of more than 150 years of American history. This seminar traces the history of American consumer culture from Victorianism to Victoria's Secret. Students will explore the histories of advertising, work and play, individualism and changing conceptions of the self, the economy, gender roles and changing sexual mores, and developing representations of class and race, to see how they affect the buying and selling of goods and conceptions of the good life in places like the Mall of America. Offered periodically. GE: HWC' 122 Mahatma Gandhi: Saint or Revolutionary? Mahatma Gandhi was a model for political revolutionaries around the world. A deeply religious man, he drew inspiration from Tolstoy and Christ as well as from the Hindu classics. He was a social reformer and cultural traditionalist who believed that India's salvation lay in a return to the village. Students explore Gandhi's political success and the place he occupies in the minds of people everywhere. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 124 East Asia and the West This seminar examines the complex interaction between East Asia and the West from 1500 to recent times: the European Age of Discovery, the missionary effort in China and Japan, commercial relations, cultural contact and conflict, Western imperialism and colonialism, nationalism and communism, and the Asian immigration in the West. Students will explore these topics through primary and literary sources as well as historical studies. Offered periodically. GE: MCS-G. 125 The Maya, Colonial Times to the Present This course examines the history of the Maya peoples from the colonial to the present. Drawing upon missionary accounts, archeological sources, and historical and anthropological works, we will explore how the Maya - despite the multiple traumas of conquest, demographic collapse and state repression - have managed to survive as a people. Specific topics include: Maya religious beliefs, the impact of Spanish conquest, changing sources of ethnic identity and the emerging Pan-Maya movement of recent years. Offered periodically. 128 Women in African History: (Re-) production, Representation and Resistance This course will explore several themes that are central to understanding the changes in African women's lives and experiences in the countryside and the city from before colonialism to the present: work, education, labor migration, marriage, sexuality, motherhood, political action, and creativity. Readings will include both primary and secondary sources, including the novels and autobiographies through which African women have made their voices heard. We will also study different voices as shaped by class, gender, and culture. Offered periodically. GE: MCS-G, HBS-E. 130 American Revolution This course focuses upon the American Revolution as a crucible of cultural change. Students work with primary documents and secondary sources that address significant topics: social change in 18th-century North America; the politics of resistance and revolution; war and American culture; the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; the emergence of American democracy; and "outsiders" such as loyalists, Native Americans, women, and African-Americans. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 131 Race and Culture in Early North America This seminar examines the interaction of Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans in early America from first encounters through the Seven Years War (1500-1763). Topics include race war and Native American resistance, the origins of American slavery, the transformation of European culture, and the development of colonial societies. Students work with primary documents and secondary sources that demonstrate a variety of methods and approaches. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 132 Slavery in the Americas This seminar, using only first-hand eyewitness accounts, examines African slavery in the United States and also the Caribbean and Latin America. Readings include the narrative of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, and the writings of slave-holders like Mary Chesnut. Topics include the slave trade, the origins of African-American culture, women and slavery, and the origins of the Civil War. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 133 American West: Myth and History Explore the ways the American West has been represented in American popular culture and assess the historical accuracy of that representation. Consider how the myth of the American West has been changed to reflect the needs, hopes and concerns of each successive generation. In particular, we will be interested in how the use and evolution of the mythic West reflects changes in gender, ethnic and racial relations. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 135 Rĝlvaag's America With selected works of Ole Rĝlvaag, including Giants in the Earth, as points of reference, this seminar will consider the history of the Upper Midwest at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. For the sake of comparison, students will also read selections from Norwegian authors. Topics for consideration include ecology, family, gender, agriculture, economics, technology, urbanization, religion, immigration, ethnicity, and American pluralism. 