Course Descriptions Spring Semester, 2013
The Department of History
The Ohio State University
Undergraduate History Office
110 Dulles Hall
614.292.6793
The Department of History has compiled information in this booklet to assist students in selecting courses for Autumn Semester, 2012. The descriptions are accurate as of April 13, 2012. Please be aware that changes may be made.
A printed version of the coursebook is also available in the History office, 106 Dulles Hall.
African History | American History | Ancient History | Asian & Islamic History | European History | Jewish History | Latin American | Military History | Thematic | Women's History | World History | Graduate Courses
AFRICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 2301 AFRICAN PEOPLES & EMPIRES IN WORLD HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
A thematic course focusing on African world history, empire building, and commericial and cultural links across the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean worlds before and during the Atlantic slave trade.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR Miles, D.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Africa, pre & post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2302 HISTORY OF MODERN AFRICA, 1800-1960
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will examine Africans' engagements with European colonial rule and how these engagements culminated in ending European rule in the 1960s.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Kobo, O.
On-line Stringer, K.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Africa, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2303 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA, 1960 - PRESENT
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course examines political, economic, and social development in Africa from the 1960s, when the overwhelming majority of African countries became independent from European colonial rule, to the present. The course will explore such topics as nationalism and decolonization, the challenges of nation building and economic development, the nature of the political systems that were established after independence, strategies for economic development, civil wars and conflicts, Africa’s engagement in world affairs, the impact of the Cold War, Globalization, democratization, and the most recent developments in the continent.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Sikainga, A.
Assigned Readings:
Frederick Cooper, Africa since 1940: The Past of the Present.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Africa, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3307 AFRICAN HEALTH & HEALING
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course explores approaches to health and healing in sub-Saharan Africa over the last 150 years. By approaching health and healing from a historical perspective, we see why specific diseases emerge, why they persist, and what their consequences are for African societies. Diseases we will consider include cholera, sleeping sickness, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, among others. The course is also interested in African experiences of being unwell.
While students will gain some biological or technological understanding of diseases and causes of illness, the course focuses on the wider social or economic consequences that promote disease and illness. By investigating illness we can consider the ways that different governments (colonial and post-colonial) have attempted to control disease and control the people disease affected; the rise and elaboration of tropical medicine as a field; and the impact of colonial and post-colonial policy on land use, ecology, and human settlement. In addition, by thinking about health and what makes one healthy, we can find insights into societal values, and look at the overlapping and contradictory therapeutic traditions (grounded in both popular and biomedical treatments) that African people have used to regain health.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR McDow, D.
Assigned Readings:
Readings will include articles, books, and primary sources.
Assignments:
Required coursework includes a map quiz, short writing assignments, a paper, a midterm examination and a final examination.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Africa, pre & post-1750 for history majors.
AMERICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1511 AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS, 1607-1877
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the U.S. from the Colonial Period through the Era of Reconstruction. This course, in conjunction with HIS 152, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the LAR and GEC. Not open to students with credit for History 150.01.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Foster, N.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Not open to students with credit for 1150, 2001 or 151.
HISTORY 1152 AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1877
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the U.S. from the Era of Reconstruction to the present. This course, in conjunction with HIS 151, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the LAR and GEC. Not open to students with credit for History 150.02 or History 150.03.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Thomas, B.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Not open to students with credit for 1150, 2002 or 152.
HISTORY 2001 LAUNCHING AMERICA
3 Cr. Hrs.
An intermediate-level approach to American history in its wider Atlantic context from the late Middle Ages to the era of Civil War and Reconstruction.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Vandersommers, D.
8:00-8:55 MWF Boonshoft, M.
3:55-5:15 TR Wachtel, J.
3:00-3:55 MWF Shriver, C.
3:00-3:55 MWF Arendt, E.
On-line Goodall, J.
On-line Pawlikowski, M.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Not open to students with credit for History 151 or 1151.
HISTORY 2002 MAKING AMERICA MODERN
3 Cr. Hrs.
A rigorous, intermediate-level history of modern U.S in the world from the age of industrialization to the age of globalization.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Arena, J.
8:00-9:20 TR Olden, D.
8:00-8:55 MWF McMahon, R.
On-line Vernon, J.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Not open to students with credit for History 152 or 1152.
HISTORY 2015 AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
3 Cr. Hrs.
Crime and punishment are among the most important issues in contemporary America. This course offers an introduction to the historical study of crime in the United States from colonial times to the present. It highlights changes in criminal behavior and in the ways Americans have sought to deter, punish, and rehabilitate. Primary topics include historical patterns of violence, the role and organization of the police, and the evolution of punishment in theory and practice. This course also emphasizes differences in crime and punishment by region, class, ethnicity, gender, and age. Topics will include riots, homicide, capital punishment, organized crime, gangs, prisons, policing, jurisprudence, and official violence.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Roth
Assigned Readings:
Walker, Samuel, (1998) Popular Justice: A History of American Criminal Justice, 2nd. ed.
Butterfield, Fox (1995) All God’s Children: The Bosket Family & The American Tradition of Violence.
Michael Massing (1998) The Fix. Berkeley: Univ. of CA Press.
A History of organized crime or the drug trade in the twentieth century (to be determined).
Assignments:
Discussion & Attendance (10% of grade)
Quizzes on the Readings (10% of grade)
Midterm & Final Examinations (40% of grade)
Research Project/Essay (40% of grade): You will be asked to turn in your research notes (in computerized form on a floppy disk or a ZIP disk) and an interpretive essay (5 to 6 pages in length) on the history of crime in Chicago, Illinois, in the late nineteenth century or in an Ohio city or county in the late 1990s.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2045 HISTORY OF AMERICAN RELIGION TO THE CIVIL WAR
3 Cr. Hrs.
Description:
A history of religion in the US to about 1877. Among the topics are the variety of religions in early America; which flourished and did not; did they tolerate each other; the role of religion in the American Revolution; the proliferation of more populist religions in the early republic; religion and reform, expansion, and the Civil War and its aftermath. Attention to African American and Native American religion and the role of women.
Readings from:
Sydney Ahlstrom – A Religious History of the American People -- Yale University Press; 2nd edition
Edwin S. Gaustad and Mark A. Noll – A Documentary History of Religion in America to 1877, 3rd ed. -- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
A few scholarly articles, documents, and website online.
Requirements:
Two in-class exams (25% each) and a take-home final (50%). A 10 page research or analytical paper may be written as well, and the lowest of three grades (either in-class exam or the paper) will be dropped.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Pencak
On-line Price
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, pre or post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2065 COLONIALISM AT THE MOVIES: AMERICAN HISTORY IN FILM
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course explores historical treatment of Native/European contact, colonization, and key events and issues in American history in film.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Stephenson
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, pre or post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2070 INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
History of Native Americans from pre-contact times to the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Wallace
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2079 ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
A survey of how Asian immigrants, their American-born children, and international relations with Asia have shaped U.S. history.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 WF Winans
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2080 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is a survey of the black American experience from 1619 to the end of Reconstruction.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Schreiber
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, pre or post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2081 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM EMANCIPATION – PRESENT
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course examines the African American experience from 1865 to the present. It aims to provide students with a working knowledge of the major themes and issues in contemporary African American history. The specific topics explored include: Reconstruction, the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro, Black radicalism during the Depression Era, the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black politics during the conservative ascendency of the 1980s, and the state of Black America at the start of the 21st century.
Upon completing this course, students should have a clear understanding of the general history of African Americans in the second half of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century and the start of the 21st century, including African American life during the Jim Crow era; African Americans’ transition from field workers to factory laborers; and African American protest before, during, and after the Civil Rights and Black Power eras of the 1950s and 1960s. Students should also have gained keen insight into the diverse array of questions, sources, and methods that historians have used to uncover African American history, and developed the skills necessary for critically analyzing primary source material.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Jeffries
Assigned Readings include:
- Hine, Hine, and Harrold, The African American Odyssey, Volume 2, Fourth or Fifth Edition (New Jersey: Pearson, 2010).
- Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt (New York: NYU Press, 2009).
Assignments:
*Three exams, including the Final Exam.
*Twelve (4 question) quizzes will be given over the course of the semester; 10 will count toward your quiz grade. Makeup quizzes will not be given. The quizzes will be administered on randomly selected days at the start of class. The questions will be based solely on the reading assigned for that day.
*A five to seven page, typed, double-spaced, clearly and correctly written, critical analysis of primary source material.
*Lectures on Tuesdays and discussion of online films and primary sources on Thursdays.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2610 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN & GENDER IN THE U.S.
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the history of American women from pre-European settlement to the present. The lectures, readings, and films will emphasize how female roles in the realms of family, work, politics, and culture change over time. Particular attention will be paid to how women negotiate social norms and help to create new standards of acceptability. Also, the class will focus on the diversity among women in terms of race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Solic
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3010 COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA, 1492-1763
3 Cr. Hrs.
Description:
A study of the British North American colonies to the end of the French and Indian War, with attention to other colonial empires and the origins of colonial expansion beginning in the late fifteenth century. Major topics include the Southern colonies and slavery, the Middle Colonies and ethnic and religious diversity, the New England colonies, Puritanism, and witchcraft, relations with Native Americans, the economy, politics, the family and education, imperial relations, crowd action, and warfare.
Readings:
Peter Hoffer, The Brave New World -- The Johns Hopkins University Press; 2nd edition
Brett Rushforth and Paul Mapp, Colonial North America and the Atlantic World: A History in Documents -- Pearson.
Considerable reading online from primary sources and scholarly articles and websites.
