History Courses
Department of History | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Spring
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HIST 101-3 Canada to Confederation
A survey of Canadian history to 1867. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 102W-3 Canada since Confederation
Canadian social, political, and economic history from 1867, examining aboriginal/settler relations, immigration, regionalism, foreign policy, economic development, culture, and political movements. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 104-3 The Americas from Colonization to Independence
A comparative exploration of the colonization of North and South America by the various European empires together with the role of Native and African peoples in the Americas, from the late fifteenth century to the onset of political independence three hundred years later. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 106-3 The Making of Modern Europe
An introduction to the major political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that have formed modern European society. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 115-3 Introduction to the History of Sexuality
Uses lectures, music, film and images to explore the beliefs and social practices through which sexual identities are created and transformed over time. Introduces some of the main theories and concepts used in the field.
HIST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History
A survey of the history of the world, with a focus on global historical phenomena of the last six centuries. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 146-3 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
An introductory survey of colonization, of social, political and environmental change under colonial rule, and of the stormy history of state-society relations in Africa since independence. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 151-3 The Modern Middle East
An introductory survey of the changing societies of the Middle East since 1800. Emphasis will be placed on familiarizing students with the basic aspects of Islamic society, the influence of European imperialism, the modernization of traditional societies, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the social and political ferment in the period since the Second World War. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada
A survey of major themes in Canadian social history from the arrival of Europeans to the present day. Particular attention will be paid to the effects of gender, race and class on the experience of Canadians over time. Recommended: HIST 101 and 102. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 205-3 Japan to 1600
A survey of Japanese history from antiquity until the late nineteenth century or early modern period. Prerequisite: students with credit for HIST 206 offered prior to 2002-2 cannot take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 206-3 Japan Since 1868
A survey of Japanese history from 1868 until 1952 which will examine, among other topics, the establishment of the Japanese colonial empire, the wars with Russia, China and the United States, and the post-war Allied Occupation. Recommended: HIST 205. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 208-3 Latin America: the Colonial Period
A study of the process and institutions of Spanish colonial administration with emphasis on the clash of European and Amerindian cultures. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 209-3 Latin America: the National Period
A survey of Latin American history from Independence (1808-24) to the present: post-Independence political collapse and reconsolidation; Latin America in the world trade system and the changing conditions of economic dependency; nationalist reform (Mexico) and socialist revolution (Cuba), liberalism, populism, and the rise of modernizing military. Treatment by topics and broad historical period rather than country by country. Recommended: HIST 208. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 212-3 The United States to 1877
The emergence and development of American civilization from the establishment of the colonies through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Recommended: HIST 104. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 213-3 The United States Since 1877
An analysis of the transformation of American culture from post-Civil War to modern forms. Topics to be discussed will include industrialization, urbanization, foreign policy, cultural and political antagonisms. Recommended: HIST 212. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 214-3 Quebec Society, Culture, and Politics
Covers Quebec history from the French regime to the recent past, focusing on the evolution of cultural identity, on the nationalist movement, and on the long-standing tension between tradition and modernity. Students who have credit for HIST 328 may not take HIST 214 for further credit.
HIST 215-3 The Making of the British Isles
A broad survey of some of the central developments that have shaped the history of the British Isles from Roman antiquity to the present. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 220-3 Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe
An introduction to the world of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe (c.1200-c.1500). Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 223-3 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789
A survey of early modern European history which will examine, among other topics, the wars of religion, the 17th century revolutions, 16th and 17th century economic development, the scientific revolution, the enlightenment and the political and social character of the old regime. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 224-3 Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War
A survey of European history emphasizing the French Revolution, and Napoleonic Europe and first Industrial Revolution, liberalism and its opponents, agrarian conservatism, liberalism and conservatism, the Revolutions of 1848, the struggles for political unification, the second Industrial Revolution and the origins of the First World War. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 225-3 20th Century Europe
A survey of European history from the First World War emphasizing the origins and effects of the World Wars, the emergence of the Soviet Union and of fascism. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 231-3 History of Africa to the 19th Century: From Ancient Times to the Slave Trade
A general, introductory survey of Africa's rich pre-colonial past, its vibrant cultures and sophisticated technologies, far-reaching commercial and political networks, and dynamic (and internally differentiated) social systems. Also discusses the trans-Atlantic trade in African slaves and the arrival of Europeans on African shores.
