UC San Diego General Catalog: 2007-2008

UC San Diego

History

Courses

For course descriptions not found in the 2007-2008 General Catalog, please contact the department for more information.
Lower-Division

HILD 2A-B-C. United States    A year-long lower-division course that will provide students with a background in United States history from colonial times to the present, concentrating on social, economic, and political developments. (Satisfies Muir College humanities requirement and American History and Institutions requirement.)

HILD 7A-B-C. Race and Ethnicity in the United States    Lectures and discussions surveying the topics of race, slavery, demographic patterns, ethnic variety, rural and urban life in the U.S.A., with special focus on European, Asian, and Mexican immigration.

HILD 7A. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)    A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be slavery, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America.

HILD 7B. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)    A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be the Asian-American and white ethnic groups, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America.

HILD 7C. Race and Ethnicity in the United States (4)    A lecture-discussion course on the comparative ethnic history of the United States. Of central concern will be the Mexican-American, race, oppression, mass migrations, ethnicity, city life in industrial America, and power and protest in modern America.

HILD 10-11-12. East Asia    A lower-division survey that compares and contrasts the development of China and Japan from ancient times to the present. Themes include the nature of traditional East Asian society and culture, East Asian responses to political and economic challenges posed by an industrialized West, and war, revolution and modernization in the twentieth century.

HILD 10. The Great Tradition (4)    The evolution of East Asian civilization from the first writing through classical Hei’an Japan and late imperial Song China. Primary and secondary readings on basic ideas, institutions and practices of the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist paths and of the state and family.

HILD 11. East Asia and the West, 1279–1911 (4)    From the Mongol conquests to China’s last dynasty and Japan’s annexation of Korea, this course examines political, institutional, and cultural ruptures and continuities as the East Asian countries responded to the challenges of Western imperialism with defense, reform, conservative reaction and creative imitation.

HILD 12. Twentieth-Century East Asia (4)    Examines the emergence of a regionally dominant Japan before and after World War II; the process of revolution and state-building in China during the Nationalist and Communist eras; and Korea’s encounter with colonialism, nationalism, war, revolution and industrialization.

HILD 14. Film and History in Latin America (4)     Students watch films on Latin America and compare them to historical research on similar episodes or issues. Films will vary each year but will focus on the social and psychological consequences of colonialism, forced labor, religious beliefs, and “Modernization.”

Upper-Division

Please note: The following upper-division courses are offered on a regular basis, although not every class is available every year. Check with the department to see what is available each quarter.

AFRICA

Lecture Courses

HIAF 110. History of Africa to 1880 (4)    A survey of pre-colonial Africa, concentrating on ancient Africa, Islam, state formation, the slave trade and abolition, and European penetration of the interior. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIAF 111. Modern Africa Since 1880 (4)    A survey of African history dealing with the European scramble for territory, primary resistance movements, the rise of nationalism and the response of metropolitan powers, the transfer of power, self-rule and military coups, and the quest for identity and unity. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIAF 112. West Africa Since 1880 (4)    West Africa from the nineteenth century onwards and examines the broad outlines of historical developments in the sub-region through the twentieth century, including such themes as religious, political, and social changes. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIAF 113. Small Wars and the Global Order: Africa and Asia (4)    Examines the traumas, interrelation, and global repercussions of national conflicts (‘small wars’) in the postcolonial world.  Focus on Africa and Asia from the Cold War to the present with particular attention to the intersection of foreign interests, insurgency, and geopolitics. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent.

HIAF 120. History of South Africa (4)    The origins and the interaction between the peoples of South Africa. Special attention will be devoted to industrial development, urbanization, African and Afrikaner nationalism, and the origin and development of apartheid and its consequences. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIAF 122. Traditional African Religions (4)    A study of the meaning, structure, and sources of African traditional religion. The course examines the attitudes of mind and belief and practices which have evolved in many societies in Africa.

HIAF 123. West Africa from Earliest Times to 1800 (4)    Plant and animal domestication, iron-working and the distribution of ethnic/language groups, urbanization, regional and long-distance commerce, and the rise of medieval kingdoms. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIAF 124. Islam in Contemporary African Societies (4)    The spread of Islam in Africa.  The rise of Islamic orthodoxy during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the social movements in the contemporary period geared towards the establishment of Islamic theocracies. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIAF 130. African Society and the Slave Trade (4)    Topics include trans-Saharan trade, slavery with African societies, Atlantic slave trade, East African slave trade, problems of numbers exported and profitability, impact of slave trade on African society, and the abolition of the slave trade. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HIAF 161/261. Special Topics in African History (4)    This colloquium is intended for students with sufficient background in African history. Topics, which vary from year to year, will include traditional political, economic, and religious systems, and theory and practice of indirect rule, decolonization, African socialism, and pan-Africanism. Department stamp required.

HIAF 162/262. The African Diaspora in the Atlantic World (4)    Expose students to the competing paradigms adopted by scholars in the search for an appropriate analytical framework for understanding the African diaspora in the Atlantic world, as well as examine the African impact on Atlantic communities.  Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing. Department stamp required.

HIAF 199. Independent Study in African History (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and academic advisor required.

EAST ASIA

Lecture Courses

HIEA 111. Japan: Twelfth to Mid-Nineteenth Centuries (4)    Covers important political issues—such as the medieval decentralization of state power, unification in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Tokugawa system of rule, and conflicts between rulers and ruled—while examining long-term changes in economy, society, and culture. +

HIEA 112. Japan: From the Mid-Nineteenth Century through the U.S. Occupation (4)    Topics include the Meiji Restoration, nationalism, industrialization, imperialism, Taisho Democracy, and the Occupation. Special attention will be given to the costs as well as benefits of “modernization” and the relations between dominant and subordinated cultures and groups within Japan.

HIEA 113. The Fifteen-Year War in Asia and the Pacific (4)    Lecture-discussion course approaching the 1931-1945 war through various “local,” rather than simply national, experiences. Perspectives examined include those of marginalized groups within Japan, Japanese Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other elites and nonelites in Asian and Pacific settings.

HIEA 114. Postwar Japan (4)    Examines social, cultural, political, and economic transformations and continuities in Japan since World War II. Emphases will differ by instructor. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEA 115. Social and Cultural History of Twentieth-Century Japan (4)    Japanese culture and society changed dramatically during the twentieth century. This course will focus on the transformation of cultural codes into what we know as “Japanese”, the politics of culture, and the interaction between individuals and society.

HIEA 116. Japan-U.S. Relations (4)    Survey of relations between Japan and the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although the focus will be on these nation-states, the course will be framed within the global transformation of societies. Topics include cultural frameworks, political and economic changes, colonialism and imperialism, and migration.

HIEA 117. Ghosts in Japan (4)    By examining the roles of ghosts in Japanese belief systems in a non-scientific age, this course addresses topics including folk beliefs and ghost stories, religiosity, early science, tools of amelioration and authoritative knowledge, and the relationship between myth and history. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEA 119/SOCB 162R. Religion and Popular Culture in East Asia (4)    Historical, social, and cultural relationships between religion and popular culture. Secularization of culture through images, worldviews, and concepts of right and wrong which may either derive from, or pose challenges to, the major East Asian religions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEA 120. Classical Chinese Philosophy and Culture (4)    Course covers the period from the second millennium B.C. to second century A.D. This is a formative period in Chinese history, witnessing the flowering of philosophical schools—Confucianism, Daoism, and Realism. It was also during this period that the foundations of Chinese political and social structures were laid down. +

HIEA 121. Medieval Chinese Culture and Society (4)    This course covers the period from the sixth century to thirteenth century, the time of the glorious Tang and Song dynasties. We focus on the “medieval revolution” that changed the political, economic, and social life of the empire. As much as possible we study these changes from the eyes of the people who lived through them—aristocrats, peasants, soldiers, merchants, women. Prerequisite: HIEA 120 recommended but not required.+

HIEA 122. Late Imperial Chinese Culture and Society (4)    This course surveys Chinese culture and society from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. We will explore the experiences of a range of political actors—emperors, scholar-officials, merchants, peasants, and women from all classes. Prerequisites: HIEA 120 and EA 121 recommended but not required.+

HIEA 125. Women and Gender in East Asia (4)    The impact of modern transformations on female roles and gender relations in China, Japan, and Korea, focusing on the late imperial/early modern periods through the twentieth-century.  Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent.

HIEA 126. The Silk Road in Chinese and Japanese History (4)     This course studies the peoples, cultures, religions, economics, arts, and technologies of the trade routes known collectively as the Silk Road from c. 200 BCE to 1000 CE. We will use an interdisciplinary approach. Primary sources will include written texts and visual materials. We will examine these trade routes as an early example of globalization. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEA 128. History of Material Culture in China (4)     Introduction to material culture in China from a historical perspective. Consider Chinese primary sources (including both historical texts and objects) from the point of view of the new interdisciplinary field of material culture studies. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEA 129. Faces of the Chinese Past (4)    Through the biographies and autobiographies of prominent and ordinary men and women from antiquity to today, this course explores the relation of the individual to social structures, class and gender in personal experience, and the production of primary and secondary sources. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent.

HIEA 130. History of the Modern Chinese Revolution: 1800–1911 (4)    This course stresses the major social, political, and intellectual problems of China in the period from the Opium War to the Revolution of 1911. Special emphasis is placed on the nature of traditional Chinese society and values, the impact of Western imperialism and popular rebellion on the traditional order, reform movements, and the origins of the early revolutionary movement.

HIEA 131. China in War and Revolution, 1911–1949 (4)   An exploration of the formative period of the twentieth-century Chinese Revolution: the New Culture Movement, modern urban culture, the nature of Nationalist (Guomindang) rule, war with Japan, revolutionary nationalism, and the Chinese Communist rise to power. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent.

