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HIS-317 History of Film *
This course traces the history of film from the development of
“moving pictures” to the age of Hollywood blockbusters. In addition
to exploring the use of film in history, special focus will be given to the
development of film in an international context, including discussions
of non-Western films and film industries. Finally, the course will
examine the role of film in representing historical events and shaping
historical memory, particularly broadly shared events such as wars and
political unrest.
Prerequisite: HIS-105
HIS-323 Canada in the Sixties
(F)*
An exploration of the profound changes that shook Canada during
the “long Sixties,” the tumultuous years from roughly 1958 to 1974.
Students will learn how international cultural phenomena such as
the sexual revolution, the university boom, the hippie movement, the
rise of the New Left, and the crisis of Western Christianity reshaped
Canadian society—and how the events of those years continue to
define the Canada of today.
Prerequisite: HIS-221 or 222 or permission of the instructor
HIS-331 The American Revolution *
This course explores the significance of the American Revolution to
United States history, with a special focus on both the real and the
imagined importance of the Revolution to American national identity.
Topics include the philosophical underpinnings of the Revolution,
political and social ramifications, the role of the Revolution in creating
and supporting national identity, and the use of myths in history. By
the end of the course, students should have a better understanding of
American history, society and politics, as well as the uses and abuses
of history.
Prerequisite: HIS-231 or 232 or permission of the instructor
HIS-333 Vietnam War in U.S. Culture & Film
(W)*
A history of the shifting memory of the Vietnam War in American
culture from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. Special focus will be
given to the transformation of the popular memory of the Vietnam
War as influenced by and evidenced in film-media representations of
the war over time. The course also addresses the international context
of the war, popular understandings of Vietnam in the late 1960s, and
the treatment of Vietnam veterans in American society in the postwar
period.
Prerequisite: HIS-231 or 232 or permission of the instructor
HIS-343 Tudor-Stuart England *
This course will trace the rise of England from the periphery of power
in Europe at the outset of the sixteenth century during the reign of the
first Tudor monarch, Henry VII, to a position of increasing might and
opulence after the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 and the death of
the final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne in 1714. We will spend time
considering the political, social, cultural and religious transformations
of England during this period, and seek to understand when, how, and
why England became a modern nation-state.
HIS-344 Modern Germany: 1740–1990 *
An investigation of the turbulent history of the German lands from
the rise of Brandenburg-Prussia to the reunification of West and East
Germany, with a focus on political and cultural developments. Course
topics include Frederick the Great, the rise to power of the Second
Reich and its role in World War I, Hitler and Nazi Germany, the Cold
War, and Germany’s place in postwar Europe.
Prerequisite: HIS-241 or 242 or permission of the instructor
HIS-345 Great Britain: 1815–1914
(W)*
A study of Britain from the Battle of Waterloo to World War I. Topics
include constitutional transformation, the evolution of political
democracy, party politics, industrialization, challenges to the primacy
of the Church of England, trade unions and the development of a
labour party, and Britain as an imperial and world power.
Prerequisite: HIS-241 or 242 or permission of the instructor
HIS-347 Modern British History *
A study of the ideas, within their social and political contexts, that
challenged the traditional and aristocratic society and outlook that
prevailed in Britain as the modern period began. This course covers
the twentieth century from World War I to the present. The course aims
to enable students to become informed about how Britain developed
and how the British people thought about the major political, social,
economic and religious developments that shaped the country. The
course also aims to introduce students to primary and secondary
sources in order to gain a better understanding of the influential men
and women of the period.
Prerequisite: HIS-241 or 242 or permission of the instructor
HIS-351 Introduction to African History
(F)*
This course will provide the students with a basic understanding
of the broad outline of African history, to explore some of the
challenges specific to writing the history of Africa and to acquaint
students with some of the available primary sources. Topics include
the social structure of African societies, slavery, the development
of the Atlantic Slave Trade, the impact of European contact, the
spread of Islam and Christianity, the rise of nationalism, and postindependence
developments.
Prerequisite: HIS-107 or 109 or permission of the instructor
HIS-353 Modern Japan
(F)*
Previously offered as HIS-372. This course introduces students to the
main currents of modern Japanese culture and history from unification
in 1603 to the present. Particular attention will be paid to the Japanese
encounter with European missionaries and merchants, the isolation
period of the Shoguns, industrialization and empire building, Japanese
Militarism and the Pacific War, the experience of atomic bombs, the
protest upheavals of the 1960’s, and the economic collapse of the tech
bubble in the 1990s.
Prerequisite: HIS-105 and HIS-107/109 or permission of the instructor
Prerequisite: HIS-241 or 242 or permission of the instructor
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