History
Lower-Division Courses
8. U.S. and Japanese World War II Films
(2 credits). W
Examines film portrayals of ideology, combat, atomic weapons, and war
legacies in the U.S. and Japan. Students analyze propaganda, popular films,
and documentaries made during and after the war. Complements course 26,
but can be taken alone. A. Christy, A. Yang Murray
10. Theories of History/Theories of Society. W
Nineteenth-century European theorists (Tocqueville, Marx, Weber, Durkheim)
believed history was directional, leading to definite outcomes that could
be understood with help from emerging social sciences. Course examines
implications for study of history and impact on modern conceptions of
social life. (General Education Code: IH.) M. Traugott
*20A. Classical World: Greece.
An overview of Greek history from the beginnings through the Hellenistic
period, with emphasis on the Archaic and Classical periods (ca. 800 B.C.
through 323 B.C.). (General Education Code: IH.) The Staff
20B. Classical World: Rome. F
A lecture course offering an overview of Roman history and civilization
from the legendary founding of Rome in 753 B.C. to the collapse of the
Roman Empire's central administration in the West in 476 A.D. Offered
in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: IH.) C. Hedrick
Jr.
21. Approaches to Classical Myth. F
Introduction to Greek myths, including selected ancient texts and visual
artifacts, historical and cultural context of their creation and reception,
modern theoretical approaches such as structuralism and psychoanalysis,
and interpretations in various media. (Also offered as Literature 061M.
Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code:
IH.) M. Gamel
25A. United States History to 1877. F
A survey of the political, social, and cultural history of the U.S. from
the founding of the North American colonies to 1877. Satisfies American
History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code: IH.)
M. Westerkamp
25B. United States History 1877 to Present. S
A survey of the political, social, and cultural history of the U.S. from
1877 to the present. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement.
(General Education Code: IH.) M. Lasar
29. Histories of Traditional India. S
A survey of the early histories of Indus Valley, Vedism, the epics, Buddhism,
Jainism, with an exploration among original sources: archaeological, visual,
ritual, literary, and epic texts. Thematic focus on communities, social
systems, elite and popular cultures, and their mutual interaction. (General
Education Codes: IH, E.) D. Basu
30A-B-C. Modern European History. F,W,S
A survey of economic, social, and political history of Europe since the
late fifteenth century. A: 1500–1789; B: 1789–1914; C: 1914–present. A
is not prerequisite to B, nor B to C. (General Education Code: IH.)
( F) B. Sharp, ( W) B. Thompson, (S) B. Thompson
32. Spain: 632–1500. W
History of Iberia from the decline of the Visigoths through the Muslim
period to the era of the "Catholic Monarchs." Emphasis will be placed
on issues of ethnicity and acculturation of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
(General Education Code: IH.) B. Catlos
33. Medieval Europe: 300–1000. F
A survey of Europe from the fourth through tenth centuries. Emphasizes
cultural conflict and assimilation (Roman and Germanic, pagan and Christian,
East and West). Topics include the rise of Christianity, barbarian migrations,
Byzantium and Islam, feudal society, the cult of saints and relics, Vikings,
and gender roles. (Formerly Medieval Europe: 300–1200.) (General
Education Code: IH.) C. Polecritti
34A. Introduction to the History of the Americas: Colonial Period.
S
Introduces the social, cultural, economic, and political history of the
New World through a close examination of the process of European "conquest"
in the sixteenth century and its consequences for both native and settler
peoples. Medieval and Renaissance European and African backgrounds; Inca,
Maya, Aztec, plains, woodland, and tropical rainforest native American
societies; processes of military and cultural conquest; epidemics and
ecological changes; native resistance and the establishment of the fundamental
institutions of colonial society. (Formerly course 34.) (General Education
Code: IH.) L. Segal
*34B. Introduction to Latin American History: National Period.
An introduction to the study of Latin American history from the Independence
Wars in the early nineteenth century to the twentieth century. Topics
include changing economic models of development, U.S. role, rural and
urban life, women, nationalisms, populism, revolution, the military in
politics, and the problem of democracy. (Formerly course 35.) (General
Education Codes: IH, E.) The Staff
37. Japanese Popular Culture. S
An introduction to Japanese popular culture from 1945 to the present.
We pursue the impact of mass media on Japanese society through analyses
of popular movies, animation, comic books, music, weddings, and tourism
in historical context. (General Education Code: E.) N. Aso
39. Film and the Holocaust. F
Examines a series of distinguished documentary and feature films about
the destruction of European Jewry. Each film is placed in its historical
context, and wherever possible, the readings include the original documents
on which films were based. Emphasis is placed on the strategies the filmmakers
used to address the problem of representing genocide with succumbing to
mere melodrama. B. Thompson
40. The Making of Modern East Asia. F
A broad introductory survey of the political, social, economic, philosophical,
and religious heritage of modern China, Japan, and Korea. Emphasis on
the historical foundations of modern nationalism, the colonial experience,
and revolutionary movements. (Formerly course 80D.) (General Education
Codes: IH, E.) A. Christy
42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision.
