Last Semester's Courses - Fall 2012

Fall 2012

HIST 10100-01 Foundations of Western Civilization 1 G H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Matthew Klemm, Muller 405, Ext. 4-1306
ENROLLMENT: 30 per section
PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENTS: This is a beginning level survey course. As such it is designed for first year students and sophomores. Not open to seniors except by permission of instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will provide an overview of "western" (i.e., primarily European) history from Ancient Greece to the Reformation. The focus will be on
those aspects of this history that we judge to have shaped modern notions of western mentalities and western civilization. Topics covered include Ancient Greek culture and
the development of democracy, the diffusion of Greek culture, the evolution of Roman government, the Christianization of Europe, the reclamation of ancient learning in the
Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Age of Religious Wars.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Primarily lecture, some discussion
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Three examinations, two short essays, one longer essay, class participation. Based on class participation, examinations, and essays.

HIST 11100-01, 02 United States History to 1865 1 H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
ENROLLMENT: 32
PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENTS: Not open to seniors except by permission of instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of United State history from the colonial period through the Civil War. Included are our European heritage, problems of colonial settlement, the achievement of political independence and stability, territorial expansion, industrialization, and the struggle over slavery.

HIST 11100-03 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1865 1 H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Trotti, Muller 412, Ext. 4-1591
ENROLLMENT: 32
PREREQUISTES: None.
STUDENTS: First year students and upperclassmen of all majors and disciplines; not open to seniors.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to some of the most important issues and themes in United States history from the colonial era through the Civil War. Of particular importance in this class will be the contact and conflict between cultures, the founding of our national government, and a discussion of the causes and effects of two of our most important wars – the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. In the process, the course will provide students with a basic understanding of the historical method as well as practice with their critical thinking and writing skills.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Lecture and discussion
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Three books plus shorter readings; grade is based upon a midterm, final, one essay, and a series of quizzes.

HIST 18100-01, 02 World Civilization I 1 G H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
ENROLLMENT: 32 per section
PREREQUISITES: None
STUDENTS: Not open to seniors except by permission of instructor. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 18100 and HSIT 10100.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A comparative survey of world civilizations from the beginnings of humanity to the age of exploration in the 16th century. Considers the nature of early hunting-gathering societies, the impact of agriculture, the introduction of metallurgy (bronze and iron), and the evolution of civilizations in Eurasia, Africa, and the New World.

HIST 18200-01, 02 WORLD CIVILIZATION II 1 G H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Lu Liu, Muller 416, Ext. 4-3035
ENROLLMENT: 32
PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENTS: Not open to seniors except by permission of instructor. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 18200 and HSIT 10200.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of HIST 18100, extending from the age of exploration in the 16th century to the present. Considers a “world made one” by the
voyages of Columbus and others, the expansion of contacts into the 20th century, and the possible development of a global civilization.

HIST 20400-01 Jews in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds LA HU 1 G H
3 CREDITS (CROSS-LISTED COURSE)
INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Lesses, Muller 307, Ext. 4-3556
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities or social sciences
STUDENTS: Open to all students interested in history
This course is an introduction to Jewish history and the varieties of Jewish cultures and religious traditions in the ancient and medieval worlds. We will explore Jewish history from the period of the Second Temple (sixth century B.C.E.) to the Expulsion from Spain in 1492. The first part of the course will cover ancient Jewish culture and civilization in Palestine, the Mediterranean basin, and Mesopotamia, exploring such issues as Jewish responses to foreign domination (by the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires), Jews and other cultures (Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Persian), Judaism and Christianity, the rise of rabbinic Judaism and rabbinic culture. In the second part of the course, we will discuss the development of Jewish civilization in Spain, Italy, and northern Europe, Jews under Islamic rule, Jews under Christian rule, medieval Jewish philosophy and mysticism, medieval antisemitism and expulsions from Western Europe and Spain.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To learn how ancient and medieval Jewish history is important for understanding what is going on today – among Jews, Christians, and Muslims
To know the history of their early relations
To understand how Judaism has been changed by interactions with other groups of people and religions/philosophies (e.g., the encounter between Jews and Greek thought)
To know how much has changed over the centuries of Jewish history (e.g., Jewish-Muslim relations today in the Middle East are very different from what they were in the High Middle Ages).
To learn how to engage in critical thinking about the historical sources of Jewish history, how to use textual and material culture sources together, and to exercise our creative imagination about how people lived in the past.
NOTE: This course is cross-listed with JWST 20100 Jews in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Students cannot register for JWST 20100-01 if they are registered for HIST 20400-01.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: class discussions, lectures, student presentations, and films
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: attendance and participation, short analysis papers, class presentation, midterm and final exam, and short research paper. Grading: A-F.

