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History
Chair of the Department of History:
Jennifer Delton
Professor: Tadahisa Kuroda, David
H. Porter Professor
Associate Professors: Margaret J. Pearson, Jennifer Delton,
Matthew D. Hockenos
Assistant Professors: Jordana Dym, Joseph Hodge, Erica Bastress-Dukehart
"An unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates
History is a way by which men and women come to understand who they are
as human beings. It is the mission of the History Department to impart
to students a solid knowledge of the past and to develop in them the
ways of thinking they will need to make sense of broad patterns of
change in different civilizations and cultures. The History Department
prepares students to think critically about the world they live in and
their place in it. We want them to pick up a newspaper and have some
context for understanding the importance of the stories therein. We want
them to make decisions in their careers and lives with an understanding
of the moral and political issues that are at stake in those decisions.
We believe that this is not merely a function of exercising a skill
called "critical thinking," but that it comes from, and actually
requires, a specific knowledge of the past that has led to the events
they are reading about the moral and political quandaries they are faced
with. Thus the history department considers its main duty to be to give
students the "historical literacy" they need in order to think
critically about the world in which they live.
The Skidmore History Department expects
its students to acquire a broad knowledge of the past and to
be able to work in depth in areas and at topics of an individual's
particular interest. Students should develop the capacity to
identify major historical problems, interpret varying bodies
of knowledge, deal critically with a range of historical sources
and present their ideas in a clear, vigorous, and graceful form.
Courses offered by the department explore the pasts of the United
States, England, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and
range from the ancient world to the present. History students
are encouraged to develop areas of interest in related disciplines
and programs such as international relations, American and Asian
studies, government, and philosophy as well as to study abroad.
THE HISTORY MAJOR: A major requires thirty-two credits in history,
including the colloquium and nine additional credits at the
300 level. Students should take additional colloquia if possible.
History courses that ordinarily carry three credit hours may carry four
credit hours when they have a fourth contact hour of class or when they
qualify as enhanced courses without a required fourth contact hour of
class, developing particular student skills and offering a distinctive
approach to learning. Enhanced courses are so designated in the master
schedule and follow one of the following models:
Research in History (designated HI XXX (R)): Students develop research
questions and hone research skills by identifying and assessing primary
and/or secondary sources (including scholarly literature), preparing
interim analyses (such as thesis statements, bibliographies, drafts),
and making written or oral presentations on final research findings.
Writing History (designated HI XXX (W)): Students spend additional time
drafting, revising, and critiquing to hone their skills at argumentation
and analysis within appropriate historical context. They attend not only
to content but also to style and voice in their critical papers.
Critical Perspectives (designated HI XXX (C)): Students study films,
listen to public lectures, and read novels, and/or make field trips to
enrich their understanding of history, and submit critical reports on
what they have learned in written or oral presentations.
In cooperation with the advisor, a student majoring in history
should construct a program to include a broad knowledge of history
in general, as well as specific knowledge of one area of history
in greater depth. The program should include a variety of approaches
to the study of history and should demonstrate the ability to
work at different levels.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In conjunction with the relevant departments,
the History Department offers majors in government-history and
history-philosophy. See Interdepartmental
Majors. Other interdepartmental majors can be arranged.
The department participates in the Asian studies major and minor,
the environmental studies major and minor, the international
affairs minor, the Latin American studies minor, and the law
and society minor.
THE HISTORY MINOR: A minor in history
consists of twenty credits in history including nine credits at the 300 level.
Credits toward the major: Courses successfully completed through
Advanced Placement, courses completed at other accredited institutions,
and course credit received in programs abroad may, with the
permission of the chair, be counted toward history requirements.
Of the work submitted for the major, interdepartmental majors,
and the minor, the department requires that at least half be
credits taught in the Skidmore History Department and listed
in the Skidmore catalog.
The department will treat six credits of Advanced Placement
in either American or European history accepted by Skidmore
College as equivalent to four credits toward the major or minor
in history or to the history component of the Government/History
and History/Philosophy interdepartmental majors.
