To see a complete list of courses offered and their descriptions, visit the online course catalog. A selection of current class syllabi for the semester can be found on the course syllabi page.
The courses listed below are provided by Student Information Services (SIS). This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses within this department and may not be complete. Course registration information can be found at https://sis.jhu.edu/classes.
Courses with numbers 100–299 are designed for freshmen and sophomores but are open to all undergraduate students. Advanced courses, with numbers 300–599, are generally designed for students who have completed introductory courses in the appropriate area.
Column one has the course number and section. Other columns show the course title, days offered, instructor's name, room number, if the course is cross-referenced with another program, and a option to view additional course information in a pop-up window.
Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.100.108 (02)
Making America: Black Freedom Struggles to 1896
MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Johnson, Jessica Marie
Hodson 210
HIST-US, HIST-EUROPE, HIST-AFRICA, HIST-LATAM
Making America: Black Freedom Struggles to 1896 AS.100.108 (02)
From slave revolts on the West African coast to national conventions and civil war, people of African descent have defined freedom and struggle in terms of kinship, diasporic connection, and fighting antiblack violence. This course explores the arc of that history and its role in the making of America.
From Simón Bolivar to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo to the Zapatistas, this course asks what it means to be Latin American through the lenses of state formation, artistic expression, and international relations.
Early Modern Europe & the Wider World AS.100.103 (01)
This course surveys the history of Europe and its interactions with Africa, the Americas, and Asia during the early modern period (c. 1400-1800). Topics include: the Renaissance, the Reformation, International Relations and Warfare, Colonialism, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolutions.
Early Modern Europe & the Wider World AS.100.103 (02)
This course surveys the history of Europe and its interactions with Africa, the Americas, and Asia during the early modern period (c. 1400-1800). Topics include: the Renaissance, the Reformation, International Relations and Warfare, Colonialism, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolutions.
Early Modern Europe & the Wider World AS.100.103 (03)
This course surveys the history of Europe and its interactions with Africa, the Americas, and Asia during the early modern period (c. 1400-1800). Topics include: the Renaissance, the Reformation, International Relations and Warfare, Colonialism, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolutions.
Early Modern Europe & the Wider World AS.100.103 (04)
This course surveys the history of Europe and its interactions with Africa, the Americas, and Asia during the early modern period (c. 1400-1800). Topics include: the Renaissance, the Reformation, International Relations and Warfare, Colonialism, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolutions.
Making America: Black Freedom Struggles to 1896 AS.100.108 (01)
From slave revolts on the West African coast to national conventions and civil war, people of African descent have defined freedom and struggle in terms of kinship, diasporic connection, and fighting antiblack violence. This course explores the arc of that history and its role in the making of America.
Making America: Black Freedom Struggles to 1896 AS.100.108 (03)
From slave revolts on the West African coast to national conventions and civil war, people of African descent have defined freedom and struggle in terms of kinship, diasporic connection, and fighting antiblack violence. This course explores the arc of that history and its role in the making of America.
Making America: Black Freedom Struggles to 1896 AS.100.108 (04)
From slave revolts on the West African coast to national conventions and civil war, people of African descent have defined freedom and struggle in terms of kinship, diasporic connection, and fighting antiblack violence. This course explores the arc of that history and its role in the making of America.
From Simón Bolivar to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo to the Zapatistas, this course asks what it means to be Latin American through the lenses of state formation, artistic expression, and international relations.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/20
PosTag(s): HIST-LATAM
AS.100.129 (01)
Introduction to Modern Jewish History
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Moss, Kenneth
Gilman 55
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, HIST-MIDEST
Introduction to Modern Jewish History AS.100.129 (01)
Jewish history 1750-present in Europe, the Near East, the US, Israel; the challenges of modernity and new forms of Jewish life and conflict from Enlightenment and emancipation, Hasidism, Reform and Orthodox Judaism to capitalism and socialism; empire, nationalism and Zionism; the Holocaust. Extensive attention to US Jewry and State of Israel.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/20
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.129 (02)
Introduction to Modern Jewish History
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Moss, Kenneth
Gilman 55
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, HIST-MIDEST
Introduction to Modern Jewish History AS.100.129 (02)
Jewish history 1750-present in Europe, the Near East, the US, Israel; the challenges of modernity and new forms of Jewish life and conflict from Enlightenment and emancipation, Hasidism, Reform and Orthodox Judaism to capitalism and socialism; empire, nationalism and Zionism; the Holocaust. Extensive attention to US Jewry and State of Israel.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.180 (01)
Themes and Concepts in Jewish History
WF 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Maciejko, Pawel Tadeusz
Gilman 55
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-MIDEST
Themes and Concepts in Jewish History AS.100.180 (01)
The course will introduce the student to the main themes and debates in Jewish historiography.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.365 (01)
Culture & Society in the High Middle Ages
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Spiegel, Gabrielle M
Gilman 17
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Culture & Society in the High Middle Ages AS.100.365 (01)
This course will treat the flourishing of culture and society in the High Middle Ages (11-14th centuries). Topics covered include the emergence of feudal society and literature, the economic, social and cultural revival of Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Renaissance of the twelfth century and the growth of scholasticism and the University, and the development of feudal monarchies in England and France..
