UTA History
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 
 SPRING 2009


Please note: The course descriptions, requirements, and book lists are tentative and therefore subject to revision.  Please contact the individual instructor for further details.

Survey Courses
           History 1311  The United States, 1607-1865
            History 1312  The United States, 1865- The Present
            History 2301  The History of Civilization
            History 2302  The History of Civilization 
            History 2313 The History of England to 1688
            History 2314 The History of England 1688 to the present

Advanced Courses
            History 3300 Introduction to the Study of History
            Upper Level Courses - United States
            Upper Level Courses - Non-US
            History 4388 Selected
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Graduate Courses

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History 1311  The United States, 1607-1865

            MAIZLISH                   Section 001                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

The main emphasis of this course will be on race relations, sectional conflict, and the political and economic development of the new nation.  This course will make extensive use of the internet.  All required assignments and most optional assignments will be web-based.  Internet links will give students direct access to a vast collection of required and optional primary source materials in both graphic and text form.  

Books:  Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin

             Douglass, Narrative of the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

             Internet readings linked from the course web page.  

Course requirements:  There will be objective quizzes based exclusively on the readings, and one midterm based on the readings and the lectures.  A final examination at the end of the semester will cover both the readings and the lectures.  

            DOWNS                      Section 002                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

This course is an introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States to 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical thinking skills. The particular emphasis for this course is the development of civil liberties, the institution of slavery and the paradoxical relationship between the two. While there is only one textbook for the course, numerous online primary and secondary reading assignments will be required.  

Books:  Murrin, Liberty , Equality, Power volume I, 5th edition  

Course requirements:  There will be four exams throughout the course. Students will have the choice of taking either an objective exam (scantron, but with a brief writing component) or an essay exam (bluebook) for the first three exams. All students will take a semi-comprehensive essay final exam.  

            BREUER                    Section 003                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

An introduction to the political, social economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865 with special emphasis on the cultural and political development in the colonial period and early republic.  

Books:  Jones, Created Equal, brief edition Vol. I

             Merrell, The Lancaster Treaty of 1744

             De Tocqueville, Democracy in America  

Course requirements:  Exams, 2 short papers, In-class group projects  

            BREUER                    Section 004                MW      1:00-2:20pm  

An introduction to the political, social economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865 with special emphasis on the cultural and political development in the colonial period and early republic.  

Books:  Jones, Created Equal, brief edition Vol. I

             Merrell, The Lancaster Treaty of 1744

             De Tocqueville, Democracy in America  

Course requirements:  Exams, 2 short papers, In-class group projects           

            PROFESSOR (TBA) Section 005                TR       9:30-10:50am  

Description:  TBA

Books:   TBA

Requirements:  TBA    

PINKNEY                   Section 006                TR       11:00-12:20pm  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experiences, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical thinking skills.  

Books:  Carnes and Garraty, American Destiny Vol. I

             Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass  

Course requirements:  3 unit exams, final exam, quiz on Douglass book  

            PROFESSOR (TBA)              Section 007                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

Description:  TBA

Books:  TBA

Course requirements:  TBA    

            PROFESSOR (TBA)              Section 008                TR       7:00-8:20pm  

Description:  TBA

Books:  TBA

Course requirements:  TBA  

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1312 THE UNITED S TA TES, 1865-PRESENT  

            CLARK                        Section 001                MWF   8:00-8:50am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books: TBA  

Course requirements:  TBA  

            HAYNES                     Section 002                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books:  Brinkley, Unfinished Nation

             Schaller, The Republican Ascendancy

             Cherny, The Righteous Cause

             Bullion, Lyndon B. Johnson and the Transformation of American Politics  

Course Requirements:  TBA  

            PROFESSOR (TBA)              Section 003                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

Description:  TBA

Books:  TBA

Course requirements:  TBA  

            PROFESSOR (TBA)              Section 004                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

Description:  TBA

Books:  TBA

Course requirements:  TBA  

RODNITZKY              Section 005                MW      1:00-2:20m  

The main emphasis is on American Culture (the development of peculiarly American ways of doing things) and social issues that are relevant today.  Folk music and film are used to display American attitudes and give a feel for historical time and place.  