(See course 192.) The Staff
55. Introduction to the Modern World, 1500 to Present. S
Examines major world issues over the past 500 years. Topics include European
expansion and colonialism, the Muslim empires, East Asia from Ming to
Qing, the Americas, Africa, the scientific-technological revolution, decolonization,
and modern environmental problems. Designed primarily for first- and second-year
students, it provides a time frame for understanding events within a global
framework. (General Education Code: IH.) M. Cioc
80K. Spies: History and Culture of Espionage. S
Examines the “golden age” of espionage during the 1930s, the Second World
War, and the Cold War with emphasis on the relationship between intelligence
and resistance movements in wartime, the importance of code breaking,
and the links in certain notorious cases between espionage and treason.
(General Education Code: T4-Humanities and Arts.) B. Thompson
80M. Autobiographies and Social Life. S
Readings from life stories of "ordinary workers" reveal the changes shaping
European societies in age of industrialization. (General Education Code:
T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences.) M. Traugott
*80W. The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry.
Focus is on the destruction of the Jews of Europe by Nazi Germany. Issues
are historically grounded, and include works of literature, social sciences,
philosophy, and film, as well as a visit by a survivor/witness as part
of a two-day conference during the term. Students cannot receive credit
for this course and Literature 80L. Offered in alternate academic years.
(General Education Codes: T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) P. Kenez, M.
Baumgarten
80Y. World War II Memories in the U.S. and Japan. W
Examines how the meaning of such issues as war origins, war responsibility,
the atomic bomb, reparations, and racism have been subjects of contention
in postwar U.S. and Japan. Students explore the relations between history,
memory, and contemporary politics. (Formerly course 26.) (General Education
Codes: T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) A. Christy, A. Yang Murray
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
100. Historical Skills and Methods.
W
Designed to train students in the fundamental skills required for advanced
historical research. Students read historical theory and learn the basics
of historical analysis, research, and disciplinary writing. Recommended
to majors but open to all interested students. A. Christy
101. Athenian Democracy. S
Athenian democracy from foundation to the fourth century B.C., with emphasis
on its practices and ideologies. Readings from ancient sources and modern
theory. Topics to include foundations and development; Athenian concepts
of freedom, equality, law, citizenship. Lectures and discussion. C.
Hedrick Jr.
*104. Canaan, Israel, and Palestine from Polytheism to Monotheism.
This social and cultural history of Israel begins with the rise of the
Israelite monarchy and ends in the early Roman period. Economy, political
organization, and religious practices and beliefs such as polytheism and
monotheism are compared with those of neighboring peoples. Priority given
to history majors. G. Hamel
104A. U.S. Labor and the Working-Class History, Colonial Period
to 1919. F
Explores the history of work, working-class people, and the labor movement
in the U.S., with attention to race and gender dynamics and to social
and cultural development of the working class, as well as to the development
of organized labor. (Also offered as American Studies 104A. Students cannot
receive credit for both courses.) Satisfies American History and Institutions
Requirement. D. Frank
*104B. U.S. Labor and the Working-Class History, 1919 to the Present.
Explores the history of work, working-class people, and the labor movement
in the U.S. with attention to race and gender dynamics and to social and
cultural development of the working class, as well as to the development
of organized labor. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement.
D. Frank
110. Twentieth-Century Genocides. S
Examines themes linking major twentieth-century genocides (Armenia, Holocaust,
Cambodia, Rwanda, and Balkans) and analyzes geopolitical, social, and
ideological specificities that characterize each event. Students present
and discuss political, moral and legal aspects, and international responses
to contemporary genocides. Enrollment limited to 30. (General Education
Code: E.) T. Hogan, M. Thaler
*116. History of Soviet Film.
Does not stress questions of aesthetics or technical aspects of film making,
but the changing ideology inherent in Soviet films. The goal of examining
cinema is to enrich our understanding of Soviet history. Readings include
works of famous directors and theorists—Eisenstein, Vertov, Pudovkin,
and Kuleshov—in addition to secondary works by Denise Youngblood, Richard
Taylor, Josephine Woll, and Anna Lawton. P. Kenez
117A. Crossroads for American Capitalism: The United States, 1914–1945.
W
Between the First and Second World Wars, American society accepted the
need for a regulatory state to save capitalism from itself. Takes an in-depth
look at many aspects of U.S. politics and culture during these years.
M. Lasar
*120A. Late-Medieval Italy, c. 1200–1400.
