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  • 3.00 Credits

    Offers students the opportunity to learn about the history of the Holocaust as they visit various sites in Central Europe where the events themselves occurred, such as Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau. Dual listed with INST 4315 / INST 5315 and HIST 5315. Prerequisites: HIST 1120 or 2010 or INST 2350.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Europe in the twentieth century saw a century of unprecedented violence. This class examines the public representation of such historical trauma through the conscept of "collective memory" and focuses in particular on how memory has become a contested part of defining national identity in modern-day Europe. Dual listed with HIST 5320. Prerequisite: HIST 1120 or 2110.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The experiences of women and the history of gender from the Renaissance through the 19th century. Focuses on the changing notions of the masculine and the feminine through such historical episodes as the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Dual listed with HIST 5330. Prerequisites: HIST 1110 or 2110.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines women's lives in Islamic societies from the seventh century to the present in the Middle East and throughout the world. Themes include women's position in Islamic law, society and culture, Western images of Muslim women, veiling and Islamist movements, theoretical readings on power, gender and agency. Cross listed with RELI 4335 and WMST 4335. Prerequisites: 9 hours of HIST, WMST, INST or RELI.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores everyday life experiences of American women from the 17th century to the present. Focuses on the complex influence of gender, race and class in shaping those experiences; also, analyzes the ways in which women's dissatisfaction with their position in society formed the basis for the development of American feminism and led to the formation of an organized women's movement. Dual listed with HIST 5340. Prerequisite: ENGL 1080, WMST 1080, SOC 1080, HIST 1210/1211, 1220/1221.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examine the modern history of human rights in the global system, with particular emphasis on developments since the Second World War. Topics include the philosophy of human rights ideas; the histories of rights and rights violations in various regions; and the resulting international responses. Cross listed with INST 4380, dual listed with HIST 5380. Prerequisites: 9 hours of HIST or INST.
  • 1.00 - 12.00 Credits

    The internship allows students to gain hands-on experience that will help to bridge the gap between history as an academic discipline and history as practiced in museums, public history agencies and historic sites. Specific arrangements must be made in advance to identify the academic component of the internship and the grading criteria. Such planning will be done in consultation with the department's internship director. Prerequisites: 12 hours of history; completion of HIST 1210/1211 and 1220/1221, 1250/1251 and 4050 or advanced standing as a history major; consent of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The history of America as a history of continuous encounters. Examines the history of the American people by focusing on a series of critical encounters between Native American, European, African and Asian people from pre-contact through the mid-19th century. Dual listed with HIST 5405. Prerequisite: HIST 1210/1211.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The history of America as a history of continuous encounters. Examines the history of the American people by focusing on a series of critical encounters between Native American, European, African, and Asian people from the mid-19th century to the present. Prerequisite: 9 hours of HIST.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores the American colonial experience as part of a worldwide process of colonial encounters with indigenous peoples between 1400 and 1800. Compares the experiences of early modern colonization in North and South America, Asia, and the Pacific and examines the nature of the colonial societies created by these cross-cultural relationships. Prerequisites: An American or World History course.