Science, Technology, & Society
HIST 2208W
Monday and Wednesday, 12:30-1:45, taught by Professor Henry Snow
From deranged alchemists to techno-apocalyptic cults, the history of science and technology has always been driven by stranger forces than mere reason. In this course we will look at the role of power, faith, ideology, and more. We’ll ask what kinds of scientific and technological knowledge societies choose to produce and what kind of societies that knowledge in turn produces, beginning in the early modern period and continuing to the present.
Borderlands of the Americas
HIST / LLAS 3662
MWF 2:30-3:20, taught by Professor Rodolfo Fernandez
A consideration of the importance of borderlands in the expansion and consolidation of European empires in the American continent, and later, in the shaping of newly independent republics.
Contemporary issues related to Latin American borders, including migration, smuggling, violence, and the role of the state in shaping the borders of national cultures and societies.
East Asia to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
AAAS / HIST 3808
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10:45am, taught by Professor Victor Zatsepine
This course introduces students to the dynastic histories of China, Japan and Korea. It will challenge current historical narratives about the linear development of these states. Students will learn how imperial institutions, trade, war & migration affected the internal dynamics of East Asia, as well as a better understanding of how culture & religion created shared values in East Asian societies.
Gender & Sexuality in Modern Europe
HIST / WGSS 3416
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10:10-11 am, taught by Professor Elizabeth DellaZazzera
The construction of gender difference and ideas about sexuality in western Europe since 1789. Masculinity and femininity; sexuality, identity and the state; European power and personhood in global context.
The Modern Middle East from 1700 – Present
HIST 3705
Tuesday and Thursday, 11am-12:15pm taught by Professor Fahkreddin Azimi
Tradition, change, modernization and development in the Middle East from the Ottoman decline and rise of successor states to the Arab-Israeli and oil crises.