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HST. 02: Globalization
The history of Globalization from the fifteenth century to the present day
as a process that has brought disparate regions together and increasingly
intensified their involvement with and impact on each other. The economic,
political, social and cultural dimensions of globalization will all be explored,
using audio-visual as well as print resources. The course will meet twice
a week for 75 minutes of lecture and discussion. Peter Winn
HST. 03: World in Motion
Examination of migration as a factor in historical studies. The role
of migrations in empires, frontiers and borderlands, slavery and indentured
labor, oceanic history, industrialization, urbanization, intra-state
conflict, and globalization. Reed Ueda
HST. 05: History of Consumption
A history of consumption in the world examines the socio political history
of the use made of goods, food and energy by different groups through an
analysis of class, race and gender. The course examines economic factors
through social and culture history and offers a broader understanding of
an economic history embedded within the social structures of Europe, the
Americas, China and the Ottoman Empire, from the seventeenth century to
the present day. Ina Baghdiantz McCabe
HST. 06: World Trade, 1000-2000
Worldwide cross-cultural trade as the roots of today's global economy. Merchant
communities, trade diaspora, and trade routes. From silk roads to oil tankers;
commercial networks from medieval merchants to e-commerce. An exploration
of the ties between trade and civilization, capitalism, nationalism, and
state-building. Emphasis on the early modern and modern periods. Ina Baghdiantz McCabe
HST. 07: History of Public Health
Course description to be posted soon. Virginia Drachman
HST. 08: U.S. Imperialism in Asia
Theories of imperialism. U.S. involvements in Asia and the Pacific from
the overthrow of the Hawai'ian monarchy in 1893 to the present. Comparative
perspectives on British, Japanese imperialisms. U.S. acquisition of the
Philippines and Guam in 1898; suppression of the "Philippine Insurgency;"
U.S.-Japan rivalry to 1945; the Cold War and Korean and Vietnam Wars; geopolitics
of oil; U.S. involvement in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan;
the "manufacture of consent" in the mainstream media. The invasion and occupation
of Iraq. Two substantial research papers. No prerequisites. Gary Leupp
HST. 09: Global Christianity
(Cross-listed as REL 36)
The development of Christianity as a world movement, beginning in antiquity
but focusing on the modern period. Themes and topics include the spread
of Christianity through exploration, trade, conquest and mission; patterns
of cultural contact and exchange; internationalism and globalization; diversity
and transformations of Christian traditions in post-colonial societies;
the global spread of Pentecostalism. Emphasis on Christianity in Asia,
Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Heather Curtis
HST. 10: International Relations: The Historical
Perspective
An introductory survey of the historical evolution of systems of diplomacy
("conflict management") that compares and contrasts the European sovereign
state system with relations between peoples and regimes elsewhere in the
world from the medieval period to the present. Clans, dynasties, states
and empires; how wars begin and end; interrogating the nation-state idea
in a world of superpower hegemony and NGOs; how historical, cultural and
sociological approaches to the field of international relations may differ
from and perhaps challenge aspects of formal IR theory. Howard Malchow
HST. 12: History of Science
A broad survey of the history of science from Ancient Greece to the 20th
century. Topics and themes include: Plato, Aristotle, and the Greek foundations
of western science; Chinese science in the Ming dynasty; Islamic science
and its influence on medieval Europe; religion and science; conceptual and
philosophical changes of the "Scientific Revolution"; development of laboratory
science; Darwin and human evolution; race, science, and eugenics; medicine
and the development of contemporary disease models; physics and the Manhattan
Project; and science and politics in the 20th century. Alisha Rankin
HST. 13: Reconstructing Africa's Past to 1850
[formerly HST. 70]
The course begins with an introduction to the continent's basic geography
and then develops a series of case studies to engage controversies and critical
junctures in the continent's history to 1850. Topics include: "Black Athena,"
Nubia, Iron Age Production, Trade and the Rise of Islam, the Atlantic Opening,
Domestic Slavery and Gender, Swahili Coast, Great Zimbabwe, and the Rise
of the Zulu. Jeanne Penvenne
HST. 14: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary
Crises in Africa since 1850 [formerly HST. 71]
The course develops historical perspectives on contemporary situations in
Africa, from the late 19th century conquest era through colonial rule to
decolonization and the contemporary era. We survey case studies around the
continent through film, literature, scholarly essays, praise poetry and
web based archives of political ephemera. We seek gendered perspectives
on politics, migration, urbanization, and environmental change. Fall 09
case studies include Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur and Algeria. Jeanne Penvenne
HST. 17: The Americas [formerly HST. 75]
Latin America and the Caribbean from the colonial period to the contemporary
era. A multimedia, interdisciplinary introduction focusing on nation-building,
migration, race relations, women's roles, political economy, sovereignty,
religion, culture, revolutionary movements, and Latino communities in the
United States. Peter Winn
HST. 18: Colonial Latin America [formerly HST.
