All courses numbered 500 and above are graduate courses.
HIST 720 Research Seminar: Europe, 1945 - 1991
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
This seminar provides a forum for the research and writing of a substantial and original paper. It also develops the skills of giving and receiving constructive comments on the written work of fellow historians. The first several weeks will be devoted to a common set of readings beginning with Tony Judt’s Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (2005), which students are encouraged to read over the summer. Each member of the seminar will embark on a research topic based on primary sources and approved by the instructor. Where needed, students will also receive guidance from another faculty member in the relevant sub-field. Topic statements, bibliographies, outlines, and a sample primary source (with accompanying analysis) will be submitted according to a series of deadlines early in the term. During the middle of the term the seminar will convene irregularly but students will meet individually with the instructor. Toward the end of the term, the seminar will again convene for several sessions devoted to group discussion of drafts of student papers, including readers’ comments distributed to the seminar as a whole. Final papers will be due during exam period.
Course Syllabus (PDF)
