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2016-2017 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering
The College of Wooster uses a five-digit course numbering system. The first three digits indicate the primary course number. The next two digits are the secondary course number and indicate whether there is a special focus for the course. For example:
The first letters are the department or program abbreviation. The next three digits are the primary course number (101 is the primary course number for all Introduction to Historial Study courses). The last two digits are the secondary course number. These two digits indicate that the special focus for this HIST 101 course is The History of Islam. A course with a given three-digit primary course number can only be taken once for credit unless specifically indicated otherwise by the department.
The following policy has been used in assigning primary course numbers:
- 100-level courses are usually introductory courses; some 100-level courses do have prerequisites, and students are advised to consult the description for each course.
- 200-level courses are usually beyond the introductory level, although many 200-level courses are open to first-year students and to majors and non-majors.
- 300-level courses are seminars and courses primarily for majors but open to other students with the consent of the instructor.
- The following numbers are for Independent Study: I.S. 40100 (Junior Independent Study), I.S. 45100 and I.S. 45200 (Senior Independent Study).
In addition to the regular course offerings, many departments offer individual tutorials under the number 40000 and internships under 41000. On occasion, departments will offer a course on a special topic as approved by the Educational Policy Committee, designated 19900, 29900, or 39900.
Abbreviation
In keeping with the general education requirements of the College’s curriculum
(see Degree Requirements ), course listings employ the following abbreviations:
W Writing Intensive (W† indicates that not all sections are Writing Intensive)
C Studies in Cultural Difference
R Religious Perspectives
Q Quantitative Reasoning
AH Learning Across the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities
HSS Learning Across the Disciplines: History and Social Sciences
MNS Learning Across the Disciplines: Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Except where otherwise noted, all courses carry one course credit.
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German Studies (Conducted in German unless otherwise indicated)
German Study Off-Campus
One option for fulfilling the one-year language requirement is to participate successfully in one of the programs described below. Students continuing beyond the 102-level are encouraged to ask a member of the department (at least three semesters in advance of scheduled study abroad) about summer, semester, and year-long programs available to advanced students.
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) in Freiburg and Berlin
A one-semester or one-year program for juniors in good standing at the College. Students will take intensive language courses taught by IES instructors and a combination of IES tutorials and German-university-taught courses in a variety of disciplines as well as in German literature and history. Courses at Freiburg and at the Humboldt University in Berlin are conducted entirely in German and require a minimum proficiency of GRMN 250 or equivalent. Courses at Vienna are conducted mostly in English, and students with beginning German proficiency are usually eligible.
Wayne State University Junior Year in Munich
A year-long (or one-semester option) program for juniors in good standing at the college. Students will take an intensive language course offered by JYM staff and enroll directly at the prestigious Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, which offers a vast selection of courses in 150 degree-granting areas. The oldest intercollegiate study abroad program in Germany, the JYM is especially recommended for German majors. It offers a special independent study tutorial course, which can be counted for Junior I.S. credit in German.
Macalester Semester in Berlin-Vienna
A spring semester program for juniors in good standing at the college. The Macalester German Study Abroad program is a unique six-month program based in Berlin and Vienna that provides students with the opportunity to gain high proficiency in German and to immerse themselves academically, culturally, and socially in both Germany and Austria. Students will spend two months studying intensive German at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, before heading for Vienna, where they spend four months taking two program-specific courses, and two courses at the University of Vienna.
Study-Travel Seminar
A summer or one-semester program in German language and culture with a practical focus determined by the particular groups and institutions visited (theater, social organizations, hospitals, farms, etc.). Prerequisite: GRMN 20200 or equivalent.
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GRMN 41000 - Internship
A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated.
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GRMN 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, a two-semester course in thesis preparation taken in the senior year, supervised by a departmental adviser and approved by oral examination by the department in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 40100 Annually.
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GRMN 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(GERS)
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): GRMN-45200 Annually.
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Hebrew Language Students may take one or both semesters of Hebrew, offered through the Religious Studies Department, to fulfill the College’s foreign language requirement. Those with prior Hebrew who wish to continue it at the College must meet with the instructor to determine proper placement, which may require a placement test. Interested students should contact the Religious Studies Department.
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HEBR 10100 - Hebrew I Course Credit: 1
(AMST, CLST, MENA, RELS)
An introduction to understanding, reading, writing, and speaking modern Hebrew. Students learn the alphabet, acquire basic grammar essential for all forms of Hebrew, practice conversation, and read and write short passages. Video and audio materials all feature native speakers. While the emphasis is on acquiring the lived language of contemporary Israel, students are also introduced to the Hebrew language and Jewish civilization as it has evolved over three millennia through level appropriate words and phrases from Biblical and rabbinic texts. Students should understand that, while this class emphasizes the lived language of contemporary Israel, at this most basic level the reading, writing, and grammar skills are equally essential for learning Biblical Hebrew. Four hours per week.
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HEBR 10200 - Hebrew II Course Credit: 1
(AMST, CLST, MENA, RELS)
Continuation of HEBR 10100 . Four hours per week. Prerequisite(s): HEBR 10100
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HIST 10100 - Intro to Historical Investigation Course Credit: 1
(EAST, GLIS, WGSS)
An introduction to the study of history through the examination of a specific historical theme. Class format includes lecture and discussion. May be repeated. [HSS]
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HIST 10161 - Russia’s World War II: Film and History Course Credit: 1
(FILM, GLIS, RUSS)
The course explores the Soviet experience during World War II or what Russians refer to as “The Great Patriotic War.” Major themes include Stalin’s role in the war and the problem of leadership, the lives of common soldiers and the home-front, as well as the military dimension of the war. Film and fiction will be employed as primary sources to explore the memory of the war and its meaning for later generations of Russians. [HSS]
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HIST 10165 - West Africa & Black America, Connection Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This course is about West Africans and their connection to the Americas from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. We will focus on the changing nature of African political and social formations, the rise and development of the Atlantic slave trade, the impact of that trade on the Atlantic societies,especially the formation of Black American cultures and their relations and interactions with Africa. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10168 - Modern Civil Rights Movements Course Credit: 1
In this course we will address contemporary questions about race and racism by looking back at whence we came - the civil rights and black power movements. While the course will introduce students to familiar events, we will also learn about less familiar leaders, such as Ella Baker, and organization based in the north and the west as well as the ways these movements mirrored anti-colonial and nationalist movements across the globe. Thus, we will use civil rights and black power writings and scholarship as a vehicle for students to learn about the variety of the struggles and concerns, historical approaches, and scholarly debates within the larger fields of civil rights and black power studies. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10176 - History of Islam Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
This course surveys the development of Islam’s complex history, from its birth in the 7th century to its global expansion today. We will examine the ways in which language, time, space, ethnicity, social situation, and gender, among other factors, affected the history of Islam. In the meantime, we will show that the diversity of Muslim societies did not exclude the existence of global networks connecting Muslims around the world, fostering deep commonness across space and time. [global] Annually. [C, HSS, R]
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HIST 10177 - Latin American Revolutions Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, LAST)
This course examines the history of 20th century Latin American revolutions. In addition to considering ideas about how, when, and why people rebel, we’ll focus on case studies from Mexico, Cuba, Chile, and Nicaragua. We’ll emphasize both how different historians have interpreted these revolutions, and analyze first-hand accounts from the participants. [global] Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10181 - France in Age of Eiffel Tower Course Credit: 1
An introduction to the study of history through the examination of a specific historical theme. Class format includes lecture and discussion. We will explore the history of France in the decisive years from 1860 to 1914. These years have been remembered as: the birthplace of impressionism and an adventurous cultural avant-garde, the birth of mass culture and mass democracy, the rise of modern Paris. We will study this era in all its complexity, looking to art, literature, politics, and more. Expect heavy reading and writing. [HSS]
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HIST 10182 - America in the 60s and 70s Course Credit: 1
[HSS]
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HIST 10183 - Family in Chinese History Course Credit: 1
(CHIN, EAST, WGSS)
This course explores how the family function in Chinese history, from the earliest periods to the present day. We will explore the architecture and layout of the family house, and examine how the house accommodated daily activities. We will also examine the roles and duties of family members and how they negotiated the hierarchical and patriarchal/matriarchal order. Our inquiry will include rituals that marked significant transitions for individual and collective members of the family. [global, pre-1800] [C, HSS]
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HIST 10184 - Chinese Medical Tradition Course Credit: 1
(EAST)
This class will be an introduction to the history of Chinese medicine. We will explore its roots, and how it changed over time. We will examine canonical texts and ideas, and the multiple ways they have been reshaped in modern and contemporary periods. [global] [HSS]
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HIST 10185 - Great Lakes in an Age of Empire Course Credit: 1
This course explores the complex relationship between European empires, native tribes and native empires in the Great Lakes between 1750 and 1815. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which native groups become active participants in the politics of empire. [HSS]
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HIST 10186 - From Protest to Politics: Black, Struggles Since 1965 Course Credit: 1
From the early stirrings of black protests in the 1940s to contemporary reverberations of coalitions politics that contributed to the election of this nation’s first black President, this course examines the shift “from protest to politics.” To do this, students will examine the nexus between urban and suburban politics, focusing on housing, jobs, education, and prisons, as well as write short essays on the scholarship and draft their own research papers as a final project. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10187 - First Nations: a History of Native Ameri Course Credit: 1
This course focuses on some of the major issues Native American nations and tribes face as they seek to assert rights of self-determination in the second half of the twentieth century and start of the twenty-first century. It provides exposure to many Native peoples’ identities and ways of life and will explore themes of sovereignty, activism and reform, health and social welfare, art, culture and language, religious freedom, education and land and water rights. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10190 - American Social Reform Course Credit: 1
[HSS]
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HIST 10191 - Intro: History of Sexualities Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
This course will explore the construction and reconstruction of sexuality in the western world mainly in the twentieth century. The purpose of the course is to enable students to develop a critical understanding of how definitions of sexuality have developed in particular historical contexts, how social concerns about sexuality have played out in private and public realms, and how a spectrum of sexual identities have been made and remade over time. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10192 - History 101: Soccer As Global History Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Students in this course will explore the ways that soccer was shaped by and helped shape the global political, social, and cultural history since 1870. Emerging in the private schools of upper class England, soccer quickly spread across the global following patterns of trade, colonization, and war. As soon as it appeared, the game became embedded in debates about race, class, ethnicity, gender, and political and social economy. [HSS]
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HIST 10193 - War Stories & Soldiering Course Credit: 1
[HSS]
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HIST 10196 - Warfare in Global History Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This class explores the effects that war and military developments have on individuals, states, and societies and the role that societies in turn have on the nature of war itself. We will examine how studying these relationships can contribute to current debates in global history, around themes such as identity, mobility, gender, and the spread of ideas. Our focus will be on specific episodes and case studies, illuminating the diverse methodologies through which military history and the experience of war can be studied. [HSS]
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HIST 10197 - The Civil War Course Credit: 1
This course will cover a range of topics to better understand the causes of the war, key events during the Civil War itself, as well as what happened in its aftermath. We will pay special attention to the role of abolitionists and African Americans in transforming the course of the war, as well as the experiences of enslaved and free African Americans. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10198 - Race & the Law Course Credit: 1
[C, HSS]
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HIST 10199 - Medieval Course Credit: 1
[HSS]
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HIST 10600 - Western Civilization to 1600 Course Credit: 1
A survey of the rise of western civilization to 1600. European history. [Pre-1800] Annually. [HSS]
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HIST 10700 - Western Civilization Since 1600 Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
The development of western civilization from 1600 to the present. European history. Annually. [C, HSS]
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HIST 10800 - An Introduction to Global History Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Global history examines the interactions between different cultures across the globe from ancient times to the present. These interactions range from trade, to warfare, to the exchange of ideas, technology and disease. More specifically, global history explores the ways that those interactions have changed over time, and the impact they have had on economics, society, culture, politics and the environment at the local level. The course will introduce students to Global history through readings in the historiography of the field and in selected topics. The course will also critique the phenomenon of globalization from a historical perspective. [Global] Annually. [C, HSS]
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HIST 11000 - the United States Experience to 1877 Course Credit: 1
A survey of the development of United States society to 1877. [Pre-1800] Annually. [HSS]
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HIST 11100 - the United States Experience Since 1877 Course Credit: 1
A survey of United States history from 1877 to the present. Annually. [HSS]
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HIST 11500 - History of Black America: from West African Origins to the Present Course Credit: 1
(AFST, EDUC)
This course covers the history of black Americans from their origins in West Africa to the present. Although this course is a survey, it will have a topical approach. Topics will include the following: West African origins, the southern slavery experience, Black Reconstruction, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Power Movement. The current situation of black people is the result of this heroic and yet sometimes tragic history. This course will view the development of America from the black perspective, displaying a history that is not the traditional view of the United States. Annually. [C, HSS]
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HIST 20100 - The Craft of History Course Credit: 1
(CHIN, EAST, GLIS, WGSS)
An introduction to the critical skills of the historian-including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argument-through the study of a specific historical theme. A writing-intensive course, the class is taught as a seminar. The course is required for majors and minors, but it is open to students from all departments and programs. It is normally taken in the sophomore year and before HIST 40100-Junior I.S. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS, W]
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HIST 20101 - History of the News Course Credit: 1
(COMM, GLIS)
This course serves two functions. It is, first of all, an introduction to the history of the news in Western societies - from the newsbooks and ballads of the sicteenth century to the newspaper, broadcast news, and the internet. At the same time, this course is a practical introduction to the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20102 - History of Education in the U.S. Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
This course is an interdisciplinary examination ofthe history of schools and schooling in America, from the colonial period to the present. Of particular importance is the emergence and evolution of public schooling at the primary and secondary levels during the nineteenth century. Students will also explore the diverse educational experiences of various groups such as immigrants, Native Americans, African Americans, and women throughout American history. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20103 - Plagues in History Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Some of the most powerful forces in history are the ones we cannot see. As historical actors, bacterial and viral agents have shown little respect for national boundaries. This course looks at three major epidemics in history, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza. Through an analysis of primary sources we explore the challenges these diseases posed to belief systems, social relationships, and economic structures in both a local and a global context. This is a writing intensive course and specifically addresses the craft of reading and writing as a historian. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS, W]
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HIST 20104 - Latin America & the US Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, LAST)
This course is an introduction to the intimate but often conflictual relationship between the U.S. and Latin America from the early 19th century to the present. In addition to case studies drawn from U.S. relations with Mexico and Cuba, we will emphasize the evolving cultural, political, and economic roles of Latino communities in the U.S.. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20105 - The Holocaust Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This course examines the Nazi program of genocide and mass killing in the context of Nazi ideology and in the larger context of modern European history and the evolution of modern antisemitism. It also introduces students to some of the significant historiographical issues in the study of the Holocaust, including questions such as the meaning and significance of the term “Holocaust” and the disturbing phenomenon of Holocaust denial. A writing-intensive course, the class is taught as a seminar. A section of HIST 201xx is required for majors, but is open to students from all departments and programs. It is normally taken in the sophomore year and before HIST 40100 . Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor [HSS, W]
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HIST 20106 - History of the Civil Rights Movement Course Credit: 1
This course examines the African American civil rights movement during the twentieth century. We will interrogate the civil rights movement as a social movement and a historical period, highlighting important leaders and watershed events. Students will also examine the civil rights movement within the context of the Cold War as well as beyond the 1960s. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor. [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20107 - The Western: Mythmaking in Modern, America Course Credit: 1
(FILM)
An introduction to the critical skills of the historian-including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argument-through the study of a specific historical theme. A writing-intensive course, the class is taught as a seminar. This class is a historical investigation into the cultural phenomenon of The Western. Largely a twentieth-century creation, the western has, in crucial ways, come to stand for the larger American story. It has become, in many ways, the central American myth, our creation story. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20109 - Slavery in the Americas Course Credit: 1
(AFST, GLIS, LAST)
Students will explore how divergent local geography, patterns of settlement, religion, and legal systems contributed to the character of slavery in North and South America. Our analytical focus is on forms of slave agency and resistance through the eyes of contemporary actors and modern historians. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. (pre-1800) Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor. [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20110 - Race, Religion & Nation in East Asia Course Credit: 1
This course examines the arrival, development, and impacts of religions and religious institutions in the formation of ideas about race in East Asia. Topics range from European Jesuits, American Protestant missionaries, colonized Korea’s experience with Japanese Shinto, Japanese Protestantism, to China’s Muslim minority. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20113 - Crime & Punishment in Europe Course Credit: 1
Our subject is the history of crime and punishment in broad perspective, centering our attention on crimes of violence and criminal punishment in Europe, from the 17th to the early 20th century, with occasional comparative looks to the contemporary U.S.. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20114 - Medieval Environmental History Course Credit: 1
(ENVS)
Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20115 - Body in Chinese Tradition Course Credit: 1
(CHIN, EAST, WGSS)
The course will focus on the physical body and its somatic experiences as ways to think about the social, cultural, medical, religious and literary worlds in China. Besides examining the corporeal body, we will also explore the various ways in which the body in Chinese history has been described, represented, and interpreted. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of the instructor. [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20116 - Craft: Race, Sex, and Empire, 1850-1950 Course Credit: 1
(LAST)
Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20117 - The Fear of Death: Mortality and, State Power in the Early Modern World Course Credit: 1
This course will look at death as a site of state power in the early modern world (1500-1800). Using case studies from Europe, Asia, and the Americas we will consider topics such as: public executions and the display of bodies; state rituals for subjects killed in war or disasters; techniques for overcoming the fear of dying in battle; and the relationship between the state and other institutions with a claim on death. In terms of historical craft, the class will focus on the use of case studies in historical writing. We will consider how case studies can illustrate larger historical developments, how cases can be contextualized by drawing on secondary sources, and how different types of primary sources- images, archival documents, published writing, literature- can add texture and depth to a fragmentary case. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20118 - American Conservatism Course Credit: 1
