History Undergraduate Course Descriptions: Fall Fall 2018

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1 History Undergraduate Course Descriptions: Fall 2018 For more information on any specific course, contact the instructor. For questions about major or program requirements, contact the undergraduate adviser, Dr. William Meier Fall 2018 ADRN 20101: Make Your Major Work! How to Get a Real Job with your B.A. 15:30-16:50 MW (first 8 weeks of the semester) Dr. C. Sanders In this course, students will work with Terrence Hood, Career Advisor for AddRan College of Liberal Arts, to learn to market themselves effectively to perspective employers. Students will learn to articulate the skills and abilities that they possess; the skills and abilities that employers look for. Upon completion of this course students will have a polished resume and cover letter, a working professional portfolio, and will have practiced their interview skills. HIST 10203: Origins of Western Civilization: Europe to 1348 (HT, HUM) 12:30-13:50 TR Dr. M. Kirkland This course will explore the path of European history from the origins of civilization to Its principal elements include the early societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Israel, the political and cultural contribution of Greece and Rome, the rise of Christianity and Islam, the characteristics of the medieval world, and the Black Death. HIST 10213: The World Expanded: Europe (HT, HUM) 14:00-15:20 TR Dr. M. Kirkland This course will explore the history of Europe in the early modern period, bracketed by the Black Death and the French Revolution. Principal themes include the artistic achievements of the Renaissance, the expansion of education and literacy, the invention of the printing press, the religious conflicts of the Reformation, the growth of centralized nation-states, the dramatic discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, and the creation of a global framework for the European experience. HIST 10223: Modernization and Its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the present (HT, HUM) 11:00-11:50 MWF Dr. C. Sanders 14:00-15:20 TR Dr. C. Sanders A survey of the history of Europe in the 19 th and 20 th centuries, in which we see the development of the political, social and economic systems that characterize the modern world. This is also a period that has been dubbed "the age of extremes," in which Western civilization achieved some of its most glorious and its most barbaric feats: world wars and weapons of mass destruction, spectacular technological advances, history's greatest ideological conflicts, the collapse of empires, unprecedented social and economic progress, and a dramatically accelerated rate of change in all areas. We will focus on the common heritage and themes that make it possible to speak of 'European' history, while at the same time developing an appreciation for regional and cultural variations. The course will identify, explore, and define the developments of modern European history, question why they happened, and evaluate their impact.

2 HIST 10603: United States History: A Survey to 1877 (HT, SSC) 9:00-9:50 MWF Dr. S. Woodworth 11:00-12:20 TR Dr. K. Stevens 10:00-10:50 MWF Dr. G. Smith 12:30-13:50 TR [Staff] 11:00-11:50 MWF Dr. S. Woodworth 14:00-15:20 TR Dr. R. Sharpless 12:00-12:50 MWF [Staff] 13:00-13:50 MWF [Staff] Review of the evolution of the American nation from the discovery of the New World to the end of the Civil War era, with emphasis on major forces shaping its development. Readings, course requirements and course design vary with the individual instructor. HIST 10613: United States History: A Survey from 1877 (HT, SSC) 8:00-8:50 MWF [Staff] 9:30-10:50 TR [Staff] 9:00-9:50 MWF [Staff] 11:00-12:20 TR [Staff] 10:00-10:50 MWF [Staff] 12:30-13:50 TR [Staff] 11:00-11:50 MWF [Staff] 14:00-15:20 TR [Staff] 12:00-12:50 MWF [Staff] 18:30-21:10 T W. Watters 13:00-13:50 MWF [Staff] Review of the emergence of the American nation through the transitional crises of the past hundred years, with emphasis on the roots of movements persisting into the modern period. Readings, course requirements and course design vary with the individual instructor. HIST 10713: Multicultural America Survey (CA, HUM) 13:00-13:50 MWF [Staff] A thematic survey of the making of the United States from a multicultural perspective. Spanning the precolonial era to the present, the course includes units on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, European immigrants, and Latinos/as--analyzing the different groups comparatively and in relationship to one another. In addition to history, the course includes elements of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and explores the intersections between race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. HIST 10803: Introduction to Islamic Civilization (HT, HUM) 8:00-9:20 TR Dr. H. Hosainy 9:30-10:50 TR Dr. H. Hosainy This course surveys the history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the end of the fifteenth century. Students will be introduced to basic aspects of the political, social, and cultural dimensions of Islamic civilization from Spain to Iran as they changed over time. In the midst of mapping this broad view, we will focus our attention on how specific historical figures and events contributed to definitions of Islamic identity, community, and authority. Central themes include the emergence of Sunni and Shi`i identities, the relationship of Muslims and non-muslims, and the unique material and intellectual contributions of Islamic civilization to world history and other societies. An overarching goal of this course is to focus attention on the history of the Islamic Civilization in this formative phase as a fascinating, complicated, and enriching study in its own right. In order to do this, students will be expected to master key terms and concepts of the period. The intent of all essay