HIST 24500-01 ST: The American Civil War HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Pearl Ponce, Muller 406, Ext. 4-3606
ENROLLMENT: 27
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities or social sciences and sophomore standing.
STUDENTS: All
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Examination of how this crucial conflict in American History, from the election of 1860 to the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865,
transformed the nation. Although military strategy and tactics will be considered, this course will emphasize the American Civil War as a revolutionary experience.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Lecture and Discussion
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: 1) 6 books; 2) midterm exam; 3) 2 short papers; and 4) final exam. Based on discussion, papers, and exams.

HIST 26900-01 HONORS SEMINAR: US THROUGH EUROPEAN EYES LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Pearl Ponce, Muller 406, Ext. 4-3606
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: Honors program student.
STUDENTS: honors student
COURSE DESCRIPTION: COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: In the first century after independence, America served as a beacon of liberty and innovation. As a result, many astute European observers came to the United States to investigate the results of our revolution. What did democracy look like in practice? How did a country where the people were paramount function? How well did Americans adhere to the principles articulated during our struggle for independence? From 1815 to 1860, hundreds of travelers published accounts of their travels. They came not just to answer these questions, but to learn as well. America in the 19th century was in the midst of an exciting revolution both democratic, in terms of the expansion of suffrage, and societal, from social reform to religious awakenings. This course will look why Europeans were drawn to the Unites States and how we can understand our own history by learning how others see us. Through an investigation of visitors’ reports from Charles Dickens, Alexis Toqueville, Michel Chevalier, Fanny Trollope, Harriet Martineau, and Fanny Kemble, we will draw the contours of this exciting American era. This course is a seminar.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: attendance, class participation, reading, writing (short papers and a research paper).

HIST 27202-01, 02 HISTORY OF THE FUTURE 1 H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Wheaton, Chad
ENROLLMENT: 27
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities or social sciences; sophomore standing.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: An examination of historical perceptions and visions of the future. Utopian thought and societies, science and technology, war and peace, conceptions of progress, the environment, and gender relations are the historical themes assessed. This course counts toward either the European or the U.S. history requirement for history department majors.

HIST 27300-01, 02 Twentieth-Century Global Revolutions 1 G H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Zenon Wasyliw, Muller 427, Ext. 4-1587
ENROLLMENT: 27 each section
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities or social sciences; sophomore standing.
STUDENTS: Sophomore standing and up.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course offers a survey of twentieth and twenty-first century world history through the comparative thematic study of global revolutions. We shall evaluate the following, 1) the evolution of a world system of development and liberal democracy; 2) comparative communist revolutions; 3) anti-colonialist and non-aligned revolutions and revolutionary movements in the post Second World War era; 4) comparative cultural revolutions of 1968 and 1979; 5) The revolutions of 1989 and the end of the cold war; 6) globalization, current and future revolutionary movements.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Interactive lectures, discussion of assigned readings, collaborative presentations, implementation of revolutionary models.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Tentative reading list: Richards, Michael Revolutions in World History; Huntington, Samuel, et al. The Clash of Civilizations? The Debate; Kapuscinski, Ryszard The Soccer War; Zhenhau, Zhai Red Flower of China; Sharp, Gene From Dictatorship to Democracy; Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis Kenny, Padraic 1989: Democratic Revolutions at the Cold War’s End. Essay examinations, book critiques, class participation.

HIST 28100-01 The Nation-State and its Others, 1789-1914 HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Karin Breuer, Muller 418, Ext. 4-1489
ENROLLMENT: 27
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities or social sciences.
STUDENTS: Sophomore standing or above.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will examine the rise of nationalism and the nation-state in Europe during and after the French Revolution. Topics discussed will include the rise of national and independence movements in the early nineteenth century, national unifications in the late nineteenth century, and the role the new balance of power played in the outbreak of World War I. This class will also examine nationalists' shifting processes of social and political exclusion during the "long nineteenth century."
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Lecture and Discussion.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Midterm and final, several mid-length (4-5 page) papers, active participation in class discussions and debates. Grading based on class participation, examinations, and analytical essays.

