Undergraduate Programs

Bokovoy, Ferguson, Graham, Monahan, Sanabria, Steen

Ancient times to 1648. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1053). (S)

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Bokovoy, Ferguson, Sanabria, Slaughter, Steen

1648 to present. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1063). (S)

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Cahill, Connell-Szasz, Cornell, Hutton, Sandoval-Strausz, Scharff, Smith, Szasz, Yazawa

Survey of the economic, political, intellectual and social development of the United States, including the place of the U.S. in world affairs from 1607 to 1877. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1113). (S)

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Connell-Szasz, Hutton, Sandoval-Strausz, Scharff, Smith, Szasz, Yazawa

Survey of the economic, political, intellectual and social development of the United States, including the place of the U.S. in world affairs from 1877 to the present. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (NMCCN 1123). (S)

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Gauderman, Bieber

An introduction to indigenous, African and Iberian backgrounds. Examines colonial societies through social, economic and political institutions with attention to the contributions of Indians, Africans and Europeans to the creation of Latin America’s diverse societies. (S)

Bieber, Hall, Hutchison

Surveys the nations of Latin America from their independence until the present. Emphasizes the process of nation-building, governance, socioeconomic integration and coping with modernization. Special attention given to great leaders of Latin America. (S)

{Spring}

Graham

(Also offered as MDVL 201)

A broad survey of the history, literature, and culture of the medieval period, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the eve of the Renaissance. (S)

(Also offered as PHIL, ARTH 204)

An interdisciplinary introduction to the ancient world as the foundation of modern civilization. Lectures on classical art, history, literature and philosophy. (S)

{Spring}

(Also offered as PHIL, ARTH 205)

An interdisciplinary introduction to ancient Rome. Lectures on Roman literature, history, art and philosophy. (S)

Will vary from instructor to instructor but will offer a review of particular historical issues designed for the nonspecialist. For content of particular courses, see Schedule of Classes and contact Department. (S)

{Fall, Spring}

Porter, Risso

The origin and development of the traditional societies and cultures of India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and the Middle East. (S)

Porter, Risso

The emergence of modern Asia from the impact of western colonialism and imperialism to nationalism, modernization and revolution. (S)

Ball, Reyes, Truett

Introduction to New Mexico history from earliest human settlement to the present day. (S)

(Also offered as AFST 284)

The course examines major events and personalities that shaped the history of African Americans in the United States. (S)

(Also offered as AFST 285)

This course will explore each of the major historical events, Black leaders of those times and their influence on the social and political advancement of Afro-American from the Civil War to the present. (S)

Will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth analysis of specific historical problems. For course content, consult Schedule of Classes. (EC, EME, ME, US, AW, LA, A, WG, RE, RSI)

A political and social survey of the Greek people from the Mycenaean world through the long autumn of Hellenistic age and the arrival of the Romans. (EC)

A political and social survey of the Roman people from their origins on the Tiber through the glories of Empire to the final collapse of classical society in the 6th century. (EC)

Graham

The emergence of medieval European civilization from the reign of Constantine to the beginnings of the papal monarchy. (EC)

Graham

The maturing of medieval civilization: Gregorian reform, the Crusades, the rise of the university and the Gothic cathedral. (EC)

The decline of medieval civilization and the transition to a new phase of European history. (EC)

Steen

(Also offered as RELG 306)

Religious revolution and concurrent developments in European politics, society and culture. (EME)

Steen

Survey of political, cultural, social and economic trends in Europe during Thirty Years War and reign of Louis XIV. Special emphasis on developments in England, France and Hapsburg dominions. (EME)

Steen

Survey of the political, cultural, social and economic situation in Europe at height of Old Regime. Emphasis will be on intellectual and social developments that culminated in French Revolution. (EME)

Steen

Survey of the course of the revolution and its impact on France and on European social, political, economic and military life. (EME)

Ferguson

This course examines social, political and economic issues that shaped European society in the 19th century, including revolutions, imperial expansion, the emergence of class society, transformations in urban and rural environments, cultural identity and nationalism. (ME)

Bokovoy

A social, cultural, political, diplomatic and military history of World War I. (ME)

Bokovoy

The origins of World War I, World War II and the search for peace. (ME)

Survey of the Kievan, Mongol and Muscovite periods. Emphasis on political and social developments. (EC)

Monahan

From the Time of Troubles to the death of Nicholas I. Stresses the development of political institutions and the origins of the revolutionary movement. (EME)

Monahan

From the “Great Reforms” to the death of Lenin. Surveys the vast political, social and cultural changes which produced and accompanied the Russian revolution. (ME)

Sanabria

The consolidation and expansion of the Christian empires of Aragón, Castile and Portugal across Iberia and the Atlantic, from Muslim times to the War of Spanish Succession. (EME)