HIEA 132. History of the People’s Republic of China (4)    This course analyzes the history of the PRC from 1949 to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the problem of postrevolutionary institutionalization, the role of ideology, the tension between city and countryside, Maoism, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution.

HIEA 133. Twentieth Century China: Cultural History (4)    This course looks at how the historical problems of twentieth- century China are treated in the popular and elite cultures of the nationalist and communist eras. Special emphasis is placed on film and fiction. Prerequisite: knowledge of Chinese required.

HIEA 134. History of Thought and Religion in China: Confucianism (4)    Course will take up one of the main traditions of Chinese thought or religion , Confucianism, and trace it from its origins to the present. The course will explain the system of thought and trace it as it changes through history and within human lives and institutions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent. +

HIEA 135. History of Thought and Religion in China: Buddhism (4)    Course will take up one of the main traditions of Chinese thought or religion, Buddhism, and trace it from its origins to the present. The course will explain the system of thought and trace it as it changes through history and within human lives and institutions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent. +

HIEA 136. History of Thought and Religion in China: Daoism (4)    Course will take up one of the main traditions of Chinese thought or religion , Daoism, and trace it from its origins to the present. The course will explain the system of thought and trace it as it changes through history and within human lives and institutions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent. +

HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History (4)    We explore how the Confucian philosophy influenced the way the Chinese look at the family and the role of women in it, as well as the domestic lives that men and women actually led from the classical times to the present day. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HIEA 160/260. Seminar in Modern Japanese History (4)    This colloquium examines controversial domestic and international issues in Japanese history from 1850 to recent times. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: department stamp, consent of instructor.

HIEA 162/262. History of Women in China (4)    This course concerns women in Chinese history in Imperial times. This course will focus on women’s changing roles in the family, society, and culture. Topics will vary from year to year. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEA 164/264. Seminar in Late Imperial Chinese History (4)    Special topics in late Imperial Chinese history. Topics will vary from year to year. Requirements will vary for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Graduate students may be expected to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEA 165/265. History of Material Culture in China (4)     Introduction to material culture in China from a historical perspective. Consider Chinese primary sources (including both historical texts and objects) from the point of view of the new interdisciplinary field of material culture studies. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper.

HIEA 167/267. Special Topics in Modern Chinese History (4)    This seminar examines various domestic and international issues in Chinese history from 1800 to recent times. When topics vary, may be repeated for credit. Graduate students will be required to submit a more substantial piece of work or an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor and department stamp.

HIEA 168/268. Topics in Classical and Medieval Chinese History (4)    Chinese society, thought, religion, culture, economy and politics from the Shang through the Song dynasties, through primary and secondary sources. Topics vary; may be repeated for credit. Requirements differ for undergraduate, M.A. and Ph.D. students. Graduate students will be required to submit a more substantial piece of work or an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor and department stamp. +

HIEA 171/271. Society and Culture in Premodern China (4)     Explores premodern Chinese society and culture through the reading and discussion of classics and masterpieces in history. Examines how values and ideas were represented in the texts and how they differed, developed, or shifted over time. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisites: upper-division or graduate standing, department stamp. +

HIEA 199. Independent Study in East Asian History (4)    Directed reading for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor required.

EUROPE

See History of Science for more European courses (HISC 101ABC, HISC 106)

Lecture Courses

HIEU 101. Greece in the Classical Age (4)    The social, political, and cultural history of the ancient Greek world from the Persian Wars to the death of Alexander the Great (480–323 B.C.). +

HIEU 102. The Roman Republic (4)    The political, economic, and intellectual history of the Roman world from the foundation of Rome to the time of Julius Caesar. +

HIEU 103. The Roman Empire (4)    The political, economic, and intellectual history of the Roman world from the time of Julius Caesar to the death of Justinian (A.D. 565). +

HIEU 104. Byzantine Empire (4)    A survey course of the history of the Byzantine state from the reign of Constantine to the fall of Constan-tinople. This course will emphasize the importance of the Byzantine state within a larger European focus, its relationship to the emerging Arab states, its political and cultural contributions to Russia and the late medieval west. +

HIEU 109. European Nationalism from a Historical Perspective (4)    An exploration of the origins, evolution, and role of nationalism in European history, from the French Revolution to the present. Nationalism has been a major force in consolidating nation-states, in creating modern identities, and in mobilizing mass movements in the modern world, and most scholars locate its birthplace in Europe. The course will provide a comparative history of nationalism as idea and political movement in each of the major European countries, as well as a more thematic analysis of scholarly approaches to the construction of nationalism and national identities. +

HIEU 110. The Rise of Europe (4)    The development of European society and culture from the decline of the Roman Empire to 1050. Prerequisit: Humanities sequence or its equivalent. +

HIEU 111. Europe in the Middle Ages (4)    The development of European society and culture from 1050 to 1400. Prerequisite: Humanities sequence or its equivalent. +

HIEU 113. Rule, Conflict, and Dissent in the Middle Ages (4)    This course explores the question of religious and political dissent in Europe from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries. We will explore the tensions between ideal models of religious and cultural unity, and the realities of community conflict, heretical controversies, and popular uprisings. +

HIEU 113A. Conflict and Settlement in Medieval Europe (4)    The course studies conflict resolution in Europe during the ninth to thirteenth centuries when governments were too weak to enforce norms of peace and order. We will read medieval literature and histories and anthropological accounts of conflict resolution in stateless societies. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent. +

HIEU 119. Modern Italy: From Unification to the Present (4)    History of Italy from the 1860s to the present with special focus on the changing relationship between state and society. Topics include the “Southern problem,” the Catholic Church, the fascist dictatorship, the Cold War, terrorism, contemporary politics and culture. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 120. The Renaissance in Italy (4)    The social, political, and cultural transformation of late-medieval Italy from the heyday of mercantile expansion before the plague to the dissolution of the Italian state system with the French invasions of 1494. Special focus upon family, associational life and factionalism in the city, the development of the techniques of capitalist accumulation, and the spread of humanism. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEU 122. Politics Italian Renaissance Style (4)    Modern political and historical thought find their roots in the realistic examination of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian political experience. Contemporary Renaissance humanists and thinkers—Machiavelli, Guicciardini, Castiglione, Botero, and Campanella—tested classical, Christian, and legal models against practical necessities. +

HIEU 125. Reformation Europe (4)    The intellectual and social history of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation from the French invasions to the Edict of Nantes. Emphasis is upon reform from below and above, the transformation of grass-roots spirituality into institutional control. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 126. Age of Expansion: Europe and the World, 1400–1600 (4)    Course will begin with a survey of the major empires of the fifteenth century, concentrating on the links between them. It will then examine the entrance of Europeans on the global scene in the sixteenth century. This part of the course will examine European/ non-European encounters, focusing on perceptions, economic interaction, and institutional adaptation and will emphasize the Hispanic American, Ottoman, and Indian Ocean cases. +

HIEU 127. Sport in the Modern World (4)    This course looks at the phenomenon of sport in all of its social, cultural, political, and economic aspects. The starting point will be the emergence of modern sport in nineteenth-century Britain, but the focus will be global. Since the approach will be topical rather than chronological, students should already have a good knowledge of world history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEU 128. Europe Since 1945    An analysis of European history since the end of the Second World War. Focus is on political, social, economic, and cultural developments within European societies as well as on Europe’s relationship with the wider world (the Cold War, decolonization).

HIEU 129. Paris, Past and Present (4)    This course surveys the historical and cultural significance of Paris from about 1500 to the present. The focus is on interactions between political, architectural, and urban evolutions, and the changing populations of Paris in times of war, revolutions, and peace. +

HIEU 130. Europe in the Eighteenth Century (4)    A lecture-discussion course focusing on Europe from 1688-1789. Emphasis is on the social, cultural, and intellectual history of France, Germany, and England. Topics considered will include family life, urban and rural production and unrest, the poor, absolutism, and the Enlightenment from Voltaire to Rousseau. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEU 131. The French Revolution: 1789–1814 (4)    This course examines the Revolution in France and its impact in Europe and the Caribbean. Special emphasis will be given to the origins of the Revolution, the development of political and popular radicalism and symbolism from 1789 to 1794, the role of political participants (e.g., women, sans-culottes, Robespierre), and the legacy of revolutionary wars and the Napeoleonic system on Europe. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEU 132. Germany from Luther to Bismarck (4)    How Germany, from being a maze of tiny states rife with religious conflict, became a nation. Did the nations-building process lead to Nazism? Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 133. Gender in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Mediterranean (4)    This course discusses sex and gender at the end of the classical period and its development into the Middle Ages in both Eastern and Western Mediterranean. Course will examine the ways in which our medieval predecessors assigned gender traits and relationships to members of society. It will approach the topic in part through an examination of the language used about gender and in part through use of modern gender theories. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEU 134. The Formation of the Russian Empire, 800–1855 (4)    State-building and imperial expansion among the peoples of the East Slavic lands of Europe and Asia from the origins of the Russian state in ninth-century Kiev, through Peter the Great’s empire up to the middle of the nineteenth century. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 136A. European Society and Social Thought, 1688–1870 (4)    A lecture and discussion course on European political and cultural development and social theory from 1688-1870. Important writings will be considered both as responses to and as provocations for political and cultural change. +

HIEU 136B. European Society and Social Thought, 1870–1989 (4)    A lecture and discussion course on European political and cultural development and theory from 1870-1989. Important writings will be considered both as responses to and as provocations for political and cultural change.

