The World in the 20th Century to 1945

HIST-H101 with Professor Guardino

The momentous changes that took place in the first half of the century affected people all over the world and laid the groundwork for much of the human experience today. We will consider themes like industrialism, gender, colonialism, racism, nationalism, fascism, socialism and war. Analyzing these subjects and their impact on everyday life will help us understand how the world we live in today came to be, and examining the experiences of people from the past will help us understand our own humanity. The course is based on active lectures that incorporate film clips and other visual materials as well as the discussion of issues and documents.

• MW 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, CASE GCC, GenEd WCC, GenEd S&H

Europe:Renaissance To Napoleon

HIST-H103 with Professor Schneider

In European history, no time was more formative in the creation of the Modern World than the early modern period. This course will take in more than four centuries of this history, from the Renaissance and the so-called Age of Discovery, through the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the English Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and finally the rise and fall of Napoleon. Along the way we shall deal with such topics as the European witch-hunts, printing and humanism, the rise of capitalism, the formation of nation-states, popular culture and religion, as well as the development of art, literature, and music. Course will be conducted as both lecture and discussion.

• MW 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, GenEd WCC, CASE GCC, GenEd S&H

American History I to 1865

HIST-H105 with Professor Dierks

• TR 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, GenEd S&H

American History II 1865-present

HIST-H106 with Professor Ortega

• TR 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, GenEd S&H

The Black Freedom Struggle and the World

HIST-A200 with Professor Lichtenstein

Students will prepare a museum exhibit on the history and culture of the international dimensions of the African American freedom struggle. They will choose and research exhibit objects for display; produce curatorial descriptions; and help plan the exhibit installation in the Crispus Attucks Museum of African American History in Indianapolis. Research will focus on the impact of the Haitian Revolution; back-to-Africa movements; the anti-apartheid movement; and the global connections made by the civil rights and Black Power movements. For students interested in history, American Studies, African American Studies, international relations, and social movements. FOR ASURE STUDENTS ONLY.

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, GenEd S&H, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

Latinx Social Movements

HIST-A200 with Professor Mora

Latinx Social Movements focuses on the history and theory of social movements throughout the 20th century. Topics include immigrant mobilizations, multiethnic and multiracial coalition building, transnational organizing, agrarian and farm worker movements, political representation, feminisms and reproductive rights, environmental justice, labor and educational struggles, and urban social movements. We will engage with stories that offer an engaging way to think about past worlds as well as our current one. Class participation and engagement will be a central component. Along with short written responses to course readings and in-class assignments, students will develop a final research project on a topic of their own choosing.

• TR 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, GenEd S&H, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

European Imperialism

HIST-B200 with Professor Foray

In this course, we will explore the history of modern European imperialism, beginning with the transformation and expansion of the traditional empires in the 19th century and ending with the contraction and collapse of this imperialist system in more recent years. We will examine various theories, philosophical and cultural trends, and historical developments informing the expansion, transformation, and ultimate dissolution of these empires. We will pay particular attention to the themes of repression and resistance, exploring European colonial policies, anti-colonialism—as seen in both Europe and colonized areas—and local responses to colonial rule.

• MW 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

Violence and Its Afterlives in Twentieth-Century China

HIST-G200 with Professor Chan

When does a situation become violent? By examining a variety of primary and secondary sources, the class will challenge you to think expansively about what does and does not constitute violence. We will cover the history of 20th century China by focusing on histories of violence, mass campaigns, and policing. Beginning from the end of China’s last dynasty, we will proceed chronologically through to the Cultural Revolution. Topics covered include, public executions, mass campaigns, social reform and public health campaigns, new policing measures, the Sino-Japanese and Chinese Civil Wars. We’ll discuss how political actors and groups used different forms of violence to accomplish different goals, and how ordinary people responded.