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/24
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.375 (01)
Histories of Women and the Vote
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Jones, Martha Suzanne
Shriver Hall Board Room
HIST-US
Histories of Women and the Vote AS.100.375 (01)
The year 2020 will mark 200 years since the 19th Amendment guaranteed American women the right to vote. Or did it? This course will examine the long history of women’s voting rights in the United States, including the story that extends from a convention at Seneca Falls, NY to a constitutional amendment. It will also examine alternative stories, especially those of women of color whose campaigns for the vote did not end in 1920 – and continue until today.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.100.384 (01)
Intoxicated: Commodities & Globalization in the Early Modern World
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dorner, Zachary
Latrobe 107
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
Intoxicated: Commodities & Globalization in the Early Modern World AS.100.384 (01)
Each week we examine a commodity that defined a new era of global connectivity in the centuries after 1492, including money, medicines, slaves, and fashion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.390 (01)
The Medieval Crusades: Cultural Convergence and Religious Conflict, 1000-1400
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lester, Anne
Gilman 119
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-MIDEST
The Medieval Crusades: Cultural Convergence and Religious Conflict, 1000-1400 AS.100.390 (01)
This course explores the origins of the idea of crusading, examines the experiences of those who traveled east, and analyzes the cultures of contact that developed ca. 1095 and 1291.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.365 (02)
Culture & Society in the High Middle Ages
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Spiegel, Gabrielle M
Gilman 17
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Culture & Society in the High Middle Ages AS.100.365 (02)
This course will treat the flourishing of culture and society in the High Middle Ages (11-14th centuries). Topics covered include the emergence of feudal society and literature, the economic, social and cultural revival of Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Renaissance of the twelfth century and the growth of scholasticism and the University, and the development of feudal monarchies in England and France..
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/16
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.386 (01)
The Cold War as Sports History
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Harms, Victoria Elizabeth
Gilman 119
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
The Cold War as Sports History AS.100.386 (01)
We will investigate how the Cold War has shaped sports, the role of athletes and international competitions and how sports relate to race, gender, and class. We will discuss the ways in which sports confirm and consolidate but also challenge and change social structures and opportunities of self-fulfillment and social advancement.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.346 (01)
Soviet-American Cold War
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Brooks, Jeffrey P
Gilman 219
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Soviet-American Cold War AS.100.346 (01)
The focus will be on Soviet-American interactions, Cold-War Cultures, and the impact on both societies.
The Modern British World: Imperial Encounters, Regimes, and Resistance, from the American Revolution to the present
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
Gilman 119
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
The Modern British World: Imperial Encounters, Regimes, and Resistance, from the American Revolution to the present AS.100.360 (01)
The Modern British World introduces some of the major themes and contestations tied to Britain’s rise to global dominance and its ultimate decline as an imperial power.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/18
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.270 (01)
Europe since 1945
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Harms, Victoria Elizabeth
Gilman 17
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Europe since 1945 AS.100.270 (01)
In this class we focus on such topics as the transatlantic alliance, the Cold War divide, the arms race, détente, migration, European integration and the EU from the end of World War II until today. We will discuss academic literature, movies, documentary films, textual and visual primary sources, and more.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/40
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.283 (01)
Making and Unmaking Queer Histories: identities, cultures, and the politics of queer pasts in North America and Western Europe, 1900-Present
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
Gilman 308
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
Making and Unmaking Queer Histories: identities, cultures, and the politics of queer pasts in North America and Western Europe, 1900-Present AS.100.283 (01)
Making and Unmaking Queer Histories introduces students to the major themes and historical developments which shape contemporary understandings of queer-identified subjects and communities in the US and Western Europe.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade, c. 1450-1850 AS.100.312 (01)
The course explores the origins, organization and abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade c. 1450-1850. It delves into the historiographical debates over the impact of the trade on the development of Africa, Europe and the Americas in the early modern period.