Starting with the election of 1896, we will examine the different ways that conservative ideology has influenced U.S. political culture and came to define one of our major political parties. Topics include Southern Agrarians, Isolationists, ‘Ultraconservatives’, segregationists, the Religious Right, the Silent Majority, and Reagan Democrats. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 History course or permission of instructor. [HSS, W]
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HIST 20119 - West Africa U.S. Connection Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This course is about West Africans and their connection to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century. We will focus on the changing nature of African political and social formations, the rise and development of the Atlantic slave trade and the impact of that trade on African societies, and especially the formation of Black American cultures and their relations and interactions with Africa. As a HIST 201 course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 History course or permission of instructor. [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20120 - Craft: War and the Limits of Empire Course Credit: 1
If the British empire often presented its expansion as a benevolent civilizing mission, the threat of violence was rarely far from the surface. This course examines the history and memory of two of the most notorious wars of the British empire in Asia: the 1839-42 Opium War in China and the 1857-58 Rebellion in India. We will consider different explanations for the origin of the wars, how the wars affected British power in both India and China, the interpretation and re-interpretation of the wars with the rise of nationalism, and how marginalized histories have been (and wait to be) pieced together from the archival records. The rich body of secondary scholarship and primary sources available in English for both wars provides an excellent opportunity for students in a writing class to develop skills in writing and historical research. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20121 - The Craft of History: the History of, American Holidays Course Credit: 1
Turkey, Christmas trees, fireworks and Parades are just a few of the cultural icons of the American public calendar. As America developed a political structure and ideology it also developed a particular set of holidays both proscribed (like Memorial Day) and more popular events (like Valentines Day.) This course investigates how and why America’s public calendar has developed over the past three-hundred years. As a writing intensive course, students will engage in historiographical debates about the nature of American holidays and participate in creating historical narratives. We will explore what a holiday is, how they convey meaning, and why they change over time. In addition, we will use these cultural events to explore how Americans contest the culture in which they live. Throughout this course, students will be asked to grapple with two main questions: what is cultural history and how do American Holidays convey culture? [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20124 - Public History Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS, W]
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HIST 20127 - Early America Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History [HSS]
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HIST 20128 - America and the Gilded Age Course Credit: 1
This writing-intensive course is a historic and historiographic tour of the U.S. in the years between the deaths of Abraham Lincoln and William McKinley. It was a time of inconceivable change when mass immigration, urbanization, the rise of industrial capitalism, unimaginable disparities in wealth, riotous western expansion, and the emergence of the nation as an economic and military power. As a HIST 201XX course, this seminar is a practical introduction of the critical skills of the historian - including the analysis of primary sources, historiography, historical research and writing, and historical argumentation. Prerequisite(s): 1 full credit course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS, W]
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HIST 20129 - The Family in Chinese History Course Credit: 1
[C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20130 - Modern Civil Rights Movement Course Credit: 1
[C, HSS, W]
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HIST 20201 - Workshop: Historical Documentary Course Credit: 0.25
(FILM)
This course will provide a theoretical foundation and practical training in a historical methodology. This section focuses on the theory and practice of the historical documentary. We will study some landmarks of documentary history. We will examine practical considerations of documentary filmmaking and video production, working on lighting, composition, sound, software, and editing. We will work together to produce a series of short documentaries. A quarter-credit course, we will meet for about two hours a week for eight weeks of the semester. NOTE: Due to its partial credit (.25 course credit), the course does not fulfill the requirement for one course in Category II of the Film Studies minor. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of instructor.
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HIST 20203 - Workshop: Public History Course Credit: 0.25
This course will provide a theoretical foundation and practical training in a historical methodology. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of instructor.
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HIST 20204 - Writing History & Nonfiction Course Credit: 0.25
This course will provide a theoretical foundation and practical training in a historical methodology. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History or permission of instructor.
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HIST 20205 - History Through Film Course Credit: 0.25
If, as the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a film about a historical event the equivalent of reading a whole library about it? Can you learn “real history” from a Hollywood blockbuster? What are some of the ways feature films on historical events enhance or undermine our understanding of those events? How can we as moviegoers learn to watch feature films as critical historians? This workshop will introduce students to the pros and cons, as historians see them, of presenting history through feature films. The films we watch will all relate to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This course will count as the required prerequisite for participation in the winter break 2015-16 Wooster In Israel and Palestine program for students who have not completed HIST 22800 .
