Civil War and Reconstruction America at war with itself. The causes of the war and the attempt to rebuild the Union. Since 1940 World War II as a turning point in civil rights, gender issues, class, foreign policy, and the consumer revolution. African-Americans in U.S. History Selected topics on the nature of the Black experience in America. Seminar in American History Examination of a particular theme or set of themes in American history.
Topics vary from year to year.
Not offered every year. May be repeated for credit. A study of the encounter between mediaeval Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and Aristotelian science as each religious tradition forged an understanding of creation. History and Theory Survey of the influences in the field of history of Marxism, feminist theories, and theories of race and ethnicity. Offered subject to availability of faculty.