History 316-331, Early Modern and Modern Europe

 

HIS 316/Topics in Early Modern or Modern European History

(periodically)
Focuses on differing topics of historical significance having to do with Early Modern or Modern European history. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic changes. May fulfill departmental distribution requirements.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

HIS 317/Europe in the Early Modern Period

(periodically)
An examination of European history from the 15th through the 18th centuries. Cultural and social history will be emphasized.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

HIS 318/Early Modern European Expansion

(periodically)
Investigates the relationship between the European and non-European World in the classical and medieval periods. Emphasis on the medieval expansion of Europe, the development of geographic knowledge, crusading and the beginnings of Europe’s overseas expansion.

 

HIS 319/The Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires

(periodically)
An examination of the politics, cultures, and conflicts of two dynastic polities: the Catholic Hapsburgs and the Muslim Ottomans during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

HIS 321/History of the World Economy

(periodically)
Globalization has shifted the focus away from the established interpretations of the rise of the Western world as a progressive, linear path of development that started in the north Atlantic and spread throughout the “rest” of the world. Increasing economic competition from China and India fostered scholars’ interest in comparing the economic performance and divergent trajectories within Eurasia. In opposition to traditional euro-centrist interpretations, this course explores the history and historiography of the development of the world -“the west and the
rest”- economy since 1750.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

HIS 322/Europe's Imperial Era

(periodically)
Examines the so-called “Neo-Imperialism” of the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on the cultural foundations of European domination.

 

HIS 323/Eastern Europe since 1939

(periodically)
A political and cultural examination of “the other Europe,” the small states bordered by Germany and Russia. Topics include the emergence of nation-states, world war and genocide, the rise and fall of Communism, and ethnic tension in the region.

 

HIS 324/Women in Eastern Europe 1848-present

(periodically)
This course will focus on women’s history in the region to understand how the dual forces of nationalism and communism were largely constructed around gendered concerns such as reproduction, family structure, and access to power.

Liberal Learning:

• GENDER AND GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

HIS 325/Modern Germany

(periodically)
An examination of German history from Unification in 1871 through Reunification in 1990. Emphasis on the development of German nationalism and imperialism; the World Wars and the Holocaust; postwar division and reconstruction; and the cultural trends of each period.

 

HIS 327/European Social History since 1789

(periodically)
An examination of the social changes that have occurred in Europe since the French Revolution. Topics include the history of families, gender roles, class divisions, racial ideologies, religion, work, and leisure.

Liberal Learning:

• GENDER AND GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES