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[To see the Fall 2013 list of courses and available course outlines, scroll down below the Winter Term 2014 list of courses]
Winter Term 2014 History Courses
HIST 198
FYS:Nation Bldg&Nationalism
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An introduction to some of the major theories of nationalism; an exploration of the many varieties of nationalism and forms of nation-building; a particular focus on the historical background to case studies of current interest.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
- Maximum 25 students
Prof. John Hellman
[Note: open only to students in their first year of study]
HIST 201
Modern African History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-200D
Instructor: Erin Bell
HIST 203
Survey:Canada since 1867
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Suzanne Morton
HIST 215
Modern European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A social, economic, political and cultural survey of European History from the early seventeenth century to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-215D
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Jason Szabo
Section 001 - Prof. Anastassios Anastassiadis
HIST 215
Modern European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A social, economic, political and cultural survey of European History from the early seventeenth century to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-215D
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Jason Szabo
Section 002 - Prof. Jason Szabo
HIST 218
Modern East Asian History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An introduction to the history of China and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including modernization, nationalism, and the interaction of the two countries.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Lorenz Lüthi
HIST 221
United States since 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Dr. Shanon Fitzpatrick
HIST 223
Natives of the Americas
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas on the eve of contact with Europeans and through the period of colonization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Instructor: Laurent Corbeil
HIST 300
Nationalisms in Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An historical explanation of the Canadian experience of nationalism from the Patriotes to the First Nation, with reference to politics, economics, iconography, ideology and multicultural experience.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who took CANS 300 (106-300A) before September 2002.
Prof. Desmond Morton
Note: This course is cross-listed with CANS 304.
HIST 305
Ancient Mediterranean Warfare
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Comparative study of ancient military history, warfare and imperial strategies.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. John Serrati (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
HIST 306
East Central Europe, 1944-2004
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An examination of important problems in the postwar history of east central Europe. Topics include: the establishment of Communist regimes; Stalinism
and de-Stalinization; everyday life under Communism; the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Prague Spring, and Solidarity; political opposition; culture; and
the revolutions of 1989.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. James Krapfl
HIST 315
Themes in World History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Historical phenomena that transcend the boundaries of nation-status and contributed to the long-term development of globalization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 213 or Permission of Instructor.
Prof. Subho Basu (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
Topic: Gandhi and Gandhism (click for description)
The dominant figure in India’s nationalist movement for nearly thirty years, M. K. Gandhi has also been one of the twentieth century’s most influential peace activists and thinkers. He has been the source of inspiration for peace and civil rights movements throughout the twentieth century. This course charts Gandhi’s career against the background of events in London, South Africa and India. It examines the evolution and practical application of his ideas and techniques of non-violent resistance, and his attitudes toward the economy, society and state. Gandhi’s influence on Indian politics and society is critically assessed and his reputation as the ‘apostle of non-violent revolution’ examined in the light of developments since his death in 1948. Though helpful, a prior knowledge of Indian history is not required for this course.
HIST 321
European Thought&Culture 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A cultural and intellectual history of Europe from the French Revolution to the present which traces the origins of the modern sense of self in popular culture and in the texts of Goethe, Comte, Marx and Engels, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 320 or consent of the instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-320D
Prof. John Hellman
HIST 325
Renaissance-Reformation Europe
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An examination of Western Europe from the late 14th to the end of the 16th century. Topics will include the Renaissance, in and outside Italy, the
Reformations, the religious wars of the 16th century and the Scientific Revolution.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 214 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-325D
Prof. Paula Clarke
HIST 326
Russia from 1905 to Present
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: 20th Century Russia, with particular attention to the rise and fall of the Soviet regime, Gorbachev's Perestroika, and the problems and accomplishments of post-Soviet society under Yeltsin and Putin.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: one 200-level course in History or political theory
Dr. Katrin Bozeva-Abazi
HIST 327
Age of the American Revolution
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Analyzes the origins, contingencies, and outcomes of the American Revolution. Spanning the decades from the 1760s to 1820s, it also seeks to place the Revolution in an Atlantic-wide context and to offer a foundation for studying American institutions.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Instructor: Alexander DeGuise (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
HIST 338
Twentieth-Century China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines 20th Century China from the fall of the Qing, through Republican China, the emergence of communism, war with Japan, revolution and civil war, the Cultural Revolution, and later economic reforms.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: one previous course in Chinese or Asian history or permission of instructor
Dr. Zhiming Chen
HIST 345
Hist of Italian Renaissance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An introduction to the economy, society, politics and intellectual developments in Italy from approximately 1300 to the early 16th century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 214 or consent of instructor
Prof. Paula Clarke
HIST 347
History and Sexuality 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: 1700 to the present, with a particular focus on Europe and North America. Possible topics include: patterns of fertility and sexual practice; prostitution; religion and sexuality; the medical and legal construction of sexualities; the rise of sexology; gay liberation movements; queer politics.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Brian Lewis
HIST 354
Women in Europe 1700-2000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An overview of the history of women in modern continental Europe, focusing on women's changing roles in the family and society at large, in the context of work, family life, education, and culture, and the changing notions of citizenship, femininity, and masculinity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: One course in European history or permission of Instructor
Prof. Judith Szapor
HIST 358
Medieval to Early Modern China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course studies the changes in Chinese society from the age of the aristocracy to the dominance of the literati; the rise of Buddhism and religious Daoism, the resurgence of Confucianism; and the impact of foreign conquests on the development of Chinese traditional culture.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 208 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-308D
Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen ***CANCELLED*** offered in Fall 2013.
HIST 360
Latin America since 1825
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence. Emphasis on the domestic history of the region, with some attention to relations with the United States and Europe.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Catherine LeGrand
Description (click for description)
This course surveys the history of Latin America from Independence in 1825 to the present, focusing on major economic changes, political processes and social issues. The course will provide insight into development problems and movements for social change in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking areas of the Americas.
HIST 366
Themes: Latin American Hist 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exploration of a specific topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 309 or HIST 360 or permission of the instructor.
- Note: Topics will vary from year to year.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Instructor: Geoffrey Wallace (change of instructor)
Topic: tba (click for description)
HIST 367
Canada since 1945
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Elements of Canada's political, social, economic, and cultural history since World War II. Topics will include constitutional questions, gender and class issues, the role of the state, regionalism, consumer society, the Quiet Revolution, and nationalism in Canada.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. David Wright
HIST 370
Cdn Party Politics 1867-2000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An examination of how politics evolved in Canada's parliamentary system from campaigns to media management, including party systems, ideology, the role of leadership and the growing role of the state.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or consent of the instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Prof. Laura Madokoro
Themes in Canadian Political History (click for description)
This course explores the history of political activism in Canada in the twentieth century. Students will interrogate how notions of the "political" evolved after 1900 at the local, regional and national level. Case studies include organized party politics, nationalism, environmentalism, First Nations' movements, women's rights and civil rights.
