HIST0550 - History of Modern China

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
History of Modern China
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
402
Section ID
HIST0550402
Course number integer
550
Meeting times
F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Description
From an empire to a republic, from communism to socialist-style capitalism, few countries have ever witnessed so much change in a hundred year period as China during the twentieth century. How are we to make sense out of this seeming chaos? This course will offer an overview of the upheavals that China has experienced from the late Qing to the Post-Mao era, interspersed with personal perspectives revealed in primary source readings such as memoirs, novels, and oral accounts. We will start with an analysis of the painful transition from the last empire, the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), to a modern nation state, followed by exploration of a century-long tale of incessant reform and revolution. The survey will focus on three main themes: 1) the repositioning of China in the new East Asian and world orders; 2) the emergence of a modern Chinese state and nationalistic identity shaped and reshaped by a series of cultural crises; and finally, 3) the development and transformation of Chinese modernity. Major historical developments include: the Opium War and drug trade in the age of imperialism, reform and revolution, the Nationalist regime, Mao's China, the Cultural Revolution, and the ongoing efforts of post-Mao China to move beyond Communism. We will conclude with a critical review of the concept of "Greater China" that takes into account Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora in order to attain a more comprehensive understanding of modern China, however defined, at the end of the last century.
Course number only
0550
Cross listings
EALC0730402
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false

HIST0550 - History of Modern China

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
History of Modern China
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0550401
Course number integer
550
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Si-Yen Fei
Description
From an empire to a republic, from communism to socialist-style capitalism, few countries have ever witnessed so much change in a hundred year period as China during the twentieth century. How are we to make sense out of this seeming chaos? This course will offer an overview of the upheavals that China has experienced from the late Qing to the Post-Mao era, interspersed with personal perspectives revealed in primary source readings such as memoirs, novels, and oral accounts. We will start with an analysis of the painful transition from the last empire, the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), to a modern nation state, followed by exploration of a century-long tale of incessant reform and revolution. The survey will focus on three main themes: 1) the repositioning of China in the new East Asian and world orders; 2) the emergence of a modern Chinese state and nationalistic identity shaped and reshaped by a series of cultural crises; and finally, 3) the development and transformation of Chinese modernity. Major historical developments include: the Opium War and drug trade in the age of imperialism, reform and revolution, the Nationalist regime, Mao's China, the Cultural Revolution, and the ongoing efforts of post-Mao China to move beyond Communism. We will conclude with a critical review of the concept of "Greater China" that takes into account Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora in order to attain a more comprehensive understanding of modern China, however defined, at the end of the last century.
Course number only
0550
Cross listings
EALC0730401
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled

HIST0400 - Colonial Latin America

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
404
Title (text only)
Colonial Latin America
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
404
Section ID
HIST0400404
Course number integer
400
Meeting times
R 5:15 PM-6:14 PM
Level
undergraduate
Description
The colonial period (1492- 1800) saw huge population movements (many of them involuntary) within the Americas and across the Atlantic. As a result, Latin America was created from the entanglement of technologies, institutions, knowledge systems, and cosmologies from Indigenous, European, and African cultures. We will learn about colonial institutions such as slavery and encomienda. We will also explore the different strategies pursued by individuals and communities to build meaningful lives in the face of often dire social and environmental circumstances. Class readings are primary sources and the focus of discussions, papers, and exams will be their interpretation.
Course number only
0400
Cross listings
AFRC0400404, LALS0400404
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false

HIST0400 - Colonial Latin America

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
Colonial Latin America
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
403
Section ID
HIST0400403
Course number integer
400
Meeting times
F 1:45 PM-2:44 PM
Level
undergraduate
Description
The colonial period (1492- 1800) saw huge population movements (many of them involuntary) within the Americas and across the Atlantic. As a result, Latin America was created from the entanglement of technologies, institutions, knowledge systems, and cosmologies from Indigenous, European, and African cultures. We will learn about colonial institutions such as slavery and encomienda. We will also explore the different strategies pursued by individuals and communities to build meaningful lives in the face of often dire social and environmental circumstances. Class readings are primary sources and the focus of discussions, papers, and exams will be their interpretation.
Course number only
0400
Cross listings
AFRC0400403, LALS0400403
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false

