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HIS 110. AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE: 1607-1876 (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
Significant cultural, political, and social themes during the first two-and-a-half centuries of the American past. Autobiographies and visual materials, as well as traditional sources used to develop central themes and issues in American history.
Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Baker, Hale.

HIS 111. AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
A continuation of HIS 110, which may be taken independently. Emphasis on social and cultural aspects of late-19th- and 20th-century history using fiction, family histories, and traditional sources.
Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Hale, Jeffrey.

HIS 113. PREMODERN ASIA: 1500-1850 (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
Survey of social, cultural, political, and economic trends and themes in Asian history in the early modern period.
Fall semester.

HIS 116. EUROPEAN HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO 1715 (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
Survey of European history from ancient Greece and Rome to the rise of early modern nation states. Includes classical culture and society, the emergence of Christianity, the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Reformation, early modern Colonial empires, and European absolutism.
Fall semester. Beachy, Fraser.

HIS 117. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPE: 1715 TO THE PRESENT (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
A continuation of HIS 116, which may be taken independently. Emphasis on major social, cultural, and political developments from the Enlightenment to the present. Includes the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, industrialization, nationalism, socialism, European colonialism and imperialism, fascism, the world wars, and the Cold War.
Spring semester. Beachy, Fraser.

HIS 120. MIDDLE EASTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE 18TH CENTURY (3) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
Examines social, political, and cultural history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the age of colonialism. Considers the impact of religion, slavery, imperialism, and colonialism in shaping Middle Eastern society, politics, and culture under Arab, Ottoman, and Persian rule and colonial domination.
Variable semesters. Kirmani.

HIS 130. LIVING HISTORY THEATER (1.5) (THE 130)
This performance workshop course introduces students to the processes and techniques for developing effective living history. Through individual and group projects, students develop historical characters and events for public presentation. May be taken twice for credit. Prerequisite: THE 120 and/or one 100-level history course.
Variable semesters. Department.

HIS 201. WORLD HISTORY II (3)
Themes and trends in world history from 1500 to the present. Examines the emergence of the modern world and the response to modernity in different parts of the globe. Prerequisite: Frontiers or sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Offered 2010-11 and alternate years. Bagchi.

HIS 206. SUCESS AND FAILURE IN EARLY AMERICAN CAPITALISM (4) (AMS 206)
The rags-to-riches theme is a staple of the American historical experience. But, personal and economic failure has also played an important role in the development of the United States. This course examines the relationship between and meaning of economic success and failure from the era of Ben Franklin to that of Andrew Carnegie. In addition to secondary accounts of early American entrepreneurialism, debtor laws, bankruptcy practices, and commercial panics, readings will likely include Franklin's Autobiography, Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener", Horatio Alger's "Ragged Dick", Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth", and beggars' letters to John D. Rockefeller. Prerequisite: Any 100-level history course, sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor.
Spring. First offered 2012. Hale

HIS 208. MODERN EASTERN EUROPE: 1772 TO THE PRESENT (3)
This course examines East European history from the first partition of Poland to the end of the Cold War and beyond. Focusing on Poland, the Habsburg empire, the Balkans in the 19th century, and the emergence of nation-states in those regions in the 20th century. Topics include political structures for those in power and those under foreign rule; regional identities between Russia and the West; social structures and cultural history; the urban history of capitals such as Prague, Warsaw, and Budapest; intellectuals and resistance movements; socialism, fascism, and liberalism; the world wars; the Cold War and the "Iron Curtain;" and post-Socialist transitions since 1989. Prerequisite: HIS 117 and sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 214. SOCIAL THEORY IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT (3)
Understanding social theory is an important tool for the craft of history. This course focuses on the emergence of certain social theorists who have been critical to analyzing society and culture since the 18th century. Readings include Smith, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, a number of Frankfurt School figures (including Habermas), and Foucault. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Variable semesters. Beachy.

HIS 215. SOCIAL HISTORY OF EUROPE: 1750-2000 (3)
Evolution of industrial and urban society out of the peasant world. Rise of the middle class, conditions of the working class, labor movements, and social ideologies. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course or sophomore standing.
Variable. Department.

