H I S T O R Y

Corcoran Department of H I S T O R Y Advising Catalog This course catalog is maintained by the Department of History for advising purposes only. All courses listed within are possible offerings, but not all courses are offered each semester. Changes to this course catalog do not affect the official course catalog maintained by the Registrar’s Office. This catalog was last updated on 11/13/2018. HIAF HIAF 1501 - Introductory Seminar in African History Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. HIAF 2001 - Early African History Studies the history of African civilizations from the iron age through the era of the slave trade, ca. 1800. Emphasizes the search for the themes of social, political, economic, and intellectual history which present African civilizations on their own terms. HIAF 2002 - Modern African History Studies the history of Africa and its interaction with the western world from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasizes continuities in African civilization from imperialism to independence that transcend the colonial interlude of the 20th century. HIAF 3021 - History of Southern Africa Studies the history of Africa generally south of the Zambezi River. Emphasizes African institutions, cre- ation of ethnic and racial identities, industrialization, and rural poverty, from the early formation of historical communities to recent times. HIAF 3031 - History of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade No course description available. HIAF 3051 - West African History History of West Africans in the wider context of the global past, from West Africans’ first attempts to make a living in ancient environments through the slave trades (domestic, trans-Saharan, and Atlantic), colonial overrule by outsiders, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization. HIAF 3091 - Africa in World History World history from the perspective of Africa, for advanced undergraduates. The interpretive emphasis falls equally on the epistemology of thinking historically, historical processes recurring throughout the human experience, and the specific ways in which Africans experienced and elaborated them. The course develops a strong critique of conventional textbook approaches to both Africa and world history. 3 HIAF HIAF 3112 - African Environmental History This course explores how Africans changed their interactions with the physical environments they inhab- ited and how the landscapes they helped create in turn shaped human history. Topics covered include the ancient agricultural revolution, health and disease in the era of slave trading, colonial-era mining and commodity farming, 20th-century wildlife conservation, and the emergent challenges of land ownership, disease, and climate change. HIAF 4501 - Seminar in African History The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See an advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. HIAF 4511 - Colloquium in African History The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Collo- quia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work distributed among various assignments. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies. HIAF 4993 - Independent Study in African History In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member, any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes. Open to majors or non-majors. HIAF 7002 - The History and Historiography of Africa Taught for graduate students with no previous experience in African history; consists of attendance at the lecture sessions of HIAF 2001, 2002, and weekly discussions devoted to more detailed examination of the technical and interpretive problems in writing African history. HIAF 9033 - Tutorial in Pre-Colonial African History This tutorial introduces the major themes, debates, and methods of studying pre-colonial African history. It is intended to prepare graduate students for preliminary examinations as well as to teach African history. Topics include the invention of Africa, non-archival methodologies, continuity and change in African religious and cultural history, the impact of European trade and culture on coastal societies, slavery in African society. 4 HIEA HIEA 1501 - Introductory Seminar in East Asian History Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history. HIEA 2011 - History of Chinese Civilization An intro to the study of Chinese civilization. We shall begin with the earliest human remains found in China & conclude in the present. The goal of this coure is not merely to tell the story of Chinese history, rich and compelling though the story is. Rather, our aim will be to explore what makes Chinese civilization specifically Chinese, & how the set of values, practices, & institutions we associate with Chinese society came to exist. HIEA 2031 - Modern China Studies the transformation of Chinese politics, society, institutions, culture and foreign relations from the Opium War. through the post-Mao Reform Era. Emphasizes the fluid relationship between tra- dition and transformation and the ways in which this relationship continues to shape the lives of the Chinese people. HIEA 2072 - Modern Japanese Culture and Politics An introduction to the politics, culture, and ideologies of modern Japan from roughly 1800 to the present. We will pay special attention to the interplay between Japan’s simultaneous participation in global modernity and its assertion of a unique culture as a way to explore the rise of the nation-state as a historically specific form. HIEA 2073 - Japan to 1868: An Historical Introduction This lecture class surveys the history of Japanese civilization from prehistory to the end of the nine- teenth century. Through an assortment of historical, literary, religious and visual materials, it offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, intellectual, artistic, and cultural life of Japan in its various epochs. HIEA 2081 - Korea: Antiquity through the 12th Century The development of Korean culture from the Three Kingdoms Period through the Silla (675-918) and Early Koryo (936-1200) dynasties. HIEA 2091 - Korea: 13th-19th Centuries Second of a three part sequence on the history of Korea from earliest times into the 21st century. This course covers the period bracketed by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries and the opening of the Yi Dynasty in the late 19th century. 5 HIEA HIEA 2101 - Korea: Late 19th through Early 21st Centuries History of Korea from 1876 into the first decade of the 21st century. HIEA 3111 - China to the Tenth Century Surveys the social, political and economic organization of traditional Chinese society, traditional Chinese foreign policy, and major literary, artistic, and intellectual movements. HIEA 3112 - Late Imperial China Survey of the social, political, and cultural history of China from 10th to the early 20th centuries. Topics include the philosophic basis of state and society, the formation of social elites, the influence of nomadic peoples, and patterns of popular dissent and rebellion, among others. HIEA 3141 - Political and Social Thought in Modern China Studies political and social thought from the early 20th century to the present, as reflected in written sourc- es (including fiction), art, and films. HIEA 3162 - Historical China and the World The course traces China’s external relations from antiquity to our own times, identifying conceptions, practices, and institutions that characterized the ancient inter-state relations of East Asia and examining the interactions between “Eastern” and “Western,” and “revolutionary” and “conventional” modes of interna- tional behavior in modern times. The student’s grade is based on participation, midterm test, final exam, and a short essay. HIEA 3171 - Meiji Japan This course will examine the rise of the nation-state form in Japan as a new form of historical subjectivity. It will explore in depth the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in the wake of the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 to the start of the Tasiho period in 1912. HIEA 3172 - The Japanese Empire This course is an exploration

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