| Course Number | Class Number | Class Name | Professor | Days | Time | Pre-Modern | Regions | Liberal Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS100-01/ CLS270-01 | 82295 | Ancient Sports and Athletics | Emyr Dakin | Tuesday/Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | Yes | N/A | Global |
| HIS100-02/ CLS170-01 | 82342 | The Greek Polis | Dobrinka Chiekova | Monday/Thursday | 12:30pm-1:50pm | Yes | N/A | Global |
| HIS100-03 | 82412 | The Hellenistic World | Arthur Jones | Monday/Wednesday | 7:00pm-8:20pm | Yes | N/A | Global |
| HIS109-01 | 82413 | Ancient Egypt and Neighbors | Arthur Jones | Monday/Wednesday | 5:30pm-6:50pm | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| HIS120-01 | 82327 | Children and the Holocaust | Barbara Krasner | Monday/ Thursday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS130-01 | 82296 | Vikings and Mongols: Film and Fact | Roman Kovalev | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS131-01 | 82800 | Early China | Qin Shao | Thursday | 3:30pm-6:20pm | Yes | N/A | Global |
| HIS138-01 | 82297 | The Land Below the Winds: Southeast Asia | Jodi Weinstein | Monday/Thursday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS158-01 | 82298 | Colonial Latin America | Daniel Richter | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | Global; Race and Ethnicity |
| HIS165-01 | 82299 | The Vietnam War | Michael Zvalaren | Tuesday/ Thursday | 5:30pm-6:50pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS165-02 | 82319 | American Ethnic History | Barbara Krasner | Monday/ Thursday | 8:00am-9:20am | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS165-03/ WGS170-02 | 82320 | Gendering US History | Caitlin Wiesner | Monday/ Thursday | 12:30pm-1:50pm | No | N/A | Gender |
| HIS165-04/ WGS170-03 | 82326 | Gendering US History | Caitlin Wiesner | Monday/ Thursday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | No | N/A | Gender |
| HIS165-05 | 82343 | Disease and Health in American History | Simon Finger | Tuesday/ Friday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS165-06 | 82344 | Disease and Health in American History | Simon Finger | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS177-01 | 82300 | 20th Century US History | Michael Zvalaren | Tuesday/ Thursday | 7:00pm-8:20pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS177-02 | 82345 | 20th Century US History | Richard Evans | Monday/Thursday | 12:30pm-1:50pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS179-01/ AAS179-01 | 82301 | African American History to 1865 | Mekala Audain | Monday/ Thursday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | N/A | Race and Ethnicity |
| HIS180-01/ AAS180-01 | 82302 | African American History 1865-Present | Christopher Fisher | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | Race and Ethnicity |
| HIS180-02/ AAS180-02 | 82303 | African American History 1865-Present | Christopher Fisher | Tuesday/ Friday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | No | N/A | Race and Ethnicity |
| HIS187-01 | 82304 | Drugs in the Modern World | Daniel Richter | Tuesday/ Friday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS187-02 | 82346 | Memory and WWII | Joseph Campo | Monday/ Thursday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS210-01 | 82305 | The Craft of History | Jodi Weinstein | Monday/ Thursday | 12:30pm-1:50pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS210-02 | 82306 | The Craft of History | Robert McGreevey | Monday | 2:00pm-4:50pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS210-03 | 82307 | The Craft of History | Robert McGreevey | Thursday | 2:00pm-4:50pm | No | N/A | Global |
| HIS220-01 | 82308 | Vikings and Mongols: Film and Fact | Roman Kovalev | Tuesday/ Friday | 3:30pm-4:50pm | Yes | N/A | Global |
| HIS230-01 | 82309 | Imperialism and Colonial 1500-Present | Satyasikha Chakraborty | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS260-01 | 82310 | Writing and the Civil War Era | Craig Hollander | Monday/ Thursday | 3:30pm-4:50pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS300-01 | 82347 | Trojan War and the World of Homer | Dobrinka Chiekova | Monday/ Thursday | 9:30am-10:50am | Yes | Europe | N/A |
| HIS305-01/ CLS305-01/ REL305-01 | 82311 | Ancient Christianity | Dina Boero | Tuesday/ Friday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | Yes | Middle East, Eurasia, Africa, Europe | World Views and Ways of Knowing |