3 exams is to hone analytical skills and written expression. No previous knowledge of the history or languages of the Middle East is required. HIST 10923: Latin American History: The Colonial Period (CA or HT, HUM) 8:00-9:20 TR [Staff] 11:00-12:20 TR Dr. A. Hidalgo This course explores the history of Latin America from Columbus to independence. We will consider the implications of Spanish and Portuguese expansion in the Americas including the fall of the Aztec and Inca empires, the Colombian exchange, the spread of Catholicism, the African diaspora, rituals of rule and popular resistance, race and society, piracy and imperial rivalries, networks of trade, and revolutionary movements of the early nineteenth century. Students will study first-hand accounts to assess the strategies used by institutions and individuals to negotiate aspects of governance and everyday life. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and written assignments you will gain important analytical and research skills to evaluate multiple and often conflicting sources of information. HIST 10933: Latin American History: The National Period (GA or HT, HUM) 8:00-8:50 MWF Dr. P. Szok 9:00-9:50 MWF Dr. P. Szok This course focuses on the region s development from the 1820s to the present. Students will study the aftermath of independence, Latin America s insertion into the global economy, the impact of modernization on society, and the region s experimentation with various political models, including conservatism, liberalism, populism, neo-liberalism, and revolution. Special emphasis will be placed on culture, with analysis of music, film, art, literature, and dance. Students should expect to be active participants in class and to prepare readings for every session. They will examine documents and debate materials with their colleagues, and they will take essay-based exams and complete several small papers. HIST 30003: The Greek World 9:30-10:50 TR Dr. M. Kirkland This course will introduce students to the culture and civilization of Ancient Greece. The course will cover the political and military history, art, literature, philosophy, and science of Greece from the Archaic period to the incorporation of Greece into the Roman Empire. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on the enduring democratic and cultural legacy of Ancient Greece. HIST 30073: Internship in Public History Contact Dr. Meier for details. HIST 30153: Junior Honors Tutorial Contact Dr. Meier for details. HIST 30343: From Subject to Citizen: The French Revolution (HT, WEM) 14:00-15:20 MW Dr. C. Sanders

4 May Racked by overwhelming government debt and insufficient tax revenue, King Louis XVI convened the Estates General in an effort to reform France s tax law and to alleviate the debt. Little did he, or anyone else, know that this would be the beginning of the end of absolute monarchy in France, and the commencement of France s transition from monarchy to republic. From legal revolution to republic, to the Reign of Terror and then Napoleon, students will investigate the complex issues that accompanied democratic revolution in late eighteenth-century France. In addition to becoming more familiar with the chronology of events of the French Revolution, students will also examine the change that the Revolution brought to distinct components of French society, women, slaves in Haiti, working people, peasants, etc. This course requires students to complete short, 3-5 page, analytic papers and a research project. HIST 30703: Modern Egypt: A History 11:00-12:20 TR Dr. H. Hammad In less than a century Egypt has experienced two popular revolutions and gone through radically different forms of political systems and public culture. The National Revolution of 1919 established the nation state under the monarchy, which was transformed into a military authoritarian republic in The toppling of President Husni Mubarak through a peaceful popular revolution in February signals, once again, Egypt s leadership of the Arab nations in their search for democracy and social justice. To provide students with an appropriate historical context in which these Egyptian revolutions arose, this course explores the socio-economic and cultural foundations of modern Egypt. From the formation of the Egyptian state in the beginning of the 19 th century until the ousting of Mubarak, the course traces the struggle of Egyptians to build a modern, but authentic, nation. The course will address European imperialism, Westernization, the rise of Arab nationalism, authoritarianism and political Islam among other forces that shaped the unique Egyptian experience. Social issues such as the formation of modern classes, women s position in society, and the contribution of minorities will be examined to understand continuity and change in Egyptian society. No previous knowledge of the history or languages of the Middle East is required. HIST 30723: Women in the Middle East 14:00-15:20 TR Dr. H. Hammad This course examines the position, contribution, cultural representation and socio-economic status of women in the Middle East from the advent of Islam to present with particular focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By tracing women's legal status, sexuality, public morality, family and social life, and female economic and political participation, this course seeks to shed light on the history of women in predominantly Muslim societies to challenge the notion that Muslim women have always been passively static and segregated in the Harem. The goal is to show how gender divisions and roles have been changing and dynamic over time. After an introduction to theoretical perspectives and debates on gender and women in the Middle East and Islam, the first section of the course deals with the early history of Islam and explores the much-debated question of the origins of gender inequality in Islamic societies. The second part examines the medieval and pre-modern periods and investigates women's actual place in