The following courses provide both Liberal Studies credit and
credit toward the history major or minor:
LS2 113,
124,
CC226.
HONORS IN HISTORY: To graduate with departmental honors in history, the
major must meet college requirements for honors (See Graduation Honors).
In addition, they must receive a grade of A- or higher for their work in
at least one colloquium.
PHI ALPHA THETA: Alpha Delta Tau Chapter.
Founded in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta is an international history
honor society and a professional society for students and historians.
Phi Alpha Theta recognizes academic excellence in the study
of history. Eligibility requirements include: completion of
a minimum of four courses in history; a 3.4 cumulative grade-point
average in history; and a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average
or better overall, and placement in the top 35 percent of the class.
First-year students are welcome in all courses numbered 103
through 247.
HI 103.
MEDIEVAL EUROPE 3 The formation of Europe: from the
breakdown of Roman political authority in the West in the fourth
century to the rise of national states and their conflicts in
the fourteenth. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
E. Bastress-Dukehart HI 104. EARLY MODERN
EUROPEAN HISTORY 3 The evolution of modern European
politics, society, and thought: from the Renaissance and Reformation
to the French Revolution. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
E. Bastress-Dukehart HI 105. NINETEENTH-CENTURY
EUROPE: IDEOLOGY AND REVOLUTION 3 An intensive examination of the
revolutions in economics, politics, and society in Europe from
1789 to 1914. Emphasis on the French and industrial revolutions;
the rise in nationalism, liberalism, socialism, imperialism,
and the women's movement; international rivalry and diplomacy
culminating in World War I. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
M. Hockenos
HI 106. TWENTIETH-CENTURY
EUROPE: AGE OF CONFLICT 3 An intensive examination of the
political, economic, social, and cultural history of Europe
from World War I. Emphasis on world wars, fascism, Nazism, communism,
the Holocaust, new nations and nationalism, the Cold War, and
the collapse of Soviet communism. (Fulfills social sciences
requirement.) M. Hockenos HI 107. WRITING
ABOUT HISTORY 3 A brief study of a number of significant
issues in history. Students will be introduced to the discipline
of history and will have an opportunity to develop and improve
writing skills. (Fulfills
social sciences requirement.) A.
The Liberal Arts College in America from Harvard to Skidmore
T. Kuroda B.
United States Environmental History
T. Kuroda
HI 108.
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA 3 Explores Latin America society
from initial encounters between Europeans and Native Americans
to early-nineteenth-century wars of independence. Focuses on
interactions among native American, African, and European peoples
and institutions. Topics include conquest and colonization;
church, crown, and commoner; labor and environment; class and
caste; women; and commerce in principal Spanish districts (Peru,
Central America, and Mexico), Portuguese Brazil, and French
Saint Domingue (Haiti). (Fulfills social sciences requirement;
designated as a Cultural Diversity course.)
J. Dym
HI 109.
CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA 3 Introduces the economic, political,
social, and intellectual history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century
Latin America. The course material is organized both thematically
and chronologically, focusing on a series of topics that are
key to understanding the emergence of the former colonies of
Spain, Portugal, France, and England into a group of distinct
nation-states. Topics include legacies of empire, political
participation, and national identity in multicultural contexts,
as well as dictatorship and democratization. (Fulfills social
sciences requirement; designated as a Cultural Diversity course.)
J. Dym
HI 110.
