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Undergraduate Concentrations
The concentration in historyseeks to provide students with a broad introduction to the developmentof the modern world. The concentration is flexible, enabling studentsto devise individual programs tailored to their own specific needsand interests. In consultation with their faculty advisor, studentsshould design a concentration that makes sense in terms of theirother course work and career plans. This concentration strategywill be different for each student. A student planning a professionalcareer in history, for example, will certainly want to take abroad variety of courses, perhaps do a junior tutorial (HIST 98aor 98b), write a senior thesis (HIST 99d), and master the foreignlanguages required for that area of specialization. Students interestedin other careers, such as law or business, will design programsof study that complement their course work in other departmentsand programs (for example, legal studies or economics). The departmentstrongly recommends that students acquire both geographic andchronological breadth, which is best provided by our set of two-semestersurveys in American, Asian, European, and Latin American history.Apart from taking one or more of these surveys, students shouldalso select appropriate offerings from our more advanced coursesthat are thematic or national in scope and that permit more intensiveanalysis. The department is deeply committed to the developmentof writing and analytical skills, which are invaluable and transferable,regardless of future career--be it higher education, teaching,law, business, or public service. The advanced courses, with smallerclasses, provide an ideal opportunity to develop those skills.
Graduate Program in ComparativeHistory
The graduate program in comparativehistory leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Applicantswishing to take only the degree of Master of Arts may apply foradmission to the M.A. program described below. Deadline for applicationsto the Ph.D. program is February 1; for applications to the M.A.degree program, it is August 1.
The graduate program trainsstudents to approach the past from a comparative perspective.This method represents the most fruitful way to interpret thepast, and the program fosters it in two ways. First, studentsspecializing in European history will develop expertise in twobroad fields of history--either medieval and early modern or earlymodern and modern. Students specializing in non-European historywill master two comparable fields. Second, all students will studytheir fields from a thematic approach that transcends nationalboundaries and moves away from conventional periodization.
The comparative history programgives students a broad understanding of historical developmentsand fosters the ability to make cross-cultural comparisons. Thethematic approach is central to the process. The Brandeis historyfaculty is exceptionally diverse in its interests and offers thestudent a variety of approaches to the past, such as the studyof political structure, social relations and institutions, womenand the family, war and diplomacy, psychohistory, culture, orthought. Each student will read widely on two topical areas, andin the process learn what developments were unique and which oneswere comparable over time and space.
Finally, students will takean outside field beyond the areas of their qualifying examinations.This may be in another area of history such as the history ofthe United States, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, East Asia,Jewish history, or the history of science. It may also be in relatedprograms such as anthropology, economics, English and Americanliterature, literary studies, Near Eastern and Judaic studies,politics, or sociology.
The program is designed toprepare students for the competitive academic environment of thenext decade. It trains them in methods of historical researchand equips them to teach a broad range of subjects. On a deeperlevel, comparative history fosters intellectual flexibility andinterdisciplinary skills that can be creatively employed insideand outside academia.
A small, select student bodywill work in close cooperation with the faculty. Most instructionwill take place in seminars specifically designed for graduatestudents or in individual conferences with faculty advisors. Fromthe beginning, the curriculum will help students prepare for theirqualifying examinations and guide them toward eventual dissertationresearch.
During the first year, studentsmust prepare a major research paper on a topic chosen in consultationwith a principal advisor. The paper may be comparative in research(involving two or more symmetrical case studies), or it may focusupon a single case (with that research informed by a reading ofsecondary literature on similar cases). The paper constitutesthe major intellectual enterprise of the first year, and studentsdevote one-quarter of their time to it. Students must also enrollin HIST 197a (Historical Research: Methods and New Frontiers).During their first two years of residence, students must alsoenroll in comparative history seminars that treat significantproblems in a comparative perspective and introduce students tothe methods and issues of comparative history. European specialistswill also enroll in two introductory graduate colloquia, whichcover the early modern and modern periods. Finally, before theymay take the qualifying examination, all students must completea tutorial or other work focusing on a part of the world geographicallyor chronologically removed from their principal area of specializationwith a view to gaining a comparative perspective on their majorresearch interest.
Students specializing in Europeanhistory are expected to have a general mastery of a major anda minor field of history, either medieval, early modern (1450-1750),or modern (1750-present). Students specializing in non-Europeanhistory will present a major and minor field approved by the executivecommittee. Two faculty members examine in the major field; onefaculty member shall examine for the minor field. First-year colloquiashall provide the basic groundwork for field preparation. By thebeginning of the fourth semester the student must submit a workingorals bibliography, which will serve as the basis for the qualifyingexam, to be administered at the end of the fourth semester. Theexact delimination of the major and minor fields is to be madeby the student and examiners, with the formal approval of thechair of the Comparative History Program.
Students should normally planto complete all work for the doctorate, including the dissertation,within five years after entering the program; prolongation ofstudy past the sixth year is discouraged.
Graduate Program in AmericanHistory
The program in American historyoffers two graduate degrees: Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.Its curriculum is designed to help students gain a comprehensiveunderstanding of American history and mastery of historical researchand writing.
Its flexible program of studyallows students to work closely with the faculty in independentreading and research courses. Individual courses of study aredeveloped for each student, to help in preparation for qualifyingexaminations, and as preparation for dissertation research. Normally,the first year's work is concentrated in American history, andcenters on directed research and a critical approach to problemsof historiography. Second-year students are encouraged to completetheir preparation in their examination fields through directedreadings and relevant courses. Applicants should note with carethe four parts of the examination, specified under Degree Requirements,in which all students are expected to demonstrate proficiency.Studies in related fields are arranged individually with appropriatemembers of the University's graduate faculty. For students withappropriate qualifications, there are opportunities for advancedstudy and research at neighboring universities in such fieldsas legal, business, and religious history.
Students normally begin theirstudies with one of the general courses in historical studiesand then go on to more advanced courses. To declare and designa concentration, the student should first see the undergraduateadvising head; together they will select as advisor a facultymember who seems best suited to that student's interest and areaof future work. The advisor and student will then select a courseof study that gives greatest coherence to the student's othercourse work and career plans.
