History

• GRS HI 608: Renaissance Europe
  The main political, socioeconomic, intellectual and artistic currents in Italy (c. 1350--1530) and northwestern Europe (c. 1500-1560); emphasis on leading thinkers (Petrarch, Bruni, Machiavelli, Erasmus, More, Montaigne) as creators of the modern Western mind. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 811.
• GRS HI 609: Christendom Divided: Reformation and Religious Conflict in Early Modern Europe
  Religious change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries centuries; the origins and causes of the Protestant Reformation; the Catholic Reformation; the resulting civil wars in the Germanies, France, and the Netherlands; and pertinent aspects of Tudor and Stuart England. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 812.
• GRS HI 666: French Revolution and Napoleon
  Origins of the revolution; principal events in terms of political, social, and cultural impact on France and Europe; Napoleon's restructuring of France and Europe; the settlements of 1815. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 833.
• GRS HI 674: Issues in Modern Russian and Soviet History, 1861–1956
  Modern Russia in the imperial and Soviet eras: from the Great Reforms of Alexander II through the end of Stalin's reign. Examines Russia's political, socioeconomic, and cultural transformation from the traditional society into the first Communist state. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 847.
• GRS HI 698: African American History
  The history of African Americans from African origins to present time; consideration of slavery, reconstruction, and ethnic relations from the colonial era to our own time. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 871.
• GRS HI 699: Teaching College History
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in history. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS HI 705: American Thought and Culture, 1776 to 1900
  Examines how intellectuals constructed an "exceptional" American identity by adjusting provincial Protestant and Enlightenment traditions to the challenges of transnational democratic, Romantic, and secular thought. Topics include Transcendentalism, pro- and anti-slavery movements, philosophical idealism, literary realism, and Darwinian theories. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 873.
• GRS HI 706: Intellectual History of the United States, 1900 to the Present
  Investigates how American thinkers brought about an intellectual revolution in three challenging moments: the naturalist revolt in pragmatic philosophy and modern art; progressive liberals' confrontations with radicalism and new conservatisms; and poststructuralists' uncertain leap beyond modernist science, religion, and humanities. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 874.
• GRS HI 721: The American Revolution, 1750-1800
  The political, economic, and ideological causes of the American War for Independence; the construction of a new political system amid the passions of a revolutionary upheaval; and the gradual emergence of a new economic and cultural order in the United States. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered GRS HI 856.
• GRS HI 746: History of International Human Rights
  History of international human rights since the eighteenth century. Examines political, social, economic rights, the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and related international conventions, enforcement, regionalism, globalization, and NGOs. Analyzes tensions between national sovereignty and human rights.
• 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 777: The Sword, the Cross, and the Crescent: Byzantium and the Near East
  History of Byzantium and its arts and sciences, culture and religion, economy and commerce from the 300s to 1453, when Muslim Ottomans captured Constantinople. Examines the impact of Iconoclasm, the Crusades, cultural relations, and military conflicts with the Islamic East.
• 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
  Topic for Fall 2013: Christian, Muslim, and Jew: Religion, Community, and Culture in Medieval Spain. Interactions between Muslims, Christians, and Jews in medieval Europe's most religiously diverse region - from the establishment of an Islamic al-Andalus in 711 CE to the final Christian "reconquest" of the peninsula and expulsion of the Jews in 1492 CE. Also offered as 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.

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