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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

History
  

  • HST 424 Postwar German History

    Beginning with the post-World War II division of Germany, the politics and economics of East Germany, the remarkable economic recovery starting in the 1950s and the impact of new social movements of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the West are some key developments that will receive prominent attention.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 434 Mediterranean Worlds

    Examines the history of the Mediterranean in the 18th and 19th centuries with an emphasis on the decline of Ottoman influence and the rise of European power in the region. Course focuses on the relationship between the Northern and Southern Mediterranean, as well as the Western and Eastern Mediterranean and compares experiences on different sides of the Mediterranean.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 436 History of Modern Paris

    Examines the development of Paris from the beginnings through the present with emphasis on the last three centuries. The city is examined from the political, social, ecological and architectural points of view as well as through the perspective of urban planning and immigration.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 438 European Imperialisms

    Course covers Modern European imperialisms in the 19th and 20th centuries. We will pay particular attention to the role of European Imperial Era in shaping our world today and analyze parallels between global conflicts today and in the 19th and 20th centuries.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 439 Colonial Cultures

    Examines popular spectacles of Empire in film, art, expositions, advertisements, literature and newspapers in modern Europe with an emphasis on Great Britain and France. Analyzes the connections between European identities and representations of the colonies.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 441 Decolonization and its Aftermath

    Examines decolonization in former European colonies in the modern era and introduces students to post-colonial theories. Will analyze different types of decolonization movements and the lingering effects of colonialism and decolonization on post-colonial societies around the world.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 442 North Africa and the World

    Examines the history of the North African region and its relationship with the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. Will examine historical events that show the relationship of north Africa with the surrounding areas in order to see the influence of north Africa on these regions and vice versa.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 445 Postcolonial North Africa

    Examines postcolonial North Africa from the Battle of Algiers to the Arab Spring. We will analyze the transition from colonial to independent regimes and will begin with the anticolonial revolutionary movements that led to independence from Europe in the 1950s and 60s. Will conclude by tracing the events that formed the Arab Spring.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 453 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

    A survey of Latin American Indian cultures and civilizations, their discovery and conquest by the Spanish and Portuguese and the development of Iberian empires in America. Examination of the colonial systems and their cultures.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 463 Modern East Asia

    Focuses on the historical process that witnessed the modernization of the major Asian civilization of China and Japan. Attention will be given to the different paths each of these countries has taken and the different problems each has faced in the attempt to build a modern state.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 464 Southeast Asia: Imperialism to Independence

    An introduction to the region’s period of transition caused by Western colonialism and indigenous responses to it. European colonial history is examined through Southeast Asian ideas and reaction to Western expansion and intrusion.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 465 Southeast Asia: World War II to Cold War

    Surveys developments in the region’s troubled era of war, rebellion and revolution following independence after World War II. Highlights a comparative analysis of Southeast Asia’s contemporary experience from indigenous point of view.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 475 Colonial America

    Examines the imperial conquest and colonization of North America by European empires with an emphasis on the experiences of colonized peoples and colonizers in comparative perspective, from early contact through the emergence of revolutionary sentiment and independent republics by the early 19th century.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 476 Market Democracy in America

    Examines the social and political transformation of the United States in the first half of the 19th century, emphasizing how emerging faith in democracy, markets, Westward expansion, individual morality and gender-defined roles in public and private spheres, related to the simultaneous growth of slave labor, militant nationalism, industrial development, class distinctions, racial conflict and war with Mexico by the late 1840s.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 482 America and the World Wars

    Examines the impact of World War I and World War II had on Americans and American society. Students will consider such issues as gender and war, the home front, national and international policy, labor issues, race and ethnicity and the transformation of American culture through mechanization, bureaucratization and wartime shifts in production.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 484 Health, Medicine and Gender in Historical Perspective

    This course presents three key areas of analysis for the study of health, medicine and gender in historical perspective. The first concerns gendered ideas about sexuality and gender roles and how these relate to health care in history. The second is a comparative examination of women and men as health care providers in different cultures. The third is a focus on women and men as recipients of health care and as health care activists.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 485 Mexican Foundations of Chicano/a/Latino/a History: From the Olmecs to the Mexican Revolution

    An overview of Mexican history and culture from the invention of civilization to the creation of the modern Mexican state. Pre-Columbian themes include agriculture, trade, religion, art, architecture and political expansion. Colonial themes include the conquest and fusion of Spanish and Native American cultures. 19th century themes include independence, foreign invasion, civil war and modernization.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 487 Canada to Confederation -1867

