Dear History Majors,

Here are the descriptions of the history courses being offered Maymester and Summer 2010.
Registration runs March 29 - April 21, 2010. After April 22 you may contact Racquel.goff@vanderbilt.edu to register for summer courses.

EUS 260 MAYMESTER IN BERLIN: HISTORIC METROPOLIS AND GATEWAY TO A NEW EUROPE
Taught by: Henning Grunwald
Credits: history elective and EUR area of concentration, 3 credit hours, INT AXLE credit.
Together we will explore the history, culture and present of Berlin. The focus of the first half of the course is historical, with special emphasis on the twisted path through the twentieth century, the traces, scars and triumphs of which are evident throughout Berlin. The second half will be devoted to contemporary Berlin: political life, both as capital of unified Germany and as metropolis in the heart of Europe (Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Zurich are within an hour's flight time, Brussels, Paris, Rome, London, Barcelona and Madrid within two hours), its pioneering theater, dance and multi-media art, its efforts to re-invent itself as a capital of the knowledge- and technology-based ‘new economy’.

HIST 292 MAYMESTER IN D.C.: Civic Activism, Leadership, and Citizenship in Recent American History.
Taught by: Mark Dalhouse
Credits: history elective, U.S. area of concentration, 3 credit hours, U.S. AXLE credit
This course is a collaborative effort between the Department of History, the Office of Active Citizenship and Service, and the Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations to offer a credit-bearing seminar course that examines political leadership and citizen service within the context of recent American history and current events in American life. Meeting daily at the Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations, History 292 offers students the opportunity to debate and discuss the current state of American life and politics using primary readings, contemporary news accounts, and discussions with policy makers, journalists and educators.

HIST 141: U.S. 1877-1945
Taught by: Rachel Donaldson
Second Summer Session 2010, MTWRF, 10:10-12:00 noon
Credits: history elective, U.S. area of concentration, 3 credit hours, U.S. AXLE credit.
This survey course will explore the economic, political, and social history of the period between Reconstruction and World War II, a formative period in the making of modern America. Drawing on a variety of sources, ranging from novels, political cartoons and court cases to social and political histories, this course examines topics such as: immigration and citizenship, the growth of American cities, the War of 1898 and U.S. expansion overseas, the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the impact of World War I and World War II on American life.

HIST 136: Western Civilization since 1700
Taught by: Deanna Matheuszik
First Summer Session 2010, MTWRF, 10:10-12:00 noon
Credits: history elective, European area of concentration, 3 credit hours, International AXLE credit.
This survey course examines recent American history from the Cold War to the present. Exploring subjects such as the growth of American suburbs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, social movements of the 1960s, the Oil Crisis of the 1970s, the rise of Right-Wing movements, 9/11, and the Iraq War, this course probes the political, international, social, and cultural currents that have shaped contemporary America.

HIST 144 African American History since 1877
Taught by: Shawn Mosher
First Summer Session 2009, MTWRF, 1:10-3:00 pm
Credits: history elective, U.S. area of concentration, 3 credit hours, U.S. AXLE credit.
The political, socioeconomic, and intellectual history of African American people from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Special emphasis on African American cultural and institutional history and the twentieth-century protest movements. Serves as repeat credit for students who completed 280 prior to fall 2008.
This course has not been taught since Fall 2008 and will probably not be taught during the 2010-11 academic year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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