• HIST 2354

    Espionage: A Global History
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    Spring 2026

    This course will use case studies to explore the history of intelligence, espionage, and covert operations from ancient times to the end of the Cold War. We will also explore the history of spy panics and the representation of espionage in fiction and film.

  • HIAF 3051

    West African History
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    3.78

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    History of West Africans in the wider context of the global past, from West Africans' first attempts to make a living in ancient environments through the slave trades (domestic, trans-Saharan, and Atlantic), colonial overrule by outsiders, political independence, and ever-increasing globalization.

  • HIEU 3091

    Ancient Law and Society
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    3.11

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Study of the interrationships between law, politics and society in ancient Greece (chiefly Athenian) culture, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome (from the XII Tables to the Justinianic Code). Focuses particularly on the development of the idea of law; on the construction of law's authority and legitimacy; on the use of law as one method of social control; and on the development, at Rome, of juristic independence and legal codification. Prerequisite: HIEU 2031 or HIEU 2041, or permission of the instructor.

  • HIME 3191

    Christianity and Islam
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Studies Christianity in the Middle East in the centuries after the rise of Islam.

  • HIEA 3283

    Industrial Pollution and Society in East Asia
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    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course explores societal debates about the problem of industrial pollution in China, Japan, and Korea from a historical perspective. Questions this course addresses include the costs and benefits of industrial development and growth, the relationship between environmental movements and civil society, the environmental costs of war, and the role of the non-human in historical narratives.

  • HIEA 3481

    Postwar Japan
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    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    An examination of the history of Japan from 1945 to the present, as it transforms from an empire to a modern industrial capital state.  We will explore the key contradictions, debates, and fault lines that run through the period, many of which persist to today.

  • HIEA 3501

    Introductory Workshop
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

  • HILA 3501

    Introductory History Workshop
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    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

  • HISA 3501

    Introductory History Workshop
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    3.64

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

  • HIUS 3501

    Introductory History Workshop
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    3.67

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.