BRITISH EMPIRE: AN INTRODUCTION 3 An introductory survey of the British
Empire from its earliest beginnings in the sixteenth century
through decolonization in the post-World War II era. This course
will focus on the political, economic, cultural, and ecological
causes and consequences of British overseas expansion. Topics
include the ecological and biological impact of British imperialism;
Elizabethan commercial expansion; the plantings of Ireland;
early settlements in the New World and the impact on indigenous
peoples; the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the plantation system
in the Caribbean; the American Revolution and the end of the
first British Empire; the ideologies of the British Raj in India;
the "New Imperialism" of the late nineteenth century
and the "scramble for Africa"; the transfer of technology
and culture; decolonization; and the contemporary legacy of
empire. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
J. Hodge HI 121. AMERICAN
HISTORY TO THE CIVIL WAR 3 An exploration of major issues
and problems of the American past: the colonial experience to
the Civil War. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
J. Delton HI 122. AMERICAN
HISTORY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR 3 An exploration of major issues
and problems of the American past: from the Civil War to the
present. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
J. Delton
HI 201. GREEK HISTORY
3 A study of Greece from the Mycenaean
age to the Trojan War to Alexander the Great. The course focuses
on the heroic age, the development of the city-state, the origins
of democracy, the nature of imperialism, intellectual and cultural
achievements, economic conditions, and family life. Special
emphasis is given to the study of the ancient sources: literary,
historiographic, archaeological, and numismatic. (Fulfills social
sciences requirement.) M. Arnush HI 202. ROMAN HISTORY
3 A study of Rome from its foundation
by Romulus to the principate of Justinian and the end of antiquity.
The course focuses on the Etruscan world, the rise of Rome in
Italy, the impact of Hellenism, social and political institutions
in the Republic, imperialism under Augustus, the evolution of
Roman culture and the spread of Christianity. Special emphasis
is given to the study of the ancient sources: literary, historiographic,
archaeological, and numismatic. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
M. Arnush HI 210. ENGLAND
TO 1688 3 Traces the history of English society
and state formation from the Anglo-Saxon conquests through to
the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The course will introduce students
to the major political and constitutional developments in medieval
and early modern England, including the Magna Carta, English
Common Law, the growth of Parliament, the English Civil War,
and the Revolution of 1688. This course will also address important
economic, social, and cultural topics such as medieval society
and institutions, changes in gender relations, the plague, theft
and poverty, and the English Reformation. (Fulfills social sciences
requirement.) J. Hodge HI 211. BRITAIN
SINCE 1688 3 An introductory survey course on Britain since 1688, with particular attention given to the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Our focus will be on the experience and tensions of modernity in Britain. Students will learn about a variety of thematic topics, including the commercial revolution of the 18th century, the increasing importance of Parliamentary government and institutions, the growth of industrialization and urbanization, the decline of rural life, the rise of liberalism, radicalism, and social reform, and the impact of empire on British cultural identity. Finally, we will touch on some of the important themes of the 20th century, such as the emergence of the welfare state and the eclipse of British power in the world. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
J. Hodge
HI 215. TOPICS IN HISTORY 3 Topically organized courses based
on problems and issues of special interest at the introductory
level. The specific themes to be examined may differ from year
to year. Recent offerings include "An Introduction to U.S.
Environmental History," "Modern African History,"
and "Vietnam War." This course with a different topic
may be repeated for credit. (Fulfills social sciences requirement.)
A. American History J. Delton, T. Kuroda B. British History J. Hodge C. Medieval History E. Bastress-Dukehart D. Early European History E. Bastress-Dukehart E. Modern European History M. Hockenos F. Ancient History M. Arnush G. Literature and Philosophy of History H. Latin American History J. Dym I. African History J. Hodge
HI 216.
TOPICS IN HISTORY: NON-WESTERN 3 Topically organized courses based
on problems and issues of special interest at the introductory
level. The specific themes to be examined may be different from
year to year. This course with a different topic may be repeated
for credit. A. Chinese History M. Pearson B. Japanese History M. Pearson D. Other
(Designated non-Western culture courses.)
HI 223. AMERICA
AND THE WORLD: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
3 An examination of the development of the
United States from its peripheral position in world affairs to its role
as an international superpower. What has motivated American foreign policy?
What has defined America's international and national interests? Can
we discern a continuity to American foreign policy over time, or is it
defined by contingency and reaction? How have Americans defined themselves
through their foreign policy? How has American foreign policy betrayed
American ideals? How has it fulfilled those ideals? How has September
11 changed our views of America's role in the world? (Fulfills social
sciences requirement.) J. Delton
HI 224H. THE ENLIGHTENMENT 4 Studies the most important
interactions to take place within and among society, politics, and culture
that characterized this intellectual and cultural transformation. Influenced
by revolutionary advancements in science and medicine, inflamed by seditious
political treatises, and distrustful of Catholic reforms, eighteenth-century
enlightened thinkers sparked the emergence of a new political and literary
culture. Ultimately, the intellectual advancements that excited Europe's
philosophers helped shape the ideological foundations of the American
and French Revolutions. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) E.
Bastress-Dukehart
HI 228. RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICA 3 Looks at how different ideas about race
and ethnicity have shaped Latin American politics and societies from
colonial times to the present. Themes covered include: interactions of
Iberian, American, African, and Asian peoples; official and unofficial
management of multiethnic and multicultural societies; scientific racism;
and the relation between theories of race and development of ideas about
class, gender, and nation. (Fulfills social sciences requirement; designated
as a Cultural Diversity course.) J. Dym
HI 229. WAR AND PEACE IN
20TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICA 3 Examines the social,
economic, political, and intellectual causes and consequences of important
internal and international wars in 20th century Latin America. The course
will consider cases of successful and unsuccessful attempts to achieve
political change ranging from the Mexican Revolution to Central America's
road from war to peace in the 1980s and 1990s, to U.S. interventions
in the Caribbean and military dictatorships in South America. Why certain
sectors promote war, the justifications of war, why others choose to
instigate or participate in conflict and violence, what conditions are
required to consider a conflict concluded, what factors (internal and
international, ethnic, religious, gender, etc.) shape specific conflicts,
are principal questions. (Fulfills LS2 requirement.) J.
Dym HI 241. INTRODUCTION
TO IMPERIAL CHINA 3 An introductory survey of the major
cultural, political, and ideological developments in China from
earliest times to the fall of the last Chinese dynasty, with
focus on several important eras and their contributions to Asian
civilizations. (Designated a non-Western culture course; fulfills
social sciences requirement.) M. Pearson
HI 242. INTRODUCTION
TO MODERN CHINA 3 An introductory survey of the major
political, economic, and social developments in China, from
the foundation of the last imperial dynasty in 1644 to the present.
Emphasis is on the major stages of the revolution, from the
Opium War to the present. (Designated a non-Western culture
course; fulfills social sciences requirement.) M.
Pearson HI 247. THE RISE
OF JAPAN 3 An introductory survey of Japanese
history and culture from its beginnings through World War II.
Focus is on ways in which Japanese women and men have transformed
borrowings from other cultures to create their unique forms
of government, society, and the arts. Sources include a diary,
short stories, legal documents, and films. (Designated a non-Western
culture course; fulfills social sciences requirement.)
M. Pearson CC 226. GREEK AND
ROMAN HISTORIANS 3 Readings in translation of the
great chroniclers of history from the Greek and Roman worlds:
Greek, the works of Herodotos (the father of history), Thucydides
and Xenophon; Roman, the works of Livy, Polybius, and Tacitus.
The course will focus on the methodology of writing history,
comparative studies, and modern interpretations. (Counts toward
the history major.) HI 254. INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY MODERN EUROPE 3 The principal currents of modern
European thought: the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
M. Hockenos HI 258. EUROPEAN
FASCISM 3 An examination
of the origins, nature, and history of fascism in Europe between
the two world wars. Through primary and secondary source readings,
novels, and films the course attempts to define fascism by exploring
the similarities and differences between fascism, right-wing
authoritarianism, anti-semitism, racism, and Nazism as they
manifested themselves in Italy, Spain, and Germany. M.
Hockenos HI 261. AFRICAN-AMERICAN
LIFE AND POLITICS, 1619 TO THE PRESENT 3
A history of black people in America
from slavery through emancipation to the present. The course
examines such topics as slave culture, black resistance, the
Harlem Renaissance, the development of jazz, blues, and soul
music, the civil rights movement and its aftermath, and the
crisis of the inner cities in understanding how African Americans
have defined their place in American life. (Fulfills social
sciences requirement; designated as a Cultural Diversity course.)