139 Literature of Occupation and Resistance: France 1940-44 Students examine occupation, collaboration, and resistance in France during World War II through short stories, novels, and film (all in English translation). Defeated and in disarray, the French transferred their struggle to the realm of culture. Through literature they sought explanations, assigned blame, developed strategies for survival and ultimately for resistance. Students also examine literary (re)interpretations since 1968 that challenge the legacy of French resistance. Offered during Interim. GE: ALS-L. 140 America Since World War II This seminar examines American society since 1945, with particular emphasis on the years between 1945 and 1975. The main focus will be social history. Topics include the impact of the Cold War, migration to the suburbs, post-industrial society, the culture of the 1950s, civil rights, the Vietnam War, the student movement, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. Sources include novels, essays, magazine stories, films, and documentaries. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 143 U.S. Culture and Ethnicity: Old and New Immigration The immigration of people from around the globe has been central to the making of the United States. The course examines how this experience has shaped ethnic and racial identitites, neighborhoods and cities, workplaces, politics, and culture. We will focus especially on the dawn of the 20th and 21st centuries, as the immigrants' point of origin has shifted increasingly from Europe to Latin America and Asia. 145 Civil Rights Revolution Students examine the overthrow of American segregation, through several decades of agitation for civil rights. This seminar focuses primarily on the South, though students also discuss northern race relations. Primary accounts from the era constitute most of the assigned readings. Among the topics covered are the segregated South, Martin Luther King and his critics, the Black Power movement, and the rise of white backlash politics. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 155 The Norwegian-American Experience Students examine Norwegians in the U.S., 1820s to the 1990s, focusing upon the interplay over time of a transplanted set of values and cultural expressions with the demands of American life. Topics include mass emigration, adaptation to the new land, geographic patterns of settlement, political participation, religious life, education, the press, and literature. Comparisons are drawn to other ethnic groups in the U.S. Offered during Interim. GE: HWC. FOUNDATION COURSES: LEVEL I History 190-191, 195-196, 205-206 are offered as foundational surveys in European, Global, and American history. These courses are open to all students seeking broad historical introductions to Western and Non-Western societies. Foundation courses provide both extensive historical coverage and opportunities for integrative learning. They carry General Education credit, as appropriate, in Historical Studies, in Western Culture, and in Multicultural Studies. European and Global foundation courses are offered at Level I; American foundation courses are offered at Level II. The foundation courses are particularly appropriate for majors seeking background in each world area. 190 Europe from the Ancients to the Renaissance This course surveys European history and culture from Homeric Greece to the Italian Renaissance. Topics include the ancient world, the beginnings of Christianity, the emergence and disintegration of Rome as a unifying power, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. Through original texts and historical studies, students will explore relationships among religions, states, and societies, and views of natural environments, family life, and gender roles. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 191 Europe from the Reformation to Modern Times This course surveys European history and culture since the Reformation. Topics include the impact of Protestantism, the development of nation states, the Enlightenment, revolutionary ideas and experiences, the Napoleonic era, imperialism, mass political movements, and global warfare. Through original texts, historical studies, and literature, students explore relations among religions, states, and societies, and understandings of liberty and reason, natural environments, family life, and gender roles. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 195 Global Histories from Ancient Times to 1500 Students examine, comparatively and chronologically, the evolution of selected cultures and societies before 1500 in Asia, India, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and pre-Columbian America. Through original texts, historical studies, and literature, students explore such topics as religious practices and the birth of world religions, trade and interregional exchanges, human interaction with the environment, forms of political authority, and family life and gender roles. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 196 Global Histories from 1500 to the Present Adopting a comparative and chronological approach, students examine cultures and societies in Asia, India, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas since the Age of Exploration. Through original texts, historical studies, and literature, students explore encounters among different cultures, challenges to religion and traditional life-styles, innovations in family and gender patterns, the rise of European hegemony, and its impact on indigenous peoples. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. FOUNDATION COURSES: LEVEL II 205 America, 1490-1865 This course examines the development of American culture and society from the Columbian encounter through the Civil War. Topics include the interaction of Europeans, Africans, and indigenous peoples in early America; the social development of the British colonies; the evolution of American slavery; the Revolution and the Constitution; industrialization, expansion and reform in the 19th century; and the Civil War. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 206 United States Since 1865 As they study the development of American institutions and society from the Civil War to the present, students will examine economic, social, and political themes with a special emphasis on changing interpretations. Major topics are Reconstruction, urbanization, populism, progressivism, depression, New Deal, foreign relations, civil rights, social reform, equality for women, and other recent trends. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. LEVEL II: PERIOD AND NATIONAL HISTORIES OF EUROPE 210 Ancient: Middle East and Greece This course is a history of Western civilization's primary cultures, from the early kingdoms of Egypt and Mesopotamia through the "Golden Age" of classical Greece and the empire of Alexander the Great. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 211 Ancient: Rome This course is a survey of Mediterranean civilization from the early history of Italy through the Roman Republic and Empire to the founding of the Germanic kingdoms in the West and the Byzantine Empire in the East. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 212 Medieval This course surveys European history from the last days of the Western Roman Empire to the Age of the Renaissance, with attention also focused on the civilizations of Islam and the East. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 213 Age of the Renaissance Students examine intellectual, political, social, and spiritual currents, 1300 to 1550, particularly in the city of Florence, but also in broader Italian and European Renaissance contexts. Topics include humanism, the political life of the northern Italian city states, changes in spirituality and in the life of the church, the status of women, and the development of political theory. Readings include Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Erasmus. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, ORC. 214 Reformation Europe Students study Protestant and Catholic religious movements, Luther and other Reformers, political and social institutions, the Protestant family, intellectual traditions, and popular culture and beliefs in this interdisciplinary approach to Reformation Europe. Students also investigate the rise of nation states, theological debates, the wars of religion, science and learning, printing and communication, and capitalism. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 220 Reformation England, 1485-1714 Students survey politics, religion, and society from the Reformation through the era of the Glorious Revolution. Using both contemporary authors and historical writings, students examine the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the introduction of Protestantism, the Anglican Church and its puritan critics, the conflict between the Stuart kings and parliament, the revolutions of the 17th century, and the establishment of liberty for conscience. Offered periodically. 221 Great Britain in Modern Times How did Britain emerge as the first modern "super power"? Students examine British history from the Revolution of 1688 through the era of World War II. Topics include the aristocracy, the impact of the Industrial and French Revolutions, liberalism and capitalism, Victorian culture, the working class and political reform, the women's movement, the imperial achievement, the issue of Ireland, and the challenge of the World Wars. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 222 Imperial Russia Russia's modern history from Peter the Great to the revolution of 1917 centers on the tsarist autocracy and popular movements to limit its power. Students assess Russia's economy, culture, and religion against the background of the country's westernization. Foreign Language Across the Curriculum course available in Russian. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 223 20th-Century Russia This course begins with the Communist revolution of 1917 and traces the growth of the Soviet Union under Lenin, Stalin, and their successors. Students analyze the "crisis" of the Soviet system in order to explain why the last of the European empires collapsed in 1991. Foreign Language Across the Curriculum course available in Russian. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 224 Modern Scandinavia The Scandinavian social-democratic welfare state developed fully in the decades after World War II was praised by some and reviled by others. Today the welfare state is in crisis, due mainly to insufficient resources. Through a survey of social, economic, and political developments from about 1800 to the present, students trace the Scandinavian roots of the welfare state. Foreign Language Across the Curriculum course available in Norwegian. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 225 Modern Germany Students survey the history of Germany with emphasis on the period from 1700 to the present. Through primary sources, literature, and historical accounts, students examine Germany's development from a collection of independent states to a great power, and of the social, cultural, and political impact of national unification and rapid industrialization. Foreign Language Across the Curriculum course available in German. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 226 Modern France This course surveys the history of France since 1774, tracing elements of stability and upheaval from Old Regime to republic. Emphasis is on the revolutionary tradition and the development of republicanism; social history of the 19th century; de Gaulle and his legacy, and the Socialist experiment. Foreign Language Across the Curriculum course available in French. Offered most years. GE: HWC. TOPICS IN HISTORY 227 The Fall of Soviet Communism This course explores the reasons behind the dramatic collapse of the USSR in 1991 by examining Soviet political and economic life, the Cold War, nationality and ethnic developments, the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe, as well as cultural, religious, and environmental issues. Offered during Interim. GE: HWC. 230 Women in Early Modern Europe A topical approach to women's history during the transitional period of 1350 to 1600. Topics will include: women in Renaissance Italy; the impact of the Reformation on women's roles; women and work; the participation of women in the emerging national monarchies. Offered periodically during Interim. 231 Women in Medieval Europe Students explore the experiences of women in both religious and secular life from the period of the late Roman Empire through the 15th century. Topics include women's roles in the early church, changes in the status of women from the late Roman Empire through the Carolingian period, women's monasticism, marriage and the family in the feudal system, courtly love, and late medieval spirituality. Offered periodically during Interim. GE: HWC. 232 Women and Gender in Modern Europe Students analyze women's experience and notions of gender in Europe since 1700. Themes include the definition of domestic ideology from the Enlightenment through industrialization to the Victorian period; gendering citizenship in the nation-state; the impact of science and technology on women's lives and bodies; the development of feminism(s); women and gender in socialist and fascist regimes. Offered most years. GE: WRI, HWC. 235 French Revolution and Napoleon Students examine seminal events, institutions, and doctrines of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, with special attention to the 18th-century background to the Revolution, its impact on Europe in the 19th century, and its legacies in the modern world. Using primary and secondary sources, students explore the drama of the period and consider the variety of historical approaches to, and interpretations of, the Revolution. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 236 Europe Since 1945 This course examines Europe in the recent past with an emphasis on the intersections among political, economic, social, and cultural developments. Students read primary sources, historical accounts, and literature. Topics include the construction of political stability and economic prosperity in the West and state-directed development and authoritarianism in the East; Europe's role in the world; cultural innovations; and political challenges to the reigning orthodoxies. Offered periodically. GE: HWC. 240 Women in America This course surveys women's experience in American life from the colonial period to the present. Students examine the changing economic, social, and legal status of women, society's attitudes towards women, and the growth of a women's movement. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 242 African American History In this study of black people in American society from their African origins to the present, students explore African heritage, the experience of slavery, segregation, and the rise of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. The course pays particular attention to the issue of black nationalism as a force in American life. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 243 Immigration Ethnic Studies The U.S. cannot be understood without a knowledge of immigration and ethnic history. The continuing influx of Europeans, Africans, and Asians had an enormous impact upon American culture, institutions, and social order. This course emphasizes European immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries and its consequences in America. It focuses on the emergence of multiple ethnic subcultures and their interaction with the American environment. Offered periodically. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 244 America in the Civil War and Reconstruction Era In studying the impact of the Civil War era on American society and politics, students focus on slavery, emancipation, and race relations. They also address the impact of industrialization on northern society, encompassing immigration and nativism, the westward movement, and the dispossession of Native Americans. The course situates the dramatic political and military events of the era in the wider evolution of American life. Offered most years. GE: HWC, MCS-D. 246 Environmental History By examining the interaction of people and environment on the North American continent from the 15th century to the present, this course shows how history "takes place" in ecological contexts that change over time. Students will compare Native American and Euro-American religious beliefs, social values, economic aspirations, and technological developments and examines their consequences for the flora, fauna, and peoples of the continent. Offered most years. GE: HWC. 248 Topics in Religion and American History Students examine the inter-relationships among religion, society, politics, and culture in American history. Focus is on the transformation of American Protestantism, 1740-1850, including 18th-century revivalism, institutional development after the