TOPICS IN GLOBAL HISTORY

HISTORY 701

Introduction to the ways of thinking characteristic of historical study and to the questions and methods that motivate the research fields in which department faculty work. Foundational instruction for PhD and History of Science, Medicine, and Technology PhD taken during the first semester of those programs.

HISTORY 130

Introduction to major themes in world history. Such themes might include: empire and imperialism, environmental impacts, global trade and globalization, war, migration, gender, race, religion, nationalism, class, and the like.

HISTORY 706

Examines the significance of a particular event, phenomenon or question across national borders and in terms of the history of nation-state formation.

HISTORY 725

Major problems of historical interpretation in the early modern and recent histories of China, Japan, and Korea. Topics and periods of emphasis vary each year.

HISTORY 753

Topics significant for the histories of Latin America, Africa, Islamic core, South Asia and Southeast Asia. A single topic chosen each semester for a series of comparative essays by seminar members.