history<strong>Sweet</strong> <strong>Briar</strong> <strong>College</strong>HIST 144 (3)–Modern Europe,1700-2004: From Absolutism to EUEnlargementThis survey of European political and diplomatichistory covers the development of theabsolutist state to the 2004 enlargement of theEuropean Union. Though focusing on politicalhistory, it delves into European developmentsin economics, industrialization, socialDarwinism, nationalism, Marxism, imperialism,fascism, communism, decolonization,genocide, and the welfare state. V.1.HIST 203 (3)–Topics in Modern GermanHistoryCourse topics will alternate from year to year andmay focus on Modern German History (1618-1918); Nazi Germany; the division and reunificationof Germany (1945-2004); Prussia, Germany,and/or the Habsburg Empire; and the Holocaust.Offered alternate years. Topic for Fall <strong>2010</strong>: “TheHistory of Prussia to 1914.” Arguably the history ofGerman expansionism is the history of the Prussianstate. This course examines the rise of the Prussianstate in Northern Germany from 1525, throughthe unification of Germany in the 19th century,to the beginning of World War I. It explores theHohenzollern dynasty’s political and military struggleagainst the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperorsand the increased focus on German nationalism bythe Prussian government. V.1.HIST 206 (3)–Modern IsraelThe Jewish national movement arose in nineteenthcenturyEurope as a response to Enlightenmentideals. The growth of nation-states coupled with thespread of democratic ideologies prompted manyJews to experiment with many forms of socialUtopia that eventually became the modern state ofIsrael. The study of contemporary sources will shedlight on the origins of Zionist ideology, the role ofwomen in the development of the kibbutz collectivesettlement, and finally, the conflict between Israeland Arabs after the founding of the state in 1948.Offered alternate years. III.W, V.1, V.7.HIST 214 (3)–Building the PastPrerequisite: ANTH 114, CLAS 211, ENVR101, or HIST 223 is suggested, but not required.This course explores how humans built andtried to sustain large-scale settlements in thepre-industrial past. We will examine innovationsin construction techniques, city planning,resource utilization, and the human impact onthe natural environment. Case studies includeEtruscan and Roman engineering, ancient Greeksite planning, medieval “organic” cities, andRenaissance urban design. We will also considerhow past urban designs may provide solutionsfor problems facing megacities of the future.Offered alternate years. III.O, V.1.HIST 221 (3)–Spirituality and ReligiousInstitutions in U.S. HistoryAmericans have long struggled to reconcile spiritualintensity with stable communal institutions.This course examines the historical developmentof this struggle, focusing in particular on its gendereddimensions and the formation of religiouscommunities set apart from the mainstream ofAmerican life. We will also examine the impactof religious zeal on American political life andmovements for social change, and inquire intothe social and cultural forces behind the resurgenceof fundamentalisms and the rise of therapeuticspiritual philosophies in the twentiethcentury. III.W, V.1, V.5.HIST 223 (3)–The Ancient World, 8000BC to 300 ADThis course probes the origins, rise, and characteristicsof the civilizations that appeared inMesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy in thecenturies from the Neolithic era to the rise ofChristianity. The political, religious, economic,social, intellectual, and artistic dimensions ofthese civilizations will be examined. We will alsodiscuss the legacy of the ancient world for themodern west. Offered alternate years. May becounted toward the majors in classics. V.1.HIST 224 (3)–The Medieval West, 400-1350This course challenges the perception of theMiddle Ages as the “Dark Ages” by introducingthe cultural, political, intellectual and religiouscomplexity of the period from the fall of theRoman empire to the Black Death. While focusinggeographically on Europe, north Africa andthe Near East, it also explores the medieval Westin the context of sub-Saharan Africa and China.Offered alternate years. V.1.124
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> Catalog historyHIST 225 (3)–The U.S. SouthPrerequisite: Not open to students who havetaken HIST 339. A survey of Southern historyfrom founding of Jamestown to the rise of theSunbelt. Topics will include the plantation, slavery,white society, Civil War, Reconstruction,Redemption, and the rise of Jim Crow. Thecourse will conclude with the South’s continuingefforts to deal with the legacies of its past.Offered alternate years. V.1, V.5.HIST 228 (3)–Women in AmericaWomen’s experiences and past identities inAmerica have been shaped by household structureand economics, religion, cultural assumptionsand access to public life, among other factors.This course examines the history of womenin America as daughters, mothers, wives, workers,individuals, and public actors to account forchanging patterns of experience, opportunityand achievement. Offered alternate years. May becounted as a core course toward the minor in genderstudies. V.1, V.5.HIST 234 (3)–Masculinity and Power inAmericaThis course explores the changing ideals and activitiesdefining American manhood from the colonialperiod through the present. We will inquire intothe cultural and social forces that shaped the “male”public sphere in the 18th and 19th centuries. Othertopics include the varied relations between maleidentity and work, home life and leisure, the emergenceof sexuality as a key component of masculinity,and the impact of urbanization, immigrationand race on ideals of manhood. Offered alternateyears. May be counted as a core course toward theminor in gender studies. III.W, V.1, V.5.HIST 240 (3)–Gender, Sexuality andFamily in Pre-modern EuropePrerequisite: HIST 127, HIST 143 , HIST223, or HIST 224 recommended. This courseexplores gender and sexuality in Europe andthe Mediterranean from late antiquity to theIndustrial Revolution. It considers such topicsas marriage and the family, “women’s work,” theinfluence of law and religion on gender roles andsexuality, and early debates about the differencesbetween the sexes. It also investigates the conflictingtheoretical approaches to understandinggender difference, sex roles and sexual identity.Offered alternate years. May be counted as a corecourse toward the minor in gender studies. III.W,V.1, V.5.HIST 246 (3)–The Soviet Union andBeyondPrerequisite: HIST 144 or HIST 245. A study ofmajor political, diplomatic, economic, and socialdevelopments from the Bolshevik Revolutionof 1917 to the presidency of Vladimir Putin.Special emphasis will be placed on the state’scontinued expansionism and Soviet imperialism,Stalinism and de-Stalinization, World WarII, and the Cold War. Offered alternate years.HIST 258 (3)–History of Crime andPunishment in the WestThis course surveys the foundations and developmentof western criminal law, penal institutions,and criminal jurisprudence from antiquityto the modern world. Patterns of criminality andenforcement, attempts at controlling crime, andphilosophies regarding crime and punishment willbe explored. We will also examine current debateson such controversial issues as violence, the deathpenalty, and the prosecution of “crimes againsthumanity.” No knowledge of statistics or dataanalysis is assumed. Students will learn the necessarytechniques and skills in the course. May becounted as an adjunct course toward the minor in lawand society. III.Q, V.1, V.7.HIST 261 (1, 2, or 3)–Directed StudyPrerequisites: One HIST course and permissionof the instructor. The study of introductorylevel material by an individual student or bya small group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.HIST 269 (3)–Africa in World AffairsAn introduction to modern Africa from 1880 tothe present that concentrates on the experienceof Colonial rule and its relation to the rise ofnational movements that led to the creation ofindependent states in the 1960s. Special emphasiswill be placed on economic and politicaldevelopments during the period of independencethat affect Africa’s international relations.V.4, V.5.125
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