Bloody Sunday - Selma, Alabama March 7, 1965 Department of History Bentley University Waltham, MA 02452 http://www.bentley.edu/history/
TABLE OF CONTENTS History Major/Minor... 3 Spring 2015 History Course Offerings and the LSM... 4, 5 HI 200 The Making of Our Contemporary World... 6 HI 261 Latin America (1800 - Present)... 7 HI 265 History of Japan... 8 HI 266 Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary... 9 HI 267 Past and Present in Africa... 10 HI 279 Modern South Asia... 11 HI 305 Arts and Society... 12 HI 306 War and Society... 13 HI 307 Through Children's Eyes... 14 HI 314 History of the World Economy... 15 HI 323 The Medieval West... 16 HI 334 The Soviet Union and After... 17 HI 343 Modern U. S. History (1920 - Present)... 18 HI 344 Constitutional History of the U. S.... 19 HI 351 Religion in American Life... 20 HI 383 World War II... 21 HI 391 History of Boston... 22 HI 392 History of Terror and Terrorism... 23 HI 395 The History of American Sports... 24 HI 398 The History of Medicine... 25 2
HISTORY MAJOR The history major consists of 8 courses beyond those required for the General Education Core. These include: four 3-credit courses in your major field of concentration (American, European, Asian or Latin American history, or a thematic concentration) at least one 3-credit course outside your major field of concentration at least one 3-credit course in non-western history the 400-level Seminar in History course Contact: Marc Stern History Dept. Adamian Academic Center Office AAC 127 mstern@bentley.edu 781-891-2814 HISTORY MINOR A minor in history allows students who are not history majors to pursue a special interest. A minor in history can be a significant addition to any major program. The minor consists of four courses beyond those you ll take in the General Education Core. At least three of these courses must be organized around a regional or thematic concentration; for example, U. S., European, Latin American/Caribbean, or Asian history; war and society, or economic history. Contact: Bridie Andrews History Dept. Adamian Academic Center Office G121 bandrews@bentley.edu 781-891-2424 3
Spring 2015 History Course Offerings and the LSM American Studies HI 200 The Making of Our Contemporary World HI 343 Modern U.S. History HI 351 Religion in American Life HI 391 History of Boston HI 398 Baseball as American History Earth, Environment, and Global Sustainabilty HI 267 Past and Present in Africa HI 314 History of World Economy Ethics and Social Responsibility HI 306 War and Society HI 307 Through Children s Eyes Global Perspectives HI 200 The Making of Our Contemporary World HI 261 Latin America (1800 Present) HI 265 History of Japan HI 266 Middle East: Islamic & Contemporary HI 267 Past and Present in Africa HI 279 Modern South Asia HI 306 War and Society HI 314 History of the World Economy HI 323 The Medieval West HI 334 The Soviet Union and After HI 383 World War II HI 392 History of Terror and Terrorism HI 395 History of Medicine Quantitative Perspectives HI 314 History of the World Economy Media Arts and Society HI 305 Arts and Society 4
Spring 2015 History Course Offerings and the LSM (cont.) Diversity and Society HI 200 The Making of Our Contemporary World (Social) HI 261 Latin America (1800 Present) HI 265 History of Japan HI 266 Middle East: Islamic & Contemporary (Global) HI 267 Past and Present in Africa (Global) HI 334 The Soviet Union and After (Global) HI 343 Modern U.S. History (1920 Present) HI 351 Religion in American Life (Domestic) 5
THE MAKING OF OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD HI 200 Coca Cola International Apollo 17 Walk on the Moon Landing on the shores of Normandy Construction of the Berlin Wall The Fall of the Berlin Wall This course is designed to provide a broad conceptual grasp of the modern world by examining the major developments and events of the past century. Two world wars, a cold war, decolonization and ethnic conflicts have made the 20 th century one of the most tumultuous in world history. The growth of the global economy has produced fundamental changes in lifestyles and in the types of issues that confront us. Rapid urbanization, the changing roles of women, the communications revolution and the spread of consumer societies have created conditions unknown to earlier generations. But not all cultures have created conditions unknown to earlier generations. Not all have benefited equally, and this has created tensions between the haves and the have nots. The world s different societies share the globe uneasily, but know they must coexist. The challenge is to make that happen. To Be Offered: The History Faculty See the Full Spring 2015 Schedule for Specific Time 6