HIS 220. RUSSIA FROM PETER THE GREAT TO THE REVOLUTION (3)
Beginning with the vast reforms of Peter the Great to both Russian politics and culture, this course traces Russia's search for modernity and its unique place in the world vis-à-vis both Europe and Asia. We will study the persistence of autocracy under the tsars, serfdom and emancipation, the expansion of the Russian empire, the development of socialist thought among the intelligentsia, urban migration, and the onset of violent revolution at the turn of the 20th century. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course (HIS 117 recommended) or sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Fraser.

HIS 221. OTTOMAN EMPIRE (3)
This course surveys Ottoman history from the conquest of Istanbul (Constantinople) under Mehmed II in 1453 to the founding of the modern Turkish Republic under Ataturk. The course will cover political, social, and cultural developments throughout this period. Specific topics include the transformation of a border emirate, the political roles played by women within the harem institution, Ottoman imperial policies and cultural exchanges with neighbors, the integration of the Ottoman Empire into a European diplomatic system in the 19th century, and the introduction of a secular Republic of Turkey following World War I. Prerequisites: one 100-level history course or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Beachy.

HIS 222. RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND BEYOND (3)
This course will examine the Soviet Union in the 20th century, beginning with the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War; Stalinism in the 1930s; the collectivization of agriculture and peasant revolt; the five-year plans; shifts in gender, family, and sexuality laws; national minorities in the Soviet state; the Great Terror; World War II on the home front and in the Soviet military; the onset of the Cold War under Khrushchev; the effects of glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev; and the path of post-Socialist Russia since 1991. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course (HIS 117 recommended) or sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Fraser.

HIS 223. RUSSIAN AND SLAVIC HISTORY FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO PETER THE GREAT (3)
This course opens with the earliest known history of the Slavic peoples. It proceeds to examine the conversion to Orthodox Christianity, the medieval Kievan Rus' state, the Mongol conquest, the rise of Muscovy, the establishment of serfdom, the beginnings of the Romanov dynasty, and cultural changes of the 17th century that paved the way for a new phase of history beginning with Peter the Great. We will focus on political, ideological, cultural, and religious factors that produced a unique Russian civilization. It forms a chronological sequence with HIS 220 and 222. Prerequisite: HIS 116, 220, or 222, and sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 224. EUROPE: 1914-1945 (3)
This course will examine in detail the period of European history bookended by the dates of the two world wars. Focusing at various times on Britain, France, Germany, Russia/Soviet Union, Italy, and Spain, we will study the political and military situation leading up to and during World War I; the home front; the social and cultural causes of revolutions after the war; the peace treaty and Wilsonian intervention; veterans' affairs and war wounds; gender and society in the 1920s; dislocations in the European empires; the Great Depression and the rise of fascism; socialism in power and in opposition; nationalism, race, and anti-Semitism; technology; the Holocaust; and challenges for a postwar world. Prerequisite: HIS 117 and sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 226. WOMEN AND GENDER IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3) (WS 246)
This course examines modern Europe through the lens of women and gender, including topics such as the Enlightenment and women's rights, masculinity in revolutionary politics, Victorian domesticity, the rise of consumer cultures, discourses on sex, reproduction and women's bodies, the effects of colonialism on gender ideology, suffrage campaigns, gender politics during and after the two world wars, and negotiating gender across the Cold War divide of Eastern and Western Europe. Prerequisite: HIS 117 and sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternating years. Fraser.

HIS 227. CULTURES OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPE (4) (ANT 238) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
Overview of major themes and current fieldwork of European cultural anthropology. Themes include: immigration and nationhood, political ritual and collective memory, family and kinship, religion and politics, gender, and social class. Includes survey of post-1945 era (economic recovery, decolonization, the collapse of Communism, European unification). Prerequisites: SOC 106, ANT 107, one 100-level history course (HIS 117 recommended), or permission of the instructor. May be taken with FR 295 (one credit).
Fall semester. Offered 2012-14 and alternate years. Ingram.