5 society, as opposed to the idealized version, and discusses the question of the harem and the influence of women in political life. The third and longest part of the course covers the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It addresses the challenges posed by the impact of the West, the effects on women and female reactions to the challenges of imperialism and modernization and the rise of different types of feminisms, including state and Islamist feminisms. The final section addresses questions relating to the return of Islam in post-colonial Middle Eastern states and its repercussions for women in dress, employment, and morality. In addition to scholarly studies, the course benefits from fiction and documentary films and public literature to see how Middle Eastern public culture has defined and debated gender divisions amidst rapid political, social and economic changes. Course Goals This class is designed to enable students to: Demonstrate awareness of the status and roles of women in various Muslim communities as resulting from historical, religious, cultural, social, economic and political processes. Understand Muslim women's contemporary struggle for economic, political, and civil equality. Examine authoritative texts such as the Qur an and Hadith for Muslim views on gender, and gender roles. Articulate how Muslim women resist and challenge gender roles in Muslim societies and formulate authentic non-western feminism. Critically examine the universality of the ideals of Western feminism. Learn to analyze and synthesize scholarly material and utilize literary and cinematic productions to answer historical questions and develop a well-supported argument. HIST 30963: History of Brazil (CA) 11:00-11:50 MWF Dr. A Navarro This course is a survey of Brazilian history from the arrival of the Portuguese to the present. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world by area and by far the largest in Latin America (roughly four and a half times the size of Mexico.) One out of every five people in the Americas lives in Brazil. In this course we will examine the foundations of Brazilian society during the colonial phase, the early economic development around sugar plantations, and the evolution of a large slave population in the region. We will study the unusual circumstances of independence, a process that maintained both monarchy and slavery. As the empire gave way to the Old Republic, we will discuss the rubber and coffee booms, the development of regional political battles and the formation of the Estado Novo under Getúlio Vargas. The course will cover the period of military government in Brazil, the wave of democracy and new economic growth in the 1980s, and conclude with a discussion of current events in the country. HIST 30970: Muslim Gunpowder Empires (HT pending) 12:30-13:50 TR Dr. H. Hosainy Muslim Gunpowder Empires is a comparative historical survey covering three great early-modern Muslim empires, namely the Mughals, the Safavids, and the Ottomans. The three empires ruled over a vast geography including North Africa, the Balkans, Turkey, the Arab Middle East, Iran, and the Indian Subcontinent. We will start the course with a discussion about the common origins of these three Turko-Persianate Muslim dynasties, all of which combined their nomadic dynamism with urban literary culture. In the discussion about the expansion of these nomadic tribes into full-fledged empires, we will cover the following themes: The role of religion in early warriors militancy, the slave armies, the expansion of early modern bureaucracy, the rise of Sunnism and Shi ism as official

6 religions, as well as social status and gender relations. In addition to the texts, we will read memoirs and travel accounts as well as study religion, poetry, and art in these three empires. Major course goals for students include: 1) Develop a rich understanding of early-modern Islamic civilization as viewed through the Safavid, Mughal, and Ottoman empires. 2) Compare and contrast cultural and institutional developments in the three empires. 3) Engage in and reflect on the debates about how Islam influenced the development of early-modern Muslim empires. HIST 30993: History of Mexico (GA, WEM) 13:00-13:50 MWF Dr. A. Navarro This course is a survey of Mexican history from the wars of Independence to the present. It examines the causes of independence in Mexico and its turbulent political aftermath, the struggle to define the Mexican nation in the nineteenth century, and the precursors to the revolutionary impulses of the early twentieth century. The Mexican Revolution opened a new era in the country s history and we will study its development and consequences as a way to understand the path of Mexican political and social development over the twentieth century. The course will closely examine Mexico s role in World War II and the development of a single-party dominant electoral system. We will conclude with a discussion of current events in Mexico, including the myriad challenges of US-Mexican relations. HIST 40103: Senior Honors Project Contact Dr. Meier for details. HIST 40643: History of the Civil War and Reconstruction 14:00-14:50 MWF Dr. S. Woodworth The Civil War was the central, pivotal event of United States history. More costly in lives than all the American wars that had gone before, and more than any that followed, the Civil War decided not only whether the United States would remain a nation but also whether it would remain a nation that tolerated slavery or take a large step toward living up to the promise of its founding document that all men are created equal. The war impacted every area of American society, North and South, from the home front to the war fronts. In this course we ll cover the years immediately leading up to the war, the war itself, and its aftermath in the period called Reconstruction. Since this is a course about a war, you can expect to encounter a fair bit of military history, but we ll also cover the political and social aspects of the conflict. The semester s reading assignments will include Steven E. Woodworth, This Great Struggle: America s Civil War; John G. Selby, Virginias at War: The Civil War Experiences of Seven Young Confederates; Edward K. Spann, Gotham at War: New York City, ; and Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown, Sherman s march in Myth and Memory. The course will include three essay exams. HIST 40673: United States History, :30-21:10 W W. Watters This course offers an examination of the major themes and developments in the United States, beginning with the American entry into World War II, the home front, and the post-war era. Coverage includes the presidencies of Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy and the other

