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Chair: P. David Lagomarsino
Vice-Chair: Margaret H. Darrow
Professors C. G. Calloway, P. K. Crossley, M. H. Darrow, H. M. Ermarth,
G. R. Garthwaite, M. Navarro, J. B. Nelson, A. Orleck, L. Spitzer, H. W.
Whelan, C. S. Wilder, J. Wright; Associate Professors J. A. Byfield, S. J.
Ericson, C. B. Estabrook, D. E. Haynes, R. L. Kremer, P. D. Lagomarsino, W. P.
Simons; Assistant Professors L. A. Butler, J. F. Cullon, J. J. Kim, E. G.
Miller, C. E. Naylor, T. Padilla; Senior Lecturer M. E. Heck; Visiting
Professors R. W. Edsforth, A. V. Koop, H. Lehmann, R. Thapar; Visiting
Assistant Professor C. W. Schmidt; Visiting Instructor R. A. Karl; Adjunct
Assistant Professor S. A. Culbert.
THE STANDARD HISTORY MAJOR
Requirements:
The Standard Major in History comprises the successful completion of at
least ten courses including:
1. One course each from the following areas:
a) United States and Canada: 1, 2, 10-39 (except 26, 31, 32, 33);
b) Europe: 3, 40-65 (except 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62);
c) AALAC (Africa, Asia, Latin America & Caribbean): 5.1-5.8, 66-87
(except 5.7, 70, 82, 85);
d) Interregional: 5.7, 26, 31, 32, 33, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 70, 82, 85,
94.1-94.9, and all sections of 95. For a complete listing of courses that
satisfy the Interregional requirement, please see Calendar of Courses
on the History Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
2. At least five additional History courses in a geographic or thematic
concentration selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. At least five History courses must be taken in residence at Dartmouth
College, one of them being the upperclass seminar (History 96).
5. Among the ten courses required for the Standard Major, each student must
include either two pre-1700 courses or three pre-1800
courses. The following courses fulfill the pre-1700 requirement: 3, 5.1, 5.2,
5.6, 10, 14, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 54, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74, 94.3-94.8, 95
(specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews in Antiquity
and the Middle Ages). The following courses fulfill the pre-1800
requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 34, 35,
39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
Special Provisions
1. History 7 (First-Year Seminar) and History 98 (Honors Seminar) may not be
counted toward the major.
2. Students may not include more than two of the following courses: 1, 2 or
3.
3. Students may not use more than two upperclass seminars (History 96) or
two independent study courses (History 97) in satisfying the major
requirements.
4. Major GPA is figured on all History courses taken.
5. The Department will approve transfer credits for History majors and
non-majors only for courses taken at institutions with which Dartmouth College
has institutional exchange programs (see pages XXX of this Bulletin).
6. Entering first-year students may receive one unspecified credit for a
history course by achieving a score of 5 on the College Entrance Examination
Board's Advanced Placement Tests or scores of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level
International Baccalaureate (IB) exam. This unspecified credit counts as one
course credit toward the degree requirement but receives no credit
within the major.
HISTORY HONORS PROGRAM
Potentially eligible students should meet with their adviser to plan for the
History Honors Major. History majors who have achieved an overall College grade
point average of 3.0 and one of 3.5 in History (based on a minimum of five
graded History courses) may apply for admission to the Honors Program through a
written proposal submitted in the spring term of their junior year. Others
interested in the program should petition the Department for admission by
August 15th of the summer term preceding their senior year.
The Honors Program consists of the successful completion of the following
requirements:
1. The minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as
specified in (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above.
2. In addition to completing the requirements of the Standard Major, honors
majors must complete the Honors Seminar (History 98) in the fall term of their
senior year and a thesis (History 99), normally written in the winter and
spring terms. History 98 counts as one course credit toward the degree
requirement but receives no credit within the major. History 99 may
carry up to two credits toward the degree requirement but counts as only
one credit toward the Honors Major requirement.
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, also apply
to the History Honors Program.
THE MODIFIED MAJOR
A Modified Major will be approved only if the student provides a convincing
written rationale for the intellectual coherence of the proposed program; this
should then be discussed with, approved, and signed by the chairs of the two
departments and filed with both departments and the Registrar's Office.
The Modified Major consists of the successful completion of twelve courses,
eight of them in History:
1. The minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as
specified in (1) above.
2. At least three additional courses in a geographic or thematic
concentration selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. Among the eight History courses required for the Modified Major, each
student must include two pre-1800 courses. The following courses fulfill the
pre-1800 requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27,
34, 35, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
All other courses fulfill the post-1800 requirement.
5. Four courses from other departments. None of these may be prerequisite to
the major of another department.
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, also apply
to the Modified Major.
MINOR IN HISTORY
The minor in History consists of the successful completion of seven
courses:
1. Minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as specified in
(1) above.
2. At least two additional courses in a geographic or thematic concentration
selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. Among the seven courses required for the Minor in History, each student
must include two pre-1800 courses. The following courses fulfill the pre-1800
requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 34, 35,
39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, apply to
the Minor.
SECTION I: INTRODUCTORY COURSES
1. The United States, 1763-1877
06F: 10 07X, 08W: 10A
An introduction to selected problems of national development in the period
beginning with the American Revolution and ending with the Civil War and
Reconstruction. Emphasis is placed on the critical assessment of historical
writing and the interpretation of historical documents. There are no general
course lectures; each student is assigned to a section which works under a
single staff member. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Cullon.
2. History of the United States since 1877
07W: 12 07X: 9 07F: 12 08W: 9
History 2 carries forward the study of national development from 1877, but
History 1 is not prerequisite. The course treats such issues as
industrialization and its impact; changes in political behavior, ideology, and
the American party system; the Black American and the consequences of racism;
origins of the Cold War; and the emergence of modern welfare programs. Each
student is assigned to a small section which meets with a History faculty
member, but section meetings are occasionally supplemented with special
lectures, films, or symposia. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Kim,
Miller.
3. Europe in Medieval and Early Modern Times
06F, 07F: 9
Emphasizing the analysis of primary sources, this course examines the
foundation of Western European civilization from the fall of the Roman Empire
to 1715. Topics include the origins of European nation states, the intellectual
and cultural achievements of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the rise of
constitutionalism and absolutism, the economic and technological roots of
Europe's global dominance, as well as the social, political, and religious
crises that divided the continent. Lectures and small discussion groups. Class
of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Lagomarsino, Simons.
5.1. Pre-Colonial African History (Identical to African and African
American Studies 14)
08S: 11
This course will examine the social and economic history of Africa up to
1800. It will focus on several interrelated themes-the organization of
production for subsistence and for the market, the expansion of trade, rise of
new social classes, as well as the emergence and disintegration of various
states. The readings will draw on specific examples from north, east, west and
southern Africa to illuminate the various themes.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
5.2. The Eye of the Beholder: Introduction to the Islamic World
(Identical to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 14)
07W, 08W: 10
This course provides an introduction to the range of Islamic history through
an examination of the lives and works of key figures. The following topics,
among others, will be examined: political and social change, Muhammad and
Ataturk; mysticism, Rabia and Rumi; literature, Hafez and Hedayat.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: NW.
Garthwaite.
5.3. The History of China since 1800
06F: 10A 07F: 11
This survey course traces China's social, political, and cultural
development from the relative peace and prosperity of the high Qing period,
through the devastating wars and imperialist incursions of the nineteenth
century, to the efforts, both vain and fruitful, to build an independent and
powerful new nation.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Crossley.
5.4. Modern Southeast Asia
07S: 10 08W: 12
This course introduces students to the history of Southeast Asia during the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will examine the development of colonial
rule, the impact of imperialism and colonialism on Southeast Asian society and
economy, cultural adaptations to foreign rule, nationalism and revolution, and
problems of decolonization. Special attention will be paid to the history of
the Vietnamese revolution.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Haynes.
5.5. The Emergence of Modern Japan
06F, 07F: 10A
A survey of Japanese history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Topics to be covered include the building of a modern state and the growth of
political opposition, industrialization and its social consequences, the rise
and fall of the Japanese colonial empire, and the postwar economic
'miracle.'
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Ericson.
5.6. Pre-Columbian and Colonial America (Identical to Latin American
and Caribbean Studies 10)
07S: 10 07F: 11
This course will examine the pre-Columbian civilizations of the Andes and
Mesoamerica, the causes and consequences of the Spanish and Portuguese
Conquests, and the establishment of colonial societies and economies.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Karl.
6. Experimental Courses in History
06F: 12, 3A 07W: 2, 2A 07S: 10A 07X: 2A 08W: 10A
In 06F at 12 (Section 1), Blacks and Jews in American History and
Culture (Identical to, and described under, Jewish Studies 33).
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Karp.
In 06F at 3A (Section 2), The Perception of the Past in Early
India. Contemporary politicians supporting an agenda of religious
nationalism in India attempt to control the present and future by manipulating
the interpretation of India's ancient history. Mindful of that contemporary and
contentious debate, this course examines histories relating to South Asia
during the period 1000 BCE-1200 CE. Texts are selected to reflect the ways the
past was perceived at various points of time within this period-as well as
today-and to offer an understanding of the sub-continent's historical changes.
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Thapar.