HIST 249-3 Classical Islamic Civilization
This course offers a broad survey of the development of classical Islamic civilization. It begins with an examination of the origins of Islam in seventh century Arabia and concludes with the break-up of the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad in the 13th century. Emphasis will be placed on gaining an understanding of the doctrines of Islam, the significance of the rise and fall of the early Arab-Islamic empires, and the role of Islam in world history. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 252-3 Islamic India
A survey of the cultural patterns, social and political forces, and historical contexts that have shaped the Islamic period of Indian history. Special attention will be directed toward the Mughal empire and its decline. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 254-3 China to 1800
This course offers a broad survey of the history of China from antiquity to the eve of its modern transformations at the turn of the nineteenth century. It aims to challenge the perception of an unchanging China and to encourage students to develop a critical understanding of the forces integrating and dividing this geo-cultural unit. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 255-3 China since 1800
A survey of the history of China from the end of the eighteenth century, when traditional Chinese society was arguably at its height of development, to the end of the twentieth century when the social revolutions promised by the Communist regime have clearly failed to materialize. The main objectives are to provide students with vocabularies and tools to understand and interpret the political, social and cultural transformations in modern China and to initiate them in the art and techniques of historical analysis. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 277-3 History of Greek Civilization
Surveys the history of Greek civilization from Mycenaean Greece to the twentieth century. Prerequisite: students who have taken HIST 307 under this topic may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 288-3 History of Christianity to 1500
A survey of the history of Christianity from its origins to 1500. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 299-3 Problems in History
This course is designed to allow students to pursue in greater depth a particular historical problem. It will be offered either as an individual reading course or in small seminars, depending upon student and faculty interest. 間眅埶AV only by prior consent of instructor. Students may not take this course more than once or after they have completed 60 units of course work. Recommended: at least four university level courses in history.
HIST 300-4 Historiography
Examines the conceptual problems involved in the historian's attempt to apprehend the past. Focuses on the nature of historical knowledge and explanation, and to the broad systems and patterns in which history has been conceived. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
HIST 304-4 Alexander the Great and the Quest for World Empire
Examines Alexander in the context of ancient history as well as his legacy, which provides unique insight into why there have been and continue to be illusive and deadly quests for world domination. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 391-4 D200 in 1051, HIST 309-4 E100 in 1061 or HIST 486 E100 in 1074 may not take HIST 304-4 for further credit.
HIST 307-4 Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies
Selected Topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division History.
HIST 308-4 Byzantium from Constantine to the end of the Dark Ages: 4th to the 9th Centuries
Examines the first 5 centuries of the Byzantine history, focusing on the state that survived, by twelve hundred years, the collapse of the Western roman empire in the fifth century AD, and follows the evolution of its culture, language, political traditions and religion. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
HIST 315-4 Politics and Society in England, 1500-1707
This course provides a general overview of the social and political history of Tudor and Stuart England. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
HIST 317-4 From Reconstruction to Destruction: The Byzantine Empire from the 9th to the 15th Centuries
Covers Byzantine history from the 9th century and the end of the "Dark Ages" to the end of the Empire in the 15th century and offers students an account of the Byzantine State's and its society's interaction with the Islamic and Christian European world of the west. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower division history.
HIST 319-4 The Modern French Nation
An examination of the history of modern France from 1789 to the present with a focus on the social, political, and cultural divisions within the French nation resulting from the Revolutionary era, industrialization, the expansion and eventual decolonization of France's colonial empire, and the World Wars and their consequences. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 320-4 European Reformation
An advanced examination of the complex history and patterns of the Religious Reformation in sixteenth century Europe. Emphasis will be placed on the religious thought of the period, and on its social and political context. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Strongly recommended: HIST 220 or 223. Students who have taken HIST 403-4 prior to 2005-3 cannot take this course for further credit.
