Faculty
Rev. Francis W.P. Bolger, Professor Emeritus
Andrew Robb, Professor Emeritus
Susan Brown, Associate Professor, Chair
Ian Dowbiggin, Professor
Lisa Chilton, Associate Professor
Richard G. Kurial, Associate Professor
Edward MacDonald, Associate Professor
James Moran, Associate Professor
Sharon Myers, Assistant Professor
Richard Raiswell, Assistant Professor
Major in History
Honours in History
Minor in History
History courses
History Program
History has been defined as the "memory of human group experience" because it brings the student into contact with the whole range of human effort and achievement. Its object is to recreate the past from the evidence left to us, and to try to explain how and why human beings spoke, acted, and thought as they did in the past. Although history must always deal with the "facts" of societies, it is even more concerned with explaining and illuminating them.
The program is centered broadly on the history of "Atlantic Civilization" -- the historical development of Europe and the Americas. The courses aim to provide both a broad exposure to the history of the Atlantic World, and more specialized work in the history of various regions and countries.
The Department also offers courses in the practice and the craft of history.
Area Courses
The Department offers the following "streams" -- Canadian, USA, British, European, Global, Greek and Roman and other:
Canadian
USA
British
European
Global
Greek and Roman
Other
Normally, students will choose History 101/102 as their introduction to history. These courses include an important tutorial component emphasizing introductory skills and methods of history.
200-level courses provide introductions to the histories of civilizations, regions, and countries, especially in the areas listed above. They are intended to build upon the skills acquired in History 101/102.
300-level courses provide more specialized studies in a number of areas.
400-level courses are usually seminars emphasizing discussion and research in more specialized areas.
While providing courses for students in all faculties, schools, and departments, the Department also provides a minor, major, and honours program for those who have a special interest in the study of history.
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MAJOR PROGRAM
To register as a major in History, a student must complete History 101/102 and six semester hours (2 courses) at the 200 level. Students are urged to take History 201/202 in the first or second year to satisfy the second requirement. Students may take additional 200-level courses.
A major program is complete when a student has successfully completed a minimum of 42 hours of credit in History (14 courses) of which a minimum of 12 hours (4 courses) must be at the 300 level, and 12 hours (4 courses) must be at the 400 level. Majors must complete courses totalling 6 semester hours of credit at the 200-400 levels in four of the six areas of study: Greek and Roman, Europe, Britain, the USA, Canada, and Global.
HONOURS PROGRAM
To be admitted to the honours program, the student must submit a letter of application to the Honours Co-ordinator. Applicants must be registered in, or have completed, the major program. Applications are normally submitted during the fourth or fifth semester. Decisions on admission are made by the department acting as a committee of the whole. Admissions decisions will be made on the basis of demonstrated and potential ability to carry out independent research and sustained historical analysis. Meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
An honours program is complete when the student completes:
Credits for Cross-listed Courses
The Department accepts as part of its major or honours program a maximum of 12 hours (4 courses) of courses cross-credited to History from related disciplines. Of such courses, students can apply 6 hours (2 courses) taken at the 100 or 200 levels and 6 hours (2 courses) at the 300 or 400 levels. Students must have the prior approval of the Chair of History if credit is to be granted. The courses from related disciplines which may be approved for credit are the following:
| Asian Studies | 201 | Introduction to West Asia |
| Asian Studies | 202 | Introduction to East Asia |
| Classics | 101 | Greek Civilization |
| Classics | 102 | Roman Civilization |
| Classics | 202 | Augustus and the Early Roman Empire |
| Classics | 342 | The Later Roman Empire, 284-410 AD |
| Classics | 431 | Directed Studies (with approval of History Chair) |
| Classics | 432 | Directed Studies (with approval of History Chair) |
| Economics | 311/312 | History of Economic Thought |
| Fine Arts History | 101/102 | Art History |
| Religious Studies | 331/332 |
History of Christianity |
MINOR PROGRAM
To complete a minor in History, the student must complete History 101/102 and five other history courses (15 semester hours), including
At least two of the student's courses must be at the 300 level or above.
Directed Studies
History 491/492 (Directed Studies courses) are designed to allow students to pursue an area of study of their own interest which may not be offered by the curriculum. Directed Studies courses are usually restricted to qualified Third and Fourth Year students in any discipline. The program of study in the course must be approved by the Instructor, the Chair, and the Dean of the Faculty prior to registration.