The general requirements foradmission to the Graduate School given in an earlier section ofthis Bulletin apply. Students with a sound preparationin history and who have demonstrated unusual imagination and criticalinsight will receive special consideration. Undergraduate majorsin the other social sciences or in allied fields such as comparativeliterature may, however, apply. Applicants should submit a sampleof written work, preferably in history.
Students may be admitted forfull- or part-time work. Partial scholarship assistance is availablefor a limited number of exceptional candidates.
The general requirements foradmission to the Graduate School, given in an earlier sectionof this Bulletin, apply to candidates for admission. Anundergraduate major in history is the preferred preparation foradmission, and the student's undergraduate curriculum should includesome fundamental courses in American history and related fieldsin the social sciences or humanities. Students with the M.A. degreein history or a professional degree in law or other related fieldsare especially invited to apply. Prospective students interestedin Crown Fellowships or the special arrangements for study inprofessional fields at neighboring universities, noted above,should submit applications by February 15.
Jacqueline Jones, Chair
American Southern and women'shistory.
Silvia Arrom
Latin America. Women's history.Social history.
Rudolph Binion
Modern history. Culture andthought. Psychohistory.
Eugene Black, Graduate AdvisingHead for Comparative History
Modern history. Political andsocial institutions.
David Fischer
Modern history. Social institutions.
Gregory Freeze
Russia and Germany. Socialand religious history.
Marcus Hellyer
History of science. Early modernEurope.
Mark Hulliung
History of ideas. Politicaltheory.
Paul Jankowski
Modern European and Frenchhistory.
Jane Kamensky
Colonial America. Americansocial and cultural history.
William Kapelle, UndergraduateAdvising Head
Medieval history.
Alice Kelikian
Modern history. Social institutionalhistory.
Morton Keller
Legal and political institutions.
James Kloppenberg, GraduateAdvising Head for American History
Intellectual and cultural history.
John Schrecker
East Asian history and civilization.Sino-Western relations.
Govind Sreenivasan
Early modern European history.Germany.
The following members of otherdepartments are affiliated with the Department of History:
Joyce Antler (AMST), LawrenceFuchs (AMST), Avigdor Levy (NEJS), Antony Polonsky (NEJS), BenjaminRavid (NEJS), Jehuda Reinharz (NEJS), Jonathan Sarna (NEJS), SilvanSchweber (PHYS), Ibrahim Sundiata (AAAS), Stephen Whitfield (AMST).
All concentrators are expectedto complete satisfactorily at least eight semester courses inhistory from among the HIST and cross-listed offerings. No coursegrade below a C will be given credit towards the concentrationrequirement of eight courses. Students who wish to take more thanone course numbered under 50 must have written approval of thedepartment advising head. Acceptable AP scores in American orEuropean history exempt concentrators from equivalent course(s)but do not reduce the total number of courses required to completeconcentration. A minimum of six courses counted toward concentrationmust be taught by members of the history faculty, except thattransfer students and those taking a year's study abroad may offerup to four semester courses taught elsewhere depending on individualcircumstances, and need take only four courses taught by membersof the history faculty. To apply such transfer courses for historyconcentration, a student must obtain the approval of the departmentadvising head.
In addition, HIST 98a and 98b(Readings in History) may be taken by students on a subject ofparticular interest to them that is not covered in the regularcurriculum or as a supplement to work on the Senior Honors Thesis.(The consent of the instructor is required.) HIST 99d (SeniorResearch), which must be taken in addition to the regular eight-courserequirement, enables students to undertake an honors thesis andis required for degrees granted with distinction. In additionto HIST 99d, students must also enroll in HIST 97a (Senior HonorsSeminar) if offered.
The concentration can be combinedwith other programs of study, such as Latin American studies orRussian and East European studies. Students should consult theiradvisors to design a concentration that best complements the requirementsof other programs.
Combined B.A./M.A. Program
Students with exceptional recordsmay apply for the B.A./M.A. Program in either comparative historyor American history. Applications to either graduate program mustbe made no later than May 1 preceding the senior year. Consultationwith the advisor is highly recommended by the beginning of thesixth semester; transfer students should apply by the fourth semesterof residence. All applications should include a proposed courseof study, specifying how all degree requirements will be met.Grades of B- or better are required in the 100-level courses.The total number of courses required for completion of a B.A./M.A.program is 38, of which at least four must be at the graduatelevel and not counted toward concentration requirements.
This one-year, full-time programhas the following requirements:
Each student must pass an examinationin one foreign language.
Each student will completethe first-year program as defined for the graduate program incomparative history.
An M.A. degree in history willbe awarded to those students who have satisfactorily completedone year of residence as full-time students, completed the mandatedfirst-year courses, fulfilled the language requirement, and completedtheir research seminar requirement.
Students who are admitted fora terminal M.A. degree must complete one full year of course workand the foreign language requirement. Courses will include thetwo-semester colloquium in American history, a major researchproject, and four other courses approved by the executive committee.
Program of Study
During the first year in theprogram, students will complete a major research paper and twocolloquia in history. Within the first two years, they must alsotake two seminars in comparative history, beside fulfilling theoutside-field requirement.
Residence Requirement
The minimum residence requirementfor doctoral students is three years.
Language Requirement
The use of foreign languagesis an essential tool for the comparative historian. Each studentwill be expected to pass, upon admission, one language examinationtesting the ability to read historical prose with a dictionary.The second language examination must be passed before taking thequalifying examination. All students in European history mustshow competence in French and German. Medieval students must alsooffer Latin. Students may in some instances petition to substitutea language appropriate to their research interests for eitherFrench or German.
Qualifying Examination
Each student will take thequalifying examination at the end of the fourth term. Any studentwho has failed to complete the qualifying examination by the fifthterm will be dropped from the program.
Dissertation Prospectus
The student will normally definea dissertation topic in the term preceding the qualifying examinationbut in no case later than the end of the fifth term in the program.