HIS 229. HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND FILM ON THE HOLOCAUST (4) (GER 260/JS 246) (GEN. ED. #9)
Beginning with the historical factors that led to the Holocaust, this course further focuses on the analysis of literary works (memoirs, diaries, poems, fiction, etc.) and films (documentaries and features) on the Holocaust within the historical context of World War II. Readings and discussions in English (films with English subtitles). Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Larkey.

HIS 230. THE SUPREME COURT IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3) (PSC 230)
Examination of the evolution of the Supreme Court and its role in American society from its inception in 1789 as the "least dangerous branch" through its resolution of the 2000 election controversy. Topics include slavery, the New Deal, desegregation, and reproductive rights.
Variable semesters. Klepper.

HIS 233. MODERN GERMAN HISTORY: FROM UNIFICATION TO UNIFICATION (3) (GER 233) (GEN. ED. #4)
German reunification (1990) has transformed a range of recent and continuing debates on German history, including the character of the Wilhelmine Empire, the outbreak of World War I, fascism, the Holocaust, and the post-1945 German states. The course develops a framework for understanding the controversies relating to issues of national identity and collective memory that shape the writing of this history. Readings and discussions in English. Prerequisite: HIS 117 recommended.
Variable semesters. Beachy.

HIS 234. ENGLAND AND COLONIAL AMERICA: 1600-1763 (3)
Trans-Atlantic perspective on pre-industrial society and culture of 17th- and 18th-century England and America. Topics include social structure, demographic trends, labor systems, family life, religion, and political culture. Prerequisite: HIS 110 or 116 or sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Jeffrey, Sheller.

HIS 235. AMERICAN REVOLUTION (3)
This course surveys the major developments in American society from the end of the Seven Years' War to the inauguration of American Constitutional government. Topics to be discussed include: internal disputes over the meaning of liberty and equality, the nature and consequences of the military conflict, the impact of the American Revolution on slaves and Native Americans, the significance of the American rebellion within the Atlantic world, and the struggle over and ratification of the Constitution. Prerequisite: any 100-level history course and sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Hale.

HIS 236. CULTURE AND CHANGE: INDIA (3) (ANT 236)
Indian society today is shaped by its recent history, including the colonial period, and by the ongoing phenomenon of globalization. The new has not entirely replaced the old, and neither has the global replaced the local. Rather, all these elements exist side by side. This course will attempt to make sense of this apparent confusion. Prerequisite: HIS 113 or sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Bagchi.

HIS 237. ORAL HISTORIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS-TELLING THEIR STORIES (3) (JS 259/GER 259) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
A community-based learning experience in which students interview Holocaust survivors and retell their stories to help these stories live on after the Holocaust survivor generation has passed. Training in interviewing techniques and storytelling will be provided. Readings and discussions in English. Students are expected to interview survivors, videotape sessions, and then publicly present the survivors' stories. Permission by instructor. Recommended: GER 260/HIS 229/JS 246 and JS 245.
Fall semester. Larkey.

HIS 238. COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF COLONIALISM IN ASIA (3)
A comparative history of Japanese colonialism in East Asia and European colonialism in South Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course or sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Bagchi.

HIS 241. AMERICA AND THE VIETNAM WAR: A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER (3) (PSC 241) (GEN. ED. #7)
An examination of the reasons for American involvement in Vietnam, with emphasis on the decisions and policies of several U.S. administrations. The course also explores the war from the Vietnamese point of view and examines Vietnamese history, culture, and politics to gain a greater understanding of this conflict. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Jeffrey, Honick.

HIS 242. FROM PURITAN DIARIES TO OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB: READERS AND WRITERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Using insights gleaned from various disciplines, this course examines the history of reading and writing in America. In particular, we will study how written texts are produced, disseminated, and consumed. Topics include: Indians and the discovery of print; the sentimental novel; slave narratives; religious readers; the making of an American literary canon; comic books in modern America; and, of course, Oprah's book club. Prerequisites HIS 110 or 111 or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Hale.