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101 CANADIAN HISTORY -- PRE-CONFEDERATION
This course surveys topics of historical importance in Canadian history up to and including the attainment of Confederation. The emphasis is on the interaction between political events and change in the economy and society. Tutorials examine various historical interpretations of the Canadian experience.
Lecture: Two hours a week.
Tutorial: One hour a week.
102 CANADIAN HISTORY -- POST-CONFEDERATION
This course surveys topics of historical importance in Canadian history in the Post-Confederation period. The emphasis is on the interaction between political events and change in the economy and society. Tutorials examine various historical interpretations of the Canadian experience.
Lecture: Two hours a week.
Tutorial: One hour a week.
103 INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART - I
See Fine Arts History 101
104 INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART - II
See Fine Arts History 102
201 EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION 500 BC-1648
This introductory course examines the history of European civilization from the rise of classical Greece to the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Lectures analyse the major political, economic, social, and cultural forces which shaped European society during this period.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
202 EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION 1648 TO THE PRESENT
This introductory course examines the history of European civilization from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the present. Lectures analyse the main political, economic, social, and cultural forces which shaped Europe from the early modern to the post-industrial period.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
209 SPECIAL TOPICS
Creation of a course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of History at the second year level.
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211 THE HISTORY WORKSHOP: SKILLS AND METHODS IN HISTORY
This introductory course offers students the opportunity to develop their research, writing and critical thinking skills while introducing them to the nature of historical method and inquiry. The course provides instruction and practice in the use of standard print and electronic bibliographic tools and in the writing of research, analytical and critical papers in history. Topics of study include the relationship between history and truth, the uses of evidence and argumentation, and the varieties of historical research.
Lecture/Discussion/Workshops: Three hours a week.
231 THE ATLANTIC REGION
This course examines the Atlantic Region, considering such factors as history, geology, geography, climate, archaeology, biology, economics, politics, education, sociology, religion, literature, music, and folklore. The purpose of the course is to foster an understanding of the region, and to explore the role of the region within the Canadian context. The course draws upon a variety of university and community resource people.
Three hours a week.
232 THE ATLANTIC REGION
A continuation of History 231.
Three hours a week.
241 UNITED STATES HISTORY - FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO RECONSTRUCTION
This survey course in United States History begins with the Colonial period and concludes with an examination of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It covers a variety of topics in social, political, economic, diplomatic, military, and constitutional history.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
242 UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE RECONSTRUCTION
This survey course in modern United States History examines industrial and urban development, modern political trends, social themes, and the development of the United States as a world power. Topics covered include Progressivism, the American role in World War I and World War II, the New Deal, and contemporary American society.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
251 GREEK CIVILIZATION
See Classics 101
252 ROMAN CIVILIZATION
See Classics 102
261 MODERN BRITISH HISTORY I
This course surveys the major political, social and cultural developments in British history from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century. Topics may include the structure of the British political system, popular radicalism, industrialization, the "Irish question," Victorian morality and family life, and imperial expansion.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
262 MODERN BRITISH HISTORY II
This course surveys British political and social developments from the mid-19th century to the present. Topics may include the advent of a democratic political system, Irish nationalism, the rise of the labour movement, World Wars I and II, and the Thatcher era.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
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271 AUGUSTUS AND THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
See Classics 312
272 THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE, 284-410 AD
See Classics 342
291 INTRODUCTION TO WEST ASIA
See Asian Studies 201
292 INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIA
See Asian Studies 202
303 RENAISSANCE EUROPE
This course examines the period bounded by the Black Death and the Protestant Reformation. It explores the major political, intellectual and cultural developments in Renaissance Italy and their later translation to Northern Europe. Topics may include the place of Italy in the late medieval world; the causes and consequences of the crises of the fourteenth century; the emergence of humanism and the revival of antiquity; the relationship between culture and power; popular piety; new models of gender relations in Renaissance society; the impact of printing; and the unique shape of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. Assignments will stress primary source analysis.