HIST 373
Canadian Labour History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course explores themes in labour and working class history in Canada.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or equivalent or consent of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 353
Prof. Jarrett Rudy
HIST 375
Roman History: Early Empire
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Michael Fronda
Description (click for description)
This course offers an advanced survey of Roman history during the early and high imperial periods, from the death of Julius Caesar to death of Marcus Aurelius (around 50 BC to AD 200), tracing important political, cultural, economic, religious, and administrative themes. Students will be exposed to a detailed narrative as well as some of the basic historical debates relevant to the period. Finally, students will have the opportunity to examine important evidence–especially ancient texts–that scholars use to solve these debates. The analysis of ancient evidence will comprise a significant component of the course. The first half of the course will focus mainly on political developments; the second half will introduce a number of topical discussions.
HIST 377
The United States, 1940-1965
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Major events in politics and international affairs, culture and society, and the economy in the U.S. during and after World War II. Topics include: The War and American society; the first years of the Cold War; economic prosperity and social change; the civil rights movement; Vietnam to 1965.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or consent of instructor
Prof. Leonard Moore
HIST 388
The Second World War
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A world-wide political, social, economic, cultural and military survey, from the Treaty of Versailles to the first years of the Cold War.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Peter Hoffmann
HIST 399
History and Historical Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The nature and functions of history; changing conceptions of time and of the past; techniques historians use to find and appraise evidence; methods of reconstructing the past. Emphasis will be given not only to documentary sources but also to the range of techniques used by historians to find and appraise evidence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits of History
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jon D Soske
- Nancy F Partner
Prof. Nancy Partner (required course for honours students)
HIST 399
History and Historical Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The nature and functions of history; changing conceptions of time and of the past; techniques historians use to find and appraise evidence; methods of reconstructing the past. Emphasis will be given not only to documentary sources but also to the range of techniques used by historians to find and appraise evidence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits of History
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jon D Soske
- Nancy F Partner
Prof. Laura Madokoro (required course for honours students)
*
**SECOND SECTION HAS RECENTLY BEEN OPENED TO ACCOMMODATE HONOURS STUDENTS NEEDING TO TAKE THIS REQUIRED COURSE TO MEET HONOURS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS***
HIST 401
Topics:Medieval Culture&Soc
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Selected topics in the intellectual and cultural history of the Middle Ages. Emphasis on modern critical approaches to medieval culture, including literature, the supernatural, religious experience.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Faith Wallis
Course Outline: hist401_winter2014_wallis.pdf
Topics: Alexander Neckam's On the Natures of Things: a Latin Encyclopedia of the 12th Century (click for description)
This course will introduce students to medieval Latin didactic and scientific writing, through the work of the 12th century English scholar Alexander Neckam. Neckam (1157-1217), one of the most learned and versatile scholars of his age, wrote a widely diffused encyclopedia entitled On the natures of things (De rerum naturis). The first two books Alexander's treatise were edited for the Rolls Series in 1863 by Thomas Wright. Wright omitted the last three books, because they were a commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, and seemed irrelevant to the scientific theme of the first two books. In fact, these last three books are a seamless continuation of the first two.
On the natures of things is an encyclopedia of the natural world roughly organized according to the four elements. Reading the universe from top to bottom, these are (1) fire (God, angels and the material heavens), (2) air (birds), (3) water (fish) and (4) earth (plant life, geography, metals, animals and humans). It draws on Neckam's abundant reading in classical and medieval science and medicine, but also includes personal observations and anecdotes. What is striking, however, is the way in which this material is read to elicit ethical lessons. The study of nature is, in fact, a subtle but sustained denunciation of human intellectual and moral vice, which leads into the unedited books 3-5, the commentary on Ecclesiastes. The moral lessons of the commentary are tightly connected to Neckam's view of nature as God's creative action itself, not just its product. The "Preacher" whose voice resounds in the Biblical text is King Solomon, but also Mother Earth. Mother Earth speaks in the first person, urging sinful humanity to repent; she ascribes her degradation to the sinfulness of humanity, but also contrasts nature's lawfulness to man's disobedience: "I am your matter; I am your mother.... It is you who are unstable; I am stable. ... Because of your transgression I am diminished, but nonetheless I stand ever at the ready to obey the will of my Creator [Ego tui materia sum: ego mater. ... Tu tamen instabilis. ego stabilis. ... Ob tuam transgressionem minorata sit: sto tamen uoluntatis conditoris mei obsequi promptissima: Cambridge, Trinity College O 4 1, fol. 85va-b]." To study the created works of God was to learn his laws, and to repair the damage of the Fall. Neckam's intent was both to inspire pious admiration for the Creator, and to hold up creation as a model of justice and rectitude. In addition, he strove to refute heresy – especially Cathar dualism, that denied that God created the world, and denigrated matter. In defending the authority of created nature, the stakes were high.
The learning outcomes for this course are as follows:
•familiarity with the history of the evolution of the Latin language in the medieval period, how it syntax changed, how its vocabulary was changed by the Bible, by exposure to Arabic and Greek, and by the emerging European vernacular languages.
•ability to construe and translate medieval Latin texts, notably Neckam's encyclopedia, but also including from time to time other examples of medieval Latin writing.
•understanding the genres of writing in medieval Latin, with particular attention to instructional and scientific literature as represented by Neckam.
•how to recognize and identify quotations and allusions in a medieval text.
•understanding how texts were composed and transmitted in the manuscript culture of medieval Europe.
•exposure to medieval manuscript books at McGill, to gain hands-on comprehension of the technology of manuscript production, and the ways in which scribes and readers interacted with the text on the page.
•introduction to medieval Latin palaeography (handwriting).
•introduction to text criticism and text editing as applied to medieval materials.
N.B. Students who wish to take this course must have intermediate Latin. We will be reading Neckam in Latin.
Note: This course is cross-listed with CLAS 419.
HIST 404
The History of Confucius
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Confucius is inseparable from the idea of China or even East Asia. This course will unpack the manifold legacies of Confucius and his classics in pre-imperial, imperial, and modern China.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
*****THIS IS A NEW COURSE*****
HIST 407
Topics in Ancient History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at various topics in ancient history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 3 credits in Ancient history at the 300-level or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to Honours students in History.
Prof. Michael Fronda (course now offered in the winter term - was cancelled in the fall term)
Topic: "The Second Punic War (Hannibal's War)" - HIST 205 or HIST 391 recommended but not prerequisites.
HIST 409
Themes: Latin American Hist 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In-depth discussion and research on a circumscribed topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: HIST 309 or HIST 360 and at least one other course in the Latin America area or permission of instructor.
- Note: Topics will vary from year to year.
