Spring 2018
| Number | Title | Course Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY 327 - 01 | Afro-Brazil Culture/hst |
Slavery and the post-emancipation trajectory of Afro-Brazilians in a racist society that... |
French, John |
| HISTORY 130D - 001 | Amer Dreams/Amer Realities |
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," "the frontier" and "... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 130D - 01D | Amer Dreams/Amer Realities |
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," "the frontier" and "... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 130D - 02D | Amer Dreams/Amer Realities |
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," "the frontier" and "... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 130D - 03D | Amer Dreams/Amer Realities |
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," "the frontier" and "... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 130D - 04D | Amer Dreams/Amer Realities |
Examines the role of such myths as "rags to riches," "beacon to the world," "the frontier" and "... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 373 - 01 | American Indians Since 1806 |
Examines images and realities of North American Indian cultures and history from early 19th... |
Barr, Juliana |
| HISTORY 231 - 01 | Ancient Athletes |
The athletic festivals of the ancient Greeks and Romans are among the most enduring legacies of... |
Jazwa, Kyle |
| HISTORY 448S - 01 | Archiving And Visualizing Asia |
Engages students in the practices and theories of archiving, documenting and curating marginal... |
Kwon, Nayoung |
| HISTORY 216S - 01 | Between Moscow, Beijing, Delhi |
Exercise in reconstructing Eurasian history from the 13th century Mongol invasions to post-... |
Tuna, Mustafa |
| HISTORY 484S - 01 | Cap Sem: Af Ams And The World |
Research seminar centered on exploration of white supremacy and black civil rights movements in... |
Lentz-Smith, Adriane |
| HISTORY 454S - 01 | Cap Sem: Globalization Asia |
"Globalization": a shorthand for describing the period of extraordinary change that we are... |
Mazumdar, Sucheta |
| HISTORY 470S - 01 | Cap Sem: Leadershp In Amer Hst |
Focuses on political, social, business and artistic leaders in American history and problems... |
Wilson, Gerald |
| HISTORY 463S - 01 | Cap Sem: Medieval Communities |
Explore meaning of community in medieval period by studying a variety of living groups that... |
Morrow, Mary |
| HISTORY 480S - 01 | Capstone Seminar |
Specific aspects of the history, art, and literature of classical Greece and Rome. Open only to... |
Catenaccio, Claire |
| HISTORY 103 - 01 | Comp Appr Global Issues |
Introduction to critical transnational studies through several disciplinary approaches. Examines... |
Namakkal, Jessica |
| HISTORY 417S - 01 | Critical Intervent Middle East |
Surveys foundational and contemporary scholarship in Middle East Studies through area studies,... |
Göknar, Erdag |
| HISTORY 253 - 01 | Dante's Divine Comedy |
A voyage through the three otherworldly places of Dante's philosophical poem (Hell, Purgatory,... |
Eisner, Martin |
| HISTORY 382S - 01 | Digital Durham |
Representing Durham past and present with digital media. Digitize historical and cultural... |
Abel, Trudi |
| HISTORY 125S - 01 | Doc Exper: A Video Appr |
A documentary approach to the study of local communities through video production projects... |
Hawkins, Gary |
| HISTORY 117 - 01 | Early Modern Europe |
A survey of Europe between approx. 1440-1750 that highlights changes in European society... |
Elrod, Ashley |
| HISTORY 206 - 01 | East Africa And The World |
An interconnected history of East Africa and the many places linked to the region by trade,... |
Daly, Samuel |
| HISTORY 227 - 01 | Emergence Of Modern Japan |
A survey of modern Japanese history from 1850 to the present. Emphasis on social change as... |
Ehrlich, Linda |
| HISTORY 89S - 01 | First-Year Seminar (Top) |
Topics vary each semester offered. Instructor: Staff |
Thorne, Susan |
| HISTORY 89S - 02 | First-Year Seminar (Top) |
Topics vary each semester offered. Instructor: Staff |
Friedman, Joshua |
