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Dept.
Afro-American
Studies
American Indian
Studies
Asian American
Studies
Course Title
Course
Number
156
Black Music and American Cultural History
Course Description
Credits
Pre-reqs
Liberal Studies category
This course examines the interaction between Afro-American musical culture and its
historical context, with an emphasis on the period from 1920 to the present.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
fine arts, ethnic
Survey from the African beginnings to the present day. Focus on slave trade and
slavery; major black figures of the past; social, economic, and political trends within the
black community.
Survey of the decisive role played by race in American politics, 1932-present. Focus on
origins and accomplishments of "the Second Reconstruction"; Black Power and white
backlash; contemporary racial politics and issues.
3
US/Euro History, ethnic
Open to Fr.
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
Open to Fr.
231
Introduction to Afro-American History
272
Race and American Politics from the New Deal to the New
Right
297
African and African-American Linkages: An Introduction
Analysis of retention of African elements in African-American oral, written, and
material culture. Social, cultural, and political issues regarding race, self-definition, and
self-determination in both Africa and North America will be examined.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
social studies, ethnic, global
302
Topics Course
3
323
Gender, Race and Class: Women in U.S. History
324
Black Women in America: Reconstruction to the Present
In-depth treatment of a key theme in black historical studies. See course guide for
current topics. Topics courses must be approved by an advisor.
Historical interplay of racism and sexism in the lives of Black and White women of
different class backgrounds in the United States.
Explores African American women's experience from waning days of slavery to
present. Topics include slavery, emancipation, reconstruction, segregation, migration,
urban and rural poverty, civil rights, nationalism, feminism and sexual politics.
US/Euro History, social
So st or cons inst
studies
US/Euro History, social
So st.
studies, ethnic
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
326
Race and Gender in Post-World War II U.S. Society
3
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
347
The Caribbean and its Diasporas
Assesses how race and gender (as well as socio-economic status, age, sexuality, region,
etc.) shaped the experiences and options of African Americans, especially women, in
U.S. society from WW II to the present.
Major topics in the history of Caribbean societies from the European conquest to the
present. Emphasis on colonial rule, slavery, and the diaspora communities created by
Caribbean peoples in the United States and Europe.
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
So st.
100
Introduction to American Indian Studies
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
Open to Fr.
250
Indians of Wisconsin
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
Open to all
undergrads
314
Indians of North America
3
Native Peoples of the Southwest
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
US/Euro History, ethnic
So st. or cons inst
320
Focus is history, social organization, political experience, artistic expression of North
American Indians, using methods and materials from a number of disciplines as an
introduction to the interdisciplinary field.
Introduces students to the various American Indian Nations within Wisconsin's borders
with an emphasis on their history, culture, and sovereignty. Examines individual tribes
and bands as well as common issues that affect tribal and non-tribal people in
Wisconsin.
Description and analysis of native cultures, and the role of environmental and historical
factors in North America.
Overview of Indian Peoples and cultures of the "Southwest" from historic times to
present, including discussion of contemporary issues impacting tribes in the
southwestern United States.
490
American Indian History
102
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
This course introduces students to a multicultural history of the United States, focusing
on each of the major ethnic groups: European Americans, African Americans, Native
Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans.
3
160
Asian American History: Movement and Dislocation
Examines the impact of colonialism, war, and capitalism on the movement of Asians to
the U.S. Considers how racial, gendered, class, sexual, and national formations within
the U.S. structured Asian immigration to North America.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
ethnic
161
Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging
Examines the social, cultural, and political citizenship of Asians in the U.S. with
particular emphasis on diaspora, transnationality, and place.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
ethnic
3
3
3
3
Open to all
undergrads
US/Euro History, social
Jr st or cons inst
studies, ethnic
US/Euro History, humanities, Fr and So only; others
social studies, ethnic
by cons inst
Chican@ and
Latin@ Studies
US History
220
Ethnic Movements in the United States
Sociological analysis of historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in
the U.S., including the relations between European Americans, African Americans,
Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans, with additional material
on other groups and relations.
In-depth study of the peoples, conflicts, and wars in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, with
emphasis on the Cold War ear (1945-1990) and on the resulting migration and
resettlement of over one million Hmong, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese in the United
States.