PREREQUISITE: History 201/202 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
304 THE EUROPEAN ENLIGHTENMENT, REVOLUTION, AND THE NAPOLEONIC EMPIRE
This course examines the origins, nature, and significance of the European Enlightenment. Specific topics include the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, the Scientific Revolution, enlightened despotism, romanticism, and nationalism.
PREREQUISITE: History 202 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
305 THE EUROPEAN MIDDLE AGES 500-1300
This course traces the history of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Black Death of the fourteenth century. Topics include the early history of Christianity and Islam, the Carolingian renaissance, the Viking invasions, the growth of the Papacy, the emergence of nation states, and the Crusades.
PREREQUISITE: History 201/202 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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309 SPECIAL TOPICS
Creation of a course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of History at the third year level.
310 TUDOR ENGLAND -1485-1603: CREATION OF A NATION
This course examines how the kings and queens of the Tudor dynasty transformed England from a crumbling, medieval monarchy into a powerful, centralized nation. It was a bloody process that saw thousands of English men and women lose their lives, but the result was an English nation endowed with a unique sense of identity, culture, and mission in the world. Topics include Henry VIII and the search for a legitimate heir; the Reformation in England; the evolution of queenship under Mary and Elizabeth; the ideological revolution and the problem of dissent; the changing structures of society; and the contrasting worlds of high and low culture.
PREREQUISITE: History 201
311 SCIENCE, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND THE OCCULT IN PREMODERN EUROPE
This course investigates how men and women sought to understand, explain, control and manipulate the natural world in the early modern period. Topics include medieval cosmology and astrology; alchemy and learned magic; changing views of the role of the devil in the natural world; witch belief and witch hunting. Particular attention is paid to how the traditions of learned magic informed the development of science in the seventeenth century.
PREREQUISITE: History 201 or permission of the instructor
Three semester hours of credit
312 THE ART OF HISTORY
This course surveys the philosophy of history from ancient to modern times. It includes both a critical and a speculative focus. The former introduces some representative issues such as the nature of historical understanding and the problems of historical objectivity and causal judgement. The latter characterizes the major historiographical transitions and examines the ideas of representative historians.
PREREQUISITE: History 201/202 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
321 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE REFORMATION
This course examines the growth and development of Christianity prior to the Reformation. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between the growth of the Church and the broader historical context within which it occurred.
Cross-listed with Religious Studies (cf. Religious Studies 331)
Lecture: Three hours a week
322 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE PRESENT
This course examines some of the principal developments within Christianity from the Reformation until the present. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between these developments and the broader historical context within which they occurred.
Cross-listed with Religious Studies (cf. Religious Studies 332).
Lecture: Three hours a week.
323 RUSSIAN HISTORY SINCE 1682
This course explores the political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural history of Russia since the reign of Peter the Great. It covers topics such as Russia's rise as a European power in the 18th and 19th centuries, the development of Russian autocracy, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the history of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin, the nationalities question, the collapse of communism, and Russia since Gorbachev.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
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325 CANADIAN SOCIAL HISTORY TO WORLD WAR I
This course focuses on selected themes in the day-to-day lives of Canadians within their respective communities to World War I. Topics of study may include native society, pioneering, immigration and outmigration, the Victorian frame of mind, industrialization and urbanization, social and ethnic groups, attitudes and mores, working conditions, reform, the arts, and recreation.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
326 CANADIAN SOCIAL HISTORY SINCE WORLD WAR I
This course focuses on selected themes in the lives of Canadians within their respective communities since World War I. Topics of study may include immigration and ethnicity, industrialization and urbanization, reform, labor, health, education, welfare, crime and punishment, the arts and recreation.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
327 MIGRATIONS TO CANADA I
This course explores the history of Canadian migrations between the mid-18th century and the First World War. Migrant groups studied include the Loyalists of the late 18th century, African Americans, the Irish Famine, and the Central and East Europeans.
PREREQUISITES: History 101 and History 102.
328 MIGRATIONS TO CANADA II
This course explores the history of Canadian migrations between the First World War and the present. Some of the migrants whose histories will be highlighted are Chinese and Japanese settlers in the west during the early 20th century, Jews, Italians, peoples from the Caribbean islands, and peoples from the Middle East.
PREREQUISITES: History 101 and History 102.
