Academic Bulletin 2023-2024
Course Search
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To search for a course satisfying the Distribution Requirements in effect for students who entered Allegheny College in Fall 2016 or after please do the following:
- In the “Keyword or Phrase” box below, enter one of the eight Distribution Requirement abbreviations as a search term in quotation marks: “CL”, “HE”, “IP”, “ME”, “PD”, “QR”, “SB”, or “SP”.
- To search within a specific department or program, select the desired department from the “Rubric” drop down menu and enter the Distribution Requirement abbreviation in quotation marks in the “Keyword or Phrase” box (i.e., “HE”).
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HIST 101 - The Greek World, 1184-323 BCE
Credits: 4
A comprehensive survey of ancient Greek political, social, and cultural history based on the interpretations of primary sources, both literary and archaeological, from the Trojan War to the end of the Classical period. Topics include the historicity of the Homeric poems, the rise of the Greek city-state and panhellenic consciousness, the constitutional history of Athens and Sparta, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, political participation in the Athenian democracy, reflections of contemporary history in drama (tragedy and comedy) and philosophy, and the rise of Alexander the Great.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 103 - The Roman World, 753 BCE-180 CE
Credits: 4
A comprehensive survey of ancient Roman political, social, and cultural history based on the interpretation of primary sources, both literary and archaeological, from the foundation of the city to the height of the Empire. Topics include the Roman aristocratic moral code, Roman imperialism, Roman diplomatic interaction with the Hellenistic World, the decline and fall of the Roman Republic, the establishment of the Augustan principate, and the administration of the empire in the first and second centuries.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 109 - Europe in the Age of Modernization and Revolution, 1648-1914
Credits: 4
A survey of three centuries of European history, with focus on the ages of absolutism and enlightenment, the French Revolution and subsequent revolts, the evolution of liberal democracy, the industrial revolution and the development of a modern economy, and the emergence of nationalism and socialism.
Distribution Requirements: HE. SB.
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HIST 110 - Europe in the Age of Dictatorship and Democracy, 1914-Present
Credits: 4
An introduction to major problems in the social, cultural, and political history of Europe in the 20th century, from the disillusionment of World War I to the challenges of post-communism. Among the topics explored are the impact of total war on European civilization, Nazism and the rise of authoritarian regimes during the inter-war period, the significance of the Russian Revolution for Europe, decolonization and Europe’s changing place in world affairs, the reconstruction of democracy after 1945, the division of Europe during the Cold War, and the future of the nation-state within a unified Europe.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SB.
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HIST 113 - The History of Modern East Asia, 1800-Present
Credits: 4
A survey of political, social, economic, and cultural trends in East Asia from 1800 to the present. The course focuses primarily upon China, Korea, and Japan and to a lesser degree Vietnam. After an introduction to the tenets of East Asian civilization, we explore the profound changes that occurred in all four states as interaction with Western nations increased in the nineteenth century. We then examine the political, economic, and military conflicts of the twentieth century and conclude by focusing on the tremendous economic development that has shaped the region in more recent decades.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 116 - Colonial Latin America
Credits: 4
An introduction to Latin American history from the pre-Columbian era to the independence period. Topics considered include the diversity and complexity of Latin American indigenous civilizations before the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish impetus for New World exploration and conquest; the military conquest of the Aztec and Incan Empires; and the political and religious institutions, socio-economic structure, racial and ethnic attitudes, and cultural underpinnings of Spanish colonialism. Particular attention is paid to the modern ramifications of Latin America’s colonial past.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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HIST 117 - Modern Latin American History
Credits: 4
An examination of 19th- and 20th-century Latin American struggles to create effective national, political, and economic systems in a postcolonial global context. Through particular attention to legacies from the colonial period, students explore how gender, racial, ethnic, and class differences undergird political and economic structures, and how this historical relationship contributes to recent characteristics of the region, including -“underdevelopment,” dictatorship, guerrilla warfare, narco-trafficking, democratization, and neo-liberal trade.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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HIST 123 - A History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1918
Credits: 4
A study of the Ottoman Empire and the Mediterranean region. Students examine the empire’s encounters throughout the Mediterranean, center and frontiers of the empire, and the lived experiences of individuals within the Ottoman Empire. Students investigate such topics as: Origins of the Ottoman Empire; its Boundaries and Crossings; Competing Expansions; Sacred Space (Spatial, Religious, Representational Questions); Frontiers (Interactions, Encounters, and Diffusion); Trade and Cultural Interactions; Networks, Mobility, and Ecological Crisis; Gender and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire; and the Decline or Transformation question.
