Courses for Undergraduate and Graduate Students (100-199)

The following descriptions are taken from the Undergraduate Bulletin. For more detailed descriptions of individual courses, follow the links below to the course's instructor's webpage. Or, if you know the instructor whose courses you are interested in, you may access faculty pages via the alphbetical index of faculty.

100 Special Topics in History (3). Subject matter will vary with instructor but will focus on some particular topic or historical approach. Course description available from departmental office. Staff.

101 Alexander (PWAD 101) (3). The rise of Macedonia; the careers of Philip II and Alexander (with emphasis on the latter's campaigns); the emerging Hellenistic Age. The course integrates computer (including website) and A-V materials throughout. Fall or spring. McCoy.

102A Ancient Greek Warfare (PWAD 106) (3). War and the warrior in the archaic and classical Greek world, seventh-fourth centuries B.C. Fall or spring. McCoy.

102B Ancient Greek Society and Culture (3). Topical approach to the social and cultural history of the ancient Greek city states, c. 800-336 B.C. History 52 strongly recommended. Summer (in Greece). McCoy.

102C Ancient Athens (3). The life and times of the ancient Athenians from the sixth to fourth centuries B.C. History 52 strongly recommended. Fall or spring. McCoy.

103 Roman History, 154 B.C.-14 A.D. (3). Explores the transformation from Republic to Principate. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Fall or spring. Talbert.

104A The Early Roman Empire, 14 A.D.-193 A.D. (3). Focuses upon administrative, social, and economic themes. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Fall or spring. Talbert.

104B The Later Roman Empire, 193 A.D.-378 A.D. (3). Focuses upon administrative, social, and economic themes. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Fall or spring. Talbert.

106 The Medieval Church (RELI 106) (3). The nature and workings of the Western church between roughly 600 and 1300. Emphasis on the church "from within," organization, missionary strategies, liturgy, monasticism, popular religion. Spring. Alternate years. Pfaff.

108 Europe in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 (3). A survey of the political and institutional development of primarily Western Europe from late Carolingian times to the end of the thirteenth century. Fall. McVaugh.

110 The Medieval University (3). The origins and development of the university during the period 1100-1400; types of organization, curricula and degrees, intellectual life, town-gown and student-master relationships. Spring. Alternate years. McVaugh.

111 Women and Men in the Renaissance (3). Gender roles and relationships in Europe, 1350-1550: Renaissance state and domestic patriarchy; marriage, sexuality, and religious change; new ideas about sex and gender; economic change and domestic roles. Chojnacki.

112 The Renaissance (3). Italy, birthplace of the Renaissance, 1300-1550. A study of the people, culture, and intellectual achievements of the Italian Renaissance with emphasis on the interaction between culture and society. Fall. Bullard.

113 Mediterranean Societies and Economics in the Renaissance World (3). A picture of Mediterranean social and economic life 1300 -1600, with special focus on rural and urban society, family structure, patronage, work and wages, public and private finance. Spring. Bullard.

114 The Reformation (RELI 134) (3). Examines a movement of religious reform that shattered Latin Christendom and contributed many of the conditions of early Modern Europe. Emphases: religious, political, social. Spring.

115 Europe in the Seventeenth Century (3). The century marks the watershed in European development. Emphases: statecraft, the emerging state-system, the new scientific world-view, the impact upon European society. Spring. Alternate years.

116 France in the Age of Reason (3). This course examines the Age of Enlightenment in France (1660-1787). The ideas of the "philosophes" will be placed in a broad social, political, and international context. Fall, spring. Smith.

117 The French Revolution (3). Origins and course of the French Revolution to 1815. Topics include: culture of the Enlightenment, collapse of the old regime, popular revolution, trial of Louis XVI, Reign of Terror, Napoleon. Spring. Smith. B.A.-level Western History perspective.

119 Europe since 1918 (3). The main currents in European history since the First World War. Special attention will be given to the interaction between national and international events and developments and to the emergence of the European Communities. Fall.

120A France: From Joan of Arc to Louis XIV (3). This course covers the social, political, and cultural history of France from the later Middle Ages to 1715. The monarchy's evolution from near extinction to "absolutism" provides the main storyline. Fall, spring. Smith.

