This course is part of the required sequence for graduate students in modern European history. Open to others both in the History Department and other departments with the consent of the instructor. Discussion of major topics in the history of 20th century European history within a seminar setting. A graduate reading and discussion course surveying anthropological approaches to ancient Greek society. This course is suitable both for Classicists and students of other epochs seeking an introduction to historical anthropology.
All readings are in English.
This colloquium addresses the theory and especially the practice of an analytical category increasingly vital to our understanding of the early modern period. We begin by surveying briefly the emergence in the 1970s of the history of women, and a decade later of the history of gender, as coherent modes of investigation. Then, through discussion of important monographs and essays, we examine intensively recent developments and tensions among practitioners in these closely related fields. As soon as technically possible, the reading list will be available on the Toolkit. Graduate students in disciplines other than History are more than welcome.