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
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HIST 124 - A History of the Modern Middle East, 1839-present
Credits: 4
An introduction to the history of the lands that comprise the former Ottoman Empire. Students investigate topics such as: the reform and independence movements of the late Ottoman Empire; the modernization and development programs within nation-states; the implications of the settlements following the First World War; the Arab-Israeli Conflict; post-WWII autocracies; US involvement in the Middle East; and recent challenges in the region. Also explored are the competing and overlapping concepts of religious and secular-structured notions of nation, identity, and coexistence.
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
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HIST 153 - History of Imperial Russia, 1682-1917
Credits: 4
A survey of Russian intellectual, cultural, and political history from the reign of Peter the Great to the fall of the Romanov dynasty in the February Revolution of 1917. Problems considered include the strengths and weaknesses of autocracy, Russia’s rise to prominence as a European power, the role of serfdom in Russia’s development and underdevelopment, the formation of Russia as a multi-national empire, the politics and culture of the intelligentsia, and the internal dynamics which helped produce revolution at the beginning of the 20th century.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 155 - The Soviet Century, 1917-Present
Credits: 4
A survey of major problems in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union during the 20th century, from the promise of the October Revolution of 1917 to the uncertainties of post-Soviet life. Among the topics explored are the causes of the 1917 revolutions, the nature of Bolshevism, revolutionary culture and utopianism during the 1920s, Stalinism and the transformation of Soviet society, the idea of the Soviet Union as a multi-national polity, the Great Patriotic War against Nazism, de-Stalinization and Soviet culture, the reconstruction of the Soviet system under Mikhail Gorbachev, and the complex legacies of Soviet socialism.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 159 - History of Modern Germany
Credits: 4
An introduction to the historical, political, social and intellectual background of modern Germany. Typical discussion topics include the Congress of Vienna, the 1848 revolution, the first unification of 1871, the Weimar Republic, National Socialism, and the division of Germany after World War II. Special attention is paid to the unification process since 1989 and Germany’s role in international politics.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 162 - History of the United States to 1865
Credits: 4
An examination of the forces that have shaped the experiences of the American people from the age of settlement through the Civil War. The course focuses on relations between European settlers and Native Americans, the development of Anglo-American colonial society, the foundation of the new nation, the emerging industrial economy, the causes of sectionalism, and the crisis of the Civil War.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 163 - History of the United States, 1865-Present
Credits: 4
An exploration of the emergence of modern America, addressing the effects of immigration, industrialization, imperialism, war and social change on the development of the United States since the Civil War.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 165 - Pre-Modern China: Religion, Philosophy, and Society
Credits: 4
An examination of pre-modern Chinese political and social history from 500 BCE to 1800 CE. This course focuses on the origin and transformation of the Chinese nation-state prior to its full-scale encounter with the West. Topics discussed may include: the origin of Chinese civilization, the formation of the nation-state, contending schools of philosophy and thought, the cycle of dynasties, the rise of pre-modern capitalism, women’s experiences, Han and minority relations, religions, and secret societies.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 167 - Modern China, 1800-2000
Credits: 4
An examination of the recent Chinese past. Topics discussed include: the last century of Qing rule, confrontation with Western nations, the Republican period, the warlords and the Nationalist and Communist movements in the early twentieth century, Japanese aggression, the communist state, the Cultural Revolution, and economic growth in the 1980s and 1990s.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 170 - Introduction to Public History
Credits: 4
An introduction to the theory and practice of public history, a collaborative approach to history that emphasizes inter-disciplinary methodology, oral history, and a variety of presentation formats to present historical projects that interact with audiences in the public sector. Through readings, discussions, viewing of films and documentaries, and field trips to museums and historic sites, students examine issues that confront historians working in public settings. Students work with specific archives and/or groups at Allegheny or elsewhere to create and publish digital story-telling projects intended to connect individual experience and community needs to larger movements and ideologies.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
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HIST 220 - Law and Democracy in Ancient Greece
Credits: 4
An examination of legal and political ideals and practices in ancient Greece, with a particular focus on classical Athens, the birthplace of democracy. Topics include the concept of justice, the development of democratic institutions, the role of leaders, mass political participation, citizenship and civic status, and attitudes towards politics and justice as reflected in drama and philosophy. Special attention is paid to the rule of law and the role of the courts, with close studies of prosecution and defense speeches from Athenian trials.