This course introduces students to a multicultural history of the United States, focusing
on each of the major ethnic groups: European Americans, African Americans, Native
Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans.
3 or 4
246
Southeast Asian Refugees of the "Cold" War
102
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
201
Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies
245
Chicana and Latina History
301
Chicana/o and Latina/o History
332
Latinas: Self Identity and Social Change
461
The American West to1850
462
The American West Since 1850
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic, com B
So st.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
social studies, ethnic
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Fr and So only; others
social studies, ethnic
by cons inst
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Chicanas/os in the United States. Students
will become acquainted with recent scholarly literature, paradigms, theories, and
debates within Chicana/o studies pertaining to the historical, economic, cultural, and
sociopolitical dimensions of the Chicana/o experience in the United States.
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
Introduces the cultural, economic, social, and political history of Chicanas and Latinas
in the U.S. and focuses on four major themes: contact between different ethnic/racial
groups; ideas of nation and nationalism; constructions of identity; and struggles for
social justice.
Examines the history of the making of a people from pre-hispanic time to the present.
Examines how people of Mexican and Latin American descent in the United States have
come to think of themselves as constituting a collectivity by examining the social,
cultural, and political worlds of Chicana/os and Latina/os.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
social studies, ethnic, comm
b
3
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
Explores the multiracial and multicultural reality of Latina societies by becoming
familiar with the history and cultures of Chicana, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican
women. Interdisciplinary readings in law, journalism, public policy, history, and selfreflective literature.
North American frontiers through the period of the Mexican War. Major Indian
cultures of North America; the frontiers and differing imperial systems of Spain, France,
and England; and the westward movement of the United States through 1850.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
social studies, ethnic
3
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
3
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
4
102
The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic
relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its
environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the
frontier in American culture.
Amer Hist to the Civil War Era, the Origin & Growth of the U American political, economic, and social development from the founding of the
S
colonies to the Civil War.
American History, Civil War Era to the Present
American political, economic and social development from the Civil War to the present.
109
Introduction to U.S. History
4
150
American Histories: The Nineteenth Century
160
Asian American History: Movement and Dislocation
Exploration of a thematic or chronological area of United States history from a variety
of critical historical perspectives. Topics vary by instructor.
An introduction to the major themes of U.S. history from nationhood to emergence as
a world power. An exploration of the range of primary sources available to U.S.
historians and the varieties of historical argument.
Examines the impact of colonialism, war, and capitalism on the movement of Asians to
the U.S. Considers how racial, gendered, class, sexual, and national formations within
the U.S. structured Asian immigration to North America.
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
3
US/Euro History, Humanities, Open to Fr.
Ethnic
161
Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging
3
219
The American Jewish Experience: From Shtetl to Suburb
Examines the social, cultural, and political citizenship of Asians in the U.S. with
particular emphasis on diaspora, transnationality, and place.
Surveys American Jews from the eighteenth century until after WW II, examining
political behavior (radicalism, liberalism, and nationalism), class formation, social
mobility, culture, inter-ethnic group relations, religion, and problems in community
building.
US/Euro History, Humanities, Open to Fr.
Ethnic
US/Euro History, Humanities, Open to Fr.
Ethnic
101
4
4
4
Fr and So only
So st.
Open to All
Undergrads
Open to All
Undergrads
None
Open to Fr.
221
Explorations in American History (H)
Topics vary reflecting the interests, expertise, and innovating intention of the
instructor.
3
US/Euro History, Humanities So st. May receive
credit only once for
each topic taken
227
Explorations in the History of Race and Ethnicity
Topics on racial/ethnic minorities in the US in historical perspective; or topics that
intersect with race or ethnicity in the US; or comparative historical topics that address
how racial/ethnic minorities in the US negotiate exclusion and marginalization.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, None
social studies, ethnic
245
Chicana and Latina History
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Fr.
social studies, ethnic, comm
b
249
Sport, Recreation, & Society in the United States
Introduces the cultural, economic, social, and political history of Chicanas and Latinas
in the U.S. and focuses on four major themes: contact between different ethnic/racial
groups; ideas of nation and nationalism; constructions of identity; and struggles for
social justice.
