Satisfies: DIV, SBS, USA [DEC: F & 4]
Instructor: Alec Lurie
Lecture: Online, asynchronous 
Recitations: Online Asynchronous

A survey of American history from the Age of Discovery to the end of Reconstruction. Topics include the transplantation of European culture to America, the rise of American nationalism, the democratization of American society, the institution of slavery, and the emergence of an industrial society.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS [DEC: J]
Instructor: Francisco Rodriguez
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

An introduction to the major themes in the history of modern Latin America, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Students will gain a deeper understanding of some of the central historical themes that have shaped Latin American society and politics since achieving independence, thus providing the basis for making sound observations and judgments about the political, economic, social, and cultural realities affecting Latin America today. The class advances chronologically as well as thematically, covering topics such as nationalism, political economy, U.S.-Latin American relations, revolutionary & counterrevolutionary struggle, and cultural practices. Lectures approach the hemisphere comparatively, drawing similarities and differences between different nation-states and regions.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS [DEC: J]
Instructor: Huzaifa Dokaji
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

Historical themes in 19th- and 20th-century Africa. Topics include social and political relations in African states; slavery and the slave trade in West Africa; the impact of Christianity and Islam on African colonialism; colonialism and its consequences; nationalist movements and de-colonization; pan-Africanism and the politics of African unity; the postcolonial state project; economic planning in postcolonial Africa; and African states and international politics in the Cold War era.

Satisfies: SBS+ [DEC: I]
Thematic Cluster: Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Changmin Lee
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

This course offers a critical examination of the formation of British global hegemony during the “Long Eighteenth Century” from the establishment of chartered companies, beginning with the establishment of the East India Company in 1600, to the rebellion of the 1857 in India. Rather than viewing the empire as a mere byproduct of territorial expansion, this course defines it as a highly calibrated “Infrastructures of Rule.” The first week’s lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of the British Empire and examine diverse historiographical approaches to British Imperial rule. The first half of the course analyzes how the empire systematically exploited and reorganized human labor and material resources through Atlantic slavery and the plantation economy. The second half focuses on the construction of “Imperial Modernity”; particularly in the context of India. We will explore how transformative shifts, such as the reforms of Lord Cornwallis, reshaped complex indigenous social structures, and investigate how the pressures of this imperial superstructure permeated the realms of the environment and scientific knowledge. By the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of the British Empire’s characteristics, its constant violence, its global influence, and its modernity. All required reading materials will be provided on Brightspace.

Satisfies: GLO [DEC: I]
Instructor: Professor Nurlan Khabdylkhak
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

The ideological and social background of the Russian Revolution and the evolution of Soviet rule: the problem of industrialization, the relations with the capitalist West, and totalitarian control over society.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS [DEC: F]
Instructor: Nathan Greenhaw
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

An introduction to the ideas and institutions of “the West” from the beginnings of civilization to the early modern period. Topics include ancient cultures; the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; medieval politics and society; Renaissance art and thought; the Reformation and Counter-Reformation; the new science; and absolutism and the emergence of the modern state.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS [DEC: J]
Instructor: Sebastián Hincapié
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

An examination of the impact of U.S. economic and political relations with Latin America from the mid-19th century to the present. The course considers changes in American policy toward Latin America, as well as the varying responses of Latin American nations to U.S. intervention and influence.

Satisfies: STAS [DEC: H]
Instructor: Jediael Peterson
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

An exploration of human-caused transformations in natural environments and in ideas about nature from prehistory to the present. Examining topics from agriculture and deforestation in classical antiquity to the Columbian encounter, from problems of environmental management in imperial India to the emergence of environmentalism as a global movement today, the course focuses on case studies from several regions, including the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, New England, and South Asia.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS+ [DEC: J]
Instructor: Debjani Chakrabarty
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

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Satisfies: SBS+ [DEC: I]
Instructor: Professor Nurlan Kabdylkhak
Lecture: Online Asynchronous

This upper-division course explores the political and social history of the Soviet Union through a multiethnic lens. Beginning with the USSR’s formation as an ethnically and religiously diverse polity, we will trace the evolution of Soviet nationality policy—from korenizatsiia (indigenization) to Russification, mass deportations, the official doctrine of the “Friendship of Peoples,” and ultimately the rise of national movements that contributed to the Soviet Union’s collapse.