An introduction to Japan’s history from 1700 to the present, with emphasis on the influences of an increasing global circulation of ideas, goods, and people in early modern and modern times. Topics include samurai, nation-building, gender, imperialism, World War II, the postwar economy, and contemporary popular culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.194 (02)
Undergraduate Seminar in History
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mason, Laura
Bloomberg 168
Undergraduate Seminar in History AS.100.194 (02)
The second semester of the two-semester sequence required for majors, this course further introduces students to the theory and practice of history. Students write an essay based on original research.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.100.310 (01)
The French Revolution
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Mason, Laura
Krieger 308
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
The French Revolution AS.100.310 (01)
Political, social and cultural history of one of the great turning-points in European history. Previously offered as AS.100.204.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/17
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.248 (04)
Japan in the World
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Kim, Hayang
Maryland 110
HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Japan in the World AS.100.248 (04)
An introduction to Japan’s history from 1700 to the present, with emphasis on the influences of an increasing global circulation of ideas, goods, and people in early modern and modern times. Topics include samurai, nation-building, gender, imperialism, World War II, the postwar economy, and contemporary popular culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.349 (01)
Entertaining America: Popular Culture from Blackface to Broadcast
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Backer, Sam E, Walters, Ronald
Gilman 75
HIST-US
Entertaining America: Popular Culture from Blackface to Broadcast AS.100.349 (01)
Entertaining America teaches students to employ digital mapping technology in order to understand the complex history of Popular Entertainment in American culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/18
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.100.248 (03)
Japan in the World
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Kim, Hayang
Maryland 110
HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Japan in the World AS.100.248 (03)
An introduction to Japan’s history from 1700 to the present, with emphasis on the influences of an increasing global circulation of ideas, goods, and people in early modern and modern times. Topics include samurai, nation-building, gender, imperialism, World War II, the postwar economy, and contemporary popular culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.194 (01)
Undergraduate Seminar in History
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Furstenberg, Francois
Gilman 377
Undergraduate Seminar in History AS.100.194 (01)
The second semester of the two-semester sequence required for majors, this course further introduces students to the theory and practice of history. Students write an essay based on original research.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.100.305 (01)
Peter to Putin: Survey
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Brooks, Jeffrey P
Gilman 219
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Peter to Putin: Survey AS.100.305 (01)
Seminar on modern Russia. No midterm and no final. 6 short weekly journals, two short papers, and two small quizzes.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.248 (02)
Japan in the World
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Kim, Hayang
Maryland 110
HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Japan in the World AS.100.248 (02)
An introduction to Japan’s history from 1700 to the present, with emphasis on the influences of an increasing global circulation of ideas, goods, and people in early modern and modern times. Topics include samurai, nation-building, gender, imperialism, World War II, the postwar economy, and contemporary popular culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.211 (01)
Freshman Seminar: American Slavery
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Morgan, Philip
Gilman 75
HIST-US
Freshman Seminar: American Slavery AS.100.211 (01)
This seminar explores the history of American slavery, tracing developments over time and across space, probing the impact of this iniquitous and dynamic institution on societies and individuals, and examining a variety of sources that historians use to construct their narratives.
Freshman only
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.100.205 (01)
Freshman Seminar: Health, Healing, and Medicine in Africa
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Larson, Pier M
Gilman 413
HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL
Freshman Seminar: Health, Healing, and Medicine in Africa AS.100.205 (01)
A freshman seminar introducing students to the history of health, healing, and forms of medical practice in Africa over the last two centuries.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/18
PosTag(s): HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.347 (01)
Early Modern China
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Rowe, William T
Gilman 17
HIST-ASIA, INST-NWHIST, INST-GLOBAL
Early Modern China AS.100.347 (01)
The history of China from the 16th to the late 19th centuries.
