Courses

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Exploration of major topics African history. These may include precolonial states and commercial empires, resistance to colonialism and apartheid, religious movements, peasant uprisings, labor organizing, nationalism, Pan-Africanism and African history through literature and film. May be repeated for credit, provided the thematic focus of the course is different.

A study of literature written for children, with such topics as the rise of children’s literature as a separate genre, changing visions of childhood, the relationship of text to image in illustrated books, and the various controversies that have arisen around children’s literature. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

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Examination of the different interpretive frameworks that have been used to study Middle Eastern peoples, cultures and topics through readings from ancient, medieval and contemporary sources that describe or define elements of Middle Eastern cutlure or propose research models for the interpretation of Middle Eastern topics.

Social groups and their institutions, and culture in the broad sense of howpeople lived, thought, and their beliefs and values. The course will emphasize the interaction of classes, ethnic, and religious groups within a particular society or societies.

The subject for each course will be announced in advance. May be repeated once for credit provided the topic is different. One course in European studies, or permission of the department, and two semesters of instruction or equivalent in one foreign language.

This course will provide an advanced examination of particular subjects pertaining to gender history. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different

The historic development of nations, institutions within nations, social movements, and historic trends across national borders. Comparative history, international relationships, and cross-national influences will be considered.The course will focus on social institutions, political and social structures, governments, or nations on topics on world global history such as comparative world slavery and colonization and freedom struggles. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.