77]
The indigenous and European backgrounds of Latin American history, the encounter
and the conquest, Iberian colonial systems, economy and religion, society
and sexuality, reform and rebellion. Peter Winn
HST. 19: Modern Latin America [formerly HST.
78]
This course examines the history of Latin America from the late 19th century
to the present, and is designed to give students a critical understanding
of contemporary Latin America from an historical perspective. Course readings
and lectures will focus on the most significant social and political movements
in the region, from the Cuban struggle for Independence in the 1890's to
the politics of globalization in the region today. Using a wide variety
of primary and secondary sources, as well as film, music, poetry and other
forms of cultural expression, students will explore sources of change and
continuity in modern Latin America, paying special attention to the interweaving
of local, national, and international developments. Peter Winn
HST. 22: The Changing American Nation: The 19th and
20th Centuries [formerly HST. 80]
The reconfiguration of national identity in the U.S. by socioeconomic, demographic,
and cultural change. Evolution from an Atlantic-centered colonial society,
to an urban-industrial transcontinental nation, to a globalizing nation
on the Pacific Rim. Reed Ueda
HST. 23: Colonial North America and the Atlantic
World to 1763 [formerly HST. 82]
Explores the colonial origins of American society and how a broad array
of peoples encountered one another in different regions of North America.
Themes: religion and power, warfare and slavery, civilization and wilderness,
province and empire. The course ends with the Seven Years War, a world war
with lasting repercussions in America. Benjamin Carp
HST. 24: Revolutionary America, 1763-1815 [formerly
HST. 83]
This course begins at the end of the Seven Years War and ends with the War
of 1812. Discusses the crisis of the British Empire, the political mobilization
of Americans, and the waging of the Revolutionary War; also the social and
political changes of the Revolutionary Era, the development and struggles
of the new United States, its Constitution, political economy, and culture. Benjamin Carp
HST. 25: Antebellum & Civil War America, 1815-1877
[formerly HST. 84]
This course begins with the so-called "Era of Good Feelings" in American
history, and chronicles the decidedly bitter feelings that followed. Through
lectures and discussions, we will explore the Jacksonian Era and democratic
politics, westward expansion and sectional tensions, religious and cultural
developments, the issue of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Students
will engage both primary and secondary sources and take a field trip during
the semester. Benjamin Carp
HST. 27: Modern American Society 1870s-1920s
[formerly HST. 86]
Ideals of Victorian-American culture in collision with scientific principles
of objectivity, empiricism, and relativism. Darwin's challenge to religious
thought, health and medicine, doctrines and practice of law, rise of the
social sciences and the modern university, the shift from patriarchal to
companionate marriages, the rise of a meritocracy and the promise of racial
and sexual equality. Virginia Drachman
HST. 28: U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900 [formerly
HST. 90]
This course explores the meetings of peoples and cultures; imperial rivalries;
and ideologies that shaped North America over two centuries. It places the
contingent events that brought about the decline of some groups and empires
and the rise of others, especially the United States, in a wider historical
context. David Ekbladh
HST. 29: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1900 [formerly
HST. 91]
This course explores the twentieth century rise of the United States from
a regional power to a superpower. Two world wars, a global depression, the
Cold War, as well as, a series of smaller conflicts marked this advance
to dominance. But the story is more than these events. The imposing position
of the United States was not solely a product of the actions of the American
state as the country's power was enhanced by efforts of, nongovernmental
groups as well as the appeal and pervasiveness American culture, among other
elements. However, the United States found itself transformed as new.' opportunities
and tensions arose domestically as the nation grasped global hegemony. David Ekbladh
HST. 31: History of Religion in America [formerly
HST. 99.04]
(Cross-listed as REL 40)
This course is about religion in America from the arrival of European immigrants
in the 16th and 17th centuries to the present. We
will study major figures, events and issues that have helped to shape American
religious history, while paying particular attention to the ways that social
and cultural contexts have influenced religious experience in different
times and places. Throughout, we will ask how religion has impacted the
history of the United States, and, conversely, how religious traditions
have been transformed by American culture. Key topics and themes include
encounter and colonization; revivalism and reform; church and state; gender
and women's history; spirituality and devotional life; slavery and race
relations; immigration and ethnicity; innovation and secularization; and
pluralism and diversity. Heather Curtis
HST. 32: Women in America to 1900 [formerly HST.