Books:  Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation

             Davidson, After the Fact                       

Course requirements:  There are three one-hour exams (spaced 4 weeks apart) and a final exam at semester’s end.           

            CLARK                        Section 006                MW        7:00-8:20pm  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books:  TBA  

Course requirements:  TBA  

            PINKNEY                   Section 007                TR         8:00-9:20am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experiences, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical thinking skills.  

Books:  Carnes and Garraty, American Destiny Vol.II  

Course requirements:  3 unit exams and a final exam  

            PINKNEY                   Section 008                TR       9:30-10:50am  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experiences, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical thinking skills.  

Books:  Carnes and Garraty, American Destiny Vol. II  

Course requirements:  3 unit exams and a final exam  

GOLDBERG              Section 009                TR       11:00am-12:20pm  

This course surveys U.S. History from the end of the Civil War to the recent past.

Students will encounter elites and masses, altruism and self-interest, idealism and self-promotion.  I hope students will come to think of history as an on-going process of raising questions rather than just a tedious task of embalming truth in notebooks and resurrecting them for exams.  

Books:  Bruce and Dorsey, Crosscurrents in American Culture

              Foner, Give Me Liberty  

Course requirements:  Reading Quizzes and Essay Exams  

            GOLDBERG              Section 010                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

This course surveys U.S. History from the end of the Civil War to the recent past.

Students will encounter elites and masses, altruism and self-interest, idealism and self-promotion.  I hope students will come to think of history as an on-going process of raising questions rather than just a tedious task of embalming truth in notebooks and resurrecting them for exams.  

Books:   Bruce and Dorsey, Crosscurrents in American Culture

              Foner, Give Me Liberty  

Course requirements:  Reading Quizzes and Essay Exams  

            CLARK                        Section 011                TR       5:30-6:50pm  

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865.  This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills.  

Books:  TBA  

Course requirements:  TBA  

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2301 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION  

BREUER                    Section 001                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

Significant developments from prehistoric times through the 16th century in world history.  Achievements and experiences of great civilizations, emphasizing major historical figures and epochs, important ideas and religions, and factors of continuity and change.  This survey focuses on religious and cultural exchanges and encounters of the world’s peoples.  Provides a foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and introduces students to the historical forces that have shaped today’s world.  

Books:  TBA  

Course Requirements:  TBA  

            KYLE                          Section 002                TR       9:30-10:50am  

Significant developments from the dawn of mankind through ancient and medieval times up to the 16th century as part of Western civilization.  Emphasis on great civilizations, major historical figures and periods, important religions and ideas, factors of change and continuity.  

Books:  Spielvogel, Western Civilization

             Sandars, Epic of Gilgamesh

             Beatty, Heritage of Western Civilization  

Course requirements:  Objective tests (x2), mid-term exam (objective and essay) final exam (objective and essay).  

            KYLE                          Section 003                TR       5:30-6:50pm  

Significant developments from the dawn of mankind through ancient and medieval times up to the 16th century as part of Western civilization.  Emphasis on great civilizations, major historical figures and periods, important religions and ideas, factors of change and continuity.  

Books:  Spielvogel, Western Civilization

             Sandars, Epic of Gilgamesh

             Beatty, Heritage of Western Civilization  

Course requirements:  Objective tests (x2), mid-term exam (objective and essay) final exam (objective and essay).

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2302 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION  

            GARRIGUS                Section 001                MW      1:00-2:20pm  

This course surveys world history from 1500 to 2001. Using active learning techniques in the classroom with an emphasis on the internet, we examine major modern trends such as global migration, industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex problems and conflicts of the present century. This section is particularly recommended for students interested in teaching, since the Texas state objectives for high school world history classes provide the roadmap for the course.  

Books:  Allen, World History From 1500

             Armstrong, Islam: A Short History  

Course requirements: Weekly on-line contributions; on-line lectures to view; 2 take-home exams, 2 multi-media projects  

            HAS-ELLISON           Section 002                TR       11:00am-12:20pm  

Major modern trends such as industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex problems and conflicts of the present century.  Particular attention to the emergency of a global civilization.  Provides a foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and introduces students to the historical forces that have shaped today's world.  

