History

College of Arts & Sciences

• What Is Europe'

  CAS HI 191
  

  Explores key moments in history when cultural contact prompted Europeans to reconsider how they defined themselves culturally and geographically. Lectures and discussions are combined with trips to local museums/archives to analyze the material remains of this process of self-definition. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr.

  Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

  A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6:30-9 pm

  Jack Arnold

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• Experiencing Total War

  CAS HI 279
  

  Analyzes how soldiers and civilians experienced WWI and WWII, which brutally penetrated their everyday lives and affected their bodies, vocabularies, and world-views. Major sources include combat accounts, diaries, letters, songs, material culture, food, and more. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course entitled "Intimate Histories of War" that was previously numbered CAS HI 279. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr.

  Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

  A1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3:30 pm

  Courtney Smith

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• History of American Foreign Relations Since 1898

  CAS HI 287
  

  Analysis of the history of American foreign policy from the perspective of the changing world and regional international systems; emphasis on the effect of these systems and the impact of America on the creation and operation of international systems. This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry II. 4 cr.

  Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

  B1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9:30 am-12 noon

  Nicholas Parker

  Meets w/CAS PO 381 & CAS IR 376

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• International Nuclear Politics

  CAS HI 335
  

  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Examines politics, history, and technologies surrounding nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. Foregrounds the "global atomic marketplace" with emphasis on the challenges and opportunities for nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Writing-Intensive Course. 4 cr.

  Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

  B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm

  Rosella Cappella Zielinski

  Meets w/CAS IR 315 & CAS PO 358

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