331 HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- PRE-CONFEDERATION
This study of Prince Edward Island until 1864 emphasizes the French Regime, the development of colonial institutions, the struggle for the attainment of Responsible Government, and the influence of the land tenure system on the economic, political, and social development of the Island.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
332 HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- POST-CONFEDERATION
This study of Prince Edward Island from 1864 until the present emphasizes the role of the Island in the Confederation movement, its entry into Confederation, and provincial-federal adjustments as they affected Prince Edward Island's history. It is recommended that History 331/332 be taken in sequence.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
333 HEALTH CARE AND NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
This course explores the history of health, disease and medicine, focussing on North America from the time of contact between Native Peoples and Europeans, to the present. The course is organized around four major themes in the history of health and illness: historical epidemiology, social and political responses to health and disease, the rise of modern medicine and other health care groups, and the recent challenges to regular medical practice by alternative health care providers. Particular attention is paid to the effects of shifting systems of medical practice on patient experience.
PREREQUISITE: None.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
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341 GERMAN HISTORY SINCE 1648
This course covers the political, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural history of Germany since the Reformation. It explores topics such as the Thirty Years' War, Austro-Prussian rivalry in the 18th century, German unification in the 19th Century, World War One, Hitler's Third Reich, the division of Germany after 1945, and Germany since the collapse of communism.
Lecture: Three hours a week
342 HISTORY OF FRANCE SINCE 1500
This course covers the political, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural history of France since the Reformation. It explores topics such as the Wars of Religion, the Age of Louis XIV, the French Revolution, Franco-German rivalry, the Dreyfus Affair, the Presidency of Charles DeGaulle, and the student revolts of 1968.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
352 THE HISTORY OF QUEBEC AND FRENCH CANADA
This course examines the social, economic and political history of Quebec. It examines economic development, political change, secularization, and the rise of nationalist and separatist movements. It also explores the changing relations between Quebec and prominent French Canadian communities elsewhere in Canada.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
362 VICTORIAN BRITAIN
This course explores themes in British social, political and cultural history in the nineteenth century. Topics may include working-class culture and politics, Victorian family life, urban life and poverty, crime and police, imperialism and popular culture, Irish Home Rule, the campaign for women’s votes, and the social and cultural ferment of pre-World War I Britain.
PREREQUISITE: Previous course work in British history is recommended
Lecture: Three hours a week
363 MODERN IRISH HISTORY
This course examines the history of Ireland and the Irish emigration overseas, from the 18th Century to the present.
PREREQUISITE: Previous course work in British or European history is recommended.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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371 THE ATLANTIC WORLD I
This course examines the emergence of an Atlantic world through the European "discovery," conquest, and colonization of the Americas. The interaction of West African, Western European and Aboriginal American peoples, and the societies and institutions they developed, is the focus of the course. Spanish, English, French and Portuguese activity in the Atlantic and the Americas is surveyed, with particular attention given to topics such as labour systems, religious patterns, agriculture, and the nature of colonial societies before 1700.
PREREQUISITE: A previous course in Canadian, European or American History, or permission of the instructor.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
372 THE ATLANTIC WORLD II
This course traces the emergence of a maturing Atlantic world from the latter 1600s to the period of independence. The shape and interaction of the English, French, Spanish and Portuguese and their colonial empires, together with the continuing relationship with African and Aboriginal American peoples, is the focus of study. Slavery, the plantation system, differing patterns of development, and political independence are given particular attention.
PREREQUISITE: A previous course in Canadian, European or American History, or permission of the instructor.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
378 THE MEDIEVAL BOOK
(See English 378)
385 WOMEN IN 19th CENTURY CANADA
This course examines the changes that have taken place in the historical roles of women in Canadian society, and the relationship of these changes to social, economic, and intellectual developments. Using both a thematic and chronological approach, the course examines women's roles from the beginning of the 19th Century to the achievement of suffrage in the 20th Century.
Cross-listed with Women's Studies (cf. Women's Studies 385).
Lecture/Discussion: Three hours a week.
386 WOMEN IN 20th CENTURY CANADA
This course examines the changes that have taken place in the historical roles of women in Canadian society and the relationship of these changes to social, economic, and intellectual developments. Using both a thematic and chronological approach, the course examines women's roles from the achievement of suffrage to the present.
Cross-listed with Women's Studies (cf. Women's Studies 386).