Books:  Tignor, Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World  

Course requirements:  TBA                                       

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2313 HISTORY OF ENGLAND TO 1688  

            CAWTHON                 Section 001                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

We will consider England ’s history from the Roman conquest of Britain to Parliament's conquest of the British monarchy. We will observe the rise of Britain from its status as a remote corner of the Roman Empire to its emergence as a leading European nation on the eve of its own world dominance.  Our emphasis will be on political and constitutional history, specifically the growth of the monarchy, the nation state, and Parliament.  

Books:  Hollister, The Making of England

             Smith, This Realm of England

             Lacey, The Year 1000

             Mattingly, The Armada

             Additional readings may be needed to complete optional assignments.  

Course requirements:  Students may choose a combination of assignments, including weekly quizzes, take home essays, and midterm and final exams (essay format). An independent study option is available.  

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2314 HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM 1688-PRESENT  

            PALMER                     Section 001                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

British history (1688 to present) from King James II to Labor Prime Minister Tony Blair.  From the taming of the monarchy, through aristocratic grandeur, to male working class democracy, the emancipation of the "weaker sex," and the two World Wars and a Welfare State - we'll chart the rise and decline of one of the "greatest" nations in history.  

Books:  Arnstein , Britain Yesterday and Today

             Crichton, Great Train Robbery

             Willcox, Age of Aristocracy  

Course requirements:  One in-class essay exam, one multiple-choice exam, one take-home essay.  Comprehensive essay final exam.  Each of the above counts 25% of the final course grade.  One student role-playing session (end of semester) and 2-3 page character paper.  Attendance taken daily, considered important by instructor.

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ADVANCE COURSES

 

3300 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH  

            RODNITZKY                          Section 001                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

This course centers on the nature, writing and interpretation of history.  Readings on these subjects are discussed, and a research paper is completed.  

Books:  Zinn, Politics of History

             Weidenborner, Writing Research Papers  

Course requirements:  Research paper on an aspect of American history since 1945 and class discussion on historical interpretation, bias and writing.  

            RICHMOND                    Section 002                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

The purpose of this is to (1) understand the changing concepts of historical research, (2) inquire into the historiography of various topics, (3) write a research paper, and (4) prepare two presentations analyzing individual research.  This course will focus upon the histories of Spain , Mexico , and World War II as well as post-1865 U.S. topics.  

Books:  Gilderhus, History and Historians

             Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers

              Richmond , The Mexican Nation

             Trinkle, The History Highway  

Course requirements:  Grading policy: presentation of topic 15 points; presentation of research results 15 points; submission of rough draft 30 points; submission of final draft 40 points.  Students will receive a maximum of eight points for the oral portion of their presentations and a maximum of seven points for their short papers.  The length of the research paper will be15 double-spaced pages of narrative in addition to endnotes and bibliography.  At least one primary source, an online internet source, and a monograph must be cited.  

            PHILP                         Section 003                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

This class introduces students to the discipline of history and methods historians use to conduct and publish their research.  Students will learn about the nature of history, primary and secondary sources material, library resources, and electronic information available to historians.  They will make class presentations, write a book review, and complete a research paper.  

Books:  Benjamin, A Student's Guide to History

             Cantor, How to Study History

             Iverson, We Are Still Here: American Indians in the 20th Century  

Course requirements:  Regular class attendance, class assignments 20%, oral presentation 10%, book review 20% and research paper 50%.  

            REINHARDT              Section 004                TR       11:00am-12:20pm  

Introduction to the theories that underlie the discipline of history, the varieties of specialties within the field, and the methods and problems of historical research and writing.  Required for history majors.  

Books:  Benjamin, Student's Guide to History, 10th ed.

             Hacker, Pocket-Style Manual, 5th ed.  

Course requirements:  A 10-minute oral presentation of student's proposed topic along with a 3-page prospectus.  A 15-minute oral presentation of the results of student's research along with a rough draft of the research paper. Final version of students research paper (approx. 15 pages in length).  

PINKNEY                   Section 005                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

This course will introduce students to historiography and the skills required to “do” history.  Students will accomplish this by completing a 10-15 page research paper on an approved topic in Texas History.  Class sessions will focus on subjects that include, but are not limited to:  Basic library skills, finding and evaluating sources using archival sources, and basic writing skills.  The primary task of the semester will consist of the following:  selecting a topic; preparing a thesis prospectus and annotated bibliography; researching, organizing and creating a well-written, cogent argument supporting the thesis; and presenting the paper for evaluation by instructor and fellow students.  The end product should be an acceptable demonstration of the skills acquired during the semester.  