Requirements:
Two in-class exams (20% each) and a take-home final (30%). All students will also write a 10-page research paper (30%)\ on a topic I have approved by February 1, with a bibliography due in early March and a first draft by early April. A longer paper may be written (up to 20 pages) to substitute for either in-class exam, or if both exams are taken and the longer paper written as well, the lowest of three grades (either in-class exam or the paper) will be dropped.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-2:05 TR Pencak
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3015 FROM THE NEW ERA TO THE NEW FRONTIER: THE UNITED STATES
3 Cr. Hrs. 1921-1963
History 3015 runs from the end of World War I through the early Cold War and ends with the first stirrings of “The Sixties.” It will be organized around the general theme of “Modern America,” where “modern” refers to the broad social environment of modernity. The course will consider the 1920s as the heyday of cultural modernism; the Great Depression and its consequences; World War II as the pivot of political and social change at home as well as abroad; the emergence of the US as a singular power in the Cold War; and the emergence of the Affluent Society. The course will end with us considering how the exhaustion of “the modern” bequeathed to America a moment of great promise, seen best in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as a moment of great disaffection, seen most violently in the Vietnam War. Throughout, we will be constantly attentive to forms of gender, ethnic, and racial subordinations; the structures of social power in their many forms; and the conditions of life for everyday folks.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:20-11:15 MWF Steigerwald
Assigned Readings:
In addition to selected weekly Carmen readings:
Sinclair Lewis, Main Street (any edition)
Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2006).
James Tobin, Ernie Pyle’s War: America’s Eyewitness to World War II (New York: Free Press, 1997).
David Hajdu, The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America (New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 2008).
Assignments:
Five brief (350-word) synopses of selected Carmen readings (30% of final grade)
Two midterms (take home, 4-6 pages) covered course material (40% of final grade)
Take-home final (5-7 pages) covering course themes (30% of final grade).
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3016 THE CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES SINCE 1963
3 Cr. Hrs.
Examination of the major political, economic, social and cultural changes in the USA since the spring of 1963: mass suburbanization, causes and consequences of the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, political polarization, the revival of feminism, the counter-culture, the new environmentalism, détente and the decline of East-West tensions, the new world disorder, the rise of a service-based economy, and globalization.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Stebenne
Assigned Readings:
Thomas Hine, Populuxe (1990)
Frederik Logevall, The Origins of the Vietnam War (2001)
Juan Williams, Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (1988), chs. 4-8
Bruce Shulman, The Seventies:The Great Shift in American Culture, Society & Politics 2002
Jules Tygiel, Ronald Reagan and the Triumph of American Conservatism, 2nd ed. (2006), chaps. 7-11
Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2001)
Assignments:
A midterm, a final and a short (5-page) paper based on the assigned reading.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
History 1152 or H1152 strongly recommended. Students planning to pursue a master’s in education should note that this course satisfies one of the course requirements in History, Group N. America, post-1750.
HISTORY 3017 THE SIXTIES
3 Cr. Hrs.
Almost half a century after it began, the 1960s maintains its grip on the American imagination. This course explores the profound political and social convulsions of the decade and traces how they shape our own times. In particular, the course will focus on three dynamics: the struggle for civil rights and its effect on American politics; the Vietnam War and the fracturing of the Cold War system; the era’s sweeping challenges to traditional culture.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Ides, M.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3030 HISTORY OF OHIO
3 Cr. Hrs.
A general survey of Ohio’s social, economic, religious, geographical, and political history from the Indian period to the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Coil, R.
Assigned Readings:
Van Tine & Pierce (eds.) Builder’s of Ohio, OSU Press.
One other reading to be determined.
Assignments:
A midterm, paper and final examination.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3032 HISTORY OF THE U.S. WEST
3 Cr. Hrs.
The social, cultural, and economic development of the U.S. West.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
7:05-8:25 pm TR Bernstein
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3070 NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY FROM EUROPEAN CONTACT TO
3 Cr. Hrs. REMOVAL, 1560-1820
In this course, we will explore the major issues and events in Native American History from the era immediately before European invasion and colonization through the early 1820s. First, we will examine the variety of indigenous cultures in pre-contact North America. Next, we will assess the different impact of English, Spanish, and French colonization on Native Americans, with a focus on the Indians’ cultural and strategic responses. In addition, we will explore the consequences of the French and Indian War and American Revolution for Native Americans, as well as the effects of U.S. Indian policy during the early Republic era.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Kleit, D.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, pre & post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3080 HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S.
3 Cr. Hrs.
In this course we will discuss the history of slavery in North America from the colonial era to the Civil War. We will include material on bondage in other societies, but the focus will be on African-American slavery in what is now the United States. We will explore various aspects of the slave experience, such as work, religion, family life, resistance, and rebellion. We will also discuss free blacks, people of mixed race, yeoman whites, and slave owners, as well as the significance of slavery as a culture, economic, and political issues.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Cashin
Assignments:
Students will read several monographs, write several short papers, and take one exam.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3082 BLACK AMERICANS DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
3 Cr. Hrs.
History and experiences of black Americans during the period best known in American history as the Progressive Era.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR Shaw
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3083 CIVIL RIGHTS & BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course examines the Civil Rights/Black Power Movement. It begins by looking at Black activism and Black life at the start of the 20th century. It continues by examining the development and impact of the mass mobilization efforts of the 1950s and 1960s, from the Montgomery bus boycott and the student sit-ins, to the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington. At the same time, it scrutinizes the grassroots organizing campaigns led by the young people of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). This course concludes by looking at civil rights activism outside the South, evaluating the impact of civil rights legislation, and analyzing the ideological and tactical transition to Black Power. This course employs a grassroots, bottom-up approach to understanding the black freedom struggle. It takes seriously the notion that the driving force behind the movement was every day, ordinary, Black folk, and the skilled African American activists who helped them organize and mobilize. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the people (famous, infamous, and forgotten), places, and events of the most significant American social movement of the 20th century. In addition, and arguably most importantly, this course aims to show the process by which seemingly powerless African Americans organized to transform the society in which they lived, and the way white Americans, particularly in the South, responded, i.e. their attempts to preserve the status quo.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Jeffries
Assignments: Three exams, including the final exam; and 10 page analytical essay; 2-3 critical film reviews.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This is a reading intensive course. This course fulfills Group N. American, post-1750 for history majors.
ANCIENT HISTORY
HISTORY 2201 ANCIENT GREECE & ROME
3 Cr. Hrs.
This class is an introduction to the history of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations of Greece and Rome.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-8:55 MWF Vanderpuy, P.
3:55-5:15 TR Barber, C.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2210 CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Note: This course will be offered ONLY in this online version. There will be no class meetings and all assignments will be done on the Internet; that means you do not have to come to campus for classes or examinations, but that you must feel comfortable doing the work with your computer. You must, however, read the assigned books (that you need to purchase) and you may want to visit a library to do some of the assignments. History 2210 will not be offered in a classroom setting this semester.
This course examines the history and methods of Classical Archaeology—the archaeology of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It will investigate how classical archaeology emerged as a discipline and what classical archaeologists actually do. It will look at a number of the major archaeological sites of classical civilization and how archaeology has contributed to our understanding of the past. An important feature of this course is that part of it will involve real material and experiences from the Ohio State University Excavations at Isthmia, in Greece! Students will have a chance to see what the OSU excavation team has been doing and to follow the progress, problems, and successes that make up classical archaeology.
Required Books (print versions):
William H. Stiebing, Jr., Uncovering the Past. A History of Archaeology (Oxford
University Press: Oxford 1993). ISBN 0-19-508921-9
William R. Biers, Art, Artifacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeology (1992). ISBN 9780415063197.
Various online readings, available on the class website, will also be required.
Assignments:
Regular graded online discussion, and a choice of other assignments from a list of examinations and various short projects. You should expect to spend at least as much time on this course as you would in a regular classroom course. You will need to be online at least 3-4 times a week for 1-2 hours each time, since much of the material will be delivered this way (but there will be no specific time each week when you must do these assignments—you can choose the time, as long as you get the assignments done when they are due). In other words, most of the assignments will be done by handing something in, through a tool within the program software, or by posting discussion points on the class site. Students who are not comfortable using the computer and who do not have access to a fast Internet connection should probably not take the course.
All students in the class must successfully complete an online Course Organization quiz requiring an understanding of how the class is set up. This is designed to help you use the tools and requirements of the class before you get started.
Prerequisites:
There are no special prerequisites for this course and no knowledge of archaeology is presumed. It will be helpful, however, for students to have taken a course in ancient history or a class in Classics or History of Art. Since this is an online course, with no regular class meetings, students who sign up for the course should feel comfortable using a computer to do their school work (see below).
Special Features:
As mentioned above, this course will bring material directly from Greece for student use. It will do so with photographs, graphics, and nearly “live” video prepared just for this course. We have made an online glossary to help you with new words, and there are many new visual displays to help you understand the basic ideas of classical archaeology. We hope these features will make this an enjoyable experience for you.
For further information contact gregory.4@osu.edu.
HISTORY 3216 WAR IN THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD
3 Cr. Hrs.
An advanced survey of military history from the Bronze Age in Greece (ca. 1200 D.C.) to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (A.D. 476). The lectures will proceed chronologically and six interconnected themes will comprise their focus: tactical and technological developments in warfare; military strategy and interstate diplomacy; the reciprocal effects of war and political systems upon one another; the social and economic bases of military activity; conversely, the impact of war on society, particularly its role in the economy and its effect upon the lives of both participants and non-combatants; finally, the military ethos and the ideological role of war. In addition, students will be introduced to some of the basic problems which historians of the period are currently attempting to solve as well as to some of the most important hypotheses their work has produced.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
1:50-2:45 WF Rosenstein
10:20; 12:40;1:50 Thursday (recitations)
Assigned Readings (tentative):
Caesar, The Gallic Wars
D. Engles, Alexander the Great & the Logistics of the Macedonian Army.
A. Ferrill, The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Military Explanation
V. Hansen, The Western Way of War.
Herodotus, The Persian Wars
Livy, The War with Hannibal
E. Luttwak, The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
Tacitus, The Complete Works
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War and a Xeroxed packet
Assignments:
Students in this course will be required to take a midterm and a final examination and to turn in a term paper, all of which must be completed in order to pass the class.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: Group Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3211 HISTORY OF CLASSICAL GREECE