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

How to Get Away With Murder

HIST-W200 with Professor Black

This course will introduce students to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. 4 out of 5 Native women experience violence in their lifetime, most often by men who are not Native and most often white, and very often with the element of extreme violence. This is highly unusual when compared with other crime statistics. Thus, the content of this course could be triggering. Students will learn about the crisis by delving into the data about the crisis and the causes: the policing of Native America; the erosion of tribal sovereignty; the forced sterilization of Native women; and Native family separation policies.

• TR 9:45 AM-12:15 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, GenEd S&H, GenEd WCC, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

Introduction to Digital Public History

HIST-W200 with Professor Craig

History is everywhere. We drive past it every day, see it in YouTube videos, interact with it in video games, and read snippets of it on social media. We'll explore how these digital forms of history shape public views of what historians do and what our shared history is. Class time will be focused on turning the theory and practice in our digital-public-history readings into 3 digital-public-history projects: one digital-exhibit object of your choice, one short-form digital-media project (social-media post series, infographic, map entry), and one longer-form digital-public-history project that extends the other two projects in the form you're most comfortable with from our semester-long exploration. No technical skill is necessary, but a willingness to push buttons and break stuff is vital.

• T 11:30 AM-2:00 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, GenEd S&H, GenEd WCC, GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

World War One: Global War

HIST-W203 with Professor Hsia

World War I is not only the seminal event of 20th century Europe, an Ur-catastrophe, but also a shattering and revolutionary moment around the globe. This course looks at but also beyond the western front and its trenches, and consider the experiences of soldiers, laborers, and non-combatants both within and outside of Europe in addition to the battles on land and at sea; and it treats the war as one waged between not just nations, but empires. Working with different kinds of historical sources that present a multitude of contemporary perspectives and experiences is emphasized. Social history will be discussed along with military and political history of the war. This course fulfills GenEd World Culture and S&H credits, and CASE S&H and GCC credits

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, CASE GCC, GenEd S&H

Asian American History

HIST-A205 with Professor Wu

What’s the difference between an “Oriental” and an “Asian American”? If Americans usually think about race in black-white terms, where do “brown” or “yellow” people fit in? Why might asking someone who “appears” Asian, Arab, or Muslim “Where are you from?” be a loaded question? This course spotlights Asian American stories and vantage points to shake up conventional assumptions about being and belonging in US history.

• MW 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, CASE S&H, CASE Diversity in US

Introduction to Native American History

HIST-A207 with Professor Nichols

From the Arctic to the tropics, the human landscape of Indigenous North America is densely interwoven with stories: tales of resilience and loss, cooperation and rebellion, novelty and tradition, dispossession and homecoming. History A207 will explore some of these stories from the five centuries following the start of European colonization and extending to the era of Indigenous decolonization. Through lectures and discussions, primary source readings and short analytical essays, students will gain a deeper understanding of Native North America’s past and present - and how material exchange, political negotiation, and cultural synthesis transformed both Indigenous and settler societies.

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, CASE S&H, CASE Diversity in US

Global Soccer

HIST-W210 with Professor Machado

Played, watched and enjoyed by millions, soccer (or football as it is known outside the US) is without doubt the most popular team sport on the planet. The 'beautiful game' attracts the passions of men and women from different social classes, races, religions and nationalities who regularly who gather at stadiums around the world in support of their local or national teams. Soccer is played professionally in nearly every country and has become a form of mass entertainment and big business, generating vast sums of money for sponsors, leagues, teams and the players themselves. Yet soccer is much more than simply a sport -- it reflects and is shaped by broader historical, economic, social, political and cultural trends that affect the lives of fans, their areas and nations. In this course, we will use soccer as a lens through which to explore questions of race, gender, ethnicity, class, nationalism and empire to understand both how the beautiful game offers us an alternative way to study themes such as religious animosities, dictatorship, decolonization and industrialization, and can illuminate the many intersections between the personal and the social, and the local and the global.