Distribution Requirements: CL, IP.
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HIST 255 - African-American History to 1865 (also listed as BLKST 255 )
Credits: 4
A survey of the history of African-Americans from the earliest appearance of Africans in colonial North America to the end of the Civil War. Students explore slavery, slave society and economy, slave culture, African Americans and politics, and the abolition of slavery.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 257 - African-American History since 1865 (also listed as BLKST 257 )
Credits: 4
A survey of African-American history from the end of the Civil War to the present. Students explore topics such as Reconstruction, the rise and fall of Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, and Hip Hop. The lives of major figures in America’s racial history are also examined.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 260 - History of American Christianities (Also listed as RELST 260)
Credits: 4
This course will provide a A thematic and chronological framework for understanding the complexity and diversity of Christianites in American life. Unquestionably, Christianity has greatly influenced our nation’s past and present. However, its influence has not been singular but diverse in execution and impact. Exploring this diversity will show there is no one way to be Christian. Therefore, this course will analyze the relationship between American history and various forms of American Christianity, explore the major issues and topics that define its diversity of expressions, and investigate its role in American society, politics, and culture.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD
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HIST 261 - A Survey of American Women’s History
Credits: 4
A survey of the social, political, and economic role of women in American history from the colonial period to the present. Among the issues discussed are family as a force in American history, the impact of feminism on the major institutions of American life, the working lives of women, women’s sexuality, the role of race and ethnicity in shaping women’s lives, and the emergence of women on the political stage.
Distribution Requirements: PD, SB.
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HIST 265 - Myth and Reality in the American Past
Credits: 4
An investigation of the myths of American history, why they were created, and how they reflect American values. Some myths that might be explored are those associated with the noble savage, George Washington, the Plantation South, as well as the “Camelot” myths created about the Kennedy Administration. Students will formulate their own interpretations of people and events that have been the object of America’s mythological past.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
Open to first-year students and sophomores only.
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HIST 269 - The Sixties in America
Credits: 4
An examination of the significance and the impact of one of the most dramatic decades in American history. Particular attention is devoted to an elucidation of various “myths of the sixties” and to the role of the mass media in generating these myths.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
Open to first-year students and sophomores only.
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HIST 270 - Reagan’s America
Credits: 4
A survey of the middle decades of the 20th-century United States as seen through the life and career of Ronald Reagan. Students trace Reagan’s experiences as an actor, governor, and eventual president while exploring Hollywood and anti-Communism, state reactions to student protests, and impacts of conservative policies. Particular attention is paid to public perceptions of Reagan and his policies.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
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HIST 272 - Socialism and Post-Socialism in People’s Republic of China
Credits: 4
An historical examination of the ideology, state policies, and social transformation in China’s socialist construction and market reform from 1949 to the present. We study the Chinese socialist state’s consolidation of control over all aspects of social life in the 1950s; its transformation of commerce, agriculture, and Chinese society through various campaigns; its industrialization and search for an alternative modernization path through the Great Leap Forward of 1958; and China’s marketization and the rise of civil society since the 1980s. Students analyze the PRC’s social control and governance, Maoist legacies, erosion of socialist ideals, and globalization’s impact on Chinese society.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 273 - Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1830
Credits: 4
A study of piracy in the Americas from 1500 to 1830 that traces the evolution of maritime piracy and examines the experience of both predators and prey. Discussion of pirate ethics, daily life, and criminal activity is followed by an assessment of piracy’s political and economic impact on Europe and its American colonies. Analysis of piracy in popular culture and imagination completes the semester.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SB.
