Courses in History (Division 390)

Spring Half-Term Courses

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History 110. Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Europe.

Section 101.

Instructor(s): Rudi Lindner (rpl@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS).

Credits: (4;3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

What civilization did our European ancestors create? How did they render it so powerful? And why is it so different from its neighbors? This course, with lectures, slides, cinema, and class discussion, addresses these matters topically. You may expect to read and view a number of original sources (biographies, travel accounts, monumental art, and doodles) in order to study the rise and rivalry of Christianity and Islam; changing notions of the hero from swordsman to scientist; comparative treatments of minorities (Jews) and majorities (women); the relationship between church and state; the management of loyalty and love; shipping, printing, and technological superiority; why Columbus reached Japan and Galileo discovered Neptune; the relation between art and autobiography; and other topics that illustrate European history. There will be one hour examination in addition to the final.

Section 101.

Instructor(s): Geoffrey Eley (ghe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS).

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive critical introduction to European society, culture, and politics since the Second World War. Lectures and readings will cover both Eastern and Western Europe, the international arena and the national histories of particular countries, and social and cultural life as well as political developments. The course aims to explore the shaping of the contemporary world and to introduce students to societies and political cultures which are both structurally similar and fundamentally different from their own. Instruction will be via lectures and {\i ad hoc} discussion, evaluation via midterm exam and end-of-term essay. No special background is required; prejudices and preconceptions about European societies are enough.

Section 101.

Instructor(s): Regina Morantz-Sanchez (reginann@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS).

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course aims to help students gain a perspective on the contemporary family by studying the development of this important institution in the American past. Particular emphasis will be placed on changing attitudes towards and experiences of sex roles, sexuality, childrearing, work patterns, and relationships between men, women, and children. We will explore: race, ethnicity, and class; cover economic developments as well as shifting conceptions of the role of the state; and ask about the impact of these factors on family life. We will want to examine how much the family has changed over time and try to project, on the basis of historical evidence, whither the family is going.

History 394. Reading Course.

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open only to history concentrators by written permission of instructor. Only 12 credits of History 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 may be counted toward a concentration plan in history. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit only with permission of the Associate Chairman.

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Section 101 – Paris and Vienna, 1890-1920

Instructor(s): Rudi Lindner (rpl@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: History concentrators are required to elect Hist. 396 or 397. Only 12 credits of History 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 may be counted toward a concentration plan in history. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of twelve credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

From 1890 to 1920 many of the features of our modern lives appeared for the first time: cinema; industrial warfare; the unconscious; ruthless Anti-Semitism; atonal music (classical and jazz); automobiles; national uprisings; a violent and relativistic universe among them. This seminar looks at the cities of Paris and Vienna and the developments that spread from them throughout our world. Students will do projects on topics that may include any of the examples listed above or other movements that these two cities fostered. This is a seminar in urban and cultural history, and most of the work will involve discussion in class and a research project.

Spring/Summer Term Courses

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History 395. Reading Course.

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open only to history concentrators by written permission of instructor. Only 12 credits of History 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 may be counted toward a concentration plan in history. (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit only with permission of the Associate Chairman.

Credits: (1-4; 1-3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This is an independent 1-4 credit course open only to history concentrators by written permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites & Distribution: Honors student, Hist. 398, and senior standing. Only 12 credits of History 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 may be counted toward a concentration plan in history. (1-6). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (1-6).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is a workshop for thesis writers. It concentrates on practical and theoretical problems of research and writing with special reference to methodological questions.

History 160. United States to 1865.

Section 201.

Instructor(s): Jon Wells (jonwells@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (SS).

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

In this course we will explore the main persons, ideas, and events of American history from the colonial period through the Civil War. The lectures and readings address a wide range of subjects in early American history such as Native-Americans, the growing problem of slavery, the impact of industrialization on the nation, the changing nature of politics, the changing roles of women and African-Americans in society, and the coming of the Civil War. Grades will consist of two exams along with a paper and occasional short assignments

Section 201 – Politics & Culture in the Old South, 1607-1860. Meets with History 593.201

Instructor(s): Jon Wells (jonwells@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course examines some of the most interesting aspects of the history of the southern United States from the colonial period to the beginning of the Civil War. We will discuss slavery, the peculiar nature of politics in the region, the building of southern nationalism, intellectual life and literature, women and the family, and, of course, secession and causes of the Civil War. This will be a reading intensive course utilizing both the lecture and class discussion format to understand this complicated region and its history. At the end of the course, students will have learned a great deal about southern history as well as how professional scholars have depicted that history.

Section 202 – The Civil War Era, 1845-1877. Meets with History 593.202

Instructor(s): David Fitzpatrick (fitzd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course will explore the causes, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War. The social and economic causes of the so-called "Political Crisis of the 1850s" will be analyzed as a means of explaining the southern states' secession as well as Lincoln's determination to save the Union. The strategic, operational, and tactical conduct of the war will be major points of emphasis, as will the war's impact on politics, the economy, and society, both North and South. Finally, the course will explore the period of Reconstruction and consider its revolutionary impact on the nation.

Prerequisites & Distribution: Open only to history concentrators by written permission of instructor. Only 12 credits of History 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 may be counted toward a concentration plan in history. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit only with permission of the Associate Chairman.

Credits: (1-4; 1-3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Individual reading program under the direction of a staff member.

Section 201.

Instructor(s): Leo McNamara (noeunuch@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

A narrative history of modern Ireland from the time of the collapse of Gaelic culture at the Tudor conquest until the present. Lectures will treat aspects of economic, cultural, and social as well as political history. The main texts will be Moody and Martin, The Course of Irish History, and R.F. Foster, Modern Ireland, 1600-1972. Course work will include a sequence of periodic brief quizzes, one term paper, a final examination. There is no course prerequisite and no prior knowledge of Ireland is required.

Section 201 – Politics & Culture in the Old South, 1607-1860. Meets with History 393.201

Instructor(s): Jon Wells (jonwells@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upper-class standing. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See History 393.201.

Section 202 – The Civil War Era, 1845-1877. Meets with History 393.202

Instructor(s): David Fitzpatrick (fitzd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Upper-class standing. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See History 393.202.

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