Schedule of Classes

Surveys the transnational history of the Americas and the United States to 1877. Emphasizes globally significant trends and systems such as colonialism, mercantilism, nationalism, and the slave trade. Investigates the relevance of systems and their supporting beliefs to the growth and limits of democracy.

Surveys the transnational history of the Americas and the United States since 1877. Emphasizes globally-significant trends and systems such as migration, imperialism, liberalism, progressivism, and consumption economies. Investigates the relevance of systems and their supporting beliefs to the growth and limits of democracy.

Russian and Soviet history from its origins to the present. Major features of pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Russian civilization.

History of the first Americans; Indian-White relations since 1492. Origins and varied cultures of American Indians.

Historical roots of American law enforcement; establishment of an organized police in the U.S.; historical efforts to improve American police work.

Explores the integral place of African Americans in American history and culture from Reconstruction to the present. Analyzes historical achievements of African Americans, as well as social changes and cultural perspectives on race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation that have shaped the black experience. Topics include Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, black protest organizations, labor, the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, art and cultural production, the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and historical and contemporary American racial politics.

An in-depth exploration of the changes in Europe from 1350 to 1600 that signified an epochal transition from the Middle Ages to early modernity. Reading and discussion-based, multidisciplinary approach to the humanistic philosophy, artistic innovation, and socio-political transformations that constituted the Renaissance; the causes and consequences of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; and the cross-cultural encounters between European societies and those of Islam, Africa, and the "New World."

An examination of ancient Greek and Hellenistic societies, politics, and cultures from circa 1200 to 30 BCE. Introduces the Minoan and Mycenaean precursors before exploring the Archaic and Classical eras in detail. Follows Alexander's conquests and investigates cross-cultural influences and everyday lives in the Hellenistic nation-states.

European and American military experiences: 1700 to present.

The People's Republic of China is the most populous nation in the world, and for more than a decade it has had one of the largest and fastest growing economies. The last two centuries, however, have seen a succession of states and governments rise and fall in China, tremendous prosperity as well as great poverty, periods of relative social stability and of extreme unrest, continuous and yet changing involvement with the outside world, and fluctuations in what it has meant to be Chinese. This course will examine China's rich history since the 17th century in order to foster greater understanding of one of the most complex and vibrant countries in world history.

Growth and development of non-Western civilizations since c. 1500 CE in their geographical contexts. Reactions of indigenous peoples and cultural patterns to Western penetration and imperialism. Present development and practices.

A reading and discussion-intensive exploration of European history since 1914. Focuses on the First World War and its effects; the rise of fascist, communist, and conservative dictatorships in the 1920s and 1930s; the Second World War and Nazi genocide; major institutions and problems during the Cold War division of Europe; revolutions of 1989-91 and their aftermath; contemporary developments up to the present day.

Exploration of historical arguments and debates; methods of interpreting primary sources.

Digital Humanities (DH) is the application and creation of computing and digital tools and formats to and for questions and problems in the humanities disciplines. Students will approach the field through an introduction to its historical development and an examination and evaluation of current projects within the field that demonstrate how the humanities can utilize and shape digital media.

Introduction to the study of play, games, and sports around the world and throughout history with an emphasis on theoretical approaches, comparative examples, and social contexts for contemporary and recurring issues of identity and inequality in relation to ableism, colonialism, drugs, gender, nationalism, money, race, religion, science, sexuality, and technology.

Directed reading by qualified students with faculty guidance. For history majors primarily. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs. credit.

Special study of individual topics in history with faculty supervision. For history majors primarily. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs. credit.

HIS 420 provides students with an opportunity to gain supervised work experience in digital humanities and public history (0-3 credit hours).