In 07W at 2A (Section 1), The Origins and History of the World Peace
Movement. This course examines the growth and transformation of the
nineteenth-century trans-Atlantic peace movement into what is now an
unprecedented global peace culture. Readings and discussions focus especially
on issues of war and human nature, delegitimization of war as a political
instrument, anti-war movements, resolutions of armed conflicts, and the rise of
non-violent politics between and within states. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Edsforth.
In 07W at 2 (Section 2), The Arab World in the Twentieth Century.
This course will examine modern Arab history. Earlier nineteenth century
history will be examined before turning to twentieth century Arab nationalism;
the Arab world in global history; the formation and maintenance of new states;
regional rivalries and war; Palestine; and modernization, along with
social-particularly that of women-cultural, and religious changes, including
the emergence of Islamism. Course reading encompasses general histories and
primary sources, literature and memoirs in translation. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC;
WCult: NW. Garthwaite.
In 07S at 10A, Epidemics in History: Etiologies and Ideologies.
This course examines how epidemics are designated, how diseases spread, and
different political and public responses to community health. We will explore
how diseases and differential immunities become articulated to social
identities to signify putative boundaries of morality and to shape uneven
political arrangements. While attending to earlier precedents, we will focus on
nineteenth- and twentieth-century epidemics using both scientific and
discursive analytical methods. Case studies include tuberculosis, plague,
influenza, polio, malnutrition, AIDS, and SARS. Kim.
In 07X at 2A, Metropolis: A Comparative History of New York City.
"It had gone by the original Indian name Manna-hatta, or. . . 'The
Manhattoes;' but this was now decried as savage and heathenish. . . . At
length, when the council was almost in despair, a burgher, remarkable for the
size and squareness of his head, proposed that they should call it
New-Amsterdam," joked Washington Irving in 1808. This class uses a
comparative approach to explore the physical and social histories of New York
City. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008
and later: WCult: W. Wilder.
In 08W at 10A, American Jewish History (Identical to Jewish Studies
33, pending approval). This course will explore the history of Jews in
the United States from the 1830s to the present. We will trace the migration of
German and East European Jews in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, and of Holocaust survivors and Soviet Jewish émigrés in the
mid-to-late twentieth century. Other topics will include Yiddish culture and
media, Jews and the American Left, Jews and the rise of neo-conservatism, and
inter-group relations.
7. First-Year Seminars in History
Consult special listings
SECTION II: UNITED STATES AND CANADA
10. Colonial America
06F: 2
A study of the foundations of American civilization. Attention is focused on
the ways in which new world conditions influenced the peoples, ideas, and
institutions transplanted from Europe. The course also includes material on the
ways in which Europeans interacted with Native Americans and Africans in the
New World.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
11. The Age of the American Revolution
07S: 11 08S: 2A
This course begins with an examination of relations between England and its
American Colonies in the middle of the eighteenth century. It deals with the
collapse of British authority in America, emphasizing the social and
intellectual sources of rebellion. Treatment of the war years focuses more on
the problem of political and economic adjustment than on military history. The
final topic covered is the adoption of a federal Constitution.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
12. The American Civil War
07W: 12
The American Civil War was a defining moment in American history. This
course examines the causes of the conflict, the war itself, and the period of
Reconstruction up to 1877. Topics to be discussed include the diplomatic
conduct of the war, political developments in both the north and the south,
military developments, the question of race and slavery, emancipation, the
participation of African Americans in the war, the women's rights movement and
the involvement of women in the war, and medical advances. The social and
economic aspects of the war will receive as much emphasis as military and
political developments.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Culbert.
13. History of New England
07S: 2
The course focuses primarily on developments within New England but involves
some discussion of the region's historical relationship with the rest of the
United States and with Canada. Specific topics include the logic of
regionalism, the origins of the six New England states, town founding, the
dynamics of economic change, immigration and ethnicity, education (both public
and private), regional literature, historic preservation, and patterns of
community development. The course covers the entire history of the region and
concludes with a section on 'New England Today.'
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
14. The Invasion of America: American Indian History, Pre-Contact to 1830
(Identical to Native American Studies 14)
06F: 11 07F: 10
This course surveys the history of the American Indians from contact with
Europeans to c. 1830. It provides an overview of the major themes and trends in
Indian history, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions and
readings that illuminate particular issues. The overall context of the course
is the conflict generated by the colonial drive of European nations and the
U.S. and their citizens, but the primary focus is the historical experience of
Indian peoples and their struggles to retain their cultures and autonomy while
adapting to great changes in the conditions of their lives.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Calloway.
15. American Indian History: 1830 to Present (Identical to Native
American Studies 15)
07S: 11 08S: 10
This course surveys the history of the American Indians from the year 1830
to the present day. It provides an overview of the major themes and trends in
Indian history, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions and
readings that illuminate particular issues. The overall context of the course
is the expansion of the U.S., the 'Indian policies' adopted by the U.S.
government, but the primary focus is the historical experience of Indian
peoples and their struggles to retain the cultures and autonomy while adapting
to great changes in the conditions of their lives.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Calloway.
16. Black America to the Civil War (Identical to African and African
American Studies 12)
06F, 08W: 10
This course deals with the African heritage, origins of white racial
attitudes toward blacks, the slave system in colonial and ante-bellum America,
and free Black society in North America. Specific emphasis will be placed on
the Afro-American experience and on the relationship between blacks and whites
in early American society.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Naylor.
17. Black America since the Civil War (Identical to African and African
American Studies 13)
08S: 10
This course is a continuation of History 16. Among the topics to be
discussed are Black Reconstruction, segregation and disfranchisement,
migration, nationalism, Blacks and the New Deal, the impact of war on Blacks,
and the 1960s.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
19. United States Political History in the Twentieth Century
07W: 10A
This course defines and examines major themes in the development of
twentieth century American politics. There are two versions of this course.
In 07W: This lecture course explores politics, the presidency, and national
policy-making in the twentieth century. Special attention will be paid to the
evolution of parties, how individual presidents have defined the powers of the
presidency, and to the different ways that modern presidents have responded to
changing external demands for national leadership in times of prosperity and
peace, economic depression, domestic upheaval, and war.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Edsforth.
20. American Thought and Culture to 1865
08W: 11
This course examines leading thinkers, writers, artists, and reformers as a
way of understanding American intellectual and cultural history. Some of the
issues explored include: the nature and meaning of American Puritanism; the
impact of the Enlightenment; the evolution of American political thought; ideas
about slavery and race; Transcendentalism and Romantic reform; the American
Renaissance in literature; and the role of intellectuals in the Civil War.
Almost all of the readings will be drawn from primary texts (including material
by Franklin, Jefferson, Emerson, Fuller, Hawthorne, Douglass, and Lincoln).
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
21. Modern American Thought and Culture
07F: 10
This course examines leading thinkers, writers, artists, and reformers as a
way of understanding American intellectual and cultural history. Some of the
issues explored include: the impact of Darwinism; social science and the modern
university; responses to industrialization; the tension between self and
society; debates over democracy; the challenge of civil rights and feminism;
and recent debates over multiculturalism. Almost of all the reading will be
drawn from primary sources (including material by Mark Twain, Charlotte Perkins
Gilman, William James, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., W.E.B. DuBois, John Dewey;
Langston Hughes; Lionel Trilling; Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Malcolm X).
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
22. The Working Class in American Society
08W: 11
This course will examine the development of the American working class in
relation to four major themes and time periods: the rise of a labor movement
and an awareness of social class in the 19th century; trade unionism and labor
radicalism during a watershed era of 'incorporation' (1885-1920); the triumph
of industrial unionism in the 1930s and '40s; and the development of
labor-management relations and working-class culture in post-World War II
America. During each of these time periods the course will pay close attention
to the themes of ethnicity, gender, and race.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
23. Recent United States History
07S, 08S: 11
This course will focus on the United States in the period following World
War II. It will examine both domestic and international themes, exploring
relationships between the two. Specific topics will include U.S. policy in
Europe and Asia, National Security, the economy, developments in organized
labor, political repression in the 1950s, political parties, mass culture,
intellectual and artistic innovations, the civil rights movement, and the
student protest movement.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Nelson.
24. American Foreign Relations to 1900
07W: 9
This course explores the history of America's relations with the world from
the colonial era to 1900. In addition to examining the diplomatic and military
dimensions of American interactions with non-Americans, this course also
investigates the economic, cultural and ideological dimensions of those
interactions. Specific topics include: American relations with Indian nations;
the Wars of 1812 and 1898; the Monroe Doctrine; the colonization of Liberia;
Manifest Destiny; and U.S. territorial expansion.
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
25. American Foreign Relations since 1900
07S: 9
This course explores the expansion of American diplomatic, military and
economic power since 1900, with particular attention to the ways that ideas and
culture have shaped America's relations with the world. Specific topics
include: U.S. imperialism in the Philippines and elsewhere; U.S.
anti-imperialism; America's overseas nation building ventures; Wilsonianism;
U.S. intervention in the World Wars; the Cold War; and American relations with
the "Third World."
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
26. The Vietnam War
07S: 12
This course examines the conflict which Americans call "The Vietnam
War" as a major event in the 20th century histories of both the United
States and Vietnam. In addition to exploring the key decisions made by U.S. and
Vietnamese leaders, students will also learn about the experiences of ordinary
soldiers and civilians. This course incorporates multiple American and
Vietnamese sources and perspectives, and also investigates multiple
explanations of the war's origins and outcome.
