HIST 396

Spring 2014

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Credit: 3 hours.

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39545
Lecture-Discussion
A
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
205 Gregory Hall
Seidelman, R
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/14-05/07/14
Section Title:
Debating Israel's History
Section Info:
Topic: Debating Israel's History. Description: Israel's history is hotly contested. Passionate and varied positions exist on terminology, the causes of historical events and the impact of their outcomes. In this course we will critically examine the depiction of Israeli history in art, film and historiography. We will explore the concept of parallel narratives as it can be found in various aspects of Israeli history: leadership, society, institutions and war. The aims of this course are: 1) to further understanding of Israeli history 2) to sharpen critical analysis skills through close readings of historiography, historical documents and non-textual historical representations. We will explore the impact of various methods of depiction while examining the benefits and challenges that ambiguity poses for the student of history.
41820
Lecture-Discussion
B
9:30AM -10:50AM
TR
205 Gregory Hall
Ghamari-Tabrizi, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/14-05/07/14
Section Title:
Modern Iran
Section Info:
Topic: Modern Iran. Description: This course will cover major transformations in Iran from mid-19th century to the present time. It will focus on two major revolutions, the Constitiutional Revolution of 1905-06 and the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79 and their social political consequences.
32160
Lecture-Discussion
C
12:00PM -1:20PM
MW
315 Gregory Hall
Hertzman, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/14-05/07/14
Section Title:
History of "Black Music"
Section Info:
Topic: History of "Black Music" in the Americas and Beyond. Description: This course provides the opportunity to not only study "black music," but also question whether such a thing exists. Together, we will examine musical creations pioneered by Africans and individuals of African descent over several centuries and across hemispheres. Doing so will allow us to consider the unity of the African Diaspora and its music, and also examine internal differences and diversity. Special focus is given to Latin America and the U.S., but we will also read about, listen to, and talk about music and musicians in Asia, Africa, and Europe. By incorporating a broad temporal and geographical scope, we will be able to address larger questions about the African Diaspora: (Where and when) does it end? Who patrols its borders?
32163
Lecture-Discussion
F
2:00PM -3:20PM
TR
205 Gregory Hall
Micale, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/14-05/07/14
Section Title:
History of Psychiatry
Section Info:
Topic: History of Psychiatry. Description: What is insanity? How do we define the normal and the pathological? Who in society is best suited to determine psychological health and sickness? Can there be sciences of the emotions and sexuality? How do class, race, religion, and gender influence our views of human mental functioning? Can the human mind know itself? At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the sciences of the mind--psychiatry, psychoanalysis, clinical psychology, psychopharmacology, the cognitive neurosciences--claim tremendous scientific authority and exert enormous cultural influence. Yet these are only several of the basic, urgent questions that remain unanswered or controversial today. This course seeks to explore these and many related subjects. We will study the social, cultural, intellectual, and institutional history of madness and psychiatry in Europe and America from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Topics will include: the origins of psychiatric humanitarianism, historical theories of normality and abnormality, the professionalization of psychiatry, medical diagnostics in the nineteenth century, the emergence of the modern asylum, patient autobiography, women in the mental health system, the history of the insanity defense in the courts, Victorian nervousness and hysteria, psychiatry and heredity, the beginnings of medical sexology, the origins of the neurosis concept, Freud and the coming of psychoanalysis, and shell shock in the First World War. The course is open to all undergraduates regardless of educational background.
58589
Lecture-Discussion
H
2:00PM -3:20PM
MW
329 Gregory Hall
Barrett, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/21/14-05/07/14
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
The Irish in Ireland and Amer
Section Info:
Topic: The Irish in Ireland and America. Description: The course, which concentrates on the modern period from the Irish Famine (1840s to recent times), is an experiment. It mixes some key themes in Irish history, notably the Famine, Irish nationalism and revolution, the rise of the modern Irish Republic, and sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, with a more extensive treatment of Irish immigrants, Irish Americans, and their impact on society, politics, and culture in the US. The course will employ a variety of media and will be assessed on the basis of two essay exams, a paper, and participation in class discussions.
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