As much as we may try to convince ourselves that sport offers an escape from the "real
world," constant news of players' strikes, stadium financing controversies, and the lack
of diversity in league management remind us that we cannot separate the games we
play and watch from the political, social, and cultural contexts in which they are
embedded. With this in mind, this course explores how sport has shaped and been
shaped by major trends in American social, political, and economic history. Lectures
and discussion sections will not focus on player stats or the morning edition of
SportsCenter. Instead, students will engage with serious historical arguments and
debates about sport's relationship to American capitalism, social movements, and
urban development. Readings also provide a diverse set of perspectives on the politics
of race, gender, and class in American sport in the twentieth century. Non-sports fans
are welcome and encouraged to enroll!
261
American Legal History to 1860
262
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
This course surveys the development of American law down to the U.S. Civil War. After
a review of the English historical background, it examines how law changed in colonial
America, culminating in the framing of the U.S. Constitution. It then explores how
territorial expansion, democracy, and slavery shaped nineteenth-century American
law. Emphasis is on how law interacts with political, social, and cultural change, with a
focus on the origins of modern civil and constitutional rights.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
American Legal History, 1860 to the Present
This course surveys the development of American law from the Civil War to the early
Twenty-First Century. After a review of the U.S. Constitution and its modification by the
Civil War amendments, it examines the legal dimensions of such topics as race
relations and the Civil Rights movement, the growth of modern business, the New
Deal, labor rights, the women's movement, the individual rights revolution of the
postwar period, and the contemporary conservative reaction. Emphasis is on how law
interacts with political, social, and cultural change.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
272
History Study Abroad: United States History
1 to 4
US/Euro History
302
History of American Thought, 1859 to the Present
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities So st.
304
United States 1877 - 1914
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
329
History of American Capitalism
343
Colonial British North America
Topics vary reflecting the specializations, expertise, and curricula of study abroad
programs.
How thinkers have coped with the intellectual shocks of Darwin, Marx, and Freud, and
with cultural shocks ranging from Gilded Age industrialization to the changing mores
and nuclear realities of contemporary mass society.
The rise and impact of modern industrialism, organization of labor and farmers,
disappearance of the frontier, growth of American imperialism, and the resulting
political, intellectual, and social changes in America.
Survey of political, social, and economic change in the history of American capitalism
from the late colonial period to the near-present.
The development of Britain's North American colonies c. 1550-1763 in trans-Atlantic
perspective. Topics include the natural environment; British imperial and cultural
institutions; relations with other European settlers and Amerindians; Africans and
slavery; community life; religious diversity; economic enterprise; and politics. Satisfies
either the Social Studies or the Humanities breadth requirement.
4
3 to 4
none
So st.
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities So st.
344
The Age of the American Revolution, 1763-1789
Structure of American society, Britain and the Colonies; the revolutionary movement
for independence; the war for independence; social, political, and constitutional
change.
The founding and growth of the military establishment, the exercise of the military art,
and military policies treated in connection with relevant political, social, and economic
factors.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
So st.
345
Military History of the United States
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore standing;
not open to students
who have previously
taken History 427 or
428
353
Women and Gender in the U.S. to 1870
An advanced and comparative study of the roles of gender, class, and race in American
history and historiography. Themes include women as agents of social change and as
builders of community.
3 to 4
354
Women and Gender in the U.S. Since 1870
None provided.
3 to 4
355
Work, Freedom and Democracy in the Americas, 1491-the
Present
This course takes a broad view of the experiences, ideas and impact of working people
in the Americas from the economic, cultural and biological ruptures caused by the first
trans-Atlantic trade to the most recent phase of globalization in the 21st century.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, So st; completion of
social studies
intro history &
women's studies crse
preferred
US/Euro History, social
So st; completion of
studies, ethnic
intro history &
women's studies crse
preferred
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
social studies, ethnic
393
Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1848-1877
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities So st.
395
United States, 1877-1914
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
So st.
397
United States 1914-1945
3 to 4
The United States Since 1945
403
Immigration and Assimilation in American History
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
So st.
