HIST 200

Fall 2021 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 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
32494	Lecture-Discussion	A	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	313 Gregory Hall	Chaplin, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Queer Sexualities Section Info: Topic: Queer Sexualities Description: This course is an introduction to the modern history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities. We’ll be looking at how the concept of sexual identity emerged in the modern era and will study how it is shaped by diverse forces, from race, class, and gender, to politics, religion, economics, and social practice. Topics may include the “invention” of homosexuality, drag, butch/femme, sexual policing, queer sexualities in film and TV, the Gay and Lesbian liberation movement, the AIDS crisis, queer activism, same-sex prostitution, queer Muslim identities in contemporary Europe, and transsexuality. The course will focus primarily on the West but will also incorporate material from around the globe. Our goal is to understand how both normative and non-normative ideas about sexuality and gender are actually specific to time and place. Students will write a research paper on a theme related to this course.
32497	Lecture-Discussion	B	12:00PM -1:20PM	MW	331 Gregory Hall	Asaka, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Info: Topic: US Expansion to 1877 Description: This course focuses on the early history of U.S. expansion of territory and influence, from the birth of the nation to the end of Reconstruction. These decades saw the formal additions of continental territory through diplomatic, military, and extralegal means and attempts to invade Central America and the Caribbean to extend slavery. Continental expansion was coupled with the annexation of islands in the Pacific and Caribbean and the formation of treaties with Asian countries to gain access to products, markets, and human labor. Students will study these historical developments with an emphasis on the ways in which race, gender, and sexuality shaped and were shaped by the trajectories of U.S. expansion.
32500	Lecture-Discussion	C	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	311 Gregory Hall	Nobili, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Biography Section Info: Topic: Timbuktu, from Myth to History Description: The fabled city of Timbuktu, located in today’s Republic of Mali (West Africa), evokes in Western imagination exotic images of an African Eldorado, of a remote and inaccessible place. However, Timbuktu is a real place with its own history – and outstanding one of early urban development, local and long-distance commerce, Islamic literate culture, and independent political institutions. But most importantly, Timbuktu is home of a uniquely extensive corpus of internally produced written sources with no rival in sub-Saharan Africa that documents its history. This course will explore the past of this African metropolis from its foundation to the early-colonial period (1100-1900) to address crucial issues of African history such as urbanization, the rise of Islam, trade, race, and slavery. Via the history of Timbuktu, students will learn how to approach scholarly, analyze primary sources, and will produce a longer paper based on original research.
39271	Lecture-Discussion	D	12:00PM -1:20PM	MW	148 Armory	McDuffie, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Title: Urban History Section Info: Topic: Urban History Description: This course examines urban history through the dynamic history of the Black urban Midwest, with a focus on Chicago and St. Louis. Transnational and intersectional in breadth, students will come to appreciate the importance of the Midwest to the African American experience and to the making of the modern world. Topics include racial capitalism, settler colonialism, white supremacy, empire, migration, space, women, sexualities, slavery, freedom, culture, industrialization, deindustrialization, gentrification, Black Lives Matter, and Covid-19. Students will write a research paper based on original research on a topic of their choice related to African American Midwestern urban history. A premium will be placed on teaching students how to conduct primary research, namely utilizing archival sources, newspaper, and oral histories. If you are serious about learning and in thinking in new directions, then this class is for you.
43324	Lecture-Discussion	E	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	333 Armory	Hertzman, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Info: Topic: Slave Uprisings Description: This course offers an introduction to historical inquiry and methodology through a close consideration of slave rebellion in the Americas. Using a focused case study (or several case studies), we will explore together the way that history was made and how it has been recounted. In addition to traditional written historical documents and narratives, the course employs oral history, maps, and interactive online venues.
43325	Lecture-Discussion	F	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1062 Lincoln Hall	Jaimes, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Section Info: Topic: Nationalism Description: This course will examine the role of nationalism in history, focusing specifically on the 19th century but examining precedents from earlier time periods as well as its more recent impact. We will analyze how nationalism became a predominant ideology, contributing to the collapse of empires, the formation of nation-states, and the creation of contemporary society. In doing so, we will look at specific cases, exploring the foundations of nationalism across the world and its influence on everyday life. This course is meant to provide students with an introduction to historical analysis through the examination of both primary and secondary sources, engagement with key terms and concepts, and the construction of an independent project.