HIS 243. EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC 1789-1815 (3)
This course examines the history of the United States from the beginning of Constitutional government in 1789 to the end of the War of 1812. Topics include: the rise of political parties, the character and role of major political figures, such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams; the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon; the plight of Native Americans and African Americans; the early American seduction novel; and changing economic and familial practices. Prerequisites: HIS 110 or sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Offered 2009-10 and alternate years. Hale.

HIS 244. COLLECTING AND HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM (3) (ART 244)
Examines pre-modern patterns of European arts patronage, collecting, and display that influenced the organization and form of the modern museum. Based on the innovations of early modern collectors, states organized national museums or sponsored the institutionalization of prominent private collections, which students examine through a number of case studies supported by visits to area museums. (This course cannot be used to fulfill a 200-level art history requirement for the art major.)
Fall semester. Beachy.

HIS 251. JEWS IN GERMANY FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE RISE OF THE NAZI REGIME (3) (GER 251, JS 251)
This 200-level course focuses on the history of German Jews from the period of emancipation in the late 18th and early-19th centuries to the end of the Weimar Republic. We will examine the role of German Jews in German politics, economic life, and culture; Jewish enlightenment ("Haskalah"); the rise of anti-Semitism in the 19th century; the rise of the Reform movement; Jewish assimilation and its discontents; and the Weimar Jewish Renaissance. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Larkey.

HIS 253. HISTORY OF THE COLD WAR (3)
This course investigates the conflict between communism and capitalism that dominated the world for much of the 20th century. We will study the political and ideological causes and events of the Cold War, including detailed work on the U.S., the Soviet Union, and Europe. At the same time, we will consider the global implications of this conflict that was often fought through proxy wars in other areas of the world. This course will balance political and diplomatic history with cultural history; we will examine the Cold War as a conflict with multiple "battlefields" that included everything from Khrushchev's hotline to Washington, to West German jazz music, to the availability of kitchen appliances for housewives in Ohio. We will also consider the challenges for students of history in confronting their own ideological investment when reading and writing about the Cold War. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 254. THE JEWS OF RUSSIA UNDER TSARS, SOVIETS, AND IN THE POST-SOVIET ERA (3) (JS 257)
This course examines the Jewish community in Russia and its borderlands from the partitions of Poland in the late-18th century to the present day. We will look at the shifting political rights of Jews under the tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet governments; the intellectual community from the Jewish Enlightenment ("Haskalah") to the Bolshevik revolutionaries and beyond; the themes of language, culture, family, and tradition over the centuries; the community of the Shtetl; violence and resistance; assimilation and agency; Stalinist anti-Semitism; World War II; the Cold War and emigration to Israel; and Jewish experiences in post-Soviet Russia. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 255. ARCHITECTURAL SPACE AND THE AMERICAN FAMILY EXPERIENCE (3)
The nature of family experience of different household members; the relationship between space, function, and family life from the 17th to the 20th century. Visual materials heavily emphasized in addition to primary and secondary sources. Fieldtrips. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course (HIS 110 or 111 recommended) or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Jeffrey.

HIS 257. GANDHI (3)(PCE 257)
This course studies Gandhi's life, actions, and ideas in the hope they will provide some tools to make the next century better than the one that has just ended-for the society and the people around us, and for the physical and moral environment in which we live. The course will also examine the ideas of figures such as Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Dalai Lama in relation to Gandhi. Prerequisite: Frontiers.
Variable semesters. Bagchi.

HIS 259. AFRICA: PAST AND PRESENT (3) (PSC 259)
An examination of African politics and societies since 1800. Exploration of the influences of Islam and Christianity, the colonization of the continent by imperial European powers, and the liberation movements that brought the demise of colonization. Consideration of contemporary issues and trends. Prerequisites: any one of HIS 113, 117, 201, or 272Y (West Africa ICA), or PSC 114.
Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternating years. Singer.

HIS 260. CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION: 1850-1876 (3)
Conflict and change in 19th-century America, with attention to slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Prerequisite: HIS 110 or 111 or sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Hale.