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HIST 20206 - Workshop: Historic Preservation Course Credit: 0.25
Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor
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HIST 20207 - Visualizing Information Course Credit: 0.25
Population censuses, economic figures, survey data, and maps are all important sources of evidence about the past. This course provides practical training in creating data visualizations that help tell a convincing story and strengthen your historical argument. We’ll cover where to find historical data, what kinds of graphs and charts are most appropriate for the evidence you have, and how to use visual design to communicate your ideas effectively. Note: these partial-credit courses do not count towards the major or minor. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor
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HIST 20208 - Wrkshop: Institutional History Course Credit: 0.25
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HIST 20600 - Medieval Europe, 500-1350 Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
Organized thematically, the course examines the political and economic development of Europe in the Middle Ages, including feudalism and manorialism, and their social and cultural underpinnings. Special attention will be given to the problem of the “invisible” people of the Middle Ages: peasants, women, and Jews. [Pre-1800] [HSS]
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HIST 20700 - Renaissance & Reformation Europe, 1350-1650 Course Credit: 1
Examines the great intellectual and religious events of the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries within their political and social contexts. In particular, the course will examine how the “new thought” of these centuries provided Europe with a new intellectual language for describing and evaluating the growth of absolutism and the conquest of the Americas. [Pre-1800] [HSS]
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HIST 20800 - Europe, 1890 to 1945 Course Credit: 1
(GERS, GLIS)
An investigation into European politics, society, and culture from 1890 to 1945. Topics include: mass politics and their discontents, modernism in the arts, new theories of society and personality, European imperialism, the second industrial revolution and the rise of socialist parties, feminism, the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Versailles Treaty, the rise of fascism, Stalin’s Russia, the Depression, the Spanish Civil War, the Nazi threat to Europe, the Second World War, and the Holocaust. [C, HSS]
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HIST 20900 - Europe Since 1945: Film and History Course Credit: 1
(FILM, GERS, GLIS)
This course examines politics, society and culture in Europe from the immediate aftermath of the devastation of the Second World War to the present. Topics include: the reconstruction of Europe, the Cold War, the dilemma of Americanization, the expansion of the social welfare state, decolonization and immigration, student protest, the radical right, (the challenges of) European integration, and more. A large part of our studies will be devoted to a consideration of how the larger political and social struggles of Europe have been refracted and interpreted in the art of cinema. [C, HSS]
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HIST 21200 - Plague in the Towns of Tuscany Course Credit: 1
(ARCH)
When the Black Death arrived in Europe in the middle of the fourteenth century, Tuscany’s advanced urban centers were hit first and hardest. Within the first two years of bubonic plague in Western Europe, such thriving commercial cities as Siena, Florence and Pisa, saw their populations cut in half. While these cities eventually recovered the experience of epidemic disease left its mark on the survivors. This course will explore the impact of the Black Death on the social, religious, and economic lives of these cities. By mapping the spread of the plague on location, we will consider how these cities responded with new public health measures and new interventions into the private and public lives of citizens. Offered as part of the “Wooster Summer in Tuscany” program. [Pre-1800] Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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HIST 21400 - Mystics, Popes and Pilgrims Course Credit: 1
From the late twelfth to the late fourteenth century, western Christendom grew simultaneously in two very different directions. While the papacy became increasingly involved in temporal concerns, often competing with kings and emperors for earthly power, ordinary believers sought more personal means of engaging with their faith. In the cases of more extra-ordinary believers, mystics and pilgrims, extreme physical hardship and the sacrifice of worldly possessions was seen as an avenue toward salvation. This course will explore the nature of these alternative expressions of faith and examine how the popularity and influence of such famous mystics as Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena challenged the worldly aspirations of the hierarchy of the Church. Field trips to the Vatican, Assisi, the pilgrim route to Rome, and a working monastery will emphasize the role landscape and location played in the experience of popular religion. Offered as part of the “Wooster Summer in Tuscany” program. [Pre-1800] Alternate Years. [C, HSS, R]
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HIST 21500 - Colonial Latin America Course Credit: 1
(LAST)
Latin American history from the pre-Columbian period to the 1830s. The course will emphasize the clash between European colonizers and indigenous populations, the development of Spanish and Portuguese colonial institutions and culture in America, and the overthrow of colonial rule in the early years of the nineteenth century. [Pre-1800, Global] Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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HIST 21600 - Modern Latin America Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, LAST)
Latin American history from the 1830s to the present. The course will emphasize the difficult problems encountered by Latin American nations forced to face the demands of the modern world with political, economic, and social institutions developed in a colonial past. [Global] Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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HIST 22000 - Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1688 Course Credit: 1
The emergence of the Tudor state, the English Renaissance and the Reformation, the Age of Elizabeth and overseas expansion, the early Stuarts and the struggle over the constitution, parliamentary politics and the Civil War, Cromwell and the Interregnum, Restoration politics and culture, the Glorious Revolution. [Pre-1800] [HSS]
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HIST 22100 - Modern Britain Course Credit: 1
The Hanoverian Succession, rise of cabinet and party politics, the structure of oligarchy, the Trans-Atlantic Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, the reform movements, Victorian prosperity, the rise of Labor, the World Wars, the rise of the Welfare State, decolonization, and the crisis of Europe. Annually. [HSS]