| HIS305-02/ CLS305-02/ REL305-02 | 82312 | Ancient Christianity | Dina Boero | Tuesday/ Friday | 3:30pm-4:50pm | Yes | Middle East, Eurasia, Africa, Europe | World Views and Ways of Knowing |
| HIS327-01/ WGS327-01 | 82315 | European Society Since 1789 | Cynthia Paces | Monday/ Thursday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | Europe | Gender |
| HIS351-01 | 82314 | Ancient and Medieval Africa | Matthew Bender | Monday/ Thursday | 11:00am-12:20pm | Yes | Africa | Global; Race and Ethnicity |
| HIS365-01 | 82349 | A Cultural History of Madness | Richard Evans | Monday/ Thursday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | North America | N/A |
| HIS366-01/ POL365-01 | 82419 | Origins of the US Constitution | Jeffrey Brindle | Tuesday | 5:30pm-8:20pm | No | North America | Behavioral, Social, or Cultural Perspectives |
| HIS367-01 | 82316 | From Civil Rights to Human Rights | Christopher Fisher | Tuesday/ Friday | 9:30am-10:50am | No | North America | Race and Ethnicity, Global |
| HIS385-01 | 82317 | Women in US History to 1900 | Ann Marie Nicolosi | Tuesday/ Friday | 11:00am-12:20pm | No | North America | Gender |
| HIS387-01 | 82318 | Medicine, Science, and Empire | Satyasikha Chakraborty | Tuesday | 5:30pm-8:20pm | No | World | N/A |
| HIS389-01 | 82348 | War in Western Society | Joseph Campo | Monday/ Thursday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | No | North America; Europe | N/A |
| HIS397-01/ WGS340 | 82530 | LGBTQ History | Lindsay Warren | Tuesday | 5:30pm-8:20pm | No | North America | Gender |
| HIS453-01 | 82322 | Connected Histories in Early Modern Eurasia: Timurids, Safavids and Mughals | Jo-Ann Gross | Wednesday | 5:00pm-7:50pm | Yes | Middle East | N/A |
| HIS457-01 | 82321 | Ethiopia | Matthew Bender | Thursday | 2:00pm-4:50pm | Yes | Africa | N/A |
| HIS460-01 | 82324 | History in Hollywood Film | Celia Chazelle | Tuesday | 5:30pm-8:20pm | No | North America | N/A |
| HIS461-01 | 82323 | Looters of the World: European Monarchs, Merchants, and Marauders | Roman Kovalev | Tuesday/ Friday | 2:00pm-3:20pm | No | Europe | N/A |
| HIS464-01 | 82325 | Happiness and the History of Emotion | Qin Shao | Tuesday | 3:30pm-6:20pm | No | World | N/A |
| HIS498-01 | 82332 | Honors Senior Capstone | Cynthia Paces | Monday | 2:00pm-4:50pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS499-01 | 82330 | Senior Capstone Seminar | Cynthia Paces | Thursday | 2:00pm-4:50pm | No | N/A | N/A |
| HIS499-02 | 82331 | Senior Capstone Seminar | Mekala Audain | Wednesday | 5:30pm-8:20pm | No | N/A | N/A |
Course Descriptions:
HIS100-01/CLS270-01 Ancient Sports and Athletics- Dr. Emyr Dakin
HIS100-02/ CLS170-01 The Greek Polis- Dr. Dobrinka Chiekova
This course will examine the fascinating history of the Ancient Greek polis (the independent City-state) from 9th century BCE through 5th century BCE. We will discuss the roots of Greek civilization in the Bronze Age and the cultural legacy of the Homeric poems, the critical economic, political and cultural changes which created the Greek polis, colonization, cultural interactions, the birth and the evolution of democracy in Athens, the polis of Sparta, warfare, theater, and more.
HIS100-03 The Hellenistic World- Dr. Arthur Jones
HIS120-01 Children and the Holocaust- Professor Barbara Krasner
Millions of young people suffered persecution, resetttlement, and loss at the hands of Nazi Germany. This course examines strategies used by Nazi Germany to target children (Jews, Roma/Sinti, and others) for persecution and extermination as well as resistance and rescue strategies in occupied countries throughout Europe to help children survive. Attention will be given to occupation, ghettos, camps, and hiding through a variety of primary sources including diaries, memoirs, and oral history testimonies.
HIS130-01 Vikings and Mongols in Film and Fact- Dr. Roman Kovalev
HIS165-01 The Vietnam War- Dr. Michael Zvalaren
This course will cover the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1975, beginning with the French occupation following World War Two and concluding with the final phase in 1975 and the war’s aftermath in the American consciousness. The reading material will cover a broad spectrum, from autobiography to journalism to fiction. Particular attention will be paid to the socioeconomic status of the soldiers, the political climate in the United States during the era, and the cultural texts produced about the war. This course will seek to enhance the understanding and appreciation of students for one of the more contentious moments in American history.