LATIN AMERICA (1800 PRESENT) HI 261 The late Hugo Chávez, former president of Venezuela The region now called Latin America encompasses numerous nations and a great diversity of languages, ethnic groups, geographical terrains, and religious and political beliefs. This course examines the history of this dynamic region from the end of Spanish and Portuguese rule in the 19 th century to the early 21 st century. Topics of particular focus will include authoritarianism and democratization, race and racism, US-Latin American relations, the region s enormous economic inequalities, and the famous 20 th - century revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This course has particular relevance for students interested in international economic history, globalization, and/or US foreign policy, as well as the history of the Latin American region itself. Graham Nessler To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 3 W/F 8:30 A.M. 9:45 A.M. 7
HISTORY OF JAPAN HI 265 Battle of Tsushima - 27 May 1905 Refugees fleeing the port city of Yokohama, which was under heavy attack in 1945. Modern Girls--"Mogos"--in Tokyo, 1920s American culture in modern Japan Introduces the history and culture of Japan. Examines the intellectual, political, social and economic patterns of the civilization. Discusses the warrior society of early Japan and its response to Chinese culture. Traces the development of a distinctive Japanese civilization in early Heian society, the resurgence of the warriors, the roles of women, and the development of feudalism. Examines Japanese aesthetics through media such as noh plays, gardens, paintings and animation. Examines the growth of pre-modern society and economy during the long Tokugawa era. Traces the coming of western influence and Japan's sprint to modernize during the Meiji period; the China and Pacific wars, the American Occupation after WWII, and the growth of a dynamic global economy in contemporary Japan. Bridie Andrews To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 15 M/W 5:00 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 8
MIDDLE EAST: ISLAMIC AND CONTEMPORARY HI 266 The Kabaa in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Studies geography and peoples of the Middle East today. Examines Muhammad s teachings, Arab conquests, formation of Islamic civilization, dominations of the Turks and Mongols, Latin Crusades, Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran. World War I and European mandates, emergence of modern Turkey and Egypt, Israel s birth and struggle for existence, plight of the Palestinian refugees, Arab conservatism vs. socialism, and other issues are explored. Mark Rosenberg To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 16 T/R 5:00 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 9
PAST AND PRESENT IN AFRICA HI 267 Explores major developments in Africa s past along with present and future challenges. Emphasizes African initiative and innovation, and encounters with external influences. Topics include the origins and growth of indigenous societies and states; political, economic and religious change; women s lives and gender relations; European colonial impact; decolonization and post-independence struggles. Special attention is given to African cultural production and work with primary sources. Thomas Johnson To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 10 T/F 12:45 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 10
MODERN SOUTH ASIA HI 279 Taj Mahal Sepoy Rebellion Prime Minister Benizer Bhutto This course provides a general introduction to Modern South Asian History. After a brief introduction to the history of ancient India, it will address the rise and fall of the Mughal empire; the advent of British colonial rule and subsequent cultural and social change under the British Raj; the emergence of nationalism and the freedom struggle with particular emphasis on Gandhi; the Partition of the Indian subcontinent; renewed religious identities; the postcolonial subcontinental economy; and the perception of the region by postcolonial South Asian communities outside South Asia itself. Angma Jhala To Be Offered: Section H01 Block 4 T/R 9:55 A.M. 11:10 A.M. 11
ARTS AND SOCIETY HI 305 Laocoön and His Sons in the Vatican Arts and Society examines the interaction of art, politics, economics, and culture during the last six centuries, starting with the Renaissance. Particular attention will be paid to three different countries in three very different centuries. Holland in the 17 th century, the Age of Rembrandt and the Dutch East India Company; France in the 19 th century, the Age of Impressionism and the Industrial Revolution; America in the second half of the 20 th century, the Age of Abstract Expressionism and American Empire. This course will provide an introduction to the history of art and the art of History for the beginner. (Course requires students to meet at Boston museums at least 3 times which count as a class). John Hermanson To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 11 W/F 2:10 P.M. 3:25 P.M. 12
