Looking for courses to take this Summer? The Department of History is offering a wide range of courses this Summer 2022, including both in-person and fully remote options! Please check out the list of History courses attached to this email as well as some suggested courses below:
HSTLAC 282 History of Mexico: Culture, Identity, and the Politics of Rule from the Aztecs to the Present
Fully remote, Full-term
SLN: 11768
Instructor: Adam Warren
This course provides a broad overview of the history of Mexico from the late Aztec period until modern times by examining how groups traditionally seen as powerless or marginalized within Mexican society—women, campesinos (peasants), indigenous populations, free and enslaved Afro-Mexicans, and the urban poor—experienced, understood, and shaped the world in which they lived and what it means to be Mexican.
- I&S credits and DIV credits
HSTAFM 162 History of the Islamic World, Fifteenth-Eighteenth Centuries
Fully remote, Full-term
SLN: 11753
Instructor: Eric Johnson
In this course we will explore the history of the Islamic World during the age of mighty empires in Turkey, Persia, and South Asia. This course highlights the powerful rulers, vibrant cultures, and human achievements of these states, while also exploring the region's ethnic, linguistic, religious, and sectarian diversity and conflicts. We will use political, social and cultural approaches to engage both the broad sweep and the personal stories of this history.
- I&S credits and DIV credits
HSTAA 110 History of American Citizenship
In-person Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00pm – 2:10pm, Full-term
SLN: 11750
Instructor: Anna Nguyen
Throughout this course we will examine how, when, and why different groups of people (e.g., white men, white men without property, peoples of color including one-time slaves, women, immigrants) became eligible for citizenship throughout American history. Additionally, we will explore how and why for many peoples, at many times, citizenship did not confer equal rights to all.
- I&S credits and DIV credits