Prof. Catherine LeGrand
Topic: "Transnational Approaches to Latin American Relations with the United State and Canada" (click for description)
This course will focus on the economic, cultural and political interactions of Latin America with other parts of the world (the U.S. and, to an extent Canada and Europe) during the 19th and 20th centuries. Whereas earlier work dealt primarily with trade, investment, and formal state-to-state relations, newer studies are exploring the multi-faceted social, cultural and intellectual interactions between the global South and the North, taking a transnational approach. This course will give students an understanding of the transnational perspective as employed by historians of the Americas in recent years and will explore various facets of North-South (and occasionally South-South) interactions that have had an important impact on Latin America since Independence. Most of the course will concentrate on the period from 1898 to 2000.
HIST 413
Independent Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exceptionally, and under the direction of a member of staff, advanced and highly qualified students who have an extensive background in the proposed area of study, may pursue this independent study.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Written permission
- Restriction: Open to History Major Concentration students only. Students may register in this course only once.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
various supervisors
HIST 418
Topics: Atlantic World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exploration of a specific theme in Atlantic history, 1500 to 1850.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Dr. Helen Dewar
Description (click for description)
This course examines in comparative perspective the formation of empires in the Atlantic World. Through such topics as slavery, mercantile trading networks, and law, the course will explore in particular the diversity of individuals and groups – from natives, settlers, and slaves to chartered companies and states – whose interactions created new connections among Europe, Africa and the Americas. How did existing native trade networks and land use shape European settlement in different regions? What accounts for greater government involvement by the Spanish and Portuguese as compared to the English and Dutch? Throughout the course, we’ll consider both the opportunities and limits of the Atlantic framework for studying empire building from a comparative angle. Students will write a major primary-source based research paper and be responsible for leading weekly discussions of readings in class.
HIST 423
Topics: Migration & Ethnicity
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The study of various topics and themes in the area of migration, ethnicity and race in Canada. Topics vary from year to year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 397 or permission of instructor
Prof. John Zucchi
Topics: Diasporas, Religion, and Race in Canada (click for description)
The course will take an interdisciplinary approach to study the broader issues of ethnicity, race, religion, immigration, accommodation and multiculturalism in a secular society by focusing on the historical experiences of a number of diaspora groups.
HIST 424
Gender, Sexuality & Medicine
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Gender, sexuality, and medicine since the colonial era, with a focus on North American experience. Topics will include reproductive medicine (puberty, childbirth, fertility control, menopause), changing perceptions of men's and women's health needs and risks, and ideas about sexual behaviour and identity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level History course in gender, sexuality or medicine or permission of instructor.
Prof. Andrea Tone
HIST 431
Topics in U.S. History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Various topics in United States history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: By permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Dr. Shanon Fitzpatrick
Topics: American Youth Culture
This course presents an historical perspective on being young and growing-up in the United States during the twentieth century. It traces the formation of various American youth sub-cultures, interrogates the changing social and cultural meanings of adolescence, and explores the historical factors that shaped individual and group experiences of being a teenager. The course also stresses the importance of consumer practices to youth sub-cultures and considers how gender, race, class, and sexuality influenced articulations and representations of youth culture in America.
HIST 436
Topics: European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at particular aspects of European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Brian W Cowan
- Charles Wesley Sharpe, James Krapfl
Prof. James Krapfl
Topic: Europe since 1989 (click for description)
A generation has passed since the revolutionary events of 1989 marked the closing of one era of European history and the commencement of another. With the global financial crisis of 2008, which has generated a new wave of restructuring and upheaval in Europe, it is possible to see some closure to historical processes that began in 1989. However, while substantial historical literatures exist for earlier twenty-year periods (e.g. the interwar years), few historians have as yet turned their attention to this most contemporary of European epochs. This course is an invitation to swell their ranks.
HIST 436
Topics: European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at particular aspects of European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Brian W Cowan
- Charles Wesley Sharpe, James Krapfl
Dr. Charles Sharpe
[NOTE: Students who would like to register in both sections of HIST 436 may do so - please contact the department for information and instructions]
Topics: European History (click for description)
This reading and writing seminar will examine the European displaced persons crisis in the twentieth century. Topics will include the pogroms in Eastern Europe, the conundrum of statelessness, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the refugee crisis at the end of the Second World War, the politicization of “the refugee” during the Cold War, and the establishment of norms, laws and institutions to manage these problems.
HIST 438
Topics in Cold War History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: One large aspect of Cold War, either thematic or regional, will be explored.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 304 or other 300-level course relevant to the current topic of the course or permission on the instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Lorenz M Luthi
- Charles Wesley Sharpe
Dr. Charles Sharpe
Topics: Cold War History (click for description)
The Cold War has receded as the dominating factor in international relations, but what remains is a system of global governance managed, in large part, by the United States. The origins of this system, however, predate the Cold War. This course will therefore explore the “idea” and the “practice” of global governance as conceived in the West. Topics will include colonialism, imperialism, League of Nations and the United Nations. Readings will address issues of peace and security, but also the management of transnational problems: public health, displaced persons, and economic interdependence.
HIST 440
Fiction and History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course examines why and how books are classified as fiction or history. Topics include: social expectations and uses of literature; evidence and verification; the author as authority. Readings include history and fiction from various historical periods, and relevant scholarship.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits at the 300 level in either history or literature
Prof. Nancy Partner
HIST 441
Topics:Culture&Ritual in China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An examination of selected aspects of the cultural and intellectual life of China. Topics vary from year to year, but include the history of popular religion, Chinese science and medicine, the esoteric arts including divination practices, law, and the influence of ideas in the production of Chinese culture.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen
HIST 499
Internship: History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of the departmental Internship Advisor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 2.7, and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Instructor: tba
Note: Department approval required
One-term (3-credit) Undergraduate/Graduate Seminars
HIST 526
Women and War
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the impact of war on individuals, families and societies. Studies the experiences of women and children in exile, mass persecutions, and punishments associated with social unrest, revolution or wars during twentieth century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): A 300 or 400-levelcourse in women's history or permission of instructor
Prof. Malek Abisaab
HIST 582
European Intellectual History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A study of selected topics in 20th century French and European intellectual and cultural history and popular culture.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): a previous course in European History or permission of instructor
Prof. Brian Cowan
Topic: Britain’s Glorious Revolution, 1688-1715 (click for description)
Readings and research on the Glorious Revolution and its aftermath. Emphasis will be on the political and intellectual history of religious, dynastic and constitutional conflicts in the the British kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland. We will make extensive use of online databases and research tools for British history.
HIST 583
Conservatism in Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of Canadian Conservatism from the French Party of Adam Mabain and the various oligarchies, Family Compact, Chateau Clique and their Maritime counterparts through liberal conservatism to confederation. Special attention will be given to the emergence of clerical consent in Canada East and the alliance with Upper Canadian Toryism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-462D topics: Canadian Conservatism
Prof. Elsbeth Heaman (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
Topic: "The Making of Canadian Indian Policy" (click for description)
This course will draw upon primary and secondary sources to study interactions between indigenous peoples of Canada and the emergent Canadian state during the long century between the Royal Proclamation and the Northwest Rebellion. We will explore the meaning of tradition and progress as cultural and political frameworks for those interactions. The course considers the history of settler colonialism in Canada from the top down and from the bottom up, with particular attention to practical experiences and experiments in governance. Students will write a substantial research paper based on primary sources.