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
27. Gender and Power in American History, 1607-1920 (Identical to
Women's and Gender Studies 23.1)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course examines the history of men and women from the period of
colonial settlement to the achievement of woman's suffrage. We will explore the
construction of gender particularly as it relates to social, political,
economic, and cultural power. Topics will include: the role of gender in
political thought and practice, the intersection of gender with categories of
class and race; gender in the debate over slavery and the Civil War; and the
rise and evolution of the woman's rights movement.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007
and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W.
28. American Women's History Since 1920 (Identical to Women's and
Gender Studies 23.2)
06F: 10 08W: 2A
This course will trace the history of American women from 1920 to the 1980s.
Topics to be discussed will include: the breakup of the suffrage alliance
during the 1920s; women in the radical social movements of the 1930s; women and
war work in the 1940s; women in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s;
the 'second wave' of American feminism; institutionalization of feminism in the
1970s; and the rise of an anti-feminist women's movement in the 1980s. The
course will also examine the ways gender definitions have changed in the U.S.
during this century, and the ways that race and class have shaped American
ideas about gender.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007
and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Orleck.
29. Women and American Radicalism Left and Right (Identical to Women's
and Gender Studies 26.1)
07W: 11
This course will trace the involvement of U.S. women in radical political
movements from the mid-nineteenth century to the present including:
Abolitionism; Anti-lynching; Socialist Trade Unionism; the Ku Klux Klan; the
Communist Party; the National Welfare Rights Organization; the Civil Rights
Movement; the New Left; the New Right; the direct-action wing of the
anti-abortion movement; Earth First; and the neo-nazi American Front. It will
also examine the relationship between feminist ideologies and
non-gender-specific radical political ideologies centered on race, class, and
other social identifiers.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Orleck.
30. American Economic and Business History
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This lecture course examines the history of the American economy and
business institutions. Topics include the colonial origins of American
capitalism; the slave economy; regional specialization and uneven development;
the significance of the railroads, electrical power, and the automobile; big
business and its impact on markets and work life; mass consumer culture; the
military-industrial-university complex; and long-term trends in the
distribution of wealth and poverty.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
31. Latinos in the United States: Origins and Histories
08S: 10A
An examination of the diverse social, economic, political, and cultural
histories of those who are now commonly identified as Latinos in the United
States. Particular emphasis will be placed on the formative historical
experiences of Chicanos and mainland Puerto Ricans, although some consideration
will also be given to the histories of other Latino groups-e.g., Central
Americans, Cubans, and Dominicans. Topics include cultural and geographic
origins and ties; imperialism and colonization; the economics of migration;
work, women, and the family; racism and other forms of discrimination; the
politics of identity; language and popular culture; and the place of Latinos in
the U.S. society.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
32. Asians in the Americas to 1905
07S: 10 08W: 2
(Description pending faculty approval) This course traces migrations from
China, the Philippines, South Asia, Japan, and Korea to the Americas and
Hawai'i as well as U.S. colonial policies in Hawai'i, Guam, Samoa, and the
Philippines through 1905. Major themes include labor migration, immigrant
exclusion, racialization, anti-Asian violence, and urban ethnic enclave
formation. Throughout, we will attend to differences and similarities in the
political and social statuses of these groups, as well as their unique gender
and class dynamics.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Kim.
33. Asian America in the Twentieth Century
08S: 11
(Description pending faculty approval) The U.S. held different meanings for
people from China, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia
during the twentieth century when they arrived as colonial labor migrants;
subjects of a nascent Japanese empire, refugees, orphans, and war brides
displaced by U.S. militarism; or as exiles challenging imperialism or corrupt
regimes in their homelands. In the U.S., they fought against discrimination,
pursued civil rights, and settled. We compare and contrast these experiences in
their course.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
34. Building America: An Architectural and Social History (Identical to
Art History 52)
06F: 11
This course draws upon recent scholarship in anthropology, archaeology,
material culture, social history and architectural history in its review of
five centuries of American architecture. Course lectures not only emphasize
America's principal architects and their designs, but also summarize the social
and cultural forces that shaped the country's built landscape. Dist:
ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Heck.
35. The Creation of 'America' in the Age of Jefferson
07W: 11
The years between the close of the American Revolution and the start of the
Age of Jackson have been described as the "most neglected, if not the most
despised period of American history." Without the drama of the
Revolutionary years or the ominous tension of the Civil War's approach, the
Early Republic has been seen as a dull interval between the country's defining
events. Now, new methods in the study of American history have completely
changed the way we understand the period. This course will focus on the seminal
task of nation building, when distinctively American political parties, cities
and villages, gender roles, educational systems, decorative arts, cultural
institutions, attitudes toward Native peoples, architecture and economic
policies took form. Thomas Jefferson actively shaped the debates over these
issues, and he serves as the pivotal figure in our study of the formation of a
new and specifically American culture in the Early Republican period.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heck.
36. Health Care in American Society: History and Current Issues
06F: 12
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of
critical issues in health care through the study of the historical development
of the United States health care system. The course illuminates the influence
of historical forces and cultural factors on the delivery of health care and on
the discourse about health care reform in American history. By studying the
components and relationships within the American health care system, students
are enabled to acquire an understanding of the relationship between American
history and the health care system, and also enabled to obtain a working
contextual knowledge of the current problems of the American health care system
and their proposed solutions. Each topic is presented from an historical
perspective. Through an historical investigation of health, disease, and
medicine students should be able to understand and discuss the changing
organization of health care delivery in American history, the changing methods
of financing of health care, the distinctive role of technology in health care,
primary ethical issues in health care, comparative features of health care
systems of other cultures, the historical changes in public health precepts,
images of health care in popular culture, and the process of health care reform
in American history.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Koop.
37. The Black Radical Tradition in America
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Throughout the history of the United States, African Americans have offered
alternative visions of their nation's future and alternative definitions of
their nation's progress. Not limited to reforming the worst social ills, these
discourses have called for a fundamental restructuring of our political,
economic, and social relations. A radical tradition provided the intellectual
continuity and ideological coherence of these critiques, and it allowed African
Americans to cultivate and pass on a legacy of social resistance.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
39. Slave Resistance in the United States (Identical to African and
African-American Studies 17)
06F, 08W: 12
In this class we will analyze the multifaceted nature of one significant
aspect of the "peculiar institution"-slave resistance. We will
discuss how scholars have portrayed and theorized about slave resistance, as
well as its relation to social control. In addition, we will examine the
various pathways of resistance of African/African-American slaves. Because of
the dynamic nature of slave resistance, we will approach this subject matter
utilizing a variety of primary and secondary sources. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC;
WCult: W. Naylor.
SECTION III: EUROPE
40. Foreign Study Program: London in History
06F, 07F: D.F.S.P.
Graded credit for this course is awarded to students who have successfully
completed a course on London and British history at University College London,
while a member of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program in History.
Prerequisite: membership in the Foreign Study Program. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W. Ermarth.
41. Foreign Study Program: History Through Film
06F, 07F: D.F.S.P.
Using London's unmatched documentary film archives and filmic resources,
this course focuses on the representation and reflection of European historical
events and life in the period between 1930 and 1950. Lectures, discussions, and
viewing assignments explore the strengths and limitations of filmic records as
a historical tool, analyzing film both as visual document and aspect of public
opinion.
Prerequisite: membership in the Foreign Study Program. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W. Ermarth.
42. Gender and European Society from Antiquity to the Reformation
(Identical to Women's and Gender Studies 22.1)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course examines the roles of women and men in Western Europe from
Antiquity through the Reformation period. Emphasis will be placed on the
intellectual and social structures that had a long-term effect on the concept
and role of gender in European society. Topics included are biological and
mythological foundations of gender concepts, attitudes toward the body and sex
in pre-Christian and Christian culture, sin and ecclesiastical legislation on
sex and marriage, family life and education, the individual and kinship, heresy
and charismatic religion, and the impact of social-economic development on
gender in professional life. We will discuss the textual and visual sources for
our inquiry, as well as the changing contemporary views on gender roles in
pre-industrial Europe.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: CI.
43. European Intellectual and Cultural History, 400-1300
07W, 08W: 10
A course on the intellectual and cultural origins of European civilization,
from the fall of Rome to the advent of the Renaissance. After a review of the
Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman, Celtic, and Germanic components of medieval
culture, we will examine the rise of the Christian Church and its impact on
values and behavior of Europeans during the middle ages. Of special interest
will be the relationship between medieval thinkers and the society in which
they lived, the role of ritual, ceremony, and magic, and the persistence of
heresy. Along with the products of high culture associated with such
intellectuals as Augustine, Peter Abelard, Hildegard of Bingen, and Thomas
Aquinas, we will thus review the fundamental values of medieval society at
large and explore ways in which popular and elite culture converged or
contrasted.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Simons.
44. Medieval France, 400-1494
08W: 12
The course traces the medieval foundations of the French nation, from the
Roman Era to the end of the fifteenth century, with emphasis on institutional,
social, and cultural development. Topics include: the Merovingian origins of
'France,' the construction and impact of feudal relationships, the emergence of
French vernacular culture, regional diversity within centralized rule, and the
formation of a French national identity. In addition we will examine how French
medieval history became a testing-ground for innovative research on the Middle
Ages, and to what extent these views have changed our concept of medieval
France in the last decades.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
45. Early Modern Europe (1300-1650)
07X: 10
A study of Western Europe's transition from medieval to modern times,
tracing the impact of new forces on traditional structures. Among the topics
covered are Italian culture and society in the 14th-15th centuries; the concept
of the Renaissance; intellectual and religious themes of the Reformation; the
emergence of the basic forms of the modern state; developments in warfare and
international relations; the political and ideological polarization of Europe
after Luther; the 'general crisis' of the mid-17th century.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Lagomarsino.