Sanabria

Survey of Spanish and Portuguese history since the war of Spanish Succession through Spain and Portugal’s successful democratic transitions, with special emphasis on the second Spanish Republic and Civil War. (ME)

Slaughter

Study of sex roles in primitive societies, classical views of women, the Judeo-Christian treatment of women, medieval social roles and the changes that came with the Renaissance and Reformation. Attention will be paid to the role of women in the family and to their economic function as well as to the less common activities of saint, witch and revolutionary. (EC, EME, WG)

Hutchinson, Scharff, Slaughter

Study of western women from pre-industrial to contemporary society which will focus on Victorianism, familial roles, changes in work patterns, feminist movements and female participation in fascist and revolutionary politics. (ME, WG)

Hutchison, Slaughter

A detailed study of the movements for women’s rights in the U.S., Europe and Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The topic’s approach will emphasize the movement’s relation to and impact on broader historical questions. (WG)

(Also offered as RELG 323)

Survey of Jewish history in Ancient and Medieval times, stressing major religious, intellectual, political and social developments. Traces the transformation of the Hebrews into the Jews and Israelite religion into Judaism, Highlights the Rabbinic era and the diaspora experience in the Islamic and Christian worlds. (RSI)

{Fall and alternate years}

(Also offered as RELG 324)

Survey in ethnic history stressing political, religious and social developments from the expulsion from Spain (1492) to the present. Concentrates on European Jewry but will include consideration of American Jewish community, modern anti-semitism and rise of the state of Israel. (RSI)

{Spring and alternate years}

From Marx to the present. (RSI)

(Also offered as RELG 326)

The history of Christianity from its beginnings in Palestine to the eve of the Protestant Reformation. Primary focus will be on the rich variety of forms–doctrinal, liturgical and institutional–that Christianity assumed through the Medieval centuries. Also of concern will be its contributions and significance as a civilizing force. (RSI)

{Fall}

(Also offered as RELG 327)

The development of Christianity from the Protestant Reformation into the modern world, including biography, doctrine, liturgy, institutions and religious practice, together with the interaction of Christianity with society at large. (RSI)

{Spring}

A history of western science from ancient Mesopotamia through the “Scientific Revolution.” (EME, RSI)

A history of western science from the Enlightenment to the 20th century. (ME, RSI)

Yazawa

The settlement of English America. The transference of institutions and attitudes from Britain, Europe and Africa to North America and what happened to them when they encountered the new environment and the native population. (US)

Yazawa

The separation of British America from the mother country: why it was undertaken, how it was achieved, what its significance was. The effort to gather a scattered and diverse people under one constitutional government. (US)

Yazawa

Study of the impact of the American Revolution on the post-war society, the creation of the new nation, crisis of the 1790s, origin of modern political parties, Jeffersonian America, the War of 1812 and the movement westward. (US)

The United States from 1815 to 1848, emphasizing economic growth, social transformation, westward expansion, political democratization, nationalism and sectionalism, and the rise of the slavery controversy. (US)

Cornell

The United States from 1848 to 1868. Topics covered include slavery, anti-slavery and the coming of the Civil War; social, political and economic aspects of the war; emancipation and Reconstruction. (US)

(Also offered as RUSS 339 and MA 339)

In this course we study films and read secondary sources from the Soviet and post-Soviet eras (with English subtitles) and examine how they comment on current Russian social and cultural issues. Taught in English. (S)

Smith

Americans debate the role of government, the meaning of social justice and their role in the world as they forge the New Deal at home and fight fascism and then communism abroad. (US)

Smith

From JFK/LBJ liberalism to Reagan/Gingrich conservatism; the civil rights revolution and its backlash; from Vietnam to post-Cold War internationalism; democracy in the information age. (US)

Szasz

The Era of World War II from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s, with a focus on the social, political, economic, cultural, military and diplomatic aspects of the conflict. (US)

Hutton

This history of the Vietnam War era covers the origins of the conflict, the nature of the war, the home front reaction and the political, military and social consequences. (US)

Survey and analysis of U.S. foreign relations from independence to 1900. (US)

Survey and analysis of U.S. foreign relations in the 20th century. (US)

Yazawa

The American Constitution from English origins through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The continuing effort to fashion a frame of government broad enough to embrace diverse peoples of different races, religious, national origins and value systems. (US)

Yazawa

Sequel to 342. A century-long struggle to resolve the conflicting liberties of the people and requirements of an ordered society. Examination of the occasional collisions of the cherished rights of property and personal freedom. (US)

Scharff

This course introduces students to the history of American women’s roles, status and ideas before 1865. (US, WG)

Scharff

This course introduces students to the history of American women’s roles, status and ideas since 1865. (US, WG)

Connell-Szasz

(Also offered as NATV 346)

This course will cover American Indian/Alaska Native history to 1850. (US, RE)