***FALL 2013 and Winter 2014 Full-year Undergraduate Honours (and Graduate) Seminars
FALL 2013 and Winter 2014 Full-year Undergraduate Honours (and Graduate) Seminars [Note: open only to students registered in a history honours program, and graduate students for the 500-level seminars]
HIST 458
Modern Medicine: Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The emergence of scientific medicine, medical professionalization, the development of public health and the process of medical specialization since 1700.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-459D
HIST 459
Modern Medicine: Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Supervised design, research, writing, and discussion of a major research paper on a theme in the history of modern medicine since 1700.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 458
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-459D
- Priority given to students in Honours History and students registered for the Minor in Social Studies of Medicine.
Prof. George Weisz
Topics: What is this thing called disease? (click for description)
HIST 461D1
Topics in Modern U.S. History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in modern U.S. history. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in American History or consent of instructor
- Students must register for both HIST 461D1 and HIST 461D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 461D1 and HIST 461D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Prof. Leonard Moore
Topics: American Voting Rights History (click for description)
HIST 464D1
Topics: Latin American History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This seminar counts as part of the North American concentration for Honours students.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
HIST 464D2
Topics: Latin American History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 464D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 464D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 464D1 and HIST 464D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Prof. Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Description (click for description)
Indigenous peoples of Latin America from pre-Conquest to the present. A comparative view of the various historical trajectories taken by Native peoples of the continent during the "long five hundred years" from the Luso-Iberian Conquest to the renaissance of indigenous movements in the late twentieth century. Intensive reading (ca. 150-200 pgs/wk) and discussion of the historiography will take in a comparative perspective on Mesoamerican, Andean and Amazonian societies across a broad range of themes (inter alia: memory, colonialism, ecological relations and epistemologies, identities, gender, territoriality, and political agency). Over the course of the academic year participants will also craft a major research paper (ca. 8000 words) based on primary sources. Knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese or an indigenous language is clearly an asset but not required. Previous coursework in Latin American history or relevant courses in other disciplines is asked.
HIST 470D1
Topics:Historical Interp
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in historical interpretation. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
HIST 470D2
Topics:Historical Interp
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 470D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 470D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 470D1 and HIST 470D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Prof. Judith E. Szapor
Topic: The Intellectual Migration, 1919-1946
NOTE: Course now offered under HIST 597 D1 in Fall 2013 and D2 in Winter 2014
HIST 485D1
Seminar in Japanese History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Particular attention will be paid to Japanese responses to the impact of Western culture from the sixteenth century, and to aspects of Japanese intellectual history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Gavin Walker
Seminar in Japanese History: Capital, Labour, Empire (click for description)
The history of the formation of Japanese capitalism (1870s-1930s) is directly linked to three highly specific instances: the economic production of the modern wage-labourer, the ideological production of the modern liberal individual with legal status as a person, and the enclosure of land in the colonial space of East Asia. We will investigate the development of Japanese capitalism, the formation of the modern Japanese nation-state, and the dynamics of Japanese imperialism from the perspective of these three instances. Both archival texts (in Japanese economic and colonial history) and theoretical texts (on colonialism, economic development, the relation between economy and ideology, the role of law in capitalist society, Marxist historiography, history and psychoanalysis, the literary writing of history, and more) will be discussed.
HIST 489D1
Topics: Germany
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A study of topics on Germany. Topic vary by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
HIST 489D2
Topics: Germany
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 489D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 489D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 489D1 and HIST 489D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Prof. Peter Hoffmann
HIST 490D1
Honours Tutorial 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Individualized guided research on an approved topic.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
HIST 490D2
Honours Tutorial 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 490D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 490D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 490D1 and HIST 490D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
with a Faculty member as supervisor An option if you would like to do independent research. In order for this course to count as a required full-year honours seminar, you must find a supervisor within the History Dept. and then meet with your history honours program adviser for approval.
HIST 493D1
Topics:Canadian Social History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in Canadian social history. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Suzanne Morton
Topics: Social History and the Environment (click for description)
This course explores the intersection of social history and the environment and allows students to work on a primary source-based paper related to this theme. The readings will draw upon both US and Canadian literature.
HIST 550
Ancient History: Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in ancient Mediterranean History, focusing on Greek and/or Roman society.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): 6 credits at the 300 or 400 level in Ancient history or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Honours students or advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. Also open to graduate students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
HIST 551
Ancient History: Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Research paper on a theme in ancient Mediterranean history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: HIST 550
- Restriction: Honours students or advanced undergraduates who have permission of the instructor. Also open to graduate students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Prof. Michael Fronda
Description (click for description)
This course examines the early phase of the political, economic and cultural integration of the peoples of Italian peninsula under Roman rule (c. 200-50 BC), through a selection of case studies and important literary, epigraphic, numismatic and archaeological evidence. We will discuss and evaluate different approaches scholars have taken to the topic of Romanization. Particular emphasis will be placed on social rituals and political performances in reinforcing Roman power.
Note: this course is first part of a two-semester sequence (HIST 550-551). Completion of both courses counts as one History Honours Seminar. Registration is restricted to History and Classics Honour and Joint Honours program students or graduate students. Other advanced undergraduates may enroll only with permission of instructor.
HIST 565
Modern Britain: Seminar 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Readings in and discussion of a theme in Modern British history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
- Restrictions: Honours students or advanced undergraduates. Not open to students who have taken HIST 484D1/D2 and/or HIST 634D1/D2.
HIST 566
Modern Britain: Seminar 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Supervised design, research and writing of a substantial research paper on a theme in modern British history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. J Elizabeth Elbourne
Topic: Slavery and Abolition in Britain and the British Empire (click for description)
Note: this course is first part of a two-semester sequence (HIST 565-566). Completion of both courses counts as a full-year Honours Seminar. Registration is restricted to History Honours and Joint Honours program students or graduate students. Other advanced undergraduates may enroll only with permission of instructor.
HIST 591D1
Modern Middle East History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in the history of the modern Middle East.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 240 or HIST 339 or HIST 340 or HIST 448 or permission of instructor.
- Students must register for both HIST 591D1 and HIST 591D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 591D1 and HIST 591D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Restriction(s): Open only to history honours and graduate students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
HIST 591D2
Modern Middle East History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Topics in the history of the modern Middle East.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 240 or HIST 339 or HIST 340 or HIST 448 or permission of instructor.
- Students must register for both HIST 591D1 and HIST 591D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 591D1 and HIST 591D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Restriction(s): Open only to history honours and graduate students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
Prof. Laila Parsons
Description (click for description)
This course is designed for history honors students but also open to other advanced students with the permission of the instructor. The course will focus on the ways that the people of the Middle East resisted British and French colonial rule in the early 20th Century. In addition to those who fought in the armed rebellions in Syria (1925-1927), Palestine (1936-1939), and Algeria (1954-1962), the course will focus on intellectuals, religious leaders, and political elites, and on the various ways--private and public--that these men and women tried to confront the overwhelming force of colonial power. Sources will include archival documents, memoirs, novels, and film.