92]
American women from colonial times through the nineteenth century. Topics
include women in pre-industrial society, industrialization and its impact
on women, women on the frontier, women and the antebellum South, True Womanhood,
and the nineteenth-century women's movement. Virginia Drachman
HST. 33: Women in the 20th Century America [formerly
HST. 93]
Women in twentieth-century America, focusing on changes and continuity in
their public and private lives. Topics include suffrage, changing patterns
of women's work, emergence of the modern woman, changing attitudes toward
sexuality and marriage, the birth control movement, women during the Second
World War, rise of the "feminine mystique," women in the civil rights and
student protest movements, the women's liberation movement. Attention to
tension between gender identity and diversity among women. Virginia Drachman
HST. 34: African American to 1865 [formerly HST.
95]
The history of Africans and persons of African descent from the beginnings
of the slave trade up through the Civil War. Special attention is given
to the emergence of slavery in colonial and antebellum America; the development
of African-American cultural values and social institutions; the development
of forms of resistance to and calls for the abolition of slavery; and the
development of free black communities. Peniel Joseph
HST. 35: The African American since 1865 [formerly
HST. 96]
The history of African Americans from the end of the Civil War to the present.
Special attention is devoted to African-American social, political, and
economic life during Reconstruction; late nineteenth and early twentieth-century
protest efforts; the civil rights movement and concurrent manifestations
of black Nationalism and self-determination. Peniel Joseph
HST. 36: The Immigrant in American History [formerly
HST. 98]
U.S. immigration in comparative and world perspective. Immigration control
policies, nativism and prejudice, assimilation and ethnicity, and rural
and urban communities. Reed Ueda
HST. 40: History of China to the Opium War [formerly HST.
43]
This course is an introductory survey of Chinese history from the earliest time
to the Opium War. It combines chronological and thematic explorations in order
to trace the origins and evolution of Chinese core institutions and values. It
consists of two integral parts, lectures and in-class discussions. Students
should come away from this course with a better understanding of intellectual,
political, social and cultural traditions and transformations in China and be
able to make informed arguments through the critical evaluation of primary
sources. Fangchun Li
HST. 41: Modern China, 1839-present [formerly
HST. 44]
China has become a major power in the world today. However, its rise was
through painful and dramatic transformations in the past 170 years that
had left deep imprint in today's China. This course covers its history from
the mid 19th century (when its leadership in East Asia was challenged
by the West) to the present. It examines the major problems it encountered
and its responses, and will pay special attention to the political development,
intellectual and cultural trends, and the tensions between the state and
society. TBA
HST. 42: Japan to 1868 [formerly HST. 47]
Prehistoric times to the eve of the Meiji Restoration. Emphasis on early
continental ties; Shinto, Buddhist, and Confucian traditions; Japanese feudalism;
struggles for control of land and peasants; the changing composition of
the ruling class; incipient capitalism of the Tokugawa period; breakdown
of the Tokugawa order. Primary materials used in translation. Gary Leupp
HST. 43: Japan from 1868 [formerly HST. 48]
From the eve of the Meiji Restoration to the twentieth century. Topics include
the unequal treaties with Western powers, the Meiji Restoration, early industrialization,
growth of the imperialist state, fascism, war, defeat, recovery, and recent
role as a member of the Western camp. Gary Leupp
HST. 46: South Asia, 1000 to 2000 [formerly
HST. 51]
Providing an overview of India’s pre-modern and early modern history,
the course concentrates on the changes and continuities in society,
economy and polity during the period of British colonial rule from the
mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. It examines the structure
and ideology of British rule in India, the nature of subaltern resistance,
the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste, class,
community and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism
and the dynamics of decolonization. Ayesha Jalal
HST. 47: South Asia in the 20th C [formerly HST.
