Department Approved Thematic Fields | Department of History

The study of trans-Atlantic travel and migrations, voluntary and involuntary (e.g. slavery), cultural, economic, and political exchanges in the past and their historical consequences.
HIS 300/Topics: Ancient/Medieval World
HIS 316/Topics: Modern Europe
HIS 318/European Expansion
HIS 321/History of the World Economy
HIS 322/Europe’s Imperial Era
HIS 350/Topics: Africa/Latin America
HIS 351/AAS 207/Ancient and Medieval Africa
HIS 356/State and Slavery in West Africa
HIS 365/Topics: North America/US
HIS 387/Topics in World History
HIS 459/Reading Seminar in History: Early Latin America
HIS 460/Reading Seminar in History: Modern North America

A transnational study of the “Cold War” of 1945-1991. Students will learn to analyze the history of enmity and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union in a global perspective. Emphasis on the political, economic, and cultural repercussions of the “Cold War.”
HIS 321/History of the World Economy
HIS 323/Eastern Europe since 1939
HIS 324/WGS 310/HON 337/Women in Eastern Europe
HIS 325/Modern Germany
HIS 330/Topics: History, Memory, and Genocide in Cambodia
HIS 337/Twentieth Century China
HIS 339/History of Modern India
HIS 349/Soviet Union
HIS 352/AAS 208/Colonial and Modern Africa
HIS 354/South African History
HIS 359/Modern Latin America
HIS 383/United States since 1945
HIS 386/US Diplomacy, the American Century

The study of gender, sexuality, women’s history, and the family. Students will learn to analyze political, social and cultural history through the lens of gender, paying close attention to the dynamics of power, the relationship of gender to class, ethnicity and nation.
HIS 300/WGS 470/Topic: Women in Antiquity
HIS 330 or HIS 450/Topic: Women in Asia
HIS 324/WGS 310/Women in Eastern Europe 1848-present
HIS 327/WGS 327/European Society since 1789
HIS373 Race and Gender in 19th Century History
HIS376/WGS 361/AAS 376/African American Women’s History
HIS 384/WGS 303/Women in the 20th Century US
HIS 385/WGS 302/Women in the US to 1900
HIS 397/WGS 340/LGBTQ History

The study of trans-regional and trans-continental travel and migrations, cultural, economic, and political exchanges in the past and their historical consequences.
HIS 302/CLS 302/Hellenistic World
HIS 316/Topics: Modern Europe
HIS 327/WGS 327/European Social History since 1789
HIS 330/Topics: Asia/Eurasia/Mid. East
HIS 331/Silk and Religion
HIS 337/Twentieth Century China
HIS 339/Modern India
HIS 343/Early Iranian Nomads
HIS 344/Commerce and Exchange of Ideas
HIS 350/Topics: Africa/Latin America
HIS 359/Modern Latin America
HIS 370/US and the World
HIS 382/United States: 1877-1945
HIS 456/Reading Seminar in History: Modern Africa
HIS 460/Reading Seminar in History: Modern North America

This thematic field examines the influence of religious traditions, beliefs, institutions and conflicts on political, social, economic, and gender issues. The transnational nature of religious impact on historical development will be emphasized.
HIS 305/REL 305/CLS 305/Ancient Christianity
HIS 306/CLS 305History of the Byzantine World
HIS 327/WGS 327European Society since 1789
HIS 330/Topics: History, Memory, and Genocide in Cambodia
HIS 331/Silk and Religion
HIS 333/REL 333/Scripture in Context
HIS 339/History of Modern India
HIS 341/Islamic History
HIS 342/Modern Middle East
HIS 344/Commerce and Exchange of Ideas
HIS 351/AAS 207/Ancient and Medieval Africa
HIS 352/AAS 208/Colonial and Modern Africa
HIS 354/South African History
HIS 355/East African History
HIS 356/State and Slavery in West Africa
HIS 357/Religion and Politics in Africa
HIS 359/Modern Latin America

A transnational study of the modern concept of “revolutions.” Since the Enlightenment, swift (and often violent) political change has been characterized as “revolutionary,” characterized by the complete overthrow and restructuring of society. Students will have an opportunity to explore and compare political and social revolutionary movements, including the French and American Revolutions of the 18th centuries, the Communist and Fascist revolutions of the 20th century, decolonization in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as social movements such as feminism and civil rights.
HIS 323/Eastern Europe since 1939
HIS 324/WGS 310/HON 337/Women in Eastern Europe 1848-present
HIS 325/Modern Germany
HIS 327/WGS 327/European Society since 1789
HIS 330/Topics: History, Memory, and Genocide in Cambodia
HIS 335/Modern Japan
HIS 336/Late Imperial China
HIS 337/Twentieth Century China
HIS 339/Modern India
HIS 342/Modern Middle East
HIS 349/The Soviet Union, 1917-1991
HIS 352/AAS 208/Colonial and Modern Africa
HIS 354/South African History
HIS 354/Modern Latin America
HIS 365/Topic: American Revolution
HIS 366/POL 365/Origins of the US Constitution
HIS 374/United States: Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 383/United States since 1945
HIS 384/WGS 303/Women in 20th Century US
HIS 386/US Diplomacy, the American Century
HIS 389/War in Western Society