A study of human civilization from its origins to about 1500 A.D. The story of the human spirit arising from the primitive environs of the earliest societies to develop the ideas, institutions and tools that assured all humanity a meaningful existence will be told. The trials and triumphs of humanity everywhere will be highlighted through detailed discussions and audiovisual presentations about the great civilizations of the past. While lectures and discussions will be within a chronological framework, emphasis will be on the rise and fulfillment of cultures and the people who created them.
HIST 150 FYS: Race and Place in 20th Century America (3)
How has race functioned in various public places throughout the 20th century in the United States? How does race intersect with gender, social class, and sexuality? We will use case studies and primary sources to understand how identity has been constructed and understood in public libraries, swimming pools, parks, buses, beaches, and streetcorners throughout the 20th century. We will examine vagrancy laws, memorials, and histories of protest and resilience in New York City, St. Louis, Charlotte, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, and even our own South Bend. Our class will take a field trip to the Civil Rights Heritage Center, a formerly segregated swimming pool that now operates as a museum, where we will also meet with the granddaughter of a local Civil Rights icon. Gen ed: Historical Inquiry
HIST 201 United States History to 1865 (3)
This course will trace America from multiple beginnings—Native American, African, and European—through the major developments and events that led to the Civil War. It focuses on conquest, slavery, the development of colonial economies and societies, politics, culture, and the lived experiences of everyday women and men.
HIST 201W United States History to 1865 (4)
This course is a survey of the history of the United States from the first European settlements in the “New World” through the Civil War. If you don’t know what calendar dates that includes ... you need this course. This course will focus on writing more than the typical US History survey. This course provides students the opportunity to earn the Basic Writing require.
HUST 205 History of Famous Women (3)
Truth or Fiction? This course explores different ways of seeing (in) famous women from Eve to Cleopatra, Mary to Joan of Arc. Through class discussions, interdisciplinary readings (fiction and nonfiction, literature and history), art lectures, and film, we will study what myths and legends - both ancient and modern- tell us about the past and about ourselves. This course fulfils the Gen Ed requirement for Historical Inquiry and also fulfills a requirement for the Gender & Women's Studies major.
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