3 Cr. Hrs.
The course explores the history of the classical era, the “Golden Age” of ancient Greece. It traces political and cultural developments in the world of the Greek city-states from the time of the watershed Persian Wars of 480-479 BC down to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 and its immediate aftermath. Major topics covered include: the rise of Athens as imperialist superpower and “cultural capital” of the Greek world; the escalating tensions between the Athenian empire and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League that resulted in the cataclysmic Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC); the subsequent attempts by states like Sparta and Thebes to exercise hegemony over their fellow Greeks; the formation of the world’s first complex democracy in Athens; and the ground-breaking innovations that would shape the future course of art, architecture, philosophy, science, literature, and drama in the western world. The course will conclude by looking at how the relatively sudden emergence of Philip II of Macedon as the dominant player on the Greek stage effectively ended the era of the independent city-states, and at how the conquest of the Persian empire by Philip’s son Alexander the Great transformed the political and cultural fortunes of Greece and the ancient Near East thereafter. Completion of 501.01 (Archaic Greece) is NOT a prerequisite for taking 501.02.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 WF Anderson
Assignments:
Two exams and a term paper
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3223 HISTORY OF THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE
3 Cr. Hrs.
This upper level history course introduces students to the politics, army, society and culture of the Roman empire between late second and middle of the sixth century. The first half of the course will trace the political and military events that led to the empire’s geo-political fragmentation and to the consolidation of imperial power in the East and to the rise of new barbarian kingdoms in the West. The second half will explore the numerous social, religious, and cultural changes that also characterize this transformative period in European history, such as the emergence of the Christian Church as a public institution and the development of new forms of urban and rural life. Students will also be introduced to some of the major questions historians ask about this period (e.g. did Rome really fall?) and to some of the primary tools and techniques they use to answer them. Students are expected to master the material of both sections, and will be tested on them in a cumulative fashion on the final exam.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Sessa
Assignments:
Assignments include weekly readings, two midterms, a term paper and a final exam.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3226 THE LATER BYZANTINE EMPIRES
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will be offered ONLY in this online version. There will be no class meetings and all assignments will be done on the Internet, using the University’s class-delivery system, “Carmen.” History 3226 will not be offered in a classroom setting this year. Note that this online class is precisely the same as one offered in the classroom: the requirements, grading system, and credits are precisely the same as any other class at this level. Online classes offer some freedom of time and location (you don’t have to come to a regular class), but they also require significant self-discipline and the ability to work independently. Do not make the mistake of thinking that this class will be easier than a regular in-class course.
History 3226 covers the history of the Byzantine Empire from the twelfth century to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (1453). It will focus on the period of the Crusades and the reorganization of the Byzantine state in the Komnenan era, the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders and the revival of the empire in the 13th century, the emergence of rival Slavic and Turkic states, the final conquest of Constantinople to the Ottomans and the survival of Byzantine culture in the period after 1453 (including modern times). A primary goal of the class is to promote an understanding of Byzantine civilization in its historical setting; thus, we will seek to comprehend the "mind-set" of the Byzantines and how they reacted to the world around them. The Byzantines developed a unique civilization, one that was different from that of their classical Greek and Roman ancestors and different from that of their contemporaries in the medieval West. Even in modern times Byzantium has been generally misunderstood and often maligned. This course will present the Byzantine achievement in a positive light and allow the student to draw his/her own conclusions about the value of the Byzantine tradition.
A single textbook is available at SBX and other bookstores:
Timothy Gregory, A History of Byzantium, 2nd edition (ISBN 978-1-4051-8471-7)
Online Readings in Later Byzantine History will be available in the online Carmen class site
Assignments:
Regular graded online discussion and a series of quizzes (mandatory), plus a choice of two other graded assignments, from the following list Mid-term and Final Examinations and short papers, and Class Project (you will not have to do all of these assignments, but only a total of 4).
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Although this course continues the material covered in History 3225, there is no prerequisite for the course (beyond those for any 3000-level courses), and no prior knowledge of Byzantine history is assumed. The course is especially appropriate for individuals who want to understand better current affairs in Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Middle East, since many of these have their roots in the Byzantine period. This course fulfills Group Europe pre-1750 for history majors.
For further information contact gregory.4@osu.edu. Notes: Although this course continues the material covered in History 3225, there is no individual prerequisite for the course (beyond those for any 3000-level course), and no prior knowledge of Byzantine history is assumed. The course is especially appropriate for individuals who want to understand better current affairs in Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Middle East, since many of these have their roots in the Byzantine period. For further information contact Timothy Gregory, at gregory.4@osu.edu.
ASIAN & ISLAMIC HISTORY
HISTORY 2350 ISLAM, POLITCS AND SOCIETY IN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to the manner in which Islam has interacted with politics in the Middle East and vicinity from the rise of Islam through the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
5:30-6:50 TR Honchell, S.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Middle East, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2375 ISLAMIC CENTRAL ASIA
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is an introductory survey of the political, cultural, religious and economic history of Islamic Central Asia from the eighth-century Arab conquests to the nineteenth-century Russian colonial era. As there are no prerequisites for the course, we will begin the semester with a brief survey of the historical, anthropological and religious background necessary to navigate this period of Central Asian history. Students will learn about such major social transformations as the gradual association of Central Asian peoples with the Islamic faith and the concomitant “Turkicization” of Central Asia as wave upon wave of Turkic nomads migrated from the northern steppe to the southern sedentary areas. Other topics to be addressed include: the Mongol Empire, the rise and rule of Tamerlane; the early modern transformation of the transcontinental Silk Road caravan trade; and Russian and Chinese colonial expansion into Central Asia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:30-11:15 WF Levi
9:10-10:05 T (recitation)
9:10; 12:40 Thurs (recitation)
Assigned Reading: Four books.
Assignments:
Coursework includes a map quiz, mid-term, research paper and final exam.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Central Asia, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2401 HISTORY OF EAST ASIA IN THE PRE-MODERN ERA
3 Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to societies and cultures of pre-modern China, Korea, and Japan; the East Asian geographical and cultural unit.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Knight, J.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group East Asia, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2402 HISTORY OF EAST ASIA IN THE MODERN ERA
3 Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to the transformation of societies and cultures of modern China, Korea, and Japan from the 17th century to the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Luo, D.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group East Asia, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3360 HISTORY OF IRAN
3 Cr. Hrs.
Iranian history and Iranian history and its cultural traditions have exerted a substantial influence on the history and cultural traditions of the world. This course will provide an overview of the general trajectory of this history from the arrival of the Iranians on to the Iranian plateau in the first millennium B.C. through the twentieth century. Attempting to cover around three millennia, the scope of this course will, per force, be broad, concentrating only on those aspects of the Iranian history which we deem to have been formative throughout centuries. In the first half of the course we will take this history up to the early modern period in the sixteenth century. The second half will concentrate on the early modern (1500s) through the modern period (1800s-2000). Throughout the course, and to the extent possible, the history of Iran will be put in the greater context of the history of the “Middle East” where it unfolded. It is hoped that by the end of the course you will have acquired not only a head start in understanding Iranian history and its cultural heritage, but also the context within which it developed. While all that will be examined in this course will be directly relevant to contemporary events as they unfold, this course will not examine the latter (i. e., the events of the last three decades), in any detail. Throughout the course we will be viewing a number of documentary videos and films.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR Pourshariati
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Middle East, pre-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 3405 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA, 1921-2000
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course provides a general but analytic introduction to the social, political, and intellectual history of contemporary China (from the rise of the Communist Party to approximately the present). We will review key historical phenomena that distinguish Contemporary China. We will also examine the roles of various figures such as Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, etc., in the development of contemporary China. Finally, we will analyze key topics in contemporary Chinese history such as the establishment of New China; the exile of the Nationalists ("KMT") to Taiwan; the Cultural Revolution; post-Mao economic and political developments, particularly in the legal system; and Chinese women's liberation.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Reed
Assigned Readings: Four books and a reader.
Assignments:TBD but similar to other courses at the 3000 level.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course assumes familiarity with the relevant themes of History 141/2401 and/or 142/2402 (Comparative Asian Civilization, I & II). Students who have not taken one of those courses, or an equivalent (e.g., History 545.03/3404) should read Schirokauer, A Brief History of Chinese & Japanese Civilizations, pp. 469-97, 525-50, 552-65, and 600-26 on their own. This course satisfies Group E. Asia, post-1750 for History majors.
HISTORY 3410 TOPICS IN CHINESE HISTORY -TREATY-PORT SHANGHAI IN IMAGE
3 Cr. Hrs. & Reality, 1842-1949
In 1842, as a result of the Treaty of Nanjing, the first of many “unequal treaties” that Western powers forces China to sign, Shanghai became one of the first five treaty ports. By the end of the 19th century, Shanghai was the most prominent of nearly a hundred treaty ports, each with its own concession in which lived and traded many foreign merchants, soldiers, and “treaty-port Chinese.” Although not typical of 19th- or early 20th- century China, treaty ports like Shanghai provide an important site for viewing China in this period. Shanghai, alternately called the “Model Settlement,” “Paradise of Adventurers,” and “Paris of the Orient” provides a unique vantage point for examining major social, political, and military phenomena between 1842 and 1949, the years covered by this course. The course is interdisciplinary and will consider perspectives drawn from history, literature, film, etc. The course will emphasize reading and discussion rather than lectures.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 WF Reed
Assigned Readings:
To be decided but they will include a mixture of books and articles.
Assignments:
To be decided, but they will include a final research paper on a course-related topic of each student’s choosing.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
There are no prerequisites, but some background in East Asian or Chinese history, particularly 141/2401 or 142/2402, 545.03/3404, or 545.04/3405 would be useful. This course is conducted in English. This course fulfills Group E. Asian, post-1750 for history majors.
EUROPEAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1211 WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 17TH CENTURY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the Ancient Civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome), the Barbarian Invasions, Medieval Civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe), the Renaissance, and the Reformation. A central text focuses on the course and each instructor supplements the text with several other readings. This course, in conjunction with HIS 112, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the GEC. It is not open to students w/ credit for 100.01.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Barr, K.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Not open to students with credit for History 1210, 2201, 2201H, 2202, 2203, 2205 or 111.
