SUMMER OFFERINGS* – 2009
*Not finalized, and courses are not guaranteed to run unless there is a high enough enrollment.

Maymseter
HIST 292 01 Civic Activism in Washington, D.C., Dalhouse, M. (AXLE History and Culture of the U.S.; U.S area)
EUS 260 01 Berlin 2008: History and Culture, Grunwald, H. (AXLE International Cultures, EUR area)

First Half Session
HIST 141 US 1877-1945, McGreevey, R. 10:10-12:00 noon MTWRF (U.S)
HIST 258 American Indian History before 1850, Inman, N. 1:10-3:00 MTWRF (U.S.)
HIST 294 Spanish Caribbean Robinson, F., 8:10-10:00 a.m. MTWRF (NO AXLE CREDIT; LA, Middle East & Africa)

Second Half Session
HIST 142 US Post 1945, McGreevey, R. 10:10-12:00 noon MTWRF (U.S.)
HIST 280 Modern Medicine, Gomez, P. 1:10-3:00 MTWRF (U.S. & Eur)
HIST 265 The U.S. in the Era of the Civil War, Hutton, B. 8:10-10:00 am MTWRF (U.S.)

For Spring 2009 please review the descriptions below and course counts for dual listings, 287 seminars, and 295 seminars.  As always, please meet with your adviser with any questions.

DUAL LISTINGS SPRING 2009 COURSES
AADS 102 Making of the African Diaspora will not count toward an area of concentration, but will count as an elective.
CLAS 213 History of Roman Empire counts toward European area of concentration.
ECON 226 counts toward the Economics/history interdisciplinary major.
ECON 262 counts toward the Economics/history interdisciplinary major.
ECON 266 counts toward the Economics/history interdisciplinary major.
*(just added) EUS 237 Air War and Aftermath counts toward European and Asia area of concentrations.
JS 157 Modern Jewish History counts toward the European and U.S. area of concentrations.
MHS 295 Cultural History of Disease does NOT count as a capstone, but counts toward U.S. area of concentration.
RLST 216 Christianity in Reformation Era counts toward the European area of concentration.

**NEW**HISTORY DEPARTMENT 287 SEMINAR COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPRING 2009. This is the first time these seminars have been offered.  They are open to all undergraduates.

287a. History, Trauma, and Memory
Explores the relationships between personal experiences and history. Emphasis on historical writing, literature, and film from the 20th and 21st century. SPRING. [3] Igarashi.
Credits: elective, US, Asia and Europe areas of concentration

287b. History of New Orleans.
The city since its founding.  Interactions between urban society and
natural environment; historical and cultural significance of New Orleans
in light of post-Katrina disaster and reconstruction. SPRING. [3] Usner.
(US)
Credits: elective, US area of concentration

287c. Cities of Europe and the Middle East.
Cities of "East" and "West" in the modern period; distinguishing
characteristics and shared patterns of urban modernity across different
geographies. Conceptions of the European, Middle Eastern, and Islamic
metropolis. SPRING. [3] Cohen. (INT)
Credits: elective,, Middle East/Africa and Europe areas of concentration

287d. Immigration, Race, and Nationality: The American Experience.
The immigrant experience from 1776 to the present.  The journeys of
Irish, Jews, Asians, Latinos, and West Indians, among others.
Americanization and the role of race in that process; immigration and
anti-immigrant sentiment in the making of American nationality. SPRING.
[3] Gerstle. (US)
Credits: elective, US area of concentration

287e. The Federalist Papers.
Classic works on American constitutionalism and government and their
views on human nature and republicanism. The framers' rejection of
democracy and fear of legislative abuses. The Constitution's emphasis on
institutional protections for liberty and checking abuses of power.
SPRING. [3] Zeppos. (US)
Credits: elective, US area of concentration

HISTORY DEPARTMENT 295 SEMINAR COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
FOR SPRING 2009

Spring 2009, HIST 295  0  Gender and Sexuality
Taught by: Brandi Brimmer
Area of Concentration counts toward: elective, US
Description:   This seminar will explore gender, sexuality, and changing notions of the American state. We will consider themes of gender and sexuality as they have become articulated in a number of arenas, both historical and methodological.  While we will focus on the motives and practices of American State, most of our time will be dedicated to understanding the stories of men and women and the impact of gender and sexuality on social and political structures.  Some of the topics covered in the course will include:  female agency, the cultural construction of gender, and how constructions of masculinity, femininity, race and class are frequently and simultaneously implicated in governmental institutions.  Over the course of the semester we will discuss how to interpret various kinds of source materials, from political cartoons, speeches, and photographs, as we look at how the histories of gender and sexuality can be incorporated into a history of the State.  Students will apply the skills honed in study to a final research paper.   Note:  This course is open to junior and senior history majors with interests in various parts of the world.  With that in mind, the course syllabus may change to reflect students’ interests.

Spring 2009, HIST 295  0 The Sixties: Cultural Transformations in Europe and America
Taught by: Jim Epstein
Area of Concentration counts toward: elective, US and Europe
Description: What happened between c. 1958 and c. 1974 (the “long sixties”): was there a cultural revolution in Europe and America?  This is the starting point for the seminar in which students will write individual research papers exploring key cultural changes (youth culture, protest movements, music, cinema, gender relations, sexuality, civil rights, etc.) that occurred during the sixties.

Spring 2009, HIST 295  Modern Warfare, 1815 to the present
Taught by: Peter Lorge
Area of Concentration counts toward: elective, U.S. and Europe areas of concentration
Description: This course is an investigation of the changing nature of warfare from 1815 until the present. The basic issue of the course is the problem of solving political issues with military force in the modern world. It will discuss the increasing importance of technology, as well as the integration of sea, air and land forces.

Spring 2009, HIST 295 04 Race and Empire
Taught by: Catherine Molineux
Area of Concentration counts toward: elective, U.S., Europe, Africa areas of concentration
Description: Where did modern ideas about race come from?  Race has become one of the central categories of difference in Western culture, but modern concepts of racial difference have not always existed, despite the fact that they are often presented as natural and seem inevitable today.  This course looks at the emergence of racial categories as a product of European imperial expansion into West Africa and the New World in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.  Students are invited to write their capstone essays on any aspect of the relationship between race and empire in the early modern period or on the role of racial thought in other imperial contexts.

Spring 2009, MHS 295 Cultural History of Disease
Taught by: Arleen Tuchman
Area of Concentration counts toward: elective, U.S areas of concentration
Description: does NOT require HIST 200 as a prerequisite

Disease is more than a pathological phenomenon. How diseases are
understood and defined by physician and patient alike also reflect and
shape cultural values. This seminar explores this claim by studying
diseases in the past, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, chlorosis, fetal
alcohol syndrome, and masturbation. Our focus will be on how cultural
assumptions shape the experience and outcome of disease as much as the
knowledge produced in the laboratory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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