HIST 321-4 State and Society in Early Modern Europe
Examines major themes and developments in the political and social history of early modern Europe (1500-1789). Will consider various forces (e.g. religious, cultural, economic, military) that contributed to or challenged the strengthening of state power. While the focus of the course will usually be comparative in nature, it may on occasion also emphasize one particular state. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division History. Students who have taken HIST 318 or HIST 331 prior to 2005-3 may not take HIST 321 for further credit.
HIST 322-4 Atlantic and Pacific Migration
Topics in the history of Atlantic and Pacific migrations to the Americas with attention given to the contexts from which the migrants came, why they migrated, and how they adjusted. Examples may be taken from the United States, Canada and Latin America. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 323-4 The Canadian Prairies
An intensive survey of the Canadian prairies, as a political region and as an evolving ecological region within broader American space. Examines both traditional and more modern contests over resource use and policy vis-a-vis indigenous peoples, as well as patterns of prairie literature and visual art. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Students who have taken The Canadian Prairies as HIST 390 (Studies in History) may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 325-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850
Examines selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples of North America from first contact with Europeans to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. FNST 325 and HIST 325 are identical and students cannot take both courses for credit.
HIST 326-4 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North American Since 1850
Examines selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples of North America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. FNST 326 and HIST 326 are identical and students cannot take both courses for credit.
HIST 327-4 Canadian Labor and Working Class History
An examination of the history of labor, primarily in English Canada, during the 19th and 20th centuries. The evolution of trade unions and labor-political movements will be examined together with the impact of industrialization, the rise of mass production, changing patterns of immigration and other contexts of working-class culture and material life. Special attention will be paid to British Columbia as a case study. Historically the course examines 'working class history' as a particular way of studying the past. What is the concept of 'the working class'? Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102 and 204.
HIST 329-4 Canadian Family History
A detailed examination of the changing Canadian family, and its relationship to the state, since the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 332-4 Politics and Culture in Modern Germany
An examination of major themes in German history from the establishment of a united German Empire in 1871 to the reunification of Germany in 1990. Emphasis will be placed on issues related to the formation of German national identity and the problems associated with modernization and militarism. Attention will be given to the difficulties of Weimar democracy, the nature of the Third Reich, and contrasting developments in East and West Germany after 1949. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 333-4 Modern Italy: Risorgimento to Republic
Surveys Italian society, politics and culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 390 D100 in spring 2007 (1071) may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 334-4 The Making of Imperial Russia
An examination of major themes in Russian history up to the Revolution of 1917, including the emergence of the modern Russian state; the organization of the empire at the center and the periphery; the contest between imperial, national, and religious identities; social, economic, and cultural transformations; and the Russian Empire's involvement in world politics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 and 106.
HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
An examination of the history of the Soviet Union from its creation to its collapse, emphasizing its ideology, culture, role in global politics, and social and economic transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 336-4 Ideas and Society in Early Modern Europe
An examination of intellectual developments of early modern Europe (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries) in their broader social, cultural, political or economic contexts. The course will focus on a particular subject e.g. Northern humanism, debates about the nature and social role of women (the querelle de femmes), the Enlightenment. Students will read excerpts from important contemporary sources. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 223 or 224.
HIST 337-4 The Balance of Power in Europe
An examination of the shift of power among competing European states from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. Attention will be given to the origins and consequences of the two great European wars and to the policies of Britain, France, Germany, and Russia which brought about the significant changes in the balances of power. Study will be based primarily upon documents from the Chanceries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Recommended: HIST 225.
HIST 338-4 World War II
An introduction to the history of the origins and course of the second world war. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 225.
HIST 339-4 The British Empire and Commonwealth
This course provides an outline history of the British Empire, its rise and decline, and discusses the origin and significance of the Commonwealth. In addition there is a detailed account of the 'Westminster Model' of parliamentary democracy, on which the political institutions of many Commonwealth nations are based. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 345W-4 Selected Topics in European History
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in European history. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics with HIST 345 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
HIST 348-4 A History of Twentieth Century South Africa
An examination of the economic, social and political history of 20th century South Africa. Particular attention will be paid to the factors which led to the rise of apartheid. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one of HIST 146, 231.