Students will engage with both broad interpretive scholarship and regional case studies to examine how diverse communities experienced, negotiated, and shaped the Soviet project. By analyzing the interplay between state policy and lived experience, the course highlights the central role of ethnicity and religion in the making and unmaking of the Soviet Union.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS
Instructor: Professor Eric Miller
Lecture: Tu/Th 3:30PM - 4:25PM
Recitation(s): Check SOLAR for more information

In this course we shall explore the politics, society, art, and culture of “the West” from the ancient world to 1789. This course is intended to 1) survey the historical and cultural influences that have shaped European (and, by extension, our own) society; 2) provide practice and training in critical reading of both primary and secondary historical sources; and 3) improve your understanding of the basic elements of historical inquiry: formulating questions, gathering, selecting, and interpreting evidence, organizing the results into a coherent idea, and effectively communicating the results to others. Monday and Wednesday lectures will introduce the basic historical narrative and historians’ interpretations of it: weekly mandatory recitations (discussion sections) will be devoted to reading, interpreting, and arguing about the primary sources themselves. Requirements consist of about 40 pages of reading per week, several short papers, participation in recitations, a midterm exam, and a cumulative final exam.

Satisfies: DIV, SBS, USA 
Instructor: Professor April Masten
Lecture: Mo/We 2:00PM - 2:55PM
Recitation(s): Check SOLAR for more information


This course examines key themes in American history from the pre-contact and colonial eras to the founding and expansion of the United States through the Civil War and its aftermath. We’ll explore a wide range of subjects including: cross-cultural encounters and conflicts among Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans; settler-colonialism and the dispossession of Native peoples; the rise of capitalism, industrialization, and changing labor systems (including slavery, indentured servitude, and wage-based); major cultural, religious, and social reform movements; competing political ideologies, including the roots of revolution, democratization, and sectionalism; and, changing historical constructions of race, ethnicity, class, and gender. We will also consider why historians continue to offer new interpretations of American history—by questioning the assumptions, biases, and silences in traditional narratives, revisiting old sources and gathering new evidence, and bringing more diverse perspectives into view. Readings include an interesting mix of works by historians and primary sources written by people in the past. Sections are designed to complement, reinforce, and build on materials covered in lectures and assigned readings. Grading will be based upon attendance at lectures and sections, class participation (including section activities, discussions, and in-class writing exercises designed to assess comprehension of assigned readings), midterm, and final exam.

Satisfies: GLO
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas and Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections, Law, Politics & Social Justice
Instructor: Dr. Nurlan Kabdylkhak
Lecture: MoWe 11:00AM - 12:20PM

This is a Russian survey course with no prerequisites. Chronologically, it begins in the late nineteenth century and continues to the present day. The course examines the birth, life, and demise of the Soviet Union (1917–1991), covering topics such as the Revolution, NEP, Stalinism, the Great Patriotic War, the Cold War, Khrushchev's Thaw, Brezhnev's 'Stagnation,' Perestroika, and the post-Soviet republics.

Satisfies: 
Thematic Cluster: 
Instructor: Charles Backfish
Lecture: 

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Satisfies: GLO
Thematic Cluster:  Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Dr. Riga Shakya
Lecture: MoWe 2:00PM - 2:55PM
Recitation(s): Check SOLAR for more information

This course serves as a general introduction to the culture and history of China from prehistory to the 21st century. The course consists of bi-weekly lectures delivered by the instructor, which incorporate in-class discussion and activities. Together, we will survey a variety of important developments in political and institutional history, philosophy, religion, and culture, drawing from a wide variety of primary sources (in translation): materials written by, fashioned by, or created by historical people whose civilization we are studying, as well as a rich array of secondary sources by contemporary historians and scholars of China.  By engaging with these sources, we will deepen our understanding of Chinese civilization, with a focus on the three broad and overlapping themes of lived experience, identity, and transcultural connections.  By critically engaging with these three themes over the semester, my goals for our class are for us to explore multiple modes of historical inquiry (textual, visual, material) to come to a better understanding of: 1) The social, political, and cultural worlds shaping the experiences of peoples in China. 2) How peoples and communities in China have conceived of themselves, and how these identities were expressed and interpreted through art and literary texts and other forms of cultural productions. 3) Patterns of connection, cultural exchange, and interaction among Chinese and neighboring states and polities. Requirements consist of active participation, 40-50 pages of reading per week, one visual & material culture project, a midterm exam, and a final exam.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS
Thematic Cluster:  Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections, Law, Politics & Social Justice
Instructor: Dr. Janis Mimura
Lecture: TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Recitation(s): None