Italy from the birth of the commune to the early Renaissance in Florence.
Topics include urban life and social conflict, gender roles, St. Francis,
the Black Death, Dante, Boccaccio, humanism, artistic developments from
Giotto through Donatello. Offered in alternate academic years. C. Polecritti
*120B. Renaissance Italy, c. 1400–1600.
Italy from the Florentine Renaissance through the counter-reformation.
Topics include social change and political consolidation, the rise of
the papacy, court life, Machiavelli, artistic developments from Donatello
through late Venetian Renaissance. Course 120A is recommended as preparation.
Offered in alternate academic years. C. Polecritti
*121A. The Making of the Modern World, 1400–1750.
Focuses on the transformation of many different societies of Asia, Africa,
and the Americas from 1400 to 1750 through case histories and the comparative
study of European colonial hegemony, labor systems, global economic exchange,
missions, and warfare. (General Education Code: E.) The Staff
121B. The Making of the Modern World, 1750–1950. S
The history of the world from 1750. Focuses on the liberal project (the
industrial and democratic revolutions) and its impact on the world—slavery
and abolition, self-strengthening movements, race and class, imperialism,
colonialism, and nationalism. (General Education Code: E.) E. Burke
III
*122. Reformation Europe.
Religious crisis and social change in the sixteenth century. Topics include
Protestant revolts, Catholic responses, heresy and persecution, French
wars of religion, the Inquisition and the Jews, and witch hunting. Offered
in alternate academic years. C. Polecritti
123. Russian Intellectual History. S
Focus on the emergence in nineteenth-century Russia of a westernized intelligentsia;
its effort both to assimilate western ideas and to define the destinies
of Russia; the shaping of the Russian revolutionary movement. Readings
in Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Herzen, and representative Russian Slavophils,
Populists, and Nihilists. J. Beecher
*125A-B. European Intellectual History.
Study of European thought, literature, and art, 1680–1914. Focus on relation
of ideas to their social and cultural context. A: Age of Enlightenment
from Swift and Montesquieu to Rousseau and Goya. B: nineteenth century;
emphasis on romanticism and development of socialist and aesthetic critiques
of industrial civilization. Offered in alternate academic years. J.
Beecher
127. Fascism and Resistance in Italy. F
Examines Italian politics, society, and culture during the fascist regime
and World War II; interdisciplinary focus, emphasizing history, literature,
and film. C. Polecritti
*131A-B. English History.
Emphasis on the interaction between social, economic, religious, and political
developments. An attempt to place these phenomena in the context of the
wider European and world scene. A: The period from 1485 to 1689. B: The
period from 1689 to 1990. The Staff
133. German History. W
The development of German civilization, including philosophy and literature
as well as politics and diplomacy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
M. Cioc
134A. French History: Old Regime and Revolution. F
French history from the Middle Ages through the Revolution. Focus on the
rise and fall of "absolute" monarch, the nature of Old Regime society,
the causes and significance of the French Revolution. Attention to those
who endured as well as to those who made events. Offered in alternate
academic years. J. Beecher
134B. French History: The Nineteenth
Century. W
Social, political, and cultural history of France from the Revolution
to WWI. Focus on the Revolutionary tradition, the Napoleonic myth, the
transformation of Paris, and the integration of the peasantry into the
national community. Readings include novels by Stendhal and Balzac. Offered
in alternate academic years. J. Beecher
135A-B-*C. Russian History. W-S
From its beginnings to the present. A: Kievan and Muscovite Russia. B:
Imperial Russia. C: twentieth-century Russia. Offered in alternate academic
years. P. Kenez
*136. German Film, 1919–1945.
Introduction to most important German films from 1919 to 1945. Through
combination of movies and documentaries, gain insight into political,
economic, social, and cultural conditions of Weimar and Nazi Germany.
M. Cioc
140A-B. Colonial and Revolutionary America. W,S
Explores the political, social, economic, and cultural development of
British North America from the first European/Amerindian contacts in the
late sixteenth century through to the establishment of the US. A: Founding
to 1750; B:1740-1815. A is not prerequisite to B. Satisfies American History
and Institutions Requirement. Offered in alternate academic years.
M. Westerkamp
141. African Cinema. W
Historical study of modern African cinematography from the emergence of
film as a tool of social control in the imperial and colonial periods
to its theoretical and practical transformation by African cineastes in
the post-independence era. Films and videos from northern, eastern, western,
central/equatorial, and southern Africa viewed. (General Education Code:
E.) D. Anthony III
141A. Africa to 1800. W
Introduction to history of Africa. Topics include states and "stateless"
societies, culture, society and economy in the pre-modern era, stratification,
oral traditions, long distance trade, the coming of Islam, and the evolution
of the South Atlantic system and its social, political, and other consequences.