HIST 350-4 The Ottoman Empire and Turkey
A study of Ottoman society and the impact of Ottoman rule in the Middle East from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Emphasis will be on the conflict between preservation and reform in the nineteenth century and on the significance of the Ottoman legacy for twentieth century Turkey and the Arab world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran
The intellectual and social history of greater Iran from the Safavids to the twentieth century. Emphasis will be on the relationship between religion and politics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
HIST 354-4 Imperialism and Modernity in the Middle East
This course examines the role of imperialism in the transformation of societies in the Middle East and North Africa over the last two centuries. Focusing mainly on the cases of Ottoman, British and French empire building, the course discusses the socio-economic, cultural and political changes brought about by the interaction of various segments of local societies with these imperial powers. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
HIST 355-4 The Arab Middle East in the Twentieth Century
An examination of this century's major themes in the history of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as other states of the Arabian peninsula. Topics to be investigated include the origins of Arab nationalism and Islamic reformism; the origins and development of the Lebanese question; the emergence of the politics of the military in Iraq and Syria, and the special role of the Jordanian and Arabian monarchies. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history credit. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.
HIST 360-4 History of Science: Greeks to Newton
Traces the transformation of the study of the natural world from the Greek natural philosophers to the time of Isaac Newton. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 110.
HIST 361-4 The History of Science: The Eighteenth Century to the Present
Topics in the history of science and technology to be selected from the 18th/19th century chemistry, the history of the idea of evolution and of Darwinian science, physics to 1914, or 19th century industrial science. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history or science.
HIST 362-4 Ireland from the Penal Era to Partition
Examines key social, economic, political, and intellectual developments in Ireland from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries. It will also explore shifting understandings of the 'Irish nation' and consider how communal historical memory can be appropriated to serve different political agendas. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 390 D200 in spring term 2006 (1061) may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 363-4 History of Technology
Examines technology from ancient tool use, through the place of invention in the development of civilization. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended. HIST 130.
HIST 366-4 Social and Cultural History of Modern China
Explores the social and cultural problems in modern Chinese history, with special emphasis on popular and elite cultures in the late Qing, Republican, and socialist eras. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history including HIST 255.
HIST 367-4 History of the People's Republic of China
Analyzes the history of the PRC from 1949 to present. Special emphasis on ideology, inequality, diversity, the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and economic reforms. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 256 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 368W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in the history of Asia, Africa and/or the Middle East. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 368 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
HIST 370-3 Practicum I
This is the first term of work experience in co-operative education. It is meant to be exploratory in nature. Units from this course do not count towards the units required for an 間眅埶AV degree. Prerequisite: normally 60 units with a minimum CGPA of 2.75. Students should apply to the co-op co-ordinator one term in advance.
HIST 371-4 The Asia-Pacific War in Japanese History
Covers the period in Japan from the 1930s to the 1950s and will introduce students to topics such as wartime atrocities, the dropping of the atomic bombs and the prosecution of war criminals. It will also attempt to explain why so much controversy surrounds interpretations of events arising from Japan's last war, the Asia-Pacific War. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one course on modern Japan.
HIST 373-4 Conquest in North America, 1500-1900
A broad examination of attempts by aboriginal, imperial, and mercantile forces to claim and control the North American continent from the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. Explores the processes of colonization from many perspectives, including Aboriginal, American, English, French, Russian, and Spanish ambitions and activities. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History and one of HIST 101 or 212, or permission of the department. Breadth-Humanities.
HIST 374W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Americas
A writing-intensive examination of selected topics in the history of the Americas. The content will vary from offering to offering. See department for further information. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students may not take selected topics within HIST 374 for further credit if duplicating content of another history course and vice versa. Writing.
HIST 375-3 Practicum II
This is the second term of the Co-operative Education Program. Building on the experience of the first employment term, this term will provide a work experience that integrates and builds on the research and writing skills associated with the discipline of history. Units from this course do not count towards the units required for an 間眅埶AV degree. Prerequisite: normally 75 units (including HIST 370) with a minimum CGPA of 2.75. Students should apply to the co-op co-ordinator one term in advance.