This course examines the fascinating history of premodern Japan and its transformation during the ancient, classical, medieval, and early modern periods. We will analyze the change in the nature of power from an emperor-centered, aristocratic court in Kyoto to the medieval and early modern warrior regimes in the Eastern capitals of Kamakura and Edo and the complicated shifts in between during the period of the Warring States. Using a wide variety of primary sources, including Murasaki Shikibu’s classic, Tale of Genji, war, religious, and folk tales, paintings, memoirs, and legal codes, in addition to scholarly articles, books, and films, we will explore both the ideas, institutions, and culture of the elite courtier and samurai, as well as the mental world and everyday lives of the peasant and artisan. Topics include the court intrigues of the imperial regents, consorts, and retired emperors, samurai culture and zen, the political economy of Tokugawa, and Japan’s interaction with the outside world. The class is in lecture format with frequent and active discussion of course readings. Requirements include discussion question responses, two short papers, and a midterm and final exam.

Satisfies: GLO, SBS
Thematic Cluster:  Arts, Ideas & Culture, Law, Politics & Social Justice
Instructor: Dr. Shimelis Gulema
Lecture: TuTh 3:30PM - 4:50PM
Recitation(s): None

This course explores the history of Western Africa, a world region uniquely positioned at the meeting of the Sahara, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. West Africa’s riches are many: material wealth in gold, enslaved workers, palm oil, and  petroleum, and cultural riches in hundreds of ethnolinguistic groups, diverse religions, and world-renowned cultural creativity in the arts, textiles, novels, and films. This course will use these lenses to examine transformations in Western Africa from 1500 to the present. We will explore the rise of early civilizations, encounters with Arabs and Europeans which set off the slave trade and conquest of the Americas. In addition to these topics, we will examine how West Africans contended with the European scramble for colonies in Africa and emerged from colonialism to create new nations of Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and others from 1957 onward. 

Satisfies: GLO
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture; Empires, Violence & Global Connections; Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Mohamad Ballan
Lecture: MoWe 9:30AM - 10:50AM

This course introduces the political, social, cultural and intellectual history of early medieval Europe and the Mediterranean world. Tracing the legacy of Rome through its three successors (Byzantium, the Latin West and Islam), this class will familiarize you with the major processes, institutions, ideas and communities that shaped Europe and the Mediterranean during the Early Middle Ages. We will closely examine an array of primary documents and material sources in order to problematize the notion of “the Dark Ages,” while exploring the various ways in which the period known as the Early Middle Ages was equally an era of crisis, transition and efflorescence. The course will make extensive use of primary sources from all three cultures (Germanic, Byzantine, Islamic), both as evidence of post-Roman civilizations and in order to refine your skills of historical interpretation and analysis of evidence. 

Major topics to be covered include the transformation of the Roman world in Late Antiquity; the spread of Christianity; the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium); social and political institutions; religious belief and practice; women and gender; the emergence of Islam and the formation of classical Islamic civilization; literary and cultural production; networks of learning; cross-cultural contact; frontiers and borderlands; kingship and sovereignty; diplomacy and commercial exchange; the Carolingian Empire; the Viking invasions; and military organization and warrior culture. While the course will focus upon Europe and the Mediterranean (including parts of North Africa and the Near East), we will also examine developments elsewhere in the medieval world.

Satisfies: DIV, SBS, USA
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Law, Politics & Social Justice
Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Ben Lyons
Lecture: TuTh 11:00AM - 11:55AM

This course traces the political, social, and economic developments that turned loyal subjects in the “Thirteen Colonies” at the end of the Seven Years War in 1763 into members of a new and independent union with the Ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787.  The course will focus on the causes, controversies, and enduring legacies of a conflict which has largely defined American identity since. It will do so through the perspective of a variety of groups--from prominent supporters of the Crown to enslaved Africans to a multitude of groups all known as “patriots.”  Topics will include the Stamp Act Crisis, the Nonimportation movement, the Global War for Independence, and the establishment of constitutional republics and political cultures during and after the War.  Requirements include regular attendance and participation, in-class writing assignments, and two 1500-word papers.  