Connell-Szasz

(Also offered as NATV 347)

The course will cover American Indian/Alaska Native history from 1850 to 1940. (US, RE)

Connell-Szasz

(Also offered as NATV 342)

Course will address issues that Native Americans have dealt with from World War II to the early 21st century, including termination, urbanization, Red Power, gaming and self-determination. (US, RE)

Hutton

Survey of U.S. military and naval history from colonial times to 1900, with emphasis upon technological, managerial and political developments that have affected the armed services. (US)

Hutton

A survey of the origins and development of American military institutions, traditions and practices of the 20th century. Attention to WWI, WWII and the Vietnam war, technological advances and institutional history will be given. (US)

Connell-Szasz, Hutton

Frontier expansion and conflict from the time of European discovery to the Mexican-American War. (AW)

Connell-Szasz, Hutton

(AW)

Cahill, Scharff

Surveys the growth of the trans-Mississippi West in the 20th century, giving attention to social development, economic growth, cultural development, the role of minority groups and the impact of science and technology. (AW)

Reyes

This course will review the history of the Southwest from pre-conquest and Spanish colonization to the U.S. invasion and its aftermath. (AW, RE)

Reyes

This course examines the historical development of Chicana/o communities in the late 19th and 20th century with a special focus on the different socio-economic experiences of the Chicana/o population of the U.S. (AW, RE)

Gauderman

The native cultures in pre-Conquest times; the conquest of the Incas and the colonial settlement of the remainder of Spanish South America; economic, social and cultural developments of colonial times, concentrating on the central Andean region, but with accounts of varying development in other areas; the origins and accomplishment of independence in the early 19th century. (LA)

Gauderman

An introduction to the ancient, indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica. Examines Mexico’s political, economic and social development under Spanish colonial rule. Attention given to the social and cultural interaction among Mexico’s indigenous, European and African populations. (LA)

Hall

Study of the events, leadership, social and economic implications, and role of U.S. involvement in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920. (LA)

Hutchison

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay from colonization to the present. Most emphasis on late 19th and 20th centuries, when these nations led the region’s development. Deals with the rise of the export economies, populist movements, militarism and socio-economic stagnation. (LA)

Gauderman

Focuses on the history of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru from their independence from Spain to modern times. Explores political and economic themes as well as the socio-economic and political dimensions of class, race, ethnicity and gender. (LA)

Bieber

Colonial Brazil from 1500 to 1822. Focus on structures of colonialism and their impact on indigenous, African and European peoples. Plantation society, slavery, mercantile policy, the role of the church, women and family will be discussed. (LA)

Bieber

History of Brazil since independence. Topics include oligarchical politics, the end of slavery, race relations, urbanization, industrialization, authoritarian regimes, labor and peasant movements. (LA)

Porter

Emergence and development of Chinese civilization to its height in the 13th century, including cultural, political, social and economic themes. (A)

Porter

The development of early modern society and the impact of the West from the 13th to the 20th century. (A)

Porter

Political, social, economic and cultural history of China in the revolutionary period from 1911 to the present. (A)

Porter

Social, political, and economic institutions from historical beginnings to modern times. (A)

Risso

The political, social and economic development of the Islamic world through the Ottoman and Safavid eras. Arab, Persian and Turkish elements of Islamic civilization will be included. (A)

Risso

Topics include 19th-century reform attempts, the transition from empire to nation-states, the gap between ideology and practice, the Arab-Israeli conflict and revolutionary Iran. (A)

Risso

History of South Asia with emphasis on cultural development, social groups and religious communities and the establishment of the modern nation-state of India. (A)

(Also offered as RELG, PHIL 389)

Pre-Columbian thought through independence ideologies. (LA)

(Also offered as SOC, RELG, PHIL 390)

Positivism through contemporary thought. (LA)

Graham

This course will offer an overview of the history and culture of England from the arrival of the Angles and Saxons in the middle of the fifth century until the Battle of Hastings of 1066. (EC)

This course will examine the phenomenon of the Crusades in the Middle Ages, examining the three (arguably more) distinct cultures involved and addressing issues relevant to social, political, intellectual and military history. (EC)

Survey of medieval foundations, Tudor era and 17th-century social and political revolutions. (EME)

Sanabria

A historical approach to Spanish culture since the Spanish/American War (1898), focusing on regionalism, the commercialization of sport and leisure, the construction of gender roles and Spain’s entry into the European Community. (ME)

A survey of western medicine’s development to mid-19th century, aimed at the nonspecialist. Includes the impact of health factors in general historical development. (ME, RSI)

Survey of western medicine since mid-19th century, aimed at the nonspecialist. Includes the impact of health factors in general historical development. (ME, RSI)

A study of the development of urban spaces and urban lives from the 17th century, which considers the impact of political and cultural changes upon physical spaces and their impact upon modern lives. (ME)

