HIST 200

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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 spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34112	Lecture-Discussion	A	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	207 Gregory Hall	Jaimes, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Info: Topic: Monarchy, From the Middle Ages to the Present Description: This course will examine the institution of monarchy, specifically in the context of European society, but with consideration to some countries outside of the European continent. This course will analyze why monarchy was, and in many cases remains, a predominant form of societal structuring, how monarchs themselves maintain(ed) power, and how everyday people relate(d) to monarchy. In doing so, we will look at how kingship and queenship changed over the centuries, largely in response to significant movements such as the Enlightenment and nationalism and how, even today, monarchs rule over many countries, albeit largely as figureheads. This course is meant to provide students with an introduction to historical analysis by examining both primary and secondary sources, grappling with key terms and concepts, and the construction of an independent project.
34113	Lecture-Discussion	B	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	156 English Building	Crane, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Info: Topic: Fighting Colonialism Description: This course examines the history of anti-colonial movements and revolutions, in particular those of the Caribbean and South Asia from the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. We will study how contemporaries of events like the Haitian Revolution and the Indian independence struggle understood or misunderstood these movements, how their interpretations built the reservoir of knowledge we refer to as the archive, and how historians have struggled to creatively reshape our understandings of the past in a world still divided by imperial power. As an introduction to the historical craft, we will discuss the varieties of primary sources and their uses, the methods and varieties of historical interpretation and construction of narratives, and disciplinary terms, concepts, and conventions. The research, interpretive, and stylistic skills will be honed through writing a guided research paper related to course themes.
34114	Lecture-Discussion	C	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	G30 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	LaPier, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Info: Title: History and Lives of Native American Women Topic: This course examines the history and lives of Native American women in the United States. With a focus on the impact of colonization, reproductive rights, contemporary issues related to Indigenous women's rights, resistance movements led by women, and the perspectives of Indigenous women in their communities.
39385	Lecture-Discussion	D	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	G32 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Mumford, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Info: Title: 1970's Description: Everybody knows of that iconic decade of the Sixties. But what happened after that revolutionary period? This course looks at the 1970s, which has its own reputation as frivolous and narcissistic, the so-called “me decade.” But we pick apart that historical assertion by examining the continuing story protest in women’s and gay liberation, the antiwar movement, black power, environmentalism, and write a review of the literature. We also look at a range archives, such as UIUC files, departments, and student newspapers, as well as digital archives on the 1970s, such as magazines, film and television, and statistics and census, and more. The purpose is to introduce majors in history to methods of historical research, historiography, and scholarly writing and mock conferences. There is a book review and a final project; we create a bibliography; design a research plan and draft a final essay. Participants are also expected to give presentations and work on editing and critically evaluating your own work and that of your classmates.