53]
A comparative historical analysis of state structures and political processes
in late-colonial and postcolonial South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan,
and Bangladesh. Themes include the reasons for the partition of 1947, the
nature of the colonial legacy, the origins of democracy and military authoritarianism,
the history of development, the shifting balance between central and regional
power, and the ongoing clash between so-called secular and religiously informed
ideologies. Kris Manjapra
HST. 48: South Asia and the World [formerly HST. 144]
This course places South Asia in the context of global history from the
eighteenth century until the present. The semester is structured into five units:
the economics of colonization, nineteenth-century migrations, anti-colonial cosmopolitanism,
global political ideologies, and postcolonial internationalism.
How has globalization had an impact on South Asia economy, society and
culture from the eighteenth century until today?
Alternatively, how have South Asians influenced other societies through
their travels and migrations? Major themes include indentured labor,
the history of migrations to East Africa, the West Indies,
North America and Europe, and the creation of immigrant identities.
We also study anti-colonial resistance movements, the relationship
between nationalism and internationalism, and contemporary South Asian
involvement in organizations such as the United Nations. Kris Manjapra
HST. 50: Ancient Greece [formerly HST. 16]
(Cross-listed as CLS 37)
An introductory survey of the historical development of Ancient Greece and
its interaction with society, politics, and culture in the Greek world.
We begin with the Mycenaean civilization commemorated by Homer and unearthed
by archaeology, follow the evolution of distinctive institutions and values
in the formative Archaic Period, observe the flourishing of Greek politics
and culture in the Classical Period, culminating in the conquests of the
Alexander the Great and the diffusion of the Greek way of life in the succeeding
Hellenistic Age. Highlights include the city-state as the characteristic
form of communal organization, the evolution of democracy, the creation
of new forms of intellectual and artistic expression, and the relationship
of the Greeks to other peoples of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East.
Examination of materials, both literary and documentary, which are the basis
of our knowledge of Greek History. Steve Hirsch
HST. 51: History of Ancient Rome
(Cross-listed as CLS 38)
The history of ancient Rome, tracing Rome's rise from an insignificant
Italian community to the ruler of the Mediterranean world, and ending
with the transfer of the imperial capital to Constantinople in A.D. 330.
Emphasis on the interaction of Rome with various foreign peoples, and
examination of literary and documentary sources.
HST. 52: Introduction to Christianity [formerly
HST. 39.02]
(Cross-listed as CR 35)
This course surveys the development of Christianity from the first century
to the present. We will study the key figures, events and issues that helped
shape the Christian tradition in a variety of cultural, social and historical
contexts. In addition to exploring the major ideas, institutions and practices
associated with Christianity, we will pay close attention to the diverse
forms and expressions that Christian faith and life have taken in different
time periods and among a range of communities. Heather Curtis
HST. 53: Europe to 1815 [formerly HST. 10]
Eastern and Western Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire in the West
through the medieval era into early modern times, ending with a thorough
examination of the background of the French Revolution and Napoleon. The
religious, secular, economic, social, political, and diplomatic processes
which have had a lasting impact on modern European institutions and developments.
TBA
HST. 53: Europe to the French Revolution
In this course we will examine the events and ideas which helped shape Europe from
the time of Constantine I the Great up to the period of the French Revolution.