Lecture/Discussion: Three hours a week.
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391 THE UNITED STATES FROM 1900 THROUGH WORLD WAR II
This course examines developments in American society and politics from the turn of the century through World War II. The course covers such topics as Populism, Progressivism, World War I, the "roaring 20s" and the "dirty 30s," as well as World War II.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
392 THE UNITED STATES SINCE WORLD WAR II
This course examines developments in American society and politics since World War II. The course covers such topics as the Cold War, anticommunist crusades, the evolution of the American welfare state, the civil rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and competing visions of America's economic and political destiny.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
393 THE AMERICAN MIND AND IMAGINATION: FROM THE PURITANS TO THE PROGRESSIVES
This course examines the history of American thought from the Puritans to the Pragmatists. With an emphasis on religion, politics, and economics, it seeks to identify the principal forces, ideas, and traditions affecting the development of a distinctive American intellectual culture and heritage.
PREREQUISITE: History 241/242 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture/Seminar: Three hours a week.
394 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
This course examines the history of American thought in the 20th century. It emphasizes religion, politics, and economics and includes an examination of major intellects from William James to Richard Rorty. It seeks to illuminate the principal forces, ideas, and traditions affecting the development of a distinctive American intellectual culture and heritage in what has been coined "America's Century."
PREREQUISITE: History 241/242 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture/Seminar: Three hours a week.
396 RACE & ETHNICITY IN AMERICAN LIFE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
This course provides an introduction to African-American history. Beginning with the introduction of slavery into the American colonies, it examines the journey from slavery to freedom, the limits to freedom, and the persistent struggle for civil rights in American society.
PREREQUISITE: History 241/242 or permission of the instructor
Lecture/Seminar: Three hours a week.
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397 RACE & ETHNICITY IN AMERICAN LIFE: THE HISPANIC-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
This course provides an introduction to Hispanic-American history. Beginning with the Spanish conquest, this course examines the struggle for independence, the American conquest, and the evolution of Chicano culture and La Raza as aspects of the persistent struggle for civil rights in America.
PREREQUISITE: History 241/242 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture/Seminar: Three hours a week
404 "MONSTERS, GOLD, AND GLORY": TRAVEL, TRADE, AND THE PROBLEM OF DISCOVERY IN PREMODERN EUROPE
This advanced seminar examines European interaction with Asia and Africa from the time of Alexander the Great and the Ancient Greeks up to the formation of the large trading companies in the early 17th century, when Europeans understood the lands of the far east and south to be inhabited by strange semi-human peoples and the earth filled with gold and precious stones. This course examines the sources and evolution of this lore, noting how it affected the way explorers and merchant adventurers of the 16th century understood the world and interacted with the peoples they encountered. Topics include the development of the Greek and Roman world view; Europe’s experience with barbarism; the Pax Mongolica and the development of the medieval world system; medieval geography; the cartographic revolution; explanations of difference and the emergence of race; cross-cultural exchange; and hybridity.
PREREQUISITE: History 201
405 CRUSADES AND CRUSADING
This advanced seminar course examines the crusading movement of the High Middle Ages from both the Christian and Islamic perspective. Topics may include: the Reconquista; Urban II and the development of early crusading theory; Abbasid-Fatimid relations; the evolution of Christian notions of knighthood and the rise of the military orders; the development and application of Christian and Islamic notions of holy war; Crusading against Christians; the logistics of crusading; Christian-Muslim interaction in the Levant; and the counter-crusade under Salah al-Din and Sultan Baybars. Students will be expected to read and engage with a diverse assortment of primary sources, taken from both Christian and Islamic contexts.
PREREQUISITE: History 201 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
409 SPECIAL TOPICS
Creation of a course code for Special Topics offered by the Department of History at the fourth year level.
411 EUROPE SINCE BISMARCK
This seminar course covers the social, political, economic, cultural, military, and diplomatic history of twentieth-century Europe from the age of nationalism in the late nineteenth century to the post-Cold War era of ethnic conflict and economic intregation. Topics include imperialism, nationalism, World Wars One and Two, Nazism, decolonization, the Cold War, the European Union, the rise and fall of communism, the Balkan wars of the 1990s, globalization, and the rise of the New Right. Using a comparative perspective, the course examines what forces have united and divided Europe’s nations since the end of the nineteenth century.