HIST 376-4 North American West
Examines themes in the development of the western portions of North America, their incorporation into nation states, and the tensions between local, regional, and national systems during the last two centuries. Themes will include race, ethnicity, class labor, capital, and environment. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 391 in 1057 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 377-4 Environmental History
Examines the reciprocal influences between humans and nature through time. Topics may include settlement, agriculture, technology, politics, urbanization, science, and conservation. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division History. The course is identical to GEOG 377 and students cannot take both courses for credit.
HIST 388-4 Christianity and Globalization
An examination of select topics in Christianity and globalization, with an emphasis on the early-modern period. Students will explore the connections between regions rather than individual regional histories. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history credit.
HIST 390-4 Studies in History I
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 391-4 Studies in History II
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 400-4 Methodology
An advanced seminar on historical methods. Focuses on the identification and analysis of sources in preparation for writing the honours essay. Prerequisite: admission to the honors program in history.
HIST 401-4 Problems in Modern German History
An examination of major debates concerning the history of late-nineteenth and twentieth century Germany. Themes may include the nature of German modernity, interpretations of the Third Reich, or German memory after the Second World War. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 224, 225, 332 or permission of the department. Students who have taken HIST 486 in 2002-3 or 2003-3 may not take HIST 401 for further credit.
HIST 402-4 Renaissance Italy
An exploration of the history and historiography of the Renaissance Italy. Emphasis will be given to politics, religion, culture and the economy, and to a balanced study of the Italian peninsula, including Florence, Venice, Rome, Naples, the countryside and smaller urban centres. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, HUM 219, 305, 311, 312 or permission of the department.
HIST 404-4 Protestants, Papists and Puritans: Culture and Belief in Early Modern England, 1500-1640
From the world of late-medieval piety to the outbreak of the English Civil War, this research seminar examines the changing nature of religious belief in early modern England with a particular focus on the origins, development and impact of Protestantism. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 223, 315, 320, 405, 439 or permission of the department.
HIST 407-4 Popular Culture in Great Britain and Europe
This course will study culture in Great Britain and Europe since 1500. Themes may include the sixteenth century separation between popular and elite culture, Carnival, the witch craze, popular ballads, the institution of 'rational recreation' during the Industrial Revolution, the late Victorian Music Hall, the cultural emancipation of women, and the effects on working class culture of economic depression and world war. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 105 or 106.
HIST 412-4 Marxism and the Writing of History
This course aims to provide a basic understanding of Marx's theory of history and to introduce students to some of the important ideas used by Marxists in the writing of history. Readings for the course will include some of Marx' original work, the writings of historians who have been influenced by Marx as well as selected writings from some of Marx's critics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 413-4 Britain and Europe in the Twentieth Century
An examination, by means of a series of case studies, of the ways in which Britain's ambiguous relationships with Europe, the Empire/Commonwealth and the United States have shaped its identity in the twentieth century. Prerequisite: HIST 225 plus 45 units including nine units of lower division History. Recommended: HIST 337.
HIST 415-4 Victorian Britain
A study of major developments and controversies -- social, cultural, political, religious, economic -- during the period of the rise of industrial and class society. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one or more of HIST 224, 315, 316.
HIST 416-4 The French Revolution
An analysis of the origins of the Revolution, of its changing nature, and of its impact on society. The Revolution will be examined in its European context. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 223, 224.
HIST 417-4 Problems in Modern French History
An examination of a principal aspect of, or period in, the history of French society since the Revolution. For example, attention may be given to the 19th century French revolutionary tradition, or to society and culture in the Third, Fourth and Fifth Republics, or to colonialism and decolonisation. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 224 or 225.
HIST 419-4 Problems in Modern Russian History
Advanced analysis of specific problems in social, intellectual, and political history of modern Russia. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 224 or 225.
HIST 420-4 Russia as a Multiethnic Empire
An examination of how the Russian Empire grew, was maintained, and came to an end, if it did end, through a study of imperial and colonial policies and practices and the responses to these by the area's diverse peoples. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 421-4 Modern Greece, 1864-1925
Greece and Greek society will serve as a case study of a Balkan country that underwent several political and social transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 422-4 Greece, 1935-1944: Occupation and Resistance
Examines the cycle of violence that followed the Axis occupation of Greece and created a political schism that lasted until the 1980s. The course will focus on Greek resistance, foreign relations and relations with the British intelligence services. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 424-4 Problems in the Cultural History of Canada
Selected problems in Canadian ideas and attitudes on such topics as the arts, religion, education, minority and native cultures, nationalism, and Canadian historiography. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102.