HIST 29302-01 Selected Topics: Studies in U.S. History: History of American Sexuality HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Vivian Bruce Conger, Muller 408, Ext. 4-3572
ENROLLMENT: 27
PREREQUISITES: One course in the humanities and/or social sciences.
STUDENTS: Sophomore standing.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will examine the last four hundred years of sexualities in America. It will pay particular attention to how sexual norms and sexual deviance have been defined and experienced historically, and how the changing notions of norms and deviance have shaped what is permissible and acceptable throughout our history. Among the topics we will cover are birth control and abortion; interracial and interethnic sexual identities; sexually transmitted diseases; prostitution; sexual violence; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identities and communities. The students will leave the class with a better understanding of and increased tolerance for the variety of sexualities found in our history and our present. Moreover, the course will introduce diversity because constructions of sexuality are intimately related to issues of power and privilege in American society. Most importantly, such constructions cannot be understood apart from age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and class. These issues of diversity will be specifically addressed by connecting the history of sexuality to the broader context of American history, including colonial settlement, antebellum reform movements, slavery, the western frontier, immigration, Progressive Era reform, World War II, Cold War politics, and the sexual revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s. . This course counts toward the U.S. requirement for history department majors.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Discussion of primary and secondary source readings, videos, and student presentations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: In addition to the readings assigned, you will have two two-page analyses of a reading assignment, a take-home mid-term and a film analysis/research paper. Grading is based on attendance, class participation, and the above requirements.

HIST 30300-01 The Colonial Period of American History: 1607-1763 HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Vivian Bruce Conger, 408 Muller Center, Ext. 4-3572
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: Three courses in the humanities and/or social sciences; sophomore standing.
STUDENTS: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors of all majors
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the complex relationship between a wide range of people and institutions in early America from initial settlement to the eve of the American Revolution. By exploring the many ways in which people interacted with each other and with other groups of people, you will gain a better understanding of the foundations upon which Spanish, French, Dutch, and English colonists settled North America. In addition, you will gain an appreciation of the historical process by looking at the questions scholars address and why. Through primary and secondary sources, we will explore issues of race, gender, religion, the family, the economy, politics, and the meaning of community.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: In-depth analysis of (that is, reading and discussion of) major books and journal articles in the field—which will be supplemented by primary source readings, videos, and student presentations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: In addition to the readings assigned, you will have two take-home exams and a major research paper on the topic of your choice. Grading is based on attendance, class participation, and the above requirements.

HIST 30700-01 The United States in the Age of Global Crisis, 1914-1945 HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Trotti, Muller 412, Ext. 1591
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: Three courses in the humanities or social sciences.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Emphasis is upon the response of the United States to a series of crises in the thirty years between the start of World War I and the end of World War II. In this era, the United States became the most important economic, political, and military power in the world, and the nation created the foundations for the postwar growth that has made us what we are today. We will look closely at changes in both domestic and foreign affairs that were important in this rise to the height of American influence. This rise was neither a smooth nor an uncontested development, giving us many different currents of history to explore in both discussions and in research papers.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Discussion with some lecture.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Readings: five books and assorted primary documents; writing: two essay exams, a short essay, in-class assignments, and a research paper.

HIST 35300-01 Ancient Greece 1 G H HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Klemm, Muller 405, Ext. 4-1306
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: Three courses in the humanities and/or social sciences; sophomore standing.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Study of topics in the history of ancient Greek civilization, from the archaic age through the time of the Hellenistic monarchies. Both ancient and modern sources are sampled extensively.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Lecture and discussion
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Class participation and essays

HIST 39200-01 Selected Topics: Studies in Global History: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in the Americas HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Jonathan Ablard, Muller 403, Ext. 4-3558
ENROLLMENT: 20
PREREQUISITES: Three courses in the humanities and/or social sciences.
STUDENTS: Sophomore standing.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course seeks to explore the domestic and international history of post-1945 Latin America. To that end, we will grapple with a set of questions that concern state violence and popular movements that challenged it. When and why do state actors (the military, bureaucrats, the police, etc.) employ violence against their own citizens? When they use violence, who do they target and why? How do these state actors justify or explain their actions? Is violence a “rational” choice to meet the goals of the state actors? We also have to consider the question of the insurrectionary and revolutionary movements (both armed and/or political) that are often the cause (or excuse) for state repression. The most basic question is what constitutes a revolution and why do they happen? Why are some revolutions successful in seizing power while others are not? Finally, although civil conflict is the norm in the post-1945 period, few of these conflicts were purely internal or domestic in nature, but rather occurred under the shadow of the global conflict between capitalism and communism, which is often referred to as the Cold War.