HIEU 138. Imperial Spain, 1476–1808 (4)    The rise and decline of Spain’s European empire from Ferdinand and Isabella to 1700. The revival of Spain and her return to European affairs in the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or graduate standing. +

HIEU 139. The Origins of Constitutions (4)    The course will cover the development of constitutional ideas and institutions from the twelfth century to the U.S. Constitution. Students will read legal texts and commentaries that established the foundations of the ideas of the rule of law, limited government, inalienable rights, and the independent judiciary. Students will study the formation of institutions such as parliament, the court system, and common law. The course will start and finish with an analysis of the U.S. Constitution. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 141. European Diplomatic History, 1870–1945 (4)    European imperialism, alliances, and the outbreak of the First World War. The postwar settlement and its breakdown. The advent of Hitler and the disarray of the western democracies. The Second World War and the emergence of the super powers.

HIEU 142. European Intellectual History, 1780–1870 (4)    European thought from the late Enlightenment and the French Revolution to Marx and Baudelaire, emphasizing the origins of romanticism, idealism, and positivism in England, Germany, and France. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 143. European Intellectual History, 1870–1945 (4)    A lecture-discussion course on the crisis of bourgeois culture, the redefinition of Marxist ideology, and the transformation of modern social theory. Readings will include Nietzsche, Sorel, Weber, Freud, and Musil. (This course satisfies the minor in the Humanities Program.) Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEU 146. Fascism, Communism, and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Europe 1919–1945 (4)    A consideration of the political, social, and cultural crisis that faced Western liberal democracies in the interwar period, with emphasis on the mass movements that opposed bourgeois liberalism from both the left and the right.

HIEU 147. The History of Women in Europe: Middle Ages to the Early Modern Era (4)    This course explores shifts in the roles and representations of women from the early middle ages, through the Renaissance and Reformation, and up to the seventeenth century. Topics will be examined across the European social order and include gender and sexuality, holy women, religious movements, and production and reproduction. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIEU 147A. Women in the Middle Ages (4)    This course examines the image and the reality of women in the period from 200-1500. We will focus upon the ambivalent status of women in this period as “internal others” to medieval —simultaneously necessary to the functioning of society, yet viewed as marginal to its interests or even as outsiders. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent. +

HIEU 148. European Women: the Enlightenment to the Victorian Era (4)    This course explores shifts in the roles and representations of women from the late seventeenth century to about 1870. Topics are examined across the European social order and include: gender and sexuality, women writers and print culture, women’s participation in the French and industrial revolutions, and the emergence of feminist movements. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 149. History of Women in Europe: 1870 to the Present (4)    This course explores the history of women across classes from 1870 to the present, with an emphasis on the variety of women’s experience and the efforts towards and obstacles to empowerment. Topics include: women and the state, science and gender, feminist movements and the evolution of women’s work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEU 150. Modern British History (4)    Emphasis on changes in social structure and corresponding shifts in political power. The expansion and the end of empire. Two World Wars and the erosion of economic leadership. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 151. Spain since 1808 (4)    Social, political, cultural history of Spain since Napoleon. Features second Spanish Republic, the Civil War, Franco era, and transition to democracy. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIEU 153A. Nineteenth-Century France (4)    A study of the social, intellectual, and political currents in French history from the Revolution of 1789 to the eve of the First World War. Lectures, slides, films, readings, and discussions.

HIEU 154. Modem German History: From Bismarck to Hitler (4)    An analysis of the volatile course of German history from unification to the collapse of the Nazi dictatorship. Focus is on domestic developments inside Germany as well as on their impact on European and global politics in the twentieth century.

HIEU 155. Modern Austria (4)    The political, social, and intellectual history of Austria from Maria Theresa to the First Republic with special emphasis on the crisis of liberal culture in the late nineteenth century. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 156. The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, 1855–1991 (4)    War, revolution, development, and terror in the multi-national empires of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 158. Why Hitler? How Auschwitz? (4)     Why did Germany in 1919 produce an Adolf Hitler; how did the Nazis take power in 1933 ; and why did the Third Reich last until 1945? Why did the war against the Jews become industrial and absolute? Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 159. Three Centuries of Zionism, 1648–1948 (4)     For centuries the land of Israel was present in Jewish minds and hearts. Why and how did the return to Zion become a reality? Which were the vicissitudes of Jewish life in Palestine? Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HIEU 160/260. Topics in the History of Greece (4)    A seminar focusing on selected topics in Greek history from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 161/261. Topics in Roman History (4)    A seminar focusing on selected topics in Roman history and culture from the period of the Kings to the later Roman Empire. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 163/263. Special Topics in Medieval History (4)    Intensive study of special problems or periods in the history of medieval Europe. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit. Prerequisites: background in European history and upper-division standing. +

HIEU 164/264. Special Topics in Early Modern Europe (4)     This course looks at the European and non-European in the early modern era. Topics will vary year to year. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIEU 166/266. Europeans Abroad 1400–1700 (4)    Between 1400 and 1700 Europeans spread around the world. This course looks at the personal, face-to-face ways in which Europeans survived and prospered in early modern Asia, Africa, and Latin America—religious conversion, intermarriage, collaboration, coercion.  Graduate students are expected to submit an additional piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Department stamp required.  +

HIEU 171/271. Special Topics in Twentieth-Century Europe (4)    This course alternates with HIEU 170. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: background in European history.

HIEU 172/272. War in the Twentieth Century (4)    Reckonings by novelists, essayists, and biographers with the phenomenon of contemporary warfare as an unprecedented experience and an abiding threat. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 174/274. The Holocaust: A Psychological Approach (4)   An examination of how traditional moral concerns and human compassion came to be abandoned and how the mass murder of the Jews was organized and carried out. The focus of this course will be on the perpetrators. Requirements will vary for undergraduate M.A. and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisites: upper-division or consent of instructor. Department stamp required.

HIEU 175/275. Selected Topics in the History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Spain (4)    Topics may include economic development, modernization, political change, intellectual history, and the transition to democracy. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 177/277. Special Topics in Modern German Thought (4)    Topics will vary from year to year. (Satisfies the Humanities Program minor.) Prerequisite: background in European history.

HIEU 178/278. Soviet History (4)    Topics will vary from year to year. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial paper. Prere-quisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 180/280. Topics in European Women’s History (4)    The specific content of the course will vary from year to year, but will always analyze in depth a limited number of issues in European women’s history. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIEU 199. Independent Study in European History (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Latin America

Lecture Courses

HILA 100. Latin America—Colonial Transformations (4)    Lecture-discussion survey of Latin America from the pre-Columbian era to 1825. It addresses such issues as the nature of indigenous cultures, the implanting of colonial institutions, native resistance and adaptations, late colonial growth and the onset of independence. +

HILA 101. Latin America: The Construction of Independence 1810–1898 (4)    Lecture-discussion survey of Latin America in the nineteenth century. It addresses such issues as the collapse of colonial practices in the society and economy as well as the creation of national governments, political instability, disparities among regions within particular countries, and of economies oriented toward the export of goods to Europe and the United States.

HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century (4)    This course surveys the history of the region by focusing on two interrelated phenomena: the absence of democracy in most nations and the region’s economic dependence on more advanced countries, especially the United States. Among the topics discussed will be the Mexican Revolution, the military in politics, labor movements, the wars in Central America, liberation theology, and the current debt crisis. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HILA 103. Revolution in Modern Latin America     A political, economic, and social examination of the causes and consequences of the Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan revolutions. Also examine guerrilla movements that failed to gain power in their respective countries, namely the Shinning Path in Peru, FARC in Colombia, and the Zapatistas in Mexico. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 104. Modern U.S.-Latin American Relations    A survey of inter-American relations during the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on U.S. territorial and economic expansion, U.S. national-security and ideological morality, and Latin American efforts to influence U.S. policy in order to strengthen, in most cases, elite domination of society. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 108. Economic History: Continuity and Change in Latin America (4)   Main economic processes in Latin America, from colonial times to the twenty-first century, to understand what has been called the “colonial heritage” role played by economic actors, including the state and foreign capital, and will read Latin America’s development in a comparative perspective. Main theoretical propositions to understand patterns of development. No training in economics or statistics is required. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 112. Economic and Social History of the Andean Region (4)   Study of the economic and social problems of the Andean region from the colonial period until the crisis of 1912, with special attention to theoretical models to explain the processes of change. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 113. Lord and Peasant in Latin America (4)     Examination of the historical roots of population problems, social conflict, and revolution in Latin America, with emphasis on man-land relationships. Special emphasis on modern reform efforts and on Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina. Lecture, discussion, reading, and films. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HILA 114. Dictatorships in Latin America (4)     How did dictatorships come about? Who were the authoritarian leaders? How did they organize their regimes and what were the consequences? Recent publications on dictators in Latin America allow for comparisons across countries and throughout time to answer those questions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 115. The Latin American City, a History (4)    A survey of the development of urban forms of Latin America and of the role that cities played in the region as administrative and economic centers. After a brief survey of pre-Columbian centers, the lectures will trace the development of cities as outposts of the Iberian empires and as “city-states” that formed the nuclei of new nations after 1810. The course concentrates primarily on the cities of South America, but some references will be made to Mexico City. It ends with a discussion of modern social ills and Third World urbanization. Lima, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo are its principal examples. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 116. El Salvador and the United States: Human Rights and Revolution (4)     From coffee boom through rebellion, militarization, revolution, state terrorism, and migration, the U.S. has loomed large in the history of El Salvador. This course explores this relationship from 1920 to the present through the prisms of revolution and human rights. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 120. History of Argentina (4)    A survey from the colonial period to the present, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the topics covered: the expansion of the frontier, the creation of a cosmopolitan, predominately European culture, and the failure of industrialization to provide an economic basis for democracy. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 121. History of Brazil (4)    From colonial times to the present, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the topics covered: the evolution of a slave-based economy, the key differences among regions, the military in politics, and the creation of the most populous and industrialized country in Latin America. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 122. Cuba: From Colony to Socialist Republic    A lecture-discussion course on the historical roots of revolutionary Cuba, with special emphasis on the impact of the United States on the island’s development and society. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 126. From Columbus to Castro: Caribbean Culture and Society (4)     Exploration of the relationships between socioeconomic and cultural development in Caribbean history; slavery and empire; nationalism and migration; vodun and Rastafarianism, and the literary arts. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HILA 127. History, Culture, and Power (4)    What is the historical evidence on the relationship between culture and power: from the indigenous ‘national’ revolution (eighteenth century) to ‘indigenismo’; from indigenous upheavals in Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, to the intellectual ‘archaic utopia’ (twentieth century). Prerequisite: upper-division standing or instructor consent.