46. Spain in the Golden Age
07W: 11
The course deals with the unification of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella,
its rise to world primacy in the sixteenth century, and its decline in the
seventeenth. Among topics examined are the development of a system of imperial
government, the impact on Spain of colonial empire, the problems of
multi-cultural society within the Iberian peninsula, the struggle against
heresy, and the political challenges of the great European powers.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Lagomarsino.
47. The French Revolution and Napoleon
07S: 10 08S: 11
The course studies the French Revolution and its implications for Europe and
the world. It considers the social, political and ideological causes of the
Revolution in 1789 and then pays close attention to the successive stages of
revolution from the experiment with constitutional monarchy to the radical
republic and the Terror to Napoleon's popular dictatorship. The revolutionary
wars, the development of democratic and nationalist ideology and their spread
beyond France and beyond Europe, and also beyond elite men to peasants, city
workers, Blacks and women are important themes.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Darrow.
48. European Society in the Industrial Age
06F: 10
This course traces the transformation of Western European society through
the industrial period from the mid-18th century to the mid-20th century.
Focusing upon social class and gender, it examines how economic and social
change intertwined to produce the world's first industrial societies. Work,
family, leisure and nationalism are topics of specific attention. Although the
course deals primarily with the core societies of Western Europe-France,
Germany and Great Britain-it provides the opportunity for student research in
other areas such as Italy, Ireland, Spain and Eastern Europe.
Open to all students. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Darrow.
49. Early Modern England, 1485-1780
06F: 10 07F: 2
This course explores the relationships among economic, social, cultural and
political developments in England during the Tudor, Stuart, and Hanoverian
periods. Topics for discussion include: family and gender; village and city
life; religious reformation and the reformation of government; the Elizabethan
renaissance; responses to poverty, crime, and nonconformity; the development of
political parties; the British enlightenment; commercialization and
consumerism; the interaction of 'plebeians' and 'patricians'; rebellions and
civil wars; and radicalism, conservatism, and imperialism.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Estabrook.
50. Modern Britain, 1780 to Present
07S: 10 08S: 2
This course explores the relationships among economic, social, cultural and
political developments in Britain from the modern industrial revolution to
Thatcherism and New Labour. Topics for discussion include: industrialization
and its effects; Liberals, Conservatives, and Parliamentary politics; enduring
Victorian attitudes about class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and race; the
rise of Labour politics; suffragism; the Irish question; the impact of
imperialism and world wars on British subjects; and responses to Britain's
postwar decline and post-colonial multiculturalism.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Estabrook.
51. Modern European Intellectual History, the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Centuries
08S: 9
This course treats the ideas of selected major European thinkers and their
interpreters in a broader historical context. The thought of the early
Enlightenment, the Encyclopedists, Rousseau, Kant, Adam Smith, Burke, Hegel, de
St√§el, Comte, Marx, Mill, Darwin, and Nietzsche is examined with attention to
formative impulses and general impact. Recurrent topics to be discussed include
subjectivity and the social world, nature and history as forms of
intelligibility and sources of norm and meaning, the relation of theory and
practice, criticism and tradition, the nature and scope of science, and the
motifs of immanence and transcendence. The counterpoint to differing
conceptions of 'being, knowing, doing, and having' is provided by changing
patterns in European society.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
52. Modern Germany: 1800-1945
08S: 12
An examination of modern German history focusing on decisive turning points
and broader social, political, and cultural currents. Specific topics to be
treated include the legacy of the French Revolution and Napoleonic occupation,
German "awakening," the revolutions of 1848, Bismarckian unification
and Prussian preponderance, the emergence of mass-movements, the origins and
impact of the First World War, the diversity and promise of the Weimar
republic, and the rise and fall of Nazi Germany.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
53. Europe in the Twentieth Century (renumbered 65)
54. The Russian Empire
08S: 10
After a review of Kievan and Muscovite antecedents, the course surveys the
history of Russia from the Time of Troubles to the beginning of the twentieth
century. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of the Russian autocrat,
on the institution of serfdom, and the development of the 19th century
intelligentsia. Intended to precede, but not prerequisite to, History 55.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
55. The Russian Revolutions and the New Regime
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Following an introductory survey of the social and political problems
confronting Imperial Russia, the course concentrates on the causes and
processes underlying the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the development of
Marxism-Leninism, and the eventual establishment and consolidation of the new
Soviet Regime.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
56. Twentieth-Century Russia
07X: 9
An examination of major developments and problems in twentieth century
Russian history with particular attention to the consequences of the October
Revolution, Leninism, civil war and its impact, politics and society during the
New Economic Policy of the 1920s, the formation of the Stalinist system and its
historical legacy, the Krushchev era, the Brezhnev years of
"stagnation," Gorbachev's perestroika and the problems of transition
to a law based on democratic and open market system of the Russian Federation,
the successor state to the Soviet Union.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Whelan.
57. Scientific Revolutions and Modern Society
07F: 12
An introduction to major revolutions in Western science since 1700, focusing
on changing definitions of science; on political and religious implications of
scientific theories; and on the effect of national contexts on scientific
practice. Topics include Newton and Newtonianism in the 18th century, the
Darwinian Revolution, Einstein and the birth of modern physics, and science
under 'banners' in revolutionary France, Nazi Germany, and Soviet Russia.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: SOC; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
58. History of the Holocaust (Identical to, and described under, Jewish
Studies 37.1)
07W: 2A
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heschel.
59. History of Warfare
07X: 11
This course examines the relationship between warfare and the way society
has developed in the past. Primary emphasis will be placed on the evolution of
Western society, showing how political, economic, social and technological
developments governed the decisions achieved in war and vice versa. Warfare is
a cultural activity and the story of war looms large in the history of western
civilization. Topics will include human aggressiveness, the origins of
organized conflict, violence limitations and just war theories, bronze and iron
warfare, Greek hoplite warfare, Alexander the Great, the Roman legions, the
Chinese way of war, barbarian kingdoms, feudal warfare, the crusades and the
Mongols, the military revolution, limited warfare during the Age of Reason, the
French Revolution and Napoleon, Nineteenth-Century warfare, the
commercialization and industrialization of war, World War I and II.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Whelan.
60. "A Nation Once Again": Ireland, 1798-1923
07F: 12
This course will focus on Irish history, from the ill-fated Uprising of 1798
to the emergence of the Irish Free State in the early 1920s. Major themes will
include: the making of the Protestant Ascendancy; agrarian protest in
pre-Famine Ireland; the Great Famine and its consequences; the rise of a new
Irish nationalism and revitalized Catholic Church; and the struggle for
independence that culminated in the achievement of a truncated and
quasi-independent "Free State".
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
61. Britain and the Atlantic World, 1480-1780
08S: 2A
This course focuses on Atlantic society, economy, politics and culture
shaped by the nature of maritime life in early modern times. Topics include:
British voyages of trans-Atlantic exploration; the effects of trans-Atlantic
contacts on communal life and settlement patterns; navies, merchant seamen, and
pirates; the slave trade; life in port towns and coastal villages; the lore and
creative traditions of Anglo-American maritime culture; and the impact of
European competition on the British vision of an Anglo-Atlantic world.
Open to all students. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: W.
62. The First World War
06F: 12 07F: 9
The First World War was fought in Europe for the most part but it involved
belligerents from every continent and had global effects, many of which bedevil
our world today. This course introduces you to the vast subject of what the
British still call The Great War, its causes, combat, homefronts and
far-reaching consequences as well as to some of the unresolved questions that
continue to propel our research.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Darrow.
63. History of Recent Science and Technology
08S: 10A
This course will consider selected case studies of scientific and
technological work since 1960, using analytical tools from science studies,
historical sociology, philosophy of science and gender studies. Participants
will read classic books deploying these tools, and then will research and
present their own case studies on topics such as the development of the
personal computer, invention of the "abortion pill" RU-486, or
disposal of high level nuclear waste.
Open to all classes. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult:
W.
64. Modern Europe: The Enlightenment Through World War I
07S, 08S: 9
An examination of the major political, social, economic and cultural
developments in Europe from the early eighteenth century through the First
World War. In this crucial period of world history, Europe generated the
Enlightenment, constitutional democracy, industrial capitalism, advanced
technology and global imperialism. Topics include: political revolutions in
France, the Germanies and Russia; the industrial revolution and its
consequences; liberalism, nationalism and imperialism, the rise of socialism
and world wars over the course of two centuries.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Estabrook.
65. Modern Europe: The Twentieth Century (formerly History
53)
07S: 12
An examination of major political, social, economic, and cultural
developments in twentieth century Europe. Topics to be treated include the
impact of the World Wars and Cold War, the Great Depression, the growth of
totalitarianism, the recession and integration of Europe. A subsidiary focus of
the course will be the perspective taken on these developments by some major
European thinkers.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: W.
Koop.
SECTION IV: LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND ASIA
66. History of Africa since 1800 (Identical to African and African
American Studies 15)
06F: 11
This course explores some of the major historical processes unfolding in
Africa since 1800. Our analysis will focus on social and economic history as we
examine Africa's integration into the international economy during the
nineteenth century, the rise of new social classes, and the creation of the
colonial state. Our primary examples will be drawn from east and west Africa to
highlight both the similarities and differences of their historical
development.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Byfield.