HIST0400 - Colonial Latin America

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
Colonial Latin America
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
402
Section ID
HIST0400402
Course number integer
400
Meeting times
F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Description
The colonial period (1492- 1800) saw huge population movements (many of them involuntary) within the Americas and across the Atlantic. As a result, Latin America was created from the entanglement of technologies, institutions, knowledge systems, and cosmologies from Indigenous, European, and African cultures. We will learn about colonial institutions such as slavery and encomienda. We will also explore the different strategies pursued by individuals and communities to build meaningful lives in the face of often dire social and environmental circumstances. Class readings are primary sources and the focus of discussions, papers, and exams will be their interpretation.
Course number only
0400
Cross listings
AFRC0400402, LALS0400402
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false

HIST0400 - Colonial Latin America

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Colonial Latin America
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0400401
Course number integer
400
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Marcy Norton
Description
The colonial period (1492- 1800) saw huge population movements (many of them involuntary) within the Americas and across the Atlantic. As a result, Latin America was created from the entanglement of technologies, institutions, knowledge systems, and cosmologies from Indigenous, European, and African cultures. We will learn about colonial institutions such as slavery and encomienda. We will also explore the different strategies pursued by individuals and communities to build meaningful lives in the face of often dire social and environmental circumstances. Class readings are primary sources and the focus of discussions, papers, and exams will be their interpretation.
Course number only
0400
Cross listings
AFRC0400401, LALS0400401
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled

HIST0360 - History of the Middle East Since 1800

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
History of the Middle East Since 1800
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0360401
Course number integer
360
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Secil Yilmaz
Description
A survey of the modern Middle East with special emphasis on the experiences of ordinary men and women as articulated in biographies, novels, and regional case studies. Issues covered include the collapse of empires and the rise of a new state system following WWI, and the roots and consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian revolution and the U.S.-Iraq War. Themes include: the colonial encounter with Europe and the emergence of nationalist movements, the relationship between state and society, economic development and international relations, and religion and cultural identity.
Course number only
0360
Cross listings
MELC0650401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled

HIST0310 - Warriors, Concubines & Converts: the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East & Europe

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Warriors, Concubines & Converts: the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East & Europe
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST0310401
Course number integer
310
Meeting times
MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Oscar Aguirre Mandujano
Description
For almost six hundred years, the Ottomans ruled most of the Balkans and the Middle East. From their bases in Anatolia, Ottoman armies advanced into the Balkans, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq, constantly challenging the borders of neighboring European and Islamicate empires. By the end of the seventeenth century, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad, Sarajevo, Budapest, and nearly Vienna came under Ottoman rule. As the empire expanded into Europe and the Middle East, the balance of imperial power shifted from warriors to converts, concubines, and intellectuals. This course examines the expansion of the Ottoman sultanate from a local principality into a sprawling empire with a sophisticated bureaucracy; it also investigates the social, cultural, and intellectual developments that accompanied the long arc of the empire's rise and fall. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and discuss major currents of change in the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. The student will have a better understanding of the roles of power, ideology, diplomacy, and gender in the construction of empire and a refined appreciation for diverse techniques of historical analysis.
Course number only
0310
Cross listings
MELC0450401
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled

HIST0300 - Africa Before 1800

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
404
Title (text only)
Africa Before 1800
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
404
Section ID
HIST0300404
Course number integer
300
Meeting times
R 5:15 PM-6:14 PM
Level
undergraduate
Description
Survey of major themes and issues in African history before 1800. Topics include: early civilizations, African kingdoms and empires, population movements, the spread of Islam, and the slave trade. Also, emphasis on how historians use archaeology, linguistics, and oral traditions to reconstruct Africa's early history.
Course number only
0300
Cross listings
AFRC0300404
Fulfills
History & Tradition Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false

HIST0300 - Africa Before 1800

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
Africa Before 1800
Term
2024C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
403
Section ID
HIST0300403
Course number integer
300
Meeting times
F 10:15 AM-11:14 AM
Level
undergraduate
Description
Survey of major themes and issues in African history before 1800. Topics include: early civilizations, African kingdoms and empires, population movements, the spread of Islam, and the slave trade. Also, emphasis on how historians use archaeology, linguistics, and oral traditions to reconstruct Africa's early history.
Course number only
0300
Cross listings
AFRC0300403
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
History & Tradition Sector
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false