120B France from 1787 to 1870 (3). The French people from the era of the Revolution to the Commune; cultural and social sources of political instability, the revolutionary tradition, liberal and conservative movements, industrialization. Fall. Reid.

121 France since 1870 (3). French society and culture from the Paris Commune of 1871 to the student revolt of May 1968. Fall or spring. Alternate years. Reid.

122 Germany, 1815-1918 (3). The nature of Prussian society, the rivalry between Prussia and Austria for the command of German affairs, and the quality of Prussian leadership in the German Empire of 1871. Fall. Alternate years. Jarausch.

123 History of Germany since 1918 (3). Politics and culture in the Weimar Republic, Nazi totalitarianism, and the reshaping of East and West Germany since World War II. Spring. Browning.

124 History of Spain (3). A survey of Spanish history from the Islamic invasion to Napoleon. Particular attention will be given to the period of the Habsburgs, 1516-1700. Spring. Alternate years.

125 Intellectual History of Europe, Early Period (3). The course examines the gradual erosion of and criticism within the classical Christian tradition that led to the emergence of a new mentality by the end of the seventeenth century. Two lectures, one discussion per week. Fall.

126 Modern European Intellectual History (3). The main developments in European thought from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century, with some attention to social context. Readings include Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Tocqueville, Sand, Flaubert, Nietzsche, Freud. Spring. Kramer.

127A Society and Family in Early Modern Europe (3). A survey of changes in social organization, family life, courtship practices, sexual behavior, and the relations between the economy and population that occurred in preindustrial Europe, 1500-1815. Spring. McIntosh.

127B War and Society in Early Modern Europe (PWAD 127B) (3). A critical examination, from the Renaissance to the Napoleonic period, of the changes in European land and naval warfare and their impact on society and government. Fall or spring. McIntosh.

128 European Social History, 1815-1970 (3). The social transformation of Europe from agrarian through postindustrial society, discussing population growth, family history, spread of education, class structure, social conflict, group ideologies, and mass politics, as well as everyday lives and popular lifestyles. Fall. Alternate years. Jarausch.

129 The Scientific Revolution (3). Traces the creation of scientific thought 1500-1700, from Leonardo to Newton, examining the various strands-Greek science, art, engineering, experimentation, occultism, etc.-woven into it. Fall. McVaugh.

130 History of Science from Newton to Einstein (3). A survey of the development since 1700 of the various branches of physical and biological science, culminating in the twentieth-century revolution in physics. Spring. McVaugh.

131 Medicine and Health in Early Modern Europe (3). Shows how the age of Shakespeare and Newton (sixteenth-seventeenth century England) fused old and new ideas about medicine and health, anticipating some of our own beliefs and practices. Fall. McVaugh. B.A.-level Western Historical perspective.

133 English Society, 1200-1700 (3). Examines critical issues in the development of English society and economy in the centuries before industrialization. Spring. Bennett.

134 Medieval England (3). A consideration of England's origins, unification, and development as a national monarchy. Primary emphasis is on political, ecclesiastical, and cultural aspects. Fall. Pfaff.

135 Tudor and Stuart England, 1485-1660 (3). A lecture course, open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Fall. Harris.

137 Great Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1901 (3). Emphasizes the social and economic foundations of the political, intellectual, religious, and cultural history of Victorian Britain. Fall. Soloway.

138 Great Britain in the Twentieth Century (3). Explores the economic and social foundations of British political, intellectual, and cultural history from 1901 to the present. Spring. Soloway.

139 Technology, Imperialism, and Popular Culture: Global History, 1840-1939 (INTS 139) (3). Comparative cultural history of Euro-American empire building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focusing on technological change, public display, popular entertainment, and encounters between colonizer and colonized. Hevia. A&S Non-Western/Comparative perspective.

140 Imperialism and the Third World (3). This course explores the processes by which nineteenth-century Imperialism set the contours of the modern world, establishing relations among societies and reconfiguring both colonial cultures and European cultures. Spring. B.A.-level Non-Western/Comparative perspective.

141 Museums, Monuments, and Collective Memory: Public Institutions and the Commemoration of History in the Modern Era (ART 132, INTS 132) (3). See INTS 132.

143 History of Socialist Thought (3). An examination of the origins and development of Marxist ideas, and their application to specific historical conditions: in Germany, Russia, China, Algeria, Cuba, and modern industrial society. Spring. Griffiths.