For the dissertation prospectus,students will make an oral presentation setting their proposedtopic in comparative perspective.
Dissertation Defense
When the student's dissertationcommittee accepts the completed dissertation, the candidate mustdefend it at the Final Oral Examination.
Program of Study
Doctoral candidates must completethree years in residence at Brandeis and a minimum of 16 semestercourses. Programs of study and concentration will be formulatedfor each student, subject to the approval of the executive committee.Students will be required to maintain an average of B or betterin order to continue in the program. Continuance of fellowshipsupport requires an average of A- or better.
Incoming students normallywill be expected to take two double-credit courses of DirectedResearch in American History in their first year of residence.The committee may, at its discretion, grant a student transfercredit of up to one year toward the Ph.D. residence requirementfor relevant graduate or professional work done elsewhere. Applicationfor such credit shall be considered only after a student has completedone term's residence in a full-time program. The second 300-levelDirected Research course may be waived by the committee on thebasis of a master's thesis or comparable research project at thegraduate or professional level done elsewhere. In the first yearall students enroll in the Colloquium in American History.
Residence Requirement
The minimum residence requirementfor doctoral students is three years.
Language Requirement
A high level of reading proficiencyin one foreign language is required of all students. Studentsare expected to pass the language examination during the firstyear of residence. The completion of language requirements atanother university does not exempt the candidate from the Brandeisrequirement.
Qualifying Examination
Each doctoral candidate mustpass at the doctoral level a qualifying examination in the followingfour fields: (1) general American history, one examiner to bein early American history and the other in modern American history;(2) a period of specialization in American history; (3) an areaof comparative modern European, Asian, Latin American, or Africanhistory; (4) a related discipline in the social sciences or humanities,or a subdiscipline in history.
All proposed fields must besubmitted in writing and approved by the executive committee.The period of specialization will normally be selected from thefollowing: 1607-1763, 1763-1815, 1815-1877, 1877-1914, 1914-present.
The comparative history fieldmay focus on such themes as 19th-century emigration/immigration,18th-century American and European political and social philosophy,the history of the modern family, or the frontier in global perspective.The fourth field may involve training in politics, internationalrelations, or literature, for example, to provide perspectivesand methods that can illuminate historical problems. Or it caninvolve a subdiscipline in history that has a distinctive subjectmatter and methodology, such as American social, legal, ecological,or intellectual history.
Students entering the programwithout previous graduate training in American history are expectedto take the qualifying examination no later than the end of theirfifth term of residence and must pass the examination by the endof the sixth term. Students who have earned an M.A. degree inhistory elsewhere are expected to take and pass the qualifyingexamination by the end of their second year in the program.
Qualifying examinations willbe taken separately for each of the fields, with the general Americanfield coming at the end. For each of the fields (2), (3), and(4), as above, the student will choose one appropriate facultymember with the approval of the chair of the program. That facultymember, in consultation with the student, will define the requirements,course of preparation, and mode of examination (written and/ororal) for the field.
For the general American field,the chair will appoint two members of the executive committeeas examiners. The two faculty members in consultation with thestudent will define in advance the major themes or problems onwhich the examination will be based. So far as possible, fields(3) and (4), as above, should be selected with a view to broadeningand deepening the student's understanding of his/her Americanhistory fields and providing valuable background for the dissertationwork.
With the consent of the chairand the professor concerned, qualified students in appropriatecases may be examined in fields (3) or (4), as above, by a facultymember at another university. Moreover, with the consent of theexecutive committee, examinations in fields (3) or (4), as above,may be waived for students with the M.A., J.D., or other advanceddegrees.
Dissertation
During the early stages oftheir dissertation work students are expected to present a prospectusin a Works-in-Progress session attended by the program's studentsand faculty. When the dissertation is accepted by the committee,a final oral examination will be scheduled at which the candidatemust successfully defend his/her dissertation before the committeeand other members of the faculty who may participate. In mostcases a student's dissertation committee consists of the advisor,another American history faculty member, and an outside readerfrom another university.
HIST 20b Images of the Cosmos
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Traces the West's changingconceptions of the natural world from antiquity to the presentby examining dominant metaphors: from the animism of Plato's cosmosto the mechanism of Newtonian physics and from the metaphors ofcompetition and cooperation in organic evolution (Darwin, Gaiahypothesis) to those of contingency in big-bang cosmology andchaos theory. Extensive use of slides. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 24a An IntellectualHistory of Modern Europe and America
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Enrollment limited to 100.
Focuses on ideas about knowledgeand politics. Readings include selections from More, Montaigne,Locke, Rousseau, Madison, Thoreau, Marx, Mill, James, Freud, Sartre,and Habermas. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Kloppenberg
HIST 25a Faith and Reasonin European Culture
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A survey of major culturalmovements in European history from the late Middle Ages to the20th century, focusing on faith and reason--their changing formsand relations. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 51a History of theUnited States: 1607-1865
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An introductory survey of Americanhistory to the Civil War. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 51b History of theUnited States: 1865 to the Present
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An introductory survey of Americanhistory from the Civil War to the present. Usually offered everyyear.
Staff
HIST 52b Europe from 1789to the Present
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Analytical introduction tomodern European history considering such issues as the FrenchRevolution, economic and social modernization and the industrialrevolution, the evolution of modern nationalism, imperialism andsocialism, development of the world market, imperialism, diplomacyand war in the 20th century, Bolshevism and the decline of liberalism,modern totalitarianism, World War II, decolonization, the ColdWar, the revival of Europe, and the revolutions of 1989. Usuallyoffered every year.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 55b The History ofthe Family
(Formerly HIST 32b)
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This course may not be repeatedfor credit by students who have taken HIST 32b in previous years.Enrollment limited to 100.