J. Delton HI 262. AFRICA SINCE
1800 3 A general survey course on African
history with particular focus on the period between 1800 and
1960. Students will learn about a variety of topics, including
slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the transition to
"legitimate commerce," the partition of Africa, African
initiatives and resistance, the political and economic structures
of colonial rule, the social and cultural repercussions on African
communities and peoples, the rise of African independence movements
after World War II, and the challenges that faced the early
independent nations in the 1960s. Considerable time will be
spent learning about cultural and material developments prior
to 1800 in order to lay the foundation for later periods. (Fulfills
social sciences requirement; designated as a Cultural Diversity
course.) J. Hodge
HI 298.
HISTORY WORKSHOP 1
A topical workshop, seminar, discussion group or lab/studio
experience, which can link to a regular History Department course
offered at the 200 level or serve as a freestanding course.
A.
American History J.
Delton, T. Kuroda B.
British History J.
Hodge C.
Medieval History
E. Bastress-Dukehart D.
Early Modern European History E.
Bastress-Dukehart E.
Modern European History M.
Hockenos F.
Ancient History
M. Arnush G.
Literature and Philosophy of History H.
Latin American History J.
Dym I.
African History J.
Hodge J.
Japanese History M.
Pearson K.
Chinese History M.
Pearson
HI 299. PROFESSIONAL
INTERNSHIP IN HISTORY 3
Internship opportunity for students whose curricular foundations
and cocurricular experience have prepared them for professional
work related to the major field. With faculty sponsorship and
department approval, students may extend their educational experience
into such areas as archives, museums, galleries, libraries,
historical societies, preservation, and other professional areas.
Prerequisite: previous study related to the area of the
internship experience.
NOTE: Courses on the 300-level are open to sophomores only with
permission of instructor. HI 301. EARLY MEDIEVAL
CIVILIZATION 3 The culture and society of Europe:
300–1100. Special emphasis upon the development of the
early Christian church, the thought of Augustine of Hippo, the
rise of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire, and the economic revival
of Europe in the eleventh century. E.
Bastress-Dukehart HI 302. THE HIGH
MIDDLE AGES 3 European civilization: 1100–1400.
Special emphasis upon the Renaissance of the twelfth century;
the rediscovery of Aristotle; the thought of Peter Abelard,
Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham; the Roman Church at its
height; the breakdown of Christian unity.
E. Bastress-Dukehart HI 303. INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE 3 The principal currents of Western
European thought: the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance,
and the Renaissance of the North. E.
Bastress-Dukehart HI 305. SCIENCE AND
THE CHURCH: EUROPE FROM LUTHER TO VOLTAIRE 3
The emergence in early modern Europe
(1500–1800) of two competing world views: Christianity
and scientific rationalism. The course will examine the competition
between these two ideologies for control of the political, economic,
and social machinery of European culture, especially as represented
by the modern state, and for the right to define the principal
modes of cultural expressionthe literary, plastic, and performing
arts. E. Bastress-Dukehart HI 306. THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON, 1789-1815 3
A study of the causes and course
of the Revolution in France, the reign of Napoleon, and the
effects of the Revolution and Napoleon on other European states.
Prerequisite: One college course in European
history or political thought.
M. Hockenos HI 310. AGE OF THE TUDORS
3 A detailed examination of the political,
economic and social process which transformed late medieval
England into the bureaucratic state and secular society which
are the basis of the modern British system. Attention will be
given to social change and to the iconography and ideology of
kingship. J. Hodge HI 311. AGE OF THE STUARTS
3 Political, economic and social
change in the period of the early and later Stuarts, with emphasis
on the remaking of the English Constitution and emerging concepts
of political and social rights. Attention will be given to the
developments of this period as a background for American ideas
and institutions. J. Hodge
HI 312. MODERN ENGLAND: WHIGS AND TORIES
3 An intensive examination of the
early industrial state in its political and economic development
but also with reference to its appearance in art and literature.