145 The American Colonial Experience (3). Major topics: European reconnaissance; founding of new societies; character and structure of institutions; thought and feeling from Cotton to Franklin; privilege and cost of empire. Fall. Higginbotham.

146 Revolution and Nation-Making in America, 1763-1815 (PWAD 146) (3). Major topics: constitutional conflict in the British empire; independence and war; Confederation and Constitution; growth of political parties and nationality in a period of domestic change and international conflict. Spring. Higginbotham.

147 Jacksonian America, 1815-1848 (3). The society and politics of the United States during the period dominated by President Andrew Jackson. Topics include economic development, the expansion of slavery, religion and reform, the changing roles of women, and the political movements associated with "Jacksonian democracy." Fall. Watson.

148 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1900 (PWAD 148) (3). Focus is on causes, nature, and consequences of the Civil War. Fall. Barney.

150 United States History since 1945 (3). Diverse developments as interpreted within the framework of certain broad and open-ended themes: particularly individual freedom, social welfare, mass culture, and community. Fall and spring. Filene.

151A The Ethnohistory of Native American Women (WMST 151A) (3). Introduces students to the study of Native American women through the perspectives of anthropology, history, and autobiography. Spring. Perdue. A&S Western Historical perspective and Cultural Diversity requirement.

152 United States Foreign Relations in the Twentieth Century (PWAD 152) (3). How the United States came to occupy a leading role in world affairs as a diplomatic, military, economic, and cultural power and what that role has meant to Americans and to other peoples, especially during the Cold War. Spring. Hunt.

153A The Vietnam War (ASIA 153, PWAD 117) (3). A wider-ranging exploration of America's longest war - from nineteenth-century origins to 1990s legacies, from village battlegrounds to the Cold War context, from national leadership to popular participation and impact. Fall. Hunt.

156 Popular Culture and American History (3). Study of the popular arts and entertainments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the ways in which they illuminate the values, assumptions, aspirations, and fears of American society. Fall or spring. Alternate years. Kasson.

157 American Constitutional History to 1876 (3). In a classroom environment characterized by discussion, simulation, and interaction, the antecedents, formation, and interpretation of the Constitution are confronted in a broad historical matrix. Fall. Semonche.

158 American Constitutional History since 1876 (3). Using a classroom environment similar to 157, constitutional adjustments and change are related to psychological, political, social and economic factors, and to Supreme Court members. Spring. Semonche.

159 Public Religion in U.S. History (RELI 159) (3). Prerequisite, Introductory History or Religious Studies course. A study of public religion in U.S. history including the relations of religion and government, the idea of American exceptionalism and destiny, the role of religious movements. Fall. Mathews.

160 United States Women and Religion (WMST 160) (3). Prerequisites are introductory courses in religious or women's studies or U.S. history. An interdisciplinary consideration of women's roles, behavior, and ideas in the religious life of America from 1626 to 1982. Spring. Mathews.

161 Technology and American Culture (3). Technology's impact on American thought and society and the response it has engendered. Topics will include: the factory town; search for utopia; impact of Henry Ford; war and depersonalization. Fall or spring. Alternate years. Kasson.

162 The Promise of Urbanization: American Cities in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (3). A survey of the development of American cities since 1815 and their influence upon American history. Spring. Lotchin.

163 The Old South (3). Economic, cultural, and social history of the antebellum South. The region's political history will serve as a supporting part of the study. Spring. Watson.

164 The South since Reconstruction (3). A survey of the South during the past 100 years, covering developments in politics, economics, culture, and society. Course begins at the end of Reconstruction. Fall.

167 White Culture and Race Relations in the South (3). This course describes and analyzes the evolution of southern white culture with emphasis on the years since 1831. It describes Southern white culture as the result of the Black presence. Fall and spring.

168 Women in the South (WMST 168) (3). An exploration of the distinctive themes in southern women's lives, using the evidence of history and literature. Spring. Hall.

169 African American Women's History (AFAM 169, WMST 169) (3). The course covers the history of Black women in the U.S. history from the eighteenth century to the present. It deals with such themes as work, family, community, sexuality, politics, religion and culture. Spring. Jackson.