398
408
American Labor History: 1900-Present
History of American Education
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
So st.
412
Antebellum slavery, pro- and anti-slavery movements, the territorial crisis, and
secession; the impact of war of Northern and Southern political, social, and economic
life; wartime destruction of slavery and postbellum racial adjustment; the rise and fall
of Reconstruction.
The rise and impact of modern industrialism, organization of labor and farmers,
disappearance of the frontier, growth of American imperialism, and the resulting
political, intellectual, and social changes in America.
Political, social, economic, and cultural changes in America during World War I, the
Twenties, the Age of the Great Depression, World War II.
Political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the U.S. from World War II to the
present.
Survey of immigration to the U.S. from colonial times to the present with analyses of
the roles of ethnic and racial groups in economics and politics, the reactions of earlier
arrivals to their successors, the extent of assimilation and contemporary ethnic and
racial consciousness.
An examination of work, workers, and working class culture in twentieth century
America.
Place and function of educational endeavors and institutions in American society and
among particular groups, such as native Americans, Blacks, the poor, and immigrants.
416
Eastern European Jews in the United States, 1880s-1930s
3 to 4
427
The American Military Experience to 1902
Analyzes the culture and community of the two million Jews who migrated to the
United States between 1880 and 1930.
A survey of American military experience from the 16th century through the
development of a nascent American "empire" at the turn of the 19th and 20th
centuries, examining the influence of warfare on all aspects of American society.
428
The American Military Experience Since 1899
A survey of American military experience in the 20th and 21st centuries, examining the
influence of warfare on all aspects of American society.
3 to 4
434
American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
3 to 4
459
Rule of Law: Philosophical and Historical Models
America's relations with the world, emphasizing the economic, political and ideological
elements determining policy.
From the perspectives of history and political theory, this course examines the multiple
meanings of the idea of the rule of idea, and its uses in American history. We then
explore prominent critiques of the rule of law ideal.
US/Euro History, humanities, None
ethnic
US/Euro History, humanities, Soph st; not open to
social studies
stdts who have
previously taken
History 345
US/Euro History, humanities, Soph st; not open to
social studies
students who have
previously taken
History 345
US/Euro History, humanities So st.
3 to 4
US/Euro History
3 to 4
3 to 4
3 to 4
3
3 to 4
So st.
So st.
Jr st or cons inst.
A prev law-related
crse
European History
460
American Environmental History
Survey of interactions among people and natural environments from before European
colonization to present. Equal attention to problems of ecological change, human
ideas, and uses of nature and history of conservation and environmental public policy.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
social studies
461
The American West to 1850
North American frontiers through the period of the Mexican War. Major Indian
cultures of North America; the frontiers and differing imperial systems of Spain, France,
and England; and the westward movement of the United States through 1850.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
462
The American West Since 1850
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, So st.
ethnic
468
Popular Culture in the Multi-racial United States
The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic
relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its
environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the
frontier in American culture.
Origins and development of widely distributed popular culture in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries with emphasis on race and racialization. Exploration of
production/performance and consumption of minstrel shows, wild west shows, film,
radio, television, music in topical units.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities So st.
490
504
American Indian History
Society and Health Care in American History
3 to 4
3
History of Mass Communication
569
History of American Librarianship
US/Euro History
US/Euro History, biological
science
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, humanities
Jr st or cons inst.
Jr st & cons inst
560
607
The American Impact Abroad: The Historical Dimension
None provided.
Lecture-seminar. Health care in America since the colonial period; emphasis on social
developments.
Evolution of the mass media in the United States in the context of political, social, and
economic change.
Development of American librarianship from Colonial times to the present, with special
reference to the relationship of library institutions to their contemporary social,
economic, cultural and political environments.
Repeatable (as topic changes) with cons inst. Analysis of diplomatic, economic, cultural,
and social interaction of Americans with foreign peoples and nations
3
US/Euro History, social
studies
Jr st.
628
History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Jr or Sr st or cons inst
ethnic
635
Afro-American History to 1900
3
636
Afro-American History Since 1900
Civil rights history from 1930-1970. Legal, historical and economic origins of the civil
rights movement. Study of the movement's impact on United States culture, politics,
and international relations.