HIST 593D1
French Atlantic Worlds:Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The emergence of French Atlantic Worlds from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. Regions include West Africa, Brazil, Canada, Acadia and the Caribbean. Themes will include transatlantic commerce and slavery, colonialism, and indigenous peoples, debates over citizenship and the Haitian Revolution.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or HIST 215 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Restricted to graduate students and honours students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
- Students must register for both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
HIST 593D2
French Atlantic Worlds:Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: See HIST 593D1 for course description.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 593D1 and HIST 202 or HIST 203 or HIST 215 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Restricted to graduate students and honours students or advanced students who have permission of instructor.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 593D1 and HIST 593D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Prof. Nicholas Dew
HIST 597D1
Seminar: Modern Europe
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exploring aspects of modern European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Topics will vary from year to year.
- Prerequisites: HIST 215 or HIST 226 or permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Open only to history honours students and graduate students or advanced students with the permission of instructor.
HIST 597D2
Seminar: Modern Europe
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exploring aspects of modern European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Topics will vary from year to year.
- Prerequisites: HIST 215 or HIST 226 or permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Open only to history honours students and graduate students or advanced students with the permission of instructor.
Prof. Prof. Judith E. Szapor
Course Oultine: hist597d_fall2013winter2014_szapor.pdf
Topic: The Intellectual Migration, 1919-1946 (click for description)
The course provides an overview of the forced migration of intellectuals, artists, and ideas from Hitler’s Europe during the interwar and WWII periods. It was a refugee wave unique in its scale and impact on the intellectual life of the host countries, in particular the United States. We will highlight specific cultural fields – among them Bauhaus architecture, nuclear physics, psychoanalysis, Hollywood film, and history - in which the refugees made particularly significant contributions. We will explore the refugee experience, shaped by age, gender, class and nationality and assess the dynamics of cultural transfer in this unprecedented movement of people and ideas.
Note: This course replaced HIST 470D1/D2.
Fall Term 2013 History Courses
HIST 193 FYS: Topics in History - - ***COURSE CANCELLED***
[Please check for HIST 198 FYS: Nation and National Building to be added to the Winter 2014 term]
HIST 197
FYS: Race in Latin America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
- Maximum 25 students
Prof. Catherine LeGrand [Note: open only to students in their first year of study]
Topics: Race in Latin America (click for description)
This course has a double purpose: first, to explore the history of people of African and, to a lesser extent, native Indian descent in Latin America; and, second, to analyse how concepts of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organization, visions of the nation, and social movements. We will devote particular attention to Brazil and the Caribbean, with some readings on Mexico, Guatemala, and the Andes as well. We will also, at times, compare race relations in Latin America to the United States and/or Canada.
Course outline: hist197_fall2013_legrand.pdf
HIST 200
Intro to African History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course stresses the interactions of the peoples of Africa with each other and with the worlds of Europe and Islam from the Iron Age to the European Conquest in 1880.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-200D
Instructor: Rachel Sandwell
HIST 202
Survey: Canada to 1867
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Elsbeth Heaman
Course outline: hist202_fall2013_heaman.pdf
HIST 205
Ancient Mediterranean History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of Mediterranean history from the Bronze Age until the 6th century AD, focusing on Greek and Roman civilization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 209 prior to September 2006.
Instructor: Prof. John Serrati
HIST 208
Intro to East Asian History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An introduction to the history of East Asian civilization from earliest times to 1600, with emphasis on China and Japan, including social, intellectual, and economic developments as well as political history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-208D
Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen
HIST 211 American History to 1865 - ***CANCELLED*** Please see other options for American history courses that were recently added - HIST 311, HIST 351 in fall 2013 and HIST 327 in winter 2014
HIST 214
Intro to European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Covers European History from the decline of the Roman Empire to the seventeenth century. The objective of the course is to provide students with both a knowledge of the major developments in pre-modern history and experience in the reading, interpretation and writing of history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-215D
Instructor: Matthew M. Milner
HIST 216
History of Russia to 1801
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of Russian history, from the origin of the Slavs to the establishment of the Kievan State, the coming of the Mongols, the emergence of Muscovy, and the rise of the Russian Empire.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
CANCELLED
HIST 219
Jewish History: 1000-2000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Daniel Heller
HIST 226
E Central &SE Europe in 20th C
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Introductory survey of east central and southeastern European history from the twilight of nineteenth-century imperialism to the most recent expansion of the
European Union. Consideration will be given to the two world wars and their consequences; nationalism, fascism, and socialism; and the revolutions of 1989.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. James Krapfl
HIST 249
Health&the Healer in West Hist
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The natural history of health and disease and the development of the healing arts, from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. The rise of "western" medicine. Health and healing as gradually evolving aspects of society and culture.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who took HIST 349 prior to Winter 2006.
- Note: Also available to first-year medical students in their options program.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Faith Wallis, Thomas Andreas Schlich
Prof. Faith Wallis and Prof. Thomas Schlich
Course Outline: hist249_fall2013_wallis-schlich.pdf
HIST 304
IR History 2: Cold War
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the Cold War. Special attention will be paid to the different viewpoints and experiences of the Cold War participants by studying the historiography and archival materials released in the Eastern Block and Western World.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 302 or HIST 215 or a 20th C. history course or permission of instructor.
Prof. Lorenz Lüthi
Course Outline:hist_304_fall2013luthi.pdf
Description (click for description)
‘History of International Relations,’ part 2, draws on the new historiography and on newly accessible archival materials from the former East Bloc. You will be exposed to the different viewpoints and experiences of multiple Cold War participants. Given the size of the topic, the course will focus on North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This is an intellectually challenging course.
If you are a U0 or U1 student and you have not had any other HIST 300-level class, this course may be too difficult for you.
HIST 309
Hist of Latin America to 1825
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social, cultural, and economic aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the colonial period. Topics include: pre-Columbian and hispanic cultures in conflict, plantation empires, and the transition to independence. The sequel to this course is HIST 360.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
Prof. Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert
HIST 311
Gilded Age&Progressive Era
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social, economic, and political consequences of industrialization in the history of the United States between 1877 and 1914. Emphasis on the rise of mass production, urbanization, immigration, rural protest, the labour movement, social and political reform.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or consent of instructor
Dr. Shanon Fitzpatrick
HIST 315
Themes in World History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Historical phenomena that transcend the boundaries of nation-status and contributed to the long-term development of globalization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 213 or Permission of Instructor.
Prof. Jason Szabo Section 001 - Topic: "The AIDS pandemic - taking the long view"
HIST 315
Themes in World History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Historical phenomena that transcend the boundaries of nation-status and contributed to the long-term development of globalization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 213 or Permission of Instructor.