HISTORY 2202 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Survey of medieval history from the late Roman Empire to the early sixteenth century.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Drake, J.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group B, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2204 MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This class introduces students to the political, social, and cultural developments that made the fabric of modern Europe. The course adopts a broad understanding of European history, examining developments on the peripheries of Europe and the European colonies overseas. We will explore the main features of the modern period, including the emergence of different models of state- and nation-building in Europe; the birth of representative politics and democratic institutions; scientific innovation, industrialization, and the new technologies; the ideologies of modernity such as conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and nationalism; the effects of European colonialism and imperialism; the new social classes and changing gender roles; the triumph of the nation-state and the limits of self-determination in the interwar period; the challenges to the democratic order and experiments in socialism and fascism; the Holocaust and ethnic cleansing; the divided world during the Cold War and the overthrow of the communist regimes; and decolonization and globalization. Combining a survey textbook with primary sources and fiction, students will learn and debate about the historical trends that created the modern European state, society, and culture.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:20-11:15 TR Dragostinova, T.
9:10; 10:20 F (recitations)
11:30; 1:50 F (recitations)
Required readings:
Brian P. Levack et al, The West: Encounters & Transformations, Concise Edition, Volume II (Longman, 2011; Third Edition). ISBN 9780132132862
Francois Voltaire, Candide (any edition).
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (any edition).
Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz (any edition).
Buchi Emecheta, Second-Class Citizen (George Braziller, 1983).
Assignments:
Two 3-page papers: 30%
Midterm: 20%
Final: 25%
Two multiple-choice quizzes: 10%
Participation and discussion: 15%
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 2204 MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
In this course, we will study fundamental events and processes in European politics, war, economics, intellectual thought, culture, and society from the French and Industrial Revolutions to the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-8:55 MWF Herron, L
3:00-3:55 MWF Perry, J.
3:55-5:15 TR Johnson, J.
On-line McMillin, R.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 2231 THE CRUSADES
3 Cr. Hrs.
Examines the various European crusades – in the Holy Land, Spain, Eastern Europe, and southern France – from the origins to the 15th century.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:10-10:05 MWF Ewing, H.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Global, pre-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 2240 ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course combines lectures and discussion to explore the social, cultural, and religious history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), one of the most celebrated, most formative, and most controversial periods in European history.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Dirks-Shuster, W.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 2251 EMPIRES & NATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE, 1500 - PRESENT
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course provides a survey of the history of Eastern Europe from the fifteenth century until the present.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line On-line Hildonen
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
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HISTORY 2261 EUROPEAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the most dynamic period of Western cultural history, roughly 1890-1950. These revolutionary developments include modernist art (Cezanne, Picasso, Kandinsky), modernist literature (Conrad, Mann, Joyce, Woolf, Proust), the impact of technology on the sense of time and space (Kern), relativity and quantum theory (Einstein, Bohr), atonal music (Schoenberg), psychoanalysis (Freud), existential philosophy (Nietzsche, Sartre), and feminism (Woolf, De Beauvoir). I run a week-long writing workshop before the first paper to help students improve their writing, which I see as the main challenge and source of accomplishment in this course.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Kern
Assigned Readings:
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Thomas Mann, “Death in Venice”
Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time & Space
Sigmund Freud, Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (selections)
Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One’s Own”
Robert Denoon Cumming, ed., The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre (selections)
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (selections)
Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual
Assignments: Students write three papers (5-6 pages) on assigned topics based on the readings and class discussions.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This class fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
HISTORY 2270 LOVE IN THE MODERN WESTERN WORLD
3 Cr. Hrs.
The course will introduce students to some of the major developments across these years by responding to the following questions: What were ancient Greek, Roman, Jewish and Christian love, and how did those legacies play out in Western history? How did courtly love emerge in the medieval world? Why is it that no major love story in the history of the Western world until the twentieth century focused on the love of a married couple? Why does the Marquis de Sade lurk behind the philosophy of eighteenth-century love? Were the Victorians sexually repressed, and if so what was the impact on how they loved? Can sexual repression enhance love? Why are women’s faces and eyes typically highlighted in courtship imagery, while men are presented in profile and off center? How has modern feminism shaped love? How was love influenced by new transportation and communication technologies, in particular bicycles, automobiles, telephones, movies, television and the internet?
More generally we will be asking: is love an unchanging instinct or does it have a history? If it has a history what is its logic and meaning? Is it conceivable that love becomes more authentic, more humanizing from generation to generation? Or have we rather lost something along the way? Or both? How does reading about love affect the way one loves? How have psychoanalytic theory and existential philosophy influenced love? What do we know about sexuality and love that our ancestors did not? In light of the fact that the past century has brought about major changes in the social, economic, educational, political, medical, and legal status of women, how have they affected love between men and women? How does the history of gay and lesbian love fit into this history? How do wars and sexual transmitted diseases affect love? How is love socially constructed? Do men and women love differently, and if so, how do those gendered modes of love vary historically?
The readings will be from my book on the subject, selections from Simone de Beauvoir's classic statement of existential feminism, and three representative novels. A few lectures will be slide presentations exploring love in art, and one will be the love duet in Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Lectures will cover the history of love since antiquity, although the readings and the three assigned papers will concentrate on the last two centuries.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 WF Kern
Assigned Readings:
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love
Carol Shields, The Republic of Love
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (selections).
Stephen Kern, The Culture of Love: Victorians to Moderns
Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual 3rd. Ed.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
HISTORY 2275 CHILDREN & CHILDHOOD IN THE WESTERN WORLD
3 Cr. Hrs.
While the process of developing from infancy through childhood into adult life is a biological phenomenon, the specific ways in which children have been treated and understood vary enormously across time and place. In this class we will explore the history of children in the Western World from Antiquity to the present. How has the role of children in Western culture changed across the centuries? Have relationships between parents and children changed? How has the understanding and treatment of children changed? Ultimately, we will seek to define both changes and continuities in the lives of children in the Western world.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Soland
Assigned Readings: Readings will consist of a mixture of primary and secondary sources. All readings will be available on Carmen.
Assignments: 2 short papers (3-5 pages) plus final paper (15 Pages)
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, pre or post-1750.
HISTORY 2280 INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Selected topics introducing students to the history of Russian politics, society and culture.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-2:05 TR Lywwod
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
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HISTORY 3250 THE ERA OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1770-1815
3 Cr. Hrs.
A survey of Europe from the era of the French Revolution from about 1770, when the French “old regime” began to exhibit signs of unraveling from within, to 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte lost the last of the revolutionary wars. Although the emphasis in this course will necessarily fall on France itself, an effort will be made to place the French Revolution in a European-wide comparative perspective in order to determine what was unique about France such that conditions common to the European Old Regime came to the point of collapse and the project of radically discontinuous “revolution” only there. An attempt will also be made to isolate those conditions that were permanently altered as a result of the Revolution, not only in France but in the rest of Europe and the world. Among these conditions, that of religion will receive special attention. The question will be asked—and perhaps even be answered—how the French Revolution gave birth to the first attempt to eradicate Christianity, and thereby refracted Europe’s erstwhile religious and political divisions into the modern one between religious “conservatives” and secular “progressives.”
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Van Kley
Assignments:
The course format will that of lectures accompanied by outlines and illustrated by prints in the first half of each class session followed by class discussions based on the common readings in the second. Along with faithful attendance and active participation in discussions, the course requirements will consist of two take-home essays on the problem of the origins or causes of the Revolution and the question of why the Revolution should have culminated first in the Terror, and then in the Napoleonic dictatorship. In addition, the course will require two short-answer quizzes as well as well as one two-to-three-page position paper in connection with a mock trial of the king Louis XVI. The main texts to be used are K. Baker’s The Old Regime & the French Revolution, J. Popkin’s A Brief History of the French Revolution, M. Walzer, Regicide and Revolution, which contains speeches delivered on the occasion of the trial of Louis XVI, & Felix Markham’s short Napoleon. A course reader will contain additional material from book chapters or scholarly journals.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
HISTORY 3265 20th CENTURY GERMAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to German history in the 20th century. We will focus on the intertwined themes of politics, culture and society through a combination of lecture, readings, and discussion. Topics to be covered include the World War I, the interwar period and the new German republic, the rise of the Nazism, the Third Reich, World War II and the Holocaust, the postwar period, unification, and Germany’s role in present day Europe.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Flaschka, M.
Assigned Readings:
Students will be expected to complete assigned readings, including novels, in time for discussion.
Assignments:
Students are expected to contribute to discussion, which is part of the overall grade; and students will be responsible for writing several papers in the course of the semester. A midterm and final will also be used to evaluate student performance in this class.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
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HISTORY 3282 HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION
3Cr. Hrs.
This course is a survey of the entire Soviet period, from the 1917 Revolution to the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991. A central theme of this course is the unfulfilled promise of the Revolution and the genesis of the Stalinist dictatorship. Topics include the Civil War, the New Economic Policy and problems of underdevelopment, collectivization and industrialization, Soviet culture, the delineation of gender roles, the Second World War and its legacy, the Cold War, de-Stalinization, nationality issues, the collapse of Communism, and prospects for Russian democracy.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 WF Hoffmann
Assigned Readings:
Each week there will be reading assignments from a variety of sources, including government documents, memoirs, and novels. The total amount of reading for the course will be about ten books.
Assignments: There will be a midterm exam, paper, and final exam. In addition, students will have short weekly writing assignments on assigned readings.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
HISTORY 3526 EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Europe and the World, 1914-2000.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:10-10:05 MWF Carter, C.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750.
JEWISH HISTORY
HISTORY 2450 ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL JEWISH HISTORY, 300BCE -1100CE
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys nearly fourteen centuries of Jewish history, religion, and culture in the Near East from the days of the Maccabees (second century B.C.E.) to the death of Moses Maimonides (1204 C.E.). Focusing on key figures and representative subjects, the lectures will seek to offer a balanced picture of the Jewish experience in the ancient and early medieval periods. Special emphasis will be placed upon the evaluation and interpretation of primary sources (in translation). These texts will introduce students to the political, social, intellectual, and spiritual worlds of ancient and medieval Jewry.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Frank
Assigned Readings:
1. H.H. Ben-Sasson, A History of the Jewish People.
2. Lawrence H. Schiffman, Texts and Traditions: A Source Reader for the Study of
Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism.
