HI 104 Early Modern European History (3 credits)
Professor Erica Bastress-Dukehart   WF    10:10-11:30 am

This course is a survey of the major events and developments in pre-industrial European history. It takes students from the age of the Crusades to the eve of the French Revolution, a period of tremendous transformation which set the stage for modernity. Principle topics include the later Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, the emergence of modern science, colonies and commerce, changes in political and military structures, and the Enlightenment. To help us understand the evolution of ideas and institutions throughout European history, we will focus on primary sources and explore how historical narratives are constructed. We will explore how Europeans forged a common culture that could survive fractious religious and political divisions, and consider how interactions with the rest of the world shaped Europe’s own history. Fulfills humanistic inquiry.

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HI 126 From Revolution to Civil War (3 credits)
Professor Eric Morser   MWF   9:05-10:00

A grand tour of United States history from the American Revolution to the Civil War. Students investigate the challenge of nation building, the contested rise of American democracy, the economic transformation of the United States, battles to control the western frontier, and the growing conflict over slavery that eventually tore the nation apart. Fulfills humanistic inquiry. 

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HI 151P Revolution & Nationalism (4 credits)
Professor Matthew Hockenos   TR   9:40-11:00

The so-called “long nineteenth century” (1789-1918) was a period of revolution and nationalism in Europe. For much of the century, revolutionaries and nationalists joined forces to fight for greater freedoms, challenge imperial rule, and demand their own nation-states. By the last quarter of the nineteenth-century, however, the politics of nationalists had changed significantly, moving from the political left to the political right. Revolution and nationalism were de-coupled. Left-wing revolutionaries and right-wing nationalists were in a near state of war by the end of the nineteenth century. This course will explore the reason for the transformation of nationalism from a movement for greater freedoms and liberties to a movement for national superiority — marked by anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and authoritarian rule. We also examine the changing politics of revolutionaries from the French revolution in 1789 to the Russian revolution of 1917. Fulfills humanistic inquiry.

HI 203 Rise of Athens (3 credits)
Visiting Assistant Professor Benjamin Abbott   TR    2:10-3:30

A study of Greece with a focus on Athens from the Mycenaean age to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Students examine 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 humanistic inquiry.

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HI 223  U.S. Foreign Policy
Professor Jennifer Delton  MW  2:30-3:50   Credits: 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? Fulfills humanistic inquiry.

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HI 224H The Enlightenment (4 credits)
Professor Erica Bastress-Dukehart   TR    11:10-12:30

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 humanistic inquiry.

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HI 251 001 Women and Gender in East Asia (4 credits)
Professor Jenny Day   WF    8:40-10:00

This course explores aspects of the women’s and gender history in East Asia, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea. It will begin with the late imperial (China)/early modern (Japan) periods, and move to the twentieth century to examine how the dramatic historical changes of the time affected gender ideas and roles within the family and in the larger society. Fulfills global cultural perspectives. 

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HI 251 003 History of Coffee
Professor Lacy Feigh  MW 4:00 – 5:20 pm  credits 3

It is said that long ago, in the forests of what is today Kaffa, Ethiopia, a farmer named Kaldi noticed that his goats became excited after eating the red berries of the coffee tree. Centuries later billions of cups of coffee are drunk each day across the world. Coffee chains like Starbucks carry significant economic as well as cultural capital globally. How did coffee go from the forests of southwest Ethiopia to the global phenomenon we know today? And more, what do the stories about coffee and other drinks tell us about how we view the past? This course explores the rise of coffee as a national, regional, and global commodity deeply embedded in local cultural and political spaces. Highlighting histories of Africa and the Middle East, students will examine the development of the coffee industry and its broader intersections with histories of labor, nationalism, imperialism, culture, and environment. Fulfills humanistic inquiry and global cultural perspectives.

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HI 258P Fascism (4 credits)
Professor Matthew Hockenos   TR    12:40-2:00

What is fascism? What is the appeal of an ideology that advocates intolerance, sexism, racism, xenophobia, and war? What were the roots of fascism and how did fascism manifest itself in Europe in the middle of the twentieth century? The current popularity of far-right populist parties and politicians in Europe and elsewhere makes these questions all the more urgent today. This course examines the origins, nature, and history of fascism in Europe between the two world wars and its recent reappearance across Europe. Fulfills humanistic inquiry.

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HI 266P - American Environmental History (4 credits)
Professor Eric Morser      MWF       11:15-12:10
   
An exploration of American environmental history from pre-colonial times through the modern era. Students will investigate how the different landscapes and ecologies of North America shaped the continent’s history, the links between industrialization and the environment, economic and political struggles for control of natural resources, the rise of modern consumer culture, and changing American perceptions of nature. Fulfills humanistic inquiry.

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HI 275 Introduction to the History Major (1 credit)
Professor Jennifer Delton   MWF    12:20-1:15   (six-week course)

An introduction to the aims of the History major. A prerequisite for the Colloquium. Required of all majors and interdepartmental majors, to be taken in the sophomore or junior years. Open to non-majors with consent of instructor.

HI 344P China’s Last Empire: The Glorious Qing (1644-1911) (4 credits)
Professor Jenny Day   WF    10:10-11:30

The Qing Empire from 1644 to 1911. A multi-ethnic empire created by the Manchu confederation from the northeastern borderlands, the Qing expanded into Central Asia, Mongolia, Tibet, and projected a powerful influence in Korea and Southeast Asia. Students will focus on the political, social, cultural and intellectual aspects of the dynasty and examine the Sino-Western and Sino-Japanese encounters of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, as well as how imperialism and secular crisis led to its decline and demise.

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HI-351P Podcasting the Middle East: A History
Professor Murat Yildiz   TR 11:10 – 12:30   Credits: 4

How have podcasts shaped discussions about the Middle East in the United States? “Podcasting the Middle East: A History” is structured around this question. From the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, major daily newspapers in the United States have created podcasts to chime into conversations about politics, war, culture, religion, as well as the economy. These developments reflect the growing popularity of podcasts as an audio medium of communication in the daily lives of Americans. It is in this unique social, cultural, and political context that this course seeks to offer a deep investigation of a specific genre of podcasts: English-language podcasts that focus on the Middle East. “Podcasting the Middle East: A History” will survey a diverse array of content, analyzing academic podcasts hosted by historians of the Middle East as well as activist-led podcasts examining recent developments in the region. Cross-listed with the History Department and MDOCS, this course will help students develop the tools needed to analyze the content of podcasts as well as to produce their own podcasts about the topic.

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HI 351R The Art of Medieval Warfare (4 credits)
Professor Erica Bastress-Dukehart    WF 12:20-1:40

All that take the sword shall perish with the sword --Mt. 26:52

Warfare and the chaos it created was a way of life in medieval Europe. Wars shaped political, cultural, linguistic, and religious boundaries, and they defined — some would argue elevated — Europe’s nobility to the “warrior class.” Medieval wars also shaped Europe’s physical landscape in ways that are still evident today. From the ninth century when Charlemagne established his legacy as a military genius, to the Hundred Years’ War and beyond, warfare was the method medieval men (and a few women) used to negotiate their relationships with each other and with the wider world. In this course, we will explore through historical, literary, and current narratives, the causes, effects, and myths of warfare in medieval Europe. Fulfills history research requirement.