Attention will be given not only to the development of party
government and the emergence of an industrial society but to
diverse impulses toward reform. J. Hodge
HI 315. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE (1400–1800)
3 An investigation of the history and theory of crime and punishment in an age when criminal violence and state violence were often indistinguishable and unmediated. Over the course of four hundred years, Europe experienced a transformation from the persecuting societies of the Middle Ages, through the terrors of religious wars and the Inquisition, to Beccarea's "enlightened" and Bentham's utilitarian rejection of traditional criminology. Starting with Michel Foucault's influential work, Discipline and Punish, the readings for this course address dominant social norms and ever-changing definitions of deviance. The course explores the intellectual, social, and political justification for punishment, and the ensuring conflicts between conceptions of authority and individual freedom. E. Bastress-Dukehart
HI 321.
AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY 3 From the age of discovery to 1763.
This course examines the evolution of mature American societies
from their European origins, and gives special attention to
the increasingly shared experiences, ideas, and institutions
of the thirteen diverse colonies which later became the United
States. T. Kuroda GH 322. THE HISTORY
AND POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
3 The creation of a new nation: 1763–1789.
This course will give special attention to the political ideas
which gave direction to the American Revolution and the Constitution.
T. Kuroda HI 323. THE NEW AMERICAN
REPUBLIC 3 From Washington through Jackson,
1789–1840. This course will examine the United States as
an emerging nation in search of security and stability in the
face of political, economic, social, and international pressures,
and study how that republic evolved to become the democracy
of the Jacksonian age. T. Kuroda HI 324. CIVIL WAR
AND RECONSTRUCTION 3 Division and reunification, 1840–1877.
This course will examine the importance of sectionalism, the
breakdown of national institutions, the revolutionary impact
of the war, and the dilemmas attending reconciliation. Special
attention will be given to the role of race in shaping popular
attitudes and public policy before, during, and after the war.
T. Kuroda
HI 328. AMERICA IN
THE AGE OF REFORM: THE PROGRESSIVE ERA, 1890s–1919 3 The United States' response to
industrialization, immigration, urbanization, and economic crisis
in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course
use a variety of primary and secondary materials to examine
how Americans deal with the problems of modernity.
J. Delton HI 329. THE AMERICAN
CENTURY 3 A research seminar that examines
the intersection of domestic politics and foreign relations
since 1945. Time-Life Corporation's Henry Luce coined the term
"American Century" in 1941 to describe what he hoped
would be America's new global dominance. But what did he really
mean? Was it an expression of American idealism or a refutation
of it? Were there alternative visions of American world leadership?
How did domestic concerns both further and constrain American
power? How did events like the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights
Movement, and September 11 changed our understanding of American
Power in the world? J. Delton HI 330. POLITICS
AND SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA 3 A consideration of the important
aspects of Latin American politics, economy, society, and culture
in historical context, focusing on a specific geographical region.
From the encounters of Indian, African, and Spaniard in the
fifteenth century through the turning over of the Panama Canal
by the U.S. government to Panamanian authorities in 1999, Latin
American society and political systems have developed in tandem
with the rest of the Western Hemisphere. Topics might include:
political traditions; sugar, coffee, bananas, and oil: dependent
development; religious traditions; intellectual currents; popular
culture; women; indigenous peoples and modern societies; race;
labor; reform, intervention and revolution; and human rights.
This course may be repeatable, if for a different topic/region. J.
Dym A.
Mexico B. Central America C. Southern Cone D. The Andes E. The Caribbean
HI 335. GERMAN
HISTORY SINCE 1814GERMAN HISTORY SINCE
1918 3 The German Confederation, the
revolutions of 1848, unification, the German Empire, Weimar
Germany, Nazi Germany, the postwar period.An
examination of the cultural, economic, political, and social
history of Germany from 1918 to the present. Through primary
and secondary sources, films, and novels, we examine Germany's
brief and ill-fated attempt at democracy in the Weimar Republic,
the genocidal rule of Hitler and the Nazis, the occupation and
division of Germany after the Second World War, the ideological
struggle between Germany's place in the Cold War and finally
the (re)unification of Germany and the ghosts of the Nazi and
communist past. Prerequisite: One college course in European
history. M. Hockenos HI 339. ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM:
THE EXPANSION OF EUROPE AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY 3 An exploration of the ecological impact of European
expansion from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries. This course examines the
interaction between Western and non-Western societies and peoples and the impact
of this interaction on the relationship between human society and the natural
environment. Special attention will be given to the problems surrounding climate
change, deforestation, soil erosion and land desiccation, hunting and game
preservation, and human population growth within the historical context of
European imperialism. Attention will also be given to the legacies and relevance
of colonial policies of natural resource management for our understanding of
contemporary development and environmental politics and natural resource use.
