HIST 502

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Prob in Comparative History

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Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive comparative examinations of particular issues in the histories of multiple countries, cultures or periods; emphasizes methodology, the discipline of comparative history, and the nature of historiography in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary context.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

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

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HIST 502 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32431	Discussion/ Recitation	A	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	ARR English Building	Symes, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Prob in Comp History Section Info: Topic: Writing Regimes: Interrogating Premodern Texts and Contexts in Global Perspective Description: Written records are a main source of historical evidence for understanding ancient and medieval societies -- but how should we read, analyze, and critique these texts in order to extract information from them? How can we more fully account for the contextual forces that have shaped a given record, from its material supports (papyrus, parchment, stone, wood, wax, textile) to its entangled and contingent reception history? How have specific documentary regimes worked to control what is preserved and why, and how have modern categories and archiving practices worked to create artificial genres and hierarchies of knowledge? How can we better account for the multiple media (oral, visual, performative) through which texts were transmitted and accessed – even by non-literate individuals and groups? This seminar will interrogate the making of premodern texts in order to enrich, complicate, and challenge our reliance on them, engaging technologies and practices of literacy from many cultures around the world. Students will then apply what they learn to a particular text or archive relevant to their own research. This course will meet in 107D English Building. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	32433	Discussion/ Recitation	B	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	322 David Kinley Hall	Wilson, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Info: Topic: Global Environmental History Description: This graduate-level readings course surveys environmental history from a planetary perspective. We will explore new and classic environmental histories of different places around the globe and place them in comparative and world contexts. With weekly discussions focused on the relations between peoples and their environments, we will aim to survey this dynamic field of historical interpretation while at the same time exploring specific issues such as imperialism and colonialism, indigenous and scientific knowledge, commodification and capitalism, industrialization and pollution, urbanization, environmental justice, and more. While surveying the diverse approaches, topics, and geographies that constitute the field of global environmental history, students will also research and write a state-of-the-field essay about a topic of their choosing. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.