WAR AND SOCIETY HI 306 War has had a decisive impact on past civilizations and is a preoccupation in our own. It explores a community s hopes, pretenses, and fears; its social structure and level of technology; and its sense of honor and capacity for sacrifice. The course examines the place and practice of war in five different settings: the medieval west, 18 th century America and the American Revolution, 18 th -century France and the French revolutionary army, Western Europe and World War I, and America in the nuclear age. A variety of books, films and other materials are used to present a vivid and thoughtful account of each culture and its involvements with war. David Curley To Be Offered: Section H01 Block E2 T 6:30 P.M. 9:00 P.M. Section E01 Block 13 M/W 3:35 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 13
THROUGH CHILDREN S EYES HI 307 Child labor working in the textile mills during World War II This course examines selected crises in twentieth century history through literary, film and other recorded or remembered experiences of children. Emphasizing primarily the history of Europe, it also discusses other areas of the world deeply influenced by European ideas, imperialism and economic domination. Alexander Gribanov To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 6 M 9:55 A.M. 11:20 A.M. R 11:10 A.M. 12:35 P.M. 14
HISTORY OF THE WORLD ECONOMY HI 314 Textile Mill in Lancashire, England English Industrial Revolution Modern Chinese Garment Workers Traces the history of modern capitalism and alternative economic systems by examining both western and non-western country and firm cases, the struggle for empire and world markets, and the economic impact of different theories of political economy. It seeks to help students look at the historical roots of economic growth and decline in a variety of contexts. Marc Stern To be offered: Section 001 Block 9 M/R 12:45 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 15
THE MEDIEVAL WEST HI 323 The Medieval West explores the history of Europe in the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, roughly the 5 th to the 15 th centuries. During this thousand year period the western world descended into the chaos and violence that accompanied the breakup of the ancient civilization and gradually, sometimes painfully, reconstituted itself as the foundation of our modern world. Douglas Kierdorf To be offered: Section 001 Block 8 T/F 11:20 A.M. 12:35 P.M. 16
THE SOVIET UNION AND AFTER HI 334 Bolshevik Revolution Lenin Did You Volunteer to Glory to the Soviet State! Thank You Dear Stalin Join the Red Army? For Our Happy Childhood! This course will examine Russia and the Soviet experiment one of the most audacious efforts in history to create a perfect society and a new world. We will focus on key Soviet achievements and failures, looking not only at policies, but also at the people involved, from Joseph Stalin to ordinary peasants. We will also examine the impact the Soviet Union had on the world, including its involvement in World War II and the clash of the two superpowers in the Cold War. We will then discuss the reasons for the rapid Soviet collapse and the emergence of new states in Europe and Asia. We will be formulating and discussing historical questions, but we will also try to feel and experience Soviet and Russian history through a variety of primary sources and multimedia tools. Leonid Trofimov To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 12 T/R 2:10 P.M. 3:35 P.M. 17
MODERN U.S. HISTORY (1920 PRESENT) HI 343 The opening of the Panama Canal 1914 The Great Depression of the 1930s. Unemployed men looking for jobs. The first flag-raising on Mount Suribachi Civil Rights March in front of the February 23, 1945 Lincoln Memorial - 1963 This course provides an overview of U. S. history from the aftermath of World War I to the present. Some of the possible topics covered include Prohibition, the Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Korean War, the McCarthy Era, campaigns for civil rights (including rights for African Americans, gays and women), the Vietnam War, the countercultural Sixties, the Watergate Scandal, the Reagan Revolution, and 9/11. Clifford Putney To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 11 W/F 2:10 P.M. 3:25 P.M. 18
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE U. S. HI 344 Focuses on America at the time of the break with England. Looks at Constitutional documents, their sources and their inclusions. Includes the development of Constitutional aspects of order in the United States as the country grew from an agrarian and simple commercial republic to an urban and industrialized world power, and from a homogeneous to a widely diversified people. Jennifer Alpert To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 5 W/F 9:55 A.M. 11:10 A.M. 19