A social history of the familyin Europe from early modern to contemporary times. Topical emphasison changing patterns in kinship and household structure, childrearing, sex-role differentiation, employment, and marriage. Usuallyoffered every year.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 71a Latin AmericanHistory, Pre-Conquest to 1870
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Introduction to the historicalfoundations of Latin America: Amerindian civilizations, Spanishconquest, colonial economy and society, independence movements,and their aftermath. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Arrom
HIST 71b Latin AmericanHistory, 1870 to the Present
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Modern Latin America, withstress on the interactions of economics, politics, and externaldependency in the region. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Arrom
HIST 80a Introduction toEast Asian Civilization
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Enrollment limited to 75.
A selective introduction tothe development of forms of thought, social and political institutions,and distinctive cultural contributions of China and Japan fromearly times to the beginning of the 19th century. Usually offeredevery year.
Mr. Schrecker
HIST 80b East Asia in theNineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
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Enrollment limited to 75.
The civilization of East Asiaat the beginning of the 19th century, the impact of the West,the contrasting responses of China and Japan to the confrontationand the development and nature of their present societies. Usuallyoffered every year.
Mr. Schrecker
HIST 97a Senior Honors Seminar
Corequisite: HIST 99d. Signatureof the instructor required.
Explores a variety of scholarlyresearch methods and introduces students to issues and problemsin the writing of history. Seniors who are candidates for degreeswith honors in history must enroll in this course in the fallterm, along with HIST 99d. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 97b Senior Honors Seminar
Corequisite: HIST 99d. Signatureof the instructor required.
See HIST 97a for course description.Usually offered every year.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 98a Readings in History
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 98b Readings in History
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 99d Senior Research
Signature of the instructorrequired. Does not meet the concentration requirement in history.
Seniors who are candidatesfor degrees with honors in history must register for this courseand, under the direction of a faculty member, prepare an honorsthesis on a suitable topic. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 103a Roman Historyto 455 C.E.
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Survey of Roman history fromthe early republic through the decline of the empire. Covers thepolitical history of the Roman state and the major social, economic,and religious changes of the period. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 110a The Civilizationof the Early Middle Ages
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Survey of medieval historyfrom the fall of Rome to the year 1000. Topics include the barbarianinvasions, the Byzantine Empire, the Dark Ages, the CarolingianEmpire, feudalism, manorialism, and the Vikings. Usually offeredin odd years.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 110b The Civilizationof the High and Late Middle Ages
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Survey of European historyfrom 1000 to 1450. Topics include the crusades, the birth of towns,the creation of kingdoms, the papacy, the peasantry, the universities,the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War. Usually offered ineven years.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 112b The Crusades andthe Expansion of Medieval Europe
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Survey of the relationshipsbetween Medieval Europe and neighboring cultures, beginning withthe decline of Byzantium. Topics include a detailed look at thecrusades, the Spanish reconquista, the crusader kingdoms, economicgrowth and the foundations of imperialism. Usually offered inodd years.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 113a English MedievalHistory
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Survey of English history fromthe Anglo-Saxon invasions to the 15th century. Topics includethe heroic age, the Viking invasions and development of the Englishkingdom from the Norman conquest through the Hundred Years War.Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 120a Colloquium inMedieval Studies: Britain in the Later Middle Ages
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Exploration of the criticalchanges in English government and society in the 14th and 15thcenturies. Topics include the Black Death, the lordship of Ireland,the Hundred Years War, the Scottish War of Independence, and economicchange. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Kapelle
HIST 121a The Cultural,Social, and Political Foundations of Modern Europe
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Analyzes the cultural, social,and political forces that transformed Europe from Bastard Feudalismto the French Revolution--the rise of capitalism, developmentof the modern state, military organization from feudal leviesto standing armies, the birth of new idealogies, the Renaissance,Reformation, and Enlightenment. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 123a Late-Medievaland Renaissance Florence
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Culture, society, and economyin the Italian city-state (with particular attention to Florence)from feudalism to the rise of the modern state. Usually offeredin even years.
Staff
HIST 123b Reformation Europe
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Examines the religious upheavalsthat transformed Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries. Topicsinclude Luther's break with Rome, peasant uprisings, the Counter-Reformation,and wars of religion. Usually offered every third year. Last offeredin the fall of 1995.
Staff
HIST 125b Gifts, Commoditiesand Alliances: Historical Perspectives on Exchange
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Enrollment limited to 15.
Explores the varieties of exchangein history. Readings include theoretical works in economics andanthropology and historical monographs on the Western and non-Westernworlds. Our central concerns are the homologies between materialand non-material forms of exchange. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Sreenivasan
HIST 126a State and Societyin Early Modern Europe (1500-1700)
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Survey of Western Europe inthe 16th and 17th centuries. The focus is the changing relationshipbetween the emerging modern state and its subjects. Topics includethe development of ideologies of resistance and conformity, regionalloyalties and the problems of empire, the politics of the earlymodern court, changing technologies of violence, and the socialfoundations of order and disorder. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Sreenivasan
HIST 126b Witchcraft andMagic in Early Modern Europe
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Witchcraft, magic, and demonicpossession in Europe, especially in the period of the great witchcraze, ca. 1560-1660. The relation of these phenomena to religion,science, social change, and gender relations. Usually offeredin odd years.
Staff
HIST 127a Women, Sexuality,and Family Life in Early Modern Europe
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Topics include kinship andfamily structures, conception and childbirth, women's work, homosexuality,prostitution, witchcraft, the roles of elite women in intellectualmovements and in government, and 17th-century feminist culture.Usually offered in odd years.
Staff
HIST 127b Household andFamily in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1300-1800)
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Enrollment limited to 15.
An examination of the fundamentalbuilding block of pre-modern European society. Topics includethe demographic structures, economic foundations, and governingideologies that sustained the household, as well as the repercussionsof failure or refusal to live according to "normal"forms. Usually offered in odd years. Will be offered in the fallof 1998.
Mr. Sreenivasan
HIST 128b Popular Culturein Early Modern Europe
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An introduction to the physicaland mental world of the "common folk" in Europe beforethe industrial revolution. Readings include diaries, letters,plays, and folklore; paintings and prints will also be examined.Usually offered in even years.