Satisfies: DIV, USA
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections, Health, Science & Environmental Change
Instructor: Dr. Donna Rilling
Lecture: MoWe 3:30PM - 4:50PM

This course introduces you to critical developments in the history of the United States from the American Revolution to approximately 1848.  It looks at the principles on which the nation was based, how those ideals evolved over the subsequent decades, and how a variety of groups and individuals contributed to the shape that the new nation took.  Our endpoint, 1848, marks the moment that many—people living then and historians looking back in time—deemed the nation mature.  No longer was it a “new” or “young” or an “early” republic, on the one hand full of the possibilities of sweeping change, and on the other hand fraught with anxieties that change would go too far.  The young nation had been anxious about its very survival as a republic: could a nation with a republican form of government beat the track record of the few short-lived republics known to history?  By 1848, the mature nation, full of a sense of its rising importance among western countries, nonetheless wondered whether it would fracture over the issue of slavery.  By the later period, the United States had been both tested and strained and, many contemporary Americans then believed, had developed myriad social, economic and political problems characteristic of a mature nation.

Satisfies: USA
Thematic Cluster: Law, Politics & Social Justice, Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Mark Chambers
Lecture: MoWe 2:00PM - 3:20PM

An exploration of the significance of race in 19th- and early 20th-century America. Topics include forms of political organization and collective struggle; the social and psychic consequences of racist subjection; the relationship among race, racism, and culture; and the cultural politics of race and gender.

Satisfies: SBS, USA
Thematic Cluster: Empires, Violence & Global Connections, Law, Politics & Social Justice
Instructor: Dr. Christopher Sellers
Lecture: MoWe 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Swelling media and political discussions over the last few years have made Americans much more aware of the growing divide over the last three decades between the wealthiest Americans and the rest of us.  This course delves into the dynamics of this and earlier historic shifts in how wealth gets made and distributed through our society.  Ever since the American economy became dominated by large corporations, they have played a pivotal role in this history.  We will concentrate especially on why, over long historic periods that have characterized the age of the modern corporation, wealth in the United States has become more—but also at times less--skewed toward the top.  We will study three periods of sustained economic growth ending in eras of depression or stagnation: (1) the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a time of skewing; (2) the post-World War II decades, a time of evening out; and (3) the period from 1980-2021, another era of skewing.  Each period had its most characteristic corporations and technologies, from the robber barons to the dot.com-ers.  Each also had its own characteristic ways not just of generating but distributing wealth, prompting changes that altered Americans’ experience of being wealthy, middle- or working class.  A special focus of our history falls on the financial sector, including Wall Street, whose twists and turns have so deeply imprinted the American experience with wealth, also with inequality. 

Satisfies: ESI

Section 01:  Catastrophes and Conflict in Global History
Dr. Paul Kelton - MoWe 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Section 02: Rumors, Lies, Life Histories: Sources and African History
Dr. Shobana Shankar - TuTh 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Section 03: Everyday Objects: Exploring American History through Material Culture
Dr. Jennifer Anderson - Fr 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Satisfies: SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Cultures, Empires, Violence & Global Connections, Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Sara Lipton
Lecture: TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM

This course examines the various medieval military conflicts known collectively (and according to at least one historian, inaccurately) as The Crusades.  We will investigate specific episodes such as the Latin conquest of Jerusalem, the Children’s Crusade, the Shepherds’ Crusade, the Albigensian Crusade, and the clashes known as the Political Crusades.  There will be plenty of battles, but we will also explore such issues as the origins of the idea of crusade, the religious developments underlying the crusades, the role of women in the crusades, crusading culture and propaganda, the European encounter with the Muslim world, and the long- term effects of the crusades. Requirements include class attendance and participation, which includes completing the assigned readings in advance of every class and occasional reading quizzes (about 10% of final grade), a map quiz (about 5%), a midterm exam (about 25%), 8-10 pages of writing assignments of various sorts (about 25%), an end-of-term identifications test (about 10%), and a take-home final essay exam (about 25%).  Please note that attendance is mandatory.

Satisfies: SBS+
Instructor: Dr. Kathleen Wilson
Lecture: MoWe 11:00AM - 12:20PM

An examination of social, culture and political developments in Britain with particular emphasis on the post-1945 period.  Topics include women, war and the welfare state; domestic responses to international fascism, the rise and fall of the Left; popular and literary cultures of the 1950’s and 1960’s; and the cultural representation of post imperial issues such as immigration, film and television.  Course requirements are: completion of all assigned reading, class attendance and participation, in-class id-term, one 8-10 page essay, and a multiple-essay take home final.