HILA 131. A History of Mexico (4)    A century of Mexican history, 1821-1924: the quest for political unity and economic solvency, the forging of a nationality, the Gilded Age and aftermath, the ambivalent Revolution of Zapata and his enemies. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HILA 132. A History of Contemporary Mexico (4)    The paradox of a conservative state as heir to a legendary social upheaval, with special emphasis on the mural art renaissance, the school crusade, the economic dilemma, and the failure to eradicate poverty and inequality. Lectures and discussion. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HILA 161/261. History of Women in Latin America (4)    A broad historical overview of Hispanic-American women’s history focusing on issues of gender, sexuality, and the family as they relate to women, as well as the historiographical issues in Latin American and Chicana women’s history. Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

HILA 162/262. Special Topics in Latin American History (4)    Topics will vary from year to year or quarter to quarter. May be repeated for an infinite number of times due to the nature of the content of the course always changing. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HILA 163/263. The History of Chile 1880–Present (4)   The course surveys Chile’s basic developments beginning with the era of nitrate exports. Students will have the opportunity to address a specific issue of his/her own choosing and develop the topic for class presentation and a final paper. Graduate students are expected to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HILA 164/264. Women’s Work and Family Life in Latin America (4)   Inside or outside of the household, women have always worked. Where do we find Latin American women, how has the labor market changed, how was and is women’s work perceived, what were the consequences of changing work patterns on family life? Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor and department stamp.

HILA 167/267. Scholarship on Latin American History in the Colonial Period (4)     Introduction to the historiography on Latin America for the colonial period from Spanish and Portuguese conquests to the Wars of Independence. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional research paper. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor; reading knowledge of Spanish; department stamp. +

HILA 168/268. Scholarship on Latin American History in the Nineteenth Century (4)     Introduction to the historiography on Latin America for the nineteenth century: world economy, nation-state building, agrarian processes, incipient industrialization, political and cultural thought, and social structure. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional research paper. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor; reading knowledge of Spanish; department stamp.

HILA 169/269. Scholarship on Latin American History in the Twentieth Century (4)     Introduction to the historiography on Latin America for the twentieth century: agrarian reforms, unionization, industrialization by import substitution, the political left, social development, and international relations. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional research paper. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor; reading knowledge of Spanish; department stamp.

HILA 270. Topics in Latin American History, 1820–1910    Topics may vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students must be required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing.

HILA 199. Independent Study in Latin American History (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department stamp.

NEAR EAST

Lecture Courses

HINE 100. The Ancient Near East and Israel (4)    Introduction to the history and literature of ancient Israel, from c.1200 B.C.E. to c. 500 B.C.E. Reading from the Bible, historical and archaeological surveys, and studies of authorship. +

HINE 101A. History of Ancient Mesopotamia (4)    Course will trace the political and cultural history of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), beginning with rise of cities in the fourth millennium B.C.E., continuing through the Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian periods, and ending with the fall of Babylon (539 B.C.E.). Prerequisite: upper-division or instructor consent.  +

HINE 102. The Jews in Their Homeland in Antiquity (4) The Jews in Israel from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE. Statehood, nationalism, and autonomy within the framework of the Persian empire, the Hellenistic kingdoms, and the Roman-Byzantine empire. Cultural and religious developments will be explored. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HINE 103. The Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity (4)     The Jews outside their homeland and in pre-Islamic times, concentrating on the Greco-Roman West and the Parthian-Sasanian East. Topics include assimilation and survival; anti-Semitism and missionizing; patterns of organization and autonomy; cultural and religious developments. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HINE 106. The Bible and the Near East: The Writings (4)    This course covers the books of the Hebrew Bible not covered in HINE 104 and HINE 105. It will include Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Megillot, Daniel, and the Chronicler’s Work. +

HINE 108. The Middle East before Islam (4)    The peoples, politics, and cultures of Southwest Asia and Egypt from the sixth century B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E. The Achemenid Empire, the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms, the Roman Orient, the Parthian and Sasanian states. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HINE 109A. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew I (4)    The Hebrew Bible in its original tongue and historical context. Emphasis is placed on acquiring a basic vocabulary, mastering fundamentals of grammar, and practice at reading. No previous knowledge of Hebrew is required. Offered during the summer. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HINE 109B. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew II (4)    Continued study of the language of the Bible with emphasis on advanced grammar and vocabulary. Prerequisite: HINE 109A. Offered during the summer.

HINE 111. Anthropology and the Hebrew Bible (4)    This course approaches the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) from the perspective of cultural anthropology. Institutions studied will include the family, rites of passage, food taboos, warfare, animism, demons, sorcery, and animal sacrifice. Prerequisite: upper-division or instructor consent.  +

HINE 114. History of the Islamic Middle East    A survey of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the region’s economic, political, and cultural integration into the West (mid-nineteenth century). Emphasis on socioeconomic and political change in the early Arab empires and the Ottoman state. +

HINE 115. Islamic Civilization (4)    An introductory survey of Islamic civilizations. History and society, law, science and philosophy, arts and letters, and architecture. A broad picture of the dynamics and achievements of Islamic societies over time. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HINE 116. The Middle East in the Age of European Empires (1798–1914) (4)     Examines the contacts of the late Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran with Europe from the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt to World War I, the diverse facets of the relationship with the West , and the reshaping of the institutions of the Islamic states and societies.

HINE 118. The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (4)    An introduction to the history of the Middle East since 1914. Themes such as nationalism, imperialism, the oil revolution, and religious revivalism will be treated within a broad chronological and comparative framework drawing on the experience of selected countries.

HINE 119. Contemporary Middle East Conflicts (4)    An examination of post-WWII Middle East conflicts, including the Israeli-Arab conflicts, the Lebanese Civil War, and the Gulf War of the 1980s. The roles of the superpowers and Middle Eastern states during the period.

HINE 122. Politicization of Religion in the Middle East (4)     Islamic formulations of dissent from the nineteenth century to our day; social, cultural, and political movements inflected by religion; domestic, interregional, and international dimensions with emphasis on the Arab East, Iran, and Turkey. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HINE 123. The Emergence of Middle East Nationalisms (4)     A survey of nationalism in the modern Middle East with reference to current theories of identity formation in Europe and South Asia. The course will examine shifting identities in the Ottoman Empire, its Turkish and Arab successor states, and Iran. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HINE 126. Iranian Revolution in Historical Perspective (4)    Iran’s social and political history in the twentieth century with emphasis on the Constitutional movement of the late Qajar period, formation and development of the Pahlavi state, anatomy of the 1978-79 Revolution, and a survey of the Islamic Republic. Prerequisite: upper-division or instructor consent.

HINE 151A/251A. Introduction to Aramaic Language (4)    General introduction to Aramaic dialects, intense study of Targumic Aramaic. Prerequisites: knowledge of Hebrew alphabet; acquaintance with a cognate Semitic language highly desirable. +

HINE 151B/251B. Introduction to Aramaic Dialects (4)    Study of Ancient Inscriptional Persian Imperial and Syriac Aramaic. +

HINE 151C/251C. Introduction to Aramaic Dialects (4)    Study of Qumran and Babylonian Talmudic Aramaic. +

HINE 152A/252A. The Evolution of the Northwest Semitic Dialects (4)    Priciples of historical linguistics, application to the languages of the ancient Levant. Prerequisites: knowledge of at least one Semitic language; a course in general linguistics is also desirable. +

HINE 152B/252B. Introduction to Ugaritic (4)    Decipherment of Ugaritic tablets, history, and culture of ancient Ugarit, study of Ugaritic mythic texts. +

HINE 152C/252C. Advanced Ugaritic (4)    Continued study of Ugaritic literature, comparison with Canaanite inscriptions. +

HINE 153A/253A. Introduction to Akkadian Language and Mesopotamian Culture (4)    Students study cuneiform script and elements of Babylonian-Assyrian grammar, as well as the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. +

HINE 153B/253B. Continued Akkadian Language (4)    Student begin to read and analyze ancient Mesopotamian texts from a variety of genres. +

HINE 153C/253C. Advanced Akkadian Language (4)    Continued study of Mesopotamia literature and history. +

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HINE 161/HINE 261. Seminar in the Hebrew Bible (4)    Systematic reading and rendering of the books of the Hebrew Bible in order. Each time the class is taught, we will look at a different book. Adequate knowledge of Biblical Hebrew is required. Graduate students will have to write an extra paper or exam. Prerequisites: Judiac Studies 103, graduate standing, or consent of instructor. +

HINE 166/266. Nationalism in the Middle East (4)    Growth of nationalism in relation to imperialism, religion, and revolution in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Middle East. Emergence of cultural and political ethnic consciousness in the Ottoman state. Compa-rative study of Arab, Iranian, and Turkish nationalism as well as Zionism. Prerequisite: department stamp or consent of instructor.

HINE 170/270. Special Topics in Jewish History (4)    This course studies a period or theme in Jewish history. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: department stamp required.