Prof. Subho Basu
[revised - July 3 - Course CANCELLED for Fall 2013 and will be offered in Winter 2014]
HIST 319
The Scientific Revolution
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The shift from the medieval to the modern view of man's place in the universe that took place between Copernicus and Newton and its intellectual and social implications.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: a 200-level course in early modern history, or a survey course in philosophy, or permission of the instructor
Prof. Nicholas Dew
HIST 320
European Thought and Culture 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The cultural and intellectual history of Europe from the late Middle Ages to the to the 18th century traces the origins of the modern sense of self in popular culture and in the texts of Erasmus, Luther, Calvin, Descartes, Pascal, Voltaire and Rousseau.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 214 or HIST 215
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-320D
Prof. John Hellman
Course Outline: hist320_fall2013_hellman.pdf
HIST 323
History and Sexuality 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Antiquity to Early Modern Europe. The cultural meanings and social institutions that create the historical context for sexual behaviours. Possible topics include: Greek homosocial and homosexual culture; sex and citizenship; wives and concubines in the ancient world; Christianity and aestheticism; misogyny and gender in Medieval Europe; adultery and lineage.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Nancy Partner
HIST 328
The Qing Empire
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Explores the origins and crises faced by China's final dynasty. Topics include Manchu conquest and identity, questions of empire and expansion, central and provincial government, the place of women in Qing China, encounters with Europe and the Americas, the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and Boxer uprising.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: One previous course in Chinese or Asian history or permission of instructor
Prof. Johanna Ransmeier
HIST 331
The U.S. Between the Wars
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of the United States from the Great War to the end of the 1940s. Social change and conflict, political conservatism, economic prosperity and the culture of consumption during the 1920s; the consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A course in U.S. history or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
CANCELLED
HIST 335
Science and Medicine in Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The social and intellectual history of science and medicine in Canada, from early exploration, through the rise of learned societies, universities and professional organizations, to World War II.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 212
Prof. David Wright
HIST 339
Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The political, military, and diplomatic history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, with a focus on a number of historiographical debates over specific issues, such as the 1948 and 1967 wars, and the failures of the various peace initiatives.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Open to U2 or U3 students only or permission of instructor.
Instructor: Julie M. Norman
HIST 341 Themes in South Asian History - Prof. Subho Basu
*****THIS IS A NEW COURSE - will be added to Minerva soon*****
Making of Modern India (1526-1947) (click for description)
This course surveys some major themes and events in the history of Indian subcontinent since the sixteenth century. Thematically, it explores the making of modern Indian subcontinent in the course of interaction with colonial modernity and the birth of organized nationalist movement. Chronologically, it surveys the history of Indian subcontinent from the inception of colonial rule in the late eighteenth century to the establishment of independent nation states of India and Pakistan in the middle of the twentieth century.
The course is necessarily selective as to the subject, period and region, but hopes to provide a good understanding of modern South Asian history as basis for more advanced study, and as a training in historical methods. Students will be asked to consider a range of historical controversies, demonstrating the perpetual disagreements of historians, but also the need to understand historical techniques and to develop skills of historical judgments.
The reading is illustrative but not exhaustive. It is not a list of set readings. The list of introductory works gives students a choice of books to study (and possibly buy) so as to obtain an overview and to follow lectures and contribute to class discussions. The reading assignments are an initial guide to help in the search for materials related to the topics within the course which individuals will study in detail- such research develops some of the important historical skills. Additional advice will be given in discussion classes and lectures.
HIST 349
Greece: From Ottoman to the EU
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the emergence of a modern nation state in the Balkans out of the Ottoman empire and its evolution until its present status as a member state of the European Union. A story of Greece and Greeks within the broader regional and global context.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 214 or HIST 215 or 3 credits in Ancient Greek history or permission of instructor
- 2-3 film screenings held in a continuous 3-hour slot.
- Screenings will replace lecture hours the week of screenings.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis
Prof. Anastassios Anastassiadis
Description (click for description)
Why has a tiny 10 million people state been capturing the world’s headlines during the last three years within the context of one of the most severe economic crisis of our times?
Trying to tackle this question, this course has a two-fold objective.
First of all, it examines the main aspects and events in political, economic, social and cultural history, which shaped the formation of Modern Greece and Greeks. Adopting a longue durée perspective, it will kick off during the 18th c. We will explore life in the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent emergence and development of a new national state from the status of a component of a multiethnic, albeit Islamic empire, to its present position of a full-fledged member of the world’s wealthiest association of states, i.e. the European Union. On the other hand, this course situates Greece within the broader European evolution in terms of identity formation and state building by putting an emphasis on the importance of Greece's classical past for European identity when trying to identify the reasons for this state's disproportionate place in the news. In a way this is as much a European history of Greeks as it is a Greek history of Europe.
HIST 351
Themes in U.S. History s. 1865
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Aspects of American history from the gilded Age through the Cold War era.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or consent of instructor
Dr. Shanon Fitzpatrick
Topics: American Mass Media (click for description)
This course surveys the history of American mass media in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In addition to covering the rise of various communications technologies and genres within a specific national context, it also interrogates the relationship between media, culture, identity, and power. Topics discussed in this course include: dime novels and mass journalism, radio, the Hollywood Studio System, comics, media globalization, and theories of cultural production and reception.
HIST 353
History of Montreal
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of Montreal from its beginnings to the present day. Montreal's economic, social, cultural and political role within the French and British empires, North America, Canada, and Quebec; the city's linguistic and ethnic diversity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Jarrett Rudy
HIST 358
Medieval to Early Modern China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course studies the changes in Chinese society from the age of the aristocracy to the dominance of the literati; the rise of Buddhism and religious Daoism, the resurgence of Confucianism; and the impact of foreign conquests on the development of Chinese traditional culture.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 208 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-308D
Prof. Griet Vankeerberghen (will only be offered in Fall term)
HIST 368
Greek Hist: Classical Period
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The Classical period of Greek history, from the end of the Persian wars to the death of Alexandra the Great (479-323 BC).
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Hans Beck
HIST 380
Western Europe:The Middle Ages
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: History of Western Europe from the later Roman Empire through the 15th century: sub-roman and Carolingian civilization, feudal monarchy; the Church and the laity; domestic life and social institutions; cultural developments.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-380D
Prof. Faith Wallis
HIST 382
History of South Africa
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: History of South Africa from precolonial times to the present. Topics include: precolonial societies; British and Dutch colonialism; slavery in colonial South Africa; the Zulu kingdom; mining capitalism; the Boer War; Afrikaner nationalism; apartheid; the anti-apartheid struggle; music, religion, and art; challenges of the post-apartheid state.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Jon Soske
Description (click for description)
The story of South Africa has been told in many forms: a settler colonial myth of conquest and Christian triumph, a liberal tragedy of cultural mixing and racial conflict, an African nationalist saga of indigenous resistance passing into the struggle for freedom and nationhood, a Marxist epic of racial capitalism and class struggle, and a Black Consciousness vision of pride and self-reliance. To a certain degree, South African history is the history of these competing narratives. People’s belief in their ultimate truth has often driven the decisions of individuals and mass movements alike; ideologies like apartheid and non-racial nationalism existed as visions of history before they became political projects which would shape the lives of millions. This course will introduce students to the major historical events and socioeconomic forces—from slavery in the Cape colony to the “Mineral Revolution” of the late 19th century, from the rise of Afrikaner nationalism to the 1976 Soweto Uprising—that have shaped South African society since the mid 17th century. In doing so, it will focus on the ways in which these developments were understood and represented by contemporaries as well as their incorporation into the historical memory, and thus living politics, of later periods.