HIS165-02 American Ethnic History- Professor Barbara Krasner
In the fifteenth century, Europeans arriving in the lands of the New World we now call the United States found the land was already inhabited. They started a contentious political and economic cycle of strangers and natives that continues through today. This course addresses various waves of immigration and migration, adjustment and assimilation, and struggles. It also examines social and legal implications, including restrictive immigration laws and their revisions. Students will conduct a research project based on federal census data over three time periods to determine ethnic population shifts of specific local communities.
HIS165-03/WGS170-02 and HIS165-04/WGS170-03 Gendering US History- Professor Caitlin Wiesner
This course examines the historical development of the United States from the early colonial period to the present day through the lens of gender. While the actions, words, and lives of American women will form the basis of our inquiry, we will also explore the construction of manhood and womanhood in the past. Though often treated as immutable facts, the meaning of manhood and womanhood in the United States has fluctuated significantly over the course of four centuries. These categories are crosscut by other identities, such as race, class, sexuality, language, and national origin. Students will use primary sources and secondary readings to understand the how gender informed the historical experience of a diverse group of Americans and shaped the meaning of citizenship, politics, social roles, identity and national belonging.
HIS165-05 and HIS165-06 Disease and Health in American History- Dr. Simon Finger
This course will explore changing American understandings of what it means to be healthy or sick, and how the quest to promote healthiness and avoid disease shaped American history and culture from the colonial era to the 21st century. Using a variety of sources and an interdisciplinary approach, we will examine the relationship of health and environment, disease outbreaks and the responses to them, and battles over health policy. Topics will include the role of disease in American aboriginal depopulation, the catastrophic outbreaks of Yellow Fever and Cholera in the Early Republic, the doctor-patient relationship, the role of medicine in sustaining slavery, movements for dietary and health reform, the effects of urbanization on American health, debates over quarantine and immigration policy, and the role of the media in spreading information and misinformation about preserving health.
HIS187-01 Drugs in the Modern World- Dr. Daniel Richter
The histories of drugs and drug trafficking are among the most fascinating but under-contextualized topics in modern history. Drugs have shaped national histories and individual lives across the globe for centuries, ranging from the lives of poppy farmers in Asia to coca producers and cocaine traffickers in the Andes to consumers, prohibitionists, and policy reformers throughout the history of the United States. In this course, we will explore the history of drugs in a global context by focusing on the origins and demand for legal and proscribed drugs including opium, tobacco, alcohol, coffee, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, OxyContin, and Viagra.
HIS187-02 Memory and the Second World War- Dr. Joseph Campo
This course is designed to give students an appreciation for how the history of the Second World War unfolded and to explore how different groups of peoples at different periods after 1945 have contested the memories of those events. It pays particular attention to three themes: those wars and experiences that history seemingly forgot, crucial/controversial developments that have competing interpretations, and how even after the war was “over,” it has been (and still is) very much a central part in many people’s lives. Its main objective is to get students to comprehend that this was indeed a world war, that is, it had an impact on the entire globe.
HIS220-01 Vikings and Mongols in Film and Fact- Dr. Roman Kovalev
HIS230-01 Imperialism and Colonialism 1500-Present- Dr. Satyasikha Chakraborty
How did empire-building, colonialism, trans-oceanic trade and migrations transform the world into the globalized space we inhabit today? How have notions of the world itself changed in the last six centuries? This course offers a broad historical foundation of the modern world from the late 1400s, while trying to curtail Eurocentric assumptions from the narrative of world history and the history of empires. We will begin by exploring the powerful Islamic gunpowder empires such as the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals, and their struggles with rising European powers hungry for colonial expansion. What made European colonialism and global hegemony eventually possible, and how did various local cultures respond? Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and British imperialists not only imposed European norms and systems on the new territories they colonized, but also adapted to American, African and Asian forms of science and governance, and forged domestic ties with local people. This hierarchical cultural interaction not only changed the political, economic and knowledge structures of non-Western societies, but in the process also transformed Europe.
In this course, we will look at the crucial role played by ideologies of race, gender, class, religion, sexuality and morality in sustaining imperialism and colonialism. How were these ideologies naturalized by colonial science? Both Western and non-Western imperialism were legitimized through cultural products which permeated the everyday lives of ordinary people. We will explore how imperialism led to the world wars and how colonized people were dragged into the wars. We will look at anti-colonial nationalist struggles that led to decolonization, as well as transnational collaborations against Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. This course will not only enable us to understand imperial motives and methods, but also how ordinary people experienced empire. Finally, this course will help us think over the relationship between imperial history and memory – why certain events/individuals are remembered and memorialized, while others are forgotten.
HIS260-01 Writing and the Civil War Era- Dr. Craig Hollander
This course will address why the Civil War captures the imagination of Americans and features so prominently in our national collective memory. Students will pay particular attention to the enduring appeal of the Romantic themes, such as valor, patriotism, self-sacrifice, the quest for freedom, and national redemption. In addition, they will consider how storywriters, poets, artists, and filmmakers have employed the Civil War as a device to reveal deep tensions in American history, especially between liberty and slavery. Students will also learn how scholars and non-scholars alike have continually grappled with the period to shed light on
political or social issues in their own times.
