In addition to the research course offerings in History, many instructors include research papers or optional research papers in their courses. Following is a sample of such assignments. For more information, be sure to check the UHO Course Listings booklet (available on the main undergraduate page and in hard copy in Dulles 106) every semester.
398=2800; 523=3641; 530.03=3460; 530.04=3465; 542.01=3351; 546=3410; 557.01=3011; 566=3016; 568.01=3070; 598=4000-level Research Seminars.
Research Seminars
History 2800 Introduction to Historical Thought
- Reconstruction of life in a particular place and time using newspapers as sources
History 3641 Women in the Western World (Prof. Robertson, Columbus campus)
- Were Roman women liberated?
- How did gender affect women's contributions to cultural life during the Renaissance?
- Why were women still the ones mostly persecuted as witches during the 17th century?
History 3460 European Jewish History (Prof. Judd, Columbus campus)
- Topics on 19th and 20th century Jewish life.
History 3465 American Jewish Experience (Prof. Judd, Columbus campus)
- Oral histories of Jewish people in the Columbus community.
History 3351 Intellectual and Social Movements in the Muslim World (Prof. Prior, Columbus Campus)
- Role of the Arab Conquest in the Spread of Islam Throughout Central Asia
- Sufism: Philosophical Islam
- Islamic Resurgence in the Post-Stalin Soviet Union
- Radical and Political Islam in Central Asia
History 3410 Topics in Chinese History
- Analysis of a literary work focused on Shanghai in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Various topics on Chinese business history in the Late Imperial and Republican Periods.
History 3011 American Revolution (Prof. Newell, Columbus campus)
- Using newspapers, research social, political, and economic life in two towns or two regions; analyze responses to epidemic diseases, debates over the ratification of the Constitution, life of soldiers in the Continental Army.
History 3016 U.S. Since 1963 (Prof. Lerner, Newark and Columbus campuses):
- Community Action Programs and the Great Society
- Jazz and the African-American Community
- Daniel Ellsberg and the Vietnam War
- Origins of the Black Panther Party
History 3070 Native American History from European Contact to Removal (Prof. Newell, Columbus campus)
- Research assignments include using Native American newspapers and/or oral history.
Recent research topics in 400-level Research Seminars include
American Material Culture (Prof. Newell)
19th c. Women's Fashions; the Deaf School; Vaudeville and Circus designers.History and Hollywood (Prof. Childs)
Compare two historical films on the basis of their historical accuracy and historical authenticity.American Legal History (Prof. Stebenne)
Research Senate confirmation hearings on nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court.