Books:  Tosh, Pursuit of History

             Marius, Short Guide to Writing About History

            Crisp, Sleuthing the Alamo

            Strunk, Elements of Style

            Presnell, Information-Literate Historian

            Turabian, Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations  

Course Requirements:  3 unit exams and a final exam

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 Upper Level Courses - United States

 

3311 U.S. WOMEN'S HISTORY 1860 TO THE PRESENT  

            COLE                          Section 001                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

American women in politics, work and society since 1860, focusing on race and class and women’s struggles for rights and liberation.  The experience of 19th and 20th century American women across lines of ethnicity, race, and class, as they work, lobby for political change, and reform and improve society.  This course focuses on individual women’s stories, as recounted in novels, memoirs, and biographies, and the ways in which they confirm and challenge our understandings of gender and “typical” women’s lives.  Students will conduct an oral history interview as part of a final grade.  Also listed as WOMS 3311; credit will be granted only once.  

Books:  Buhle, Women and the Making of America Vol. II

             Yezierska, Breadgivers

            Wong, Fifth Chinese Daughter

             Hart, Barefoot Heart

            Oliver, Betty Friedan  

Course requirements:  2 or 3 essay exams, 1 oral project, class participation  

3318 AMERICAN LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY  

            PREWITT                   Section 001                TR       9:30-10:50am  

In the period after the Civil War, economic and social philosophy changed.  At this point, laws must also change.  This course relates law to economic and social needs with emphasis on conflicts between government and individual also individual and individual.  The focus is on the judicial and legal community’s role in adapting to emerging issues.  

Books:  Hall, The Magic Mirror

            Auerbach, Unequal Justice     

Course requirements:  2 essay exams and 1 paper  

3325 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION  

            MAIZLISH                   Section 001                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

The main emphasis of this course will be on the social, economic, and political impact of the Civil War on the United States .  Topics covered will include: the origins of the conflict, the secession crisis, the goals for which Civil War soldiers fought, Union and Confederate military strategy, the draft, civil liberties in both the North and the South, opposition to the war in both the North and the South, slavery and the war, emancipation, and reconstruction.  

Books:  Current, Lincoln and the First Shot

             McPherson, For Cause and Comrades

             Faust, Republic of Suffering

             Roark, Masters Without Slaves

             Blight, A Slave No More

             Freehling, South vs. South  

Course requirements:  There will be objective quizzes based exclusively on the readings and two midterms based on readings and the lectures.  A final examination at the end of the session will cover both the readings and the lectures.  

3355 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

            MORRIS                     Section 001                TR       11:00-12:20pm  

Description:  TBA  

Books:  Steinberg, Down to Earth  

Course requirements:  TBA  

3360 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY  

            RODNITZKY              Section 001                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

This course examines Twentieth-Century America by focusing on mass media and mass culture.  There is particular stress on the rise and social effect of radio, television, film, and popular music.  Several kinds of media are used to provide a historical feel for time and place.  

Books:  Mintz, Hollywood's America: U.S. History through it's Filming

             Maasik, Sign of Life in the USA

             Scheurer, American Popular Music: The Age of Rock  

Course requirements:  There are two exams (a midterm exam and a final exam) and an optional paper.  There are also in-class discussions of selected course readings.  

3362 CITIES AND SUBURBS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY  

            FAIRBANKS                Section 001                TR       8:00-9:20am  

This course explores the development of American cities and suburbs in American history.  It not only traces the changing nature of urbanization from colonial town to twentieth century metroplex but also traces the impact of urbanization and suburbanization of American history.  Special emphasis is placed on the process of "city building" and the interaction of peoples, institutions and place.  Some of the specific topics addressed are the development of a national urban network; the role of cities in the settlement of western frontier; the immigrant and African-American urban and suburban experience; the changing nature of urban community; bosses and reformers in urban politics; the emergence of urban reform; federal-urban relationships; and the growth of the sunbelt.  

