After a brief survey of modern Chinese history, this course explores the ideas which inspired the people who organized China's Nationalist and Communist parties and examines the social conditions which influenced the outcome of the Chinese civil war. The course also covers the attempts of some Chinese Communists to "continue the Revolution" after 1949.
This course traces the intellectual tradition of African Americans before and after 1865. Primary and secondary readings will be used to review the critical thought of African Americans confronting issues of race, class and gender.
This course provides training in the skills needed to read the handwritten materials that constitute evidence for historical investigation of the production and circulation of information outside the medium of print.
Intensive survey of the major themes and debates in Latin American History from 1850 to present. Includes political, economic, social and cultural topics.
An intensive readings course that will focus on the major historiographical themes in the history of the sciences and technology in the U.S.
This course will introduce students to the main currents in U.S. women's history in four broad chronological units: Traditional America, 1600-1820; Industrializing America-Part I, 1820-1880; Industrializing America-Part II, 1880-1920; and Modern America, 1920-present. Within this framework, the course will explore such topics as: work, communities and public life; gender, families and sexuality; race and African-American experiences; and religion, reform and political culture.
This seminar will survey the history and historiography of the U.S. South in the 19th century. Race and race relations will provide a central thread of discussion, as the course moves from the rise and fall of plantation slavery, to the Civil War and Reconstruction, to the emergence of a "new" South. The course will also embed the South's history in larger scholarly conversations about the history of capitalism, citizenship, the environment, gender, race, memory and regional identity.
In this seminar we explore the 20th-century U.S. South, which means we study a vast and complicated region over the course of a long and complex century. We will focus especially on race, gender, and environment, and also keep a sharp eye on class and economy. The course is designed to provide the foundation for a qualifying exam field, as well as develop skills in analytical and historical thinking.
An interdisciplinary seminar in the humanities which will focus on contemporary issues. Open to all University students, subject to such limits or prerequisites as set by the instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.
Students are introduced to the principles of law and their application in the hospitality industry. The focus of the course is on the rights and obligations of hotel, restaurant and travel business managers and professionals in their dealings with customers and other business.