HIST 425-4 Gender and History
Explores historical changes in masculinity and femininity. Using a thematic and transnational/comparative approach, it will examine how gender identities are formed and refashioned within different historical contexts. It will also explore the interaction between gender and other systems of power such as race, class, and ethnicity. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 426-4 State Power and Social Regulation in North America
An examination of the growth and evolution of the relationship between state and society in North America. It will examine the myriad direct and indirect ways in which the state has regulated the lives of North Americans and the equally diverse ways in which North Americans have sought to influence and shape state policy. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: PHIL 120 or 220.
HIST 427-4 Problems in the History of Aboriginal Peoples
Examination of selected themes in the history of Aboriginal peoples Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 428-4 Problems in the Social and Economic History of Canada
Selected problems in the history of Canadian agriculture and industrial development, migration and settlement, labor, native policy and class structure. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101, 102.
HIST 430-4 New France
Social, cultural, intellectual, economic, military, and administrative aspects of New France. Prerequisite: 45 units, including six units of lower division history and either HIST 101 or 214. Recommended: HIST 102.
HIST 432-4 Problems in Environmental History
An investigation into the major themes and arguments in the environmental histories of North America, emphasizing how different individuals and groups have used, perceived, and managed their environments over time. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. This course is identical to GEOG 432 and students cannot take both courses for credit.
HIST 433-4 Italian Films, Italian Histories
Explores the representation of modern Italian history through the medium of film. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history plus eight units of upper division history, or any one of the following courses: HIST 486 D100 (spring 2006 Italian Fascism); HIST 390 D100 (spring 2007 Modern Italy); HIST 486 D100 (spring 2008 Fascist Italy). Students who have taken HIST 486 D100 in fall 2007 (1077) may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 436-4 British Columbia
Selected problems in the social, cultural, economic and political development of British Columbia. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101 and 102.
HIST 439-4 Catholicism in Early Modern Europe
An examination of the complex history of Catholicism in Europe in the period 1500-1789. By elucidating the diversity within and among institutions and religious experiences, it will challenge the traditional assumption that Catholicism constituted a religious monolith impervious to historical change. Subjects for particular focus may include historiographical approaches to Catholicism, the papacy, the Society of Jesus, popular religion, the role of art. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 220, 223, 288, or 320.
HIST 442-4 America's Empires
Explores the various empires (Indigenous, Spanish, French, Dutch, British) that sought dominance in North America after 1500, and discusses the usefulness of 'empire' as a way of thinking about history and power. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least one of HIST 208, 209, 212, 213, and 223. Students with credit for HIST 487 in 1047 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 443-4 Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law
Traces the development of legal doctrine pertaining to Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the United States, including its shared roots in British colonial law and policy. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 485 or 486 under this topic may not take this course for further credit. HIST 443 and FNST 443 are identical and students may not take both courses for credit.
HIST 444-4 Conceptualizing Atlantic Canada
Explores the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual environments in which the region of Atlantic Canada has been created and re-imagined over time. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 101 or 102. Students who have taken HIST 485 D100 in fall term 2006 (1067) may not take HIST 444 for further credit.