67. The History of Modern South Africa (Identical to African and
African American Studies 46)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
After an initial overview of colonialism in Africa, this course will
concentrate on Southern Africa, with special emphasis on the historical
development, effects, and implications of the racial situation in the Republic
of South Africa. Readings will be drawn from primary and secondary materials
and from works of fiction. Illustrative films will be shown, and some
opportunity offered to compare the history of race relations in South Africa
with that in other African countries and in the United States.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
68. Nationalism and Decolonization in Modern Africa (Identical to
African and African American Studies 48)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Focusing on selected case studies, this course compares African
intellectual, social, political, and military responses to colonialism, the
growth of nationalism, and the problems of decolonization.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: NW.
69. History and Popular Culture in Africa (Identical to African and
African American Studies 18)
07X: 10A
This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to explore the complex
relationship between history and popular culture in several African countries.
Examining old as well as new forms of popular culture, we will explore the ways
in which artists, writers, film makers and musicians use moments of great
historical significance or key historical actors as aof departure for critique
and reflection on the present. Examples will be taken from east, west and
southern Africa.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW. Byfield.
70. Topics in Middle East History
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
History of the Middle East, 1258-1914. This course will survey the
history of the Ottoman Empire and Safavid-Qajar Iran. Emphasis will be placed
on political, social, and cultural history, and comparisons will be made
between the two empires. Finally, their various responses to Western Europe
from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries will be examined.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: NW.
History of the Middle East, 622 to 1258. Following a brief
treatment of pre-Islamic Middle Eastern history, the course will focus on
Muhammad and the rise of Islam, the caliphate and the Turkic-Mongol invasions.
In additional Islamic institutions and the nature of society and its culture
will be studied.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: NW.
71. Social History of the Contemporary Middle East
06F: 11 08W: 12
Not since the seventh century and the rise of Islam has the Middle East
experienced such profound change as caused by the western impact in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course, set primarily in the
post-World War I period, will examine the scope of this change and its impact
on society and traditional values and various Middle Eastern responses.
Although the course will center on Turkey, Egypt, and Iran, it will include
Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Israel as well. Readings will include
primary sources and literature available in translation.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW. Garthwaite.
72. Imperial China in a Global Context
08W: 10A
China's history, from the 3rd century BCE to the twentieth century, examined
in the context of global developments in demography, economy, urbanization,
technology, trade, and the arts.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW.
73. Early Chinese Culture (Identical to Chinese 62)
08S: 2A
A survey of early Chinese culture. The literary tradition will be taken as
the primary evidence in the reconstruction and students will read early Chinese
poetry and historical texts in translation. This tradition will then be
examined in the light of new evidence from archaeological excavations
concerning the material culture of ancient China and from ancient inscriptions.
Dist: LIT; WCult: NW.
74. Intellectual History of East Asia
07W, 08W: 2A
A comparative exploration of Chinese and Japanese thought, from the
formation of Confucianism in the Warring States period to the confrontation
between traditional thought andimported ideologies of the twentieth centuries.
In writing assignments, students may concentrate upon either Chinese or
Japanese topics.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult:
NW. Crossley.
75. The Environmental History of South and Southeast Asia
07W: 12 08W: 10
This course provides an overview of the patterns of historical interaction
between humans and their environment in South and Southeast Asia. The course
will address: 1) the ways in which different kinds of communities coped with
and affected the environment before 1800; 2) how colonialism and the expansion
of industrial capitalism altered human-environment relations during the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; 3) the environmental impact of
"development" and the emergence of environmental movements in
post-colonial South and Southeast Asia.
Open to all students. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Haynes.
76. The History of Modern India
07W, 08S: 10
This course examines the history of South Asia during the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. Themes of the course include the development of British
imperialism, the impact of colonial rule on Indian rural society and economy,
processes of cultural change, the development of nationalism, the historical
role of Gandhi, the emergence of Hindu-Muslim conflict, and the character of
post-colonial South Asia.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Haynes.
77. Imperialism in Modern East Asia
07S: 10A
An examination of Western and Japanese imperialism in East Asia from the
Opium War to the Pacific War. Subjects to be treated include the imposition of
unequal treaties, the "scramble for concessions" in China, the
creation of Japan's formal and informal empires, and the rise and fall of the
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR or INT; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC or
INT; WCult: NW. Ericson.
79. Postwar Japan: From Occupied Nation to Economic Superpower
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course examines the internal and external forces that have shaped
Japan's government, economy, and society since 1945. Topics to be treated
include American Occupation reforms, the conservative hegemony in politics,
rapid economic growth and its costs, the mass middle-class society, and Japan's
changing world role.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW.
82. Popular Struggle, Political Change and U.S. Intervention in Central
America
08S: 2A
This course will explore the history of popular struggles, political change
and U.S. intervention in Central America. The region's rich and complex history
has been marked both by repressive dictatorships and by struggles for national
liberation, social justice and indigenous rights. We will look at the different
factors that played a part in determining this history including commodity
production, labor systems, U.S. foreign policy, race relations, liberation
theology and revolution.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
83. Twentieth-Century Latin America
07S: 12 08S: 11
This course seeks to address major issues in twentieth century Latin America
through the history of three or four countries. Topics discussed will include
development, imperialism, nationalism, revolution, state formation and
violence.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW. Karl.
85. Plantations, Sugar and Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Identical to African and African American Studies 64)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course will examine the social, economic and cultural history of
African slavery in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries. Topics to
be discussed will include: slavery, sugar production and underdevelopment; the
Atlantic slave trade; gender, race and hierarchy in the world of the sugar
plantation; resistance to slavery; the abolition of slavery and the legacies of
slavery.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW.
86. Caribbean History (Identical to African and African American
Studies 23)
06F: 2
This course explores some of the issues that have profoundly shaped
Caribbean development from the fifteenth century to the present. It begins with
an examination of Amerindian society and explores the impact of European
colonization. However, much of our attention will focus on the development of
the plantation economy, slavery, post-emancipation and post-colonial society.
Our readings and discussions draw largely on three islands-Jamaica, Haiti and
Cuba-but there will be opportunities to examine other islands.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Byfield.
87. The History of Mexico, 1876 to the Present (Identical to Latin
American and Caribbean Studies 76)
08W: 11
From the Porfiriato and the Revolution to the present, a survey of Mexican
society and politics, with emphasis on the connections between economic
developments, social justice, and political organization. Topics include fin de
siècle modernization and the agrarian problem; causes and consequences of the
Revolution of 1910; the making of the modern Mexican State; relations with the
United States; industrialism and land reform; urbanization and migration;
ethnicity, culture, and nationalism; neoliberalism and social inequality; the
problems of political reform; and the zapatista rebellion in Chiapas.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
SECTION V: INTERREGIONAL
94.2. Science, Technology and Culture in the Nuclear Age
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
An examination of the social, political and cultural dimensions of nuclear
technology from the discovery of fission in 1938 through the 1980s. We will
consider how contexts and politics shaped the development of nuclear weapons
and power reactors, and howtechnologies in turn affected politics and culture.
Topics include efforts in Germany, USA, USSR, Japan and England to build
fission weapons during World War II; Hiroshima and Nagasaki in American and
Japanese memory; the arms race, atomic scientists and the Cold War; the nuclear
power industry in international comparison; living in and resisting the Nuclear
Age; literary and film representations of the Nuclear Age; and the impact of
the Nuclear Age on the development of science and technology since 1945.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU or NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W.
94.3. Greek History: Archaic and Classical Greece (Identical to, and
described under, Classical Studies 14)
06F, 07F: 12
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Christesen.
94.4. Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Kings (Identical to, and
described under, Classical Studies 15)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
94.5. Roman History: The Republic (Identical to, and described under,
Classical Studies 17)
07W: 12
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Stewart.
94.6. History of the Roman Empire: Roman Principate to Christian Empire
(Identical to, and described under, Classical Studies 18)
08W: 12
Dist: INT or SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU.
Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
94.7. Methods and Theory in Ancient History (Identical to, and
described under, Classical Studies 19)
08W: 10A
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
94.8. History and Culture of the Jews: The Classical Period (Identical
to, and described under, Jewish Studies 10)
06F: 10 07X: 11
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Karp.
94.9. History and Culture of the Jews: The Modern Period (Identical to,
and described under, Jewish Studies 11)
08W: 11
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heschel.
SECTION VI: COLLOQUIA IN HISTORY
95. The Mongols
06F: 2A
Primarily centered on the empire of the Great Khans, the Ilkhans in Persia
and the Yuan dynasty in China, this course analyzes the phenomenon of the
Mongolian conquests and state building from the perspective both of the
cultural and political history of the Eurasian steppe, and from the perspective
of world economic, cultural, and political development in the thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Crossley.
95. Anthropology and History (Identical to, and described under,
Anthropology 49)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Dist: SOC.
95. Ethiopia and Ethiopianism (Identical to African and African
American Studies 63)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Ethiopia, which traces its history to the ancient kingdom of Axum that
emerged in the first century A.D., was one of only two African states to retain
its autonomy following Europe's division of African states and societies into
colonial estates. Ethiopia became a symbol of African achievement, while its
independence was a beacon of hope for colonized Africans as well as Africans in
the diaspora. Ethiopianism, a complex array of cultural, religious, and
political movements, used Ethiopia as part of a larger lexicon of symbols to
critique and challenge their subjugation. This course examines Ethiopia's
history and culture as well as its intersection and divergence from
Ethiopianism that developed in South Africa, the United States and Jamaica.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW.
