HI 101 Who Owns History? (W)  Understanding who we are as members of a community, as citizens of a nations, or as inheritors of particular cultures and traditions, largely depends upon the information we have been told about our past.  Statues, monuments, holidays, museums exhibits, walking tours, popular books, websites, films, and televisions programs are all means through which the public is educated about its past.  Popular history tells us who or what should be included in our "collective memory" of past events.  Who decides who and what gets remembered? This course will introduce students to the professional study of history by exploring public myths and memories about the past, in light of scholarly research.  Students will be taught how to take ownership of their own historical understandings and to understand the purpose and origins of many popular myths and legends.

               Rita Reynolds                  T,R                        2:40 - 4:10 PM                    SPH 29

HI 103 American History Survey to the Civil War.(D) An introduction to the social, cultural, political, and economic history of the nation from the conquest and colonization of North America to the reunification of the United States at the end of the Civil War. Topics include: How did Europeans, Indians, and Africans give meaning to their experiences in the “New World” created by European colonization? How were the cultures of each group transformed by their interactions? How and why did the institution of slavery begin? How was the egalitarianism of the American Revolution reconciled with the reality of American slavery? What did “democracy” mean to the Revolutionary generation and which philosophical ideas most influenced the structure of government in the new nation? How did the rise of capitalism transform gender roles in American society? What has been the relationship between democracy and capitalism? How did the political controversy over slavery cause the American Civil War? Offered as required.
             
                Rita Reynolds                M,W                       1:00 - 2:30 PM                    MH 23A
 
HI 112 - LC Western Civilization in Modern Times.  The making of modern Europe — its economy, culture, politics, and peoples — in relation to the United States and the World. How have science and technology transformed modern life? Why did French revolutionaries abolish slavery? How did imperialism generate conflict and creativity in international markets and in the arts? Can the lessons of World War II and the Holocaust be applied to contemporary genocides? Students become informed citizens, able to debate current events around the world. Arts, novels, films, political tracts, and other sources will be analyzed. This course includes a trip to see a historical play, such as Cabaret, on Broadway. Offered as required.
           
                Lori Weintrob                         T, R                 9:40 – 11:10AM                MH 22
       
HI 115 - LC Cities and Civilizations. A survey of four cities at particularly creative times in their history: Classical Athens, Imperial Rome, Medieval Paris, and Renaissance Florence. Each city is compared the New York City at particularly relevant moments in the New York’s history and development. The class visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Museum, and the Morgan Library. This course is only taught as part of a Freshman Learning Community. Offered fall semester.
 
            Alison Smith                           T,R                  9:40 – 11:10AM                      MH 23A
 
HI 120 Global History. (I) This course traces the history of modern world beginning with the European expansions in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.  The main focus is to analyze the interdependence between the world regions and sustained contribution of the non-westerns world in making of the modern world.  In conceptualizing global histories as interconnected the course also brings out the social, cultural, economic and ecological implications and diversities to understand the global imbalances in various aspects.  Most importantly the course intends to give a comprehensive understanding of the present through the lens of the past. 
 
            Chinnaiah Jangam                M, W, F                       8:30 – 9:30AM            MH 23    
 
HI 223 -01, 02 America in Recent Times. The Soviet-American Cold War; the Korean War; the Anti-Communist crusade at home; the Great Society reforms; the Vietnam War; the Radical ’60’s, and the new Conservatism. Offered as required.
 
            Robert Anderson - 01                    M, W               2:40 – 4:10 PM              MH 8  
                                          02                    T, R                 9:40 – 11:10PM            MH 8
 
HI 228 African American History. (D) A study of the social, economic, and political history of the African American experience in America.  A brief survey of the African, his/her culture and civilization as it existed before capture is covered.  Emphasis is on the capture process, the Middle Passage, the nature of the slave trade, northern and southern slavery, abolition and the challenges of emancipation.  The course spans four centuries of the Black experience in the United States commencing with Africa.
 
              Rita Reynolds                            T,R                  9:40 – 11:10 AM          MH 28
 
HI 231 The Sixties: Protest and Reform. A tumultuous era when Americans challenged authority and tradition and changed the world — the Civil Rights Movement, the New Left and the New Right, the Free Speech Movement, Student Activism, the Pro- and Anti-War Movements, the Counterculture, Brown Power, Women’s Liberation, Gay Rights, and Environmentalism. Offered as required.
 
            George Rappaport                   M, W               1:00 – 2:30 PM                   MH 7
 
HI 242 African History and Politics. (D)  This course provides an overview of the political, economic, and social history of Africa with a view towards understanding the challenges which have developed in creating the image of Africa and its peoples. An early historical survey will be given which sets the tone for an examination of such topics as the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and African resistance to imperialism. Equally important, a focus on the political forces influencing contemporary African regimes such as the emergence of modern forms of African nationalism, democratization, and the constraints to development in the post independent era will be highlighted. Cross listed w/GOV242. Offered as required.
 
            Donald Omagu                      T, R                 7:30 – 9:00 PM                   CAMH 232
 
HI 315 American Social History I. The development of American society from a pre-capitalist colony to the Civil War. Class, race, sex, and ethnic relations provide the framework within which socioeconomic change will be studied.  Offered as required.
 
            Robert Anderson                    T, R     1:00 – 2:30 PM                   MH 8
 
HI 362 Renaissance Italy 1300–1600 (I). The period of great wealth and cultural magnificence in Italy that was fostered by rapidly growing city-states such as Florence and Venice. The course will focus on Renaissance music, literature, art, and architecture, as well as political life, the culture of the laboring classes, the roles of women, and the rise of a highly sophisticated urban aristocracy. Offered as required.
 
            Alison Smith                            M         3:00 – 6:00 PM                    MH 7
 
HI 400 Senior RFT. Explores the dynamic fashion in which cultural and intellectual identities -- including our own identities-- are shaped within specific socio-political contexts by looking critically at autobiographies.  The use and abuse of personal narratives reveals disjunctions and connections between truth and memory, past and present, academic and experiential learning.  Touching, shocking, infuriating but essential sources, autobiographies remind us of the possibilities and dangers inherent in looking at the world from a single perspective.  In our global age, it is both challenging and imperative to try to understand national, civic, religious, ethnic, and gendered identities.  You will also have the opportunities to explore and craft your own cultural and intellectual autobiography as a 21st century citizen and imagine your own past, present and future.  As part of the senior learning community, the RFT will offer a broader theoretical context and support for the senior research thesis.  It will also provide opportunities for applied learning -- on the job market, in public debate and in personal decision-making.
 
        Lori Weintrob                            W,F     11:20 – 12:50 PM             MH 23   
 
HI 490 Senior Seminar – Global Perspective on Food, Hunger and Identity
 
        Chinnaiah Jangam                    W           3:00 - 5:59 PM              MH 7