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HISTORY (HIST)
Chair: John Tutino (202) 687-6061
Department of History website
PRE SESSION (May 19-June 13)
Struggle for Civil Rights
Jackson
HIST-295-01
M-F 8:30-10:30 a.m.
3 cr.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
FIRST SESSION (June 2-July 3)
World Civilization I
Zimmers
HIST-001-10
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.
This course is designed to acquaint students with the expansive scope of human history from the appearance of "civilizations" to the dawn of the modern era, approximately 1500 C.E. It attempts to present this history in an integrative fashion. In other words, it will examine processes, trends, and other factors at the trans-regional or global level incorporated within the historical background of various regions and civilizations. As the course title indicates, it seeks to accomplish the above by emphasizing human encounters as well as material, cultural, and biological exchanges between different regions, cultures, and civilizations. In the process, we will examine a series of evolving relationships, those between human beings and their physical environment, between different regions and political systems, between different ethnic groups, and between men and women.
Themes in European Civilization I
Stoneman
HIST-033-10
M-F 3:15-4:45 p.m.
3 cr.
This course offers an overview of major themes and events in European history from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. It includes the manifold perspectives of social, cultural, gender, economic, political, and military history. It also considers Europe's overseas expansion to Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Besides teaching European history, the course emphasizes historical thinking, critical reading, and analytic writing.
History of China II: China in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Wall
HIST-123-10
M-F 1:30-3:00 p.m.
3 cr.
China's modern history is a story of epic proportions. In the course of two centuries, the country experienced ebbs and flows that would take it from a position of being the unchallenged "Middle Kingdom," to a nation humiliated and subjugated from without and wracked by turmoil within, to a land poised to emerge as one of the most dominant and vibrant players in the 21st century world. The purpose of this course is to trace that journey. Through a combination of lectures and discussions, the course will focus initially on both the internal crises and external challenges confronted by China in the 19th century that contributed to the eventual collapse of the traditional imperial order. Subsequently, the social conflicts and political struggles of the 20th century will be examined within the context of the nation's search for new foundations on which to build national strength and unity. The course will conclude with an examination of recent Chinese efforts to overcome the consequences of flawed domestic policies and reassert China's place on the international stage.
History of Southeast Asia II: 1945-2006
Sodhy
HIST-127-10
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.
This course is a survey of Southeast Asian history from the end of WWII to the present. It will examine the major historical developments in the following eleven countries:
Middle East Civilization I
Abul-Magd
HIST-160-10
M-F 5:45-7:15 p.m.
3 cr.
The course surveys the principal economic, social, cultural and political features of the Muslim world from the late sixth to the early sixteenth centuries. It focuses on the geo-strategic and cultural conditions that attended the rise of the new monotheistic faith of Islam; the formation and evolution of the classical and medieval Muslim institutions; the local diversities within the unifying systems of Muslim beliefs, law, and administration; the material and intellectual exchanges and interactions between the Muslim world and non-Muslim communities and polities; and Muslim reactions to the Crusades and Mongol invasions from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries.
SECOND SESSION (July 7-August 8)
World Civilization II
Zimmers
HIST-002-20
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.
This course is the continuation of World Civilization I, exploring from approximately 1500 C.E. to the late 20th century.
Themes in European Civilization II
Stoneman
HIST-034-20
M-F 3:15-4:45 p.m.
3 cr.
This course offers an overview of major themes and events in European history from the French and Industrial Revolutions to the present. It includes the manifold perspectives of social, cultural, gender, economic, political, and military history. It also ranges outside of Europe with topics such as imperialism, the World Wars, the Cold War, and globalization. Besides teaching European history, the course emphasizes historical thinking, critical reading, and analytic writing.
Middle East Civilization II
Ali
HIST-161-20
MTWR 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
3 cr.
The course surveys the historical factors that have shaped the political, economic, and social features of the modern Middle East from 1500 to the present day, and emphasizes three analytical themes: first, the historical evolution of "Middle Eastern" polities from dynastic and religious empires in the 16th century to modern "nation-states" in the 20th; second, the transformations in local societies and modes of production under the impact of industrial capitalism and European imperial expansion; and third, the ideological and socioeconomic dimensions of these large-scale transformations; namely, the rise of ideologies of liberation, development, and reform (nationalism, socialism, "Third Worldism," political Islam), and the structural and social imbalances of the independence period (economic polarisation, cultural/ethnic conflicts, demographic patterns, urbanisation).
History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Ali
HIST-266-20
MTWR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
3 cr.
COURSE DESCRIPTION TO COME
