Relations between Brazil, the Caribbean and Western Africa are studied from circa 1500 to the late 19th century, with an emphasis on the nature of the European Empires in Western Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean, the impact of colonial rule and neo-colonialism, and the varied responses of indigenous societies to both developments.
This course examines the conflicts and contradictions of American politics, culture, and society since the end of World War II. Through popular culture, journalism and political sources, we explore how social movements like civil rights, feminism, and the religious right changed the United States and probe the relationship between America's global military and economic power […]
This course analyses the development of Quebec since Confederation. It looks at the cultural, economic, ideological, political, and social factors that have shaped Quebec society since 1867.Course credit exclusions: None.
Examines the major political, social, cultural and economic developments in Ireland since the seventeenth century. Topics include the Ulster plantation, the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation, the Great Famine, Irish nationalism, the Irish landscape, emigration and the Irish diaspora, the 1916 rebellion, the Anglo-Irish War and the histories of southern and northern Ireland since partition.Course […]
This course examines the varieties of European fascism that emerge after 1890, the intellectual and cultural origins of fascist ideology and the nature of fascist movements and regimes in inter-war Europe. Course credit exclusions: None. Prior TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/HIST 3365 3.00.
Topics considered include the nature of Roman imperialism, the mechanism of Roman conquest, the emergence of a system of provincial administration and the social, economic and cultural impact of conquest on Roman and provincial societies.
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. […]