First Amendment, popular religion in the early republic, antebellum reform movements. This course is designed to develop the student's ability to engage in historical inquiry and study religious belief and practice in historical and cultural context. Offered periodically during Interim. GE: HWC. 250 Topics in History The focus of this course varies depending upon instructor. Recent topics have included the United States Frontier and American Intellectual Cultures. Topic for 2000-2001 is Native American history. Offered periodically. GE: usually HWC. AREA COURSES ON AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA 255 British India Through Indian Eyes This course examines British rule in India in the 20th century through the eyes of four Indian novelists. The aim is to analyze the Indian response to such events as Gandhi's efforts at social and political reform, and the partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947. The novelists include Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, Khushwant Singh, and R. K. Narayan. Offered during Interim. GE: MCS-G, ALS-L. 257 Revolutionary Cuba (abroad) What is Cuba really like? In this course, students visit health clinics, government agricultural cooperatives, and schools, as well as take extended field trips to the countryside. The program focuses on the Revolution and historical memory, as students explore - through visits to museums and monuments - how the Cuban government has sought to shape the citizenry's understanding of the past. Offered periodically during Interim. 258 20th Century Cuba This course examines the history of 20th-century Cuba, especially the 1959 revolution and its aftermath. We will study the transformation of Cuban political culture, the obstacles to economic and agrarian reform, education, the role of women, human rights, U.S. policies toward Cuba, and the future of Cuba after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The role of charismatic leadership in Latin America and the possibilities for revolutionary changes in the Americas are also examined. Offered periodically during Interim. GE: HWC. 260 Chinese Civilization This course studies Chinese civilization from its beginnings to the end of the 19th century, providing an overview of traditional Chinese thought, culture, institutions, and society. Students examine the development of philosophy and religion, achievements in art and literature, and social and economic change. This course also considers foreign conquest dynasties, Chinese expansion into Inner Asia, and China's relations with the West. Offered periodically. GE: ALS-L, MCS-G. 261 Modern China Students examine reform and revolution at the end of Qing dynasty; the creation and collapse of the first Republic; warlordism, cultural change, the rise of Chinese nationalism; Japanese invasion, civil war, and the Communist victory; the People's Republic since 1949; economic and social change, Sino-Soviet conflict, the Cultural Revolution, Maoism and Mao's legacy, and China's recent economic and political transformation. Applied Foreign Language Component available in Chinese. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 262 Japanese Civilization A study of Japan from the origins of the Yamato state to the emergence of modern Japan, this course provides an overview of traditional Japanese thought, values, and culture. This course examines social, economic, and political change, intellectual and religious history, and the development of Japanese arts and literature, as well as Japan's relations with China, Korea, and the West. Offered periodically. GE: ALS-L, MCS-G. 263 Modern Japan This survey of modern Japan from about 1800 to the present examines the political transformation of the Meiji Restoration, the industrial revolution and social and cultural change, the rise and fall of party government, militarism and Japanese expansionism in World War II, the American occupation, and postwar social, political, economic, and cultural developments. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 264 Landscapes and Landmarks of History: South Africa (abroad) Students will learn about the links between historical memory and the environment in South Africa by visiting historical sites and discovering their multiple contested meanings through literature and lectures, theater and music, stories, and conversation. They will make explicit connections between past and present by exploring how historical identities of places have changed through time, and how places, spaces, and land have been appropriated to further historical and political interests. Offered in Interim 2001. GE:MCS-G. 266 Modern India Students acquire background for Hindu-Muslim interaction and for later European dominance by examining the Moghal period, 1525-1707, as well as the India-based kingdoms of the Marathas, the Sikhs, and Mysore. The 19th and 20th centuries are examined both from the point of view of British rule and modernization and from the standpoint of Indian nationalism and cultural renaissance. Offered periodically. GE: MCS-G 270 Modern Middle East In this survey of the modern Middle East from the 16th century to the present, students will explore the changing nature of political and social institutions. Topics include: Ottoman society and institutions, the impact of the West, creation of the nation-state system, and the evolution of current conflicts in the region. GE: MCS-G. 277 South Africa In this broad survey of the history of Southern Africa (with a major emphasis on the Republic of South Africa), students engage in readings and classroom activities focusing on the following themes: race and ethnicity, gender, environmental studies, migrant labor, and apartheid and resistance. These focal points illuminate the broader context of change in the South African past. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. 281 Modern Latin America An overview of the evolution of Latin American societies since 1750, this course examines the consequences of independence, 19th-century economic imperialism, and the 20th-century transitions to more urbanized, industrialized ways of life. Students examine major Latin American nations and compare their revolutionary and counter-revolutionary trajectories toward the establishment of authoritarian states. Applied Foreign Language Component available in Spanish. Offered most years. GE: MCS-G. GENERAL 294 Internship 298 Independent Study LEVEL III: SEMINARS Please note that Level III seminars presume some prior knowledge of the subject. EUROPEAN 302 Greek Civilization Students study the emergence and development of Greek civilization from the early Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, concentrating on such topics as the Homeric Age, Greek colonization of the Mediterranean basin, Athens's evolution from democratic city-state to imperialist power, the Golden Age of Athens, social and intellectual trends, Alexander, and the oecumene ideal. History 190 or 210 recommended. Offered periodically. 303 Roman Civilization This seminar covers the emergence and development of Roman civilization from the founding of Rome to the end of the Western Empire. Students explore such topics as the Greek and Etruscan legacy, evolution from republic to autocracy, the Augustan Age, Pax Romana, social and intellectual trends, the triumph of Christianity, and Rome's final transformation. History 190 or 211 recommended. Offered periodically. 307 European Intellectual History Students trace the major intellectual currents of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Romanticism, liberalism, socialism, Freudian theory, and post-modernism, as reflected in works of philosophy, political theory, and literature. Thinkers to be considered include Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Derrida. Lectures and supplementary readings supply a sense of the political and social context in which these writers produced their work. Offered periodically. 309 Early Modern Europe Seminar This seminar will cover various topics in Renaissance, Reformation, and early modern European and English history, depending upon the instructor. Topic for 2000-01: The Early Reformation. Offered periodically. 314 European Seminar This seminar covers various topics in European history, depending upon the instructor. Recent topics have included Nationalism, the Fall of the Soviet Union, and Stalin. The topic for 2000-01 is Race, Gender, and Medicine. Offered most years. AMERICAN 330 History of American Thought Students trace an idea or ideas central to American ideology (like "race" or "democracy"), investigate the changing roles of intellectuals in American life, or focus on major movements or bodies of thought (Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Pragmatism, Modernism, and Post-Modernism, for example). History 205 and/or 206 recommended. Offered periodically. 338 Problems of Contemporary America This course examines American life, politics, and foreign policy from the Cold War to the 1980s. Using a variety of readings, students explore some of the contradictions of modernity and the transformation of America into a post-industrial society. History 206 recommended. Offered periodically. 345 American Seminar This seminar covers varying topics in American history, depending upon the instructor. Recent topics have included the Early Republic and Women and the Consumer Culture. The topic for 2000-01 is 19th Century Social History. Offered most years. NON-WESTERN 360 East Asian Seminar Students examine World War II in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on Japanese ultra-nationalism, the Japanese invasion of China, Japan's alliance with Germany, and the expansion of the war after Pearl Harbor. Of special interest are Asian responses to Japanese invasion and occupation, the nature of the war between the United States and Japan, and the ways in which World War II shaped the postwar order in East Asia. Offered periodically. 370 Non-Western Seminar This seminar covers varying topics in African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern history, depending upon the instructor. Recent topics have included comparative British imperialism and European Women and Imperialism. Offered periodically. GENERAL 394 Internship 396 Senior Thesis Seminar This capstone seminar is open to all History majors for independent research and discussion of historical issues. It is especially appropriate for those writing a paper for consideration for distinction. With the consent of the instructors, students may complete a research project that satisfies the requirements of the thesis seminar and another Level III seminar. Offered most years. 398 Independent Research GEOGRAPHY Geography 232 Human Geography This course examines the interrelationships between peoples and their environments in different regions of the world and fosters an understanding of how cultures and individuals order their environment. The course explores both rural and urban landscapes. Students will also consider underlying factors which help explain the spatial distributions of settlement types, livelihoods, health, and social groups. Offered most years. |