Books:  Jackson , Crabgrass Frontier

               Wade, The Urban Frontier

               Spain , How Women Saved the City

              Teaford, The Metropolitan Revolution  

Several articles to be announced  

Course Requirements: Besides regular class attendance and reading the assignments, students will take a mid-term and a final exam along with four quizzes on the readings.  Other assignments include a book review and a primary document analysis paper.  

3363 TEXAS HISTORY TO 1850  

            HAYNES                     Section 001                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

A study of the multi-cultural heritage of Texas from the pre-Columbian period to statehood.  Major topics will include American tribal societies, Spanish exploration and colonization, the Mexican period, the Texas Revolution, the Texas Republic , and statehood.  Readings and class lectures will emphasize the state's diverse cultural heritage, and the ways in which this diversity has been dealt with by Texas historians.  

Books:  Campbell , Sam Houston and the American Southwest

             Haynes, Major Problems in Texas History

             Roberts, A Line in the Sand  

Course requirements:  TBA  

3364 TEXAS SINCE 1845  

            GREEN                       Section 001                TR       9:30-10:50am  

The lectures, the readings and movie or two emphasize Texas ' political, economic, and cultural history since statehood in 1845.  

Books:  DeLeon, Mexican Americans in Texas

             Green, The Establishment in Texas Politics

             Procter, The Texas Heritage  

Course requirements:  My goal is to teach you to think critically about Texas history.  There will be two tests and a final exam, all comprised of multiple choice questions, and perhaps essay questions from the readings.  The multiple choice questions come from class notes and readings.  A term paper is required, c.15 pp. plus endnotes, with ten sources or more.  The paper may be on any post-statehood Texas topic.  Sources should be cited on the average of about one footnote per paragraph.  The bibliography should be listed at the back of the paper.  If the term paper is submitted by March 19th, I will critique it and it may be resubmitted for a higher grade.  Otherwise, the paper is

due April 6th.  Each of the two tests and the term paper counts 25% of your grade.  

GREEN                       Section 002                TR       5:30-6:50pm  

The lectures, the readings and movie or two emphasize Texas ' political, economic, and cultural history since statehood in 1845.  

Books:  DeLeon, Mexican Americans in Texas

             Green, The Establishment in Texas Politics

             Procter, The Texas Heritage  

Course requirements:  My goal is to teach you to think critically about Texas history.  There will be two tests and a final exam, all comprised of multiple choice questions, and perhaps essay questions from the readings.  The multiple choice questions come from class notes and readings.  A term paper is required, c.15 pp. plus endnotes, with ten sources or more.  The paper may be on any post-statehood Texas topic.  Sources should be cited on the average of about one footnote per paragraph.  The bibliography should be listed at the back of the paper.  If the term paper is submitted by March 19th, I will critique it and it may be resubmitted for a higher grade.  Otherwise, the paper is due April 6th.  Each of the two tests and the term paper counts 25% of your grade.  

3366 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT  

            DULANEY                  Section 001                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

A history of African-Americans from 1865 to the present with emphasis on Reconstruction and the development of 20th century race relations, the emergence of modern African-American social and political institutions, the development of African-American identity and culture, and the evolution of the civil rights movement and Black Nationalism.  

Books:  Hine, African-American Odyssey

            Franklin , Three Negro Classics

            Moody, Coming of Age in Mississippi

            Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X  

Course requirements:  4 quizzes, 2 book reviews (comparative), 1 midterm exam, and 1 final exam  

3367 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY  

            PHILP                         Section 001                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

Representative Indian Tribes within the continental limited of the United State from pre-history to the contemporary period.  Special topics: tribal cultures, the impact of European contact, and the colonial and the United States Indian policies.  

Books:  Crosby, The Columbian Exchange

             Axtell, The European and The Indian

             Smith, Like a Hurricane

             West, Contested Plains, Indians, Goldseekers and the Rush to Colorado  

Course Requirements:  4 essay book tests, mid-semester essay exam on lecture notes. Final essay exam on lecture notes.  

3369 HISTORY OF LATINO RELIGIONS  

            TREVINO                   Section 001                MW      1:00-2:20pm  

Examines the role of religion in the history of Latinos in the United States .  Treats selected aspects of institutional Christianity and other religious expression, such as Santeria and Curanderismo, to show their impact on identity formation, gender roles, politics and other aspects of Latino incorporation into American society.  Also listed as MAS 3369; credit will be granted only once.  