Some background knowledge of Africa helpful. Offered in alternate academic
years. (General Education Code: E.) D. Anthony III
141B. Africa from 1800 to the Present. S
How Africa lost its continental, regional, and local autonomy in the era
of European imperialism. The components of European hegemony, Christian
proselytization, comparative colonial strategies and structures, nationalism,
decolonization and independence and the disengagement from neo-colonial
patterns and the colonial legacy. Case studies from northern and subsaharan
Africa. Some background knowledge of Africa helpful. Offered in alternate
academic years. (General Education Code: E.) D. Anthony III
*144. Race and the American City.
History of racial and ethnic minorities in the American city in the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries. Examines the experiences of several non-white
groups, with analyses of race, class, culture, gender, acculturation,
and implications for social policy in the urban environment. Satisfies
American History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code:
E.) P. Castillo
145. Chicana/Chicano History. W
A survey course on the social history of the Mexican (Chicana/o) community
and people in the U.S. through the twentieth century. Themes include resistance,
migration, labor, urbanization, culture and politics. Satisfies American
History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code: E.)
P. Castillo
*146A. Religion in Early America.
Studies major trends and developments in the history of American religion
from the founding of the colonies to the mid-nineteenth century. Examines
institutional, social, and theological components within the context of
American colonization, revolution, and expansion, both geographic and
economic. The Staff
*146B. Modern American Religion.
Explores the growth and transformation of American religious culture from
1870 to the present. While investigating individual church institutions,
leaders, and theologies, focuses upon religion as part of the larger,
pluralistic American culture. The Staff
147. California History. S
Offers a comprehensive view of California history, beginning with a study
of native societies, Spanish conquest, and the vast changes wrought by
the U.S.-Mexican war and the gold rush. Ecological, social, cultural,
and urban change to the present are traced. Offered in alternate academic
years. L. Haas
*149. History of the Southwest: Colonial Period to 1920.
Examines the social organization of Spanish colonial, Mexican, and early
American society in the Southwest. Themes include colonization, popular
culture, religion, work, gender relationships, and immigration. (General
Education Code: E.) L. Haas
150B. History of China, 1644–1911. F
Explores the evolution of the late imperial Chinese state: the society,
the economy, major intellectual trends, the encounter with the expansive
West, rebellions and revolutionary movements, and the end of the imperial
system. D. Basu
150C. Twentieth-Century China. W
China, 1900 to present. Traces the course of revolution in the twentieth
century, political and social transformation since 1949, and emerging
social tensions in the economic reform period. (Formerly History of
China: 1911 to Present.) (General Education Code: E.) G. Hershatter
151. Classical Chinese Culture and Literature, Tenth Century B.C.E.
through Sixth Century C.E. F
A survey of writing and culture from the tenth century B.C.E. through
the sixth century C.E., focusing on poetry, philosophical and historical
writing, supernatural fiction, Buddhist/Taoist texts in contexts of fragmentation,
empire building, dynastic collapse, rebellion, eremitism, and courtly
society. (Also offered as World Literature and Cultural Studies 135. Students
cannot receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic
years. (General Education Code: E.) C. Connery
152. Classical Chinese Culture and Literature, Sixth Century C.E.
through Sixteenth Century. S
A survey of writing and culture from the Tang through early Ming dynasties
(sixth-century C.E. through sixteenth-century C.E.). Themes include literary,
religious and philosophical innovation, courtly life, cultural contacts
with non-Chinese people, and transformations of state and society. (Also
offered as World Literature and Cultural Studies 136. Students cannot
receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code: E.) C. Connery
*153. Mediterranean Empire, 1100–1500.
Political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Crown of Aragon,
a major medieval Mediterranean power which failed to survive the transition
to the modern world. Emphasis on interaction between diverse ethnic/religious
groups within and outside of the Crown. Prerequisite(s): course 32, 33,
or 163. B. Catlos
*154. The Mediterranean in the Modern Era, 1730–1930.
The cultural transformation of the Mediterranean region in comparative
historical perspective from the rise of the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires
to modern times. Topics include orientalism, political and economic transformations,
social movements, cultural change, gender, colonialism, and imperialism.
E. Burke III
155. Cinema and History: Film Author Satyajit Ray. S
Satyajit Ray is widely acclaimed as a master of world cinema. Course considers
his work to examine “authorship” at multiple levels: the cultural, historical,
social, and familial contexts and the relationship of his film to fiction,
the politics and poetics of his vision, and its relationship to colonial,
nationalist, and postcolonial India. Also studies the question of gender
and the underclass. (Also offered as Film and Digital Media 162A. Students
cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code: E.)
D. Basu
*156A. History of Premodern India.
