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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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HI 206 The New South (1)
A study of the American South from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course
will chart the ending of slavery for four million people, the social and political
transformations that followed in Reconstruction, the upheavals of the New South, the
world of segregation, the overthrow of that system, cultural and religious expressions,
and the emergence of the complicated and sometimes conflicted South we know today.
HI 207 Diplomatic History of the United States to 1941 (1)
Development of America’s international relations and its emergence as a world power,
with emphasis on nineteenth-century expansionism, the Spanish-American War,
involvement in the Far East and Latin America, World War I, and the Paris Peace
Conference.
HI 208 Diplomatic History of the United States since 1941 (1)
United States foreign policy since 1941, with emphasis on World War II, and the Cold
War in Europe, the Far East, and Latin America. A Leadership Studies designated course.
HI 210 U.S. Women’s History (1)
A study of American women from the pre-colonial era to the late twentieth century. This
course introduces the uniqueness of women’s experiences and their role in shaping the
economic, political, and social development of the nation. Among the topics covered are
notions of “proper” womanhood, women’s involvement in wars, women’s role in family
life, women’s paid labor, and female activism. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of
women’s lives based on racial, class, ethnic, and sexual differences. A Leadership Studies
designated course.
HI 221 Up From Slavery: Contemporary Black History (1)
An introductory lecture and discussion course on the history of African Americans in the
United States. Beginning with Emancipation, the course traces the evolution of black
culture and identity and the continuing struggle for freedom and equality. Topics will
include the tragedies and triumphs of Reconstruction, interracial violence, black political
and institutional responses to racism and violence, the Harlem Renaissance, jazz, blues,
and the civil rights and black power movements.
HI 222 Why We Should Care About the Puritans (1)
A reconsideration of the founding and development of Puritan New England with close
attention to its first century, from 1630 to 1730. The course explores particularly the
dilemmas of Puritan theology, social ethics, the construction of gender, the Salem
witchcraft trials, the contested and often violent relationship between the Puritans and
Native Peoples, and the endurance of elements of the Puritan ethic in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries.
HI 227 The Story of Freedom: The Writers Who Helped End Slavery (1)
An interdisciplinary investigation of the history and literature of America’s antislavery
movement from the colonial period to 1865. At its core, the course examines the