• Online asynchronous
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Latin American Culture & Civ 1

HIST-H211 with Professor Diaz

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Sparta at War

HIST-C215 with Professor Robinson

Ancient Sparta built a society unique in Greece and a fighting force with a reputation for invincibility. How did the Spartans create their brutal yet remarkable society? What costs did their social system exact from Sparta's women and men? How accurately has the image of warlike Sparta been used in contemporary culture? We will study Spartan history with a view to answering these questions and more. Work for the course will include reading assignments to be completed before every class meeting (most will be moderate in length for a history course), multiple in-class examinations and other work, and 1-2 short (4-6 page) writing assignments. Fulfills GenEd S&H and WC; also fulfills CASE S&H and GCC.

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Natural Disasters In History

HIST-W215 with Professor O'Bryan

• MW 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Law In America

HIST-A222 with Professor Gregg

• TR 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

The Mafia and Other Italian Mysteries

HIST-B226 with Professor Ipsen

An offer you can’t refuse: 15 weeks of murder, corruption, drug dealing, and occasional successes against organized crime. This course will focus primarily on the Sicilian mafia. While we will look at links to the US mafia, our focus will be Italy. In addition to the mafia, we will look at related areas of Italian “deep politics” (or Italy’s mysteries) including: Salvatore Giuliano, right and left-wing terror and the strategy of tension, the Vatican banking scandal, and the Tangentopoli scandal and Clean Hands investigation.

• Online asynchronous
• Fulfills CASE S&H, CASE GCC, GenEd S&H, GenEd WCC

Intro to South Asian History

HIST-H238 with Professor Dodson

South Asia (modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) is home to one of the world’s oldest and most diverse civilizations. In this course students will survey the cultures, religions, and politics of South Asia from the earliest times until the present. Topics include the birth of world religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism; early state building by Hindu polities such as the Cholas; the arrival of Islam and the creation of the Mughal Empire, the world’s most powerful premodern empire; the period of British rule over India; Gandhi and the non-violent struggle for freedom; and India’s leadership as a non-aligned postcolonial state in the later 20th century. Each topic will be addressed through a close reading of a primary historical text. Your grade will be based on several in-class writing assignments and examinations.

• TR 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

History Of Birth

HIST-A240 with Professor Knott

Study the history of birth since the seventeenth century. Read doctors debates forceps or midwives advocating care. Visit local archives to handle books and documents old and new. Meet current care providers to connect past and present.

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills GenEd S&H, CASE S&H

Jewsh Hist:Bible To Span Expul

HIST-H251 with Professor Sidky

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, CASE GCC, CASE S&H, GenEd S&H

Inside Nazi Germany

HIST-B270 with Professor Pergher

To speak of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany is to conjure up images of marching automatons, extreme violence, war and genocide, all at the behest of a charismatic but perverse, brutal, deluded, and crazed dictator. But could this gigantic project really have been summoned into being by one man? What were the promises and goals that persuaded millions of Germans to support and fight for such a regime? Sign up and find out!

• MW 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
• Fulfills GenEd WCC, CASE S&H, CASE GCC, GenEd S&H

Murder in America

HIST-A300 with Professor Gamber

What can murder tell us about American society and culture in particular times and places? How did trials, punishments, and media coverage shape and express ideas about crime, violence, justice, safety, class, race, gender, ethnicity, economy, and politics? And how did these ideas change over time? We’ll address these questions by investigating a variety of cases, some famous, some lesser known, over four centuries of American history.

• TR 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

The Amer West:Myth & Reality

HIST-A300 with Professor Gregg

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Taiwan in Global History

HIST-G300 with Professor Wang

Taiwan is a small East Asian island with a complex past and uncertain future. In this course, students will explore the rich global history of Taiwan and the unique roles Taiwan has played in transregional trade, imperial expansion, and international politics in East Asia and beyond.

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Seminar in History: The Age of Revolution

HIST-J300 with Professor Irvin

Through the turn of the nineteenth century, a quick succession of revolutionary wars rocked the Atlantic World. Some of these wars were fought for independence from the empires of Europe, some for republicanism against the divine right of monarchs, some for liberation from the shackles of slavery. From the banks of the Delaware River to the streets of Paris, from the wharves of Cap-Français to the plains of Ayacucho, people risked their lives in the pursuit of liberté, égalité, and fraternité. In this research- and writing-intensive seminar, students will explore the so-called Age of Revolution and its many complicated legacies.