Prerequisites: One course in history and one course in environmental
studies, or permission of instructor. J. Hodge HI 343. THE CHINESE
REVOLUTION 3 An examination of the major issues
and events in the Chinese Revolution, from the foundation of
the Republic in 1911 to the present, with emphasis on the relationships
between social, economic, and political goals; the methods used
to gain them; and the impact of changes on personal and intellectual
freedom. (Designated a non-Western culture course.)
M. Pearson HI 347. JAPAN'S
MODERNIZERS: SAMURAI, WEAVERS, WRITERS, AND PROSTITUTES 3 The lives and works of men and
women who transformed nineteenth-century Japan from feudalism
to modernity, and from weakness and isolation to international
prominence. Autobiographies, novels, films, and conventional
histories will be used to show how Japan was able to change
so rapidly. (Designated a non-Western culture course.)
M. Pearson
HI 361. TOPICS IN HISTORY: WESTERN 3 Topically organized courses based
on problems and issues of special interest at the advanced level.
The specific themes to be examined may differ from year to year.
Recent offerings include "The Historian as Detective,"
"Utopias and Science Fiction," and "The Fifties."
This course with a different topic may be repeated for credit.
A. American History J. Delton, T. Kuroda B. British History J. Hodge C. Medieval History E. Bastress-Dukehart D. Early Modern European History E. Bastress-Dukehart E. Modern European History M. Hockenos F. Ancient History M. Arnush G. Literature and Philosophy of History H. Latin American History J. Dym I. African History J. Hodge
HI 362. TOPICS IN HISTORY: NON-WESTERN 3 Topically organized courses based
on problems and issues of special interest at the advanced level.
The specific themes to be examined may differ from year to year.
Recent offerings include "The Middle East in the Twentieth
Century," "Islamic 'Fundamentalism' and Revolution,"
"The Han Dynasty." This course with a different topic
may be repeated for credit. A. Chinese History M. Pearson B. Japanese History M. Pearson D. Other
(Designated non-Western culture courses.)
HI 371, 372.
INDEPENDENT STUDY 3, 3 Research in any period or topic
in history not available in existing course offerings. Consent
of the department is required. HI 375. COLLOQUIA
IN HISTORY 3 Each year the department will offer
colloquia in several of the areas listed below, the specific
theme in an area to be announced before registration. Each colloquium
will require readings for the weekly discussion meetings, oral
reports, and a paper based on the student's research. All
colloquia are open to any student meeting the prerequisite of
twelve credit hours in history. At least six credit hours of
prior work should be in the same area (i.e., American, English,
Medieval, etc.) as the colloquium chosen.
By permission of the instructor only. A.
American History
J. Delton, T. Kuroda B.
British History
J. Hodge C.
Medieval History
E. Bastress-Dukehart D.
Early Modern European History E. Bastress-Dukehart E.
Modern European History M. Hockenos F.
Ancient History
M. Arnush **G.
Chinese History
M. Pearson **H.
Japanese History
M. Pearson I.
Literature and Philosophy of History J.
Early Modern European History E. Bastress-Dukehart
HI 399. PROFESSIONAL
INTERNSHIP IN HISTORY 3 Professional experience at an advanced
level for juniors and seniors with substantial academic and
cocurricular experience in the major field. With faculty sponsorship
and department approval, students may extend their educational
experience into such areas as archives, museums, galleries,
libraries, historical societies, preservation, and other professional
areas. Prerequisite: previous study related to the area
of the internship experience.