| HISTORY 372 - 01 | France And Africa |
Examination of the Franco-African relationship over time, from the four "communes" in Senegal to... |
Smith, Stephen |
| HISTORY 272 - 01 | Genocide And Human Rights |
Analyzes the phenomenon of mass violence from an interdisciplinary perspective, exploring the... |
Chappel, James |
| HISTORY 201 - 01 | Globalization And History |
Examination of globalization issues in a historical perspective. Reviews phenomena, institutions... |
Zanalda, Giovanni |
| HISTORY 240 - 01 | Greek And Roman Law |
Law of Greece and Rome from the birth of the Greek polis and Rome's Twelve Tables to the Digest... |
Sosin, Joshua |
| HISTORY 250 - 01 | Green Germany |
Exploration of Germany's leading global role in developing and implementing "green" technologies... |
Dolan, Kristen |
| HISTORY 152S - 01 | Gtwy Sem-History At Sea |
Maritime history through examination of ships, shipping, and shipboard communities. Topics... |
Ewald, Janet |
| HISTORY 190S - 04 | Gtwy Seminar: Topics In Hist |
Introduction to historical analysis and research in a seminar setting. Students learn how to... |
Gokhberg, Jessica |
| HISTORY 190S - 02 | Gtwy Seminar: Topics In Hist |
Introduction to historical analysis and research in a seminar setting. Students learn how to... |
Davidson, Christina |
| HISTORY 190S - 03 | Gtwy Seminar: Topics In Hist |
Introduction to historical analysis and research in a seminar setting. Students learn how to... |
Zeller, Matthew |
| HISTORY 205 - 01 | Health And Healing In Africa |
Examines how various communities in Africa have experienced, perceived, and treated maladies... |
Ewald, Janet |
| HISTORY 305 - 01 | History Int Fin & Mon Crises |
Course examines monetary/financial crises plaguing world since 16th century. Analyzes origin,... |
Zanalda, Giovanni |
| HISTORY 120 - 01 | History Of American Democracy |
This course explores the sweep of US history, from the colonial period to the present, through... |
Edwards, Laura |
| HISTORY 239 - 01 | History Of Chinese Medicine |
This course introduces students to the history of medicine through the study of medical... |
Barnes, Nicole |
| HISTORY 398S - 01 | Human Rights And Documentary |
Course examines how artists, filmmakers, and journalists have used images to address complex... |
Hogan, Wesley |
| HISTORY 331S - 01 | Illiberal Nondemocracies |
As of 2016, only 11% of the countries in the world are liberal democracies. Some insight about... |
Tuna, Mustafa |
| HISTORY 129 - 01 | Intro To African Studies |
A range of disciplinary perspectives on key topics in contemporary African Studies: nationalism... |
Smith, Stephen |
| HISTORY 210 - 01 | Islamic Civilization I |
First part of two-course sequence providing an extensive survey of Muslim peoples and... |
Hassan, Mona |
| HISTORY 251 - 01 | Jewish History, 1492-Present |
Major developments in Jewish history from the early modern period to today. The Kehillah, the... |
Hacohen, Malachi |
| HISTORY 329 - 01 | Latin Am. Since Independence |
A survey of nineteenth- and twentieth-century economic, social, and cultural change. Instructor... |
French, John |
| HISTORY 314S - 01 | Latin@ Histories |
Content will vary, reflecting the diverse origins and experience of Latin@s in the US. Topics... |
Bobadilla, Eladio |
| HISTORY 284 - 01 | Life Within Capitalism |
Examination of how capitalism has profoundly shaped people's ethical values, with focus on... |
Philipsen, Dirk |
| HISTORY 260 - 01 | Magic/rel/sci Since 1400 |
The history of magic and witchcraft in western culture from the Renaissance to the present, with... |
Robisheaux, Thomas |
| HISTORY 342 - 01 | Making Modern America |
Transformations in society, politics, foreign relations, and arts and literature between Spanish... |
Lentz-Smith, Adriane |
| HISTORY 244 - 01 | Med Christianity In Film/fictn |
Exploration of modern popular fictional representations of Christianity in the Middle Ages,... |
DuBois, Katharine |
| HISTORY 311S - 01 | Men, Women, And Sports |
Examines the way sports have been tied to and expressed ideals of manhood and womanhood, race,... |
Deutsch, Sarah |
| HISTORY 321 - 01 | Modern Caribbean |