HIST 386
Twentieth-Century Britain
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: From a range of perspectives, including cultural, intellectual, political, economic and social history, this course examines Britain from the height of its power, through two world wars, the building of a welfare state, the dissolution of Empire and entry into Europe, to the start of the 21st century. consensus, decolonisation, immigration, culture and society, Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh nationalism, Thatcherism, the European Union.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 385 and HIST 386 prior to 2003
Prof. Brian Lewis
HIST 387
The First World War
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A world-wide political, social, economic, cultural and military survey, from the origins of the Great War to the Treaty of Versailles.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Peter Hoffmann
HIST 393
Civil War & Reconstruction
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The causes of the American Civil War; the social, economic, political and military forces that shaped the conflict, attempts to restructure race relations, Southern and American societies after the war.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: any course in U.S. history or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-431
Prof. Leonard Moore
HIST 394
British Revolutions 1603-1714
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: English, Scottish and Irish history during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, with a particular focus on the origins and consequences of the regicidal revolution of 1649 and the glorious revolution of 1688.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A course in European history or permission of instructor.
Prof. Brian Cowan
Course Outline: hist394_fall2013_cowan.pdf
Description (click for description)
This course surveys British and Irish history during the revolutionary seventeenth century. We will focus on the origins and consequences of the British and Irish civil wars and revolutions of the 1640-50s and the 1680-90s. The politics of the period will be approached from a variety of perspectives, including social, intellectual, economic and religious history.
A basic familiarity with early modern history is assumed, and some previous coursework in European history (either at the university or CGEP level) is a prerequisite.
HIST 399
History and Historical Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The nature and functions of history; changing conceptions of time and of the past; techniques historians use to find and appraise evidence; methods of reconstructing the past. Emphasis will be given not only to documentary sources but also to the range of techniques used by historians to find and appraise evidence.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 6 credits of History
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jon D Soske
- Nancy F Partner
Prof. Jon D. Soske [required course for honours students]
HIST 403
History of Quebec Institutions
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Analysis of institutional structures in Quebec with emphasis on the 19th century. Particular attention will be given to legal and property institutions in transition.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or consent of instructor
Prof. Jarrett Rudy
HIST 405
European Cultural History 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey of 19th century French and European cultural/intellectual history. The sequel to this course is HIST 415.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 214 and HIST 215, or a course in European intellectual history or consent of the instructor
Prof. John Hellman
Course Outline: ist405_fall2013_hellman.pdf
HIST 407
Topics in Ancient History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at various topics in ancient history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 3 credits in Ancient history at the 300-level or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to Honours students in History.
Prof. Michael Fronda
Topic: Hannibal’s War (click for description)
The Second Punic War (218-201 BC) was one of the pivotal events in Roman history. Hannibal’s invasion of Italy and his string of battlefield victories pushed Rome to the brink of surrender, but after years of struggle and setbacks, the Romans prevailed and went onto become the dominant power in the Mediterranean. This course provides a detailed analysis of the war. We will examine the causes of the conflict, and how and why the Romans won.
Prerequisites: HIST 391 recommended.
HIST 411
African Intellectual History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In depth discussion of a topic or individual in African or African diasporic intellectual history, focusing on the reading of primary sources.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A previous course in African history or permission of instructor.
Prof. Jon Soske (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
*****THIS IS A NEW COURSE*****
Topic: Frantz Fanon (click for description)
When the anti-colonial revolutionary and political philosopher Frantz Fanon died in December 1961, his writings were only known among a section of the French intelligentsia and Algerian militants. Today, Fanon is one of the most widely read and discussed intellectuals in the post-colonial world, and his works are at the centre of debates over resistance politics, revolutionary violence, neocolonialism, identity and selfhood, Third World culture, and the project of a new Global South. While the course will concentrate on his two most important books (Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth), we will read all of Fanon's published intellectual work, including his articles for the Algerian revolutionary journal El Moudjahid and his technical reports in medical journals. We will also discuss seminal texts from the intellectual traditions that influenced Fanon or his contemporaries, including phenomenology, existentialism, psychoanalysis, négritude, pan-Africanism, and Islamic political philosophy. Particular attentions will be given to Fanon's interlocutors throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the political context of decolonization.
In addition to Fanon’s writings, course readings will include texts by Aimé Césaire, Huey Newton, Amilcar Cabral, Mahmoud Darwish, Sayyid Qutb, Ali Shariati, Jean-Paul Sartre, Sigmund Freud, Chandra Mohanty, and Saba Mahmood.
HIST 413
Independent Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exceptionally, and under the direction of a member of staff, advanced and highly qualified students who have an extensive background in the proposed area of study, may pursue this independent study.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Written permission
- Restriction: Open to History Major Concentration students only. Students may register in this course only once.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
- various supervisors
HIST 414
Canadian Cultural History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A cultural history of Canada, with culture defined in both the anthropological sense as comprising an entire way of life-,material, intellectual and spiritual- and in the familiar sense of embodying the life of the intellect and the arts.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Elsbeth Heaman
Course Outline: hist414_fall_2013_heaman.pdf
HIST 419
Central America
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The study of historical roots of the regional crisis of the 1980s, with particular attention to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 309, HIST 360 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 101-419D
Prof. Catherine LeGrand
Description (click for description)
This course focuses on the Central American crisis of the 1980s and its historical roots, especially in the countries of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In seeking perspective, we shall trace the evolution of the economic, social, and political conditions of the Central American countries, devoting particular attention to agrarian and ethnic questions, the Church, the military, foreign intervention and nation-building. An effort will be made to situate the history of Central America within the broader Latin American context. Furthermore, we will attempt to use what we learn of the Central American situation to develop analytical perspectives for the study of political upheaval and social change in the global South.
Course Outline: hist419a_fall2013_legrand.pdf
HIST 426 Topics: British Cultural Hist - [revised April 3 - will not be offered]
HIST 435
Topics in South Asian History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In-depth discussion and research on a topic in the history of South Asia.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Basu Subho (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
*****THIS IS A NEW COURSE*****
Topics: Partition and Indian Films (click for description)
The partition of India in 1947 not only led to the birth of two independent republics of India and Pakistan but also caused exodus of millions of people across the new borders of nation sates. Rival nationalist movements, informed by deep religious sensitivities drawing upon Muslim and Hindu traditions of the subcontinent, clashed with each other at the time of British imperial retreat from South Asia in 1947. As colonial political elites drew the boundaries of new nations states in the summer of 1947 in a rather hasty manner, riots flared in different corners of the subcontinent and ethnic cleansing began in full swing rendering millions homeless. People left their homes and possessions and crossed the border in order to evade being trapped in wrong nations. This overwhelming tragic saga of religious conflicts, nationalist mobilizations and plight of refugees, came to constitute a critical aspect of politics and social life in independent India and informed popular culture in various ways.