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HIST 22200 - the Industrial Revolution in Britain and Europe, 1760-1900 Course Credit: 1
A comparative study of Britain and Europe from the mid-eighteenth through the end of the nineteenth centuries. Topics covered include the origins of the Industrial Revolution in England and its expansion in Britain and Western Europe, technological expansion, the transformation of rural and urban communities, workplace organizations, the division of labor, popular protest and trade unionism. [HSS]
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HIST 22300 - Modern France Course Credit: 1
A survey of French politics, society, and culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Topics include: the revolutionary tradition and the revolutions of 1848, Napoleon III and the Second Empire, consumer culture, the Franco-Prussian War, the Paris Commune, peasants and workers, the belle époque and the Dreyfus Affair, the First World War, avant-garde culture, the crises of the interwar era, Vichy France, the wars of decolonization, May 1968, Immigration. [C, HSS]
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HIST 22700 - the Modern Middle East
Emphasis on the heritage of religious unity, the political tradition of universal empire, the contrast between cultural unity and ethnic division, the special role of cities, the ecological constants, and the heritage of imperialism. [Global]
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HIST 22800 - Israel/Palestine: Histories in Conflict Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, MENA)
The history of the current conflict from the late 19th century down to the immediate present. Emphasis will be on understanding Israeli and Palestinian national identities; the parties’ incompatible interpretations of history and their role in perpetuating the conflict; and the specific terms of a possible solution to the conflict. In some years, the course is offered in conjunction with the “Wooster in Israel/Palestine” spring break study trip. [Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23000 - Russia to 1900 Course Credit: 1
(RUSS)
The rise and fall of the Kiev State, the origins and expansion of Muscovy, and the Tsarist empire. Emphasis on nineteenth century intellectual history. [Pre-1800] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23100 - the Making of Africa Course Credit: 1
(AFST)
From early antiquity to the late 16th century, Africa and Africans have been key players in world affairs. Ancient Egypt, Kush, Aksum, Ancient Zimbabwe, the west African empires of Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Asante, as well as the state of Kongo in central Africa, the various Muslim dynasties in North Africa, and the Swahili citystates on the Indian Ocean coast, to name but a few examples, were the centers of this fascinating historical development. From the 16th century, the Atlantic slave trade, which lasted for at least three hundred years, destroyed African political, social, and economic institutions that sustained the continent on the world scene up to that time. As a consequence of that, this trade paved the way to the colonization of almost every single corner of Africa by European powers, beginning in the nineteenth century. In this course we will be exploring the various ways in which these developments have been shaping African societies, politics, and cultures over this long period of time. [Pre-1800, Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23200 - Africa from Colonization to Globalization Course Credit: 1
(AFST, GLIS)
With the official abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade in the early 19th century, the encounter between Africa and Europe took a new and dramatic turn, with the beginning of the “legitimate trade.” This course will investigate how this change paved the way to the conquest and colonization of most of the continent by countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Portugal. We are also going to examine the important role played by Africans during the two World Wars, the severe impact of the Great Depression on them, and the origins of the nationalist movement that led to the end of colonialism in the 1960s. We will then turn to the ways in which the combined effects of the Cold War, neocolonialism, and the failure of many of the first postcolonial leaders created a deep sentiment of disillusionment among millions of Africans and ushered into a tumultuous period that literally engulfed the continent from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Starting in the 1990s, strong civil society groups began to emerge and, against all odds in Africa and beyond, pushed forcefully for Africans to define their own place in the world. [Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23300 - Russia Since 1900 Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, RUSS)
Modern Russia, focusing on the Bolshevik Revolution, the Stalin era, World War II, the fall of the USSR and the rise of the new Russia under Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. [C, HSS]
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HIST 23400 - Traditional China Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, CHIN, EAST)
Chinese civilization, thought, and institutions from earliest times to 1644: the development of the imperial system, the Buddhist influx, the rise of gentry society, foreign invasions, and late empire. [Pre-1800, Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23500 - Modern China Course Credit: 1
(CHIN, EAST, GLIS)
Chinese history from 1644 to the present: the modernization of traditional institutions in response to the foreign challenge in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; rebellion, reform, nationalism, and communism as components of a Chinese revolution in process. [Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23600 - Modern Japan Course Credit: 1
(EAST)
Japanese history from the nineteenth century to the present: the decline of feudal society and the Western impact, Meiji transformation and growth as a world power, militaristic expansion and the Second World War, post-war recovery, and industrial development in the contemporary world. [Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 23700 - the United States and China Course Credit: 1
(CHIN, EAST, GLIS)
The historical development of relations between the United States and China from the late eighteenth century to the present day, as seen through diplomatic, economic, political, and intellectual contacts. [C, HSS]
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HIST 23800 - the American West Course Credit: 1
This course examines the development of the American West as a recognized region over the past 500 years. It focuses on several primary themes: ideologies of expansion, ethnic conflict, environmental change, technology, politics, and myth. Moreover, the course will examine how shifting historical interpretations of the West (including those of novelists and filmmakers) have reflected contemporary society. [HSS]
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HIST 23900 - Recent America: the United States Since 1945 Course Credit: 1
