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History (HIST)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/hist/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in SOS153; Phone: (213) 740-1657.
Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present. Duplicates credit in former HIST-200.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36980D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 96 of 100 | Lon Kurashige | MRF340 | ||
36981D | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | Angelica Stoddard | VKC200 | ||
36982D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Angelica Stoddard | VKC200 | ||
36983D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | William Cowan | SOSB37 | ||
36984D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | William Cowan | THHB9 |
Early Europe, c 400-1500, with a focus on Europe's diverse communities, cultural interactions among them, dealings between conquerors and conquered, and european contacts with non-Europeans.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36909D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 42 of 49 | Lisa Bitel | VKC102 | ||
36910D | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 25 | Rebecca Cerling | VKC200 | ||
36911D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 24 | Rebecca Cerling | VKC200 |
Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe,1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy,scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution andNapoleon.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36971D | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 19 of 25 | Jordan Keagle | VKC151 | ||
36970D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 41 of 49 | Jacob Soll | WPHB28 | ||
36972D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 24 | Jordan Keagle | VKC151 |
Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural,and political dimensions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36960D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 63 of 100 | Jamyung Choi | WPHB27 | ||
36961D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 15 of 25 | Jamyung Choi | WPH203 | ||
36962D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 16 of 25 | Jamyung Choi | WPH103 | ||
36963D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 17 of 25 | Jamyung Choi | WPH103 | ||
36964D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 15 of 25 | Jamyung Choi | SOSB37 |
Methods and theories of historical interpretation of evidence; uses of archives; modes of presenting the past to the public. Required of all History majors. Duplicates credit in former HIST-300.
- Note: D-Clearance for course requires a meeting with a Faculty Advisor. Advisor hours available here: dornsife.usc.edu/hist/courses-and-advising/
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37000D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 15 | Lindsay O'Neill | WPHB26 |
Examination of high-profile murders and murder trials in order to explore major social, political, and cultural issues from the colonial period to the present.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37020D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Karen Halttunen | VKC209 |
U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36991D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 97 of 150 | Steve Ross | THH301 | ||
36992D | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 9 of 25 | Haven Perez | VKC151 | ||
36993D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 11 of 25 | Haven Perez | VKC151 | ||
36994D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Carlos Parra | THHB9 | ||
36995D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 11 of 25 | Skyler Reidy | VKC158 | ||
36996D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 22 of 25 | Carlos Parra | THHB10 | ||
36997D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 19 of 25 | Skyler Reidy | VKC158 |
Historical perspective for current debates on evolution, investigating the contexts for the emergence and development of evolutionary theory and its subsequent impact on society.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37120D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 7 of 49 | Peter Collopy | VKC102 | ||
37121D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | Canceled | ||||
37122D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | Canceled |
Exploration of the lives of women who defied the ideals of "wife, mother, widow" and examination of how gender and power were negotiated.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36990D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 12 of 15 | Deborah Harkness | GFS204 | Word (69632 KB) |
Exploration of two millenia of economic exchanges and cross cultural interaction between Asia and Europe.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37040D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 49 | Azade-Ayse Rorlich | WPHB28 | ||
37041D | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 14 of 25 | Azade-Ayse Rorlich | VKC158 | ||
37042D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 10 of 24 | Azade-Ayse Rorlich | VKC158 |
Anglo-Saxon and Celtic societies from the Iron Age to the Norman Invasions. Topics include: King Arthur, epics, sagas, Christianization, kingship, women, economic development and Vikings.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37058D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 4 of 19 | Lisa Bitel | VKC210 |
Social, cultural, and political history of France from 1789 to the present. .
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37059D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 19 | Elinor Accampo | THH211 |
The flowering of arts, literature, and learning at the end of the Middle Ages.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37068D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 19 | Jacob Soll | VKC158 |
Studies how law, politics and culture interacted to shape the institution of slavery and the development of modern conceptions of race.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the LAW department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in LAW 320.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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02630R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:45am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 30 | Ariela Gross | LAW118 |
Britain in the 19th century, politics, industrialization, and imperialism, change and continuity in social and cultural aspects, especially class, gender, and race relations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37061D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 19 | Lindsay O'Neill | VKC209 |
Economic growth and institutional change in American capitalism from the Colonial era to the present.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37062D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 19 | Nicholas Radburn | VKC154 |
Exploration of major themes and events in Latin American history from independence to the present.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37095D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 15 | Marjorie Becker | THH209 |
Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 373.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10428R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 21 of 30 | Juan De Lara | KAP138 |
Comparative examination of the social, economic, and political experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 378.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10430R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 30 | Lon Kurashige | THH213 |
Examines film as a means to narrate the past; treats the question of genre: epic, docudrama, the biopic, the musical, adaptation, and such issues as authenticity and infotainment.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37105D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 8 of 19 | Vanessa Schwartz | THH121 |
Survey of major political, economic, and cultural developments in the Middle East on the basis of documents, literature, and film produced in the region. Duplicates Credit in former HIST-280.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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36999D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 19 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH209 |
An introduction to the study of law from a historical perspective; explores the interaction of law, culture, and politics from the Revolution through the New Deal.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37050D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 11 of 19 | Elizabeth Logan | VKC206 | ||
37051D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | Elizabeth Logan | |||
37054D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Elizabeth Logan |
The background, causes, course, and aftermath of the First World War, with attention to the events in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37195D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 7 of 15 | Elinor Accampo | THH207 |
Origins of riots against Mexicans, Chinese, Jews and other minority groups in Asia, Europe, Australia and the Americas.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37189D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 15 | Wolf Gruner | THH113 | Word (115200 KB) |
Examines the evolution of racial status law in the long nineteenth century, with special emphasis on the relationship between slavery, segregation, and citizenship
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37190D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 2 of 19 | Diana Williams | THH209 |
A readings and research seminar dealing with one topic in the history of the Middle East. Topics will change each time the course is offered.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Seminar in Middle East History: Readings | |||||||||
37142D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 15 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH117 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37230D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Philip Ethington | OFFICE |
The ideas and practices of public history explored through a seminar and an internship at a museum, historical society, or archive.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37237D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 15 | Karen Halttunen | VKC104 |
Advanced study in historical analysis and writing on selected topics and themes. Seminar enrollment limited to 15 students. Recommended preparation: HIST 201
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Global History of War Crimes. | |||||||||
37244D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 19 | Jennifer Wells | VKC258 | ||
The Armenian Diaspora Community of Southern California | |||||||||
37248R | 185 | Lecture | 12:00-4:30pm | TuWTh | 2 of 15 | Richard Antaramian | WPH104 |
Readings, analyses, and discussion of various approaches, topics, and genres in the field of Chicano/Latino history.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 554.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10464D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Friday | Canceled | George Sanchez |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37275D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 15 | Philip Ethington | OFFICE |
Historical criticism; form and mechanics of presenting research; writers of history, their works and philosophies; theories of historical development.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37274D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-2:00pm | Thursday | 4 of 10 | Nathan Perl-Rosenthal | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37276D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37294D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Philip Ethington | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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37295D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | OFFICE |