7 presidents of the period. Cultural and interpretative presentations are made on the Cold War, the New Left, the rise of the drug culture, and economic ideologies. The Korean and Vietnam Wars are treated in an interpretive manner with emphasis on political developments and ramifications of the wars. HIST 40743: History of Texas 14:00-15:20 TR Dr. R. Sharpless The History of Texas explores the past of one particular region from the period before European contact to the 1990s. We focus primarily on the people of the region and how they made their ways economically and socially in a sprawling, diverse area. The collateral readings feature studies of gender during the Texas Revolution, communities of African American freed people, and the world of Governor Ann Richards. HIST 40883: War and Memory in American Culture (WEM) 12:30-13:50 TR Dr. K. Vuic In her testimony before the U.S. Senate in 1988, Vietnam veteran Diane Carlson Evans posed the question: Who decides whom America will remember? This course will answer her question by considering how Americans have remembered the wars of our history. What do we remember about wars, and conversely, what do we forget? Whose participation have we celebrated, and whose have we ignored? And, who has decided the answers to these questions, policymakers or the people? To answer these questions, this course will examine the ways in which memorials and monuments, commemorative activities, films, and historical sites create public memories of wars and the challenges inherent in creating these memories. It will also consider to what degree these memories have been accepted and rejected in different time periods as well as the changing nature of memory. Thus, it will consider not only how wars have been remembered, but also how they have been interpreted by different people at different times. HIST 41913: Afro-Latin America (WEM) 9:30-10:50 TR Dr. P. Szok A survey of the African presence in Latin America, from colonial times to the present, with emphasis on cultural manifestations of ethnicity, including music, dance, visual culture, literature, and film. Students will examine Afro-Latin American history in a multi-disciplinary fashion and in a manner designed to improve writing/analytical skills. [Left: Mural of Panamanian reggaesero Kafu Banton by the artist David C. Garcia; photograph by P. Szok, 2001]

8 HIST 49903: History Major Seminar (US) (WEM) 10:00-10:50 MWF Dr. T. Kerstetter The course will guide students through the conceptualization and execution of a research project based on archival sources located on campus and I'm the community. The resulting paper, not to exceed 10,000 words, should provide a writing sample suitable for graduate school applications, the foundation for a conference presentation, and, possibly for publication. Most projects will probably focus on local, state, or regional topics. Prospective students are invited to contact the instructor with questions and to discuss potential projects. HIST 49903: History Major Seminar (Europe) (WEM) 11:00-12:20 TR Dr. J. Campbell This section of the History Major Seminar will explore questions of nationalism, national identity and separatism over the past few centuries in Europe, focusing on the Spanish region of Catalonia. Over the past year, Catalans have increasingly pushed for independence from Spain, while their efforts have been firmly resisted by the Spanish government. As of late March 2018, the former president of the Catalan regional government was imprisoned in Germany, awaiting extradition to Spain on charges of corruption and treason. This question has deep historical roots, going back to Catalonia s history as an independent medieval county, and Madrid s historical emphasis on maintaining a unified Spain. It is also a question of European identity, as the other members of the European Union weigh in on whether an independent Catalonia would be accepted in the European Union. Our course will examine this question since at least the 1600s, when Catalonia first attempted a fullscale rebellion against Spanish control. Students may choose to evaluate a key moment along the timeline of Spanish/Catalan history, such as the 1640 revolt, the Catalan Renaissance of culture and literature in the 19 th century, Catalonia s role in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, or the relationship between Catalonia and the rest of Spain since the establishment of democracy in the 1970s. Or, they may choose to focus on a particular thread that runs through this history, such as the role of the Catalan language in separatist identity, or the nature of the Spanish government s efforts at maintaining unity, or how the justifications for Catalan difference evolve over time. Through the semester, we will also keep an eye on current events as they unfold, and evaluate how history is being employed or ignored in the cases made by each side. This capstone seminar completes your training as a history major and thus requires that you demonstrate mastery of the historian s craft. This includes proficiency in research, primary source analysis, interpretation, and writing, culminating in a page research paper modeled on essays published in professional historical journals. You will receive substantial guidance along the way, submitting multiple assignments including progress reports, bibliographies, and drafts of the paper, in addition to participating in class discussions, peer review, and formal presentation of research. TCU Core Curriculum Codes: SSC - Social Sciences

9 HUM - Humanities HT - Historical Traditions GA - Global Awareness CA - Cultural Awareness LT Literary Traditions WEM Writing Emphasis CSV Citizenship and Social Values Fall 2018