HINE 181/281. Problems in the Study of Hebrew Manuscripts (4)    Detailed study of a portion of biblical text. Focus on text-critical and source-critical problems. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing. +

HINE 186/286. Special Topics in Middle Eastern History (4)    Focused study of historical roots of contemporary problems in the Middle East: Islamic modernism and Islamist movements; contacts with the West; ethnic and religious minorities; role of the military; economic resources and development. Department stamp and permission of instructor.

HINE 199. Independent Study in Near Eastern History (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

HISTORY OF SCIENCE

Lecture Courses

HISC 101A. Science in the Greek and Roman World (4)    A survey of the principal features of ancient science: the origins of Greek naturalism, the criticism of magic, notions of quantification. Topics may include astronomy, astrology, geography, geometry, optics, mechanics and physical theory, classification of living beings, and human cognition. Emphasis on primary sources, such as the presocratic natural philosophers: Plato, Artistotle, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Pliny Galen, and Proclus. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HISC 101B. Medieval Science in the Latin West, ca. 500–1500 (4)    Styles of the medieval scientific imagination. Reception and assimilation of the learning of the ancient world, especially Aristotle, Plato, Euclid, Galen, and Ptolemy. Struggles to reconcile Greek, Arabic, and Christian ideals of knowledge. Rise of universities. Natural philosophy, logic, geometry, optics, astronomy, astrology, mechanics, geography, and classification of living beings. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HISC 101C. Early Modern Science (4)    Early forms of modern science, mid-15th to 17th centuries. The revolution in printing. Sites of knowledge-making: university and court cultures, museums, academies. Astrology, astronomy, literature of the heavens, prophecy and apocalyptic expectation. Natural history, medicine, alchemy, magic and the physico-mathematical sciences. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HISC 102. Technology in World History (4)     Technology as an agent of change. How have humans harnessed the power of nature? What factors have contributed to successes and failures? How has technology changed human life? How should we evaluate the quality of these changes? Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 103. Gender and Science in Historical Perspective (4)    History of women’s struggles and strategies for access and equality in professional science. Questions related to gender bias in science—as a social institution and as an epistemological enterprise—will be addressed in light of the historical and biographical readings. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 104. History of Popular Science (4)    Historical aspects of the popularization of science. The changing relation between expert science and popular understanding. The reciprocal impact of scientific discoveries and theories, and popular conceptions of the natural world. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 105. History of Environmentalism (4)    History of human effects on the natural environment, and with environmentalist interpretations of the history of science.

HISC 106. The Scientific Revolution (4)    A cultural history of the formation of early modern science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: the social forms of scientific life; the construction and meaning of the new cosmologies from Copernicus to Newton; the science of politics and the politics of science; the origins of experimental practice; how Sir Isaac Newton restored law and order to the West. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HISC 107. The Emergence of Modern Science    The development of the modern conception of the sciences, and of the modern social and institutional structure of scientific activity, chiefly in Europe, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 108. Science and Technology in the Twentieth Century (4)    Major intellectual developments in twentieth-century science, including quantum mechanics and relativity, molecular biology and DNA, and plate tectonics. Emphasis on the sources of new ideas and evidence in science, and the forging of consensus in scientific communities. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Oreskes

HISC 109. Science in Western Civilization (4)     An introduction to scientific thought as it relates to Western culture. Among the topics considered: Aristotelian, medieval, and Renaissance science; the scientific revolution; the Newtonian universe; science and the Enlightenment; evolution; science and the modern state; technoscience and biotechnology. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 111. Origins of the Atomic Age (4)    The atomic bomb changed the world. We examine the origins and impact of the atomic age: the discovery of radioactivity; the Manhattan project and bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the H-bomb, nuclear fallout, and the modern environmental movement. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 114. The Darwinian Legacy (4)   The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, and its scientific, intellectual, and political legacies. Topics include social Darwinism, eugenics, Nazi racial hygiene, population control, neo-Malthusianism in the modern environmental movement. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 120A. Technology in America I (4)     The role of technology in American history through the Civil War. Indigenous and colonial development, transportation infrastructures, and industrialization are explored to understand the connections among technology, society, and culture. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HISC 120B. Technology in America II (4)     The role of technology in the history of the United States since the Civil War. Mass production and consumption, information technologies, and the changing role of inventors and engineers are explored to understand the connections among technology, society, and culture. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 121. Listening In: Sound, Music, and Noise in America (4)     Explores the cultural meaning of sound by examining the history of the phonograph, radio, movies, Muzak, noise-abatement, and architectural acoustics. What needs did these technologies fulfill? How did they reinforce and challenge the society in which they were developed? Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 130. Technology in the Twentieth Century (4)   Major technological developments in the twentieth century, including the rise and decline of technologies, unexpected hazards and unanticipated consequences, and why some technologies fail. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 131. Science, Technology, and Law (4)    Science and law are two of the most powerful establishments of modern Western culture. Science organizes our knowledge of the world; law directs our action in it. Will explore the historical roots of the interplay between them. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HISC 160/260. Historical Approaches to the Study of Science (4)    Major recent publications in the history of science will be discussed and analyzed; the topics will range in period from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and will deal with all major branches of natural science. Special topics. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

HISC 162/262. Problems in the History of Science and Religion (4)    Intensive study of specific problems in the relation between science and religion. The problems may range in period from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HISC 163/263. History, Science, and Politics of Climate Change (4)    The complex historical development of human understanding of global climate change, including key scientific work, and the cultural dimensions of proof and persuasion. Special emphasis on the differential political acceptance of the scientific evidence in the U.S. and the world.  Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing. Department stamp required.

HISC 164/264. Topics in the History of the Physical Sciences    Intensive study of specific problems in the physical (including chemical and mathematical) sciences, ranging in period from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit.

HISC 165/265. Topics in 20th Century Science and Culture     This is a seminar open to advanced undergraduates and graduate students, which explores topics at the interface of science, technology, and culture, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics change yearly; may be repeated for credit with instructor’s permission. Requirements vary for undergraduates, M.A. and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 166/266. The Galileo Affair (4)    Galileo’s condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633 is a well-known but misunderstood episode. Was Galileo punished for holding dangerous scientific views? Personal arrogance? Disobedience? Religious transgressions? Readings in original sources, recent historical interpretations. Graduate students will be expected to submit a more substantial piece of work. +

HISC 167/267. Gender and Science (4)   Why have women been traditionally excluded from science? How has this affected scientific knowledge? How have scientists constructed gendered representations not only of women, but also of science and nature? We will address these questions from perspectives including history, philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 168/268. The Extraterrestrial Life Question (4)   The changing fortunes of the belief in the existence of life beyond the Earth (pluralism) from 1750–present as it evolved from a marginal speculation to a central scientific question with wide-ranging consequences for traditional religious belief-systems. Graduate students will be expected to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division or graduate standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 170/270. Topics in the History of Science and Technology (4)   This seminar explores topics at the interface of science, technology, and society, ranging from the seventeenth century to the twentieth. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 172/272. Building America: Technology, Culture, and the Built Environment in the United States (4)   The history of the built environment in the United States, from skyscrapers to suburbs, canals and railroads to factories and department stores. The technological history of structures and infrastructures, and the social and cultural values that have been “built into” our material environment. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HISC 199. Independent Study in the History of Science (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

UNITED STATES

See History of Science for more U.S. courses (HISC 105, HISC 108, HISC 111)

Lecture Courses

HIUS 100. Colonial Period to 1763 (4)    Political and social history of the thirteen colonies: European background, settlement and expansion, beginnings of culture, and the imperial context. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 101. The American Revolution (4)    Causes and consequences of the revolution: intellectual and social change, the problems of the new nation, the Constitution, and the origins of political parties. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 103. The World We Have Lost: Social History of Early America (4)    Selected themes in early American social history—including race, gender, faith, economy, and age—from an anthropological perspective. What distinguished it from our own world? Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 104. The Revolutionary Atlantic (4)    The upheavals that transformed the early modern Atlantic emphasizing the United States, Caribbean, and Great Britain. Topics: struggles to define democracy, the reorganization of the Atlantic state system, the Enlightenment, and international responses to the American and French Revolutions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 107. The Early Republic (4)    This course will examine the transformation of American society and politics between the American Revolution and the Jacksonian period. Topics to be considered include the emergence of domesticity, the development of political parties, the expansion of capitalist relations, the debate over slavery, the early labor movement, and the origins and motivations of middle-class reform. +

HIUS 108A/ETHN 112A. History of Native Americans in the United States I (4)    This course examines the history of the Native Americans in the United States with emphasis on the lifeways, mores, warfare, cultural adaptation, and relations with the European colonial powers and the emerging United States until 1870. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 108B/ETHN 112B. History of Native Americans in the United States II (4)    This course examines the history of the Native Americans in the United States with emphasis on the lifeways, mores, warfare, cultural adaptation, and relations with the United States from 1870 to the present. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 109. Intellectual History: From Contact to Civil War (4)    An exploration of cultural, political, religious, and social thought in early America. Emphasis will be placed on the trans-Atlantic context and on the relationships between intellectuals and authority. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 114. California History (4)    This course examines California history from 1800 onward, with an emphasis on social, economic, and political change. The course will explore the effect of national and international events as well as the ways in which California–the ideal and the real–shapes the American experience.

HIUS 115. History of Sexuality in the United States    Constructions of sex and sexuality in the United States from the time of pre-contact Native America to the present, focusing on sexual behaviors, sexual ideologies, and the uses of sexuality for social control.

HIUS 117. History of Los Angeles (4)    This course examines the history of Los Angeles from the early nineteenth century to the present. Particular issues to be addressed include urbanization, ethnicity, politics, technological change, and cultural diversification.