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424 HISTORY OF CANADIAN NATIONALISM AND THE CANADIAN IDENTITY
This seminar course examines the development of Canadian nationalist thought and the evolution of the Canadian identity. Topics to be examined may include the evolution of national symbols, such as the Mountie, hockey, and the canoe, and their roles in the process of Canadian nation building and identity formation. The course also examines the influence of the United States and Great Britain in shaping Canadian identity, and the promotion of a distinctive Canadian culture through a variety of media ranging from tourism pamphlets to the CBC.
PREREQUISITE: History 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor
Seminar: Three hours a week
425 CHILDHOOD IN MODERN CANADA
This is a seminar course in 19th- and 20th- Century Canadian social history which takes the experiences of children as its central focus. Themes of study may include the rise and decline of child labour, the development of education and child welfare systems, and changing ideas about childhood and the family.
PREREQUISITE: History 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
426 A HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN WORKING CLASSES
From fur trader, to factory hand, to fast-food worker, this seminar course explores the historical experiences of working men, women and children in Canada. Topics of study may include early forms of labour, such as slavery; the industrial revolution and its effects on working class families; the growth of scientific management in the workplace; and the dislocations posed by the Great Depression and the growth of industrial legality. Working class culture, organization and resistance are considered, as are certain ideas about workers, such as the respectable worker and the “breadwinner.”
PREREQUISITE(S): History 101 or 102, or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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432 BRITAIN AND THE IMPERIAL EXPERIENCE
This advanced seminar course examines Britain’s experience of empire and imperialism from its days as a colony of the Roman Empire up to and including decolonisation in the twentieth century. Through a series of case studies and cross-cultural and trans-regional thematic comparisons, this course will introduce students to some of the main issues underlying the study of empire, colonialism and the relationship between coloniser and colonised in the British Empire. Topics may include: the ambiguous legacy of Rome; Wales, England’s first colonial experience; Ireland and the early pattern of imperialism; England and the Moghul Empire; England and the Caribbean; the rhetoric of Empire; Britain’s involvement in the scramble for Africa; the emergence of racial theory; the tools of imperialism; culture and imperialism; colonial resistance; decolonisation in South Asia and southern Africa; the post-colonial empire.
PREREQUISITE: History 201 and one of the following: 202, 262, or 362 (or permission of the instructor).
Seminar: Three hours a week
434 MADNESS AND SOCIETY
This course examines the history of madness in comparative context from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present with a focus on Europe and North America. Topics include major historical developments in the understanding of madness such as traditional responses to unsoundness of mind, the development of asylums, the rise of professional psychiatry, scientific models of mental illness, and the community care movement. Pivotal theorists, including Freud, Kraepelin, Foucault, and Szasz are discussed.
Lecture: Three hours a week.
441 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD THROUGH WORLD WAR I
This course examines the evolution of American foreign policy from the American Revolution through World War I. Topics include neutrality, the changing role of the United States in foreign relations, the interaction between domestic and foreign policy, American expansionism, and political, economic, and cultural relationships between the United States and other countries and peoples.
PREREQUISITE: History 241 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
442 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY SINCE WORLD WAR I
This course examines the evolution of American foreign policy from World War I through the end of the Cold War. Topics include the interwar years, the origins of World War II, postwar American hegemony, the Cold War, the New World Order, and political, economic, and cultural interaction between the United States and other countries and peoples.
PREREQUISITE: History 242 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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455 WAR AND REVOLUTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY WORLD
This course examines the history of the world since the First World War. It explores crucial events such as the First and Second World Wars; communist revolution in countries such as Russia, China, Cambodia and Cuba; decolonization; the Korean conflict; war in southeast Asia; the Cold War; the collapse of communism in eastern Europe; and the Persian Gulf War. It also focuses on pivotal figures such as Lenin, Churchill, Hitler, Mao, Thatcher, De Gaulle, Gorbachev, and Castro.
PREREQUISITE: History 201/202 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
461 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT I
See Economics 311
462 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT II
See Economics 312
472 20th CENTURY GREAT BRITAIN
This course examines selected topics in 20th-century British History. Topics may include the social and cultural impact of World War I, class conflict in inter-war Britain, the experience of World War II at home and at the front, imperial decline, post-war class and racial tensions, and Thatcherite Britain.