Political, economic, and social development of American Blacks from their removal
from Africa to the end of the nineteenth century.
An in-depth analysis of social, economic, and political developments within the Black
community in twentieth-century America
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
US/Euro History, social
studies, ethnic
110
The Ancient Mediterranean
An examination of the evolution of the human community in the Mediterranean Basin,
from the beginning of the earliest civilizations in the Near East (3,000 B.C.E.) until the
collapse of the Roman Empire in the West (500 C.E.).
4
US/Euro History, humanities Open to all
Undergrads
4
3
3
Jr st.
Jr st; or Grad st in SLIS
Jr st or cons inst
Jr st or cons inst
112
The World of Late Antiquity (200-900 C.E.)
History of the Mediterranean World from the late Roman Empire to the development
of distinct European, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations (ca. 200-900 CE). Special
attention will be paid to the rise and development of Christianity and Islam.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, None
social studies
115
Medieval Europe 410-1500
From the later Roman Empire to the end of the Middle Ages.
4
4
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities,
social studies
119
120
Europe and the Modern World 1815 to the Present
Principal developments in the history of Europe from the Renaissance to the fall of
Napoleon.
Political, economic, social, and cultural history of modern Western civilization.
123
English History: England to 1688
Political, economic, social, and cultural history from earliest historic times.
4
124
British History: 1688 to the Present
Political, economic, social, and cultural history of Great Britain.
4
Survey of key themes in Western intellectual history and religious thought from ancient
Greece through the Renaissance, focusing on relationships among classical, Jewish, and
Christian traditions.
4
208
The Making of Modern Europe 1500-1815
Western Intellectual and Religious History to 1500
4
Open to all
undergrads
Open to All
Undergrads
Open to All
Undergrads
Open to All
Undergrads
Open to All
Undergrads
Open to Freshmen
212
The History of Western Christianity to 1750
A survey of Christianity from being a small, persecuted sect in the Roman Empire to
becoming the dominant religion of western Europe, penetrating into the lives of
Europeans, fissuring into multiple churches, and spreading across the globe. Attention
is given to doctrine, ritual, worship, architecture, images, and music.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
or consent of
instructor
215
Life in the Middle Ages: An Inter-Departmental Course
An introduction to the life and culture of the Middle Ages with lectures from members
of the departments offering courses within the Medieval Studies Program.
4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
223
Explorations in European History (H)
Topics vary reflecting the interests, expertise, and innovating intention of the
instructor. Topics include Roman Gladiators and Wars of Religion in Europe since 1914.
3
US/Euro History, humanities So st. May receive
credit only once for
each topic taken
224
Explorations in European History (S)
Topics vary reflecting the interests, expertise, and innovating intention of the
instructor.
3
US/Euro History, social
studies
Comprehensive interdisciplinary survey of Russian civilization from its beginnings
through the present day.
Comprehensive interdisciplinary survey of East European culture, society, politics, and
literature from its beginnings to the present day.
This class introduces students to the dramatic history of twentieth-century Eastern
Europe, a place where imperialism, Nazism, Communism, genocide, democracy, and
capitalism all left their mark. The course revolves around three interrelated themes-war, revolution, and society--all of which allow us to place Eastern Europe within
broader comparative contexts. In addition to exploring significant political, economic,
and cultural changes, we'll discover how ordinary people--including workers, peasants,
women, and children--experienced attempts to change the region and its people.
Throughout, we will discuss how East Europeans continue to wrestle with the ghosts of
their past today.
4
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Freshmen
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities, Open to Freshmen
social studies
US/Euro History, humanities, None
social studies
253
Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey
254
Eastern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey
270
Eastern Europe since 1900
271
History Study Abroad: European History
303
A History of Greek Civilization
306
The United States Since 1945
307
A History of Rome
Topics vary reflecting the specializations, expertise, and curricula of study abroad
programs.
From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age. Special emphases may vary with each
offering.
Political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the U.S. from World War II to the
present.
Roman civilization from the monarchy through the collapse of the Roman Empire in
the west.
An examination of the Crusades from both Christian and Islamic perspectives; the
historical, social, and religious context and significance of the Crusades for both
Christians and Muslims.