Staff
HIST 130a The French Revolution
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The sources, content, and resultsof the French Revolution; its place in the broader context ofthe democratic revolution of the West. A study of the events andanalysis of the elements involved. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Black
HIST 131a The ScientificRevolution
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Science is now the dominantinstitution for understanding and manipulating the natural world.Many of its key elements--mathematical law, experiment, systematicobservation, open communication--arose in the scientific revolutionof the 17th century. This course examines the cultural and intellectualorigins of modern science through the seminal works of Copernicus,Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. Usually offered in even years.
Staff
HIST 131b Science and Technologyin the Twentieth Century
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Enrollment limited to 25.
The major scientific and technologicaladvances since 1900 and their relations to the main intellectualcurrents. The relation of science to technology, social structure,and political institutions. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Schweber
HIST 132a European Thoughtand Culture: Marlowe to Mill
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Main themes and issues, modesand moods, in philosophy and the sciences, literature and thearts, from the skeptical crisis of the late 16th century to theRomantic upheaval of the early 19th. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Binion
HIST 132b European Thoughtand Culture since Darwin
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Main themes and issues, modesand moods, in philosophy and the sciences, literature and thearts, from mid-19th-century Realism to late 20th-century Unrealism.Usually offered every year.
Mr. Binion
HIST 133a Politics of theEnlightenment
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This course may not be repeatedfor credit by students who have taken POL 185b in previous years.
The Enlightenment as a sourceof the intellectual world we live in today. Examination of someof the political, philosophical, and scientific writings of thephilosophers. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 133b Science and Religionin Modern Europe
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Analysis of the interactionbetween modern science and the Judeo-Christian tradition fromthe 17th century onward: the trial of Galileo, the "Mertonthesis," the religious views of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein,the lost tradition of natural theology, the impact of Darwinismon Christianity, and the new modes of interaction between scienceand religion in the 20th century. Usually offered in odd years.
Staff
HIST 134a Nineteenth-CenturyEurope: From Revolution to National Unification (1789-1870)
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The demographic, economic,and French revolutions; Napoleonic imperium; instability and revoltin restoration Europe; romanticism; urbanization and industrialization;revolutions of 1848; national unification and ethnic politics;the "liberal era." Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Black
HIST 134b Nineteenth-CenturyEurope: Nationalism, Imperialism, Socialism (1850-1919)
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The world of nation-states;urbanization and mature industrial societies; science and culture;attacks on liberal civilization; socialism, collectivism, andimperialism; domestic tensions and world politics. Usually offeredin even years.
Mr. Black
HIST 135a Revolutions inScience
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Does scientific knowledge growcumulatively through the cooperative labor of scientists or discontinuouslythrough revolutions? How do "revolutionary" theoriesestablish themselves as the new orthodoxy? Various models of scientificchange (Kuhn's paradigm shift, Toulmin's natural selection model,Latour's actor networks) will be tested against historical episodes;Copernicus's heliocentric theory, Darwin's theory of evolution,quantum theory, and the discovery of DNA by Watson and Crick.Usually offered in odd years. Last offered in the fall of 1992.
Staff
HIST 136a Doctors and PatientsSince 1789
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Enrollment limited to 20.
Examines changing relationshipsbetween physicians and their patients since the 18th century.Topics covered include the emergence of the modern medical profession,hospital-based medicine, links between medicine and the state,women and medicine, and medical ethics.
Ms. Fraser
HIST 136b Science, Pseudo-Science,and the Occult
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Why are some fields called"pseudo-science" and others "science"? Whatcriteria must a theory meet in order for it to be considered a"real" science? Have these criteria changed over time?The course will explore these questions by examining several examplesof pseudo-science and "occult practice" in their historicalcontexts: e.g., alchemy, astrology, Mesmerism, phrenology, "N-rays,"parapsychology, Soviet genetics, etc. Usually offered in evenyears.
Staff
HIST 137a Evolution of theInternational System, 1815 to the Present
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The evolution of the moderninternational system from 1815 to the present. Focuses on thedomestic bases of international strengths and changes in the balanceof power from Napoleon to the end of the Cold War. Usually offeredin odd years.
Mr. Black
HIST 138a Economy and Societyin Europe, 1750-1900
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Examination of industrializationand social change in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries.The cultural, economic, and political consequences of commercialexpansion and urban growth will be traced. Usually offered inodd years.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 138b Industrializationand Social Change: 1900 to the Present
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Changing relations betweenstate and society in England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, andEastern Europe. Topics include war mobilization, popular culture,and mass politics during the twenties; the political economy ofauthoritarianism; and the organization of consent in the thirties.Usually offered in even years.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 139a Women, Gender,and Family
[ cl46 ss]
Examines gender relations inEngland, France, Italy, Germany, and Russia since the Puritanrevolution. Topics include law, family structure, sexualities,education, deviance, patterns of power and sociability, criminaland civil codes, and medicine and science. Usually offered ineven years.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 139b Fascism East andWest
[ ss ]
A comparative analysis of dictatorshipin Europe, Japan, and Latin America during the 20th century. Topicalemphasis on the social origins, mass culture, and political organizationof authoritarian regimes. Usually offered every third year. Lastoffered in the spring of 1997.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 140b The Jews in Europesince 1945
[ ss ]
Examines the main social, demographic,and political changes in European Jewry since World War II. Topicsinclude the "displaced persons" problem, war crimestrials, Stalin and the Jews, Vatican II, the impact of Israel,"anti-Semitism without Jews," Jewish languages, andpopulation decline. Usually offered in odd years.
Staff
HIST 141a The Thirties
[ ss ]
Enrollment limited to 15.
"The Thirties" isan undergraduate seminar that examines the 1930s in Europe andNorth America. Using chiefly literary sources, it studies reactionsto fascism, the depression, the Soviet experiment, the SpanishCivil War, and other upheavals of the decade, culminating in thecoming of war in 1939. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 141b Studies in BritishHistory: 1830 to the Present
[ ss ]
Topics include Victorian societyand culture, Britain in the world economy, liberalism, socialism,and the rise of labor, democracy, and collectivism between thewars, labor in power, mass culture, the Thatcher Revolution. Usuallyoffered in odd years.