HIST 445-4 Fascist Italy
Examines the politics, society and culture of fascism in Italy from 1922 to World War II. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 486 when offered with the title Italian Fascism or Fascist Italy (Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2008) may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 447-4 The Nikkei Experience in North America
Traces the historical experience of people of Japanese ancestry in the United States and Canada. Provides a comparative, transnational treatment of the historical conditions that created the impetus for immigration; exclusionary laws; the nature of prewar immigrant communities; and internment. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students who have taken HIST 485 or 486 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 451-4 Oral History: Theories and Practices
Examines theoretical debates, ethical issues, and methodological challenges that revolve around the field of oral history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 454-4 The History of Sexuality
Explores how ideas, practices and identities have changed over time in response to social, political and economic pressures. Emphasis on postmodern approaches to understanding sexuality, and the international historical scholarship it has generated. Chronological and geographical focus of this course may vary. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 455-4 Race in the Americas
An examination of the role of racial thinking in the history of the Americas, from the era of the Conquest to the present day. Topics may include African and Indigenous slavery, the development of scientific racism in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the persistence of racism in the present day. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 456-4 The Late Ottoman Empire: State, Culture and Social Transformation, 1750-1923
Focuses on major issues and trends in the history of the Ottoman Empire from the mid-eighteenth century to its demise in the aftermath of World War I. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students who have taken HIST 486 D200 in 1061 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics, Society, and Culture, 1918-Present
Examines the political, social, and cultural transformation in Turkey from the end of World War I to the present. Topics may include the Ottoman legacy in the Turkish Republic, issues of nation building, national identity and ethnicity, the role of the military in Turkish politics, changing concepts of gender, the role of political Islam, and Turkish diasporas. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit in HIST 486 D100 in 1057 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 458-4 Problems in Latin American Regional History
Advanced concepts and methodology applied to the study of one or more Latin American regions. Examples are: pre-Columbian and colonial Middle America; revolutionary Mexico 1910-1970, Brazil from Slavery to Militarism, frontier society to hyper-urbanism in the La Plata countries. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209, LAS 200.
HIST 459-4 Problems in the Political and Social History Latin America
Advanced concepts and methodology applied to the study of traditional and contemporary institutions (the church, the great estate, the peasantry, elite structures) and/or political movements (agrarian revolution, populism, the modernizing military). Emphasis placed on changing historiographical interpretations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 104, 208, 209, LAS 200.
HIST 460-4 Themes in Byzantine History
Familiarizes the student with the main problems in the study of Byzantine social, political, economic and intellectual history. Students will be exposed to the main primary sources available to the Byzantinist and will read articles and books by the most influential scholars in the field of Byzantine studies. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 hours of lower division history.
HIST 461-4 Oral History: Practicum
A comprehensive oral history project for students who have completed HIST 451. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and HIST 451.
HIST 462-4 Religion, Ethnicity, and Politics in Twentieth Century Northern Ireland
Explores the creation of Northern Ireland and the conflicting understandings of the past that led to discrimination and sectarian violence in the Twentieth Century. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 362.
HIST 464-4 Problems in Modern Asian History
Concepts and methodology of modern Asian history. Selected themes may include revolution, inequality, mass violence, ideology, imperialism, leadership, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
A discussion of the modern history of nation-building in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The topics discussed include Zionism, the British Mandate in Palestine, the creation of the state of Israel, the rise of modern Palestinian nationalism, and the role of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute in regional and international affairs. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
HIST 467-4 Modern Egypt
An interpretive discussion of the course of modern Egyptian history. This may range from the advent to power of Muhammed Ali Pasha until recent times, or may focus on specific periods of revolutionary change. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history and one of HIST 151, 249, 251, 350, 354, 355 or permission of the department.
HIST 468-4 Problems in the History of Religion
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 469-4 Islamic Social and Intellectual History
Advanced analysis of specific problems in Islamic social and intellectual history, with an emphasis on traditional patterns and on their transformation in the modern world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 249 or 352.
HIST 470-3 Practicum III
This is the third term of the Co-operative Education Program. The work experience will be focused in a specialized area of the student's choice. Units from this course do not count towards the units required for an 間眅埶AV degree. Prerequisite: normally 90 units (including HIST 370 and 375) with a minimum CGPA of 2.75. Students should apply to the co-op co-ordinator one term in advance. Students entering 400 division seminars should have an appropriate background in 100 and 200 division and/or 300 division history. Normally, students should have completed 45 units (or the equivalent) prior to enrollment in any upper division history course.
HIST 471-4 Women in Japanese History (1600-1952)
The history of Japan from 1600 to the mid 20th century with a focus on the economic, social, cultural and political contributions of women. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 485 in 2001-1 or HIST 488 in 2002-1 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 472-4 Problems in World History
An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of world history. Selected themes may include globalization, modernization, migration, religious expansion, colonialism, imperialism, and the teaching of world history. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 473-4 The Making of South African Society
An examination of the way in which South African society evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries. Particular attention will be paid to the problem of race relations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 231, 348.