• T 3:00 PM-5:30 PM

Global Piracy

HIST-J300 with Professor Ransford

Our journey begins with maritime piracy’s ancient roots in the Mediterranean Sea. We will then sail through the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, with a special focus on the Golden Age. The adventure ends in the present with modern piracy on the seas and in the digital realm. In exploring the history of pirates and piracy, we will dive into histories of empire, gender, race, class, and labor, as well as the ways in which conflict and consensus featured on sea and land. To do this, we will analyze primary sources and read and discuss work by modern historians. Along the way, you will have the opportunity research and write about a topic that interests you.

• TR 3:00 PM-4:15 PM

Legacies of Wwi in Europe

HIST-J300 with Professor Roos

The First World War was a traumatic rupture that helped make the horrific crimes and destructions of the Second World War possible. This class is not a course in military history. Instead, its primary focus is on the social, economic, cultural, and political legacies of World War I for 1920s and 1930s Europe and the wider world. The war caused major upheavals in established class relations and gender roles. It led to the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian, and Ottoman (Turkish) empires, and spurred revolutionary uprisings in many European countries. The 1920s brought important democratic advances—for instance, a number of European countries granted women the vote. Yet, the period also witnessed the growth of extreme nationalism and the emergence of fascism. Similarly, in the area of culture, the 1920s saw stark contrasts between avant-garde experimentation, on the one hand, and the yearning for a return to traditionalist forms, on the other hand. We will explore the war’s contradictory legacies for European society, and the role of these tensions in the coming of World War II.

• T 9:45 AM-12:15 PM

When Democracies Fail

HIST-J300 with Professor Roseman

• W 9:10 AM-11:40 AM

Decolonizing The Museum

HIST-W300 with Professor Foray

What is decolonization, and what does it have to do with museums? How has imperialism shaped our interactions with museums, artifacts, and historic sites, and how can we (re)imagine current and future exhibitions in the wake of decolonization? We will answer these questions by examining topics and case studies ranging from the world’s fairs, colonial expositions, and human zoos of the 19th and 20th centuries to more contemporary developments, like the toppling of imperialist-era statues and demands for the return of stolen artifacts and the ethical handling of human remains. By working with local institutions and collections, students will also have the opportunity to put into practice the ideas and policies covered in class readings and discussions.

• MW 1:50 PM-3:05 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Colonial America

HIST-A301 with Professor Irvin

This course explores the European colonization of North America, from the late fifteenth through the early nineteenth centuries. We will focus primarily on the endeavors of Spanish, French, and British colonizers to establish trading posts, plantations, and settlements in North America; on the struggles of indigenous peoples to preserve traditional territorial boundaries as well as political and cultural autonomy in the face of European encroachment; and on the efforts of forcibly imported Africans and their descendants to create lives and families within and around the violent institution of chattel slavery.

• MW 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Empire Of The Tsars

HIST-D308 with Professor Saburova

Learn about one of the largest empires and its history in the "long" nineteenth century to understand the role of imperial legacy in the current Russian politics. Can you compare Russian serfdom with American slavery? We will learn how the Great Reforms changed the society, about the revolutionary movement in Russia and the origins of terrorism, daily life of the Russian nobility and peasants, a "woman question" and intellectual debates about socialism and Russia's role in the world. We will examine Russia's foreign policy from the Napoleonic wars to the World War One, studying the Crimean war, the conquest of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and how the Russian empire ruled by the Tsars became a "Gendarme of Europe" but collapsed in 1917.