Additional required readings will be posted on the CARMEN website for this course or will be found via the links provided on the course syllabus.
Assignments:
1. All assigned reading is required.
2. There will be five written assignments. Each will consist of a 250 word response to an assigned question (there will be a choice). The assignments will be discussed in class on the specified dates. Written assignments will be collected and checked, but not individually graded. All assignments must be completed on time.
3. There will be five quizzes. Quizzes will be drawn directly from the short-answer questions posted on CARMEN. The lowest grade will be dropped.
4. There will be a midterm examination and a final examination. Detailed study guides will be distributed in advance of each examination.
5. There will be one essay in the form of a book review (five pages).
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Global, pre-1750 for history majors.
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1101 LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION TO 1825
3 Cr. Hrs.
History 1101 is an introductory survey of early Latin American history from Pre-Columbian times through independence (1825) that assumes no previous study of the region. The course will focus on a series of historical problems including: European expansion and the indigenous civilizations of America, the formation of a new “colonial” society, problems of race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and colonial economic and political structures. Our goal is to convey some basic knowledge about Latin American societies during this period and to provide an interpretive framework for understanding the historical changes taking place.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Jones, C.
Assigned Readings:
Martin, Cheryl English; Mark Wasserman, Latin America & Its People, NY: Pearson Longman, 2008.
De Erauso, Catalina; Michele Stepto; Gabri Stepto, Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World.
HISTORY 1102 LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1825
3 Cr. Hrs.
The history of modern Latin America, or Latin America since 1821, is filled with fascinating people, places, cultures, and societies. To better under this complex region, we will consider the history of individual countries, while at the same time analyzing the effect, influence and relevance of various historical events on the region as a whole.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Carter, C.
HISTORY 2111 INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THE ANDES
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is an introductory survey of the history of the Native American Peoples of the Andes from Pre-Columbian times to the present that assumes no previous study of the region.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 MWF Tyce, S.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Latin America, pre & post-1750.
HISTORY 2120 REVOLUTIONS AND MOVEMENTS IN MODERN LATIN AMERICA
3 Cr. Hrs.
The course “Revolutions and Social Movements in Modern Latin America” focuses on revolutions, dictatorships, and political and social movements from independence to the present. Throughout this class we will consider the history of individual countries, while at the same time analyzing the effect, influence and relevance of various historical events on the region as a whole.
“Revolutions and Social Movements in Modern Latin America” begins with the tumultuous nineteenth century and the Wars of Independence. In focusing on state formation and national identity, the first section of this course aims to understand the dramatic social, cultural, and political impact of Latin America’s post-Independence political conflicts and modernizing growth. Next the course will shift to the twentieth-century, starting with Mexico’s great revolution and then moving forward to analyze other revolutions and social movements in Guatemala, Cuba and Nicaragua. The following section of this class will consider the rise and fall of military dictatorships in South America, including those in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. In this part of the course students will analyze the search for social justice and reform, and the ways in which ordinary people fought against repression. We also will examine the rise and fall of export economies and industrialization, poverty, and social reform in Venezuela, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. The final weeks of the course will be devoted to issues facing Latin America today, including the complex issue of drugs in Colombia and Mexico, and immigration.
Several themes appear throughout the course. An analysis of Latin American revolutionaries is crucial to the study of the region, and this course will examine the legend and myth of Che Guevara. We also will consider the role of the U.S. and international institutions in the politics, economics and culture of Latin America, as well as the narratives used to justify foreign intervention in the region. Additionally, special lectures will explore culture in Latin America, including movies, literature, and artists, such as the painter Frida Kahlo. Gender and ethnicity are important elements as well, and women and race are integrated throughout our studies.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:30-12:25 TR Smith, S.
8:00; 10:20; 11:30 Wednesday (recitations)
Assignments:
Attendance/Participation, Midterm, 5-7 page paper and a final examination.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Latin America, post-1750.
MILITARY HISTORY
HISTORY 3550 WAR IN WORLD HISTORY, 500-1650
3 Cr. Hrs.
History 3550 explores world military history from the fall of Rome in the West (circa 378-479) and unification of China under the Sui Dynasty (581-618) to the Treaties of Munster and Westphalia in 1648, marking the end of the Thirty Years War and the Dutch Republic’s overthrow of Habsburg Spain as world hegemon. In between, the course addresses the wars of the Byzantine Empire, the rise of Islam and the Arab conquests of the 8th century, the Viking invasions of the 9th century, the Norman Conquests, the Crusades, the Spanish Reconquista, the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the wars of Vietnamese independence and expansion, the Mongol conquests of the 13th century, the rise and containment of the Ottoman Empire (1320s -1574), the rise and fall of Ming China (1368-1644), the struggle for control of the Mediterranean (c. 1453-1574), the rise of Western European maritime empires from the early 16th century and the wars of Japanese unification and expansion (c. 1570-92). The course traces the development of the tactical means and operational methods of organized socially sanctioned armed violence and the development of strategies within which to apply them for political, economic or social trends. Particular attention is devoted to the human dimension of war as experienced by combatants and civilians, to the impact of technological change with particular emphasis on the role of gunpowder, and to the European – and Japanese – Military Revolution of the early modern era.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Guilmartin
Assigned Readings:
Stephen Morillo, Jeremy Black & Paul Lococo, War in World History, Vol. I (New York:
McGraw Hill, 2009) [required]
Charles W. C. Oman, The Art of War in the Middle Ages, A.D. 378-1515 (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1953) [required]
Clifford J. Rogers, ed., The Military Revolution Debate: Readings on the Military Transformation of Early Modern Europe (Boulder, Colorado: 1995) [required]
Carl von Clausewitz, On War, Peter Paret and Michael Howard, tr. (Princeton: Princeton University Press 1976) [optional].
William H. McNeill, The Pursuit of Power:Technology, Armed Force and Society since A.D. 1000 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982) [optional]
Assignments:
Course requirements include two midterms, a review of two books on related topics, and a final examination.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Global, pre-1750.
HISTORY 3570 WORLD WAR II
3 Cr. Hours
World War II was the largest and most destructive war in human history. More than sixty five years after it ended, the war continues to shape our world. This course examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of this devastating conflict. Through readings, lectures, and video, the class will study the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the national and theater strategies of the various major combatants; the military operations that led to victory or defeat on battlefields spanning the globe; war crimes; and other factors such as leadership, economics, military doctrine and effectiveness, technology, ideology, and racism that impacted the outcome of the war.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR Mansoor
Assigned Readings:
Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett, A War to be Won: Fighting the Second World War
James H. Madison, World War II: A History in Documents
E. B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Assignments:
In-class mid-term and final examinations
Two book reviews (2-3 pages each).
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Global, post-1750.
HISTORY 3580 THE VIETNAM WAR
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course focuses on the Vietnam War as an episode in American and international history. While concentrating on the 1945-1975 period, it will also cover the French colonial era, the growth of Vietnamese nationalism in the period before WWII, and will examine the impact and legacy of the Vietnam War in the three decades since North Vietnam’s victory. The course will encompass diplomatic, military, political, social and cultural history. Students will read a text that features primary documents and excerpts from key secondary works as well as several first-hand accounts of the Vietnam War and one or more historical surveys of major aspects of the conflict.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR McMahon
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Global, post-1750.
THEMATIC COURSE OFFERINGS
HISTORY 2630 HISTORY OF MODERN SEXUALITIES
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is designed to introduce students to the major issues associated with the ways different cultures have defined and, regulated sexuality from the eighteenth century to the present. We will investigate how concepts of sexuality are subject to change over time, and influenced by political, social and economic environments in which they occur. Although not all countries can be covered, we will have readings on various regions, including the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Africa and Middle East. We will also discuss the intersection of sexuality and science, religion and law.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:20-11:15 MWF Flaschka, M.
Assigned Readings:
Students will be responsible for completing article-length readings in time for every class.
Assignments:
Students are expected to contribute substantively and substantially to discussion (which is part of the overall grade for the class), and for writing papers on various topics.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills the Global requirement, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
What is history and how do historians study the past? This course is designed to introduce history majors to the field of history. Through readings, films and discussions, we will explore various purposes for studying history, the types of sources available to reconstruct the past, and different methods or approaches to examining history. This course will provide an opportunity to develop analytical reading skills as well as logic and clarity in your written work and oral presentations. In other words, this is a course that will encourage you to think like a detective and argue like a lawyer. Designed as a workshop, the success of this course depends upon your active participation.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
5:30-6:50 MW Baker
Assigned Readings (tentative list):
Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History; students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is an introduction to the craft of history. The primary goal of the course is to provide students with insight into the nature of historical inquiry and the historical profession. To achieve this goal, we will focus on two specific historical problems: (1) whether or not Hildegard of Bingen's (1098-1178) visions can be attributed to migraine headaches (2) whether or not a sixteenth-century French villager who returned home after years away at war was the man he claimed to be. Throughout the course, we will consider several broader questions and issues confronting the historian: the nature of historical evidence, the boundaries of the discipline of history, and the possibility of historical objectivity.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-2:05 TR Beach
Assigned Readings:
Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre (1984)
John Gaddis, The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past (2004)
Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 5th ed. (2006)
Mark Salzman, Lying Awake (2001)
Assignments
1 Précis
1 Primary Source Analysis
1 Critical Book Analysis
Oral Presentation
Final Paper (a formal research paper)
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History; students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course introduces undergraduate history majors to the methods and skills that historians use to study the past, and it considers some of the problems we face in interpreting evidence, assessing arguments, and presenting our research to others. We will use a series of exercises to work on our basic skills, and three case studies will enable us to reflect on historical problems in more depth: an early crisis among the first believers of Jesus in the first century, the puzzling case of a missing and returned soldier in sixteenth-century France, and the murder of Hypatia in fifth-century Alexandria. This is a seminar, in which students will be expected to prepare work and participate in each class meeting.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Brakke, D
Assigned Readings:
Conal Furay and Michael J. Salevouris, The Methods and Skills of History
John Lewis Gaddis, The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past
Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
Recommended Reading: Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
Assignments:
Written assignments will include exercises from Furay and Salevouris, a précis of a book chapter, a book review, a movie review, and a power-point presentation. The “final examination” will be a proposal and dossier for a research paper.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History; students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will introduce students to historiography and historical methodology – that is, to different interpretations of history and to v methods of studying it. The principal theme will be Europe’s often brutal encounter with some of the peoples it colonized in sub-Saharan Africa, and the many different ways in which historians have written about this encounter. Topics to be explored include French, British and Belgian methods of colonization, the devastating impact of their policies on different African societies, the way Africans resisted and accommodated colonialism, and the continuing influence of the colonial past on Europe’s multicultural societies today. We will explore these topics through a combination of primary sources (newspapers, comics, political treatises) and secondary sources (popular vs. academic histories), as well as through films.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-2:05 TR Conklin, A.