HIST 475-3 Practicum IV
This is the fourth term of the Co-operative Education Program. The work experience will require a high level of expertise in research and writing skills as well as an ability to exercise independent judgement. Units from this course do not count towards the units required for an 間眅埶AV degree. Prerequisite: normally 105 units (including HIST 370, 375 and 470) with a minimum CGPA of 2.75. Students should apply to the co-op co-ordinator one term in advance. Students entering 400 division seminars should have an appropriate background in 100 and 200 division and/or 300 division history. Normally, students should have completed 45 units (or the equivalent) prior to enrollment in any upper division history course.
HIST 479-4 Change, Conflict and Resistance in Twentieth-Century China
Focuses on underprivileged and disenfranchised groups -- farmers, workers, women, ethnic minorities, etc. -- and on the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion that structure modern Chinese society. Note that the seminar covers mainly continental China. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora will be discussed only in passing. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history, including HIST 255 or 365, or permission of the department.
HIST 485-4 Studies in History I
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 486-4 Studies in History II
Special topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
HIST 489-4 Studies in History
Allows students to pursue in greater depth a particular historical problem. It will be offered either as an individual reading course or as small seminars, depending upon student and faculty interest. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least three upper division courses in history.
HIST 490-4 Studies in History
Allows students to pursue in greater depth a particular historical problem. It will be offered either as an individual reading course or as a small seminars, depending upon student and faculty interest. 間眅埶AV only by consent of instructor. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: at least three upper division courses in history.
HIST 494-4 Honors Seminar
An introduction to the honors program, and to the community of 間眅埶AV historians, in which students will engage in a project as a cohort. Prerequisite: admission to the honors program in history. Students who have taken HIST 305 may not take this course for further credit.
HIST 498-6 Honors Essay
Written under the direction of an individual faculty member, the honors essay will reflect a familiarity with the events and literature of a particular area of study. Prerequisite: HIST 300 and 400. Corequisite: HIST 494.
HIST 805-5 The North American West
HIST 806-5 Themes in Canadian History
HIST 810-5 Themes in European History
HIST 812-5 History and Theory
HIST 814-5 Historical Methods
HIST 815-5 Prospectus Workshop
Students will propose, revise, and present their thesis prospectus, in preparation for researching and writing their thesis.
HIST 821-5 Early Modern World
HIST 822-5 Themes in British and Irish History
HIST 823-5 Modern Russia
HIST 824-5 Modern France
HIST 825-5 Modern Germany
HIST 826-5 International Relations
HIST 843-5 Themes in United States History
HIST 845-5 Themes in Latin American History
HIST 852-5 Themes in Middle Eastern History
HIST 864-5 Themes in African History
HIST 870-5 Themes in Asian History
HIST 871-5 Culture and Society in India
HIST 872-5 The City in History
Examines the way cities have grown and developed since the Industrial Revolution in western and colonial contexts. Focuses on the social and cultural life of cities, theories of urbanism, and the political and economic dynamics that shape modern cities.
HIST 879-5 Environmental History
Examines the role of the environment in history. Environmental factors can be understood both as agents of historical change and as framework within which change takes place. Environment in this sense is a continually constructed phenomena, but also an ideal around which current debates unfold.
HIST 882-5 Oral History
Examines the methods, theories, and epistemological issues associated with the practice of Oral History.
HIST 883-5 Film and History
Explores the use of film in the study of the past. Films are considered both as primary documents - that is, texts produced in the moment - and as interpretive tools that are themselves engaged in a discussion of the past.
HIST 884-5 Science and Society
HIST 885-5 Law and Society
HIST 886-5 Migration and Settlement
HIST 887-5 Comparative Labor History
HIST 888-5 Indigenous Peoples
HIST 889-5 Colonialism/Post-Colonialism
A trans-regional study of the colonial and post-colonial condition, focusing on the ways that colonial systems of knowledge and practices persist, albeit transformed, in societies long after formal systems of rule are ended.