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HIST 520 (08) - History of Animals

History of Animals

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 56162
Do animals have histories? Animals have created few if any written sources. Nevertheless, relationships between humans and animals have changed dramatically from the ancient past to the present day. Humans have shaped animal lives to serve many purposes; simultaneously, animals have served as agents of change in human history. Drawing on environmental, economic, social, and cultural history, this course will focus on the history of animals as pests, pets, producers, and products.
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Jessica Lepler
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MW 10:10am - 11:00am HORT 210
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 R 9:10am - 10:00am HORT 422
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HIST 520 (09) - History of Animals

History of Animals

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 56163
Do animals have histories? Animals have created few if any written sources. Nevertheless, relationships between humans and animals have changed dramatically from the ancient past to the present day. Humans have shaped animal lives to serve many purposes; simultaneously, animals have served as agents of change in human history. Drawing on environmental, economic, social, and cultural history, this course will focus on the history of animals as pests, pets, producers, and products.
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Jessica Lepler
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MW 10:10am - 11:00am HORT 210
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 R 10:10am - 11:00am HORT 422
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HIST 565 (01) - Women in Modern Europe

Women in Modern Europe

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 56164
A social history of women in Europe from 1700 to the present. Examines the development of the "modern nuclear family," transformations in women's work during the industrial revolution, and women's political evolution from bread rioters to hearth tenders to petitioners. Sources include published diaries, historiographical studies, and novels. Course meets the History major requirements for Group II.
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Nicoletta Gullace
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm HORT 307
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HIST 585 (01) - Medieval Islam

Medieval Islam

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 56165
This course examines the origins and expansion of Islam and the development of the Muslim community from the time of Muhammad until the Islamic empires of the 16th century. We will address the associated geographies, artifacts, and legal formations associated with the medieval and early modern Islamic world. The course focuses on major developments in politics, religion, and the arts. Course meets the History major requirements for Group III.
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Ethel Wolper
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm HORT 207
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HIST 588 (01) - History of Modern Africa: 1870 to the Present

Hist Mod Africa, 1870-present

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 56166
This survey course introduces students to the major forces and dynamics of change in the modern history of Africa, from the late 19th century to the present. The primary focus is on European imperialism and its aftermaths in Africa. Issues to be examined include: the scramble for and partition of Africa; resistance to colonization; the rise and fall of apartheid in Southern Africa; religion and society, music and culture, gender and sexuality, art and literature, pan-Africanism, military rule, HIV/AIDS, democratization, and nation building. Emphasis on African initiatives, and on an exploration of contemporary challenges and the major forces reshaping the history of this oldest, most diverse, and most fascinating continent. Feature films, drama skits, literary works, and guest lectures are utilized. Course meets the History major requirements for Group III.
Instructors: Funso Afolayan
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MWF 11:10am - 12:00pm HORT 304
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HIST 615 (01) - The Rise of Modern United States, 1900-1945

Rise of Modern US

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 56516
By 1900, the United States had emerged as the world's leading industrial power and leading destination for millions of immigrants and had begun to become a major player in world affairs. Americans enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and became eager consumers of new inventions and popular culture: cars, radios, jazz records, and the "motion pictures." But they also experienced the worst depression the country had ever known and struggled to make sense of a world that went to war twice within a generation. Women, African Americans, immigrants - all struggled to carve out their place in the new political order. By World War II, the United States assumed many of its "modern" characteristics. Using novels, movies, photographs, sporting events, political speeches and political debates, we will explore both the domestic and the international aspects of the development of modern U.S. Course meets the History requirements for Group I.
Cross listed with : HIST 815.01
Instructors: Lucy Salyer
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm HORT 215
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HIST 619 (01) - Foreign Relations of the United States

Foreign Relations of the US

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 56804
The history of American diplomacy from the colonial era to the present, with the dividing point at 1900. The focus will be on both the foreign and domestic influences that shaped American diplomacy. Course meets the History major requirement for Group I.
Instructors: Kurk Dorsey
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 T 5:10pm - 8:00pm HORT 204
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HIST 619: From Revolting Colonies to Reluctant Great Power

This course covers the period from roughly 1776 to 1919, when the United States expanded its power dramatically, even as U.S. citizens were not always sure what to do with that power.  We will consider 1) what the United States did to expand its borders and power 2) forces that checked U.S expansion and power 3) the role of ideology in shaping U.S. interactions with other powers in the hemisphere and beyond.  In the process students will become better writers and be better able to juggle complex ideas.

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HIST 632 (01) - Latin American History: Topics

Topics Latin American History

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 56171
Topics vary (see department listing for current semester). Seminar entails reading, discussion, and research on literature and documents related to the selected topic. Provides students with the opportunity to do research under close direction. Course meets the History major requirement for Group III.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Cross listed with : HIST 832.01
Instructors: Julia Rodriguez
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 R 4:10pm - 7:00pm HORT 304
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HISTORY 632/832

Human Rights and Social Justice in Latin America

 

2014 Protest for the 43 missing students in Mexico 

In this course we examine the history of human rights violations in 20th-21st century Latin America along with the social justice projects that mobilized in response to them. We will begin by examining the questions: When did the concept of human rights become a global concern? How are human rights defined around the world, and in Latin America in particular? 

We will then follow a number of case studies of state violence and human rights violations in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Brazil, and at the U.S./Mexico border. At the same time, we will take a social and political history approach to study specific grassroots movements in these countries that emerged in response to human rights violations. We will also discuss where alterative paths to remediation of harms emerged, such as tribunals and legal proceedings, Truth Commissions, and attempts at Transitional Justice and Reconciliation. 

 

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HIST 642 (01) - Saints, Sinners, and Heretics: Europe in the Age of Religious Reform

Saints, Sinners, and Heretics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 56172
Examines the history of Western Christendom from roughly 1400 to 1600, a period of tumultuous religious change throughout Europe. We begin in the Middle Ages where the seeds of religious division were sown. We then tackle Martin Luther's challenge to the Catholic church, trace the diffusion of his message throughout Europe, and address the Catholic response to the evangelizing movements that he inspired. Finally we investigate some of the regional varieties of Protestantism that developed in the latter half of the sixteenth century with a particular focus on Switzerland, Germany, England, Scotland, France, and the Netherlands. Course meets the History major requirement for Group II.
Cross listed with : HIST 842.01
Instructors: Elizabeth Mellyn
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm HORT 201
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HIST 676 (01) - Topics in Ancient Greek History

Topics Ancient Greek History

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   18  
CRN: 56806
Advanced historical study of a particular period or theme in ancient Greek history. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 676
Instructors: Gregory McMahon
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MWF 11:10am - 12:00pm HORT 307