Via a broad variety of media arts, theories and documents, this course introduces students to people and events that have contributed to changing definitions of modern European cultural identity between the 17th and 20th centuries. (ME)

Ferguson, Sanabria

A survey of French history from the Bourbon Restoration through modern times. Particular attention given to the Third Republic, the French colonial empire, French fascism and Vichy France, and France’s role in the modern world. (ME)

Surveys British society and culture from the restoration to the monarchy and emphasizes Britain’s influence on world politics and culture. (ME)

Ferguson

This course examines the expansion of European imperialism since the 17th century, from trading companies to cultural imperialism. (ME)

Bismarck to Brandt, a survey of German history from unification to contemporary times, with special emphasis on Weimar and Hitlerian Germany. (ME)

Bokovoy

The study of the “other” Europe, examining Eastern Europe during WWI, the interwar years, WWII and the communist and post-communist eras. (ME)

Bokovoy

This course explores the Balkan peninsula not only as Europe’s most diverse and complex cultural crossroad and frontier, but as an “imagined” political and cultural other. (ME)

(Also offered as RELG 426)

An examination of the motives, methods and execution of the destruction of the Jews by Nazi Germany and the responses of Jews, Western Powers, the Churches and Righteous Gentiles in the context of Jewish and world history. (ME)

Slaughter

Study of sexual behavior, politics and ideology in Western Society from the pre-modern world to the contemporary era. Background in History of Women Studies is suggested. (ME, WG)

Slaughter

Study of women’s participation in wars and revolutions, and discussion of the social impact of these events which often alters women’s status, experience and expectations. Typical approach using global example and case studies. (ME, WG)

A historical exploration of female and male beauty and body in relation to questions of power in comparative historical context, drawing from U.S., European, and Latin American examples, using both theoretical works and case studies. (WG)

The South from the beginning of colonization to the outbreak of the Civil War. Emphasis on slavery and its impact on southern society. (US)

Study of American politics from 1787 to the present. Emphasis on national politics with special attention to the presidency and changes in the political systems. (US)

Scharff, Truett

Examines the environmental transformation of the United States from the colonial era to the present day. Focus on the ecological consequences of colonial encounters; shifting links between cultures, markets and the land; changing ideas and politics of nature; and the environmental impacts and inequalities of urban-industrial life. (US)

Sandoval-Strausz

This course traces developments in the structure of profit-making enterprises and the organization of labor in United States history, examining how the imperatives of capitalism and the struggles of working people shaped the American economy. (US)

Szasz

(US)

Sandoval-Strausz

This course examines the urban landscapes of America–its physical form as well as the cultural beliefs and practices; economic conditions, material and social technologies; and individual aspirations which shape urban life, function and form. (US)

Sandoval-Strausz

Law is all around us: in politics, at work and in the home. This course will help students understand state and private law, which have substantial bearing on their lives and those of other Americans. (US)

A history of science and technology in the United States, examining both intellectual developments and the creation of an American scientific community. (US, RSI)

Szasz

(Also offered as RELG 441)

This class will cover the rise and development of the nation’s religious groups, from first contact to the present day. The focus will be on the social impact of the groups and how they influenced the development of American life. (US, RSI)

Connell-Szasz

Course will have a cross-cultural focus and look at how major trends of the modern era have played out among various American Indian/Alaska Native Nations and the Celtic people of Eire (Ireland), Alba (Scotland) and Cymru (Wales). (RE)

(Also offered as COMP, PHIL, POLS, RELG 453)

Supervised research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate thesis for the major in Asian Studies. (A)

Hutton

Intended to complement courses in the history of the American West. It will deal with the role of Westerns in the development of the American film industry. The approach will be interdisciplinary and utilize approaches from the fields of history, literature and film. (AW)

{Fall}

Hutton

This course examines the evolution of the western hero. In fiction, history and film the western hero has mirrored the development of the nation, always responding to a rapidly changing society–and more often than not defining it. (AW)

Scharff, Reyes

History of women in the western United States from the colonial period to the present, with attention to women’s work and family roles, common stereotypes of western women, sex roles on the frontier and why women’s suffrage was first achieved in the West. (AW, WG)

Reyes, Truett

History of colonial encounters, Indian-European exchanges and conflicts, environmental transformations and changing identities at the northern frontiers of New Spain and Mexico. From the time of Columbus to 1848. (AW, RE)

Truett

History of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands and its various native and immigrant communities from 1848 to the present. Focus on cultural and economic linkages, ethnic and military struggles, and formation of new identities on the border. (AW, RE)

Reyes

This course examines the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. We review historical interpretations of the broader political economy of colonial, 19th and 20th century America to contextualize past and current Mexican immigration. (AW, RE)

Truett

(Also offered as NATV 466)