Assigned Readings:
Adam Hochschild, King Leopold’s Ghost
Conklin and Fletcher, European Imperialism: Climax and Contradictions
Hergé, Tintin in the Congo
A number of articles, essays and book chapters will also be discussed.
Assignments:
Students will be required to write a paragraph for every class period as well as several longer papers. They will also be assigned two class presentations. Class attendance will be required. As a seminar, all students will be expected to participate regularly in class discussions. Participation in discussions will count for 30 percent of the final grade.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History; students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
In this course we strive to understand the discipline and methods of history. What sources do historians use and how do they use them? How do historians construct their arguments about the past, and how can we best analyze, understand, and critique these arguments? These questions will guide our inquiry, but we will also focus on our own writing and analysis. The course has limited enrollment and is run in a lively seminar format. All students are expected to take part in the discussion in every class meeting. While the course is designed for undergraduate history majors, anyone who is curious about how historians think, do research, and produce historical scholarship is welcome.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 WF McDow
Assigned Readings:
Readings will consist of a combination of articles and books, with some analysis of primary sources.
Assignments:
Students will complete short weekly assignments in addition to two longer papers.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History; students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is designed to introduce you to what historians do and how they do it. Unlike other history classes, this course does not treat a specific topic or period in history, but rather focuses on historical methodology. It aims to develop your research skills and to give you practice in the critical analysis of sources: historical (i.e. primary) sources—written, visual, material and oral; and secondary sources (i.e. other historians’ interpretation of the primary source record). We will also focus on the skills necessary to communicate your analysis to an audience, both in written and oral form. In other words, this course aims to give you practical, hands-on training as well as some more theoretical knowledge about the study of the past.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 WF Sessa
Assignments:
Assignments include weekly readings, oral presentations, research projects and term papers.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History. Students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course, designed for students planning to major in history, presents some of the main elements of historical methodology: how historians do their work. We shall study how historians gather information, organize and analyze their data, and write up their research and conclusions. Students will gather experience in dealing with primary and secondary historical sources, interpreting events within their historical context, and developing a comparative understanding of historical phenomenon. In addition, students will learn more about how the past influences today’s society and how our present affects our understanding of the past. This is a required course for all History majors.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Staley
Assigned Readings:
John Tosh, The Pursuit of History, 5th edition
John Lewis Gaddis, The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past
Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History
Assignments:
A) Thoughtful in-class discussion of the assigned readings, preparedness for and leadership of the discussion.
B) Analysis of primary source documents
C) Creation of an archive
D) Comparison of two written historical accounts
E) Wikipedia assignment
F) “History and video games” assignment
G) Discussion of/quizzes on two books
F) Final multimedia project
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History. Students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is designed to introduce students planning to major in history to the field of historical study. Unlike other history classes, this course does not focus on a specific geographic area or period, but rather examines the processes and methods involved in historical thinking. We will explore the ways in which historians go about their work and the problems they encounter in reconstructing and bringing meaning from the past. Students will learn about the evaluation and interpretation of historical evidence, and the role historiographic tradition plays in our understanding of the past. Because the work of historians is still done largely through reading and writing, this course also will provide special opportunities to develop reading and writing skills.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Ugland
Required Readings:
James Crisp, Sleuthing the Alamo
James Davidson and Mark Lytle, After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection, 6th edition
Conal Furay and Michael Salevouris, The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide, 3rd edition
Assignments (tentative): Your grade in this class will be determined as follows: Quizzes and Final Exam--30%; Class Participation (which includes attendance, regular informed contributions to class discussion, completion of homework assignments that will be required for most classes, and in-class written assignments)--30%; Papers (several, including a bibliographical essay)--40%.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Comment: Only students seriously considering a major (or minor) in history should take this class. Each class will be based on discussion of the readings and presentations of individual student work. The success of the course depends on our ability to create a lively intellectual atmosphere in which you come to every class prepared to discuss the readings, voice your thoughts and ideas, and listen to your peers.
HISTORY 2800 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
History 398 honors is intended to introduce students to historians as a scholarly enterprise.
Students will conduct two in-depth research projects, using primary sources supplied by the instructor, to learn how historians conduct research, develop interpretations, construct arguments, and present their work in clear, accessible prose. This course will be run as a seminar. Students will be expected to come to class each day prepared to discuss the assigned material and to participate in classroom activities. They might also find it fun.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Boyle
Assignments:
This course will rely heavily on reading, writing, and personal participation. Students will be required to write two research papers based on primary sources. Attendance and participation are required.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Honors standing or permission of the instructor.
This course is required for all students declaring a Major in History. Students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GE Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 3191 HISTORICAL INTERNSHIP
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course is a chance for students to “do” history by working as an intern in one of a variety of local historical institutions. The internships will be arranged and supervised by the professor. Written work is expected in addition to the responsibilities of the internship.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:15-5:00 M Baker
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
For more information contact Professor Paula Baker, baker.973@osu.edu.
HISTORY 3630 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUALITY: SAME SEX SEXUALITY
3 Cr. Hrs. IN THE WESTERN WORLD
This course explores the history of same-sex sexuality in the western world, with an emphasis on the social, cultural, and political history of lesbians, gay men, and other sexual and gender minorities in the twentieth century United States. We will explore the changing interpretations of same-sex desires, sexual acts, and relationships; the social conditions that helped foster the emergence of same-sex identities, communities, and movements; and gender differences in the history of same-sex love and sexuality. Since the production and regulations of same-sex sexuality has always been intimately linked to the production and policing of “normal” sexuality, we will pay attention to those shifting boundaries – how “heterosexuality” as well as “homosexuality” has been constructed, imagined, and lived.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Hamilton
Assigned Readings:
George Chauncey, Gay New York
Attendance and participation 10%
Essay One 30%
Essay Two 30%
Essay Three 30%
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY HONORS 3800 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH
5 Cr. Hrs.
This course is designed to introduce undergraduates to the exciting adventure of historical research. We will explore a variety of documents generated by historical figures (also known as primary sources) on a topic concerning the social, economic, and political history of the American Civil War. We will examine such primary sources as newspapers, official correspondence, and political cartoons, all of which are available online in various databases. We will learn how to evaluate different primary sources, considering the possible biases of the author of the document. At the end of the term, students will write papers based on their research in these documents.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Cashin
Assigned Readings:
William Gienapp, This Fiery Trail
William Gienapp, Abraham Lincoln: A Biography
Assignments:
Reading the two books; doing research in primary sources; writing a paper.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is open to honors students only.
HISTORY 4005 RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
The struggle over slavery in the United States between the Revolution and the Civil War is both one of the oldest topics in American historical writing, one of the most dynamic among modern historians, and of ongoing significance in American politics and culture. This senior seminar will explore some of the central works in this thriving literature and provide students the opportunity to engage in primary research and writing on a wide range of topics on slavery and politics between the 1750s and the 1860s. Development of research skills [print, manuscript, and electronic] and writing skills will be emphasized. You will finish this course have written a significant research paper.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:40-3:25 M Brooke
Assigned Readings:
Kornblith, Gary. Slavery and Sectional Strife In the early American Republic, 1776-1821
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers [ISBN: 0-7425-5096-6]
Varon, Elizabeth R. Disunion! The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859
University of North Carolina Press [ISBN: 0-8078-3232-4]
Foner, Eric. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery Knopf [ISBN-10: 039334066X
Other readings will be made available on Carmen.
Assignments:
Document searches and comments
Written assignments on readings
Oral reports on readings and your research project at various stages,
Research paper (drafts reviewed prior to final submission].
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Objectives of 598 -This course fulfills the 598 requirement toward a history major. This is a capstone course in historical analysis and writing for senior honors history majors. A major goal of the course is to hone the skills of history majors in historical writing through the exercise of preparing a research paper, using both primary and secondary sources, on a topic related to the course. In addition, students will benefit from peer and instructor critique of their paper proposals and drafts, and will hone their oral presentation skills by presenting their research proposals and papers to their classmates.
This course will assume a basic background in the period, equivalent to OSU History 151, (1151 semesters) and preferably higher-level American History courses.
HISTORY 4010 READINGS IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This senior colloquium will focus on the topic of U.S. Urban History. We will explore various histories of major U.S. cities and their people in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Themes will include the history of women, immigration and ethnic, urban planning and public policy, public housing, neighborhood change, cultural history, and labor history. Students will write a final paper on a topic related to U.S. urban history.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:15-5:00 M Fernandez
Assigned Readings (tentative and subject to change):
Barrett, James R. and David R. Roediger. "The Irish and the 'Americanization' of the 'New Immigrants' in the Streets and in the Churches of the Urban United States, 1900-1930." Journal of American Ethnic History 24, no. 4 (2005): 4-33.
Deutsch, Sarah. Women and the City: Gender, Space, and Power in Boston, 1870-1940.
Davis, Mike. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles.
Fernandez, Lilia. Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago.
Hirsch, Arnold. "Choosing Segregation: Federal Housing Policy between Shelley and Brown." In From Tenements to the Taylor Homes: In Search of an Urban Housing Policy in Twentieth-Century America.
Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States.
Mohl, Raymond A. "Planned Destruction: The Interstates and Central City Housing." In From Tenements to the Taylor Homes.
Perales, Monica. Smeltertown: Making and Remembering a Southwest Border Community.
Sugrue, Thomas J. The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit.