A study of religions (Vaisnavism, Tantrism, Islam, Sikhism), art, literature,
and social movements in their historical contexts from 1000 A.D. to 1800.
Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: E.) D.
Basu
*156B. Political and Social History of Modern India.
Indian social, political, and religious movements in the colonial and
postcolonial contexts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (Formerly
Intellectual and Social History of Modern India.) Offered in alternate
academic years. (General Education Code: E.) D. Basu
*158. Ethnicity and Community in the Middle Ages.
Survey and analysis of ethnicity in the Middle Ages, covering both the
Islamic and Christian-dominated West. Examines topics including the nature
of community and identity, political consequences of diversity, and social
and economic relations across community lines. (General Education Code:
E.) B. Catlos
159A. Ancient Japan. F
Surveys the history of the peoples of the Japanese islands from prehistorical
migrations to the middle of the fifteenth century. Emphases include examination
of social structures, political formations, cultural production, and religion.
(Formerly History of Japan, Premodern.) N. Aso
*159B. Tokugawa Japan.
Surveys the history of the peoples of the Japanese islands from the middle
of the fifteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century. Focus
is on the era of civil war, the formation of the early modern federated
state, social structure, and cultural production. A. Christy
*159C. Modern Japan.
Surveys the history of the peoples of the modern Japanese empire and nation
from the Meiji Restoration to the present. Focuses on the formation of
the modern state, international relations, social structure, and cultural
history. (Formerly 159B, History of Japan, Modern and Contemporary.)
(General Education Code: E.) N. Aso
*163. The Crusades, 1000–1300.
Examines history of Middle East from 1000–1300, in particular, Latin Crusade
and colonization and Muslim response. Format chronological; topics such
as acculturation, Holy War, and ethnicity examined through lectures and
slide presentations. B. Catlos
170. Women in Latin America. F
Introduction to the social history of Latin America through a focus on
the inflections of class and ethnicity on gender in this region. First
six weeks focuses on the colonial period. The last three weeks covers
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (General Education Code: E.)
M. Diaz
171A. History of the Caribbean: Colonial Period. W
A study of the Caribbean from the conquest to the abolition of slavery
in the nineteenth century. Focus on the Greater Antilles, particularly
the Spanish Caribbean. Emphasis on economic and social issues such as
colonialism and the role of sugar production, slavery, and race/ethnicity
in these multicultural societies. Offered in alternate academic years.
(General Education Code: E.) M. Diaz
175B. History of Mexico, 1850 to Present. S
Social, cultural, economic, and political history from the triumph of
Liberalism to the present day, focusing on four key periods: the dictatorship
of Porfirio Diaz (1900-1910), the armed phase of the Revolution (1910-1920),
the consolidation of revolutionary programs and a "single-party democracy"
(1920-1940), and the developmentalist counter-revolution since 1940. Provides
background for understanding the Mexican diaspora to the U.S. (General
Education Code: E.) L. Segal
*177. History of Modern Cuba.
Covers from the Cuban sugar revolution (late eighteenth century) to the
socialist revolution and its aftermath (1959-present). It is intended
to be not only a modern history of Cuba but also a broader history of
Latin America through the case of Cuba. (General Education Code: E.)
M. Diaz
*180. Origins of the U.S. Civil War.
Examines economic, social, cultural, and political changes that ultimately
produced civil war. Particular focus on how diverse segments of the population—North
and South, urban and rural, rich and poor, slave and free, black and white,
male and female—influenced and were affected by these changes. Prerequisite(s):
course 25A. B. Levine
*182. The Second American Revolution: The Civil War and Reconstruction.
Social, political, and economic history of the American Civil War and
Reconstruction, focusing on the war's changing nature and significance,
emancipation, and the postwar struggle over the future of the South and
the nation. Offered in alternate academic years. B. Levine
186. Asian American History, 1941–Present. W
Analyzes immigration, race relations, war, gender ideology, family life,
acculturation, political activism, interracial marriage, multiracial identity,
and cultural representations between 1941 and the present. Emphasis on
discussion, writing, research, and group presentations. (General Education
Code: E.) A. Yang Murray
190. Bioscience, Nazi "Racial Hygiene," and the Holocaust. F
Traces the Nazi “Superstate” project from its origins at the conjunction
of bioscientific theory and racialist ideology to its conclusion in the
Holocaust, providing a historical perspective for social and political
dilemmas raised by contemporary biomedical advances. (General Education
Code: E.) M. Thaler
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See course
42.) Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The
Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
To allow promising, well-qualified undergraduates to pursue directed programs
of archival or archaeological study in the field under supervision of
the Santa Cruz history faculty, concentrating their work within a single
given quarter. Students may take two or three courses concurrently. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
194. Senior Research Seminar.
An opportunity for advanced students to focus on specific research problems
and acquire experience in practical research skills and the writing of
a substantial research paper, totaling approximately 25 pages.