Our focus will not be just on events in Western Europe, but will expand to encompass
discussions of the Byzantine Empire, the roots and expansion of Islam, and the
development of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. One of our goals in this course
will be to see Europe in its entirety as we trace the religious, secular, economic,
social, political, and diplomatic processes which have had a lasting impact on modern
European institutions and developments.
David Proctor
HST. 54: Europe from the French Rev. to Present
Broad-based introduction to the major themes and events of European history
since the French Revolution, privileging primary source readings. Topics
include revolution, class struggle, industrialization, nationalism, imperialism,
the world wars, totalitarianism, genocide, the Cold War, decolonization, and
immigration. The course also considers Europe's impact on the wider world,
and how the wider world shaped European experience. Elizabeth Foster
HST. 55: Europe in the Early Middle Ages [formerly
HST. 20]
Western Europe and the Mediterranean world from the late Roman Empire to
the middle of the eleventh century. The decline of classical society and
the emergence of a distinctively medieval world.
Topics: the propagation of Christianity, the appearance and early transformation
of Western European kingship, the spread of manorialism and the development
of a feudal system, the creation of knighthood and serfdom, the flowering
of monasticism, and the production of early medieval art and literature. Steven Marrone
HST. 56: Europe in the High Middle Ages [formerly
HST. 21]
Western Europe from the middle of the eleventh to the beginning of the fifteenth
century, the period of the flowering and decline of medieval culture and
society. Topics include the economic revolution of the twelfth century,
the growth of towns and development of urban culture, the reform of the
church, the challenge of heresy and the emergence of popular religion, the
consolidation of knighthood and the creation of an ideal of chivalry, Scholasticism
and vernacular literature, Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture, and
the social and cultural crisis of the fourteenth century. Steven Marrone
HST. 57: Renaissance and Reformation [formerly
HST. 22]
Social and cultural developments in Europe from about 1350 to 1648. Topics
include the development of humanism, the growth of courts and the city-state,
innovations in arts and letters, the prominence of the bourgeoisie, Protestant
revolution and Catholic reformation, the wars of religion, the discovery
of the New World and the expansion of Europe, and the rise of nation-states.
Steven Marrone
HST. 60: Early and Imperial Russia [formerly
HST. 27]
Eurasia and the origin of the East Slavs. The rise of Kiev and Russian Orthodoxy.
The Mongol yoke and the rise of Muscovy. Autocracy and enserfment. Servile
insurrections. Cultural schism. Muscovy as a European great power. Peter
the Great and the service state. St. Petersburg. Gentry power and culture.
The Fatherland War of 1812. The Decembrist movement and reaction. Westerners,
Slavophiles, the intelligentsia. The failure of autocracy. (History 27,
28, and 29 are offered sequentially.) Daniel Mulholland
HST. 61: Revolutionary Russia [formerly HST.
28]
The era of reforms. Revolutionary responses. The Russian novel. The emergence
of capitalism and of new classes. Revolution in 1905, and attempt at autocratic
reform. Russia in the First World War. The revolutions of 1917, Bolshevism,
and civil war. The New Economic Policy. The rise of Stalin. (History 27,
28, and 29 are offered sequentially). Daniel Mulholland
HST. 62: Modern Russia [formerly HST. 29]
The five-year plans, industrialization, collectivization, urbanization,
and Cultural Revolution. The great terror. The Second World War. The Soviet
Union as a hegemonic world power. High Stalinism and the cold war. Khrushchev
and de-Stalinization. Brezhnev, détente, and stagnation. Perestroika, glasnost,
and collapse. Rebirth of Russia. (History 27, 28, and 29 are offered sequentially.)
Daniel Mulholland
HST. 63: Modern Germany [formerly HST. 31]
Germany since the 1840's from unification to unification Bismarck's Germany.
