Courses

The Jewish Middle Ages from the decline of the Palestinian center to the beginnings of civic emancipation (ca. 200 A.D. to 1789).

The varieties of the Jewish experience since 1789; religious and secular, political and cultural.

This course is devoted to the historical development of the outer boroughs. Each student will conduct an original investigation and submit a substantial documented report on a related topic of their choice.

The social, cultural, and intellectual history of the Spanish Caribbean with particular attention to the transnational links between the islands, Spain, and the United States.

A chronological survey of the major periods, styles, artists, and monuments of western visual arts, primarily painting, sculpture, and architecture beginning with the earliest human artistic creations in prehistoric times, continuing through the ancient and medieval worlds to the Gothic era. (Note: Not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for ARTH 1 and 102.)

A chronological survey of the major periods, styles, artists, and monuments of western visual arts, primarily painting, sculpture, and architecture beginning with the development of the arts from the Renaissance through the Baroque and 18th century to the modern era. (Note: Not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for both ARTH 1 and 101.)

A study of women in the colonies, the young republic, the Jacksonian period, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Includes women's role in Westward Expansion and the origins of the Women's Rights Movement.

A study of women in the late 19th-century era of rapid industrialization and large- scale immigration and in 20th-century reform movements. Analysis of women in the work force and in the home. Includes the post-World War II feminist movement and women's issues of the 1980s and 1990s.

A study of women in the late 19th-century era of rapid industrialization and large- scale immigration and in 20th-century reform movements. Analysis of women in the work force and in the home. Includes the post-World War II feminist movement and women's issues of the 1980s and 1990s.

A study of plays with special reference to the history of theater architecture, scenedesign and acting.