May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

The origins, development and character of the major world civilizations and their relationships to one another to 1500. (Annually) (H) (IP)

The changing nature of the world's civilizations and their increasing interrelations after 1500. (Annually) (H) (IP)

This course introduces students to a historical understanding of the world in the 19th and 20th centuries, framed by colonial and postcolonial relationships between the West and areas colonized by it after 1750. Several themes will be pursued, including contradictory goals of colonizers and varietie...

A history of the modern world focusing on how "nations" are defined in different historical and geographical contexts. In each context, the course will address the question of who has the legitimate authority to represent the "nation," as well as how national "insiders" are distinguished from "outsi...

This course surveys how humans worldwide have understood and manipulated nature from prehistory to the present. The class investigates whether science is a uniquely European invention; what standards should be used to judge the value of natural knowledge systems that bear little resemblance to moder...

Survey of the history of Europe from about 1400 to 1800. Topics will include the Renaissance and Reformation; transitions from feudal to capitalist and colonial economies; health and epidemic disease; women's experiences, sexuality and family life; magic, the "Scientific Revolution" and Enlightenmen...

A history of Europe from the French Revolution of 1789 to the present, emphasizing the development of new political traditions and social structures, the establishment of new forms of international organization, the transformation of work, changes in the lived environment and the evolution of unders...

S. HISTORY BEFORE 1865. This course will explore major social, political, economic and diplomatic developments in the United States before 1865. It will examine the profound and numerous transformations in American society through the end of the Civil War. It will expose students to a wide range of ...

S. HISTORY SINCE 1865. This course will explore major social, political, economic and diplomatic developments in the United States since the Civil War. It will examine the experiences and the conflicts that made up the history of modern American society. Students will be exposed to a wide range of h...

An examination of ancient China from the rise of the earliest state through the "classical" era and the early empires of the Qin and the Han. This course will focus on intellectual, cultural and social history, including such topics as ancestor reverence, universal kingship, the mandate of Heaven, t...

A survey of the intellectual, cultural and social history of China from the reunification of the Chinese empire in 589 A.D. through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties until the demise of the dynastic system in 1911. The nature of Neo-Confucianism, the Chinese scholar-official class, the e...

This survey is an introduction to African cultures and history from precolonial times to the present, emphasizing Africa's variety and its connections to other parts of the world. Topics include: precolonial social and political organization; the spread of Islam and Christianity; the impact of the A...

This course is a survey of the history and culture of Japan from the rise of the Yamato state in the sixth century A.D. to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The course will examine indigenous institutional and cultural developments and the nature of stimuli and influences from the East Asian continenta...

These courses investigate how people in the past have understood nature. Each course topic emphasizes a different geographical area, chronological period and specific area of scientific or medical interest, but every version of the course will emphasize how broader historical contexts have shaped hu...

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

See Classics 07-313. (Biennially) (H) (IP)

See Classics 07-323. (Biennially) (H) (IP)

The objective of this course is to provide students with a general overview of the evolution of guerrilla warfare in Latin America from the earliest indigenous rebellions in the 16th century to the struggles waged in Peru, Colombia and Mexico in contemporary times. (Biennially) (H)

This course provides an overview of the most significant historical themes, events and personages that contributed to the formation, evolution and development of Indoamerica. The class will examine the period encompassed between the apogee of pre-Columbian high civilizations and the Creole wars of i...

This is a survey of the cultural, social, economic and political themes that contributed to the creation of modern Latin America. The course will examine the period between the beginnings of the Wars of Independence, in the early 19th century, to the present. (Biennially) (H) (IP)

This course will look at the Holocaust, the destruction of European Jewry, as an event in both European history and Jewish history. The course will focus on the development and implementation of Nazi ideology and the "final solution" in Germany and the territories it conquered during World War II, a...

This course examines the gender and sexual politics of the British empire, ca. 1600-1960. The empire provided a crucial theater for Britons to become men and escape confining ideals of femininity. Looser sexual norms in the empire proved liberating for some and life-threatening to others. The coloni...

A history of France from 1789 to the present. The development of new political ideologies and institutions during the Revolution, the modernization of state, culture and society in the 19th and 20th centuries, workers' struggles, and questions of religious, political and ethnic diversity will be stu...