World policy and world war. Weimar democracy. The national Socialist dictatorship
and another war. Defeat and reconstruction. The two Germanies. A new Germany
in a new Europe. Daniel Mulholland
HST. 64: Modern France, 1789 to the Present
This course introduces students to the eventful political, social, and cultural
history of modern France, beginning with the French Revolution. The course
privileges primary source readings in its exploration of the central themes
of French experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These include
revolution and reaction, social change, church and state conflict, colonization,
urbanization, industrialization, victory and defeat in war, decolonization,
immigration, and the legacies of empire-building. Elizabeth Foster
HST. 65: Great Britain and the British Empire
[formerly HST. 33]
The growth of British world power after the loss of America in the late
18th century, and its domestic social, economic and political context. War,
patriotism and the popular culture of imperialism. Decolonization, immigration
and the search for a post-imperial identity after the Second World War.
Howard Malchow
HST. 70: The Middle East from 1800 to World War I
[formerly HST. 60]
This lecture and discussion course introduces the student to the political
and social history of the Middle East from 1800 to the events during World
War One. We will examine the following topics: the creation of a modern
state system in the Ottoman empire and Iran; the diffusion of a modern,
Western culture in the Middle East; European diplomatic and colonial interest
in the region; the region's incorporation into the larger world-economy;
women and non-Muslims; as well as the emergence of nationalisms and other
forms of identity, such as pan-Islam, Turkism and Arabism. TBA
HST. 71: The Modern Middle East after WWI This course will provide an introduction to the culture(s) and politics of the Middle East. It will focus on the major social and political trends since the 19th century. The topics that we will explore are: Islam (and its diversity), tribalism, colonialism, and the emergence of nation-states in the Middle East. In addition, we will raise issues related to women and feminism, Arab nationalism, the creation of the state of Israel, and the emergence of political Islam as a threatening force to moderate voices in the Middle East. Karam Dana
HST. 72: The World of Islam [formerly HST. 65]
(Cross-listed as CR 192D)
Formation and spread of Islamic civilization from the prophet Muhammad to
present. Founding of Islam, formation of Islamic institutions and culture.
Spread of Islam through conquest and trade. Islamic communities and states
in Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Europe, and America. Beatrice Manz
HST. 73: History of Iran [formerly HST. 63]
Emphasis on the modern period. Iran within the Muslim world, its emergence
as a separate entity, the introduction of Shi'ism as a state religion. Western
influences, modernization, the Iranian Revolution and the Islamic Republic. TBA
HST. 74: Modern Armenia [formerly HST. 66]
The uses of history in the formation of Armenian identity, nation, and nationalism.
The Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, Iran, India, and other host societies.
A comparative study of the ideas of nationality and Ethnicity, with a focus
on revolution, ideology, and identity. Linkages between the massacre of
Armenian people in 1915 and other mass killings and genocide in the twentieth
century (examples extend to Kosovo in 1999).
HST. 75: Caucasus & Armenia [formerly HST. 67]
The Soviet regime and its effects on ethnic identity and national sentiment
in the Caucasus. Stalin's ideas and policies on nationality in the region.
A diplomatic, economic, and socio-cultural history of Armenia, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, and their Neighbors. Emphasis on ethnic conflict, nationalism,
and nation-building in independent Armenia 1918-1920 and in post-Soviet
Armenia, and on the international ramifications. Baghdiantz McCabe
HST. 76: Ancient Egypt [formerly HST. 15]
(Cross-listed as CLS 26)
This survey course will focus on roughly 3, 000 years of ancient Egyptian
pharaonic civilization (3,000-332 B.C.). The emphasis will be on the material
culture discovered along the banks of the Nile: ancient Egyptian pyramids,
temples, tombs, settlements and cities, art masterpieces and artifacts.
The course will follow a chronological path at least through the New Kingdom
(1050 B.C.), with many excursions into Egyptian art, history, politics,
hieroglyphs, and the development of the discipline of modern Egyptology.
Several field trips to the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts will be included. Final paper topics may include opportunities to contribute to the MFA's new Giza Archives Project, creating on-line access to the archives from its excavations at the Giza Pyramids (1902-1942). Der Manuelian
HST. 80: Special Topics: 1989
In 1989 as the Communist regime was unraveling in the Soviet Union its subalterns
in Eastern Europe collapse, and with them the Cold War was abruptly ended. The
libertarian impulse was not confined to Europe, however. In China the "democracy movement"
rose up the gates of the Chinese Communist Party on the Tiananmen Square. The Apartheid
government in South Africa was hollowed out from within and had to negotiate with the
African National Congress for the release from jail of Nelson Mandele and a peaceful
transition to majority rule. The military dictatorship of Pinochet in Chile gave way
to democracy by plebiscite. How did these events impact upon one another?
