AP/HIST 4581 6.00: Worry and Wonder: Jewish Politics, Society and Religion in Canada

This public history seminar explores the origins, development and paradoxes of the Canadian Jewish community from its inception in the 18th century to the present. It pays particular attention to the complexities of immigration, relationships between Jews and non-Jews, inspiration and anxiety about religious change, the Holocaust, Zionism & the State of Israel in public […]

AP/HIST 4375 6.00: Topics in Modern Greek History

This course examines on a rotating basis key topics in the history of Modern Greece.

AP/HIST 3733 3.0: The Spanish Conquest of Mexico

This course examines the Spanish conquest of Mexico using translated historical documents, and analyzes changing understandings of what was involved in the European invasion of the Americas.

AP/HIST 3622 3.00: The U.S. Civil War in American History and Public Memory

This course, which focuses on the years from 1840 to 1877, explores the causes of the American Civil War, military strategy, and the aftermath of this conflict. Topics examined include slavery, politics, military history and the era of Reconstruction.Prior TO FALL 2014: AP/HIST 3622 3.00.

AP/HIST 3580 6.0: 20th-Century Canada

An analysis of the major events and developments affecting Canadian society during the past hundred years, including political and constitutional evolution, economic and social change and alterations in the climate of ideas.

AP/HIST 3180 6.0: The Rise and Fall of the Sassanian Empire, 224-642

The course will cover the origins of the Sassanians of Iran, their rise and domination of the Middle East, and their subsequent defeat and fall at the hands of the Arab Muslims.

AP/HIST 3155 3.0: Egypt after Cleopatra: Society and Culture in a Roman Province

Examines the social and cultural history of Egypt from the Roman conquest and death of the last Ptolemaic monarch, Cleopatra, in 30 BC to the end of Roman rule in the seventh century AD.

AP/HIST 4799 6.00 Selected Topics in African History: FW23-24 Topic - Science, Technology, and the Environment

In 2023-24, the selected topics for this seminar are science, technology, and the environment, three of the least studied themes in African history. The geographical coverage is Sub-Saharan Africa (i.e., the regions of the African continent south of the Saharan Desert), while the temporal scope is from the precolonial times to the present day. Drawing […]

AP/HIST 2750 6.00: African History, from 1800 to the Present

The history of the African continent from 1800 to the present, concentrating on such major themes as political and economic change in pre-colonial African states, the impact of colonial rule and the emergence of modern nationalism.

AP/HIST 2710 6.00: History of East Asia

Explores how distinctive patterns of government, society and culture emerged over four millennia in East Asia - primarily China and Japan - and how this endogenous development prepared those nations to confront and challenge Western supremacy in the modern world.