Books:  Trevino, The Church In The Barrio

             Sandoval, On the Move  

Course Requirements:  TBA  

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Upper Level Courses - Non-US


3375 ANCIENT ROME  

            KYLE                          Section 001                TR       12:30-1:50PM  

The origin, development, expansion, problems, and achievements of the Roman Republic and Empire.  Roots and rise of Rome ; Roman imperialism, Republic and Revolution; Roman Empire , Emperors and the Roman Peace.  

Books: Boatwright, The Romans

            Suetonius, Twelve Caesars

            Sallust, Jurguthine War and Conspiracy of Catiline    

Course Requirements: Two quizzes, midterm exam and final exam.    

3379 EUROPE : THE REFORMATIN AND COUNTER-REFORMATION  

            J. REINHARDT          Section 001                MW      7:00-8:20pm  

This course will focus upon the various expressions of religious reform that swept across Europe in the 16th century.  It will examine the state of the Church pre- and post-Reformation and explore the impact of reformist movements on society (particularly the family and common people), religious doctrine and ritual, and national and international politics.  

Books:  Matheson, Reformation Christianity

             Ozment, Flesh and Spirit

             Zophy, A Short History of Reformation Europe  

Course requirements:  2 exams (mid-term and final), quizzes, short reports, class discussion.   

3389 WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945  

            GREEN                       Section 001                TR       12:30-1:50pm  

Various aspects of the Second World War from American, European, and Asian perspectives.  Origins of the conflict, U.S. mobilization, the Holocaust, the Soviet-German confrontations, and the legacy of the most devastating conflict in modern history.  

Books:  Purdue, The Second World War

            Lyons, World War II: A Short History  

Course requirements:  My goal is to teach you to think critically about World War II.  There will be two tests and a final exam, all comprised of multiple choice questions and perhaps essay questions from the readings and class notes.  Each of the two tests, the final exam, and the term paper counts 25% of your grade.  

The term paper shall consist of at least ten pages with seven sources or more, no more than a third of which should come from the internet or encyclopedias.  Sources should be on the average of about one endnote per paragraph; an endnote may contain more than one source.  Such citations are not just for material being quoted.  The MLA style for endnotes (with authors and page numbers in parentheses within the text) is appropriate, with each note referring to a source in the alphabetized bibliography of scholarly books and articles in the back of the paper.  The paper may deal with any aspect of the war, battlefront or homefront, for any national involved in the war -- a campaign, a battle, diplomacy, wartime, elections, hardships at home, etc.  If the paper is submitted by March 19th, I will critique it and you may resubmit it for a higher grade.  Otherwise, it is due April 6th.  

4350 BRITISH CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY  

            CAWTHON                 Section 001                TR       11:00 am-12:20 pm  

This course is an overview of British constitutional developments from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, with special attention given to the British roots of law in the United States —including the jury system and representative government.  We will focus not only on the history of institutions (monarchy, church, Parliament, the judiciary), and on relationships among those institutions, but also on the applications of legal principles in statutes and case law.  

Books:  Lyon, Constitutional History of the United Kingdom

             Howarth, 1066 The Year of the Conquest

             Robertson, The Tyrannicide Brief  

Course Requirements:

Students will select a combination of assignments, as described on the syllabus, to complete the course requirements.  The types of assignments include: weekly quizzes, take-home essays and in-class examinations (both essay and multiple-choice).  With instructor’s permission, the course may be completed as an independent study.    

4365 HISTORY OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL  

            RICHMOND                Section 001                MWF   11:00-11:50am  

The cultural, political and economic history of the Iberian peninsula from ancient times to the present.  Medieval topics include Muslim rule and the Christian reconquest.  The Catholic Church overseas empires, and artistic achievements will also be analyzed.  Ideologies such as liberalism, anarchism, and the traditional monarchist ideal will also receive detailed consideration.  The Spanish Civil War and collapse of authoritarian dictatorships conclude this course.  