HIS 262. INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES (3) (PCE 262) (SOC 262) (GEN. ED. #4)
Using comparative analysis of indigenous and non-indigenous societies, this course will examine indigenous forms of government and social structure pre-1492 to the present. Prerequisite: one course in history, peace studies, or sociology, and sophomore standing.
Spring semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Department.

HIS 264. AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
This course surveys the major developments in African American history from the arrival of Africans in North America through the Civil Rights movement. Topics include: the slave trade and the "Middle Passage;" the origins of slave society; regional variations; free blacks in the antebellum North; the impact of the American Revolution and the Civil War on slavery; the labor and recreational activities of slaves; the development of voluntary societies after the Civil War; the participation of African Americans in various wars; the first and second "great migrations"; and the development, nature, and consequences of the Civil Rights movement. Prerequisite: HIS 110 and 111 or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Hale.

HIS 268. LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY: PRE-COLUMBIAN TO PRESENT (4) (LAM 268) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #10)
This course examines the history of the region from the dynamics of the pre-Columbian states through the patterns of European conquest and colonization, independence movements, and the modern problems of political instability and economic development. Students with advanced Spanish language skills are encouraged to take SP 296 along with this course.
Spring semester. Murphy.

HIS 271. BALTIMORE AS TOWN AND CITY (3)
Investigation of Baltimore history through fieldtrips and primary sources with special attention to the colonial, Civil War, and modern periods. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course (HIS 110 or 111 recommended) or sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Sheller.

HIS 272G. INTENSIVE COURSE ABROAD ODESSA: CHARM CITY ON THE BLACK SEA (4) (JS 272G/RUS 272G) (GEN. ED. #3)
A four-credit, three-week intensive interdisciplinary language and cultural program with revolving themes dealing with the city of Odessa, designed to appeal to a broad constituency, including students who speak no Russian. Students will pursue their individual interests (family, life, religion, literature, etc.) while learning how Russian/Jewish history and culture were memorialized in Odessa. Credits may apply toward a major or minor in Russian, history, or Judaic Studies. Prerequisites: HIS 254/JS 257 or RUS 396.
Summer. Samilenko.

HIS 272Y. INTENSIVE COURSE ABROAD (GEN. ED. #3)
Course includes a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer accompanied by a seven-week, pre-departure preparation or post-departure discussion, or both in the fall and spring.

HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE IN WEST AFRICA (6) (DAN 272Y, THE 272Y)
The course encompasses a pre-program course; an international field experience; and a post-program course on history, society, and the arts in West Africa. The pre-departure program will examine the social, economic, political, and cultural issues of Ghana, Togo, and Benin-three African countries with a rich cultural heritage and successful, vibrant contemporary societies. The international field experience in these countries will include workshops, lectures, stays with host families, and fieldtrips. Upon return, the students will complete a research paper and service learning component in the form of a lecture-demonstration presented during Black History Month, using skills and experiences acquired in West Africa.
Seven-week pre-departure course in the fall semester (1.5 credits), three-week intensive course in January (3 credits), seven-week post-trip course in the spring semester (1.5 credits). January intersession. Offered 2013 and alternate years. Bagchi, Johnson.

HIS 278. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE: 1750-1850 (3) (ART 278) (GEN. ED. #4 AND #9)
Introduction to architectural theory and practice in Europe and North America from the middle of the 18th through the middle of the 19th centuries. Neoclassicism, 19th-century revival and eclectic styles, new metal technologies. A brief overview of colonial American architecture before 1750. Prerequisite: ART 100, 101, or 103, or permission of the instructor.
Fall semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Husch.

HIS 282. WOMEN OF NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (3) (WS 282) (GEN. ED. #9 AND #10)
This course examines the role of women in the greater Middle East region from the pre-Islamic period through the present. Using primary sources, memoirs, and visual material, the course compares and examines the impact of religion (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), empire, slavery, colonialism, and nationalism on women in Arab, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish civil society and history. Prerequisite: WS 150, a 100-level history course, or sophomore standing.
Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. François.

HIS 286. TWENTIETH-CENTURY ASIA (3)
Examination of the main themes of 20th-century Asian history: the end of colonialism, gender issues in changing societies, development, environmental issues, and the Third World/First World relationship. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Variable semesters. Bagchi.

