HIST 200

Fall 2019 All Classes

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Intro Hist Interpretation

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Credit: 3 hours.

Through the careful examination of a specific topic or theme, this course provides a thorough introduction to historical interpretation. Particular attention will be devoted to research strategies, writing practices, handling primary and secondary sources, and the analysis of historiography.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

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

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HIST 200 class schedule data for fall 2019
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
32494	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Gregory Hall	Koslofsky, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Section Info: Topic: The History of Human Skin from Middle Ages to the Present Description: The surface of human body has a deep history. In this course we will study the transition from medieval to modern ideas about skin, especially in relation to human difference and identity. We will read and discuss recent scholarship on the history of: skin in Western medicine; skin and beauty, blushing, cosmetics, and tanning; skin color and the formation of racism; skin in premodern China; scarification in West African cultures and in the Atlantic world; and the global circulation of tattooing. By encompassing diverse fields such as the history of medicine, art history, cultural history, legal history, the history of race and slavery, and the history of religion, this course provides a broad introduction to historical interpretation. Assignments include short essays, a midterm exam, and a research paper.
32497	Lecture-Discussion	B	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	Gregory Hall	Wilson, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Section Info: Topic: Global Environmental History Description: At its heart, environmental history is the study of the changing relationship between people and their environments over time. In this course, we will focus on the multiple intersections between environmental history and global history, including imperialism and colonialism, industrialization and consumerism, science and environmentalism, and, of course, globalization itself. In exploring these topics, you will also learn a variety of tips and methods that will help you investigate past environments and the complex role of humans in those environments. The readings for this course are a combination of short historical documents and a balance of articles and books on topics like the controversy over elephants in India’s national parks, the environmental footprint of various commodities around the globe, and why environmentalists in the northern and southern hemispheres have not always shared the same goals and commitments.
32500	Lecture-Discussion	C	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Fu, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Section Title: Cinema Section Info: Topic: TBD Description: TBD
39271	Lecture-Discussion	D	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Burgos, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Section Title: Sport Section Info: Topic: Integration and Sports Description: The integration of U.S. professional baseball was hailed an important precedent for the Civil Rights Movement. This course revisits baseball integration to explore broader societal issues about race, inclusion, and equality. Importantly, we will approach integration as a process, one whose outcome was uncertain. Assigned materials will illuminate different interpretations about the actors and their motivations in either supporting or opposing integration. In so doing, we will analyze questions of historical interpretations: How do historians use evidence to build an argument? How do we place historical scholarship in conversation with one another? We will also explore what are the possibilities and limitations of using sport, specifically baseball, as the medium to analyze questions such as integration and racial equality. Finally, this class will be taught in a discussion-based format, with a heavy emphasis on student participation. Assignments will include presentations, short reaction papers, and an end of the semester project.
43324	Lecture-Discussion	E	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	Gregory Hall	Hogarth, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/19-12/11/19 Section Info: Topic: The Atlantic World: Slavery, Disease, and Society Description: This course examines the methods historians use to understand the human costs associated with the Atlantic World slavery from 1600 to 1800. We will focus on how slavery, war, and disease contributed to the development of Atlantic World societies in North America and the West Indies. We will examine how contact between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans contributed to the development of gendered and racialized identities. Moreover, we will examine how experiences with epidemic diseases and the unfamiliar climates of the Americas influenced labor and settlement patterns. Finally, we will examine how commerce and war functioned as conduits of disease in the Atlantic World landscape. Students will learn about the craft of historical writing by interpreting historical evidence, framing research questions, and presenting their ideas. This course will include in class discussion as well as written analyses of primary sources, an in-class exam, a book review, and an end-of-semester project.