Satisfies: SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Dr. Young-Sun Hong
Lecture: MoWe 2:00PM - 3:20PM

This course will provide an introduction to German history in the first half of the 20th century: World War I, the impact of total war and revolution, the problematic modernity of the Weimar Republic, the rise of National Socialism, the path to World War II, the meaning of the Holocaust, and the division of the country after 1945. We will also examine the key historiographical debates over the course of German history.  Course requirements will include numerous quizzes, a short critical paper, midterm and final exam

Satisfies: SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Anderson
Lecture: MoWe 5:00PM - 6:20PM

In this course, students will explore how the small island of Manahatta, long an integral part of the Lenape people’s ancestral homeland, was transformed into one of the most important and cosmopolitan urban centers in the world. In the semester’s first half, we’ll learn about the island’s unique ecology and Indigenous inhabitants, the arrival of Dutch settlers and their founding of New Amsterdam, the consequences of the 1664 English takeover of the city, its 18th-century development into a leading seaport with an increasingly diverse population, culminating with the British occupation during the American Revolution. In the semester’s second half, we’ll examine New York City’s astonishing growth—from the “new nation” era of the 1810s to the “Gilded Age” of the 1890s—into a vibrant global hub of immigration, culture, commerce, communications, and capitalism. For each period, we’ll consider how the city both mirrored and shaped larger political, economic, social, and cultural trends.

Satisfies: SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Dr. Hongkyung Kim
Lecture: TuTh 5:00PM - 6:20PM

Examines Korean history from ancient to modern times. Korea is one of the many ancient, non-European civilizations claiming a cultural influence on the region and one of the main players in the history of East Asia. Reflecting its unique historical experiences, Korean history has raised diverse debatable issues. The primary goal of this course is to provide an overview of Korean history and, at the same time, through introducing multiple debatable issues of historical significance, the course attempts to enhance students’ analytical capability in approaching complicated historical issues.

Satisfies: STAS
Thematic Cluster: Arts, Ideas & Culture, Empires, Violence & Global Connections
Instructor: Dr. Gregory Ruf
Lecture: TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM

The history of interaction between human activities and the natural environment in China, with special attention to ecological consequences of various paradigms of economic development throughout Chinese history. Focus in on the political ecology of state-level societies, and the relationships between cultural ideas, behavioral practices, human health, and environmental change.

Satisfies: SBS+; additional step can be taken to acquire EXP+
Instructor: Dr. Nancy Tomes
Lecture: TuTh 5:00PM - 6:20PM

September 11, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center’s twin towers, damaged the Pentagon, and led to the crash of an airplane meant for the U.S. Capitol or the White House in a Pennsylvania field. In this course, students will have the opportunity to explore the history of 9/ll, in particular its impact on New York City and Long Island, through hands-on historical work. They will be trained to conduct oral histories and do interviews with SBU alums and faculty about their experiences of 9/11; those oral histories will become part of a new Stony Brook 9/ll archives. They will learn how to do podcasts and create some 9/ll themed episodes around topics of their choice. Finally, they will learn how to create StoryMaps around 9/ll themes, again of their choice. Students will be encouraged to follow their own interests. Possible themes  include: the evolving “War on Terror,” expanding surveillance technologies, political aftereffects, impact on community policing and immigration policies, racial profiling and free speech issues, and 9/ll’s long term health and mental health consequences. Prior knowledge of the history of 9/ll is not required to take this course. We will be learning that history along with the hands-on skills. But students who took HIS 396, “The Historical Perspectives on the September 11 terrorist attacks,” are welcome to take this course as a follow up. Students can also enroll for an additional one credit of HIS 444 to get EXP+ credit for the course.

For the formal work in the course, students will be required to produce the equivalent of two hour long oral histories, including transcriptions,  one twenty minute podcast, and one 10-12 page Story Map. Ideas for alternate projects, such as pop up exhibits and short videos, will be gladly entertained. All required readings will be made available via Brightspace.

Satisfies: DIV, SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Nancy Tomes
Lecture: TuTh 2:00PM - 2:55PM
Recitation(s): Check SOLAR for Details

By exploring American social history from Roosevelt (TR) to Roosevelt (FDR), this course will help you understand the foundations of contemporary American society. From the 1880s to the 1940s, the outlines of a more modern America took shape. Due to three interconnected trends – the second industrial revolution, the expansion of cities, and massive immigration – the U.S. became a far more diverse nation during these decades. Economic change sharpened divisions among rich and poor, WASPs and non-WASPs, urbanites and rural dwellers, young and old, men and women. It also forced Americans into new relationships with technology and popular culture that made them more “modern” by our standards. We will explore their journey to a more modern way of life with the following questions in mind:  

• How did Americans adapt traditions of political democracy and social equality to a new corporation-dominated economy? 
• How did a traditionally white “Anglo-Saxon” Protestant nation respond to a massive influx of immigrants who were very unlike them? 
• How did new technologies affect the conduct of work and home life? 
• How did the rise of a mass consumer culture, including new forms of mass media, advertising, and popular entertainment (vaudeville, movies, and radio), reshape American culture?
• How did the customary roles of men and women change?

