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J-Term 2010  History Course Offerings

        HIST 113 Early American History in Global Perspective

 Spring 2010 Course Offerings

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HIST 111  Origins of the Modern World to 1550
HIST 112  History of the Modern World Since 1550
HIST 113  Early America in Global Perspective
HIST 114  The Modern U.S. in GLobal Perspective
HIST 115  The World Since 1900
HIST 210  Modern Latin America 1800-the present
HIST 220  Introduction to Japanese History and Culture
HIST 298-01  American Military History
HIST 298-02  United States in the 1960s
HIST 302  The Ancient Greek World
HIST 327  18th Century Ireland and England
HIST 376  Minnesota History
HIST 463  Seminar: Europe 1750-1945

Summer 2010 Course Offerings:

HIST 113  Early America in Global Perspective
HIST 114 The Modern United States in Global Perspective`

Spring 2010 Course Descriptions

 HIST 210   Modern Latin America 1800-the present

A survey of the historical and cultural developments of Latin America from the movement for Latin American independence to the present. Selected toopics include:the struggle for social justice,political instability, economic dependence, race relations, revolution, rural societies, militarism and the relationship between the United States and Latin American countries.

HIST 220   Introduction to Japanese History and Culture

An overview of Japanese history and culture from the beginning to the present day with particular emphasis on the period following initial contact with the West at the end of the 16th century. Topics of special emphasis wil include: formative aspects of Japanese culture; the early history of Western influence and Christianity; the Tokugawa Period and centralized feudalism; the Meiji Era and renewed contact with the West; late 19th and early 20th century development; World War II and the postwar occupation; and a look at contemporary Japan.
 

HIST 298-01   American Military History

A survey of American military history since the 1750s. We examine the more traditional topics of strategies and tactics, technologies, logistics, organizations, and combat (the various American "ways of war"), as well as the interactions between society and military institutions. Topics such as the 1920s and 1930s search for a new raison d'etre by the USMC, the Battleship v. Carrier arguments, the role of motorized formations in the army, the Army Air Corps strategic bombing doctrine, and the current Air Force search for mission will be included. We will attempt to cover developments through the transformation of "operation Iraqi Freedom."

HIST 298-02 United States in the 1960s

 
This decade was one of the most controversial, transformative, and colorful in US history. The course will provide an examination of the origins, events and trends, personalities, and legacies of the political, social and cultural movements of the era from the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy to Watergate. Topics will include: New Frontier and Great Society liberalism, the new conservatism, New Left radicalism, civil rights and black power, women's movement, popular music, Christianity and society, Vietnam and the peace movement, and the counterculture.

HIST 302   The Ancient Greek World

This course is a study of ancient Greek social structures, political processes, culture, beliefs, and moral values, from the Mycenaean society in the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic world of Alexander's legacy. The objective is to learn about major social, political, economic, and cultural change over time in the Greek world, with regard to the wider context of the surrounding cultures. We examine textual and material eveidence in order to learn about the nature, value, and explication of primary sources and about historical, archaeological and anthropological methods of inquiry and analysis. Overall, we seek to understand the historic roots of modern issues and the relevance of past experiences, while keeping abreast of recent research and current scholarly debate. 

HIST 327   18th Century Ireland and England

The course offers an examination of the predominant themes which run through 18th century Irish and English history: 17th century backgrounds (The Restoration, the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite War); Queen Anne and the Ascendancy; Hanoverian England and Ireland; Jonathan Swift and the 18th century Enlightenment; colonialism and the American Revolution; The Industrial Revolution; England and Ireland in the French Revolutionary Era; and Wolfe Tone's Rising of 1798. 

HIST 376   Minnesota History

Minnesota from the French explorations of the 17th century to the present, with an examination of political, social and economic development and with intensive research in selected topics of local history.
 

HIST 463 Seminar: Europe 1750-1945
 

History seminars involve students (primarily, though not exclusively, majors and minors) with the methodological and historiographical dimensions of research in the seminar’s topic. Some topics may be drawn from existing 300-level courses; when this occurs students are able to earn credit for both courses. Students in the seminar will complete and present to other members of the class a significant research project. Majors normally will offer one of their seminar papers as their senior paper.