Spring 2024

Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present. Duplicates credit in former HIST-200.

Achievements of the near East, Greece, and Rome with emphasis on the development of ideas, arts, and institutions which have influenced modern man.

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

Study of the lives of selected individuals who have helped to shape Chinese politics and culture.

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

Introduction to Latin American history and cultures, providing tools to grasp the importance of the region within the larger Americas and the world.

Surveys the social, economic and political lives of Africans since the imposition of European colonial rule in the late nineteenth century.

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.

Examines the origins of the idea of race and how this idea influenced the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present day.

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

Overview of the history of the Ottomans and their imperial subjects.

An introduction to the field of heritage studies as it is practiced today, examining archaeological, ethnohistorical and ethnographic theory and methodologies, mixed-methods approaches and research.

Europe 1100-1400. Knights, castles, chivalry, the early university, monks, popes and the Gothic cathedral. Miracles, plague and war.

Social, cultural, and political history of Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra; state formation; immigration and cultural interaction between ethnic groups.

Early modern English and European social and cultural history viewed though everyday and luxury material objects.

Mexican migration from the 1850s to the present, emphasizing labor migrants to the United States.

Critical turning-points in the twentieth century; sources of major social and political change. Course materials include primary documents and historic radio/television recordings.

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

History of Mexico traces the crucial themes and events informing Mexicos history from the sixteenth century to the contemporary period.

Arab immigration and acculturation in the U.S. from late-19th century to present; emphasis on community formation, race, religion and gender.

History and culture of modern Iran from the nineteenth century to present through historical and ethnographic approaches to Iran today, richly contextualizing events and people.

History of South Asia with attention to questions of gender, sexuality and power with a focus on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Reading and doing quantitative research with historical data. Covers research designs, appropriate statistical analysis, and software packages for the use of historians.

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

Explores the history of different beverages to show how commodities alter societies and how attitudes towards them reflect social norms and tensions.

Systematic exploration of origins, developments, forms, and aftermath of mass murder of large population groups, one of the dark elements of modern world history

Introduces students to the system known as apartheid in South Africa and examines the forces behind its rise and South Africans struggles to undo it.

Examines the roots and routes of 20th century Black nationalist and radical movements, paying close attention to place, gender, religion and culture.

Exploration, colonization, and development of Hispanic California; coming of the Americans; political, economic, and cultural development of California since its acquisition by the United States.

History of the Allied Occupation of Japan after the Second World War, with particular focus on democratic reforms, war crime trials, gender and popular culture

The Spanish Inquisition in Spain and Colonial Latin America, major theories and interpretations. Junior or senior standing recommended.

An exploration of the Mongol era in China through an examination of three great historical figures, including how depictions of them have changed over time.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of the honors thesis; for students in the History Honors Program.

Writing of the honors thesis; capstone for students in the Law, History and Culture major.

Comparative historiographies of global capitalism from the late eighteenth century to the present. Topics include colonialism; racial capitalism; gendered labor migration and critical archival practice.

Readings and current bibliography in the history of women, gender and sexuality.

Introduction to historiography and research in the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history of the 19th Century United States.

Introduction to historiography and research in the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history of the 20th and 21st Century United States.

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.

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.

Basic principles of history pedagogy, with emphasis on practical applications and the importance of career-long skill development. Required for first semester teaching assistants in history. Graded CR/NC.

Provides a framework for students in history and neighboring fields to conduct research based on primary source materials and the relevant historical literature.

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.