The course covers the formation and development of exxlesiastical institutions and
religious life in Western Europe from the fourth century to the Protestant Reformation.
4
3 to 4
4
US/Euro History
So st. May receive
credit only once for
each topic taken
None
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
3 to 4
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
Sophomore standing
studies
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Open to Fr with cons
inst
309
The Crusades: Christianity and Islam
312
The Medieval Church
313
Introduction to Byzantine History and Civilization
Topical consideration of the entire scope of the history of the Byzantine Empire, from
the fourth to the fifteenth centuries, and selected aspects of its culture.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
314
Problems in Byzantine History and Civilization
Intensive study of specific areas of the Byzantine Empire's history and culture, selected
by agreement between instructor and students, stressing individual research efforts.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, Humanities Sophomore standing
318
Medieval Social and Intellectual History, 1200-1450
Emphasis on social change and intellectual developments.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
323
The Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton
An introduction to the formative period of modern science, including major ideas and
events in the physical and life sciences from Copernicus to Newton.
3
US/Euro History, humanities Jr st or cons inst;
Grads enroll
concurrently in Hist
Sci 623
328
Environmental History of Europe
This class explores a new approach to a part of the world with a very old history, but
one that is now as 'modern' as any. The changing, complex relations between
Europeans and their environments from antiquity to the twenty-first century offer
instructive comparison with American and current global environmental concerns.
Approaching Mediterranean and Western civilizations from an environmental
viewpoint also offers fresh perspective on these enduring cultures.
333
The Renaissance
334
The Reformation
348
France from Napoleon to the Great War, 1799-1914
349
Contemporary France, 1914 to the Present
350
The First World War and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century
Europe
351
Seventeenth-Century Europe
352
Eighteenth Century Europe
357
The Second World War
358
The Old Regime and the French Revolution 1685-1799
359
History of Europe Since 1945
361
The Emergence of Mod Britain: England 1485-1660
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore Standing
social studies
Emphasis on the transition from medieval to early modern thought in Italy, 1300-1525.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
The division of Western Christendom, 1500-1650, and its impact on Europe and the
world.
Politics, society and culture in nineteenth century France. Emphasis on France's
revolutionary heritage and problems of establishing a democratic regime.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore standing
Social, political, and cultural history of twentieth century France, especially the Great
War, the Popular Front, the Vichy Regime, DeGaulle and the Fifth Republic,
Mitterrand's socialist experiment, France's changing role in the world and the
European Community.
The experience and legacy of the First World War has been linked to nearly every
social, cultural, and political transformation that marked the short century that
followed: mobilization and the experience of total war transformed the relations
between governments and citizens, between men and women, and between social
classes. Europeans experienced death on an unprecedented scale and came to terms
with new forms of industrialized warfare, from the use of poison gas to modern
practices of genocide. Europeans now learned to live with violence, both during as well
as after the war, and found new ways to mourn or remember the dead. This course will
explore such themes. Using a wide variety of contemporary sources -- memoirs, essays,
poems, or cinematic representations -- we will try to situate the upheaval of 1914-1918
within the larger framework of twentieth-century European history.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
or consent of
instructor
Intellectual, social and political developments during the seventeenth century. Impact
of the Scientific Revolution and Rationalism on traditional beliefs. Revolts against
Absolutism. The so-called "general crisis".
Political, cultural, and social transformations in eighteenth century Europe.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
Background and history of World War II. Problems of peacemaking and international
organizations; rise of Fascism, National Socialism, and Japanese imperialism; breaking
the peace; World War II.
The institutional and social development of France from the age of Louis XIV to the rise
of Napoleon. Emphasis on the coming of the Revolution and its historic significance.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, Social
studies
Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore Standing
Political, cultural, and social history of Europe from the Second World War to the
present.