170 Introduction to Oral History (FOLK 174) (3). Introduces students to the uses of interviews in historical research. Questions of ethics, interpretation, and the construction of memory will be explored, and interviewing skills will be developed through field work. Fall. Hall.

171 Religious History of the South (3). A historical analysis of the religious life of Southerners from the Great Awakening to the present with an emphasis on how religion, social institutions, and cultural practices interact. History 21 or 22 or Religious Studies 29 recommended. Spring. Mathews.

172 Medicine and Society in America (3). A survey of major developments in the history of American medicine. Emphasis will be placed upon setting the practice of medicine as well as the experience of health and disease into broad social, cultural, and political contexts. Spring.

173 Oral History and Performance (COMM 161, WMST 173) (3). This course will combine readings and fieldwork in oral history with study of performance as a means of interpreting and conveying oral history texts. Emphasis on women's history. Fall, spring. Hall, Pollock.

175 History of Mexico (3). Topical approach to the history of Mexico, from pre-Colombian civilizations through the Spanish conquest and colonial system. Emphasis will be given to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Fall, spring. Pérez.

176A History of the Caribbean (3). Thematic approach to the history of the West Indies, with emphasis on the period between European conquest through the twentieth century. Topics include colonialism, slavery, monoculture, U.S.-Caribbean relations, and decolonization. Fall, spring. Pérez.

176B History of Cuba (3). Thematic approach to Cuban history, from conquest to the revolution. Attention is given to socioeconomic developments, slavery and race relations, the nineteenth century independence process, and the twentieth century republic. Fall, spring. Pérez.

177 History of Brazil (3). This course is concerned primarily with the creation of a new society through race mixture and culture change, and with the political and economic development of Brazil. Fall or spring. Alternate years. Chasteen.

180 The African Diaspora (3). A comparative examination of the movements, experiences, and contributions of Africans and people of African decent from the period of the Atlantic slave trade to the present. Spring. Lindsay. B.A.-level Non-Western/Comparative perspective and Cultural Diversity requirement.

181 Intellectual History of African Americans (3). Examines African-American intellectuals in North America with some attention to black writers in the Caribbean. Emphasizes American Negro Academy, black scholars, scholar-activists, writers and public intellectuals. Janken, McNeil. Spring.

182 Women and Gender in African History (3). Analysis of historical transformations in Africa and their effects on women's lives and gender relations. Particular themes include precolonial societies, colonialism, religious change, urban labor, nationalism, and sexuality. Spring. Lindsay. A&S Non-Western/Comparative perspective.

184 Russia and the West in the Eighteenth Century (3). A comparative approach. Centering on Russia's contacts with the West, the resulting interaction, and the efforts of Russians to define the unique nature of their own society. Spring. Alternate years. Griffiths.

185 Russia, 1796-1917 (3). The diplomatic, military, and ideological confrontations with the West; the decline and fall of the Russian autocracy; the evolution of reform thought and revolutionary opposition. Spring. Brooks.

186A Revolution in Russia, 1900-1930 (3). A close study of Russia's age of revolution from the reign of the last tsar to the turbulent Stalin Revolution of 1929, with emphasis on the revolutions of 1917. Fall. Raleigh.

186B Stalin and After: The USSR, 1929-1991 (3). An in-depth examination of Soviet social and political history from 1929-1991. Spring. Raleigh.

190 Eastern Europe since World War II (3). An examination of the countries of Eastern Europe, their origins and development since World War II, their cohesion and conflict. Fall.

192 The Economic History of Southeast Asia (ASIA 193) (3). This course is intended as a broad overview of Southeast Asian economic history from premodern times to the present day. Coclanis. B.A.-level Non-Western/Comparative perspective.

195 Women in the Middle East (ASIA 195, WMST 195) (3). Explores the lives of women in the Middle East and how they have changed over time. Focus will change each year. Spring. Shields.

196 Revolution in the Modern Middle East (ASIA 194) (3). This course will focus on revolutionary change in the Middle East during the last century, emphasizing internal social, economic, and political conditions as well as international contexts. Shields.

197 The Middle East and the West (ASIA 197) (3). This course explores changing interactions between the Middle East and the West, including trade, warfare, scientific exchange, and imperialism, and ends with an analysis of contemporary relations in light of the legacy of the past. Shields.