HIS 288. HISTORY OF CROSS-CULTURAL TRADE IN ASIA (3)
This course focuses on trade, and the cultural and social exchanges stemming from it, as a unifying theme in Asian history. In particular, it examines trade patterns established in Asia prior to the arrival of Europeans, the changes resulting from the European presence after 1500, and finally, modern East Asian hubs of cross-cultural trade.
Variable semesters. Bagchi.

HIS 289. SPECIAL TOPICS: THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNT TO 1750 (3)
This course offers a general survey of the intellectual and social history of witchcraft doctrines and their consequences in Western civilization from antiquity until the 18th century. The central focus is the rise and decline of organized persecution of witches in Christendom between the 15th and 17th centuries. The course will also consider the legal and a judicial context in which accusations of witchcraft were prosecuted. Course may be repeated if topic is different.
Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Beachy.

HIS 290. PRACTICUM IN HISTORY (3-4)
Students are placed in agencies, libraries, and archives for practical experience. Prerequisite: HIS 110 or 111 or sophomore standing. May be taken for pass/no pass only.
Department.

HIS 299. INDEPENDENT WORK IN HISTORY (1-4)
Independent research on a historical problem leading to a substantial research paper or directed readings with a strong writing component.
Department.

HIS 305. THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (4) (GEN. ED. #7)
Personal narratives, which include autobiographies, diaries, letters, and recollections, offer vivid insights into American life and culture. This course explores a variety of personal narratives, from captivity tales of the 17th century and slave narratives of the 19th century to The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Prerequisites: two 200-level courses in American or European history or American studies, or permission of the instructor.
Fall semester. Jeffrey.

HIS 311. PUBLIC HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE (3) (HP 311)
This course examines popular history and the practice of history outside of the university. Topics include: public memory, historians and the public, the role of historians in museums and at historic sites, in documentary filmmaking, in oral history, in historic preservation and in historical archaeology. Prerequisite: Two 200-level history courses or permission of the instructor.
Spring. First offered spring 2013. Sheller.

HIS 320. SPECIAL TOPICS (4) TOPIC FOR FALL: THE FAMILY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN EUROPEAN HISTORY
This seminar examines the emergence of the modern nuclear family and its relationship to modern notions of sexuality and gender. One of the main objectives is to historicize these concepts. Though assumed to be primeval institutions of human culture and civilization, modern normative sexualities, gender roles, and the "nuclear family" are all relatively recent inventions. Course readings include important theoretical works on gender and sexuality in European history, as well as several monographic studies.
Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Beachy.

HIS 321. ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS (4) (LAM 321)
In the late-18th and early-19th centuries, a series of revolutionary movements in North America, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean jolted the Atlantic world. This course explores the connections, similarities, and differences between these movements. Prerequisite: two 200-level European or American history courses.
Variable semesters. Hale.

HIS 333. SEMINAR IN EAST EUROPEAN HISTORY (4)
This course is a thematic-based research and writing seminar on 19th- and 20th-century East European history. Topics include: empires and the development of nationalism, ethnic and linguistic minority cultures, socialism and fascism, religion, regional identities between Russia and the West, gender and the family, the world wars, the Cold War and the "Iron Curtain," and post-Socialist transitions. Weekly readings will explore these topics in more depth, and students can choose research topics according to their areas of interest. Knowledge of a regional language is useful but not required; all assignments and readings will be in English. Prerequisite: sophomore standing and one 200-level in history (HIS 208, 220, 222, or 254 strongly recommended). Course is not repeatable.
Fall 2010 and variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 338. SEMINAR IN MODERN EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN HISTORY (4)
Directed readings and independent research on some aspect of modern European and/or American history resulting in a seminar paper. Prerequisites: HIS 110 or 111, HIS 116 or 117; or two of the following: HIS 215, 224, 260, or 265, and one other 200-level course in American and European history; or permission of the instructor.
Spring semester. Baker.

