Courses

• GRS HI 749: History of Religion in Precolonial Africa
  The study of the development of religious traditions in Africa during the period prior to European colonialism. An emphasis on both indigenous religions and the growth and spread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the continent as a whole. Also offered as GRS AA 882 and GRS RN 682.
• GRS HI 750: History of the Atlantic World
  Examines the various interactions that shaped the Atlantic World, connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas between 1400 and 1800. Begins by defining the political interaction, then emphasizes cultural exchange, religious conversion, and the revolutionary era. Also offered as GRS AA 885. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 885.
• GRS HI 751: Environmental History of Africa
  Focus on the African environment and ecological systems over the past 150 years. Topics include climatic change, hydrography, agriculture, deforestation, soil erosion, disease, conservation, famine, and the role of colonialism and government policy in environmental change. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 894.
• GRS HI 760: Blacks in Modern Europe
  Readings from recent scholarly books on Blacks in Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, as well as related primary materials revealing the evolving image of Blacks in European history, folklore, religion, art, and literature. Also offered as GRS AA 880. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 880.
• GRS HI 761: Black Radical Thought
  Black radical thought in America, Europe, and Africa since the eighteenth century through writings of abolitionists, leaders of revolutions and liberation movements, Black nationalists, and Black socialists. Emphasizes the global nature of the "Black World" and its role in world history. Also offered as GRS AA 888. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 888.
• GRS HI 800: European Historiography
  Examines historical writing about Europe through changing trends in method and approach. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 700.
• GRS HI 801: The Historian's Craft
  Intensive training in the best practices of historical research, writing, publication, and oral presentation. Culminates in the production of a publishable journal article. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 701.
• GRS HI 807: Topics in Medieval Culture
  Topics vary. Meets with GRS RN 770. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 707.
• GRS HI 819: Readings in European History
  Required of all graduate students in the field of European history. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 719.
• GRS HI 843: Problems in Twentieth-Century History
  An international and comparative approach to major problems of the twentieth century. Readings on such topics as modernization, urbanization, revolution, and war and its consequences. Topics change annually. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 743.
• GRS HI 849: United States History 1830–1900
  Historiographic investigation of various central themes in nineteenth century US history, covering the years 1830-1900. Introduces students to scholarship on such issues as plantation slavery; abolition; Civil War; Reconstruction; and race relations after the Civil War. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 749.
• GRS HI 850: American Historiography
  Examines the methodological and professional development of American historians since the 1880s, changes in the field since the founding period, and new directions in U.S. history. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 750.
• GRS HI 851: Recent American History
  Advanced graduate seminar that investigates significant problems in the history of the United States since 1900. The specific focus of the seminar changes from year-to-year. Recent topics include "Politics and Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America" and "State and Society." This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course by the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 751.
• GRS HI 852: Readings in American Political History
  Introduces students to new and recent work in U.S. political history, a field that now includes an expansive array of studies in electoral politics, legal change, social movements, political culture, state-building, and governance conceived very broadly. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 752.
• GRS HI 854: Economic History of the United States
  American economic development, the role of industry and agriculture, changes in economic structure and institutions, and the historical evolution of roles played by government and business enterprises. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 754.
• GRS HI 857: Topics in American Cultural History
  Readings seminar focusing on American culture, broadly defined, in various periods of American history. Readings consist of both primary documents and secondary sources relevant to the specific topic. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 757.
• GRS HI 859: The United States as a World Power
  Meets with CAS PO 674. The course material is organized along a debate format. Although the course is primarily concerned with twentieth-century U.S. foreign policy, attention is also given to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century issues. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 759.
• GRS HI 862: The Gilded Age, 1877-1914
  Examines the economic, social, cultural and political transformation from the end of the Reconstruction until 1914. Specific focus on the industrial revolution, foreign policy, the nation state, the metropolis, and conflicts that emerged in American society during the Gilded Age.
• GRS HI 863: Topics in American Intellectual History
  Introduces graduate students to major methods and themes in the field of U.S. intellectual history. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 763.
• GRS HI 870: African Historiography
  Examines historical writing about the African continent through key trends in the study of themes and regional historiographies. Also highlights recent works in the field. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 770.

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