Were there consequences elsewhere? Daniel Mulholland
HST. 83: Civil Rights Movement
This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural transformations
that impacted America during the modern civil rights era. Peniel Joseph
HST. 84: Buddhism in Chinese History
This course provides an introduction to the development of Buddhism from its origin
in India to its expansions in East Asia and China in particular. It aims to acquaint
students with basic Buddhist concepts, texts, schools, and the ways in which Buddhist
thought and practices have interacted with and been transformed by the indigenous cultural
traditions in China, such as Confucianism and Daoism. Besides Buddhist literature,
students will be exposed to two great novels, Journey to the West and The Story of
the Stone, in order to further examine the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture.
Fangchun Li
HST. 90: The World in Motion: Migration as a Force
for Historical Change
Migration as a factor in historical studies. Examines the role of migrations
in empires, frontiers and borderlands, slavery and indentured labor, oceanic
history, industrialization, urbanization, intra-state conflict, and globalization.
Reed Ueda
HST. 90: Foundation Seminar: Muslims in America
This class provides a survey of Muslims living in the US, and the historic journey
of this religion/culture and its eventual settlement in the western world and North America.
We will explore the diversity of Islam in America, and the variations between Islam in
the US and other parts of the world. Discussions over gender roles, transnational ties,
radical versus moderate Islam will be examined and explored. The larger question posed
by the class deals with the compatibility between Islam as a religion and a culture,
and modernity and western democracy. Karam Dana
HST. 91:
Course description to be posted soon.
HST. 92:
Course description to be posted soon.
HST. 93: The Black Power Movement
A study of the Black Power Movement's promotion of racial pride, self-determination,
and revolution in American society and abroad.This course examines the Black Power Movement
in American society from 1955-1975. Black Power scandalized much of the nation in the 1960s
and became associated with a new racial and political militancy that seemed to turn its back
on Martin Luther King's philosophy of non-violence.
This seminar explores the movement's relationship with civil rights leaders and organizations
and pays particular attention to the role of figures such as Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael,
and groups such as the Black Panthers. We will also examine the movement's impact on
feminism, the New Left, the Great Society, and local, regional, and national struggles
for social and political justice. Peniel Joseph
HST. 93: The New Woman in American Society
This seminar will examine the rise of the New Woman in American society as women in the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries turned away from the gender differences
that defined Victorian womanhood and strived for equality with men, seeking higher education,
careers, and equality in their personal lives as well. Virginia Drachman
HST. 93: Bowling Alone? American Communities
What is a community, how is it formed, and who belongs? Exploration of
these questions through a study of types of community in the U. S.,
utilizing historical and comparative perspectives on imperial settlers,
labor migrants, middlemen groups, cultural corridors, local communities,
national community, generations, subcultures and minorities. Reed Ueda
HST. 93: The New Deal's Global History
This course introduces historiography and historical writing through an
exploration of the complicated and contested evolution of the New Deal.
While it has remained a byword for reform in U.S. public life, its broader international origins, connections, and missions largely have been forgotten or ignored. By reading and critically evaluating works of history on these diverse facets, students will see there was not one New Deal but many, with numerous legacies, including those that continue to be debated today. We will explore how different styles and methods of writing history and a variety of perspectives lead to very different histories of one particular historical issue. Beyond basics of craft, a goal of the course is to expose them to the plural nature of history and historical debate. David Ekbladh
HST. 94:
Course description to be posted soon. TBA
HST. 95:
Course description to be posted soon. TBA
HST. 96: Hitler: Biography as History
A course on biography as a genre of historical writing, the enormous
variety of interpretive variations biographers can impose on their
subjects, and the distinctions between biography and more analytical
forms of historical discourse. All this, of course, using Adolf Hitler
as the example. Daniel Mulholland
HST. 97:
Course description to be posted soon. TBA