C. Research Seminar in the Americas. W
Students learn how to conduct research and write history. Primary and secondary sources are extensively read. Research sources include a rich array of government documents, newspapers, memories and diaries, visual material and film. Prerequisite(s): two upper-division history courses, satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education Code: W.) L. Haas
E. Special Topics in Ancient History. F
Seminar focuses on different topics in ancient history. In addition to assigned readings, the student is expected to do additional research that culminates in a 20 page paper on a topic of the student's choice. General topics for the course will vary from year to year. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, two upper-division history courses in student's area of concentration. Enrollment limited to 20. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: W.) C. Hedrick Jr.
J. Comparative Studies in Modern Asian History. F
Seminar on cultural and social changes in Asia, mainly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics include colonial encounters, cities, narratives of ordinary persons, nationalism and identity, and visual cultures. Prerequisite(s): two upper-division history courses in area of concentration; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. (Formerly Comparative Studies in Modern Chinese, Japanese, and Indian History.) Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Codes: W, E.) D. Basu
M. Topics in Chicana/o History. S
A seminar on the history of Chicanos/Mexicans in the United States, 1848 to the present. Topics include Chicano and Chicana labor, family, social, urban, cultural, and political history. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, two upper-division history courses from the student's area of concentration. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Codes: W, E.) P. Castillo
O. Slavery and Race in Latin America. W
Covers comparative history of slavery in Latin America with questions of race in the colonial and national periods and key moments and debates in the historiography of slavery and its relation to ideologies of the past and the nations. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, two upper-division history courses or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Codes: W, E.) M. Diaz
R. Modern Italian Culture. W
Developments in Italian culture and society from the postwar through the 1990s. Topics include north-south divisions, family and gender, cinema and modernity, urbanization, mafia, terrorism and separatistic movements. Prerequisite(s): course 120A, 120B, 122, 127, or permission of instructor; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code: W.) C. Polecritti
V. Topics in African History. S
Examines contemporary crises in Africa: the new South Africa, refugees, HIV/AIDS, children of war, blood or conflict diamonds, civil war, and genocide in Rwanda. Seminar format where students will be prepared to undertake studies on specific subjects and two rounds of 15–20 page papers. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements and two upper-division history courses. Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education Codes: W, E.) D. Anthony III
W. Gender, Family, and State in China: 1600–Present. F
Explores gender, family, and state power in China from 1600 to present, examining gendered norms, education, political movements, revolutionary practice, sexuality and sex work, and state interventions in contemporary families. Responses to reading and a research paper required. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements; two upper-division history courses—one in Asian history; or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Codes: W, E.) G. Hershatter
*X. Saints and Holiness in Medieval Europe.
Examines popular religious belief and practice, including conversion, the cult of the saints, relics, pilgrimage, miracles and visions. Emphasis on Medieval through Reformation Europe, but some attention also paid to modern patterns of devotion. Prerequisite(s): course 33, or 120A, 120B, or 122 and one upper-division history course; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: W.) C. Polecritti
Y. Studies in European Intellectual History. W
Topics in European intellectual history from the French Revolution to World War I. Readings exemplifying approaches from history of ideas and intellectual biography to recent studies of rhetoric and political culture. Preparation and presentation of research paper. Prerequisite(s): two upper-division history courses, preferably in area of concentration; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: W.) J. Beecher
195A. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency (students should
have completed two upper-division courses, preferably in their area of
concentration). The Staff
195B. Thesis Writing. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements;
petition on file with sponsoring agency (students should have completed
two upper-division courses, preferably in their area of concentration).
(General Education Code: W.) The Staff
196. Senior Readings Seminar. F,W,S
Discussion classes providing a broad overview of some general area or
theoretical concern within an "area of concentration." Discussion of assigned
readings plus either a series of short papers or a single final paper—in
either case, totaling approximately 25 pages.
A. Hitler and Stalin. S
A discussion of twentieth century totalitarianism. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, two upper-division history courses in area of concentration. Enrollment limited to 20. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code: W.) P. Kenez
B. The Cold War and East Asia. W
Considers through primary and secondary sources the impact and aftermath of the cold war in East Asia in terms of state formation, domestic and foreign policy, and protest movements in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan with reference to Vietnam. Prerequisite(s): two upper-division courses in student's area of concentration, satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to history majors. (General Education Codes: E, W.) N. Aso
*D. Eastern European Jewish Social History.
Study of nineteenth– and twentieth–century Eastern European and Russian Jewish social history. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Subject A and Composition requirements; two undergraduate history courses. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Codes: W, E.) P. Kenez
*F. Modern Germany and Europe.