HIST 48100-01 History Seminar: European: French Revolution HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Karin Breuer, Muller 418, Ext. 4-1489
ENROLLMENT: 10
TOPIC: The Origins of the French Revolution
PREREQUISITES: Permission of instructor and senior standing or equivalent.
STUDENTS: Senior history and social studies majors and minors with instructor’s permission.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce you to numerous interpretations of one of the most significant events of European history, the French Revolution of 1789. In this course, you will come to understand not only conflicting interpretations of the Revolution, but also the evolution of the historical profession from the nineteenth century to the present. At the course’s completion, your understanding of historiography should inform a research project based on primary and secondary sources.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: Readings, active participation, and a 25-30 page research paper.

HIST 48200-01 History Seminar: Global: Mao's China & After HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Lu Liu, Muller 416, Ext. 4-3035
ENROLLMENT: 10
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing or equivalent; permission of instructor.
STUDENTS: Must be taken at home campus.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: reassessment of contemporary China from the founding of People's Republic in 1949 through incessant campaigns under Mao's China up to the reform era, in an attempt of developing some critical interpretation of Chinese socialism.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: discussion only
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: research paper

HIST 48300-01 History Seminar: United States: Crime & Punishment in US History HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Trotti, Muller 412, Ext. 1591
ENROLLMENT: 5
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing or equivalent: permission of instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will investigate the broad terrain of U.S. history from the Colonial Period to the present, narrowing that investigation thematically to the issues of crime and punishment. We will interrogate the history of murder, lynching, policing, capital punishment, and more in terms of subject, but also how history is studied from cultural, social (race/gender particular), quantitative, case study, and other vantages. We will have a number of common readings and smaller assignments, but much of the work of the course will be on developing a substantive research paper on a subject in the field of U.S. history concerned with crime and/or punishment that the student is interested in.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Discussion of common readings plus independent research.

HIST-49300-01 Tutorial: U.S. History: War and Society: The American Experience HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Pearl Ponce, Muller 406, Ext. 4-3606
ENROLLMENT: 5
PREREQUISITES: Permission of instructor.
STUDENTS: Must be taken at home campus.
COURSE DECRIPTION: Guided individual research, study, and writing on particular topics in U.S. history under the supervision of a faculty member from the department. This tutorial will focus on how the various wars we have fought, from the revolution to the present, have shaped American society. This course will focus on the experience of the home front.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: tutorial (weekly, one-on-one discussions of readings; reports on the writing process and the progress of the research paper; portfolio of papers; research paper)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING: weekly attendance; discussion of assigned books; and a 20-25 page research paper as well as shorter papers designed to aid in the development of the final paper. Based on performance of each of the above requirements.

HIST 49500-01 HISTORY INTERNSHIP NLA
1/6 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
ENROLLMENT: 1
PREREQUISITES: Four history courses; junior standing or above; permission of instructor and chair. Available for variable credit; only 6 credits may be counted toward the history major.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: An opportunity for practical experience in a variety of history-related activities in the United States, under the joint supervision of the sponsoring agency and a history department faculty member. Internships are arranged individually and must be approved by the chair of the history department.

HIST 49900-01 INDEPENDENT STUDY: HISTORY LA
1/3 CREDIT
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
ENROLLMENT: 1
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing, or equivalent.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Special research on an individual project arranged by a student with a particular faculty member. The project may include reading books and/or writing papers under the guidance of the faculty member, with a performance expectation of senior-level work. Offered on demand only.

HIST 58300-01 History Seminar: United States: Crime & Punishment in US History HU LA
3 CREDITS
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Trotti, Muller 412, Ext. 1591
ENROLLMENT: 5
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing or equivalent: enrollment in the MAT program.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will investigate the broad terrain of U.S. history from the Colonial Period to the present, narrowing that investigation thematically to the issues of crime and punishment. We will interrogate the history of murder, lynching, policing, capital punishment, and more in terms of subject, but also how history is studied from cultural, social (race/gender particular), quantitative, case study, and other vantages. We will have a number of common readings and smaller assignments, but much of the work of the course will be on developing a substantive research paper on a subject in the field of U.S. history concerned with crime and/or punishment that the student is interested in. In addition, students will engage in a series of discussions with the professor concerning teaching this material at the secondary level, as well as developing two lesson plans appropriate to teaching at that level.
COURSE FORMAT/STYLE: Discussion of common readings plus independent research.