95. Marriage and Divorce in the African Context (Identical to Women and
Gender Studies 25.1)
07S: 10A
Marriage was the widely expected norm for men and women within African
societies. The institution was an important marker of adulthood and it linked
individuals and lineages in a network of mutual cooperation and support. This
course explores marriage and divorce from the pre-colonial to the post-colonial
eras. Using examples from East, West and Southern Africa, it highlights women's
agency, masculinity, and changing gender relations of power as the political
economies of African societies transformed.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
Byfield.
95. Black Atlantic/Green Atlantic: Irish and African Diaspora
Nationalism(s), 1845-1925
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
In this colloquium, we will interrogate the complex and ever-changing
meanings of terms such as "nation," "race," and
"diaspora," in a multinational, and "Atlantic World,"
setting. The focal points of our study will include Ireland, Great Britain, the
United States, the islands of the Anglophone Caribbean, and Africa. But our
main focus will be Irish and African Diaspora nationalism(s), from the
nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: EU or NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: INT;
WCult: W.
95. Advanced Topics on Holocaust Historiography (Identical to, and
described under, Jewish Studies 80)
07W: 3A
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heschel.
SECTION VII: SEMINARS
96. Seminars in History
Open with written
permission of the instructor to juniors and seniors. The following seminars
will be offered in 2006-2007. For details concerning individual seminars
consult the Department. Section numbers follow the decimals.
96.1 Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in U.S. History
06F: 2. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Orleck.
96.2 The Great Depression
06F: 10A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR
or INT; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC or INT; WCult:
W. Edsforth.
96.2 Topics in British History
06F: 11. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR;
WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
Estabrook.
96.3 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
06F: 2A. Dist: INT; WCult: NW.
Garthwaite.
96.1 American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, Indian Country,
and the New Nation (Identical to Native American Studies 81)
07W: 2A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist:
PHR. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Calloway.
96.2 Personal Narratives in the Age of the American Revolution
07W: 2A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR;
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Cullon.
96.3 Topics in Medieval
History
07W: 10A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist:
PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Simons.
96.4 Empires,
Imperialism and the United States
07W: 3A. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W. Miller.
96.5 Europe since World
War II
07W: 2A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W. Koop.
96.1 Topics in Modern French Politics and Culture
07S: 10A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist:
PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Darrow.
96.2 World War II
07S: 3A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR;
WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist:
WCult: W. Whelan.
96.3 Topics in Modern Japanese History
07S: Arrange. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist:
PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
Ericson.
96.4 Bondage and Freedom in Narratives of Slaves
07S: 3A. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR;
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
Naylor.
SECTION VIII: INDEPENDENT STUDY AND HONORS
97. Independent Study
06F, 07F: D.F.S.P. Independent Field Project
In consultation with members of the Dartmouth faculty, each student will
design and carry out an independent project which makes use of London's unique
research opportunities. The project may relate to any aspect of British,
European, and World History.
Prerequisite: membership in the Foreign Study Program. Ermarth.
All terms: Arrange. Independent Study and Research
This course offers an opportunity for a student to pursue some subject of
special interest under the direction of a member of the Department through a
specially designed program of readings and reports.
Open to qualified students with written permission of the instructor and the
Chair.
98. Honors Seminar
06F, 07F: Arrange
The focus of the seminar is historiographic and great emphasis will be
placed on the skills needed to write a research thesis in History. This course
does not fulfill the seminar requirement of the Major and it may be taken only
once. Simons.
99. Thesis
07W, 07S, 08W, 08S: Arrange
This course involves an extensive investigation of some topic and submission
of an bound undergraduate thesis by the designated deadline. Only students
enrolled in the Honors Program may take History 99; permission of the
instructor and the Chair.
History
Chair: P. David Lagomarsino
Vice-Chair: Margaret H. Darrow
Professors C. G. Calloway, P. K. Crossley, M. H. Darrow, H. M. Ermarth,
G. R. Garthwaite, M. Navarro, J. B. Nelson, A. Orleck, L. Spitzer, H. W.
Whelan, C. S. Wilder, J. Wright; Associate Professors J. A. Byfield, S. J.
Ericson, C. B. Estabrook, D. E. Haynes, R. L. Kremer, P. D. Lagomarsino, W. P.
Simons; Assistant Professors L. A. Butler, J. F. Cullon, J. J. Kim, E. G.
Miller, C. E. Naylor, T. Padilla; Senior Lecturer M. E. Heck; Visiting
Professors R. W. Edsforth, A. V. Koop, H. Lehmann, R. Thapar; Visiting
Assistant Professor C. W. Schmidt; Visiting Instructor R. A. Karl; Adjunct
Assistant Professor S. A. Culbert.
THE STANDARD HISTORY MAJOR
Requirements:
The Standard Major in History comprises the successful completion of at
least ten courses including:
1. One course each from the following areas:
a) United States and Canada: 1, 2, 10-39 (except 26, 31, 32, 33);
b) Europe: 3, 40-65 (except 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62);
c) AALAC (Africa, Asia, Latin America & Caribbean): 5.1-5.8, 66-87
(except 5.7, 70, 82, 85);
d) Interregional: 5.7, 26, 31, 32, 33, 54, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 70, 82, 85,
94.1-94.9, and all sections of 95. For a complete listing of courses that
satisfy the Interregional requirement, please see Calendar of Courses
on the History Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
2. At least five additional History courses in a geographic or thematic
concentration selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. At least five History courses must be taken in residence at Dartmouth
College, one of them being the upperclass seminar (History 96).
5. Among the ten courses required for the Standard Major, each student must
include either two pre-1700 courses or three pre-1800
courses. The following courses fulfill the pre-1700 requirement: 3, 5.1, 5.2,
5.6, 10, 14, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 54, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74, 94.3-94.8, 95
(specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews in Antiquity
and the Middle Ages). The following courses fulfill the pre-1800
requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 34, 35,
39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
Special Provisions
1. History 7 (First-Year Seminar) and History 98 (Honors Seminar) may not be
counted toward the major.
2. Students may not include more than two of the following courses: 1, 2 or
3.
3. Students may not use more than two upperclass seminars (History 96) or
two independent study courses (History 97) in satisfying the major
requirements.
4. Major GPA is figured on all History courses taken.
5. The Department will approve transfer credits for History majors and
non-majors only for courses taken at institutions with which Dartmouth College
has institutional exchange programs (see pages XXX of this Bulletin).
6. Entering first-year students may receive one unspecified credit for a
history course by achieving a score of 5 on the College Entrance Examination
Board's Advanced Placement Tests or scores of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level
International Baccalaureate (IB) exam. This unspecified credit counts as one
course credit toward the degree requirement but receives no credit
within the major.
HISTORY HONORS PROGRAM
Potentially eligible students should meet with their adviser to plan for the
History Honors Major. History majors who have achieved an overall College grade
point average of 3.0 and one of 3.5 in History (based on a minimum of five
graded History courses) may apply for admission to the Honors Program through a
written proposal submitted in the spring term of their junior year. Others
interested in the program should petition the Department for admission by
August 15th of the summer term preceding their senior year.
The Honors Program consists of the successful completion of the following
requirements:
1. The minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as
specified in (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above.
2. In addition to completing the requirements of the Standard Major, honors
majors must complete the Honors Seminar (History 98) in the fall term of their
senior year and a thesis (History 99), normally written in the winter and
spring terms. History 98 counts as one course credit toward the degree
requirement but receives no credit within the major. History 99 may
carry up to two credits toward the degree requirement but counts as only
one credit toward the Honors Major requirement.
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, also apply
to the History Honors Program.
THE MODIFIED MAJOR
A Modified Major will be approved only if the student provides a convincing
written rationale for the intellectual coherence of the proposed program; this
should then be discussed with, approved, and signed by the chairs of the two
departments and filed with both departments and the Registrar's Office.
The Modified Major consists of the successful completion of twelve courses,
eight of them in History:
1. The minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as
specified in (1) above.
2. At least three additional courses in a geographic or thematic
concentration selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. Among the eight History courses required for the Modified Major, each
student must include two pre-1800 courses. The following courses fulfill the
pre-1800 requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27,
34, 35, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
All other courses fulfill the post-1800 requirement.
5. Four courses from other departments. None of these may be prerequisite to
the major of another department.
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, also apply
to the Modified Major.
MINOR IN HISTORY
The minor in History consists of the successful completion of seven
courses:
1. Minimum number of courses required for the Standard Major as specified in
(1) above.
2. At least two additional courses in a geographic or thematic concentration
selected in consultation with a faculty adviser.
3. A culminating experience in the form of an upperclass seminar (History
96) taken in the general area of the proposed geographic or thematic
concentration.
4. Among the seven courses required for the Minor in History, each student
must include two pre-1800 courses. The following courses fulfill the pre-1800
requirement: 1, 3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 34, 35,
39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 70, 72, 73, 74,
94.3-94.8, 95 (specifically The Mongols and Scientific Worldviews
in Antiquity and the Middle Ages). All other courses fulfill the post-1800
requirement. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the pre-1700 and/or
pre-1800 requirement, please see Calendar of Courses on the History
Department's website (https://www.dartmouth.edu/~history/calendar.html).