While studying these fascinating decades of the American past, we will also work on improving your skills at reading and writing about historical subjects. 

Written work includes a midterm, paper, and final exam.

Required texts: Steven Diner, A Very Different Age: Americans of the Progressive Era Lynn Dumenil, The  Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920s

Satisfies: SBS+
Thematic Cluster: Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities
Instructor: Dr. Inés Escobar González
Lecture: Coming Soon

This course offers students an introduction to the problem of poverty, cities, and development in Latin America. Housing will serve as a recurrent case study and reference for understanding urban growth, inequality, and the struggle for human rights and citizenship. Our approach will be historical, ethnographic, and conceptual. Historically, we will trace a path through the social transformations, economic pressures, and cultural traditions that led to the construction of cities in Latin America since the postwar period. Ethnographically, we will delve into the urban peripheries that impoverished peasants built in the expanding frontiers of Latin American cities to understand the emergence of social movements and processes that pushed for a right to the city in elitist urban centers. Conceptually, we will examine the rise and fall of particular development projects and policy frameworks that attempted to resolve the problem of spatial, urban, and civil inequality in Latin America, from homegrown solutions to international, global development agendas. Ultimately, this course will provide you with three main takeaways. First, that Latin America was a precursor of what would become a global urban revolution, but that the place the city has held in Latin American cultures and imaginaries is distinct from that in other
parts of the world. Second, that the urban poor of Latin America were radically resourceful in their struggle for housing in the twentieth century, building the modern Latin American city themselves. Third, that the problems of urban poverty and access to housing have generated interesting and contrasting experiments in politics, policy, and design, laying down an expansive sphere of possibility as we try to build a better world and better cities in Latin America and beyond.

Satisfies: SBS+
Instructor: Dr. Charles Fawell
Lecture: 
Section 01: T/TH 8:00am - 9:20am (30 seats)
Section 02: T/TH 9:30am - 10:50am (30 Seats)

As they expanded and collapsed, European empires of the 19th and 20th centuries engaged in near-constant warfare, from campaigns of conquest and counterinsurgency to punitive raids, blockades, and “humanitarian” interventions. This course explores how modern European empires waged war, as well as the varied strategies used to resist imperial forces, from guerilla insurgency to mass uprising. Resistance, however, is only part of the story, and students will also analyze the complex histories of colonized peoples who served in the militaries of a colonizing power. Key questions addressed in the course include the following: what legal frameworks and ideologies emerged to justify colonial conquests? How was colonial violence mediatized and perceived in an increasingly globalized world? What consequences did so-called “small wars” have for targeted populations and their societies, for Europe, and for the international order? How was colonial warfare tied to global conflicts, most notably World Wars I and II? Finally, how did the armed conflicts of decolonization unfold, and what legacies did these struggles leave for today’s world?

Requirements: Participation; short essay; final essay.

Satisfies: SBS+
Instructor: Dr. Ben Lyons
Lecture: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:50AM

This course examines the way in which Christianity and the Enlightenment influenced early American conceptions of religion and morality. The course is divided into three sections. The first traces the migration of various groups of Christians to North America during the seventeenth century, including Puritans, Anglican, Quakers, Catholics and Jews, and describes their influence on early colonial societies. The second examines the arrival of Enlightenment philosophy in North America during the late
seventeenth century, and considers the challenge that it posed to traditional conceptions of intellectual and moral authority. The third and final section examines the way in which spiritual and intellectual leaders throughout the colonies responded to the Enlightenment, and in the process fashioned the moral and religious landscape in which the American Revolution took place. A significant portion of the course readings will be drawn from primary sources, including the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and the
writings of Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.

Satisfies: EXP+, SPK, WRTD

Section 01: The Apocalypse
Dr. Eric Miller - Th 9:30AM - 12:20PM

Section 02: Minorities & Minoritization
Dr. Riga Shakya - Mo 9:30AM - 12:20PM

Section 03: From Ring Shout to Hip Hop: Dancing Through American History
Dr. April Masten - W 3:30 - 6:20pm