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Below is a list of thematic courses offered in the History Department. Click on the course number below to look at the description of that specific class.
| I. World and Transregional | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 100 | Historical Marxism | Mulholland |
| 103 | Consumption, Power and Identity | Baghdiantz-McCabe |
| 104 | Gender, Travel and Imperialism | Baghdiantz-McCabe |
| 105 [119.12] | Greece, Rome, and China (CLS 147) | Hirsch |
| 106 [109.05] | Cosmopolitanism and Colonialism | Manjapra |
| 108 [183.04] | Decolonization in Asia | Jalal |
II. Africa |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 110 [150] | Race, Class, and Power in Southern Africa | Penvenne |
| 111 [151] | Africa and Diaspora to the Americas | Penvenne |
| 112 [152] | Angola and Mozambique: From Liberation to Humanitarian Crises | Penvenne |
III. America (Latin America) |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 115 [160] | Revolution in Latin America: Mexico and Cuba | Winn |
| 116 [161] | Revolution in Central and South America | Winn |
| 116 | Martin Luther | Brown |
IV. America (North America) |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 120 [179.10] | American Military History to 1900 | Carp |
| 122 [88] | America and the National Pastime | Gittleman |
| 123 | Industrial America and Urban Society: The Progressive Era to the Great Depression | Ueda |
| 124 [94] | Sickness and Health in America | TBA |
| 125 [179.03] | Women and Religion in America: 1900 to Present (REL 101) | Curtis |
| 126 [179.08] | Religion and U.S. Politics (REL 42) | Curtis |
| 128 | Civil Rights Movement | Joseph |
| 129 | Black Political Thought in the 20th Century | Joseph |
V. Asia (East Asia) |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 132 [122] | Religion in Japanese History | Leupp |
| 133 [123] | Japanese History through Literature | Leupp |
| 134 [124] | Tokugawa Japan | Leupp |
| 135 [125] | Gender and Sexuality in Japanese History | |
VI. Asia (South Asia) |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 140 [134] | Nationalism and Its Critics in South Asia | Jalal |
| 141 [135] | Religion, Law and Misplaced Secularity in South Asia | Jalal |
| 142 [136] | Islam in South Asia | Jalal |
VII. Europe |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 144 | Greeks and Barbarians | TBA |
| 148 [119.01] | Rise of the Greeks | TBA |
| 149 [119.03] | Greeks and Barbarians (CLS 143) | Hirsch |
| 149 | South Asia and the World (CLS 142) | TBA |
| 150 [119.02] | Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine | TBA |
| 151 [119.04] | Athens: Marathon to Socrates | Hirsch |
| 152 [113] | Religious and Spiritual Map of Europe, 300-1500 | Marrone |
| 152 | France and Africa Since the 18th Century | TBA |
| 153 [119.13] | Martin Luther (GER68/CR68) | Brown |
| 154 [39.08] | Health and Healing in Medieval and Early Modern Europe | Rankin |
| 155 [181.05] | Women, Gender, and Family, 1200-1800 | Rankin |
| 156 [114] | Science, Magic and Society, 1100-1700 | Marrone |
| 159 [26] | French Revolution | TBA |
| 162 [119.11] | Economics of the British Industrial Evolution, 1750-1850 | Rothenberg |
| 163 [118] | Special Relations: Britain and the U.S. from WWII to the Present | Malchow |
VIII. Middle East and Central Asia |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 165 [146] | Mongol Empire | Manz |
| 166 [147] | History of Afghanistan | Manz |
| 167 [64] | Medieval Islam | Manz |
IX. Advanced Special Topics (Thematic and Regional) |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 170 [109] | Advanced Special Topics, World/Transregional | TBA |
| 170 [CLS 186] | Jesus’ Dangerous Ideas | Crane |
| 171 [159] | Advanced Special Topics, Africa | Penvenne |
| 172 [169] | Advanced Special Topics, Latin America | Winn |
| 173 [179] | Advanced Special Topics, North America: Boston's American Revolution | Carp |
| 174 [129] | Advanced Special Topics, East Asia | Jalal, Manjapra |
| 174 | Advanced Special Topics, East Asia: The Chinese Revolution |
Li |
| 175 [139] | Calcutta and Dacca: Exploring in South Asian Urban History | Manjapra |
| 175 | Islam and the West | Jalal |
| 176 [GER 76] | Vienna: A Biography | Romero |
| 176 119] | Advanced Special Topics, Europe | |
| 177 [149] | Advanced Special Topics, Middle East/Central Asia | TBA |
| 177 | The Maghreb since 1945 | Roberts |
X. Miscellaneous |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 178 [192] | Colloquium on International Research | Penvenne |
XI. Undergraduate Independent Study [190] |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 180 | Independent Study, World/Transregional | TBA |
| 181 | Independent Study, Africa | TBA |
| 182 | Independent Study, Latin America | TBA |
| 183 | Independent Study, North America | TBA |
| 184 | Independent Study, East Asia | TBA |
| 185 | Independent Study, South Asia | TBA |
| 186 | Independent Study, Europe | TBA |
| 187 | Independent Study, Middle East/Central Asia | TBA |
| 189 [191] | Undergraduate Internship | TBA |
XII. Undergraduate Research Seminar |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 190 [180] | Research Seminar, World and Transregional History | TBA |
| 191 [185] | Research Seminar, Africa | Penvenne |
| 192 | Brazil and Argentina | Winn |
| 193 [187] | Research Seminar, North America: Cities in Revolution: The Urban Experience of the American Revolution |
Carp |
| 193 | New Deal’s Global History | Ekbladh |
| 193 | Black Power | Joseph |
| 194 [182] | Research Seminar, East Asia | Jalal, Manjapra |
| 195 [183] | Research Seminar, South Asia: Comparative Anti-Colonialism |
Carp |
| 196 [181] | Research Seminar, Europe | TBA |
| 197 [184] | Research Seminar, Middle East/Central Asia: Religion and Law in Islamic History | Manz |
XIII. Undergraduate Research Seminar |
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| Course # | Course Title | Professor |
| 198 | Senior Thesis I | TBA |
| 199 | Senior Thesis II | TBA |
| 289 | Exhibition Planning for the Small Museum | Turino & Iacobucci |
| 290 | Historical Interpretaton of Material Culture | Ward R |
| 292 | Museum Studies Internship | TBA |