PREREQUISITE: History 262 or permission of the instructor
Seminar: Three hours a week.
473 18th CENTURY ENGLISH SOCIETY AND CULTURE
This course examines selected topics in 18th-Century English social history. It explores the dynamic and disorderly world of entrepreneurs, social climbers, and riotous crowds characteristic of the time. Topics may include the rise of commercial society and consumerism, poverty, crime and punishment, urban culture, gender and sexuality, theatre, and art.
Cross-listed with Women’s Studies 473
PREREQUISITE: Previous course work in British History is strongly recommended. Courses in 18th-Century English Literature (ENG 385, 366, 367) would also be relevant.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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483 THE HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENTALIST MOVEMENT
This seminar course covers the history of the environmentalist movement in the United States and Canada since its origins in the late nineteenth century. It describes the changes the movement has undergone thanks to its links to the conservation, eugenics, ecology, birth control, and population control movements. The course also focuses on the writings of key figures in the environmentalist movement, such as Paul Ehrlich, Barry Commoner, Rachel Carson, David Suzuki, and Bill McKibben, as well as the activities of organizations such as the Sierra Club, Zero Population Growth, and Earth First. Students seek to understand the nature of today's environmentalism as a political, social, and cultural movement by examining what it has meant to earlier generations.
PREREQUISITE: 3rd year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week
484 APPLIED PUBLIC HISTORY
This course introduces students to both the field of public history and the application of history and historical methods in a variety of workplace settings. Public history, which involves the practice and presentation of history outside the academic setting, is the domain of a wide variety of practitioners. While the course deals primarily with the North American context, it also addresses questions of ethics, standards, and audience of broader interest to students of history.
PREREQUISITE: Third or fourth year standing in a history major or honours program, as well as permission of the department.
Seminar/field work: Three hours a week and eight hours per week of unpaid field work in a public history workplace setting, supervised by a qualified professional acting as a mentor.
Semester hours of credit: 6
485 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY SINCE 1789
This course covers the history of European ideas since the French Revolution and focuses on the main political ideologies that have arisen over the last two centuries. Topics include conservatism, liberalism, socialism, feminism, imperialism, nationalism, Soviet communism, and environmentalism. The course seeks to determine the fate of these ideologies as the twenty-first century unfolds.
Cross listed with Political Science (cf. Political Science 436).
Seminar: Three hours a week.
489 20th CENTURY PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
This course examines major economic, political, and cultural developments within Prince Edward Island during the 20th century. Topics include the effects of technological change; Maritime Union; federal-provincial relations, including transfer payments and the 15-year Comprehensive Development Plan; "Rural Renaissance"; the constitutional discussions of the 1980s and 1990s; and the debate surrounding construction of the "fixed link."
PREREQUISITE: History 332 or permission of the instructor.
Seminar: Three hours a week.
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491-492 DIRECTED STUDIES
These tutorial courses are intended to encourage independent initiative and study on the part of the student. Reading and research are conducted within specialized areas chosen by the student in close consultation with one or more members of the Department. This course is restricted to qualified Third and Fourth Year students in any discipline.
Canadian
The possible areas of study are:
American
British and European
See Academic Regulation 9 for Regulations Governing (Directed Studies.)
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493 DIRECTED STUDIES (CLASSICS)
See Classics 431 (with approval of History Chair).
494 DIRECTED STUDIES (CLASSICS)
See Classics 432 (with approval of History Chair)
HONOURS COURSES
These courses are restricted to students registered in the History Honours Program. For regulations see above.
497 HONOURS TUTORIAL IN HISTORIOGRAPHY
This is an intensive reading and tutorial course in selected fields offered by the Department. Students should consult with the honours advisor in planning this course. The course normally centres on the historiography of the broad area in which the student's graduating essay is prepared.
Tutorial: Three hours a week.
498 HONOURS GRADUATING ESSAY
Students propose, research, and write a major research essay under the supervision of a tutor from the Department. The essay is the subject of a final oral examination. The oral examination committee consists of the major tutor, one additional member from the Department of History, and a faculty member from another Department of the University.
Tutorial: Three semester hours of credit.
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