Session I (May 20-June 27)
CAS HI 101. The Dawn of Europe: Antiquity to the Renaissance (Western Civilization I). Covers the origins and rise of Europe, with emphasis on Greek and Roman antiquity, medieval institutions, the Renaissance city-state, religious reform. Typical readings may include Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, The Bible, Machiavelli's The Prince, and Luther's Christian Liberty. Clifford Backman. Mon. thru Fri. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CAS HI 151. The Emerging United States to 1865. Colonial society and the roots of the American
Revolution; federalism, nationalism, Jeffersonian democracy; Jackson and democratic capitalism;
expansion and imperialism; slavery and civil war. Anne Blaschke. Tues./Wed./Thurs. 4-6:30 p.m.
CAS HI 349. History of International Relations, 1900-1945. The causes and consequences of the First World War; the search for postwar reconstruction and stability during the twenties; economic collapse, revolutionary nationalism, and fascism during the 1930s; the Second World War and the advent of the bipolar world. Dane Cash. Mon. thru Fri. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CAS HI 374. Intellectual History of the United States, 1900 to the Present. Major thinkers and movements in intellectual and cultural history since 1900. Topics include pragmatism and progressivism; ethnic and cultural pluralism; Marxism and liberalism; Cold War ideology and neoconservatism; artistic modernism; psychoanalysis and modernization theory; the New Left, multiculturalism, and postmodernism. Charles Capper. Mon./Wed./Fri. 9:30 a.m.-12 noon.
CAS HI 377. Economic History of the United States. Analysis of American economic development; role of factory and frontier; changes in economic structure and institutions; parts played by government and business enterprise in development. Influence of economic conditions and occupation groupings on political alignments and on public policy. Louis Ferleger. Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 p.m.
CAS HI 380. American Popular Culture: Film and Humor. An exploration of the connection
between social change and the comic in American culture in the twentieth century. Literary, oral, and
filmic materials provide the basis for analysis and discussion. Virginia Myhaver. Tues. thru Thurs. 2-4:30 p.m.
CAS HI 594. The Armenian Genocide. Examines the emergence of the Armenian Question in the Ottoman Empire as a national and international issue. Analysis of Armenian-Turkish relations after the Young Turk revolution in 1908. Focuses on the processes of the genocide, survivor memory, and international responses. Simon Payaslian. Mon./Wed./Fri. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
GRS HI 754. Economic History of the United States. Analysis of American economic development; role of factory and frontier; changes in economic structure and institutions; parts played by government and business enterprise in development. Influence of economic conditions and occupation groupings on political alignments and on public policy. Louis Ferleger. Mon./Wed. 12 noon-3:30 p.m.
Session II (June 30-August 8)
CAS HI 102. The Emergence of Modern Europe: Renaissance to the Present (Western Civilization II). Political and religious change; Enlightenment and Revolution; industrialization and the nation state; and modernity, the World Wars, and their consequences. Typical readings may include Rousseau's Social Contract, Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto, and Silone's Bread and Wine. Thomas Glick. Mon./Tues./Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-12 noon.
CAS HI 152. The United States Since 1865. Reconstruction, industrialism, and recent social movements; labor and populism, imperial expansion and progressive politics, World War I, 1920s prosperity and the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, and the Cold War. Zachary Smith. Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 p.m.
CAS HI 203. History of Medieval Europe. Traces the evolution of medieval civilization from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. Emphasis is placed on three main themes: the political and social development of western Europe, the evolution of Latin Christianity, and the role of popular culture. Clifford Backman. Mon. thru Fri. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CAS HI 350. History of International Relations Since 1945. The causes and consequences of the Soviet-American Cold War from its origins in Europe to its extension to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The rise of the multipolar international system, the emergence of the non-aligned blocs, and inter- and intra-alliance conflicts. François Lalonde. Mon. thru Fri. 1-2:30 p.m.
CAS HI 365. United States Since 1968. Recent political, economic, social, and cultural history. Includes Nixon, Carter, and Reagan presidencies; stagflation; Watergate; "Me Decade"; end of the Cold War. Katherine Jewell. Tues./Wed./Thurs. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CAS HI 392. Introduction to the Middle East. General introduction to the history, culture, and
current development in the Middle East. Objective is to introduce students to a specific geographical
and historical experience as well as to acquaint them with some of the literature in the field.
Shahram Shadbash. Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 p.m.
GRS HI 892. The Middle East. For students requiring graduate credit. See CAS HI 392 for course
description. Additional work required for graduate credit. Shahram Shadbash. Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 p.m.
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