• MW 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Origins of Modern America

HIST-A313 with Professor Caddoo

This course delves into history of modern America by examining major cultural, economic, and social transformations from 1865-1917. Topics include popular culture, political corruption, reform movements, prohibition, women's suffrage, racial uplift, segregation, immigration, religion, the rise of labor unions, the Harlem Renaissance, and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. We will also consider the United States’ changing role on the global stage. Students will explore primary sources and peer-reviewed secondary texts to deepen their understanding of this transformative period in American history. Through critical analysis and discussion, they will gain insight into the complexities and enduring relevance of these developments in shaping Modern America.

• TR 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic

HIST-C320 with Professor Elliott

We study the rise of the Romans, their institutions, culture, society and the course of their impressive history—from the mythical founding of the city of Rome until the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

• MW 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Modern Ukraine

HIST-D320 with Professor Saburova

It is Ukraine, not the Ukraine! What do you know about the country that has been on the front pages since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine? Why did Putin want Ukraine and how did he distort history to contest Ukrainian statehood? We will explore the history of Ukraine, the second largest sovereign state in Europe, learning about its geography and people, times of political turmoil, wars, and nation-building. We examine how the history of Ukraine was entangled with that of Poland, Lithuania, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, and look at twentieth century history through the prism of Ukraine, from a Soviet republic to an independent state, from the Orange Revolution to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidency. But our course is not a simple linear narrative, we will explore the Ukrainian past through the history and culture of different places, “traveling” to Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Odesa, Mariupol, Lviv, and Sevastopol, to hear the voices of people and see history in these cities.

• MW 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

The Habsburg Empire, 1780-1918

HIST-D327 with Professor Hsia

You can’t find it on the map, but it started WWI and shaped your world! The Habsburg Empire in its last stage, the modernization of Central and Eastern Europe. Was it a prison of oppressed nations? Was it a wantonly ruined opportunity of liberal multiculturalism? Was it a doomed anachronism, or a unique modernizing state? The Habsburg Empire, with 50 million people of diverse cultures and a dozen official languages, looked uncannily like an EU before the EU in both its problems and promises. Or as Arthur Schnitzler suggested, was it “a laboratory for world destruction?” We will explore the transformation of East Central Europe from the age of Enlightenment to the end of the First World War. This class fulfills CASE S&H and GCC credits

• TR 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

The History Of Genocide

HIST-W335 with Professor Roseman

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Civil War & Reconstruction

HIST-A348 with Professor Andrews

• TR 9:45 AM-11:00 AM; WY115
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Hoosier Nation:Indiana History

HIST-A363 with Professor Sandweiss

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Cities on the Edge of War

HIST-C366 with Professor Robinson

In Cities on the Edge of War each student will take on the role of a civic leader in one of the city-states of Greece in 435 BC, roughly 2500 years ago. You and your fellow leaders within that city-state will learn about the social, political, and military circumstances of Greece by reading about the history of this time period and then working together to decide your city-state’s actions each turn. It will be up to you to steer your ship of state wisely through the seasons and the years as you compete with other city-states for prestige, fame, wealth — or even just survival.

• R 4:45 PM-7:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H, CASE GCC

Germany, 1871 to the Present

HIST-B378 with Professor Roos

How was it possible that Germany—previously considered one of Europe’s most civilized societies—descended into the barbarism of National Socialism and the Holocaust? And how did (West) Germany manage to evolve into one of Europe’s most stable democracies after 1945? This course offers a survey of German history from the founding of the Second German Empire in 1871 to the reunification of East and West Germany in 1989-90. In the first half of the course, we will look closely at the origins and fault lines of the German Empire of 1871, the social and political upheavals of World War I, and the explosive mix of revolution and reaction in the Weimar Republic of 1918 to 1933. When discussing National Socialism, a major focus will be on situating the Nazi period in the broader course of modern German history. Was Nazism a historical “accident,” or was it rather the logical culmination of older authoritarian traditions peculiar to Germany? If neither of these two accounts satisfies, how else can we explain the rise of National Socialism? Germany’s postwar division and the coming of German reunification in 1989-90 offer excellent opportunities for assessing change and continuity in German politics and society since 1945.

