This course examines the depiction of the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome in film from the birth of cinema to the present. Students are introduced to the historical societies and events (mis)represented in the films studied. A major focus is how modern concerns about gender, race, religion, empire, and nation impinge […]
This course examines how ancient civilizations have been and continue to be used in the modern world to provide support for ideological movements. The course focuses on how groups such as nationalists, fascists, colonialists, and the contemporary alt-right have appropriated the histories of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. It probes the epistemic strategies […]
This course explores the histories of health and healing in diverse historical eras and across diverse global cultures. The course introduces students to how historians of nursing, medicine and allied health professions analyze the meaning of health and healing across time and place; the cultural, scientific and technological events that transformed how health care was […]
This course introduces a selection of the most important moments, events, or transformations in human history. The course, shepherded and managed by a Course Director who will oversee the curriculum, assignments and tutorials to ensure coherence and continuity, features guest faculty members from the History department, each of whom delivers a 3-week module on a […]
Cross-listed with AP/HUMA 3829 3.00; AP/JWST 3829 3.00 & AP/RLST 3829 3.00 Responsible Unit: Department of HistoryPlease contact the responsible unit for all inquiries This course examines the evolution of anti-Jewish thought and behaviour as a response to the crisis of modernity. It examines the role of antisemitism in 19th- and 20th-century European ideological, political […]
This course examines the history of racial capitalism and black economic action in the U.S. from the 17th century to the present. We interrogate the structures that create and help maintain racial capitalism, how black people navigated the system as laborers and entrepreneurs, black economic thought related to liberation, and the ways social activism has […]
This course surveys the main themes in the evolution of what is now Canada from pre-European native societies to 1900. It traces the patterns of colonization, immigration, and settlement and the evolution of the state from colonial rule to Confederation. Course credit exclusion: AP/HIST 3550 6.00.
This course offers an introductory survey of modern South Asian history and society from the 18th century to the present. It traces the decline of the Mughal Empire, the advent of British colonialism and the struggles around decolonization and independence through the 20th century. Organized chronologically, the course acquaints students with significant developments, key actors […]
This course analyzes the underpinnings of three of China's great 20th century revolutions: the 1911 Republican revolution, the 1919 literary revolution, and the 1949 Communist revolution. The course outlines key events while focusing on specific themes. These include campaigns to incorporate the masses into a new polity; accommodations between Chinese and "Western" knowledge; and the […]
Examines government policy, public attitudes and the immigrant life in Canada before and after the Second World War, as well as the refugee question and multiculturalism.