Cultural, economic, political, and social issues and developments, foreign relations; the
background of empire.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, Social
Studies
Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
So st or History 123-124
363
367
China and World War II in Asia
Society and Ideas in Shakespeare's England
368
This course is intended to help students understand World War II from the perspective
of Asia. The focus is not only on the American and Japanese roles in the war but also on
lesser, often overlooked participants such as China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The
course will focus not only on the diplomatic, political, and military situation of wartime
Asia, but also on perceptions and experiences of the war from those most heavily
affected by it: those experiencing it on the ground. Understanding this war is critical for
helping us understand contemporary Asia. The foundations of the Cold War and the
post-Cold War world that we live in today were forged on battlefields in mainland
China, Burma, small islands in the Pacific, and in the skies over the archipelago of
Japan. In order to provide the background and understand the legacies, this course
covers an extended time frame, beginning in the 19th century with the arrival of the
West in Asia and continues into the 1950s.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore standing
social studies
or permission of the
instructor
Explores the relationship between social change and the major systems of thought in
Tudor and Stuart England. Popular magic and religion, astrology, witchcraft, the
varieties of Anglican protestantism and puritan dissent, the scientific revolution and
political thought.
Medieval Bible and its shaping effect on medieval culture.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore Standing
US/Euro History, Literature
So st or cons inst
Government and law of England from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries.
3 to 4
Government and law of England from the fifteenth century to the present.
3 to 4
3
369
The Bible in the Middle Ages
English Constitutional History-The Medieval Era
370
English Constitutional History-The Modern Era
373
Modern Political History of the Jews: 1655-1919
Focuses on the politics of emancipation (the acquisition of civil rights). Analyzes Jewish
politics from the beginnings of political integration into European society (1695) to the
completion of the process in the aftermath of World War I.
4
US/Euro History, Social
Sophomore Standing
Studies
US/Euro History, social
Sophomore Standing
studies
US/Euro History, humanities None
374
Modern Political History of the Jews: Era of Mass Movements, This course will focus on Jewish socialist and nationalist political movements, analyzing
1870-1970
their origins in imperial Russia in the late 19th century and their development in the
Soviet Union, Poland, Palestine/Israel, and the U.S. in the 20th century.
4
US/Euro History, humanities None
392
Women in History
410
History of Germany, 1871 to the Present
417
History of Russia
418
History of Russia
419
History of Soviet Russia
420
Russian Social and Intellectual History
424
The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1991
425
History of Poland and the Baltic Area
426
The History of Punishment
An examination of the cultural, social, economic, and political activities of women.
Geographical or chronological emphasis varies with instructor.
Political and social development of Central Europe from the establishment of the
German Empire to the post-World War II period.
Origins and evolution of the Russian people and state; political, economic, and social
history; foreign relations as they affect domestic policy; from the ninth century to
1800.
Russian political, economic, and social history from 1800 to 1917; foreign relations as
they affect domestic policy.
Major political, economic and social developments in Russia since 1917.
3 to 4
Main currents of Russian social thought in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Recommended that students have some knowledge of modern Russian history or of
modern European cultural history.
Surveys Soviet foreign relations from 1917-1991, examining the causes, course, and
outcome of the Cold War. Topics include: Soviet-US relations, World War II, the
Socialist Bloc, espionage, the space race, Sino-Soviet relations, and Soviet intervention
in the 'Third World.'
Northern part of East Central Europe, the territory included in the former PolishLithuanian Commonwealth.
This course examines punishment across a vast range of historical traditions, examining
how wrongdoing and punishment have been figured in law, literature, art and
philosophy. Through the semester we will examine ancient, medieval and modern
traditions.
3 to 4
4
3 to 4
3 to 4
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, social
studies
So st
Sophomore Standing
Sophomore Standing
US/Euro History, social
Sophomore Standing
studies
Jr st or cons inst
US/Euro History, social
studies
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore Standing
social studies
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
Jr st or cons inst
studies
US/Euro History, humanities Jr or Sr st or cons inst
3
431
History of Scandinavia to 1815
432
History of Scandinavia Since 1815
437
Western Christianity from Augustine to Darwin
467
Economic and Social History of Europe 1500-1750
470
Religious Thought in Modern Europe
474
European Social History, 1830-1914
475
European Social History, 1914-Present
Political, social, economic and cultural developments of Scandinavia through the
"Viking Age" to the break-up of Sweden-Finland and Denmark-Norway; emphasis on
the interplay between social and political forces and institutions and the area's
relationship with the rest of Europe.