Mr. Black
HIST 142b Europe since 1945
[ ss ]
Examines impact of the endof the Eurocentric world system, including the division of Eastfrom West Europe, the German question, the impact of decolonization,the involvement of the United States, the growth of the Europeancommunity, and the collapse of communism. Usually offered everythird year. Last offered in the fall of 1995.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 143a From Puritan Diariesto Oprah's Book Club
[ ss ]
Enrollment limited to 20.
What's going on with Oprah'sbook club? How did we get to the point where TV creates a bestseller?We explore possible answers to those questions by studying theimpact of literacy on Indians, the rise of the novel, the developmentof newspapers, reading and writing among slaves, muckraking journalism,and other topics dealing with the role of print in American culture.
Mr. Hale
HIST 143b Religion in America
[ ss ]
Prerequisites: HIST 51aor HIST 51b. Enrollment limited to 20.
Surveys the history of religiousbelief and practice in America, from 1600 to the present. We givespecial attention to religion in popular culture and explore theuse of mass media by religious institutions and individuals.
Staff
HIST 145b Introduction toModern France
[ cl23 ss]
Explores French politics andsociety from 1789 to the present. Emphasis on the shocks fromwhich it has had to recover, including revolutions, wars, andforeign occupation, the implantation of stable institutions, andthe continuing role of intellectuals in French society. Usuallyoffered in odd years.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 146b Hitler, Germany,and Europe
[ ss ]
Hitler's personality and politicsin their German and European context, 1889-1945. Usually offeredevery third year. Last offered in the spring of 1996.
Mr. Binion
HIST 147a Imperial Russia
[ ss ]
Systematic analysis of Russianhistory in the 18th and 19th centuries. Usually offered in oddyears.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 147b Twentieth-CenturyRussia
[ cl25 ss]
Systematic examination of Russianand Soviet history in the 20th century with particular attentionto the problem of modernization, revolution, construction of asocialist society, and the collapse of the USSR. Usually offeredin odd years.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 149a Soviet History:Major Issues, New Approaches
[ cl25 ss]
Examination of central issuesin Soviet history, with particular attention to major sourcesand controversies. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 150a Narrative Strategies:Writing History in a Post-Modern Age
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
This reading seminar and writingworkshop will explore the changing nature of the historian's craftin an age when notions like "objectivity," authors'control over texts, even the possibility of verifiable truth havecome under attack. We will explore theoretical writings on post-modernnarrative, but our main focus will be on practice: reading andwriting history that engages these concerns. Usually offered ineven years.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 150b Gettysburg: ItsContext in the American Civil War
[ ss ]
Prerequisite: HIST 153bis recommended. Consultation with instructor prior to registrationis recommended.
The Battle of Gettysburg willbe presented from the perspective of not only the military eventsthat occurred in the summer of 1863, but also the causes and consequencesof the battle. Thus, one aim is to address the drama and meaningof the larger conflict through an intense, but far-ranging, discussionof a pivotal event within it. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Hall
HIST 151b The American Revolution
[ ss ]
Explores the causes, character,and consequences of the American war for independence. Usuallyoffered in odd years.
Mr. Fischer
HIST 152a The Literatureof American History
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Readings and discussions onthe classical literature of American history, the great booksthat have shaped our sense of the subject. Usually offered inodd years.
Mr. Fischer
HIST 152b Salem, 1692
[ wi ss ]
Enrollment is limited to20.
An in-depth investigation ofthe Salem witch trials of 1692 and their role in American cultureduring the last 300 years. Focusing on gender, religion, law,and psychology, the class explores primary sources as well asfilms, plays, and novels. Students will also conduct field researchin Salem. Usually offered every third year. Last offered in thespring of 1998.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 153a Americans at Home:Families and Domestic Environments, 1600 to the Present
[ cl11 cl36ss ]
This survey of nonpublic lifein the United States explores the changing nature of familiesand the material environments that have shaped and reflected Americandomestic ideals during the last four centuries. Major topics include:gender roles and sexuality; production, reproduction, and materialculture in the home; conceptions of the life course; racial, ethnic,and regional variations on the family; the evolution of "public"and "private" life; and the relationship between thefamily and the state. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 153b Slavery and theAmerican Civil War
[ ss ]
A survey of the history ofslavery, the American South, the antislavery movement, the comingof the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Usually offered in evenyears.
Mr. Fischer
HIST 154b Women in AmericanHistory: A Survey, 1600-1865
[ cl36 cl37ss ]
Prerequisite: An Americanhistory survey course.
An introductory survey exploringthe lives of women in Anglo-America from European settlement throughthe Civil War. Topics include: the "history of women's history";the role of gender in the context of Native American, African,and European cultures; women's religion, work, and sexuality;and the changing possibilities for female education and expressionfrom the colonial period through the 19th century. Usually offeredin odd years.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 156b American SocialHistory: 1860 to the Present
[ ss ]
Prerequisite: An Americanhistory survey course.
The social evolution of modernAmerica, from the antebellum period to late 20th-century postindustrialsociety. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Jones
HIST 157a Seminar in AmericanLabor and Working-Class History
[ ss ]
Prerequisite: HIST 51a or51b. Enrollment limited to 25.
We will put ourselves in workers'and managers' shoes, trying to understand why American working-classhistory has been so fractious over the last 200 years, while alsoreading and discussing the merits of different types of laborhistory.
Staff
HIST 158a Environment, theFrontier, and the American West
[ ss ]
Prerequisite: An introductoryhistory course.
Explores the American Westin history and myth, focusing on nationalism, the frontier aspart of American identity, cultural diversity and conflict, environmentalconditions and their management, and approaches to historicaltruth through primary source documents. Usually offered everyyear.
Staff
HIST 158b Social Historyof the Confederate States of America
[ ss ]
An examination of the brieflife of the southern Confederacy, emphasizing regional, racial,class, and gender conflicts within the would-be new nation. Usuallyoffered every year.