ISIS, “virgins” in paradise, the sexual slavery of Yazidi women…. This course will use anthropological and historical studies to examine the long history of how rules and understandings about sex, sexuality, and gender have mattered in how people think about Islam.
The Art of Lying: Lie, Dissimulation, and the "Fake News" in Pre-modern Europe
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Maciejko, Pawel Tadeusz
Gilman 77
HIST-EUROPE
The Art of Lying: Lie, Dissimulation, and the "Fake News" in Pre-modern Europe AS.100.392 (01)
The course will examine the early modern attitudes to lie and dissimulation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/12
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE
AS.100.394 (01)
Brazilian Paradoxes: Slavery, Race, and Inequality in Brazil (from a Portuguese Colony to the World’s 8th Largest Economy)
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Hebrard, Jean Michel Louis
Gilman 277
HIST-LATAM, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Brazilian Paradoxes: Slavery, Race, and Inequality in Brazil (from a Portuguese Colony to the World’s 8th Largest Economy) AS.100.394 (01)
Place of contrasts, Brazil has a multi-ethnic cultural heritage challenged by social and racial inequalities. Its political life remains chaotic. We will examine these problems through Brazilian history and culture.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): HIST-LATAM, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.215.290 (01)
Latin American Critical Perspectives on Colonialism: From the 'World Upside Down' to the 'Coloniality of Power'
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Castro-Klaren, Sara
Bloomberg 274
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-SPAN, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Latin American Critical Perspectives on Colonialism: From the 'World Upside Down' to the 'Coloniality of Power' AS.215.290 (01)
This course, taught in English, examines how indigenous and local (postcolonial) intellectuals in Latin America responded to the ideology and practices of Spanish Colonialism in the earliest post-conquest years (1532), continued to battle colonialism during the period of the wars of independence, and finally arrived at the production of an analysis that shows how modernity is but the other face of colonialism. Among key works to be discussed are Guaman Poma's illustrated sixteenth-century chronicles, D.F. Sarramiento's _Civilization and Barbarism_ (1845), and Anibal Quijano's "Coloniality of Power" (2000).
Witchcraft and Demonology in Literature and the Arts
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Stephens, Walter E
Levering Arellano
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Witchcraft and Demonology in Literature and the Arts AS.211.477 (01)
Who were the witches? Why were they persecuted for hundreds of years? Why were women identified as the witches par excellence? How many witches were put to death between 1400 and 1800? What traits did European witch-mythologies share with other societies? After the witch-hunts ended, how did “The Witch” go from being “monstrous” to being “admirable” and even “sexy”? Answers are found in history and anthropology, but also in theology,literature, folklore, music, and the visual arts, including cinema.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/70
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.100.395 (01)
History of Global Development
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Lurtz, Casey
Gilman 377
INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
History of Global Development AS.100.395 (01)
This course explores development as an ideology and a practice. From colonialism to the Cold War to contemporary NGOs, we will interrogate the history of our attempts to improve the world.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/20
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.495 (01)
Senior Honors Seminar
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rowe, Erin
Gilman 17
Senior Honors Seminar AS.100.495 (01)
The Senior Honors Seminar is a coordinating seminar for senior history majors who are writing senior honors theses and wish to graduate with departmental honors. To be taken concurrently with AS.100.508, Senior Thesis.