HIUS 122. History and Hollywood: America and the Movies Since the Great Depression (4)    A lecture-discussion course utilizing written texts and films to explore major themes in American politics and culture from the Great Depression through the 1990s. Topics will include the wars of America, McCarthyism, the counter-culture of the 1960s, and the transformation of race and gender relations. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 124/ETHN 125. Asian American History     Explore how Asian Americans were involved in the political, economic, and cultural formation of United States society. Topics include migration; labor systems; gender, sexuality and social organization; racial ideologies and anti-Asian movements; and nationalism and debates over citizenship.

HIUS 130. Cultural History from 1607 to the Civil War (4)     This course will explore connections between American culture and the transformations of class relations, gender ideology, and political thought. Topics will include the transformations of religious perspectives and practices, republican art and architecture, artisan and working class culture, the changing place of art and artists in American society, antebellum reform movements, antislavery and proslavery thought. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 131. Cultural History from the Civl War to the Present (4)    This course will focus on the transformation of work and leisure and the development of consumer culture. Students will consider connections between culture, class relations, gender ideology, and politics. Topics will include labor radicalism, Taylorism, the development of organized sports, the rise of department stores, the transformation of middle-class sexual morality, the growth of commercial entertainment, and the culture of the cold war.

HIUS 132. Civil War-Reconstruction in Pop Culture (4)    This course considers how cultural processes have shaped histories of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students will analyze the relationship between popular culture and major themes of the era through the use of literature, texts, film, television, and print. Students may not receive credit for both HIUS 132 and HIUS 132S. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 134. From Be Bop to Hip Hop: African American Cultural History Since 1945 (4)    Explore the politics of black culture in the postwar period. Topics include: the dynamic interplay of social factors (migration, civil rights, black power, deindustrialization, globalization) and the production of African American culture, including music, film, and literature. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 135A/ETHN 170A. Origins of the Atlantic World, c. 1450–1650 (4)    An examination of interactions among the peoples of western Europe, Africa, and the Americas that transformed the Atlantic basin into an interconnected “Atlantic World.” Topics will include maritime technology and the European Age of Discovery, colonization in the Americas, the beginnings of the transatlantic slave trade and the early development of plantation slavery in the New World. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 135B/ETHN 170B. Slavery and the Atlantic World (4)    The development of the Atlantic slave trade and the spread of racial slavery in the Americas before 1800. Explores the diversity of slave labor in the Americas and the different slave cultures African Americans produced under the constraints of slavery. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 138/ETHN 167. African-American History in War and Peace: 1917 to the Present (4)   The social, political, economic, and ideological pressures generated during the international conflicts of the twentieth century have had an enormous impact on American life. The course examines how the pressures of “total war” and “cold war” shaped the African-American experience in both war and peacetime. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 139/ETHN 149. African-American History in the Twentieth Century (4)    This course examines the transformation of African America across the expanse of the long twentieth century: imperialism, migration, urbanization, desegregation, and deindustrialization. Special emphasis will be placed on issues of culture, international relations, and urban politics. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIUS 140/Econ 158A. Economic History of the United States I (4)    The United States as a raw materials producer, as an agrarian society, and as an industrial nation. Emphasis on the logic of the growth process, the social and political tensions accompanying expansion, and nineteenth- and early twentieth-century transformations of American capitalism. +

HIUS 141/Econ 158B. Economic History of the United States II (4)    The United States as modern industrial nation. Emphasis on the logic of the growth process, the social and political tensions accompanying expansion, and twentieth-century transformations of American capitalism.

HIUS 142A. United States in the Twentieth Century, 1900–1945 (4)    Examines the political, economic, and social history of the American people from the turn of the twentieth century to the end of World War II. Topics: progressive movement, impact of the Great Depression, and the consequences of two world wars. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 142B. United States in the Twentieth Century, 1945 to the Present (4)    Examines the political, economic and social history of the American people from the end of World War II to present. Topics: origins of the Cold War, struggle for racial justice and the rise of American conservatism since the 1980s. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 146. Race, Riots, and Violence in the U.S (4)    Examining the history of urban riots in the U.S. since the late nineteenth century. Exploring how different groups of Americans have constructed competing notions of race, gender, labor, and national belonging by participating in street violence. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 147/USP 165. History of the American Suburb (4)    This lecture explores the development of suburbs in America, from the early nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Topics include suburban formation, class, ethnic and racial dimensions, government influences, social life, and cultural responses to suburbia. The class will explore competing theories of suburbanization as it surveys the major literature.

HIUS 148/USP 103. The American City in the Twentieth Century (4)    This course focuses on the phenomenon of modern American urbanization. Case studies of individual cities will help illustrate the social, political, and environmental consequences of rapid urban expansion, as well as the ways in which urban problems have been dealt with historically.

HIUS 149. The United States in the 1960s (4)    An overview of the social and political developments that polarized American society in the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. Themes include the social impact of the post-war “baby boom,” the domestic and foreign policy implications of the Cold War; the evolution of the civil rights and women’s movements; and the transformation of American popular culture.

HIUS 150. American Legal History to 1865 (4)    The history of American law and legal institutions. This quarter focuses on crime and punishment in the colonial era, the emergence of theories of popular sovereignty, the forging of the Constitution and American federalism, the relationship between law and economic change, and the crisis of slavery and Union. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 151. American Legal History since 1865 (4)    The history of American law and legal institutions. This course examines race relations and law, the rise of big business, the origins of the modern welfare state during the Great Depression, the crisis of civil liberties produced by two world wars and McCarthyism, and the Constitutional revolution wrought by the Warren Court. HIUS 150 is not a prerequisite for HIUS 151. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIUS 152A. A Constitutional History of the United States to 1865 (4)   The historical development of constitutional thought and practice in the United States from the era of the American Revolution through the Civil War, with special attention to the role of the Supreme Court under Chief Justices Marshall and Taney. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 152B. A Constitutional History of the United States Since 1865 (4)   The historical development of constitutional thought and practice in the United States since 1865, with special attention to the role of the Supreme Court from Chief Justices Chase to Renquist. Prerequisite; upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 153. American Political Trials (4)    Survey of politicized criminal trials and impeachments from Colonial times to the 1880s. Examines politically-motived prosecutions and trials that became subjects of political controversy, were exploited by defendants for political purposes, or had their outcomes determined by political considerations. +

HIUS 154. Western Environmental History (4)    This course examines human interaction with the western American environment and explores the distinction between the objective environmental understanding of science and the subjective views of history and historians. The course will also analyze the most compelling environmental issues in the contemporary West.

HIUS 155. From Zoot Suits to Hip Hop: Race and Popular Culture since World War II (4)    Tracing popular cultural production and consumption in the U.S. since World War II. It historicizes popular culture as an arena where social relations are negotiated and where race, class, and gender identities are constructed, transformed, and contested. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 155A. Religion and Law in American History: Foundations to the Civil War (4)   Selected problems in the history of the relationship between religious beliefs and practice and legal institutions in the Anglo-American world. Topics include the English background, religion in the age of the American Revolution and the antebellum period. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 155B. Religion and Law in American History: Civil War to the Present (4)   Selected problems in the history of the relationship between religious beliefs and practice and legal institutions in America from the Civil War to the present. Topics include the religion and government aid; sacred duties and the law; and religion and cultural politics. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 156. American Women, American Womanhood (4)    This course explores the emergence of a dominant ideology of womanhood in America in the early nineteenth century and contrasts the ideal with the historically diverse experience of women of different races and classes, from settlement to 1870. Topics include witchcraft, evangelicalism, cult of domesticity, sexuality, rise of industrial capitalism and the transformation of women’s work, Civil War, and the first feminist movement. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 157. American Women, American Womanhood 1870 to Present    This course explores the making of the ideology of womanhood in modern America and the diversity of American women’s experience from 1870 to the present. Topics include the suffrage movement, the struggle for reproductive rights and the ERA; immigrant and working-class women, women’s work, and labor organization; education, the modern feminist movement and the contemporary politics of reproduction, including abortion and surrogate motherhood. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HIUS 158/ETHN 130. Social and Economic History of the Southwest I (4)    This course examines the history of the Spanish and Mexican borderlands (what became the U.S. South-west) from roughly 1400 to the end of the U.S.-Mexico War in 1848, focusing specifically on the area’s social, cultural, and political development. +

HIUS 159/ETHN 131. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II (4)    (Cross-listed as Ethnic Studies 131.) This course examines the history of the Amnerican Southwest from the U.S.-Mexican War in 1846-48 to the present, focusing on immigration, racial and ethnic conflict, and the growth of Chicano national identity.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HIUS 160/260. Colloquium on the American Empire (4)    Course explores the concept of an American Empire by examination of the literature on the topic. Particular attention will be on the work since 9/11/01. Students are expected to produce original work concerning the definition and/or existence of an American Empire. Graduate students are expected to submit an additional piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Department stamp required.

HIUS 162/262. The American West (4)    This seminar will trace major themes in the history of the American West. Topics will include ethnicity, the environment, urbanization, demographics, and shifting concepts surrounding the significance of the West. Graduate students will be required to submit additional work in order to receive graduate credit for the course. Prerequisite: department stamp required.

HIUS 164/264/ETHN 181. Topics in Comparative History of Modern Slavery (4)    Slavery was both a thread of continuity in the history of the Americas and a distinctive institution in specific social settings. The purpose of this course is to examine and discuss readings that explore topics of the Caribbean and the United States. Because topics will vary, the seminar may be taken more than once for credit, with consent of the instructor. Requirements vary for undergraduates, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HIUS 165/ETHN 182. Segregation, Freedom Movements, and the Crisis of the Twentieth Century (4)    A reading and discussion seminar that views the origins of segregation and the social movements that challenged it between 1890 and 1970 in comparative framework. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIUS 166/266. Topics in Southern History (4)    Specific topics will vary from year to year, including slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction, the Afro-American experience, race relations. +

HIUS 167/267/ETHN 180. Topics in Mexican-American History (4)    This colloquium studies the racial representation of Mexican Americans in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present, examining critically the theories and methods of the humanities and social sciences. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIUS 168/268. Race, Resistance, and Cultural Politics (4)    The course investigates race, resistance, and culture in the U.S. since the late nineteenth century. It interrogates how working-class whites, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and others have simultaneously challenged, shaped, and assimilated into U.S. society. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Department stamp required.