Focus on the Caribbean region as it transitioned from a collection of slave and colonial... |
Davidson, Christina |
| HISTORY 105 - 01 | Old Worlds/new Histories |
New approaches to history of the world from ca. 500 to 1500 CE. Examines the world before... |
Kaiwar, Vasant |
| HISTORY 238S - 01 | Political Nonviolence |
In this seminar, we will investigate cases of peaceful resolutions of intractable conflicts... |
Miller, Martin |
| HISTORY 263 - 01 | Politics & Modern Architecture |
Given the needs for labor, materials, and legal permissions, architects in the modern period by... |
Jaskot, Paul |
| HISTORY 248S - 01 | Publishing & Mktg Pop Fiction |
A case study of the US romance fiction industry and its global reach. The romance novel is the... |
DuBois, Katharine |
| HISTORY 414S - 01 | Research In Human Rights | Weinthal, Erika | |
| HISTORY 488S - 01 | Research In Human Rights |
A primary learning objective is to have students connect the intellectual themes and scholarly... |
Weinthal, Erika |
| HISTORY 303 - 01 | Rise Mod Sci: Newton-Einstein |
See History 302. Instructor: Staff |
Mauskopf, Seymour |
| HISTORY 233 - 01 | Roman History |
From the founding of Rome by Romulus to the founding of Constantinople by Constantine: social,... |
Aldrup-MacDonald, John |
| HISTORY 262 - 01 | Roman Political Thought |
Why does Rome still capture the imagination of modern political commentators and theorists? This... |
Atkins, Jed |
| HISTORY 496S - 01 | Senior Thesis Seminar |
Continuation of History 495S. Instructor: Staff |
Bonker, Dirk |
| HISTORY 112 - 01 | Sexual Pleasure/modern World |
Interdisciplinary study of ways societies around the globe have understood sexual pleasure.... |
Sigal, Peter |
| HISTORY 266D - 001 | Soccer Politics |
Explores global history of soccer with focus on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Examines... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 266D - 01D | Soccer Politics |
Explores global history of soccer with focus on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Examines... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 266D - 02D | Soccer Politics |
Explores global history of soccer with focus on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Examines... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 266D - 03D | Soccer Politics |
Explores global history of soccer with focus on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Examines... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 266D - 04D | Soccer Politics |
Explores global history of soccer with focus on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Examines... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 208 - 01 | South Africa: Past And Future |
This course will explore the history of modern South Africa, from the beginning of the mineral... |
Shapiro, Karin |
| HISTORY 450S - 01 | South African Life Histories |
Explores the last century of South African history through the lens of biography and... |
Shapiro, Karin |
| HISTORY 273S - 01 | Spanish Civil War |
The Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 through literary and historical readings, art, music, and film... |
Sieburth, Stephanie |
| HISTORY 297 - 01 | The Holocaust |
Antisemitism and the Jewish question in Central Europe, the development of Nazi policy, the... |
Duffy, Eve |
| HISTORY 334S - 01 | The University As A Culture |
The university generates some of the most influential forms of knowledge in the world, yet we... |
Matory, J. |
| HISTORY 277 - 01 | Tolstoy And Russian Experience |
Historical approach to Tolstoy's depictions of major societal and ethical issues (e.g., war,... |
Apollonio, Carol |
| HISTORY 390S - 01 | Topics In History Seminar |
Instructor: Staff |
Chafe, William |
| HISTORY 390S - 02 | Topics In History Seminar |
Instructor: Staff |
Chafe, William |
| HISTORY 390S - 03 | Topics In History Seminar |
Instructor: Staff |
Sebring, Ellen |
| HISTORY 390S - 04 | Topics In History Seminar |
Instructor: Staff |
Castro, Mauricio |
| HISTORY 390S - 05 | Topics In History Seminar |
Instructor: Staff |
Elrod, Ashley |
