26:510:504Reading and Writing Narrative History (3) Critical reading and writing of narrative history, one of history`s oldest literary forms. |
26:510:505History in Fiction and Fact (3) Juxtaposes closely related worlds of history, biography, memoir, and fiction in order to explore the past, the nature of historical understanding, and the possibilities of creative historical writing. |
26:510:506The Poetics of History (3) Exploration of one or more of the literary forms that history has taken since Herodotus. Those forms include (but are not limited to) epic, chronicle, drama, narrative, interpretive essays, monographs, statistical studies, and social scientific reports. |
26:510:515Topics in the History of Gender (3) |
26:510:520Topics in the History of Technology (3) Selected topics in the history of technology. |
26:510:525Colloquium in the History of Women (3) Readings and discussion on the history of women in the United States and Western Europe. |
26:510:526Problems and Readings in Afro-American History (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in the history of Afro-Americans in the United States. |
26:510:527,528Selected Topics in European Political and Diplomatic History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in European political and diplomatic history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:529,530Selected Topics in European Intellectual and Cultural History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in European intellectual and cultural history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:531,532Problems and Directed Readings in the History of U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in American diplomatic history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:533,534Selected Topics in American Social and Economic History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in American social and economic history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:537,538Problems and Readings in the Ancient World (3,3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature of the ancient world. |
26:510:539,540Problems and Readings in Medieval History (3,3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in medieval European history. |
26:510:541,542Problems and Readings in European History 1350-1650 (3,3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in European history from 1350 to 1650. |
26:510:545,546Problems and Readings in European History since 1850 (3,3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in European history since 1850. |
26:510:548Environmental History of North America (3) Explores the dialogue between humankind and the environment in North America over the course of the last four centuries. Examines the latest and most interesting work done in the new field of environmental history to see what such a perspective has to offer. |
26:510:549Modern Latin American History (3) An introduction to the field of modern Latin American history. |
26:510:551,552Selected Topics in American Intellectual and Cultural History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in American intellectual and cultural history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:553,554Selected Topics in American Political and Legal History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in American political and legal history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:555,556Selected Topics in American Urban and Ethnic History (3,3) Examination of issues and methods in American urban and ethnic history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:557War, Technology, and Society (3) Examines key themes in the interrelationship between warfare, technology, and society from the beginnings of modern warfare until World War I. Primary emphasis placed on the historical connections between violent conflict, the technical means by which it is carried out, and the sociopolitical environment within which wars take place. Topics include the effect of technology on war and the effect of war on technological change and development. |
26:510:558Selected Topics in European Social and Economic History (3) Examination of issues and methods in European social and economic history, with a consideration of some leading problems in the field. |
26:510:559Cities in Change I (3) The process of urbanization as seen in the growth of historic European and North American cities and in the underdeveloped world: the revival of towns in the Middle Ages, the royal capital as center of power, rise of an urban way of life, 19th-century industrial cities, changing city forms and functions of the 20th century, urban values in politics, business, and material culture. |
26:510:560Cities in Change II (3) The process of urbanization as seen in the growth, decline, and revival efforts of Newark, New Jersey. Examination of the economic, political, geographical, and social factors that helped shape Newark as New Jersey`s most important city but also as one of the most troubled urban communities in the United States. Attention to the origins of Newark`s decline and its relationship with suburban communities in northern New Jersey. The settlement of European immigrants and rural Afro-Americans in the late 19th and 20th centuries and recent efforts to revive the city`s political, economic, and cultural life. |
26:510:562The Urban Environment (3) Examines the role of the economy, culture, and technology in shaping the urban environment. Makes extensive use of Newark and the New York metropolitan area, including field observations and local research. In addition to other topics, explores in detail spatial relationships, the role of transportation, and the development of suburbia. |
26:510:563The History of Health and International Development (3) Examines the history of western efforts to promote health and nutrition in the developing world from the beginnings of tropical medicine. Traces the history through colonial health services to the development of the Global Programme on AIDS. Explores the various economic and political interests and underlying cultural assumptions that have shaped the development of ideas and practices associated with international health and development. |
26:510:565Public History (3) Introduction to the principles and practices of public history. |
26:510:566Writing American History (3) Exploration of the ways in which American history has been writ-ten and the issues that historians of America face when writing about its history. |
26:510:567,568Modern Russia (3,3) Major themes of post-Petrine Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. |
26:510:569American Legal History to 1860 (3) Readings and discussion on the legacy of common law after the Revolution. The emergence of legal instrumentalism and the evolution of tort, contract, and damages in the context of industrialism and economic growth. |