RELIGION IN AMERICAN LIFE HI 351 Norman Rockwell's Do Unto Others (1961) This course will explore the role of religion in American life from the colonial settlements of the early seventeenth century to the present. It will pay particular attention to the ways in which Americans have grappled with the religious differences between them in other words, to questions of religious diversity. It will also explore the relationship between American religion and the larger culture in which it has been embedded, examining how various groups have responded to the challenges posed by rapidly changing technology, modern warfare, market capitalism, sexual liberalization, and the explosion of secular entertainments. Finally, it will track the ever-evolving relationship between church and the state. Christopher Beneke To Be Offered: Section H01 Block 8 T/F 11:20 A.M. 12:35 P.M. 20
WORLD WAR II HI 383 Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin 1945 Our world today is what it is in large part because of World War II. In our course, we will examine the key battles and war figures, strategies of mass mobilization and resistance, but equally important, we will seek to understand why the war occurred in the first place, as well as analyze its lasting consequences for Europe and for the world. We will make ample use of first-hand accounts of the war, audio and visual recordings, which should enhance our understanding of one of the most devastating conflicts of all times. Leonid Trofimov To be offered: Section 001 Block 4 T/R 9:55 A.M. 11:10 A.M. Section E01 Block E3 W 6:30 P.M. 9:00 P.M. 21
HISTORY OF BOSTON HI 391 Boston Massacre Paul Revere s Ride The Boston Tea Party This course will focus on the history of Boston, one of America s oldest and most influential cities (as well as the birthplace of Bentley). The course will chart the transformation of Boston from a small Native American settlement into a major metropolis, and it will introduce students to the people, ideas, inventions, and events that shaped the city. Clifford Putney To be offered: Section 001 Block 5 W/F 9:55 A.M. 11:10 A.M. 22
HISTORY OF TERROR AND TERRORISM HI 392 In the post-9/11 world, terrorism is at the front and center of international politics, national security, and military intervention, but terrorism is neither new nor unique to our era. The Terror was an important phase in the French Revolution, for example. This course will explore the historical evolution of terrorism in the modern western world. We will study the modern definitions of terror, terrorist, and terrorism in a variety of historical contexts. Who was defined as a terrorist? How has terrorism been defined over time? Were there self-designated terrorists? Finally, we will gain an under-standing of how our current views of terror and terrorism differ from those of the past. Sung Choi To Be Offered: Section 001 Block 7 M/W 11:20 A.M. 12:35 P.M. 23
HISTORY OF MEDICINE HI 395 Spanish flu epidemic 1918 Current ebola epidemic In this course, we examine themes of current interest in the history of medicine through historical lenses. Topics to be covered include: 1. The management of epidemics. In this section we consider historic outbreaks such as the Spanish 'Flu in 1918, SARS in 2003, and the current ebola epidemic, and look at the roles of the state, the medical profession, the media, and public opinion. 2. Disease and imperialism. This sector will consider the roles of malaria and sleeping sickness in limiting imperialism in West Africa in the 19th century; the transmission of cholera by the British Army and by Muslim pilgrims, and of course the consequences of the spread of European smallpox and syphilis in the Age of Exploration. 3. The 'epidemiological transition' from acute infectious diseases to chronic lifestyle diseases. Here, the increasing prevalence of long-term, chronic disease since World War II will be explored along with its consequences for the financing of health care, and lastly, 4. Health management. Good health is both an economic resource and a contributor to personal well-being. In this section, we examine the historic drivers of health-seeking behavior by individuals, their employers, and the state. Bridie Andrews To be offered: Section 001 Block 7 M/W 11:20 A.M. 12:35 P.M. 24
BASEBALL AS AMERICAN HISTORY HI 398 In this class, we will use professional baseball as a lens to explore American history from the mid-19 th century to the present. The analysis will be two-way as we look at how American culture and society have shaped baseball, as well as how baseball has shaped culture and society. The course will begin with an exploration of baseball s mythical and actual origins before considering its evolution as a game and profession. After that, we will consider key developments in baseball-related business and media history, while raising poignant questions about race, gender, community and the way Americans evaluate the talents of workers and the prerogatives of managers. Chris Beneke To be offered: Section 001 Block 10 T/F 12:45 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 25