An introduction to the role of women in Western society from classical Athens to the present. Special focus on the personal lives and social contributions of women and their status in patriarchal societies. The Renaissance A study of life and thought as reflected in Italian beginnings, transalpine diffusion, and impact upon Europe. 233 History of Tudor and Stuart Englan d A study of the history and society of Tudor and Stuart England, through lectures and seminars, offered off-campus at Oxford University only in conjunction with English 233. 235 History of Witchcraft An examination of the intellectual and legal foundations of the great European witch-hunt, as well as elite and popular concepts of magic, witchcraft, and heresy.
Case studies focus on continental Europe, but also include England and New England.
Russia A survey of the cultural, social, political, and economic influences that have shaped modern Russia. Emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries, the Soviet period, and post-Soviet developments. 243 Modern Britain Emphasis is on the emergence of the modern English nation under the Tudors, the evolution of constitutional and parliamentary government, the development of the British Empire and its role in world affairs in the 19th and 20th centuries. An introduction to the military, strategic, and diplomatic history of the Second World War. An introduction to the history of Africa, with emphasis on sub-saharan regions, beginning with the late eighteenth century.