305 Seminar In Asian History (CHC, G) In-depth study of selected topics in Asian history. Emphasis on reading and discussion, with several short papers to facilitate reflection on the material. Prerequisite: One other course in Asian history, or consent of instructor. Offered occasionally. 310 Cults in America (CSI, U) (Cross-listed with REL 310) A critical investigation of so-called “cults,” New Religious Movements, sects, and alternative spirituality formed over the past 150 years in the United States. Includes study of a wide range of phenomena, from millenarian groups to the New Age, and their purpose and place in contemporary society. Offered in alternate years. 311 Art and Architecture of the Roman World (AR) (Cross-listed with ART 311 and GRS 311) This course follows the development of the forms and ideologies of Roman art from the republic to late antiquity. The issues to be discussed will include public and private and civic and religious art and architecture, urban planning, and the interaction of Roman art forms and provincial cultures in the forging of identity. Offered occasionally. 318 Blood Rites and Mystery Cults (CHC) (Cross-listed with GRS 318 and REL 318) Ancient Roman religion was uniquely open to foreign influence while respecting its own customs. This course will examine how the Roman people demonstrated this quality as they adopted or adapted new religious ideas and traditions from the beginnings of the Roman monarchy in 753 BCE to the fifth century CE. Offered occasionally. 322 Love and Death in Freud’s Vienna (CHC) Simultaneously one of the most politically explosive and artistically creative urban centers in Europe at the turn of the 20th century, Vienna was a battleground of reaction and modernism. The course focuses on the leading intellectual and artistic movements of the day: Freud and psychoanalytic theory; modernism in art, architecture, and music; the drama of Schnitzler, and the creative insights of social criticism. Offered annually. 325 Modern Germany (CHC, G) A social, economic, and cultural history of Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include the formation of national identity, Prussian ascendancy, the creation of empire, the role of women, the rise of the working class, war and revolution, and the refashioning of state, society, and culture after 1945. Offered annually. 326 Modern Russia/Soviet Union (CHC, G) A survey of Russian/Soviet history since 1861, emphasizing the collapse of the Tsarist regime, the Leninist and Stalinist revolutions, and problems in the Soviet Union and after. Offered occasionally. 343 Migration, Ethnicity, and Race (CHC, U) Survey of immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. Focuses on the ways race, ethnicity, gender, class, and national ideals shaped the lives of immigrants during this period. Also explores the dynamic and creative ways that immigrants and ethnics have confronted and shaped American culture and society. Offered in alternate years. 350 Women, Work and Leisure, 1890-1930 (CHC, U) This course examines the transformation of ideas about women and gender roles at the turn of the century. Focuses on how women of all classes played a central role in changing these ideas and reshaping family, work, and leisure practices in the context of a rapidly changing industrial society. Offered in alternate years. 351 Modern America, 1900-1945 (CHC, U) Provides students with a firm foundation in the social, cultural, and political history of the early twentieth century. Topics include Progressive-era reforms, domestic “culture wars”, home front during world wars, jazz age, Great Depression, birth of mass culture and motion picture industry. Analyze written texts, documentaries, films. Offered in alternate years. 352 United States, 1945-Present: People, Power, Politics (CHC, U) Study of the social, cultural, political, and economic changes that have transformed Americans’ ways of life and foreign relations. Emphasized: demographic changes; immigration new
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