(Offered as HIST-222 and POSC-222) The rise of the Far-Right at home and abroad in the last decade has taken much of the world by surprise, and calls for a reconsideration not only of its future but also of its history. Since WWII most of historical studies of the Far-Right have focused on the history of fascism, from proto-fascism to neo-fascism. in the twenty-first century; however, the Far-Right emerges as a much broader phenomenon, in chronology, in geography, and in attributes.

(Offered as HIST 216, LLAS 216 [LA, Humanities] and ARHA 216 [History of Art: Americans/Europe]) This course examines the art, lives, and times of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of Mexico’s most famous artists. Through discussion, lectures, readings, and visual analysis we will consider the historical and artistic roots of their radical aesthetics as well as the ideals and struggles that shaped their lives. During their era, Kahlo was overshadowed by her husband Rivera, but in recent decades her fame has eclipsed his.

This course offers an introduction to law and society in the Islamic world with a focus on the period from around 1500 to the early 1800s. It highlights the importance of Islamic law’s formations within early modern Muslim empires, like those of the Ottomans, Mughals, and Safavids, as well other parts of the globe. Developments in Islamic law and society in this period are crucial not only for better understanding the history of sharia or the Islamic world, but for better understanding law, state, and society writ large.

This course introduces students to the history of the Jews from the 16th century to the present. Jews—a small group, lacking a stable geographical or political center for most of modern history—have played a remarkably central role in world events. Jewish history exemplifies questions of tolerance, intolerance, and diversity in the Modern Age. From Europe to the Americas to the Middle East, Jewish history has witnessed constant interchange between the non-Jewish world and its Jewish subcultures.

(Offered as HIST 181 and BLST 121 [A])  This course focuses on the long twentieth century in Africa, from the onset of colonial rule in the 1880s to the present moment of global engagement. We have three major questions that we will be pursuing throughout the semester. The first concerns various images of Africa and Africans, conceived in the West and then exported back into African societies. Can we distinguish the image from the reality, the myth from the reportage?

(Offered as HIST 172 and ASLC 172.) This survey offers students a deep historical perspective on today’s China and Chinese society. It examines the matrix of the internal and external forces and movements that have shaped modern China from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. During this period, people in China have experienced the most tumultuous and traumatic events in its transformations toward modernity; few countries have gone through as many dramatic changes as China in the last two centuries.

(Offered as HIST 164 and SWAG 164.) Long before terms such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender were coined, people challenged gender norms and engaged in same-sex sex, love, and relationships. This course introduces students to the dynamic, contested, inspiring, and sometimes quite challenging histories of this wide-ranging group of queer and trans people in the first 250 years of American history. We will learn about the lives, loves, values, and occupations of a racially and geographically diverse group of people.

This course offers an introduction to the history of the Middle East, North Africa, and neighboring regions from 1800 to the present. It aims to highlight the region’s inhabitants and their perspectives and experiences of the past two centuries. Beginning in the late 18th century Age of Revolutions, the region’s people faced many new global currents: the twinned developments of capitalism and colonialism; a turn toward more representative forms of government; new notions of political, religious, and ethnic belonging; and upheavals of class, gender and family relations.

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Intensive reading, writing, translation

The authors read in GREE 441 and 442 vary from year to year, but as a general practice are chosen from a list including Homer, choral and lyric poetry, historians, tragedians, and Plato, depending upon the interests and needs of the students. GREE 441 and 442 may be elected any number of times by a student, providing only that the topic is not the same. Three class hours per week.

Requisite: A minimum of three courses numbered GREE 111 to 318 or consent of the instructor. Spring semester. Professor R. Sinos.

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