Wild, Mark. Street Meeting: Multiethnic Neighborhoods in Early Twentieth-Century Los Angeles.
Zukin, Sharon. Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places.
Assignments:
Response papers, discussion leading, final paper.
Prerequisites or Special Comments
This course is designed for senior History majors and fulfills the Seminar requirement for all History Majors.
HISTORY 4015H HONORS SEMINAR IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
American Legal History Since 1830
An examination of the leading legal-historical controversies in the United States since 1830. Emphasis on the judiciary’s role in resolving major legal and political disputes, such as those arising out of government support for industrialization and a modern market economy, anti-slavery, pacifist agitation during wartime, and efforts to achieve equality in law for blacks and women, reproductive rights, privacy, the rights of criminal suspects and defendants, legislative redistricting, church-state relations, the death penalty, and mass incarceration.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
*2:15-5:00 M Stebenne
Assigned Readings:
Weekly reading assignments delve into the above topics in depth; approximately 125-150 pages per week.
Assignments:
Attendance at, and lively participation in, all class meetings; a 3-5- page research paper prospectus; and a first draft and a final draft of a 15-page research paper.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
History 3006 recommended. Open to honors students only.
*Please note that the time this is listed on the schedule is MW 11:10-12:30 but this class will in fact meet on Mondays, 2:15-5:00 p.m.
HISTORY 4285 RESEARCH SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN, EAST EUROPEAN & EURASIAN
3 Cr. Hrs. HISTORY
This research seminar will focus on Stalinism. In the course, we will read a variety of sources on the political, social, and cultural history of Stalinism. Examples of topics we will cover are the origins of Stalinism, the social consequences of Stalinist industrialization, gender roles in Soviet society, Soviet policies toward ethnic and national minorities, and official and popular culture in the Soviet Union.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 WF Hoffmann
Assigned Readings:
Students will read roughly ten books and articles that we will discuss in class. In addition, they will read primary sources related to their research projects of their own choosing.
Assignments:
Students will conduct group research projects on some aspect of Stalinism. They will also (individually) write a final research paper of 15-20 pages.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills a requirement for the history major.
HISTORY 4350H READINGS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Studies in Ottoman and Turkish History
In the field of Ottoman and Turkish studies, changes in understandings of the transformation from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic have been as extraordinary as was that transformation itself. This course will examine late Ottoman and republican Turkish history from 1789 to the present. The purpose is to acquaint the students with the variety of approaches that have contributed over time to the growth and diversification of interpretations. The course will be taught simultaneously in two formats, as readings courses for both graduate students (History 7350, meeting on Mondays) and for honors undergraduates (Hisory 4350H, meeting on Tuesdays). Students in both courses will benefit from a series of visiting lecturers whose works exemplifies the diversification of approaches to this field. The readings will also be selected to illustrate this diversity. Other enhancements to the course (especially films) may also be added as available.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-5:15 T Findley
Assigned Readings
The reading list is still very much under consideration. In each course, the amount of reading will be adjusted to the level of the students. The reading lists are likely to include both selected scholarly articles and books such as the following:
Adıvar, Halide Edib, The Clown and His Daughter, London, George Allen and Unwin, 1935
Bozdoğan, Sibel, and Reşat Kasaba, eds., Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey, U. of Washington Press, 1997
Findley, Carter Vaughn, Turkey, Islam, Nationalism and Modernity: A History, 1789-2007, Yale, 2010
Kasaba, Reşat, ed., The Cambridge History of Turkey, vol. 4:, Turkey in the Modern World, Cambridge, 2008 (selected chapters)
Pamuk, Orhan, Snow, trans. Maureen Freely, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 (or possibly another Turkish novel in translation)
Üngör, Uğur Ümit, The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950, Oxford, 2011
Assignments:
This is a new course, and the graded assignments have not been fully mapped out yet. They
should be in the range of the normal for an undergraduate honors course, most likely taking the form of papers rather than exams.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills a requirement for the history major. For further information, please contact the instructor by e-mail: findley.1@osu.edu
HISTORY 4375 RESEARCH SEMINAR IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Research seminar for advanced undergraduates. Research topics will vary, but should be connected in some way to early Islamic and medieval Middle Eastern history.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-3:40 W Levi
Assigned Readings:
One textbook and one primary source reader
Assignments:
Coursework includes completing one significant research project and one in-class presentation.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills a requirement for the history major.
HISTORY 4585 HISTORY OF LITERACY
3 Cr. Hrs.
The story and the discourse of literacy was once a simple, positive narrative. In recent years our understanding of literacy and its relationships to ongoing societies, cultures, and social change has been challenged and revised: with major consequences, and major implications for literary and historical studies.
Historical research on literacy has been unusually important in encouraging a reconstruction of the fields that contribute to literacy studies, the design and conduct of research, and the role of theory and generalization in understanding literacy and, increasingly, literacies (plural). Drawing on a number of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences, it has promoted new understandings of literacy and its contexts.
This course considers these and related changes. Taking a historical approach, we will seek a general understanding of the history of literacy mainly, but not only, in the West since classical antiquity, with an emphasis on the early modern and modern eras. At the same time, we examine critically literacy’s contribution to the shaping of the modern world and the impacts on literacy from fundamental historical social changes. Among many topics, we will explore communications, language, expression, family and demographic behavior, economic development, urbanization, institutions, literacy campaigns, political and personal changes, and the uses of reading and writing. A new understanding of the place of literacy and literacies in cultural and social development is our overarching goal. The stakes are high.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Graff
Assigned Readings:
Ginzburg, The Cheese and the Worms
Graff, The Literacy Myth
Brandt, Literacy in American Lives
Sapphire, PUSH
Mizuko Ito, et al. Living and Learning with New Media
Assignments:
Attendance, participation, two 5-page papers, and a multimedia project.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course is cross-listed with English 4585 and Comparative Studies 4565..
HISTORY 4650 READINGS SEMINAR IN WORLD HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Global Epidemics in World History
Few words encapsulate the horror, misery, damage and doom that epidemics have inflicted throughout history. Entire populations have been decimated, higher casualties than in wars have claimed while empires have been brought down, wrecking economies, creating social disruption and altering the course of history. This seminar discusses epidemics affecting Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, from the early plagues and recurrent threats of cholera, malaria and influenza to SARS and AIDS. We shall explore the evolution of some of the greatest challenges to human health, considering the origins of epidemics and factors located in biology, culture, social organization and economy that have shaped their course. An examination of the interactions between societies, methods adopted to cope with disease and its implications for history will be undertaken. Epidemics have questioned the ability of societies to manage crises and have even split communities along lines of race, wealth and blame. In engaging with social responses to state control of epidemics, patterns of resistance will be observed in an attempt to trace continuities and divergences in medical and social responses across time and space.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-3:40 T Sarkar, N.
Assigned Readings:
Reading assignments will include the following books (tentative):
Dorothy Crawford, Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History
Sheldon Watts, Epidemics & History: Disease Power & Imperialism
Andrew Price-Smith, Contagion & Chaos: Disease, Ecology, and National Security in the Era of
Globalization
Terence Ranger & Paul Slack, Epidemics & Ideas: Essays on the Historical Perception of
Pestilence
Alfred W. Crosby, Jr., The Columbian Exchange: Biological & Cultural Consequences of 1492
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills a requirement for the history major.
HISTORY 4700 READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY &
3 Cr. Hrs. SCIENCE
“Water in Human History”
This course explores the place of water in human history. Water defines human life, from the molecular to the cultural and political. We live on the Blue Planet. Our bodies are made up primarily of water—we are in essence wandering sacks of water. Without water, life as we understand it would simply cease to exist. Yet water resources—the need for clean and accessible water supplies for drinking, agriculture, and power production—will likely represent one of the most complicated dilemmas of the twenty-first century. The World Water Forum, for instance, reported recently that one in three people across the planet will not have sufficient access to safe water by 2025. Many analysts now think that the world will fight over water more than any other resource in the coming decades. In this seminar, we will examine a selection of historical moments and themes to explore the relationship between people and water over time and place. The course will examine such historical topics as: Water as sacred substance; water as power; the politics of water; irrigation and agriculture; water for waste and sanitation; drinking water and disease; floods and droughts; fishing; travel and discovery; scientific study of water; water pollution and conservation; dam building; and water wars and diplomacy.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
12:45-3:40 Thursday Breyfogle
Assigned Readings:
(This list is a very tentative and the specific books may change)
Richard White, The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River
Paolo Squatriti, Water and Society in Early Medieval Italy, AD 400-1000
David Blackbourn, The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
Matthew Evenden, Fish Versus Power: An Environmental History of the Fraser River
Marc Reisner, Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water
Michael Cathcart, The Water Dreamers: The Remarkable History of our Dry Continent
Steven Solomon, Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization
Jean-Pierre Goubert, The Conquest of Water: The Advent of Health in the Industrial Age
R. Keith Schoppa, Song Full of Tears: Nine Centuries of Chinese Life around Xiang Lake
Mark Carey, In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers: Climate Change and Andean Society
Assignments:
Grades will be determined based on 1) active class participation, informed in-class discussion of weekly readings, and regular attendance, 2) an in-class presentation; 3) short, weekly written comments on readings; and 4) a final paper on a topic of water history chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor (as part of writing the final paper, students will be asked to submit a bibliography and outline of the paper at different points during the semester as preparation for the final project.)
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills a requirement for the history major.
WOMEN'S HISTORY
HISTORY 2610 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN & GENDER IN THE U.S.
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the history of American women from pre-European settlement to the present. The lectures, readings, and films will emphasize how female roles in the realms of family, work, politics, and culture change over time. Particular attention will be paid to how women negotiate social norms and help to create new standards of acceptability. Also, the class will focus on the diversity among women in terms of race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:55-5:15 TR Solic
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3612 ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: RACE, SEX AND REPRESENTATIONS
3 Cr. Hrs.
Geishas and Garment Workers; China Dolls and Woman Warriors; Mail-Order Brides and Model Minorities. Who are Asian American women? How have they been represented in American society? And what do their experiences and cultural representations reveal about the intersectional nature of race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in American and Asian societies? This course examines the historic and contemporary experiences and cultural representations of Asian American women. The term refers to immigrant, refugee, sojourner, and American-born women in the U.S. who trace their ancestry to East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Through readings, discussions, and films, this class will examine topics such as immigration, labor, cultural production, family and community formation, sexuality, militarism, globalization, and activism.
