History
Note: the courses on this page reflect Summer Term 2008 offerings.
Please check back on December 15 for a list of courses available during Summer Term 2009.
College of Arts and Sciences
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, and religious reform. Typical
readings may include Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, The Bible, Machiavelli's
The Prince, and Luther's Christian Liberty. 4 cr.
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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; 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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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CAS HI 349 History of International Relations 1900-1945
The impact of global war and revolution; the search for postwar reconstruction
and stability during the twenties; the consequences of economic collapse,
revolutionary nationalism and fascism during the thirties; the Second World
War and the advent
of the bipolar world. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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CAS HI 365 The 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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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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. 4 cr.
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CAS HI 392 Introduction to the Middle East
General introduction to the history, culture, and current developments
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. Meets with GRS HI 892. 4 cr.
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CAS HI 491 Directed Study
Prereq: consent of instructor and departmental approval. Variable
cr.
Summer 1 and 2:
Arranged Hours
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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. 4 cr.
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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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. 4 cr.
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GRS HI 892 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. Meets with CAS HI 392. Additional work required for graduate credit. 4 cr.
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Metropolitan College
MET HI 373 History of Boston
Provides an overview of the evolution and development of
Boston, and examines Boston's unique cultures as manifested
in religious,
political, social and aesthetic thought and events. Visits to museums, places
of historical significance, Boston neighborhoods, guest lecturers, and video
presentations complement this class. 4 cr.
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MET HI 395 Film and History
Examines the ways that historians work in varied media: books, essays,
feature films, and documentary films. Pursues the varied histories of past events
and eras in American history, analyzing how writers and film-makers develop a
narrative approach to events, time periods, or individuals’ lives. Also
looks not only at history in film but also at the history of film and its development
as an artistic and cultural expression during the twentieth century. Considers
the ways that films are themselves cultural artifacts of the time in which they
were produced: what movies tell us about American values, myths, and character
at a particular point in time and how the requirements of a particular film genre
affect the cultural information it presents. 4 cr.
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