History

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John McCole, Department Head

(541) 346-4802

HIST 191 China, Past and Present (4) July 20–August 14. Explores the meanings of past and present in 20th-century efforts to modernize China. Chronological and topical inquiry into politics, literature, social structure, gender, art, and economy. Xia.

HIST 240 War in the Modern World I (4) July 20–August 14. Surveys changes in the nature and conduct of warfare in light of social, political, and technological developments: 16th century to 1945. Angeles.

HIST 309 History of Women in the United States II (4) July 20–August 14. Survey of the diverse experiences of American women from 1870 to the present. Walsh.

HIST 347 Soviet Union and Contemporary Russia (4) July 20–August 14. Examines the rise, development, and collapse of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist regime. Topics include the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, war, culture, and society. Wanke.

HIST 382 Latin America (4) June 22–July 17. Major economic, political, and cultural trends and continuities, focusing on reform and revolution in modern Latin American history, from 1910 to the present. Sophomore standing recommended. Aguirre.

HIST 386 India (4) June 22–July 17. India under British rule, the rise of nationalist politics, and the subcontinent in the years since independence. McGowen.
HIST 396 Samurai in Film (4) June 22–July 17. Examination of the image of Japan’s warrior class, the most prominent social group in Japan for over seven centuries. Combines films, readings, and lectures. Goble.

HIST 399 African American History in Film and Literature (4) June 22–July 17. Examines and deconstructs narratives of African American history presented in film and literature, focusing on themes of agency, community, race, gender, and class. Good.

HIST 399 The American Environment through Film (1) June 27–28. Uses films, television documentaries, and other popular media to examine how Americans have understood and represented nature over the past century. Spence.

HIST 399 Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe (4) July 20–August 14. What did it mean to be a knight in medieval Europe What was the chivalric code Examines the changing role of the knight and the chivalric ideal in medieval society. Furtado.

HIST 399 20th-Century Mexico (4) July 20–August 14. Examines the Mexican revolution and its lasting social, political, and cultural impact. Topics include popular uprisings, state formation, the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, neoliberalism, and migration. Ruiz.

HIST 399 Vietnam and the United States (4) June 15–19. Vietnamese society and history: the First Indochina War, origins and escalation of United States involvement in Vietnam; de-escalation and defeat. May.

HIST 410/510 The Iraq War (4) July 20–August 14. Focuses on the decision to invade Iraq, postinvasion planning, the occupation, and insurgency. Concludes with an examination of current U.S. policy. Dracobly.

HIST 410/510 Pacific War (4) June 22–July 17. Traces the rapacious rise and fiery fall of the Japanese Empire, from the Rape of Nanking to the U.S. Occupation. Hanes.

Research, Supervised College Teaching, Thesis, Dissertation, Reading and Conference, and Practicum (HIST 401, 601; 602; 403, 503, 603; 405, 605; 409, 609) as listed in the 2008 summer session online Schedule of Classes.