HIST 502

Fall 2012 All Classes

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Prob in Comparative History

Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive comparative examinations of particular issues in the histories of multiple countries, cultures or periods; emphasizes methodology, the discipline of comparative history, and the nature of historiography in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary context.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

Topics will be listed in the department's course guide at http://www.history.uiuc.edu.

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HIST 502 class schedule data for fall 2012
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
41021	Discussion/ Recitation	A	1:00PM -2:50PM	F	331 Gregory Hall	Randolph, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Section Info: Topic: Eurasia: A History of Space In the past two decades, the term "Eurasia" has burst into the forefront of scholarly and political discourse. It threads its way through world history books; adorns the mastheads of institutes and prestigious foundations; and is used by a bewildering variety of groups--from liberal ecumenicists to right wing neo-Imperialists--to describe a political, social and cultural space that perhaps once was and could or should be again. This course, focused largely on early modern histories from post-Roman Europe, the Mongol Empire, and the Russian Empire, seeks to discover when, where and how "Eurasia" might ever have existed. It will open with a short theoretical primer on the history of geography, and space; consider the 19th century genesis of "Eurasianism" as a scholarly tradition; and then proceed to interrogate the historical realities--in commercial relations, literature, politics and memory--that might stand behind such a concept. It will conclude by returning to the question of recent, post-colonial and post-Soviet uses of the term, to consider these contemporary philosophical and ideological currents in historical perspective. Students from a variety of disciplines and specialties are invited to join this course, which can be used to fulfill requirements in pre-modern history, Russian studies, or cultural and intellectual history. Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
32515	Discussion/ Recitation	B	3:00PM -4:50PM	M	318 Gregory Hall	Reagan, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Section Info: Topic: Disease, Epidemics and Society Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
40169	Discussion/ Recitation	C	1:00PM -2:50PM	R	318 Gregory Hall	Chaplin, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Section Info: Topic: History of Sexuality Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.