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HIST 277 - An American History of the Body
Credits: 4
A survey of the history of American healthcare and ideas about the body from colonial American times through the twentieth century. Students explore healthcare practices, societal understandings of the human body, consent and relationships between care givers and care providers, and the influence of sex, gender, race, age, and morality on healthcare practices.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 310 - Europe at the Turn of the Century, 1880-1917
Credits: 4
A consideration of the cultural, social, and political questions associated with the rise of modern life and the weakening of traditional forms of thought and association. Topics considered include the concepts of individualism and society, the ideology of progress, the cultural dimensions of science and technology, the place of the city and urban culture in European civilization, the politics of class, race, and gender, the importance of Empire for European self-identity, and the significance of World War I and the Russian Revolution as expressions of the conflict between tradition and modernity.
Prerequisite: HIST 109 or HIST 110 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE.
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HIST 312 - State and Society Under Communism and Fascism
Credits: 4
A comparative investigation of the totalitarian regimes of Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union during the period 1917-1945. Emphasis is given to the role of modern states in sculpting and mobilizing society. Topics include the creation of the new man and woman, the politics of reproduction and populations, the definition of citizenship and participation, the organization of politics and the economy, and the aesthetics of power. These themes are explored through the critical study of film, art and architecture, literature, and historical texts.
Prerequisite: HIST 109 or HIST 110 or HIST 155 or HIST 159 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SB.
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HIST 313 - The Third Reich and the Holocaust
Credits: 4
An investigation of the origins, rise, and outcome of National Socialism. Students investigate topics such as the role of nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism in Nazi ideology; consent and coercion in the evolution of Nazi control; everyday life in Germany before 1939; the role of the Second World War in the realization of the Holocaust; motivations of the perpetrators, collaborators and bystanders; elements of resistance; historiographical debates over the writing of the Holocaust, and the manner in which the Holocaust has been represented and memorialized.
Prerequisite: One course in European History or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
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HIST 320 - Writing Ancient History
Credits: 4
An examination of the methodological objectives and practices of ancient historians. Students read extensively in primary sources and analyze historiographical strategies. Among the topics considered are the different effects of discursive and analytical styles, the relation between personal memoir and history, biography as history, divergent chronological frameworks, how Greeks and Romans viewed each other, and Roman innovations on Greek traditions. Students may not earn credit for both HIST 320 and HIST 550 .
Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 103 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 321 - Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece
Credits: 4
An examination of speech and writing as media of communication in ancient Greece, from the time of Homer into the fourth century BC. The course focuses on the development of writing in the Greek world and the effect of this development on Greek culture and society. Among the topics studied are the oral performance of poetry, the function of writing in the Athenian democracy, and the importance of rhetoric for the intellectual life of the classical period. Students may not earn credit for both HIST 321 and HIST 551.
Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 103 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 324 - Life in Colonial America
Credits: 4
An exploration of the development of Anglo-American society and culture in North America. The transfer of English ideas and institutions to the new world, the conflicts between native, white, and African cultures, the development of distinctive social, economic, and political differences in the colonies, and the emergence of an American identity are studied.
Prerequisite: HIST 162 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 326 - The American Revolutionary Era
Credits: 4
An analysis of the evolution of the United States from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Era. The course is topical in organization. Students explore the society, economy, politics and religion of the Revolutionary Era. Special attention will be paid to the Revolutionary War itself, and the impact of that war on the daily lives of both women and men. The experience of native Americans and slaves in the Revolutionary Era is also studied.
Prerequisite: HIST 162 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, SB.
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HIST 332 - Problems in Contemporary America
Credits: 4
A thematic study of major historical issues in the United States since the Great War. Topics include the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, Second Wave Feminism, the Gay Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the Rise of the Religious Right, the Wars of the Persian Gulf, 9/11, and the Global War on Terror.
Prerequisite: HIST 163 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
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HIST 339 - Problems in the History of American Women
Credits: 4
A thematic study of major issues in the history of American women. Topics may include: the experiences of women in the settlement process; the effects of war and revolution on women’s lives; the impact of the women’s rights and feminist movements on American women and men; how race, ethnicity, and class have shaped women’s lives; the history of sexuality; the changing nature of women’s roles within the family; and women and work in American history.
Prerequisite: HIST 261 or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: PD, SB.