Special Provisions, described under the Standard Major, apply to
the Minor.
SECTION I: INTRODUCTORY COURSES
1. The United States, 1763-1877
06F: 10 07X, 08W: 10A
An introduction to selected problems of national development in the period
beginning with the American Revolution and ending with the Civil War and
Reconstruction. Emphasis is placed on the critical assessment of historical
writing and the interpretation of historical documents. There are no general
course lectures; each student is assigned to a section which works under a
single staff member. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Cullon.
2. History of the United States since 1877
07W: 12 07X: 9 07F: 12 08W: 9
History 2 carries forward the study of national development from 1877, but
History 1 is not prerequisite. The course treats such issues as
industrialization and its impact; changes in political behavior, ideology, and
the American party system; the Black American and the consequences of racism;
origins of the Cold War; and the emergence of modern welfare programs. Each
student is assigned to a small section which meets with a History faculty
member, but section meetings are occasionally supplemented with special
lectures, films, or symposia. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Kim,
Miller.
3. Europe in Medieval and Early Modern Times
06F, 07F: 9
Emphasizing the analysis of primary sources, this course examines the
foundation of Western European civilization from the fall of the Roman Empire
to 1715. Topics include the origins of European nation states, the intellectual
and cultural achievements of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the rise of
constitutionalism and absolutism, the economic and technological roots of
Europe's global dominance, as well as the social, political, and religious
crises that divided the continent. Lectures and small discussion groups. Class
of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Lagomarsino, Simons.
5.1. Pre-Colonial African History (Identical to African and African
American Studies 14)
08S: 11
This course will examine the social and economic history of Africa up to
1800. It will focus on several interrelated themes-the organization of
production for subsistence and for the market, the expansion of trade, rise of
new social classes, as well as the emergence and disintegration of various
states. The readings will draw on specific examples from north, east, west and
southern Africa to illuminate the various themes.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
5.2. The Eye of the Beholder: Introduction to the Islamic World
(Identical to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 14)
07W, 08W: 10
This course provides an introduction to the range of Islamic history through
an examination of the lives and works of key figures. The following topics,
among others, will be examined: political and social change, Muhammad and
Ataturk; mysticism, Rabia and Rumi; literature, Hafez and Hedayat.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV; WCult: NW.
Garthwaite.
5.3. The History of China since 1800
06F: 10A 07F: 11
This survey course traces China's social, political, and cultural
development from the relative peace and prosperity of the high Qing period,
through the devastating wars and imperialist incursions of the nineteenth
century, to the efforts, both vain and fruitful, to build an independent and
powerful new nation.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Crossley.
5.4. Modern Southeast Asia
07S: 10 08W: 12
This course introduces students to the history of Southeast Asia during the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will examine the development of colonial
rule, the impact of imperialism and colonialism on Southeast Asian society and
economy, cultural adaptations to foreign rule, nationalism and revolution, and
problems of decolonization. Special attention will be paid to the history of
the Vietnamese revolution.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Haynes.
5.5. The Emergence of Modern Japan
06F, 07F: 10A
A survey of Japanese history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Topics to be covered include the building of a modern state and the growth of
political opposition, industrialization and its social consequences, the rise
and fall of the Japanese colonial empire, and the postwar economic
'miracle.'
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Ericson.
5.6. Pre-Columbian and Colonial America (Identical to Latin American
and Caribbean Studies 10)
07S: 10 07F: 11
This course will examine the pre-Columbian civilizations of the Andes and
Mesoamerica, the causes and consequences of the Spanish and Portuguese
Conquests, and the establishment of colonial societies and economies.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Karl.
6. Experimental Courses in History
06F: 12, 3A 07W: 2, 2A 07S: 10A 07X: 2A 08W: 10A
In 06F at 12 (Section 1), Blacks and Jews in American History and
Culture (Identical to, and described under, Jewish Studies 33).
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Karp.
In 06F at 3A (Section 2), The Perception of the Past in Early
India. Contemporary politicians supporting an agenda of religious
nationalism in India attempt to control the present and future by manipulating
the interpretation of India's ancient history. Mindful of that contemporary and
contentious debate, this course examines histories relating to South Asia
during the period 1000 BCE-1200 CE. Texts are selected to reflect the ways the
past was perceived at various points of time within this period-as well as
today-and to offer an understanding of the sub-continent's historical changes.
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Thapar.
In 07W at 2A (Section 1), The Origins and History of the World Peace
Movement. This course examines the growth and transformation of the
nineteenth-century trans-Atlantic peace movement into what is now an
unprecedented global peace culture. Readings and discussions focus especially
on issues of war and human nature, delegitimization of war as a political
instrument, anti-war movements, resolutions of armed conflicts, and the rise of
non-violent politics between and within states. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Edsforth.
In 07W at 2 (Section 2), The Arab World in the Twentieth Century.
This course will examine modern Arab history. Earlier nineteenth century
history will be examined before turning to twentieth century Arab nationalism;
the Arab world in global history; the formation and maintenance of new states;
regional rivalries and war; Palestine; and modernization, along with
social-particularly that of women-cultural, and religious changes, including
the emergence of Islamism. Course reading encompasses general histories and
primary sources, literature and memoirs in translation. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC;
WCult: NW. Garthwaite.
In 07S at 10A, Epidemics in History: Etiologies and Ideologies.
This course examines how epidemics are designated, how diseases spread, and
different political and public responses to community health. We will explore
how diseases and differential immunities become articulated to social
identities to signify putative boundaries of morality and to shape uneven
political arrangements. While attending to earlier precedents, we will focus on
nineteenth- and twentieth-century epidemics using both scientific and
discursive analytical methods. Case studies include tuberculosis, plague,
influenza, polio, malnutrition, AIDS, and SARS. Kim.
In 07X at 2A, Metropolis: A Comparative History of New York City.
"It had gone by the original Indian name Manna-hatta, or. . . 'The
Manhattoes;' but this was now decried as savage and heathenish. . . . At
length, when the council was almost in despair, a burgher, remarkable for the
size and squareness of his head, proposed that they should call it
New-Amsterdam," joked Washington Irving in 1808. This class uses a
comparative approach to explore the physical and social histories of New York
City. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008
and later: WCult: W. Wilder.
In 08W at 10A, American Jewish History (Identical to Jewish Studies
33, pending approval). This course will explore the history of Jews in
the United States from the 1830s to the present. We will trace the migration of
German and East European Jews in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, and of Holocaust survivors and Soviet Jewish émigrés in the
mid-to-late twentieth century. Other topics will include Yiddish culture and
media, Jews and the American Left, Jews and the rise of neo-conservatism, and
inter-group relations.
7. First-Year Seminars in History
Consult special listings
SECTION II: UNITED STATES AND CANADA
10. Colonial America
06F: 2
A study of the foundations of American civilization. Attention is focused on
the ways in which new world conditions influenced the peoples, ideas, and
institutions transplanted from Europe. The course also includes material on the
ways in which Europeans interacted with Native Americans and Africans in the
New World.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
11. The Age of the American Revolution
07S: 11 08S: 2A
This course begins with an examination of relations between England and its
American Colonies in the middle of the eighteenth century. It deals with the
collapse of British authority in America, emphasizing the social and
intellectual sources of rebellion. Treatment of the war years focuses more on
the problem of political and economic adjustment than on military history. The
final topic covered is the adoption of a federal Constitution.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
12. The American Civil War
07W: 12
The American Civil War was a defining moment in American history. This
course examines the causes of the conflict, the war itself, and the period of
Reconstruction up to 1877. Topics to be discussed include the diplomatic
conduct of the war, political developments in both the north and the south,
military developments, the question of race and slavery, emancipation, the
participation of African Americans in the war, the women's rights movement and
the involvement of women in the war, and medical advances. The social and
economic aspects of the war will receive as much emphasis as military and
political developments.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Culbert.
13. History of New England
07S: 2
The course focuses primarily on developments within New England but involves
some discussion of the region's historical relationship with the rest of the
United States and with Canada. Specific topics include the logic of
regionalism, the origins of the six New England states, town founding, the
dynamics of economic change, immigration and ethnicity, education (both public
and private), regional literature, historic preservation, and patterns of
community development. The course covers the entire history of the region and
concludes with a section on 'New England Today.'
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Cullon.
14. The Invasion of America: American Indian History, Pre-Contact to 1830
(Identical to Native American Studies 14)
06F: 11 07F: 10
This course surveys the history of the American Indians from contact with
Europeans to c. 1830. It provides an overview of the major themes and trends in
Indian history, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions and
readings that illuminate particular issues. The overall context of the course
is the conflict generated by the colonial drive of European nations and the
U.S. and their citizens, but the primary focus is the historical experience of
Indian peoples and their struggles to retain their cultures and autonomy while
adapting to great changes in the conditions of their lives.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Calloway.
15. American Indian History: 1830 to Present (Identical to Native
American Studies 15)
07S: 11 08S: 10
This course surveys the history of the American Indians from the year 1830
to the present day. It provides an overview of the major themes and trends in
Indian history, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions and
readings that illuminate particular issues. The overall context of the course
is the expansion of the U.S., the 'Indian policies' adopted by the U.S.
government, but the primary focus is the historical experience of Indian
peoples and their struggles to retain the cultures and autonomy while adapting
to great changes in the conditions of their lives.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Calloway.