Books:  Birmingham , Concise History of Portugal

              Vincent , Spain , 1833-2002: People and State

             Fletcher, Moorish Spain

              Kamen , Spain , 1469-1714  

Course requirements:  (1) First exam: 40 pts. essay, 10 pts. IDs; (2) Second exam: 40 pts. essay, 10 pts. IDs; (3) book review: 40pts. (5-7 pages); (4) final exam: 50pts. essay, 10 pts. IDs.  Total 200 points possible.  180 pts. = A; 160 pts. = B; 140 pts. = C; and 120 pts. = D.  

4367 MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY  

            RICHMOND                Section 001                MWF   9:00-9:50am  

The evolution of six Latin American nations during the 19th and 20th centuries.  The social, economic, and political development of three social groups in three regions: the Europeanized southern cone area of Argentina , Chile , and Uruguay ; the indigenous culture of the Andean mountains in Peru ; the African background of Brazil and Cuba .  

Books:  Lewis, The History of Argentina

             Sater, Chile and the United States

            Levine, Brazilian Legacies

              Perez , Cuba and the United States

            De Turner, Birds Without a Nest  

Course requirements:  Two exams - 40 points for essay portions; 10 points for identifications; one book review (5-7 pages) 40 points; final exam 50 points for essay,

10 points for identifications.  

4369 HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN  

           GARRIGUS                Section 001                MWF   8:00-8:50am           

A survey of the history of the Caribbean islands from 1492 to the present.  The course will devote special attention to plantation slavery and its legacy, the rise of Caribbean nation-states, and the emergence of the region's distinctive cultural forms in the context of a global economy.  

Books: Kincaid, A Small Place

Burnard, Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His

Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World

Bell , Toussaint Louverture

Ferrer, Insurgent Cuba : Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898

Brown, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn  

Course Requirements:  One midterm; one final exam. Three 5-page papers on the readings.  Regular graded discussion.  

4376 AFRICAN DIASPORA  

            JALLOH                      Section 001                TR       9:30-10:50am  

The major developments which have shaped the history of Africans and their descendants in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean areas from the earliest times to 1800.  Emphasis on the comparative history of Black Diasporic communities; linkages between Africans and their descendants in the Diaspora.  

Books:  Jalloh, The African Diaspora

             Conniff, Africans in the Americas

             Jalloh, The United States and West Africa  

Course Requirements:  TBA  

4383  HITLER:  HISTORY AND IMAGE  

            ADAM                          Section 001                Tue       2:00-4:50pm  

Hitler has been vilified, ridiculed, idolized, and mythologized.  In this reading-intensive seminar we will examine Hitler the historical figure and compare it to the image of Hitler created through literature, theatre, and cinema both before and after his death.  We will look at, for instance, the most recent scholarly biography of Hitler by Ian Kershaw, the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris, the play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, and the classic film The Great Dictator with Charlie Chaplin.  This course is not a traditional history course, but a seminar in cultural history.  The focus is not on historical events, but on the representation of historical events in mainstream culture.  Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of German history in the twentieth century.  

Books:  Kershaw, Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris

             Rosenfield, The World Hitler Never Made

             Spotts, Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics

             Fry, Making History

             Harris, Fatherland

             Strasser, The Wave

             Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

             Brecht, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

             Roth, The Plot Against America  

Course Requirements:  40% Book Reviews (4 reviews; each review is worth 10 points), 40% Review Quizzes (8 quizzes; each is worth 5 points), 20% Participation (presence in class and participation in class discussion)  

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History 4388 Selected Topics

4388 THE FRENCH ATLANTIC, 1500-1848  

            GARRIGUS                Section 001                MWF   10:00-10:50am  

Although the disappearance of France ’s largest American colonies in 1763 [ Canada ] and 1804 [ Haiti ] fundamentally shaped the early United States , Americans know little about these important events. This class explores the history of France ’s Atlantic empire from North America to the Caribbean islands, exploring the contrasts between French and English colonial societies. We will examine the creation of a French-American settler society in Canada , the rise of French Caribbean slavery and the workings of France ’s trade in enslaved Africans. We’ll study the world’s only successful slave rebellion and the contributions it made to the entire Atlantic world. And we’ll look at the ways in which French colonialism in the New World continues to influence the Americas , Europe, and West Africa today.  

Books:  Greer, The People of New France .

Greer, The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century     North America .

Harms, The Diligent: A Voyage through the Worlds of the Slave Trade.

Dubois, Avengers of the New World : The Story of the Haitian Revolution.