S. By exploring the history of Asian Americans and Latinos as well as African-Americans and whites, this class emphasizes the multiracial history of 20th-century America. This course recognizes the historical significance of multiple racial and ethnic groups. The ways in which major events and episo...

A survey of the history of southern Africa emphasizing the 19th and 20th centuries. Themes will include indigenous social organization, colonization, slavery, the spread of Christianity, labor migrancy, industrialization, apartheid and its aftermath, and African nationalism and resistance. These iss...

Slavery and the slave trade were fundamental to the development of the Americas. Africa and the Americas were linked through the Atlantic slave trade, as well as through the movement to abolish slavery. Slavery was also widespread in Africa, and it grew in importance as a result of the Atlantic slav...

S. HISTORY. This course will examine topics in the history of Latin American, Asian and European immigrants in America, especially during the years between 1880 and 1965. A comparative framework will be used to integrate Latin Americans and Asian migrants into a more common understanding of European...

This course enables students to gain a better understanding of historical and contemporary Africa through examination of two important and interlocking features of African social organization that significantly shape community life and structure social conflicts: gender and generation. Changes assoc...

S. WEST. This course will focus on the development of the 19th- and 20th- century American West. It will explore themes that highlight the intersections of race, gender, class, nationality and the environment rather than providing a chronological overview of the history of the West. Course objective...

This course will look at the modern portion of Britain's unique history. Beginning with the 1688 Glorious Revolution, when England restored its monarchy under a constitution and Protestant church, political developments as well as the key economic, social and cultural changes that have shaped modern...

Cultural history seeks to understand how people have attached meanings to their lives through the expression of ideas, art, science, performance, consumption, sport and other cultural forms. This course will examine various aspects of Great Britain's cultural history to try to understand British ide...

This course examines what the sciences have said historically about women, men, gender and sexuality - as well as the flip side of that coin; how preconceived notions about women, men, gender and sexuality have shaped scientific ideas. Using historical examples, the course considers when the science...

A study of the fall of the Chinese dynastic system, cultural and revolutionary movements, the establishment of the People's Republic, and the continuing transformations in contemporary China. (Biennially) (H) (IP)

A study of the intellectual, social and institutional origins of modern Japan, its role in World War II in the Pacific, its post-War transformations and recent trends. (Biennially) (H) (IP)

A survey of the major currents in Jewish culture, society, religious life and political status from 1492-present. This course places these aspects of Jewish life within context of the wider cultures in which Jews have lived. Topics include: the consequences of the Spanish expulsion of 1492, traditio...

Indoamerica is a complex territory and a state of mind suspended between the extremes of despair and unbound hopefulness. Telling its history poses insurmountable challenges to the academic historian, and often the history of the land and its people is better expressed in the work of magicians, arti...

The Mexican Revolution was one of the momentous events of the 20th century. It transformed Mexican society bringing change and hope for the masses that fought in it. Nevertheless, at the beginning of the 21st century, most of the Mexican Revolution's promises are still unfulfilled. This course is an...

The Holy Office of the Inquisition was reintroduced to Spain in 1478 and established in Peru in 1570 and Mexico (New Spain) in 1571. The transfer was intended to maintain the "purity" and "integrity" of the Catholic faith in the face of the unorthodox attacks mounted by moral, political, and religio...

This class will explore major social, political, economic and cultural developments in Texas, emphasizing the 19th and 20th centuries. A major theme will be the interactions of various immigrant and indigenous groups with each other and with successive political powers, including the Spanish empire,...

A study of the concept of history, the history of historical writing, the major schools of historical interpretation today and the relation of history to philosophy of history. Prerequisite: Must be at least a second semester sophomore. (Every semester) (H)

Topics, which change from semester to semester, include History and Memory, Utopias and Utopianism, Power and Resistance, Microhistories, On Revolution, and Insiders and Outsiders. Prerequisite: History 16-854. (Every semester) (H)

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

May be repeated with change in content.

May be repeated with change in content.

May be repeated with change in content.

May be repeated with change in content.

By invitation only.