HIST 498

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Research and Writing Seminar

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Credit: 3 hours.

Capstone course required of all majors. Students will make history by researching and writing a work of original scholarship. Several of these seminars are offered each term and each focuses on a special topic, thus allowing students with similar interests to work through the process of gathering, interpreting, and organizing historical evidence under the direction of an expert in the field. The topics on offer each semester will be listed in the Class Schedule and described in the department's course guide at http://www.history.illinois.edu.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Advanced Composition

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HIST 498 class schedule data for fall 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34331	Discussion/ Recitation	A	3:00PM -4:50PM	M	English Building	LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Title: Research & Writing Seminar Section Info: Topic: Native American Life Description: This research seminar focuses on the ways contemporary historians have written about Native American life in the continental U.S. We will analyze their historical interpretations and methodology by carefully reading their work. We will also learn about Native American life experiences in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including “surviving genocide,” food systems, work/labor, women’s health and the importance of basketball to Native Americans. This seminar is taught in a discussion format; assignments might include leading class discussion, in-class and short written assignments, completing research tasks and a research paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
34333	Discussion/ Recitation	C	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	English Building	Micale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Title: Research & Writing Seminar Section Info: Topic: TBD Description: This is an upper-level seminar about the political, social, and cultural history of the French nation during the years 1870 to 1918. Known also as the “Belle Époque,” this was an exceptionally eventful and brilliantly creative period in the modern history of Europe and the wider world. The course will provide an in-depth examination of a single era, culture, and country. We will explore a very wide range of subjects, including politics, war, the arts, religion, social class, gender, race, and imperialism. The course will place particular emphasis on the extraordinarily rich cultural/artistic heritage of the period, including literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, poster art, and film. History 498 will serve as a case study of larger historical themes, including the origins of cultural modernity, great European cities, and the concept of “golden ages” in history. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
34334	Discussion/ Recitation	D	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	David Kinley Hall	Jaimes, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Title: Research & Writ Sem Section Info: Topic: Empires in Theory and History Description: This course examines the role and significance of empires in history, from the earliest empires in the Fertile Crescent to the collapse of the British Empire in the mid-20th Century. For more than a millennia, empire has been the dominant form of political structuring and students will explore how the system remained in place by examining specific case studies and developing their own research projects. While the case studies will center on European empires, students are invited to focus their own research on any topic related to empire, regardless of geographic or temporal boundaries. As the capstone course for history majors, students will be expected to work both on class material as well as their own research project, utilizing both primary and secondary sources. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.