26:510:570Topics in American Legal History (3) Readings and discussion on the growth of legal formalism, the evolution of substantive due process, changes in legal education and the legal profession, and the evolution of private law. |
26:510:571Introduction to Historical Method (3) Examines major theoretical approaches that have been used by historians and looks at some of the works that have employed those approaches. |
26:510:572Philosophy of History (3) General survey of major trends in historiography and of leading issues in the philosophy of history. |
26:510:573,574Problems in Central European History (3,3) Topics in the 19th- and 20th-century political, social, and intellectual history of Germany. Also examines the Hapsburg monarchy and its successor states. |
26:510:576Problems and Readings in American History, 1492-1789 (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in American history from 1492 to 1789. |
26:510:577Problems and Readings in American History, 1789-1865 (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in American history from 1789 to 1865. |
26:510:581Problems and Readings in American History, 1865-1912 (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in American history from 1865 to 1912. |
26:510:583Problems and Readings in American History, 1912-1945 (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in American history from 1912 to 1945. |
26:510:585Problems and Readings in American History, 1945 to Present (3) Introduction to the major historiographical problems and recent literature in American history since 1945. |
26:510:589,590Problems and Readings in African History (3,3) Various problems in African history, from the ancient African civilizations to the present day. Topics vary from year to year; contact the instructor for current topics. |
26:510:592City and Disease in History (3) Explores the dynamic interaction between the growth of cities and changes in the experience and location of disease. Presumes the intertwining of these two historical developments in the birth of a distinctly urban identity, one predicated on the notion that the modern city is somehow inherently diseased. Focuses on the New York and Newark metropolitan areas in the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the topics considered are epidemic outbreaks; quarantines; the technology and organization of sanitation and hygiene; the professional formation of public, industrial, and occupational medicine; and medical and popular responses to immigration. |
26:510:593Culture and Science in the History of America (3) Provides an overview of American medical history and a familiarity with the theoretical and practical ramifications of different approaches to the complex relationships between medicine, science, and culture. Topics include the extent to which medicine is or has been scientific; reasons why science has been considered so important to medicine`s professional culture; and the degree to which medicine`s professional culture has been shaped by science as well as other factors, such as economic and political self-interest, technology, class, race, gender, and other kinds of cultural values. |
26:510:594Technology, Environment, and Medicine in World History, 1500-1900 Examines the interrelationship between the emerging modern world system and changes in technology, environment, and medicine, with particular emphasis on European overseas expansion and its impact in non-Western regions. |
26:510:595Social History of American Medicine Since 1800 (3) Topics include the practices of 19th-century regular medicine; the relation between medical concepts and mainstream social thought; the treatment of women`s health; antebellum alternative healers and alternative politics; the triumphs of late 19th- and early 20th-century medical therapeutics; the emergence of medicine as big business; medicine and racism; the emergence of nursing as a profession; modern medicine in an international perspective; New Age healing; the AIDS crisis and AIDS activism; and contemporary debates on the future of health care in the United States. |
26:510:596History of the Body in Modern Western Culture (3) Considers medical or scientific history primarily in terms of implications for bodily experience in everyday life. Begins with grand narratives of historical shifts in bodily perceptions and practices, and proceeds to more focused narratives of changing bodily experience, engaging key distinctions between genders, classes, and species as well as perceptions of pain and internal bodily structure. Materials will be drawn from early modern and modern Europe, as well as more recent bodily experience in the United States. |
26:510:597Technology, Culture, and History (3) Treats the relationship between technology and cultural values in a variety of historical and geographical settings, from early modern Japan to 20th-century America. Examines the ways in which cultural ideals, conceptions, and preconceptions serve to influence the rate and manner of technological change, as well as the ways in which technology affects social and cultural life. |
26:510:598History of Technology, Environment, and Medicine: Theory and Method (3) A team-taught course that surveys the methods employed in the three fields. Explores the interdisciplinary nature of each field and the value of interdisciplinary scholarship. |
26:510:599Social History of Communication (3) Treats selected themes in the history of communication in different social and cultural contexts, from the ancient world to the 20th century. Topics include orality, proto-literacy, and literacy in ancient and medieval cultures; printing and the development of print culture in the early modern world; the communication revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and historiographical debates over the role of communication technologies in society. |
26:510:618Seminar: Teaching of History (3) Experience in the planning of a course, leading discussions, and lecturing under the supervision of the student`s major professor. Critiques made by both the professor and the seminar participants. |
26:510:619,620Internship in Public History (3,3) Professional training in various aspects of public history through on-site internships at local historical and cultural institutions, such as the New Jersey Historical Society and the Newark Museum. Students acquire skills in one or more of four areas: manuscripts curatorship, exhibitions and research, collections cataloging, and education and the public. |
26:510:694Master's Essay (3) A substantial piece of historical research or writing. See department for full description. |
26:510:695Individual Studies in History (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the director of graduate programs. Offered both terms. |
26:510:696Advanced Individual Studies in History (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the director of graduate programs. Offered both terms. |
26:510:697,698Research in History (3,3) Normally reserved for M.A. thesis credit. |