Ms. Jones
HIST 161b American PoliticalHistory
[ ss ]
Development of American partypolitics, the legal system, and government. Special attentionpaid to the social and cultural determinants of party politicsand economic and social policymaking. Usually offered in evenyears.
Mr. Keller
HIST 162a From Liberal Democracyto Social Democracy
[ cl20 ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
An inquiry into European andAmerican ideas about democracy, examining the transformation ofsocial and political thought in the context of scientific, religious,philosophical, and socioeconomic developments. Usually offeredevery year.
Mr. Kloppenberg
HIST 162b The IntellectualHistory of Early American Women, 1630-1861
[ ss ]
Enrollment is limited to20.
Explores the intellectual activitiesof women in early America from 1630 to 1861. Considers women asreaders, writers, thinkers, and conversationalists by readingprimary as well as secondary sources. Special attention is paidto the influence of British and French female intellectuals. Specialone-time offering. Will be offered in the spring of 1999.
Ms. Comi
HIST 167b American LegalHistory
[ ss ]
An examination of the relationshipof law to the political, economic, and social development of theUnited States. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Keller
HIST 169a Thought and Culturein Modern America
[ cl26 cl33wi ss ]
Developments in American philosophy,literature, art, and political theory examined in the contextof socioeconomic change. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Kloppenberg
HIST 174a The Legacy of1898: U.S.-Caribbean Relations since the Spanish-American War
[ cl3 nw ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
This seminar explores relationsbetween the Caribbean and the United States during the 20th century.Emphasis is on the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti,and the Dominican Republic), but students may study other countriesin research papers if they wish. Usually offered in even years.
Ms. Arrom
HIST 175a The Making andUnmaking of the Mexican Revolution
[ cl24 nwwi ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired. A library intensive course.
Interdisciplinary explorationof the historical roots of modern Mexico. Emphasis on the 1910Revolution, causes and consequences of underdevelopment, socialchange, relations with the United States from a Mexican perspective,and the current crisis of the Mexican state. Usually offered inodd years.
Ms. Arrom
HIST 176a The Emergenceof Modern Japan
[ cl41 nwss ]
A general introduction to Japan'smodern transformation from a late feudal society into a powerfulnation-state capable of challenging the Western powers. Particularattention is given to feudal legacies, rapid economic growth,nationalism and ultranationalism, the "Pacific War"between Japan and the United States, the meaning of defeat, issuesof postwar democracy, and the workings of the postwar politicaleconomy.
Staff
HIST 176b Modern Italy 1848-1990
[ ss ]
This course traces high politics,popular culture, and the making of Italian society from unificationto the present. It examines the crisis of the liberal state, Mussolini'sseizure of power, mass consent during Fascism, postwar reconstruction,terrorism, and the rebirth of Regionalism. Usually offered inodd years.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 177a Rise of ModernGermany
[ ss ]
Explores the transformationof Germany from the Reformation of the 16th century to the establishmentof the German Empire in 1871. Its primary focus is on politicaland social history. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 177b Modern Germany:From Second Empire to Second Republic
[ ss ]
This course is intended tooffer a systematic examination of modern Germany from the establishmentof the German Empire in 1871 to unification in 1990. Its primaryfocus is political and social history. Usually offered in oddyears.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 180b Topics in ModernChinese History
[ cl41 ss]
Prerequisite: HIST 80a or80b or equivalent. Signature of the instructor required.
An advanced seminar introducingimportant issues and approaches in contemporary scholarship onChina. Reading, discussion, bibliographical training, and termpaper. Topics will deal with the close of the imperial era andwith Sino-American relations. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Schrecker
HIST 181a Seminar on TraditionalChinese Thought
[ cl41 nwss]
Enrollment limited to 15.
Social, historical, and politicaltheory is one of China's greatest contributions to world civilization.Studies the most influential schools (Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism,and Legalism) through the reading and discussion of original texts.Usually offered every year.
Mr. Schrecker
HIST 181b Red Flags/BlackFlags: Marxism vs. Anarchism, 1845-1968
(Formerly POL 181b)
[ cl20 ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired. This course may not be repeated for credit by studentswho have taken POL 181b in previous years.
From Marx's first major bookin 1845 to the French upheavals of 1968, the history of left-wingpolitics and ideas. The struggles between Marxist orthodoxy andanarchist-inspired, left Marxist alternatives. Usually offeredevery third year. Last offered in the spring of 1996.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 183a Advanced Topicsin Social Theory and Intellectual History
(Formerly POL 188a)
[ ss ]
Prerequisite: Two coursesin intellectual history, political theory of political philosophy.Signature of the instructor required. This course may not be repeatedfor credit by students who have taken POL 188a in previous years.
For advanced undergraduates,juniors, seniors, and for graduate students. Usually offered inodd years.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 183b Community andAlienation: Social Theory from Hegel to Freud
(Formerly POL 183b)
[ cl23 cl34cl43 ss ]
This course may not be repeatedfor credit by students who have taken POL 183b in previous years.
The rise of social theory understoodas a response to the trauma of industrialization. Topics includeMarx's concept of "alienation," Tonnies' distinctionbetween "community" and "society," Durkheim'snotion of "anomie," Weber's account of "disenchantment,"and Nietzsche's repudiation of modernity. Usually offered ineven years.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 184a Arabs and Jewsin Palestine, 1840-1948
[ nw ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Examines the social, economic,religious, and ideological origins of the Arab-Jewish conflictin Palestine under Turkish and British rule. Usually offered everythird year. Last offered in the spring of 1996.
Staff
HIST 186a The Second WorldWar
[ ss ]
Examines the military and diplomatic,social and economic history of the war. Topics include war origins;allied diplomacy; the neutrals; war propaganda; occupation, resistance,and collaboration; the mass murder of the Jews; "peace feelers";the war economies; scientific warfare and the development of nuclearweapons; and the origins of the cold war. Usually offered everythird year. Last offered in the spring of 1996.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 186b War in Vietnam
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
A reading and research seminaron the American involvement in Vietnam. The purpose of the seminarwill be to teach the history of America's longest war, as wellas to improve the student's ability to write a research paperusing source materials. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Schrecker
HIST 187a Problems in AmericanWomen's History
[ cl36 ss]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Selected readings in the historyof American women, with an emphasis on historiography, researchmethodology, and the conceptual frameworks of several major, recentsecondary works in the field. Usually offered every year.
