Spring 2018

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.

Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe,1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy,scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution andNapoleon.

Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural,and political dimensions.

Introduction to the history and the study of the Middle East from ancient to modern times.

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.

U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.

A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

Analysis and interpretation of popular depictions of Korean history.

History and contexts of anti-Semitism, racism and other discourses about difference examined through religious, national and cultural forms in Europe and in the US.

Survey of the impact of World War II, American occupation, and rapid economic growth on Japan's politics, society, economy, and culture; Japan as a post-modern nation.

Origins, course and consequences of the American Revolution; the post-war establishment of the Constitution.

An historical and social analysis of the African-American experience from Colonial times to the present.

Exploration of shifting social organization and cultural meanings of same-sex desire and cross-gender behaviors in the U.S., primarily during the 20th century.

Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.

Comparative examination of the social, economic, and political experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present.

Explores changes in gender expectations in England between 1700 and 1900 through readings and one-week travel to London

Exploration of issues and sources in Korean history; work on an individual research paper through an incremental process.

Comparative patterns of historical change around the world, from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800.

Examines the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans and its impact on issues of civil liberties as well as national security.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

The ideas and practices of public history explored through a seminar and an internship at a museum, historical society, or archive.

Advanced study in historical analysis and writing on selected topics and themes. Seminar enrollment limited to 15 students. Recommended preparation: HIST 201

Europe in the Renaissance: sources; secondary bibliography; and historiography.

Zones of contact -- physical, economic, political, ecological, symbolic, cultural, metaphorical -- between peoples "west" of the Eurasian land mass since the rise of capitalist global expansion.

Creation of communities and societies; industrialization, urbanization, working class life; families, women, ethnicity; immigration; racism; mobility; reform and radicalism, leisure.

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.

An analysis of conventional forms of historical representation and the artistic and scientific challenges to them. Laboratory training in innovative forms of historical writing will be stressed.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.