Political, social, economic, and cultural development: political realignments and rise of
nationalism, industrialization and rise of liberalism and socialism, democratization,
independence struggles and social conflict, evolution of welfare states, World War II
and its aftermath.
A survey of Christianity from the fourth century through the nineteenth. Explores the
culture of Christianity--architecture, literature, images, and mosic--in orner to
understand how Christianity has become a world religion.
Population trends, technology, and the level of economic activity; overseas expansion
and its impact on Europe; the northward shift of economic power; wealth and poverty
in early modern society.
History of religious thought in modern Europe (19th and 20th centuries) as reflected in
theology, philosophy, literature, and political and social theory. Major emphasis on
Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions but with additional discussion of Judaism and
Orthodoxy.
Societal change in an age of revolution; bourgeois culture and its discontents; class,
gender, religion, region, and nation; formation of political ideologies, including
liberalism, conservatism, socialism, anarchism, imperialism, and racism.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore Standing
social studies
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Sophomore Standing
social studies
4
US/Euro History
Open to Fr with cons
inst
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
3
US/Euro History, humanities Sophomore Standing
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore Standing
State, class, gender, and culture from he world wars to the present. Democracy,
communism, fascism. Emphasis on everyday life, consumption, leisure, technology, and
Americanization.
Growth of modern childhood and adolescent sub-cultures, class differences, literary
and pictorial representations, legal and demographic developments, and the growth of
educational theories and institutions.
Historical introduction to the role of law in the context of empire, with special
emphasis on 19th-20th C British imperialism; explores themes of class, race and gender
through fields of law including criminal, property, family, contract and labor law.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, social
studies
Sophomore Standing
3
US/Euro History, social
studies
Jr st or cons inst
3
US/Euro History, social
studies
Previous law-related
course
Medicine in Europe from antiquity to the 18th century, investigating changes in
medical ideas, institutions, practices, and organization.
Medicine in Europe from the 18th century to mid-20th century, investigating changes
in disease and demography, state interest in health care, the medical professions, and
both scientific and alternative medical ideas.
Main movements in thought and taste as well as the political and social thought of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The fin de siecle and the main cultural trends of the twentieth century.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Jr st
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Jr st
3
US/Euro History, humanities So st
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities So st
478
Comparative History of Childhood and Adolescence
502
Law and Colonialism
507
Health, Disease and Healing I
508
Health, Disease and Healing II
512
European Cultural History 1610-1815
514
European Cultural History Since 1870
515
Holocaust: History, Memory and Education
This course explores the ways in which Holocaust history, memory and education are
mutually entangled, politically charged and morally complex. Using primarily American
sites of memory, students will critically analyze a variety of representations of the
Shoah--in literature, films, memoirs, monuments, museums and classrooms.
3
US/Euro History, humanities, Jr st or cons inst
social studies, ethnic, comm
b
517
Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
3
US/Euro History, humanities So st
529
Intellectual and Religious History of European Jewry, 16481939
Ancient religions in their political, social and cultural contexts; topics include ritual,
literary and artistic representations, religious persecutions, and/or modern approaches
to the study of ancient religions. Chronological and geographical focus will vary
between Greece, Rome, Judaea and Egypt.
Main movements and trends of thought, religion, and culture as European Jewry
gained emancipation and adjusted to mass society.
4
540
Balkans and Middle East, 1700-1918: The Rise of National
States
Survey of political, economic and cultural organizations and their transformation under
the market economy and relations with England, France and Russia.
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Hist 119 or 120 or
512 or 513; or
Hist/Jewish 220; or
Hebr St/Jewish 471 or
472
US/Euro History, social
So st
studies
561
577
Greek and Roman Medicine and Pharmacy
Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History
Greek and Roman medicine and drug lore from the Pre-Socratics to Oribasius (c. 600
B.C. - A.D. 350), including the backgrounds of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian
medicine.
Social, economic, and ideological changes, institutions, and movements and their
relationships with the political processes and structures in the Nordic states.
3
3 to 4
US/Euro History, humanities Jr or Sr st, or cons inst
US/Euro History, social
studies
Jr st or cons inst