| HISTORY 335 - 01 | U.s. Legal History |
Law and society in the United States from the American Revolution to the present. Changing... |
Edwards, Laura |
| HISTORY 344 - 01 | U.s. Social Movements |
Examines the social movements that have shaped U.S. history, starting with the American... |
MacLean, Nancy |
| HISTORY 381S - 01 | Veterans Oral History Project |
Explore methods of oral history, specifically focusing on interviewing U.S. military veterans... |
Lanier, Michelle |
| HISTORY 359 - 01 | Violent Jihad In 20Th Century |
This course focuses on the history of Muslim groups and social movements which are often... |
Mestyan, Adam |
| HISTORY 319 - 01 | War, Slavery, And Revolution |
The development of Caribbean society and economy in the contexts of slavery, empire,... |
Gaspar, Barry |
| HISTORY 385S - 01 | White People |
Against the cross-cultural backdrop of other systems of hereditary privilege and of the... |
Matory, J. |
| HISTORY 258S - 01 | Women/power Renaissance |
Explores the intellectual, social, and political history of women in Renaissance Europe. Despite... |
Martin, John |
| HISTORY 360S - 01 | Writing American Politics |
Reading and writing intensive seminar focused on documentary works that document and discuss US... |
Tyson, Timothy |
| Number | Title | Course Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY 531S - 01 | Art And The Holocaust |
This course will analyze the history of the genocide of the European Jews, and its connection to... |
Jaskot, Paul |
| HISTORY 514S - 01 | Culture/env In Modern China |
Examination of the changing patterns through which the physical environment and culture are... |
Duara, Prasenjit |
| HISTORY 758S - 01 | Digital Durham |
Bass Connections course. Representing Durham past and present with digital media. Digitize... |
Szabo, Victoria |
| HISTORY 703S - 01 | Focusing On Tchng & Pedagogy |
A required course that focuses on a range of pedagogical issues, both to support student's work... |
Neuschel, Kristen |
| HISTORY 501S - 01 | History Of Sexuality |
Explore history of sexuality around the globe, covering diverse time periods and regions.... |
Sigal, Peter |
| HISTORY 520S - 01 | Microhistory |
Examines methods of micro-historical analysis, focusing on distinctive practices that define... |
Robisheaux, Thomas |
| HISTORY 705S - 01 | Nationalism And Visual Culture |
Theories of nationalism, national identity and nationhood; cultural expression as a medium for... |
McWilliam, Neil |
| HISTORY 790S-04 - 01 | North American History (Top) |
The department offers a series of rotating courses, covering the history and historiography of... |
Barr, Juliana |
| HISTORY 790S-04 - 02 | North American History (Top) |
The department offers a series of rotating courses, covering the history and historiography of... |
MacLean, Nancy |
| HISTORY 790S-10 - 01 | Rdngs Empr/colonial Encounters |
The department offers a series of rotating courses, covering the history and historiography of... |
Mestyan, Adam |
| HISTORY 790S-14 - 01 | Readings In Cultural History |
Students read representative "classics" in cultural history, explore the theoretical foundations... |
Dubois, Laurent |
| HISTORY 702S - 01 | Research Seminar In Hst |
This seminar is required of all entering first-year doctoral candidates in history. Instructor... |
Chappel, James |
| HISTORY 890S-13 - 01 | Rsch Top Methods & Theory |
The department offers a series of rotating courses that offer students the opportunity to... |
Deutsch, Sarah |
| HISTORY 535S - 01 | The Russian Intelligentsia |
Origin and dynamics of the Russian revolutionary movement, the intelligentsia, and the emergence... |
Miller, Martin |
| HISTORY 590S - 01 | Topics In History Seminar |
Seminars in advanced topics designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Topics... |
Brewster, Rachel D |
| HISTORY 590S - 02 | Topics In History Seminar |
Seminars in advanced topics designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Topics... |
Longino, Michele |
| HISTORY 590S - 03 | Topics In History Seminar |
Seminars in advanced topics designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Topics... |
Miles, Simon |