Courses

The issues which led to secession; the War Between the States; the economic, political, and social results; recent tendencies and developments.

The issues which led to secession; the War Between the States; the economic, political, and social results; recent tendencies and developments.

Students not majoring in history must obtain a waiver from the department. Examination of the South since 1877, with emphasis on social, economic, cultural, political, and ideological developments.

Examination of the South since 1877, with emphasis on social, economic, cultural, political, and ideological developments.

A survey of films of the Southwest, emphasizing the history and cultural diversity of the region as represented on screen. (MULT) (WI).

This course examines the histories of the diverse peoples–from Ukraine to eastern Siberia–that came under the control of the Bolsheviks. It surveys the rise, fall, and aftermaths of Soviet power from the Russian Revolution to the present day. Topics covered include the lived experiences of the region’s multiethnic inhabitants through social, cultural, intellectual, and gender frameworks.

Soviet economic, political, and social trends since Stalins death in 1953.

This course will be dedicated to analyze the early processes of Spanish colonization in the Americas and their clash against Native American polities. We will focus mainly in the cases of Mexico and Peru, and the ways in which Spaniards and American indigenous societies confronted each other, the cultural assumptions they brought to these encounters, and how these assumptions affected the outcome. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course.

A study of representative works of the Golden Age (16th and 17th centuries) in Spain.

A study of Spanish culture with special emphasis on its literature. LAN 303 will cover the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. LAN 304 will cover the eighteenth century to the present day. Lectures and readings in English.