HIUS 169/269. Topics in American Legal and Constitutional History (4)    A reading and discussion course on topics that vary from year to year, including American federalism, the history of civil liberties, and the Supreme Court. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

HIUS 173/273. Topics in American Women’s History (4)    The specific content of the course will vary from year to year but will always analyze in depth a limited number of issues in American women´s history. Special topics. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., Ph.D. students. Graduate students will be required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: consent of instructor or department stamp.

HIUS 176/276. Race and Sexual Politics    This seminar will explore the histories of sexual relations, politics, and cultures that both cross and define racial boundaries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Reading will focus on the United States as well as take up studies sited in Canada and Latin America. Graduate students are expected to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 180/ETHN 134. Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society (4)    Comparative study of immigration and ethnic-group formation in the United States from 1880 to the present. Topics include immigrant adaptation, competing theories about the experiences of different ethnic groups, and the persistence of ethnic attachments in modern American society. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HIUS 181/281. Topics in Twentieth Century United States History (4)    A colloquium dealing with special topics in U.S. history from 1900 to the present. Themes will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: department stamp or consent of instructor.

HIUS 182/282. Special Topics in Intellectual History: Politics and Culture in the U.S. 1776–1860 (4)    Cultural and political construction of the American nation. Topics include: how citizenship and national community were imagined and contested; importance of class, gender, and race in the nation’s public sphere; debates over slavery expansion and democracy in defining national purpose. Requirements will vary for undergraduates, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial paper.

HIUS 183/283/ETHN 159. Topics in African American History (4)   A colloquium dealing with special topics in the history of people of African descent in the United States. Themes will vary from quarter to quarter. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students will be required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

HIUS 187/287. Topics in American Social History (4)    Colloquium on selected topics in American social history. Topics will vary from year to year, and the course may therefore be repeated for credit.

HIUS 189/289. The Social History of Seafaring in Early America (4)     All American colonies were originally maritime colonies. This seminar examines the history of fishing, whaling, shipping, and freebooting during the age of sail and investigates through primary and secondary sources the experience of living in communities that followed the sea. Graduate students are required to submit an additional paper. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor and department stamp. +

HIUS 199. Independent Study in United States History (4)    Directed readings for undergraduates under the supervision of various faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department stamp required.

TOPICS

Courses

HITO 87. Special Freshman Seminar (1)    A seminar intended for exposing undergraduate students, especially freshmen, to exciting research programs conducted by department faculty. Enrollment is limited. Topic will vary quarter by quarter.

HITO 102. Religious Traditions: East Asian Religious Traditions (4)    Introduction to the major religious traditions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, and Confucianism. The course will focus on one religion each year. Since special topics will vary from year to year the course may be repeated for credit three times. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. +

HITO 104. The Jews and Judaism in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (4)    The political and cultural history of the Jews through the early modern period. Life under ancient empires, Christianity and Islam. The post-biblical development of the Jewish religion and its eventual crystallization into the classical, rabbinic model. +

HITO 105. The Jews and Judaism in the Modern World (4)    Topics include the political emancipation of the Jews of Europe; the emergence of Reform, Conservative, and Modern Orthodox Judaism; hasidism; modern anti-semitism; Jewish socialism; zionism; the Holocaust; the American Jewish community; the State of Israel.

HITO 106. Love and Family in the Jewish Past (4)    Jewish women's experiences from the seventeenth century to the present, covering Europe, the United States, and Israel. We examine work, marriage, motherhood, spirituality, education, community, and politics across three centuries and three continents. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HITO 111/211. Marxian Theory (4)    A survey and examination of the principal writings of Marx concerning economic theory and analysis. Emphasis on the theory of value, production, technical change, reproduction and accumulation. Some consideration will also be made of certain neo-Marxist contributions and critiques. Prerequisite: introductory economics or consent of instructor.

HITO 117 World History. 1200–1800     This course examines the interaction between sections of the globe after 1200. It emphasizes factors operating on a transcontinental scale (disease, climate, migration) and historical/cultural phenomena that bridge distance (religion, trade, urban systems). This is not narrative history , but a study of developments that operated on a global scale and constituted the first phase of globalization. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. +

HITO 121. Geographic Information Systems for Historians and Social Scientists (4)    This course provides an introduction to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in the analysis and display of data of interest to historians and social scientists. Topics include cartographic theory and aesthetics, data collection and retrieval, and training in the use of the ArcView GIS program. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

HITO 126. A History of Childhood (4)    This course will examine the different ways that attitudes toward children have changed throughout history. By focusing on the way that the child was understood, we will examine the changing role of the family, the role of culture in human development, and the impact of industrialization and modern institutions on the child and childhood.

HITO 133. War and Society: The Second World War    An examination of the Second World War in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Focus will be on the domestic impact of the war on the belligerent countries as well as on the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Colloquia

The following courses are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must receive a departmental stamp or permission of the instructor to register for the course. Requirements for each course will differ for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students.

HITO 172/272. War in the Twentieth Century (4)    Reckonings by novelists, essayists, and biographers with the phenomenon of contemporary warfare as an unprecedented experience and an abiding threat. Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or department stamp.

HITO 174. The Foundations of Constitutional Law (4)     Medieval and early modern origins of constitutional ideas and institutions. The question of the course is: Where did the ideas and institutions embodied in the constitutions of the U.S. (1787) and France (1791) come from? Requirements will vary for undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. Graduate students are required to submit a more substantial piece of work. Prerequisite: department stamp or consent of instructor.

HITO 193/POLI 194/COM GEN 194/USP 194. Research Seminar in Washington d.c. (6)     Course attached to six-unit internship taken by student participating in the UCDC program. Involves weekly seminar meetings with faculty and teaching assistant and a substantial historical research paper. Prerequisites: department stamp required; participating in UCDC program.

HITO 194. History Honors (4)    A program of independent study providing candidates for history honors an opportunity to develop, in consultation with an advisor, a preliminary proposal for the honors essay. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of this quarter. A final grade will be given for both quarters at the end of HITO 195. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Department stamp required.

HITO 195. The Honors Essay (4)    Independent study under the supervision of a faculty member leading to the preparation of an honors essay. A letter grade for both HITO 194 and 195 will be given at the completion of this quarter. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Department stamp required.

HITO 196. Honors Seminar (4)    The nature and uses of history are explored through the study of the historian’s craft based on critical analysis of historical literature relating to selected topics of concern to all historians. Required of all candidates for history honors and open to other interested students with the instructor’s consent. Department stamp required.

HITO 198. Directed Group Study (4)    Directed group study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Students must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

HITO 199. Independent Study for Undergraduates (4)    Independent study on a topic not generally included in the regular curriculum. Students must make arrangements with individual faculty members. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Graduate

Graduate standing is a prerequisite for all graduate-level courses. For more graduate courses (200+), look at history undergraduate colloquia (courses numbered 160–190).

HIGR 200. History and Social Theory (4)    A weekly reading/writing seminar. Themes include historical sociology and large-scale history, interdisciplinary approaches to history (anthropological, psychoanalytic, etc.), and historical method. Students from all fields welcome, though emphasis primarily on early modern period (1500–1800).

HIGR 205. Feminist Historical Studies (4)    An introduction to feminist historical studies, this course is designed for interested graduate students from all history field groups. Graduate students from other disciplines are also encouraged to participate. The course will provide students a rigorous training in women’s history, in the feminist theories that undergird that scholarship, and in the emergent field of gender analysis. The particular content of the course will change from year to year, but each course will include theoretical texts, historical case studies, and primary sources. Readings will be drawn from different times and places. This course is strongly recommended for those preparing minor fields in women’s history. The course can be repeated twice for credit.

HIGR 207. Nationalism, Colonialism, and Race (4)    A transdisciplinary and comparative course on the interplay of nationalism, colonialism, and race (as well as class and gender/sexuality) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Texts will include classics by authors such as Franz Fanon, as well as theoretically informed newer works that analyze a variety of national and colonial conditions historically.

HIGR 208. History and Theory (4)    This is a one-quarter colloquium, designed for graduate students in modern history. The readings will emphasize developments in historical thinking over the past two centuries, particularly as these ideas influenced professional work. The course includes some major figures in social theory such as Marx and Weber, and addresses issues raised by postmodernism.

HIGR 210. Historical Scholarship on Modern Chinese History (4)    This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern Chinese history.

HIGR 211. Historical Scholarship on Modern Japanese History (4)    This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern Japanese history.

HIGR 212. Historical Scholarship on Modern East Asian History (4)    This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern East Asian history.

HIGR 213. Sources on Modern Chinese History (4)    An introduction to Chinese documentary sources and collections on Qing and Republican History. This course will introduce students to the language of Qing documents, and to the contents and uses of imperial documents and archives, documentary collections, periodicals, gazetteers, etc.

HIGR 214. Readings in Japanese on Modern Japan (4)    A one-quarter research and writing course based upon readings in Japanese on modern Japan. Emphasis on selection, collection, and critical evaluation of texts for historical research. Topics will vary from year to year and may be repeated with instructor’s permission. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

HIGR 215A-B. Research Seminar in Modern Chinese History (4-4)    A two-quarter research seminar in Chinese history. A paper, based on original research, will be due in the second quarter. Seminar topics will vary. Reading knowledge of Chinese is expected. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 215A is a prerequisite for 215B.