In this class we will explore the history of Native American groups and their relationships to dominant cultures and nations in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. (AW, RE)

Bieber

Overview of social and economic trends in Latin America, stressing labor systems, social structure, trade, demography and industrialization. (LA)

Hall

Relations among the American nations since 1810 and with other world powers. Stresses U.S. role in the region after 1900, as well as tendencies to curb that influence. Guerrilla warfare, revolutionary networks and Third World ideology covered. (LA)

Hutchison

This course traces the evolution of Latin American labor systems in the modern period. (LA)

Hall, Gauderman

A historical exploration of the place of women within the social systems of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. Will explore the gendered dimensions of the economy, politics and culture in indigenous and Spanish societies. (LA, WG)

Hall, Hutchison

(Also offered as WMST 472)

Course will focus on women in Latin America, 1821–present, through various historical developments. Will explore political themes, such as suffrage, revolution and military regimes and social dimensions of class, race, ethnicity, work and family. (LA, WG)

Bieber, Gauderman

Historical overview of indigenous peoples of Spanish and Portuguese America from pre-colonial times to the present. Emphasis on cultural history, contact and change and policies impacting native American groups. (LA, RE)

Bieber

Overview of slavery, the slave trade and post-emancipation race relations in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America. (LA, RE)

Hutchison

Religious experience, movements and communities in Latin America, from conquest to the present. Examines the cultural interactions that have shaped belief and practice, and politics–particularly the influence of Catholicism and of native and African religions. (LA)

Explores key topics in Latin American history through film, including documentary and feature-length films produced in Latin America. Examines the historical context as well as the the political and social context of each film's production. (LA)

Porter

The era of European expansion in Asia from Vasco da Gama to circa 1900; sources of European expansion, the early struggles and conquests, colonial systems and imperialism. (A)

Risso

Covering the two centuries from 1756 through 1947, this course includes inter-cultural contacts, economic issues and the developments of both Indian and Muslim nationalisms. (A)

Skipping through time and space, this course investigates a series of themes common to human existence, and stresses interaction among different societies and civilizations. Team taught by three members of the History Department. (SC)

Bieber, Bokovoy, Cahill, Cornell, Sandoval-Strausz, Slaughter

Development of historical thought and writing. (SC)

Prerequisite: 101L–102L and a minimum of two upper-division courses in history.

Restriction: permission from department.

{Summer, Fall}

(SC)

Restriction: permission from department.

(SC)

Restriction: permission of instructor.

(SC)

Prerequisite: 493

Ball

The object of this class is to introduce students to the field of Public History. The course will embrace the theory, method and practice of public history. (SC)

(SC)

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Provides a supervised work experience in the practical application of historical skills. Training for interns is provided in various fields such as museum work, archival management and historical editing. It does not give credit toward minimum requirements for the Ph.D. Course may be repeated without limit provided the topics vary. (SC)

Will vary from instructor to instructor, but will be an in-depth analysis of specific historical problems. For course content, consult Schedule of Classes.

A political and social survey of the Greek people from the Mycenaean world through the long autumn of Hellenistic age and the arrival of the Romans.

A political and social survey of the Roman people from their origins on the Tiber through the glories of Empire to the final collapse of classical society in the 6th century.

Graham

The emergence of medieval European civilization from the reign of Constantine to the beginnings of the papal monarchy.

Prerequisite: 101L

Graham

The maturing of medieval civilization: Gregorian reform, the Crusades, the rise of the university and the Gothic cathedral.

The decline of medieval civilization and the transition to a new phase of European history.

Steen

(Also offered as RELG 506)

Religious revolution and concurrent developments in European politics, society and culture.

Steen

Survey of political, cultural, social and economic trends in Europe during Thirty Years War and reign of Louis XIV. Special emphasis on developments in England, France and Hapsburg dominions.

Steen

Survey of the political, cultural, social and economic situation in Europe at height of Old Regime. Emphasis will be on intellectual and social developments that culminated in French Revolution.

Steen

Survey of the course of the revolution and its impact on France and on European social, political, economic and military life.

Ferguson

This course examines social, political and economic issues that shaped European society in the 19th century, including revolutions, imperial expansion, the emergence of class society, transformations in urban and rural environments, cultural identity and nationalism.

Bokovoy

A social, cultural, political, diplomatic and military history of World War I.

Bokovoy

The origins of World War I, World War II and the search for peace.

Monahan

Survey of the Kievan, Mongol and Muscovite periods. Emphasis on political and social developments.

Monahan

From the Time of Troubles to the death of Nicholas I. Stresses the development of political institutions and the origins of the revolutionary movement.

Monahan

From the “Great Reforms” to the death of Lenin. Surveys the vast political, social and cultural changes which produced and accompanied the Russian revolution.

Sanabria

The consolidation and expansion of the Christian empires of Aragón, Castile and Portugal across Iberia and the Atlantic, from Muslim times to the War of Spanish Succession.