Ms. Jones
HIST 189a Topics in theHistory of Early America
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Reading and discussion seminarexploring problems in the history of British North America fromthe first white settlement through the mid-18th century. Usuallyoffered in odd years.
Ms. Kamensky
HIST 189b Research in AmericanSocial History
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Advanced coordinated researchfrom primary materials. Students will engage in a common projectin American social history. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Fischer
HIST 190a Historiography
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
A critical analysis of classicalhistoriography. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 191a Seminar: Governance
[ cl44 ss]
Prerequisite: Previous courseon American politics or history. Signature of the instructor required.
Examines the response of Americangovernment to the nation's economic, social, and political problemsduring the 20th century. Explores such diverse topics as antitrust,conservation, social welfare, voting reform, and regulation ofalcohol and cigarettes. Compares and contrasts contemporary politicswith that of the Progressive era. Usually offered in even years.
Staff
HIST 191b Psychohistory
[ ss ]
Enrollment limited to 16.
The theory and practice ofpsychohistory from its beginnings as applied psychoanalysis throughits emergence as an independent discipline to the main tendenciesand controversies in the field today. Usually offered in evenyears.
Mr. Binion
HIST 192b Romantic and ExistentialistPolitical Thought
(Formerly POL 196b)
[ cl20 cl23cl43 ss ]
This course may not be repeatedfor credit by students who have taken POL 196b in previous years.
Readings from Camus, Sartre,Beckett, etc. Examination and criticism of romantic and existentialisttheories of politics. Usually offered in odd years.
Mr. Hulliung
HIST 193b Anatomy, Sexualities,and Gender
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
A comparative history seminarexamining the social construction of modesty and immodesty, therelations between men and women, and notions of gender and sexualitiesfrom the Enlightenment until World War II. Usually offered everythird year. Last offered in the spring of 1995.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 196b Readings in AmericanIntellectual History
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
Focuses on the literature ofAmerican intellectual history, from the Puritans to the present.We discuss methodological issues, chart the course of developmentin the historical study of American ideas, and examine classicand recent works in the field. Intended for undergraduates withconsiderable background in American history and for graduate students.Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Kloppenberg
HIST 199a Colloquium inEarly Modern European History
[ ss ]
Signature of the instructorrequired.
An introduction to the majorepisodes in the religious, social, political, and intellectualhistory of early modern Europe (ca. 1450-1800), with special attentiongiven to methods of historical scholarship and discussion of varioushistoriographic interpretations. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Sreenivasan
HIST 200a Colloquium inAmerican History
(Formerly HIST 198a)
Topics vary from year to year.Usually offered every year.
Ms. Fischer
HIST 200b Colloquium inAmerican History
(Formerly HIST 198b)
An examination of major themesin the historiography of modern America. Topics vary from yearto year. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Kloppenberg
HIST 210a Historical Research:Methods and New Departures.
(Formerly HIST 197a)
Provides an introduction toresearch methods and the newest approaches (conceptual, methodological,thematic) in historical research. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Freeze
HIST 211a Seminar in ComparativeHistory I
(Formerly HIST 197b)
Designed for first-year graduatestudents. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 212a Seminar in ComparativeHistory II
Designed for second-year graduatestudents. Usually offered every year.
Mr. Jankowski
HIST 221a Colloquium inEuropean Comparative History since the Eighteenth Century I
(Formerly HIST 199b)
Designed for first-year graduatestudents. Comparative examination of major historical issues inEurope from the 18th through the 20th centuries. Usually offeredevery year.
Mr. Black
HIST 222a Colloquium inEuropean Comparative History since the Eighteenth Century II
Designed for second-year graduatestudents. Comparative examination of major historical issues inEurope from the 18th through the 20th centuries. Usually offeredevery year.
Ms. Kelikian
HIST 300e Directed Researchin American History
(Formerly HIST 201e-209e)
Students will normally electone research topic in the fall term and the spring of the firstyear. Each is designed to provide experience in designing, researching,and writing a substantial essay of a monographic character, basedon extensive use of sources. Each is equivalent of two full courses.Specific research topics are selected by the student in consultationwith the professor. Usually offered every year.
Staff
HIST 320a or b Readingsin American History
Usually offered every term.Specific sections for individual faculty members as requested.
Staff
HIST 340a and b Teachingin American History
Usually offered every term.Supervised graduate teaching in American history.
Staff
HIST 401d Dissertation Research
Usually offered every semester.Specific sections for individual faculty members as requested.
Staff
Seminars
CHIS 300d Research Papers
Specific sections for individualfaculty members as requested. Offered every year.
Staff
CHIS 320a and b Readings
Specific sections for individualfaculty members as requested. Offered every year.
Staff
CHIS 400d Dissertation Research
Specific sections for individualfaculty members as requested. Offered every year.
Staff
Africa and the West
Survey of Southern AfricanHistory
Seminar in the History of Ideas:Case Studies
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
History of the Jews from 1492to the Present
History of the Jews from theMaccabees to 1492
The Rise and Decline of theOttoman Empire, 1300-1800
Merchants, Moneylenders, andGhetti of Venice
History of Anti-Semitism
History of the State of Israelsince 1948
Modern Jewish History to 1880
Modern Jewish History, 1880-1948
East European Jewish Immigrationto the United States
A History of the Jews in Warsaw,Lodz, Vilna, and Odessa
History and Culture of theJews in East-Central Europe to 1914
History and Culture of theJews in East-Central Europe, 1914 to the Present
The Destruction of EuropeanJewry
The American Presidency
Utopia and Power in ModernPolitical Thought
American Political Thought