Credits: 1.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 17/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.100.433 (01)
Free Speech and Censorship in the United States
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Jelavich, Peter
Shriver Hall 001
HIST-US
Free Speech and Censorship in the United States AS.100.433 (01)
This undergraduate research seminar will examine censorship laws, practices, and debates from the eighteenth century to the present. In addition to discussing common readings, each student will choose a censorship case to research and present to the class.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/19
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.310.404 (01)
Korea in the World
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kim, Nuri
Garland 97
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Korea in the World AS.310.404 (01)
This seminar examines Korea’s interactions with the outside world including Japan, China, and the Americas, as well as Europe and Southeast Asia. We will touch upon a wide range of topics, including political, economic, and military interactions, as well as cultural, intellectual, and religious engagements. The purpose is to identify larger transnational trends and parallels in understanding Korea’s position in the world.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/12
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.211.329 (01)
Museums and Identity
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Spinner, Samuel Jacob
Gilman 443
GRLL-ENGL, INST-GLOBAL
Museums and Identity AS.211.329 (01)
The museum boom of the last half-century has centered largely around museums dedicated to the culture and history of identity groups, including national, ethnic, religious, and minority groups. In this course we will examine such museums and consider their long history through a comparison of the theory and practice of Jewish museums with other identity museums. We will study the various museological traditions that engage identity, including the collection of art and antiquities, ethnographic exhibitions, history museums, heritage museums, art museums, and other museums of culture. Some of the questions we will ask include: what are museums for and who are they for? how do museums shape identity? and how do the various types of museums relate to one another? Our primary work will be to examine a variety of contemporary examples around the world with visits to local museums including the Jewish Museum of Maryland, the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of the American Indian.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/12
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, INST-GLOBAL
AS.194.201 (01)
Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Medieval World
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Ferrario, Gabriele
Shriver Hall 104
ISLM-ISLMST
Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Medieval World AS.194.201 (01)
The three most widespread monotheisms have much more in common than is generally portrayed: a common founding figure, a partly shared succession of prophets, closely comparable ethical concerns and religious practices, a history of coexistence and of cultural, religious, social and economic interaction. This course will focus on a number of key texts and historical events that have shaped the relationships between Jews, Muslims, and Christians during the Middle Ages and contributed to their reciprocal construction of the image of the “other.” The geographical center of the course will be the Mediterranean and the Near and Middle East, a true cradle of civilizations, religions, and exchange.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 22/30
PosTag(s): ISLM-ISLMST
AS.100.430 (01)
Gender and Sexuality in African History
T 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Larson, Pier M
Gilman 308
HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
Gender and Sexuality in African History AS.100.430 (01)
An upper-level history reading seminar with a focus on histories of gender and sexuality in colonial and postcolonial Africa.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/18
PosTag(s): HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.100.486 (01)
Jim Crow in America
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Connolly, Nathan D
Gilman 75
HIST-US
Jim Crow in America AS.100.486 (01)
This course explores the history, politics, and culture of legalized racial segregation in the United State between the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries – a regime commonly known as “Jim Crow.”
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/20
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.100.424 (01)
Women & Modern Chinese History
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Meyer-Fong, Tobie
Gilman 308
HIST-ASIA, INST-NWHIST, INST-GLOBAL
Women & Modern Chinese History AS.100.424 (01)
This course examines the experience of Chinese women, and also how writers, scholars, and politicians (often male, sometimes foreign) have represented women’s experiences for their own political and social agendas. Cross listed with East Asian Studies.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/12
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-NWHIST, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.478 (01)
Japan from its Peripheries
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kim, Hayang
Gilman 77
HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP
Japan from its Peripheries AS.100.478 (01)
An advanced undergraduate seminar on the history of modern Japan from the perspective of regions and people often considered as belonging to its geographical, cultural, social, and political peripheries.
The Intellectual History of Capitalism, 1900 to present
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Burgin, Angus
Gilman 308
HIST-US, HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, INST-ECON
The Intellectual History of Capitalism, 1900 to present AS.100.442 (01)
This course examines shifting understandings of the philosophical foundations, political implications, and social effects of the market economy since the early twentieth century.
Women of the Book: Female Mystics, Miracles, and Material Culture in Early Modern Europe
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Havens, Earle Ashcroft, II.
BLC Macksey
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL, GRLL-FREN
Women of the Book: Female Mystics, Miracles, and Material Culture in Early Modern Europe AS.389.325 (01)
Students will study and assess JHU’s new, unparalleled rare book and manuscript collection about the spiritual lives of women at the crossroads of religious mysticism, miracles, and material culture, 1450-1800.
Credits: 3.00
Level:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL, GRLL-FREN
AS.310.222 (01)
The Religions of Korea
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Kim, Nuri
Gilman 377
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
The Religions of Korea AS.310.222 (01)
This course offers an overview of the religions of Korea, both indigenous and foreign, old and new. Attention will be paid to the history of these religions, their impact on society, as well as their teachings and objectives. Students will engage with various forms of secondary as well as primary sources including scriptures, sermons, and religious tracts.