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HIST 341 - American Environmental History
Credits: 4
A survey of the interaction between humans and the natural world in the United States since colonial times. Students are introduced to major themes, events, scholars, and methodologies in American environmental history. Topics, arranged chronologically and thematically, include the conquest and settlement of the future United States, industrialization, the U.S. conservation and environmental movements, and the place of nature and environmentalism in post World War II American Culture.
Prerequisite: HIST 162 or HIST 163 , or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: CL, HE.
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HIST 345 - Skyscrapers, Slums, and Sprawl
Credits: 4
An examination of the history of urban and suburban development in the United States from the colonial era to the present, with emphasis on the twentieth century. Among the issues discussed are urban policy, environmental impacts, and the relationship between the built environment and social divisions such as race, class, and gender.
Prerequisite: One course in U.S. history.
Distribution Requirements: CL, SB.
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HIST 347 - Tax and Spend
Credits: 4
An examination of debates over taxation, welfare, and government subsidies in the United States from the 1930s to the present. Our study takes a broad view of government support, including that provided to the general public, families, and businesses. Among the issues discussed are the rationale behind different forms of subsidies, shifts in political support, and changing attitudes toward taxation.
Prerequisite: One course in U.S. history.
Distribution Requirements: CL, PD.
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HIST 350 - Mao’s Cultural Revolution
Credits: 4
This seminar is a critical study of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) as a sociopolitical movement, historical trauma and collective memory. Students understand the Cultural Revolution in the context of modern Chinese history and analyze the origin, process, and legacies of the CR. Subjects considered include the thought and concern of Mao Zedong, the rise of the cult of personality, student violence, revolutionary art, as well as the social policies during the CR. Students may not earn credit for both this course and HIST 573.
Prerequisite: HIST 167 .
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 353 - Women and Revolution in China
Credits: 4
A study of Chinese women’s emancipation from 1898 to 1989 as a historical process. Students examine the experiences of Chinese women, including their place within the patriarchal system, the rise of an emancipation movement, and their role as agents of change. Among the topics covered are the relationship between women’s liberation and Chinese nationalism, family and marriage, the challenges for women under socialism and globalization, and feminist literature and film.
Prerequisite: One course in Chinese History.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 355 - Modern Chinese Warfare
Credits: 4
An historical examination of modern Chinese warfare from the 1890s to the 1980s. With the two Sino-Japanese Wars (1894 and 1937-1945), the Chinese Civil War (1947-1949), and China’s involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as case studies, we consider Chinese military strategy from multiple perspectives. Students investigate ancient Chinese military strategy and its modern application, the modernization and politicization of the Chinese army in the 20th century, the relationship between the army and the political parties, guerrilla warfare, logistics, and the impact of war on Chinese society and domestic politics.
Prerequisite: One course in Chinese History.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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HIST 358 - Migrants & Refugees in the 20th Century
Credits: 4
An examination of the role of planned and unplanned migrations in the social and cultural transformations of the twentieth-century. Students investigate the economic, political, social, and cultural sources and byproducts of migration and flight from the late nineteenth-century through today. Students probe such themes as: theories of migration; contrasting pre- and post-1945 migrations; development of the United Nations displaced persons and refugee policies; refugees during the Cold War; and refugees in the contemporary world. Students will consider various conceptions of globalization as well as the prospects of and impediments to the growth of multi-ethnic societies.
Prerequisite: One history course.
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
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HIST 360 - Middle East Nationalisms
Credits: 4
An investigation of race, ethnicity, and identity politics in the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic. Students investigate topics such as the political reforms and changing communal dynamics of the late Ottoman Empire; competing notions of nationalism among Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish, and Greek political and cultural organizations; the context of the First World War in regards to changes within the Ottoman Empire; and historiographical debates over defining the events of the past and the politicization of past atrocities.
Prerequisite: One course on the Middle East, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: IP, SB.
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HIST 365 - Conquest! Latin America 1492-1600
Credits: 4
An analysis of the physical conquest of Latin America and an examination of the ensuing blend of Spanish and Indigenous cultures. Topics considered include Spain’s assault on the Aztec, Inca, and Maya, Catholic efforts to convert Indigenous peoples, the rise of the Mestizo population, the role of women in the early colonial world, the effect of disease on the Native population, and creation of a “civil society” governed by Spanish crown.