    Examines the history of Canada from the pre-contact era through confederation in 1867 with attention to nationalist trends at the provincial and regional levels and with particular emphasis on comparative colonial cultures within the region of North America now included as part of Canada.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 488 Canada Since Confederation

    Examines the history of modern Canada from confederation (1867) through the present with attention to nationalist trends at the provincial and regional levels and federal efforts to secure a sense of Canadian nationalism, in the context of counter national movements and interpretive themes of particular relevance in the study of comparative North American cultures, including First Nations movement and immigration trends of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 489 Environmental History

    Examines the history of ecological transformations associated with historical patterns of community organization, population movements, agricultural production, scientific inquiry, industrial development, urban growth and systems of trade and commerce from ancient times to the present.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 490 Wests of Early America

    An exploration of the origins, traditions and interactions of people living in the North American West from the pre-contact era through the late 19th century with particular attention to comparative colonial experiences and the integration of the region into the industrial, political and social frameworks of the United States and British North America (Canada) as developing imperial systems.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 491 Western U.S.: 20th Century Issues

    Examines the transformation of the trans-Mississippi West in the 20th century with particular attention to market networks, community traditions and historical myths that have shaped the ways in which people who lived in the West viewed themselves in relation to their surroundings.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 492 Pacific Northwest History

    Explores emerging traditions of community and government in the Pacific Northwest. Begins with a survey of pre-contact communities and the ecological and human implications of evolving modes of production as they relate to local community traditions and various incarnations of imperial power, immigration and industry through the late 20th century.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 493 Women in Oregon History

    Connects students with primary and secondary sources to analyze the history of women in Oregon. Students will consider gender as a category of analysis in assessing the history of Oregon women from native peoples through the present with attention to differences in race, ethnicity, class and gender identity and across regions in the state.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 494 North American Constitutional History

    Comparative study of constitutional history in Canada and the United States, with attention to colonial North America and emerging nationalist movements in the United States and Canada. Explores the evolving concepts of constitutional law and constitutional theory at the state, provincial and national levels.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 495 Arab World in Transition

    A critical examination of the history of the Middle East from the first world war to the Gulf War, based on a critique of the theory of modernization, emphasizing the political dimensions of human choices in “traditional settings.” These dimensions are explored through a study of social, cultural and political history of the Arab world.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 497 Islam in Africa

    Examines the spread of Islam in Africa and the evolution of Islamic societies in Africa from the seventh century to the present. Explores the historical, religious, cultural, social and political aspects of the expansion and development of Islam in Africa. Will address both the Islamization of Africa as well as the Africanization of Islam.
    Credits: 4
    Diversity: May meet requirement, see class schedule


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  • HST 514 British History to 1300

    First of a two-course sequence that explores the history of Britain from its dim prehistoric beginning to the 18th century. Course investigates the Celtic, Roman, Christian, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and Plantagenet influences that together created complex identities and shaped the religious and political institutions that affected the daily lives of people in the British Isles. Also considers England’s relationships with Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as with the wider medieval world. May be taken out of sequence.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 515 British History to the 18th Century

    Second of a two-course sequence that explores the history of Britain from its dim prehistoric beginnings to the 18th century. Provides critical analysis of the evolving British society and culture during the crises of famine, plague and war of the late Middle Ages. Explores the early modern transformations of religious practices, government and identity during the Tudor and Stuart dynasties. Considers the contributions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, concluding with the creation of the United Kingdom. May take British History courses out of sequence.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 518 The Reformation

    A close look at the origins and development of the Protestant Reformation in Europe from the 14th through the 15th and 16th centuries and the relationship between the Reformation and the rise of nation states. The religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries and the Catholic Reformation will also be examined.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 522 Germany: The 19th Century

    A survey of the key issues influencing the construction and early history of a unified German state founded under Prussian dominance in 1871. The changing faces of liberalism, nationalism, conservatism and socialism will be analyzed, as they evolved after the aborted revolution of 1848 up to the outbreak of World War I.
    Credits: 4


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  • HST 524 Postwar German History

    Beginning with the post-World War II division of Germany, the politics and economics of East Germany, the remarkable economic recovery starting in the 1950s and the impact of new social movements of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the West are some key developments that will receive prominent attention.
    Credits: 4


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    Check course availability in Spring 2024
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

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