HIGR 216A-B. Research Seminar in Modern Japanese History (4-4)    A two-quarter research seminar in Japanese history. A paper, based on original research, will be due in the second quarter. Seminar topics will vary. Reading knowledge of Japanese is expected. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 216A is a prerequisite for 216B.

HIGR 217A. Historical Scholarship on Pre-Modern Chinese History: Foundations—China Before Buddhism (4)    Ancient society differed dramatically from the imperial, bureaucratic, commercial, Buddhist China of later times. Yet the texts and artifacts of antiquity echoed powerfully through the centuries. We will study foundational texts, practices, and objects in their own contexts and also consider their later uses.

HIGR 217B. Historical Scholarship on Pre-Modern Chinese History: Han Dynasty Through the Song Dynasty (4)    Course introduces history and society during the Chinese Middle Ages (c. 200 BCE–1200 CE), including the Han, Six, Tang, and Song Dynasties. Examination of the birth and development of China’s great religions, Buddhism and Daoism, and the international culture of the Silk Road, and political and cultural systems that still resonate in China today.

HIGR 217C. Historical Scholarship on Pre-Modern Chinese History: Late Imperial Chinese History, 1200–1800 (4)    Course introduces major topics in scholarship on the Yuan, Ming, and Qing periods. It is intended to prepare graduate students to teach the history of late imperial China.

HIGR 220. Historical Scholarship on European History, 1500–1715 (4)    Introduction to the historiography on Renaissance, Reformation, and early modern Europe: an overview of methodologies with emphasis on sources and critical approaches. Required for all beginning European history graduate students.

HIGR 221. Historical Scholarship on European History, 1715–1850 (4)    Selected topics in European history from the early modern to the modern era. Readings and discussions focus on issues of methodology and interpretation. Required for all beginning European history graduate students.

HIGR 222. Historical Scholarship on European History, since 1850 (4)    Critical evaluation of selected topics in the period of modern Europe from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Required for all beginning European history graduate students.

HIGR 225. Readings in Modern Russian History (4)    Students will read major works on Revolutionary Russia and Soviet history. Attention will be paid to both classic and revisionist works.

HIGR 230A-B. Research Seminar in Early Modern Europe (4-4)    Selected topics in the period from the sixteenth century through the early nineteenth, with an emphasis on the theory and practice of socio-economic history. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 230A is a prerequisite for 230B.

HIGR 231A-B. Research Seminar in Modern European Intellectual and Cultural History (4-4)    Selected topics in the period of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 231A is a prerequisite for 231B.

HIGR 232A-B. Research Seminar in Modern European Social and Political History (4-4)    Selected topics in the period of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 232A is a prerequisite for 232B.

HIGR 235. Science, Empire, and Exploration (4)    Examines links between scientific work, particularly expeditions and exploration, and political programs of empire in the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. Topics: collecting expeditions as expressions of empire; role of colonial administrative networks in facilitating field-based investigations; relation between European and non-European knowledge systems.

HIGR 236A-B. Research Seminar in History of Science (4-4)    A two-quarter research seminar comprising intensive study of a specific topic in the history of science. The first quarter will be devoted to readings and discussions; the second chiefly to the writing of individual research papers. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter.

HIGR 237. Topics in the History of Ocean Sciences (4)    (Cross-listed with SIO 201.) Intensive study of specific problems in the history of the ocean sciences, and of related earth and atmospheric sciences, in the modern period. Topics vary from year to year, and students may therefore repeat the course for credit.

HIGR 238. Introduction to Science Studies (4)    (Cross-listed as Communication 225A, Philosophy 209A, and Sociology 255A.) Study and discussion of classic work in history of science, sociology of science and philosophy of science, and of work that attempts to develop a unified science studies approach. Required for all students in the Science Studies Program. Prerequisite: enrollment in Science Studies Program.

HIGR 239. Seminar in Science Studies (4)    (Cross-listed as Communication 225B, Philosophy 209B, and Sociology 255B.) Study and discussion of selected topics in the science studies field. Required for all students in the Science Studies Program. May be repeated as course content changes annually. Prerequisite: enrollment in Science Studies Program.

HIGR 240. Colloquium in Science Studies (4)    (Cross-listed as Communication 225C, Philosophy 209C, and Sociology 255C.) A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies, by graduate students, faculty, and visitors. Required for all students in the Science Studies Program. May be repeated as course content changes annually. Prerequisite: enrollment in the Science Studies Program.

HIGR 241. Advanced Approaches to Science Studies (4)    (Cross-listed as COGR 225D, PHIL 209D, SOCG 255D.) Focus on recent literature in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, and medicine. Required of all students in the Science Studies Program. Prerequisites: HIGR 238 is a prerequisite for HIGR 241; enrollment in Science Studies Program or instructor’s permission.

HIGR 243. Historical Scholarship in Technology (4)     An introduction to the historiography of technology. This reading seminar provides an overview of scholarly approaches to the history of technology by critically examining classic and contemporary works in the field. Prerequisite: graduate-standing or consent of instructor.

HIGR 244. Introduction to Sound Studies (4)    Study and discussion of classic and recent scholarship on sound production and cultures of listening. Emphasizes historical literature but also includes works in literary studies, art history, music, and other fields. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

HIGR 245A-B-C. Historical Scholarship on Latin American History (4-4-4)    Introduction to the literature of Latin American history. A three-quarter sequence of readings and discussions taught each quarter by members of the staff. Required for all beginning students for a graduate degree specializing in Latin American history; open and strongly recommended to other students using Latin American history as a secondary field for a graduate degree. HIGR 245A covers the colonial period, from conquest to independence to today; HIGR 245B covers South America from independence to today; HIGR 245C covers Mexico, Cuba, and Central America from independence to today. The three quarters need not be taken in sequence. Reading knowledge of Spanish is required.

HIGR 247A-B. Research Seminar in Colonial Latin America (4-4)    A two-quarter course involving readings and research on sixteenth- through eighteenth-century Latin America. Students are expected to compose a paper based on original research that is due in the second quarter. Reading knowledge of Spanish required. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter.

HIGR 248A-B. Research Seminar in Latin America, National Period (4-4)    A two-quarter course involving readings and research; the first quarter is devoted to the nineteenth and the second quarter to the twentieth century. Students are expected to compose a paper based on original research that is due in the second quarter. An IP grade will be awarded at the end of the first quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Reading knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese is helpful but not required.

HIGR 252. History, Social Evolution, and Intellectuals in the Andes: Mariátegui, Haya de la Torre, and Arguedas (4)    The course will study three major twentieth-century interpreters of Andean history and society. Mariátegui is Latin America’s most original socialist intellectual; Haya de la Torre is the founder of Peru’s most important party; and Arguedas was the most profound interpreter of the role of Indian peasants in the Andean nations.

HIGR 255. The Literature of Ancient History (4)    An introduction to the bibliography, methodology, and ancillary disciplines for the study of ancient history together with readings and discussion on selected topics within the field. May be repeated for credit, topic will vary year to year.

HIGR 260A-B-C. Historical Scholarship on Judaic Studies (4-4-4)    Weekly graduate seminar. Faculty and students present results of research. Student research may be towards course work on thesis.

HIGR 265A-B-C. Historical Scholarship on American History (4-4-4)    A three-quarter sequence of readings and discussions on the bibliographical and monographic literature of American history from the colonial period to the present. Taught by different members of the staff each quarter, the course is required of all beginning graduate students in American history.

HIGR 267A-B. Research Seminar in United States History (4-4)    Readings and discussion in selected areas of American history for advanced graduate students. An IP (in progress) grade will be awarded the first quarter. The second quarter will be devoted to the presentation, discussion, and evaluation of work in progress. A final grade will be awarded at the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: 267A is a prerequisite for 267B.

HIGR 271. New Research Directions in U.S. History (4)   Students will develop skills in presenting and assessing new research and offering feedback to work in progress by senior students and faculty. Course is required to be taken twice by third-year students and highly recommended for audit by all students in U.S. History. (S/U grades only.)

HIGR 273. The Culture of Consumption (4)    (Cross-listed with COGR 240.) This course will explore the development and cultural manifestations of consumerism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics will include the rise of museums, the development of mass-market journalism and literature, advertising, and the growth of commercial amusements. Readings focus primarily on the United States. Students will be encouraged to think historically and comparatively.

HIGR 275A. Research Seminar in Middle Eastern History (4)     HIGR 275A is the first quarter of a two-quarter research seminar in Middle Eastern history. Seminar topics will vary. Reading knowledge of Arabic or Turkish is expected. A paper, based on original research, will be due at the end of the second quarter. Final grade will not be given until the end of the second quarter. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

HIGR 275B. Research Seminar in Middle Eastern History (4)     HIGR 275B is the second quarter of a two-quarter research seminar in Middle Eastern history. Seminar topics will vary. Reading knowledge of Arabic or Turkish is expected. A paper, based on original research, will be due at the end of the quarter. Final grade will be awarded for HIGR 275A and B at the end of the second quarter. Prerequisites: 275A and graduate-standing or consent of instructor.

HIGR 295. Thesis Seminar (4)    For students advanced to candidacy to the doctorate. Discussion, criticism, and revision of drafts of chapters of theses and of work to be submitted for publication.

HIGR 298. Directed Reading (1-12)    Guided and supervised reading in the literature of the several fields of history. This course may be repeated for an indefinite number of times due to the independent nature of the content of the course. (S/U grades permitted.)

HIGR 299. Ph.D. Thesis Direction (1-12)    Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing of doctoral theses. This course may be repeated for an indefinite number of times due to the independent nature of thesis writing and research. (S/U grades only.)

HIGR 500. Apprentice Teaching in History (1-4)    A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussions, preparation and grading of examinations and other written exercises, and student relations. (S/U grades only.)