Investigations include methodological limitations; Old Testament, archaeology and ideology; Israel's origins; the settlement in Canaan; Philistia and the Israelite state; the Davidic Revolutions; the twin kingdoms; Assyria, Babylonia and the end of the Israelite people.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE (PDF) This course compares the histories of Indigenous peoples around the world. It explores Indigenous rights, lands and resource conflicts, Indigenous-state relations, language and cultural revitalization, and political activism. Case studies may include Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Africa, the South Pacific, Japan, the Americas, and the Circumpolar North. It also focuses on […]
This course examines the evolution of Canada from the perspective of people, places, and social processes, and explores what it has meant to be Canadian across time and space since 1850. This course does not count toward history major or minor credits. Course credit exclusions: AP/HIST 2500 6.00
This course surveys the major developments of the 'Scientific Revolution' (circa 1500-1700), when technical, theoretical and geographical discoveries gave rise to new understandings of the natural world. Celebrated astronomer, engineer, inventor and author Galileo serves as a focal point, bridging the worlds of famous theoreticians (Copernicus, Vesalius, and Newton) and of anonymous artisans and midwives. […]
Through a series of case studies concerning the social history of ancient Rome, this course introduces students to the written texts and other media that are used to understand human societies of all periods. Special emphasis will be given to the diverse interpretative approaches that one can bring to such texts and artefacts. Note: This […]
Cross-listed with AP/IT 1791 6.00 Responsible Unit: Department of HistoryPlease contact the responsible unit for all inquiries This course investigates the effects North American culture and language has on the lives of Italian immigrants and their descendants.PRIOR TO FALL 2014: Course credit exclusions: AP/IT 2791 9.00, AP/SOSC 2960 9.00.
The First World War is a pivotal moment in modern global history. It affected virtually every country in the world, set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the Great Influenza, the collapse of the Ottoman, German, and Austria-Hungarian empires, the turbulent 1920s, the rise of fascism, colonial liberation movements across the global south, and World […]
Responsible Unit: GLENDON Department of HistoryPlease contact the responsible unit for all inquiries Cross-listed to GL/HIST 4220 6.00 The growth and development of the trade union movement and the impact on it of immigration and other policies of the Canadian government.
This course considers the 1911 Mexican Revolution and its consequences, especially processes of migration, urbanization and cultural change.Course credit exclusions: None. Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/HIST 3731 6.00.
This course analyzes the Cold War as a clash of ideologies and "empires" and explores its impact on US foreign policy and on the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the United States.