16. Black America to the Civil War (Identical to African and African
American Studies 12)
06F, 08W: 10
This course deals with the African heritage, origins of white racial
attitudes toward blacks, the slave system in colonial and ante-bellum America,
and free Black society in North America. Specific emphasis will be placed on
the Afro-American experience and on the relationship between blacks and whites
in early American society.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Naylor.
17. Black America since the Civil War (Identical to African and African
American Studies 13)
08S: 10
This course is a continuation of History 16. Among the topics to be
discussed are Black Reconstruction, segregation and disfranchisement,
migration, nationalism, Blacks and the New Deal, the impact of war on Blacks,
and the 1960s.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
19. United States Political History in the Twentieth Century
07W: 10A
This course defines and examines major themes in the development of
twentieth century American politics. There are two versions of this course.
In 07W: This lecture course explores politics, the presidency, and national
policy-making in the twentieth century. Special attention will be paid to the
evolution of parties, how individual presidents have defined the powers of the
presidency, and to the different ways that modern presidents have responded to
changing external demands for national leadership in times of prosperity and
peace, economic depression, domestic upheaval, and war.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Edsforth.
20. American Thought and Culture to 1865
08W: 11
This course examines leading thinkers, writers, artists, and reformers as a
way of understanding American intellectual and cultural history. Some of the
issues explored include: the nature and meaning of American Puritanism; the
impact of the Enlightenment; the evolution of American political thought; ideas
about slavery and race; Transcendentalism and Romantic reform; the American
Renaissance in literature; and the role of intellectuals in the Civil War.
Almost all of the readings will be drawn from primary texts (including material
by Franklin, Jefferson, Emerson, Fuller, Hawthorne, Douglass, and Lincoln).
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
21. Modern American Thought and Culture
07F: 10
This course examines leading thinkers, writers, artists, and reformers as a
way of understanding American intellectual and cultural history. Some of the
issues explored include: the impact of Darwinism; social science and the modern
university; responses to industrialization; the tension between self and
society; debates over democracy; the challenge of civil rights and feminism;
and recent debates over multiculturalism. Almost of all the reading will be
drawn from primary sources (including material by Mark Twain, Charlotte Perkins
Gilman, William James, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., W.E.B. DuBois, John Dewey;
Langston Hughes; Lionel Trilling; Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Malcolm X).
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: TMV; WCult: W.
22. The Working Class in American Society
08W: 11
This course will examine the development of the American working class in
relation to four major themes and time periods: the rise of a labor movement
and an awareness of social class in the 19th century; trade unionism and labor
radicalism during a watershed era of 'incorporation' (1885-1920); the triumph
of industrial unionism in the 1930s and '40s; and the development of
labor-management relations and working-class culture in post-World War II
America. During each of these time periods the course will pay close attention
to the themes of ethnicity, gender, and race.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W.
23. Recent United States History
07S, 08S: 11
This course will focus on the United States in the period following World
War II. It will examine both domestic and international themes, exploring
relationships between the two. Specific topics will include U.S. policy in
Europe and Asia, National Security, the economy, developments in organized
labor, political repression in the 1950s, political parties, mass culture,
intellectual and artistic innovations, the civil rights movement, and the
student protest movement.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Class of 2007 and earlier:
Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult:
W. Nelson.
24. American Foreign Relations to 1900
07W: 9
This course explores the history of America's relations with the world from
the colonial era to 1900. In addition to examining the diplomatic and military
dimensions of American interactions with non-Americans, this course also
investigates the economic, cultural and ideological dimensions of those
interactions. Specific topics include: American relations with Indian nations;
the Wars of 1812 and 1898; the Monroe Doctrine; the colonization of Liberia;
Manifest Destiny; and U.S. territorial expansion.
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
25. American Foreign Relations since 1900
07S: 9
This course explores the expansion of American diplomatic, military and
economic power since 1900, with particular attention to the ways that ideas and
culture have shaped America's relations with the world. Specific topics
include: U.S. imperialism in the Philippines and elsewhere; U.S.
anti-imperialism; America's overseas nation building ventures; Wilsonianism;
U.S. intervention in the World Wars; the Cold War; and American relations with
the "Third World."
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
26. The Vietnam War
07S: 12
This course examines the conflict which Americans call "The Vietnam
War" as a major event in the 20th century histories of both the United
States and Vietnam. In addition to exploring the key decisions made by U.S. and
Vietnamese leaders, students will also learn about the experiences of ordinary
soldiers and civilians. This course incorporates multiple American and
Vietnamese sources and perspectives, and also investigates multiple
explanations of the war's origins and outcome.
Open to all classes. Dist: SOC or INT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Miller.
27. Gender and Power in American History, 1607-1920 (Identical to
Women's and Gender Studies 23.1)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course examines the history of men and women from the period of
colonial settlement to the achievement of woman's suffrage. We will explore the
construction of gender particularly as it relates to social, political,
economic, and cultural power. Topics will include: the role of gender in
political thought and practice, the intersection of gender with categories of
class and race; gender in the debate over slavery and the Civil War; and the
rise and evolution of the woman's rights movement.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007
and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W.
28. American Women's History Since 1920 (Identical to Women's and
Gender Studies 23.2)
06F: 10 08W: 2A
This course will trace the history of American women from 1920 to the 1980s.
Topics to be discussed will include: the breakup of the suffrage alliance
during the 1920s; women in the radical social movements of the 1930s; women and
war work in the 1940s; women in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s;
the 'second wave' of American feminism; institutionalization of feminism in the
1970s; and the rise of an anti-feminist women's movement in the 1980s. The
course will also examine the ways gender definitions have changed in the U.S.
during this century, and the ways that race and class have shaped American
ideas about gender.
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007
and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Orleck.
29. Women and American Radicalism Left and Right (Identical to Women's
and Gender Studies 26.1)
07W: 11
This course will trace the involvement of U.S. women in radical political
movements from the mid-nineteenth century to the present including:
Abolitionism; Anti-lynching; Socialist Trade Unionism; the Ku Klux Klan; the
Communist Party; the National Welfare Rights Organization; the Civil Rights
Movement; the New Left; the New Right; the direct-action wing of the
anti-abortion movement; Earth First; and the neo-nazi American Front. It will
also examine the relationship between feminist ideologies and
non-gender-specific radical political ideologies centered on race, class, and
other social identifiers.
Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA.
Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: CI. Orleck.
30. American Economic and Business History
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This lecture course examines the history of the American economy and
business institutions. Topics include the colonial origins of American
capitalism; the slave economy; regional specialization and uneven development;
the significance of the railroads, electrical power, and the automobile; big
business and its impact on markets and work life; mass consumer culture; the
military-industrial-university complex; and long-term trends in the
distribution of wealth and poverty.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
31. Latinos in the United States: Origins and Histories
08S: 10A
An examination of the diverse social, economic, political, and cultural
histories of those who are now commonly identified as Latinos in the United
States. Particular emphasis will be placed on the formative historical
experiences of Chicanos and mainland Puerto Ricans, although some consideration
will also be given to the histories of other Latino groups-e.g., Central
Americans, Cubans, and Dominicans. Topics include cultural and geographic
origins and ties; imperialism and colonization; the economics of migration;
work, women, and the family; racism and other forms of discrimination; the
politics of identity; language and popular culture; and the place of Latinos in
the U.S. society.
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
32. Asians in the Americas to 1905
07S: 10 08W: 2
(Description pending faculty approval) This course traces migrations from
China, the Philippines, South Asia, Japan, and Korea to the Americas and
Hawai'i as well as U.S. colonial policies in Hawai'i, Guam, Samoa, and the
Philippines through 1905. Major themes include labor migration, immigrant
exclusion, racialization, anti-Asian violence, and urban ethnic enclave
formation. Throughout, we will attend to differences and similarities in the
political and social statuses of these groups, as well as their unique gender
and class dynamics.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Kim.
33. Asian America in the Twentieth Century
08S: 11
(Description pending faculty approval) The U.S. held different meanings for
people from China, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia
during the twentieth century when they arrived as colonial labor migrants;
subjects of a nascent Japanese empire, refugees, orphans, and war brides
displaced by U.S. militarism; or as exiles challenging imperialism or corrupt
regimes in their homelands. In the U.S., they fought against discrimination,
pursued civil rights, and settled. We compare and contrast these experiences in
their course.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
34. Building America: An Architectural and Social History (Identical to
Art History 52)
06F: 11
This course draws upon recent scholarship in anthropology, archaeology,
material culture, social history and architectural history in its review of
five centuries of American architecture. Course lectures not only emphasize
America's principal architects and their designs, but also summarize the social
and cultural forces that shaped the country's built landscape. Dist:
ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Heck.
35. The Creation of 'America' in the Age of Jefferson
07W: 11
The years between the close of the American Revolution and the start of the
Age of Jackson have been described as the "most neglected, if not the most
despised period of American history." Without the drama of the
Revolutionary years or the ominous tension of the Civil War's approach, the
Early Republic has been seen as a dull interval between the country's defining
events. Now, new methods in the study of American history have completely
changed the way we understand the period. This course will focus on the seminal
task of nation building, when distinctively American political parties, cities
and villages, gender roles, educational systems, decorative arts, cultural
institutions, attitudes toward Native peoples, architecture and economic
policies took form. Thomas Jefferson actively shaped the debates over these
issues, and he serves as the pivotal figure in our study of the formation of a
new and specifically American culture in the Early Republican period.
Open to all classes. Dist: PHR; WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Heck.
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