Course materials will be drawn from a variety of disciplines (History, Sociology, Literature, Women’s Studies) and sources (life histories, films, novels, etc.) that contribute to the field of Asian American Women’s Studies. The course will encourage you to engage each reading critically. What does the source tell us about the experiences of Asian American women? What is the purpose of the author or filmmaker and what are her/his underlying assumptions in creating this work? What types of evidence are used to support an argument or perspective? You will be asked to share your insights through discussions, presentations, paper assignments. In other words, this course will provide an opportunity for you to develop critical reading, thinking, writing skills, and new media composition.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
2:20-3:40 TR Wu
This course has the following goals:
- Exposing students to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholarship as well as a variety of historical primary sources;
- Fostering the understanding of how people and cultural representations travel across national borders;
- Exploring the intersections between racial, gender, sexual, class hierarchies within the context of the U.S. nation and as these power differences are manifested through U.S. relationships with Asian countries and Asian peoples;
- Improving student ability to critically analyze, communicate, and compose.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group N. America, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3642 WOMEN IN MODERN EUROPE FROM THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE
3 Cr. Hrs. PRESENT
This course is designed as an introduction to the history of European women from the mid-18th century to the late-20th century. Several themes will be central to the course. We will investigate changing ideas about women and the ways in which these ideas influence women’s lives. We will study the processes of industrial expansion and economic change and the impact of these developments on women’s social and economic position. We will explore the political reorganization of Europe over the course of these centuries, and we will examine how women strove to shape and improve their lives under changing circumstances. We will also concentrate on how relationships between women and men developed, and how beliefs about gender changed. Finally, we will look at how economic position, religion, sexuality, marital status, regional and national differences influenced women’s experiences.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Soland
Assigned Readings:
The readings for this course include a broad selection of primary and secondary sources. All readings will be made available on Carmen.
Assignments: TBA.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY 1681 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course examines the major issues that have shaped the human experience from the beginnings of human civilization (ca. 3500 B.C.) to ca. A.D. 1500, when the European voyages of exploration were beginning to tie the world together more tightly than ever before in a new pattern of global interrelatedness. Before 1500, societies in different parts of the world had far less contact with each other. In particular, Afro-Eurasia and the Americas remained almost entirely cut off from each other. For this reason, the main emphasis of History 181 is the comparative study of civilizations. Secondarily, the course will emphasize patterns of integration that linked different civilizations at regional and hemispheric, if not yet global, levels.
Time Meetings Days Instructor
8:00-9:20 TR Hunt, C.
3:00-3:55 MWF Deforest, D.
3:00-3:55 MWF Nemetz-Carlson
Assigned Readings (tentative):
Richard W. Bulliet, et al., The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, 4th ed.
HISTORY 1682 WORLD HISTORY 1500 TO PRESENT
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will explore the emergence of the modern world. From the late fifteenth century, the world witnessed a rapid progression in the mobility of people and information, and an unprecedented tightening of the bonds connecting far-flung civilizations. This is most apparent in the European maritime explorations and conquests of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which led to the establishment of European colonies across much of the Americas, Africa and Asia. In addition to examining European colonialism and imperialism in various manifestations across the globe, students enrolled in this course will be challenged to think critically about the global repercussions of such historical phenomena as the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. In the final weeks of the course we will turn to more recent global historical issues. These include the rise of nationalism, its relationship to the collapse of the European colonial empires, and its turbulent legacy today.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Marvel, E.
8:00-9:20 TR Lywood, G.
Online Helicke, & Watkins
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
English 110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 182.
HISTORY 2650 THE WORLD SINCE 1914
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course looks from a global perspective at major issues that have made, or are making, the world we live in today.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
3:00-3:55 MWF Blazich, F.
8:00-8:55 MWF Lanzilotti, I.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Global, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2700 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course explores the long history of the earth and humanity from an environmental/earth systems perspective, focusing on the changing relationship of human societies and global ecologies and the problem of the sustainability of the human condition. A brief introduction to climate and the biosphere in geological time establishes the background for a comparative overview of three broad "human revolutions": the origin of the human species, the agricultural revolution, and the industrial revolution. Themes of particular importance include issues in human evolution, demography, subsistence, and technology, debates over gradual and catastrophic change in climate and the biosphere, and the prospects for a sustainable future.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
9:35-10:55 TR Brooke
Assigned Books:
Alfred Crosby, The Children of the Sun
Brian Fagan, The Long Summer
Dorothy Crawford, Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History
William Ruddiman, Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum
There will also be readings posted on Carmen, including John Brooke, “A Rough Journey,” typescript of a book in development.
Assignments: Class attendance and participation in discussions (15%), quizzes [IDs and short essays] on Parts I (20%), II (25%), and III (20%), and term project (20%). [Note: We may have occasional flash-quizzes on the readings during the quarter.] All three quizzes are based on ID lists developed by the class and the instructor. Shorter and longer essays will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the significance and interconnection of various topics and themes developed in the readings, lectures, and discussions.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
Undergraduate Program Credit:
History: This course may be counted as Group Global, and either “pre-1750” or “post-1750.”
International Studies: This course may be taken as a part of the Minor in Globalization Studies offered by the Program in International Studies, to fulfill part of the requirement in “Economic, Environmental, and Political Dimensions.”
Public Health: This course may be taken as an elective in the Minor in Public Health.
GE: This course may be taken to fulfill one [but only one] of three GE Requirements:
3. Historical Study; 4C: Social Science: Human, Natural, and Economic Resources; 6B: Diversity Experiences: International Issues (Global or Non-Western). Students taking the course for either 4C or 6B need to plan their projects in consultation with the instructor so as to meet the requirement guidelines.
Graduate credit: Graduate students preparing for fields in World History or Global Material History may attend the lectures in conjunction with enrollment in 791.
Recommendation: High school-level science background is assumed; university courses in history, archaeology, anthropology, biology, geology, or technology will all be useful background.
HISTORY 2702 FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
Survey of the history of food, drink, and diet in a global context.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Kernan, S.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills Group Global, post-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 3540 MODERN INTELLIGENCE HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will examine the role of diplomatic and military intelligence in the making of policy. The function of intelligence gathering, appraisal and assessment has often been overlooked in the exploration of policy making, especially in times of peace. It will be our undertaking to examine some of the most significant international events of the twentieth century in light of the contribution, or lack thereof, of both covert and overt forms of intelligence. After an introduction to the field and a discussion of the origins of the modern intelligence services, we will analyze the histories of several of the major intelligence organizations in the twentieth century. We will then discuss in depth the influence of the assessment and utilization of intelligence on the perceptions of policy makers and public opinion in both war and peacetime up to the immediate post-war era and the origins of the Cold War intelligence climate. The course will not be concerned with the intricacies of tradecraft, but with the interplay between intelligence and international policy making in the origins and encounters of the First and Second World Wars and the establishment of the intelligence rivalries and relationships which played their part in the Cold War. In our final week, we will consider the correlation between the growth of intelligence communities, their legitimization and delegitimization, and the popular image of spying represented contemporaneously in fiction and film.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 TR Siegel
Assigned Readings: (tentative)
The reading list may include:
Exploring Intelligence Archives: Enquiries into the Secret State. R. Gerald Hughes, Peter Jackson and Len Scott, eds. London: Routledge, 2008.
Krivitsky, Walter G. MI5 Debriefing & Other Documents on Soviet Intelligence. Gary Kern, ed. Riverside, CA: Xenos Books, 2004.
Philby, Kim. My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy. New York: Random House, 2002.
Shulsky, Abram N. and Gary J. Schmitt. Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence. Washington, DC: Brassey’s Inc., 2002.
Assignments:
Weekly readings and class discussions
Midterm and comprehensive final
Two short analytical papers.
Prerequisites and Special Comments:
This course fulfills requirements in the International Studies Intelligence and National Security concentration. Within the history major, it is a Group Global, Post-1750.
HISTORY 3675 HOW TO STAGE A REVOLUTION
3 Cr. Hrs.
Course Themes: Why do revolutions occur and what makes people decide to rebel at a particular moment in time? How do people overthrow their rulers? How do planners mobilize the masses? How do revolutionaries establish new governments? Do radical upheavals require bloodshed, violence, or even terror? How have revolutionaries attempted to establish their ideals and realize their goals? When are revolutions over? How do we measure success and failure? Are colonial wars of liberation different from other types of revolutions from within?
In this course we will explore fundamental questions about the causes and nature of revolutions. We will look at five attempted socio-political transformations across four centuries to understand the meaning of revolution and evaluate its impact. These events include the “Indian Uprising” of 1676, a series of indigenous wars and rebellions in the Americas stretching from northern Mexico to the Caribbean; the American Revolution; the French Revolution; the Russian Revolution; and the Chinese Revolution.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:10-12:30 WF Newell, M.
Course Objectives: By the end of the course, students will be able to offer reasons why some revolutions succeed and others fail, why some depart from their original aims and what the definitions of revolutionary success are. They will learn how to find, read and analyze primary and secondary materials and construct models and arguments about the nature of revolutions.
Assigned Books:
Materials for the course will include the writings of revolutionaries and observers, declarations and constitutions, music, films, and art, and novels, letters, newspapers, and government records. Readings will include some of the following books, but check with Prof. Newell before buying books because the list may change.
David Weber, The Pueblo Revolt
Pauline Maier, From Resistance to Revolution
Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Russian Revolution
Jeremy Popkin, A Short History of the French Revolution
Rebecca Karl, Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World
Assignments:
Students will write three short papers on the revolutions we study and complete a final project on either a particular revolutionary movement of their choice or a component of revolution, such as mobilization. There will be weekly online quizzes on the reading. This course will emphasize discussion and group work in class, and students will be also graded on their performance in these categories.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Group Global, post-1750 for history majors.