Sanabria

Survey of Spanish and Portuguese history since the war of Spanish Succession through Spain and Portugal’s successful democratic transitions, with special emphasis on the second Spanish Republic and Civil War.

Slaughter

Study of sex roles in primitive societies, classical views of women, the Judeo-Christian treatment of women, medieval social roles and the changes that came with the Renaissance and Reformation. Attention will be paid to the role of women in the family and to their economic function as well as to the less common activities of saint, witch and revolutionary.

Hutchinson, Scharff, Slaughter

Study of western women from pre-industrial to contemporary society which will focus on Victorianism, familial roles, changes in work patterns, feminist movements and female participation in fascist and revolutionary politics.

Hutchison, Slaughter

A detailed study of the movements for women’s rights in the U.S., Europe and Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The topic’s approach will emphasize the movement’s relation to and impact on broader historical questions.

Survey of Jewish history in Ancient and Medieval times, stressing major religious, intellectual, political and social developments. Traces the transformation of the Hebrews into the Jews and Israelite religion into Judaism, Highlights the Rabbinic era and the diaspora experience in the Islamic and Christian worlds.

{Fall and alternate years}

(Also offered as RELG 524)

Survey in ethnic history stressing political, religious and social developments from the expulsion from Spain (1492) to the present. Concentrates on European Jewry but will include consideration of American Jewish community, modern anti-semitism and rise of the state of Israel.

{Spring 2004 and alternate years}

From Marx to the present.

Graham

The history of Christianity from its beginnings in Palestine to the eve of the Protestant Reformation. Primary focus will be on the rich variety of forms–doctrinal, liturgical and institutional–that Christianity assumed through the Medieval centuries. Also of concern will be its contributions and significance as a civilizing force.

{Fall}

The development of Christianity from the Protestant Reformation into the modern world, including biography, doctrine, liturgy, institutions and religious practice, together with the interaction of Christianity with society at large.

{Spring}

A history of western science from ancient Mesopotamia through the “Scientific Revolution.”

A history of western science from the Enlightenment to the 20th century.

Yazawa

The settlement of English America. The transference of institutions and attitudes from Britain, Europe and Africa to North America and what happened to them when they encountered the new environment and the native population.

Yazawa

The separation of British America from the mother country: why it was undertaken, how it was achieved, what its significance was. The effort to gather a scattered and diverse people under one constitutional government.

Yazawa

Study of the impact of the American Revolution on the post-war society, the creation of the new nation, crisis of the 1790s, origin of modern political parties, Jeffersonian America, the War of 1812 and the movement westward.

The United States from 1815 to 1848, emphasizing economic growth, social transformation, westward expansion, political democratization, nationalism and sectionalism, and the rise of the slavery controversy.

Cornell

The United States from 1848 to 1868. Topics covered include slavery, anti-slavery and the coming of the Civil War; social, political and economic aspects of the war; emancipation and Reconstruction.

Smith

From JFK/LBJ liberalism to Reagan/Gingrich conservatism; the civil rights revolution and its backlash; from Vietnam to post-Cold War internationalism; democracy in the information age.

Szasz

The Era of World War II from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s, with a focus on the social, political, economic, cultural, military and diplomatic aspects of the conflict.

Hutton

This history of the Vietnam War era covers the origins of the conflict, the nature of the war, the home front reaction and the political, military and social consequences.

Survey and analysis of U.S. foreign relations from independence to 1900.

Survey and analysis of U.S. foreign relations in the 20th century.

Yazawa

The American Constitution from English origins through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The continuing effort to fashion a frame of government broad enough to embrace diverse peoples of different races, religious, national origins and value systems.

Yazawa

Sequel to 342. A century-long struggle to resolve the conflicting liberties of the people and requirements of an ordered society. Examination of the occasional collisions of the cherished rights of property and personal freedom.

Scharff

This course introduces students to the history of American women’s roles, status and ideas before 1865.

Scharff

This course introduces students to the history of American women’s roles, status and ideas since 1865.

Connell-Szasz

This course will cover American Indian/Alaska Native history to 1850.

Connell-Szasz

(Also offered as NATV 347)

The course will cover American Indian/Alaska Native history from 1850 to 1940.

Connell-Szasz

Course will address issues that Native Americans have dealt with from World War II to the early 21st century, including termination, urbanization, Red Power, gaming and self-determination.

Hutton

Survey of U.S. military and naval history from colonial times to 1900, with emphasis upon technological, managerial and political developments that have affected the armed services.

Hutton

A survey of the origins and development of American military institutions, traditions and practices of the 20th century. Attention to WWI, WWII and the Vietnam war, technological advances and institutional history will be given.

Sanabria

This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the history of sport and the relationship between sport and societies in Western Europe, the United States and their colonies from Antiquity through modern times.

Connell-Szasz, Hutton

Frontier expansion and conflict from the time of European discovery to the Mexican-American War.

Connell-Szasz, Hutton

Scharff

Surveys the growth of the trans-Mississippi West in the 20th century, giving attention to social development, economic growth, cultural development, the role of minority groups and the impact of science and technology.

Reyes

This course will review the history of the Southwest from pre-conquest and Spanish colonization to the U.S. invasion and its aftermath.

Reyes

This course examines the historical development of Chicana/o communities in the late 19th and 20th century with a special focus on the different socio-economic experiences of the Chicana/o population of the U.S.

Gauderman

The native cultures in pre-Conquest times; the conquest of the Incas and the colonial settlement of the remainder of Spanish South America; economic, social and cultural developments of colonial times, concentrating on the central Andean region, but with accounts of varying development in other areas; the origins and accomplishment of independence in the early 19th century.

Gauderman

An introduction to the ancient, indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica. Examines Mexico’s political, economic and social development under Spanish colonial rule. Attention given to the social and cultural interaction among Mexico’s indigenous, European and African populations.

Hall

Study of the events, leadership, social and economic implications, and role of U.S. involvement in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920.

Hutchison

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay from colonization to the present. Most emphasis on late 19th and 20th centuries, when these nations led the region’s development. Deals with the rise of the export economies, populist movements, militarism and socio-economic stagnation.

Bieber

Colonial Brazil from 1500 to 1822. Focus on structures of colonialism and their impact on indigenous, African and European peoples. Plantation society, slavery, mercantile policy, the role of the church, women and family will be discussed.

Bieber

History of Brazil since independence. Topics include oligarchical politics, the end of slavery, race relations, urbanization, industrialization, authoritarian regimes, labor and peasant movements.

Porter

Emergence and development of Chinese civilization to its height in the 13th century, including cultural, political, social and economic themes.

Porter

The development of early modern society and the impact of the West from the 13th to the 20th century.

Porter

Political, social economic and cultural history of China in the revolutionary period from 1911 to the present.

Porter

Social, political, and economic institutions from historical beginnings to modern times.

Risso

The political, social and economic development of the Islamic world through the Ottoman and Safavid eras. Arab, Persian and Turkish elements of Islamic civilization will be included.

Risso

Topics include 19th-century reform attempts, the transition from empire to nation-states, the gap between ideology and practice, the Arab-Israeli conflict and revolutionary Iran.

Skipping through time and space, this course investigates a series of themes common to human existence, and stresses interaction among different societies and civilizations. Team taught by three members of the History Department.

Ball

The object of this class is to introduce students to the field of Public History. The course will embrace the theory, method and practice of public history.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Graham

This course will offer an overview of the history and culture of England from the arrival of the Angles and Saxons in the middle of the fifth century until the Battle of Hastings of 1066.

This course will examine the phenomenon of the Crusades in the Middle Ages, examining the three (arguably more) distinct cultures involved and addressing issues relevant to social, political, intellectual and military history.

Hutton

This course examines the evolution of the western hero. In fiction, history and film the western hero has mirrored the development of the nation, always responding to a rapidly changing society–and more often than not defining it.

Scharff, Reyes

History of women in the western United States from the colonial period to the present, with attention to women’s work and family roles, common stereotypes of western women, sex roles on the frontier and why women’s suffrage was first achieved in the West.

Survey of medieval foundations, Tudor era and 17th-century social and political revolutions.

Connell-Szasz

Course will have a cross-cultural focus and look at how major trends of the modern era have played out among various American Indian/Alaska Native Nations and the Celtic people of Eire (Ireland), Alba (Scotland) and Cymru (Wales).

Sanabria

A historical approach to Spanish culture since the Spanish/American War (1898), focusing on regionalism, the commercialization of sport and leisure, the construction of gender roles and Spain’s entry into the European Community.

A survey of western medicine’s development to mid-19th century, aimed at the nonspecialist. Includes the impact of health factors in general historical development.

Survey of western medicine since mid-19th century, aimed at the nonspecialist. Includes the impact of health factors in general historical development.

A study of the development of urban spaces and urban lives from the 17th century, which considers the impact of political and cultural changes upon physical spaces and their impact upon modern lives.

Via a broad variety of media arts, theories and documents, this course introduces students to people and events that have contributed to changing definitions of modern European cultural identity between the 17th and 20th centuries.

Surveys British society and culture from the restoration to the monarchy and emphasizes Britain’s influence on world politics and culture.

Ferguson

This course examines the expansion of European imperialism since the 17th century, from trading companies to cultural imperialism.

Bismarck to Brandt, a survey of German history from unification to contemporary times, with special emphasis on Weimar and Hitlerian Germany.

Bokovoy

The study of the “other” Europe, examining Eastern Europe during WWI, the interwar years, WWII and the communist and post-communist eras.

Bokovoy

This course explores the Balkan peninsula not only as Europe’s most diverse and complex cultural crossroad and frontier, but as an “imagined” political and cultural other.

Slaughter

Study of women’s participation in wars and revolutions, and discussion of the social impact of these events which often alters women’s status, experience and expectations. Typical approach using global example and case studies.

A historical exploration of female and male beauty and body in relation to questions of power in comparative historical context, drawing from U.S., European, and Latin American examples, using both theoretical works and case studies.

The South from the beginning of colonization to the outbreak of the Civil War. Emphasis on slavery and its impact on southern society.

Study of American politics from 1787 to the present. Emphasis on national politics with special attention to the presidency and changes in the political systems.

Sandoval-Strausz, Scharff

An inquiry into sociability in the United States from 1820 to 1960. Leading themes include youth and working-class culture, social policing, identity, social life under capitalism, sexuality, travel, consumer culture and the politicization of leisure.

Scharff, Truett

Examines the environmental transformation of the United States from the colonial era to the present day. Focus on the ecological consequences of colonial encounters; shifting links between cultures, markets and the land; changing ideas and politics of nature; and the environmental impacts and inequalities of urban-industrial life.

Sandoval-Strausz

This course traces developments in the structure of profit-making enterprises and the organization of labor in United States history, examining how the imperatives of capitalism and the struggles of working people shaped the American economy.

Szasz

Sandoval-Strausz

This course examines the urban landscapes of America–its physical form as well as the cultural beliefs and practices; economic conditions, material and social technologies; and individual aspirations which shape urban life, function and form.

Sandoval-Strausz

Law is all around us: in politics, at work and in the home. This course will help students understand state and private law, which have substantial bearing on their lives and those of other Americans.

A history of science and technology in the United States, examining both intellectual developments and the creation of an American scientific community.

Szasz

(Also offered as RELG 641)

This class will cover the rise and development of the nation’s religious groups, from first contact to the present day. The focus will be on the social impact of the groups and how they influenced the development of American life.

Reyes, Truett

History of colonial encounters, Indian-European exchanges and conflicts, environmental transformations and changing identities at the northern frontiers of New Spain and Mexico. From the time of Columbus to 1848.

Truett

History of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands and its various native and immigrant communities from 1848 to the present. Focus on cultural and economic linkages, ethnic and military struggles, and formation of new identities on the border.

Reyes

This course examines the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. We review historical interpretations of the broader political economy of colonial, 19th and 20th century America to contextualize past and current Mexican immigration.

Truett

In this class we will explore the history of Native American groups and their relationships to dominant cultures and nations in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.

Bieber

Overview of social and economic trends in Latin America, stressing labor systems, social structure, trade, demography and industrialization.

Hall

Relations among the American nations since 1810 and with other world powers. Stresses U.S. role in the region after 1900, as well as tendencies to curb that influence. Guerrilla warfare, revolutionary networks and Third World ideology covered.

Hutchison

This course traces the evolution of Latin American labor systems in the modern period.

Gauderman, Hall

A historical exploration of the place of women within the social systems of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. Will explore the gendered dimensions of the economy, politics and culture in indigenous and Spanish societies.

Bieber, Hall, Hutchison

Course will focus on women in Latin America, 1821–present, through various historical developments. Will explore political themes, such as suffrage, revolution and military regimes and social dimensions of class, race, ethnicity, work and family.

Bieber, Gauderman

Historical overview of indigenous peoples of Spanish and Portuguese America from pre-colonial times to the present. Emphasis on cultural history, contact and change and policies impacting native American groups.

Bieber

Overview of slavery, the slave trade and post-emancipation race relations in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America.

Hutchison

Religious experience, movements and communities in Latin America, from conquest to the present. Examines the cultural interactions that have shaped belief and practice, and politics–particularly the influence of Catholicism and of native and African religions.

Risso

Covering the two centuries from 1756 through 1947, this course includes inter-cultural contacts, economic issues and the developments of both Indian and Muslim nationalisms.

Bieber, Smilth

This seminar familiarizes beginning graduate students with many of the fundamental paradigms, analytical models, and theories of causation that have been used within the field of history.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Explores key topics in Latin American history through film, including documentary and feature-length films produced in Latin America. Examines the historical context as well as the the political and social context of each film's production.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

(Also offered as LTAM 504)

Format varies from research seminar to reading colloquium and covers the whole history of Brazil. Reading knowledge of Portuguese recommended.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

(Also offered as ECON, POLS, SOC 584)

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

(Also offered as LTAM 504)

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

This workshop allows advanced doctoral students to circulate dissertation chapters to peers and faculty, and discuss readings preparing them for careers in history.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Restriction: permission of department graduate advisor.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.