Cross-listed with: AP/CLST 3160 6.0 The course explores the social, economic, political and cultural history of women in ancient Greece and Rome. It examines Greek and Roman concepts of gender and sexuality, and considers the literary and artistic representation of women in these cultures.Course credit exclusions: None. Prior TO FALL 2009:Course credit exclusions: AS/HIST 3160 […]
Cross-listed with: AP/CLST 3125 3.00 This course studies the place of athletic competition in ancient Greek society, with a particular focus on the Archaic and Classical periods (eighth - fourth centuries BC) and on the panhellenic games, of which the Olympic Games were the most important.
Cross-listed with: AP/EN 4480 6.0 Course Director: Prof. M. Schotte - mschotte@yorku.ca This research seminar explores the history of books and their readers from antiquity to the present. Class is held in York's Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections, and includes trips to other area libraries. By studying books as material objects and communication technologies, […]
Examines the social, cultural and political influences that shaped Canada's economic landscape from 1890-1920, and explores the historical processes that contributed to the formation of the modern state in Canada. This course is restricted to History or Canadian Studies Honours majors and minors who have successfully completed at least 84 credits
Course Director: Prof. W. Wicken - wwicken@yorku.ca This is a research course, which examines the social history of homicide in Ontario from 1815 to 1982. Each student is required to write a major research paper on a homicide occurring within the Province of Ontario. This paper is based principally on printed and archival sources. In […]
An overview of the United States from pre-colonization to the present. First term examines Native/European encounters, American Revolution, slavery, westward expansion, and Civil War. Second term traces the rise of the US. as an economic and military superpower, and the struggle for civil rights. Themes include race, immigration, religion, federal power, gender and the impact […]
This Study Abroad course analyzes some of the major developments in European and world history during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century and then explains how those momentous changes were experienced in one country: Greece. Based on Athens but also taking trips for on site teaching the course provides in-depth understanding of major developments in recent […]
The 1960s have influenced the collective memory of Canadians. Although this course focuses on Canadian society, the international context is taken into account. This course is intended to provide students with an opportunity to study an era in Canadian history -- the decade of the 1960s-- by analyzing its cultural, economic, ideological, political, and social […]
An examination of selected themes in British history during the 20th century.
While examining the causes and nature of the Spanish Civil War, this course also considers the place of the conflict in European politics and culture.