HIS 342. STALINISM IN THE USSR (4)
This course is a research and writing seminar focused on Stalin and Stalinism in Soviet history. Topics include Stalin's rise to power, the collectivization of agriculture and peasant resistance, industrialization and the five-year plans, family law reforms, gender and sexuality in Stalinist society, informant culture and the Terror, the military and World War II, anti-Semitism, and Stalin's cult of personality. Weekly readings will explore these topics in more depth, and students can choose research topics according to their areas of interest. Prerequisite: HIS 222 strongly recommended; if not, at least one of HIS 117, 224, or 254 is required, and sophomore standing. Course is not repeatable.
Variable semesters. Fraser.

HIS 359. SEMINAR IN AFRICAN POLITICS (3) (PSC 359)
Examination of the internal and external dynamics that affect the domestic and foreign policies of sub-Saharan African states. Seminar participants are expected to develop a research topic and present their findings. Prerequisite: PSC 259 or permission of the instructor.
Variable semesters. Singer.

HIS 387. SEMINAR IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY ASIA (4)
Independent research and directed reading on 20th-century Asia, culminating in reports. Prerequisite: HIS 286.
Spring semester. Offered 2011-12 and alternate years. Bagchi.

HIS 397 - SENIOR PORTFOLIO (1)
Majors should register to complete their senior portfolio, typically in their senior spring or final semester. Prerequisite: intended only for graduating history majors.
Spring and Fall semesters. Department.

HIS 400. INDEPENDENT WORK IN HISTORY DEPARTMENT (1.5-4)
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HIS 450. SENIOR THESIS
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Historic Preservation Courses

HP 110. PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE (3) (GEN. ED. #4)
An introduction to the field of historic preservation covering the movement's development and exploring its philosophical assumptions. The relationship of historic preservation and its allied fields will be examined.
Fall semester. Sheller.

HP 210. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING, LAW, AND ECONOMICS (3)
Overview of preservation planning and policy in the field of historic preservation. Modules include preservation law, economic programs, and planning tools. May include a service-learning component. Prerequisite: HP 110.
Fall semester. Offered 2011-12. Department.

HP 220. DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS (3)
Methods of documenting historic properties, understanding their changes over time, and determining their level of significance. Modules include historic surveys, National Register of Historic Places, photography, measured drawings, and conducting oral interviews. May include a service-learning component. Prerequisites: HP 110 and ART 278/HIS 278 or permission of the program director.
Variable semesters. Department.

HP 230. UNDERSTANDING HISTORIC BUILDINGS (3)
Development of the vocabulary to describe buildings: elements of a building, traditional construction techniques and building materials, and deterioration problems. Discussions of each will include investigative methods and preservation techniques. Prerequisite: HP 110 and 220, or permission of the program director.
Variable semesters. Department.

HP 270. SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION (1.5)
An in-depth investigation of a topic of current interest in the field of historic preservation. May be repeated once. Prerequisite: permission of the program director.
Variable semesters. Department.

HP 290. PRACTICUM IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION (3-4)
Students are placed in museums, preservation organizations, historical societies, governmental agencies, and at historic sites for practical experience. May be taken for letter grade or pass/no pass. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and HP 110, or permission of the program director.
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HP 299. INDEPENDENT WORK (1.5-4)
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HP 311. PUBLIC HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE (3) (HP 311)
This course examines popular history and the practice of history outside of the university. Topics include: public memory, historians and the public, the role of historians in museums and at historic sites, in documentary filmmaking, in oral history, in historic preservation and in historical archaeology. Prerequisite: Two 200-level history courses or permission of the instructor.
Spring. First offered spring 2013. Sheller.

HP 320. SEMINAR IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHITECTURE (3) (ART 347)
Development of American architecture since 1880, including the influence of construction technology, building systems, materials, building codes, and construction financing on the design of buildings. The preservation and conservation of 20th-century materials and artifacts will also be addressed. Prerequisites: ART 278/HIS 278; or HP 110, 210, 220, and ART 278; or permission of the instructor.
Variable semesters. Department.

HP 399. ADVANCED INDEPENDENT WORK (1.5-4)
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