• TR 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

China: The Later Empires

HIST-G383 with Professor Schlesinger

This course provides an overview of Chinese history in the period 755-1850. It surveys the events, processes, and people that defined imperial China during its second millennium: the rise of the south, the coming of the Mongol and Manchu empires, the flourishing of the exam system and print culture, and dramatic environmental, social, and international upheavals that brought the old order to its heals. Through this long stretch of history, we ask: what traditions bound China together, and what transformations tore it apart? What were the key turning points, and what were the engines of change?

• TR 1:15 PM-2:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Contemporary China

HIST-G387 with Professor Chan

The People's Republic of China is one of the most important geopolitical powers of the 21st Century. But in 1949, it was a poor and primarily rural country with no guarantee of survival on the global stage. How did Chairman Mao and the Chinese Communist Party build up the new People's Republic and how did ordinary people experience the turbulent events of the second half of the 20th century? Together, we'll explore the different events and developments in contemporary Chinese history from 1949 onwards, not only from the perspective of mainland China but also from the histories of Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong. We'll examine primary and secondary sources from interrogation records to short stories, novels, films, and propaganda.

• TR 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Decline & Fall Of Roman Empire

HIST-C390 with Professor Caner

• MW 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
• Fulfills CASE GCC, CASE S&H

Honors Seminar

HIST-K392 with Professor Schlesinger

• R 3:00 PM-5:30 PM
• Fulfills Intensive Writing

Wenches, Witches, Welfare Queens

HIST-A394 with Professor Myers

What stereotypes have been created about Black women in the US, by whom, and for what purpose? This class examines the ways in which African American women have wrestled with misogynoir across time and region (as well as lines of class and sexuality), determined to create lives and images that reflect(ed) their own understandings of liberty, power, equality, rights, citizenship, and self.

• TR 11:30 AM-12:45 PM
• Fulfills CASE Diversity in US, CASE S&H

Seminar in History - Criminal Histories

HIST-J400 with Professor Gamber

What can criminal histories tell us about history? What is a crime, who is a criminal, and how have those definitions varied across place and time? What can we learn by examining how “criminals” have been punished? We’ll consider how other historians have answered these questions. Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to ask and answer your own questions as you research and write a paper on any historical topic in any time or place that concerns crime, broadly defined. Our common reading, all available electronically, will include short examples of historical scholarship as well as advice on research and writing. Most of the reading you’ll complete for this course will be in the service of your own research.

• W 10:20 AM-12:50 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

War, Society, and Culture

HIST-J400 with Professor Guardino

In this course students will explore the ways in which the experience of war both grows from different societies and cultures and in turn changes those societies and cultures. More importantly, in this course students will learn how to produce a serious research paper. We will work through the different steps in that process together. Students can use this assignment to work on any aspect of any war in human history. Since unfortunately war seems to be one of the most universal human experiences, students can choose among a very wide variety of topics. We will have some common reading at the beginning of the semester, but the vast bulk of each student’s reading will consist of the materials they read while doing their research.

• M 3:00 PM-5:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

Explorers and Exploration

HIST-J400 with Professor Saburova

We will examine the history of exploration, following different expeditions around the world which aimed to "discover" new lands, collect flora and fauna, map and name new territories, incorporating them into empires through cartography, science and political power and satisfying curiosity about "unknown" lands and peoples. We will read travelogues and expeditionary reports, look at the maps and images, discuss "the great explorers" and their role in history, using methods of spatial and digital humanities.

• M 3:00 PM-5:30 PM
• Fulfills CASE S&H

History Capstone Seminar

HIST-J425 with Professor Diaz

• T 9:45 AM-12:15 PM

History Capstone Seminar

HIST-J425 with Professor Dierks

• R 1:15 PM-3:45 PM

History Capstone Seminar

HIST-J425 with Professor Griffin

• M 3:00 PM-5:30 PM

History At Work

HIST-X444 with Professor Giordano

• W 4:10 PM-5:50 PM