HIST 209/GLST 209 examines the major economic, political, social, scientific, and technological developments in twentieth century history. The course adopts four broad themes: global interrelatedness; identity and difference; rise of the mass society; and technology versus nature. These themes serve as a guide to understanding the material in each of the course's fourteen units.
- Coordinator: oglacier
- Coordinator: grantg
- Coordinator: npaulovicova
- Coordinator: erics
In HIST 311, in an effort to demonstrate the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the history of key modern African American musical forms.
- Coordinator: josephk
History 327: Imperial Russia is a three-credit senior-level course that surveys the history of the Russian region from its earliest beginnings to the second phase of the Russian Revolution, often called the October Revolution.
- Coordinator: melaniec
- Coordinator: npaulovicova
History/Women’s and Gender Studies 362: Constructing Women and Men in Canada: A History Since Industrialization explores the ways social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces have contributed to the gendering of women and men in Canada from the onset of industrialization in the nineteenth century to the present.
- Coordinator: barnetso
- Coordinator: fritsp
- Coordinator: npaulovicova
- Coordinator: erics
This course provides students with a broad survey of the political, economic, social, cultural and intellectual history of Europe from the end of the Second World War to the early years of the twenty-first century. How did Europe recover from the devastation of the Second World War? Why was the United States of America so involved in the affairs of postwar Europe? How did the Soviet Union achieve hegemony in Eastern Europe? What was the Cold War? Why was there a social and cultural revolution in the 1960s? What political and economic conditions brought about the establishment of the European Union? Why had Communism and the Soviet Union disappeared by the early 1990s? What problems has Europe faced since 2000? These and other searching questions are explored through a mix of primary and secondary readings.
- Coordinator: melaniec
- Coordinator: npaulovicova