Prerequisite: One course in Latin American history, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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HIST 366 - Dictators and Development in Latin America
Credits: 4
An examination of twentieth-century Latin American dictatorships and the developmental ramifications of authoritarian rule. Subjects considered include dictators and the cult of personality, the search for economic development, leftist political struggles, the position of indigenous groups within Latin America, continuing violence and social problems, the Cold War and U.S. involvement in Latin America, and present-day efforts to come to grips with a totalitarian past or present. Countries addressed may include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and/or Peru.
Prerequisite: One course in Latin American history, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: IP, PD.
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HIST 380 - Disease and Medicine in Modern History
Credits: 4
An investigation of responses to disease in different historical periods, with an emphasis on Europe and the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. The social and cultural influences on medicine and public health are a recurring theme. Among the topics explored are the definition of health and illness, epidemic and endemic diseases, the rise of professional and scientific medicine, therapeutics and theories of disease causation, public health and the individual, and the significance of class, gender, and race as factors shaping the experience of disease.
Prerequisite: One course in US or European history, or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: HE, PD.
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HIST 502 - Internship with Special Collections, Pelletier Library
Credits: 1-4
Liaison: History Chair and Director of Special Collections
Inventorying, scanning, cataloging and indexing papers, letters, documents and artifacts in Special Collections under the supervision of the Library staff. Creating web sites for these collections is an important part of the intern’s responsibilities. Interns also work on the College’s Ida Tarbell Web Site and participate in the preservation of materials in that collection.
Prerequisite: Permission of the History Department Chair and the Director of Special Collections.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 504 - Internship with the Historian of the College
Credits: 1-4
Liaison: History Chair and College Historian
Researching the history of Allegheny College as well as planning and installing displays of the College’s history on campus. Interns work closely with the Historian of the College, the College’s Heritage Committee, the staff of the Pelletier Library’s Special Collections, and local historical societies.
Prerequisite: Permission of the History Department Chair and the Historian of the College.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 506 - Internship with the Archivist, Pelletier Library
Credits: 1-4
Liaison: History Chair and College Archivist
The design and execution of interviews as part of an ongoing oral history project of Allegheny College under the supervision of the College Archivist. The intern’s responsibilities may include transcribing interviews and handwritten material in the collection, inventorying and describing collection materials, and conducting research for administrative histories and for exhibit preparation. Interns may design and install exhibits of College history within the library and elsewhere on campus. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of History Department Chair and the College Archivist.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 508 - History Under Sail: The Flagship Niagara and the Great Lakes
Credits: 4
Liaison: Professor Binnington
An experiential learning internship on the maritime history of the Great Lakes. The Flagship Niagara is a replica of the square rigged sailing warship which fought at the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. In a three week program, students experience life during the Age of Sail, gaining lessons in seamanship, history, and citizenship. Students acquire a deeper understanding of maritime history and seafaring culture through living similar challenges and conditions faced by seafarers of the past. This internship is offered in partnership with a consortium of local colleges and the Erie Maritime Museum. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 529 - Internship: History
Credits: 1-4
Academic study completed in support of an internship experience with a partner institution. An Allegheny faculty member assigns and evaluates the academic work done by the student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 550 - Writing Ancient History
Credits: 4
An examination of the methodological objectives and practices of ancient historians. Students read extensively in primary sources and analyze historiographical strategies. Among the topics considered are the different effects of discursive and analytical styles, the relation between personal memoir and history, biography as history, divergent chronological frameworks, how Greeks and Romans viewed each other, and Roman innovations on Greek traditions. Students may not earn credit for both HIST 320 and HIST 550.
Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 103 .
Distribution Requirements: None.
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HIST 551 - Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece
Credits: 4
An examination of speech and writing as media of communication in ancient Greece, from the time of Homer into the fourth century BC. The course focuses on the development of writing in the Greek world and the effect of this development on Greek culture and society. Among the topics studied are the oral performance of poetry, the function of writing in the Athenian democracy, and the importance of rhetoric for the intellectual life of the classical period. Students may not earn credit for both HIST 321 and HIST 551.
Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 103 , and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 558 - Revolutionary Russia, 1900-1921
Credits: 4
A critical study of the major historical interpretations and problems regarding the fall of the Russian autocracy and the rise of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist regime. Analysis focuses on scholarly works, primary sources, memoir accounts, art, literature and film to understand how the Russian Revolution has been portrayed variously in historical memory. Among the major themes explored are the role of personality, accident, and political parties, the influence of ideology on individual and government action, social polarization and the possibility of evolutionary change in Russia, and the creation of historical myth under the Bolsheviks.
Prerequisite: One of HIST 153 , HIST 155 , or HIST 312 ; permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 560 - Witchcraft in Colonial America
Credits: 4
This seminar investigates the social, political, economic, religious, and literary interpretations of the Salem Village witchcraft trials of 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony. The culture of Puritanism is explored. Students are required to formulate their own interpretation of the events studied.
Prerequisite: HIST 324 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 563 - The Atlantic World
Credits: 4
A chronological and thematic study of the major issues in the development of the Atlantic world beginning with the voyages of Christopher Columbus and ending with the emancipation of the last African slaves in 19th-century Brazil. Students examine the development of trade, commerce, and the cultural and social exchange between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Issues discussed include colonialism, mercantilism, the Columbian Exchange, the development of Indian and African slavery, the process of emancipation, and the role of the New World environment in shaping the development of the various cultures in the Americas.
Prerequisite: One of HIST 162 , HIST 163 , or HIST 255 ; permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 571 - The Civil Rights Movement
Credits: 4
An exploration of African American freedom movements in the United States in the post-1945 era. Through a focus on the efforts of African Americans and their allies to overcome persistent white supremacy and achieve racial justice in the United States, students explore the legal, historical, economic, and social origins of the civil rights movement, as well as its impact on American culture, politics, and international relations.
Prerequisite: One of HIST 162 , HIST 163 , or HIST 257 ; permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 572 - Police and the People
Credits: 4
An examination of the relationship between police and the American public during the twentieth century. Students explore issues including the evolution of policing tactics, concerns about public safety, fractious relationships between police and communities, and public efforts to reform police procedures. Students consider historians’ accounts of police-community relations alongside primary sources and representations in popular culture.
Prerequisite: HIST 162 , HIST 163 , or HIST 257 ; and permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements: None.
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HIST 573 - Mao’s Cultural Revolution
Credits: 4
A critical study of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) as sociopolitical movement, collective memory, and historical trauma. The course provides an historical perspective to analyze the origin, process, and aftermath of the Cultural Revolution as both the continuation and the culmination of modern Chinese political crisis. Subjects considered include the rise of the cult of personality, anti-traditionalism, anti-intellectualism, xenophobia, student activism, changing gender identity, and state-sanctioned political violence.
Prerequisite: HIST 167 and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 577 - Inventing Mexico: Nationalism and National Identity in a Global Context
Credits: 4
An investigation of the cultural and intellectual consequences of the Mexican Revolution. Arguments over the rights and responsibilities of citizens, proper and improper ways to represent Mexicans in art and mass media, patriotism, public education and-above all-the definition of “Mexican,” have dominated political discourse and shaped daily life for Mexicans since 1920. This seminar examines some of the books, films, paintings and other artifacts that have played a part in such arguments, and studies historians’ interpretations of the questions of national identity and nationalism in the 20th century.
Prerequisite: One course in Latin American history, and permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 587 - Crossing Borders: Transnational History in the Modern World
Credits: 4
A study of social, political, economic, and cultural interactions between nation-states in the post-1800 world. Students critically analyze how the modern world system developed and question its seeming endurance and continued utility in the face of increasing global connections. Students develop their own interpretations of changing societal organization based upon developing globalization practices since 1800. Possible topics could include the role of migration in altering and nuancing relationships between geographical regions such as the Middle East and Europe or East Asia and Africa.
Prerequisite: one non-US history course and permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements: None.
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HIST 600 - Senior Project I
Credits: 2
A mandatory preparatory seminar for HIST 610 . Students write a project proposal, develop an extensive bibliography, create a project outline, and present their research. The fundamentals of historical research and writing are also reviewed. Must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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HIST 610 - Senior Project II
Credits: 4
A continuation of HIST 600 . The student completes the research and writing and gives an oral defense of the Senior Project.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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