HIS300-01 The Trojan War and the World of Homer- Dr. Dobrinka Chiekova
The myth and heroes of the Trojan War, the rage of Achilles and the resourcefulness of Odysseus continue to fascinate and inspire scholars and artists. In this course we will examine the origins of Ancient Greek culture in the Bronze Age, the archaeological search for the cities of Troy and Mycenae, the 8th century BCE world reflected in the Homeric poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, modern literary and artistic receptions of the famous poems and stories.
HIS365-01 A Cultural History of Madness- Dr. Richard Evans
In 2012, a group of neuroscientists affiliated with Harvard Medical School published a study that concluded Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Paul all suffered from “primary or mood disorder-associated psychotic disorders.” That article is the starting point for this reading and writing intensive seminar course, which will explore the intersection between religious experience and psychopathology. The readings from this course will be drawn from scholars from the medical humanities who write about religion and from scholars of religious studies who write about the body. The course will touch on topics including the Cognitive Science of Religion, the “God Gene,” and the entries pertaining to experiences deemed religious in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders. The guiding question of this course (which students will be asked to answer in their final research papers) is: what is the difference between religious experience and insanity?
HIS387-01 Medicine, Science, and Empire- Dr. Satyasikha Chakraborty
Are discourses of science and medicine always as objective as we like to believe? How have power, politics, empire-building and colonialism historically shaped scientific and medical knowledge? This course explores the relationship between power and knowledge production, with a particular focus on health and biological sciences. How did colonial contacts with Asian, African and native-American bodies and knowledge-systems shape European medical science in the period of Enlightenment and scientific revolution? How did Western bio-medicine compete with local medical/healing knowledge and develop its global hegemony? We will look at how science provided credence to colonial labor regimes and race and gender hierarchies, just as “hygiene” scientifically legitimized segregation. Yet, colonial bio-medicine was enthusiastically adopted by colonized people, although it also provoked resistance. This course will enable us to critically analyze how science and medicine have shaped and in turn have been shaped by imperialism, nationalism and globalization.
HIS453-01 Connected Histories in Early Modern Eurasia: Timurids, Safavids and Mughals- Dr. Jo-Ann Gross
This course takes a “connected history” approach to understanding early modern Eurasia through an examination of three post-Mongol empires – the Timurids (1370-1507; Central Asia), Safavids (1501-1722; Iran) and Mughals (1526-1857; South Asia). Following Joseph Fletcher’s concept of “integrative history” in the early modern period, and Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s concept of “connected histories,” we will explore various transregional networks of political, religious, literary, intellectual, cultural and artistic and architectural traditions that were part of a connected early modern eastern Islamic world. We will consider the extent to which these empires followed earlier Central Asian Turkic political traditions as well as Persian ideas of kingship and administration, and patronized common literary and artistic cultures. Readings will incorporate discussions of literature, political legitimacy, the arts, and religious movements within their historical contexts and will include the reading of primary historical and literary sources in translation.
HIS457-01 Ethiopia- Dr. Matthew Bender
Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries on earth, tracing its history back to the second millennium BCE. Home to numerous kingdoms and societies, it is the only country in Africa to defeat a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty. It is also one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries. This course will examine the history of Ethiopia from the time of the earliest known peoples to the present. Some of the major topics it will discuss include the evolution of early humans, the rise of early societies such as D’mt and Aksum, the medieval Zagwe dynasty, the rise of Islam and Coptic Christianity, the modern kingdom of Abyssinia, military conflict with Italy, Pan-Africanism, Emperor Haile Selaisse and the Rastafari movement, the Marxist Revolution and the Derg dictatorship, the famine of the 1980s, the secession of Eritrea, the emergence of the democratic Ethiopian state, and current relationships with China, Somalia, and the West.
HIS461-01 History in Hollywood Film- Dr. Celia Chazelle
This seminar will explore a range of historical themes and issues through the lens of film. The selection of movies reviewed, analyzed, and discussed will include fall new releases, when they arrive in local theaters, and some recent films now available on DVDs.
HIS462-01 Looters of the World: European Monarchs, Merchants, and Marauders- Dr. Roman Kovalev
HIS464-01 Happiness and the History of Emotion- Dr. Qin Shao
What is happiness? What is an emotion? This reading seminar focuses on this hot emerging new topic in history that has captivated human being for centuries. Based on primary and second literature, the seminar studies the role emotions have played in social change and also provides perspectives on happiness in personal life.