History
History
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First Session, 2025
HIST 101 A History of Lies, Conspiracies, and Misinformation (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This course, geared towards undergraduate students at the beginning of their college careers, will give students the tools needed to critically evaluate information. Texts from different historical periods, newsreels and propaganda movies, and a variety of different websites will be examined and deconstructed to understand how content can be presented or manipulated.
HIST 110 Introduction to the Cultures and Histories of Native North America (AMST 110) (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. An interdisciplinary introduction to Native American history and studies. The course uses history, literature, art, and cultural studies to study the Native American experience.
HIST 128 American History since 1865 (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. A survey of various aspects of American development during a century of rapid industrial, social, political, and international change, with stress upon major themes and interpretations.
HIST 140 The World since 1945 (3)
MAYMESTER. REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This introduction to the contemporary world examines the Cold War and its international aftermath, decolonization, national development across a variety of cases, and trends in the global economy.
HIST 203 Empires and Cultures in the Modern World (3)
MAYMESTER. REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This course will examine the relationship between Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the making of the modern world in the 20th century.
HIST 207 The Global Cold War (PWAD 207) (3)
MAYMESTER. REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS. A survey of the Cold War from its origins in the aftermath of the Second World War to its conclusion in the late 1980s. Focuses on the geopolitical, military, ideological, and economic aspects of the global superpower conflict.
HIST 242 United States-Latin American Relations (3)
MAYMESTER. REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS. This course examines the history of United States involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lectures will cover two centuries of United States intervention, from the wars of the 19th century to the covert CIA operations of the Cold War and the more recent wars on drugs and terror.
HIST 262 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews (JWST/PWAD 262) (3)
MAYMESTER. REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. Anti-Semitism; the Jews of Europe; the Hitler dictatorship; evolution of Nazi Jewish policy from persecution to the Final Solution; Jewish response; collaborators, bystanders, and rescuers; aftermath.
HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine (PWAD/ASIA 277) (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. Explores the conflict over Palestine during the last 100 years. Surveys the development of competing nationalisms, the contest for resources and political control that led to the partition of the region, the war that established a Jewish state, and the subsequent struggles between conflicting groups for land and independence.
HIST 372 History of American Politics, 1932-Present (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This course explores the political history of the United States from the New Deal in the 1930s to the present. Topics include the trajectories of liberalism and conservatism and the origins of today’s most protracted political debates–from McCarthyism to 9/11, from Watergate to Obamacare.
Second Session, 2025
HIST 110 Introduction to the Cultures and Histories of Native North America (AMST 110) (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. An interdisciplinary introduction to Native American history and studies. The course uses history, literature, art, and cultural studies to study the Native American experience.
HIST 140 The World since 1945 (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This introduction to the contemporary world examines the Cold War and its international aftermath, decolonization, national development across a variety of cases, and trends in the global economy.
HIST 141 Globalization Since 1500 (3)
REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS. This course explores how commodities have connected people and places around the world since 1500. Lectures, readings, and recitations focus on tracing the histories of specific commodities (e.g., sugar, opium, and uranium) across different contexts. Significant sub-themes include the history of business, international human rights, and science and technology.
HIST 398 Undergraduate Seminar in History (3)
Monuments, Commemoration, and Historical Memory
REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS. The course is in general limited to 15 students. The subject matter will vary with the instructor. Each course will concern itself with a study in depth of some historical problem. Students will write a substantial research paper.
Special Topic:
The aim of this course is to explore the contentious history of commemoration, monument construction, monument preservation, and monument destruction from the ancient world to the present. You are encouraged to conduct research on commemoration in any region and era that interests you.