An examination of selected themes and topics of importance in recent American history, such as the Cold War, the Vietnam War, political coalitions, Presidential leadership, the 1960s as a decade, and contemporary cultural and economic concerns. [HSS]
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HIST 24000 - History of the Jews Course Credit: 1
This course spans three millennia, from antiquity to 1948. It breaks the broad outline of Jewish civilization into these areas: the origins and early history of the nation and religion of Israel; the transformation of the Jews into a diaspora people and the emergence of classical/rabbinic Judaism; Jewish existence as a tolerated minority under Christian and Muslim rule and the salient cultural characteristics of Jewish life in each domain; the redefinition of the geographical, communal, and religious parameters of Jewish life as the result of expulsions and persecutions in the early modern period; the fragmentation of Jewish identity in the modern period; and the enormous upheavals in Jewish life of the twentieth century: mass migrations, the Holocaust, and the establishment of the State of Israel. Two themes provide the threads of continuity throughout this chronological narrative: Jewish culture and forms of group life, and political, social, and cultural interaction with others. [Pre-1800, Global] [C, HSS]
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HIST 24400 - Early American Social History Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
The development of American societies through the early nineteenth century, focusing on the family, national character, and economic and cultural institutions. [Pre-1800]
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HIST 24401 - Sex and Power in Colonial America Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
This seminar traces the social and cultural evolution of colonial North America through an examination of sex, gender, and power. Organized around themes such as explorations and encounters; gender and culture in New England; sex, desire, and consequence; and rape and sexual power, this seminar adopts a trans-Atlantic framework to understand the experiences of Africans and Native Americans alongside the French, Spanish, Dutch, and English colonists. Along the way students will gain a sense of colonial North America as a turbulent and chaotic world. Additionally, we will investigate historiographical and theoretical debates concerning sex and sexuality, gender, race, and power in the colonial era and later. [HSS]
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HIST 24600 - United States Urban History
A study of the urbanization process from colonial settlements through the development of the modern metropolis. The course will focus on those forces that have shaped the modern American city.
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HIST 24700 - Women’s History in the United States
An exploration of women’s experience as it was limited by their roles as daughter, wife, and mother; how women used their roles to participate in the construction of American society and change the course of American history, emphasizing race, class, and gender.
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HIST 24900 - Intellectual History of Black America Course Credit: 1
A basic survey of some of the leading black thinkers in American history. [C, HSS, W]
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HIST 27505 - Fall of USSR/Rise New Russia Course Credit: 1
(GLIS, RUSS)
This course will examine Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history from the collapse of the Soviet Union through the present day. Course themes will include the the so-called “transition” from communism to capitalism in the 1980s and 1990s, the programs of Russian leaders Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, the post-Soviet economy, the evolution of Russian national identity and the problem of inter-ethnic relations in the Russian Federation. We will also examine Russian popular culture, political institutions, corruption, and social change. Special attention will be given to the nature of Putin’s presidency, Russian Foreign Policy (including Russian policies in relation to Syria, Ukraine and the Crimea) and the recent history of Russian-American relations. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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HIST 27506 - Latin American History in Film Course Credit: 1
(LAST)
Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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HIST 27507 - Iranian History & Cinema Course Credit: 1
(FILM, GLIS, MENA, RELS)
This course studies the development of Iranian cinema in political and social context. Topics include pre- and post-Revolution changes in society and cinema production, censorship, gender roles, religious institutions, social commentary, metaphor and symbolic language, and relations to Persian literature and cultural history. Regular film viewings are required and will be in Persian with English subtitles. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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HIST 27508 - Disunion: Civil War & Reconstruction Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [C, HSS]
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HIST 27509 - The American Revolution Course Credit: 1
This course is designed to investigate the reasons for, course of, and ramifications of the American Revolution. A war of minds and bodies, the Revolution pitted American citizen against British subject and encouraged an experiment in democracy. We will explore the political, social, economic and religious causes and consequences of American rebellion and revolution against Great Britain. We will question the intentions of the Revolutionary Generation as we untangle the American revolutionary myth with the reality. Beginning with the French and Indian War, this class will look at all aspects of American social realities and political ideology through the creation of the Constitution. In addition to the historical narrative we will ask how Americans have told the story of the nation’s founding and why these interpretations matter. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS]
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HIST 27510 - Remembering World War I Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor. [HSS]
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HIST 27511 - Plagues in History Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
Some of the most powerful forces in history are the ones we cannot see. As historical actors, bacterial and viral agents have shown little respect for national boundaries. This course looks at three major epidemics in history, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza. Through an analysis of primary sources we explore the challenges these diseases posed to belief systems, social relationships, and economic structures in both a local and a global context. This is a writing intensive course and specifically addresses the craft of reading and writing as a historian. Prerequisite(s): 1 course in History; or permission of instructor [HSS]
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