A senior reading and research seminar that explores the major historiographic debates in German history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite(s): two upper-division history courses in student's area of concentration, satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to history majors. (General Education Code: W.) M. Cioc
G. Problems of the Civil War Era. S
The era of the Civil War is generally acknowledged to be the most important turning point in U.S. history, no less than a second American revolution. New questions arise and controversies proliferate steadily in the study of this pivotal era. Provides a critical, in-depth look at key aspects of this subject. Prerequisite(s): course 180 or 182. Enrollment limited to 15. B. Levine
K. Topics in Medieval History. S
Addresses contemporary and modern interpretations of the events relating to the Crusades in the Middle East. Through critical discussions, will access value of various historical sources. Prerequisite(s): course 153 and one upper-division history course; or course 32 and two upper-division history courses. Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education Code: W.) B. Catlos
*M. End of Slavery and Serfdom.
Examines economic, social, cultural, and political changes that ultimately produced civil war. Particular focus on how diverse segments of the population—North and South, urban and rural, rich and poor, slave and free, black and white, male and female—influenced and were affected by these changes. Prerequisite(s): course 25A and/or History 182. Enrollment limited to 15. (Formerly Bondage and Emancipation in Comparative Perspective.) Offered in alternate academic years. B. Levine
R. Women in Japanese History. S
Examines through both primary and secondary sources such issues as work, sexuality, education, class, and ethnicity in relation to constructions of female gender in Japanese society over the past several centuries, particularly focusing on the modern era. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code: W.) N. Aso
*Y. Memories of WWII in the U.S. and Japan.
Research seminar comparing U.S. and Japanese memories of World War II. Topics include war origins, total war, the atomic bomb, war responsibility, reparations, memorials, museums, and monuments. Primary work devoted to research in original texts and documents. Prerequisite(s): course 26 or permission of instructor, satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 15. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Codes: W, E.) A. Christy
Z. Women and Social Movements in the U.S. F
Examines history of women and social movements in the U.S., including abolitionism, antilynching, Chinese and Jewish garment workers, Chicana farm labor activism, the American Indian Movement, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Civil Rights movement. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code: W.) D. Frank
198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Student's supervision is conducted by a regularly appointed officer of
instruction by means other than the usual supervision in person (e.g.,
by correspondence) or student is doing all or most of the course work
off campus. Prerequisite(s): suitable preparation for field work and facility
and competence in subject-matter area. May be repeated for credit.
The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
201. Methods and Theories of History.
F
An overview of contemporary theory and philosophy about the nature and
production of history. Topics vary with instructor. Enrollment limited
to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate history majors. (Formerly Historiography.)
M. Traugott
*202. Readings in Late Imperial China.
A survey of the major works and historiographical controversies in Qing
Dynasty (1644-1911) China. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. (Formerly Late Imperial China.) D. Basu
*203. Readings in Twentieth-Century China.
A survey of major Western-language works and historiographical controversies
in Chinese history from 1900 to the present. Weekly readings emphasize
particular social and political movements as well as long-term changes
in urban and rural society. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. (Formerly Twentieth-Century China.) G.
Hershatter
204. Engendering China. W
Reading seminar on the history of Chinese gender, focusing on the Qing
dynasty (1644-1911) to the present. Topics include marriage and family,
sexuality, work, the gendered language of politics, and major reform movements.
Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
G. Hershatter
*205A. Readings in European Social and Cultural History.
A readings seminar that introduces beginning graduate students to some
of the major conceptual and methodological approaches to early modern
European social and cultural history, 1400–1789. Enrollment limited to
20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic
years. B. Sharp
*205B. Readings in European Social and Cultural History.
A readings seminar that introduces beginning graduate students to some
of the major conceptual and methodological approaches to modern European
social and cultural history, 1789-the present. Enrollment limited to 20.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic
years. M. Traugott
208A-B-*C. Readings in U.S. History. F-S
Introduction to major themes and controversies in the interpretation of
U.S. history. Readings cover both chronological eras and topical subjects,
often in a comparative context. A: Colonial; B: nineteenth century; C:
twentieth century. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to
graduate history majors. M. Westerkamp, B. Levine
*210. Readings in Modern Japan.
A graduate course intended to give students a fundamental understanding
of the major themes in the study of modern Japanese history. Central themes
include modernity and modernization, colonialism, postwar recovery, gender,
race, and nationalism. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. A. Christy
*221A. Patterns of World History, 1500–1750.
A graduate introduction to world history, 1500-1750. Focuses on social
and economic change in the societies of Asia, Africa, and the Americas
through a comparative study of European imperial hegemony, labor systems,
global economic exchange, and cultural interactions. D. Sweet
221B. Patterns of World History, 1750–Present. S
The history of the modern world, 1750-1990. Focuses on patterns of social
and economic change attendant to the rise of the capitalist world market,
European imperialism and indigenous self-strengthening movements, processes
of cultural and economic globalization. E. Burke III
*222. History of Gender Research Seminar.