This course explores the representation of religious conflicts, mass exodus and refugee lives in India in films. While official narratives of the Partition provide politically charged stories of nationalism, films locate stories within the context of families and provide a human dimension to the political process. Questions we will investigate include: how did religious group identities evolve in South Asia historically? Was the partition conflict simply about religion? In what ways did movies locate the implication of partition within the framework of family tragedy? In what ways did gender play a central role in the Partition process? How did the micro details of family tragedies reflect the story of nation formation from the perspective of women and refugees? How did movies create ideas of popular histories of religious conflict, partition and the struggle for survival from margins?
HIST 436
Topics: European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at particular aspects of European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Brian W Cowan
- Charles Wesley Sharpe, James Krapfl
Prof. Brian Cowan
Course Outline: hist436_fall2013_cowan.pdf
Topic: Cafés and Coffeehouses (click for description)
This seminar is devoted to the history of the coffeehouse in Europe and the wider European world from the opening of the first coffeehouses in mid-sixteenth-century Istanbul until the present day. In so doing, it will also engage with larger arguments about the development of a modern consumer society and the new forms of public association and communication often described as the bourgeois public sphere.
Particular attention will be devoted to the putative ‘golden age’ of coffeehouse culture in the early modern era, but we will also study some transformations.
HIST 436
Topics: European History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An in-depth look at particular aspects of European history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Anastassios Anastassiadis, Brian W Cowan
- Charles Wesley Sharpe, James Krapfl
Prof. Anastassios Anastassiadis (***RECENTLY ADDED***)
Topics: The Modern construction of Antiquity: Archeology, Museums, Tourism and the (ab)use of the past (click for description)
Who owns Classical Antiquity? Academics, dilettante antiquarians or “the public”? Do monuments and ideas belong to States or Humanity as a whole? Why have Classics been such an important aspect of modern academia and what explains their decline today? Why has the classical past fascinated so many people, been reinterpreted so many times and given rise to so many public uses and, one is tempted to say, abuses (ex. the Nazis and the Olympic Games)? What is the connection between archaeology, colonialism, nationalism? Why do people are ready to travel far away, engage in a costly voyage and spend so much time under the burning sun just to see ruins?
This course will address all these issues. It will examine the evolution of the interest in and study of Classical Antiquity from the 18th c. to nowadays through the simultaneous and intertwined processes of the progressive professionalization of history and archaeology as academic disciplines, the emergence of nationalism and the nation-states, the transformation of cultural practices from the Grand Tour to the modern museum and mass tourism.
HIST 438
Topics in Cold War History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: One large aspect of Cold War, either thematic or regional, will be explored.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 304 or other 300-level course relevant to the current topic of the course or permission on the instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Lorenz M Luthi
- Charles Wesley Sharpe
Prof. Lorenz Lüthi
Course Outline: hist438_fall2013_luthi.pdf
Description (click for description)
This is a seminar on the international history of the Vietnam Wars. It draws heavily on the new historiography that has emerged in the last fifteen years and is based on newly declassified documents from Vietnam, China, Russia, the former socialist camp, and the western world. You will be exposed to the viewpoints of the many participants in the conflict.
If you are a U0 or U1 student, this course is too difficult for you. U0 and U1 students must get special approval from the instructor to take the course!
HIST 451
The Ancient Mediterranean City
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Advanced study of ancient Mediterranean city-states, focusing on their urban setting and political, social, economic, and cultural institutions.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: 3 credits at the 300-level in Ancient history or permission of instructor.
Prof. Hans Beck
HIST 453
Hist. of Revolution in Europe
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The evolution of the concept and phenomenon of revolution from the 1640s in England to 1989 in eastern Europe. How the experiences of 1789, 1848, and
1917 changed the theory and practice of revolution.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or permission of instructor
Prof. James Krapfl
HIST 456
Russn Intellec Hist 1825-1917
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Sequel to HIST 446, from the year of the Decembrist insurrection to the Bolshevik Revolution. Discussion of the Russian influence on European and American intellectuals in the 19th century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 236 or a course in European intellectual history, or consent of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Dr. Katrin Bozeva-Abazi
(***RECENTLY ADDED***)
Topic: 19th century Russian cultural, intellectual and literary history (click for description)
The course will analyze Russian conservatism under Alexander and Nicholas I, the theatricality of polite society, card playing, dueling, romantic nationalism, the way imperial authorities tried to legitimize the exercise of force by securing consent through education and the fin-de-siècle impulses to anarchism and radical social change. It presents the Russian Empire as a place of "alternative" morality and examines various approaches to Russian thought and literature from Chaadaev and Pushkin to Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Berdyaev, Shestov and Rozanov. The last four lectures will discuss the rise of Marxism, Lenin's contribution to revolutionary theory and how the Great War distilled the views of the left opposition and accelerated the end of the monarchy.
HIST 457
Topics in Medical History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course explores different topics in medical history. Topics to be explored include the role of medicine from ancient to modern times.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Prof. Andrea Tone
HIST 499
Internship: History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: Permission of the departmental Internship Advisor.
- Restriction: Open to U2 and U3 students with a minimum CGPA of 2.7, and permission of the departmental Internship Advisor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Instructor: tba
Note: Department approval required
One-term (3-credit) Undergraduate/Graduate Seminars
HIST 528
Indian Ocean World Slave Trade
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The origins, structure and impact of the Indian Ocean World slave trade from early times to the present day. Enslavement, the trading structure, slave functions, reactions to slavery, emancipation and 'slave' diaspora. Comparisons will be made to the Atlantic slave system.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: HIST 200 or HIST 213 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 467.
Prof. Gwyn Campbell
HIST 581
The Art of War in China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A study of the historical development of military theory and practice from earliest times to 1911 from a variety of perspectives, technological, scientific, social, and cultural.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): at least two 300-level or above courses in East Asian history, or permission of instructor
Prof. Robin Yates
Description (click for description)
In this course, we will study certain aspects of the historical development of military theory and practice in China from earliest times to the twentieth century from a variety of perspectives, historical, technological, scientific, social, and cultural. Since China’s military experience has been generally ignored in world histories of war, and ignored by historians of China, who have privileged other issues and aspects of the past, this course will expose the student to the rich variety of problems in Chinese military theory and practice. These are only now beginning to receive from scholars both inside and outside China the attention they deserve. As the subject is so vast, and since class time is so limited, not all topics can be covered during the course of the term. For their research papers, students are encouraged to explore such omitted topics or to examine topics covered in class in greater depth.