Introduction to theories and methods employed in gendered historical research.
Readings are drawn from a range of chronological, national, and thematic
fields and explore the intersection of gender analysis with questions
of the body and sexuality; modernity; colonialism/postcolonialism; class,
race, and ethnicity; and constructed space. Enrollment limited to 15.
Enrollment restricted to graduate history majors. A. Yang Murray
*224. Society and Culture Research Seminar.
A graduate course introducing students to research using primary historical
materials to explore topics in society and cultural history from 1500
to the present. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. B. Sharp
226. Colonialism, Nationalism, and Race Research Seminar. W
Research seminar introducing theories and methods of the comparative histories
of race, ethnicity, and nationalism. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment
restricted to graduate history majors. L. Haas
*228A. Research Methods: China.
An introduction for graduate students to the use of major research tools
and sources in Chinese history since 1600, with a focus on twentieth-century
materials. Students complete a series of bibliographical exercises and
prepare a research prospectus. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. G. Hershatter
*228B. Research Methods: China.
Building on the research and bibliographic skills developed in course
228A, students develop a research topic and write a paper of 20-30 pages
using primary sources as appropriate in English, Chinese, and/or Japanese.
Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
G. Hershatter
230. Directed Research Colloquium. W
Having already prepared a bibliography and research prospectus in a graduate
research seminar, students will undertake further research on their projects,
write a 25-30 page research paper, and present their work to their fellow
students. Prerequisite(s): history graduate research seminar. Enrollment
limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate history majors. B.
Sharp
243A. Nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Jewish Resistance in World
War II. W
Jewish resistance to Nazism during World War II, in Eastern Europe, and
its historical context. Includes the pre-war rise in nationalism and anti-Semitism
in Poland and Lithuania, Jewish integration in the Soviet Union, and the
consequences for wartime resistance. (Also offered as History of Consciousness
243A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment limited
to 15. Enrollment restricted to seniors and graduate students. B. Epstein
290A. History Graduate Proseminar: Teaching Pedagogy (2 credits).
F
Devoted to professionalism and socialization of history graduate students.
Includes formal and informal meetings with faculty and other graduate
students. This course is required for first- and second-year students;
however, it is open to all other history graduate students as needed.
Topics include TAships, designing course syllabi, pedagogy, teaching technologies,
and teaching in different venues. Enrollment restricted to graduate history
majors. May be repeated for credit. D. Frank
290B. History Graduate Proseminar: Research Presentations and
Grant Writing (2 credits). W
Seminar devoted to professionalism and socialization of history graduate
students. Includes formal and informal meetings with faculty and other
graduate students. This course is required for first- and second-year
students; however, it is open to all other history graduate students as
needed. Topics include discussion of a research presentation, conference
proposals and paper preparation, and developing a research prospectus:
grant applications and publishing journal articles and the dissertation.
Enrollment restricted to graduate history majors. May be repeated for
credit. M. Cioc
290C. History Graduate Proseminar: Job Market (2 credits). S
Seminar devoted to professionalism and socialization of history graduate
students. Includes formal and informal meetings with faculty and other
graduate students. This course is required for first- and second-year
students; however, it is open to all other history graduate students as
needed. Topics include researching positions, preparing a C.V. and the
job application letter, preparing for an interview, practice interview,
preparing a job talk and/or teaching presentation, and practice job talk.
Enrollment restricted to graduate history majors. May be repeated for
credit. M. Cioc
291. Foreign Language Preparation (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study course in which history graduate student reads selected
texts to fulfill foreign language requirement. Student meets with instructor
to discuss readings, deepening his knowledge of the foreign language.
Prerequisite(s): petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
May be repeated for credit. M. Cioc
292. Qualifying Examination Preparation (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study course designed to help students prepare for qualifying
exams. Students meet on regular basis with one or more members of qualifying
examination committee to monitor preparation for exam. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated
for credit. M. Cioc
293. Readings in Research Field (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study focusing on selected texts or authors in history or
historical theory. Students meet on regular basis with instructor to discuss
readings and deepen their knowledge of a particular author or historical
theory. Prerequisite(s): petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. May be repeated for credit. M. Cioc
295. Teaching Assistant Preparation (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study designed to help history graduate students prepare to
teach in an area of history outside their specialization. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated
for credit. M. Cioc
296. History Colloquium (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent study designed to foster departmental and cross-disciplinary
participation in campus talks, colloquia, conferences, and events. Prerequisite(s):
petition on file. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated
for credit. M. Cioc
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
The Staff
*Not offered in 2003-04