HST 099: Top: Judaism in the Time of Jesus (non-credit option; fee $150) MTWR 10:30-12:50, June 23-July 17 Prof. Carver What was the matrix of beliefs at the time of the Second Temple which would provide the basis for the development of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity? This course provides an overview of the beliefs and practices of the Jewish people in the first century CE. Attention will be given to primary texts that exemplify the views of the different Jewish sects, including the Essenes, Zealots, Pharisees, Sadducees, the earliest followers of Jesus, and the Jews in the Diaspora. HST 099: Intro to Judaism MTWR 10:30-12:50, June 23-July 17 Prof. Stone Judaism is a religion of ancient ties to a foundational text, a land, a people, and a way of life. It is also a world civilization that has undergone surprising changes in its more than 3,000 year history. In this course we will explore the religious beliefs and practices of Judaism, from its Biblical origins to the variety of its modern forms. HST 201: History of the United States I MTWR 8:00-10:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Becker The first of a two-term survey covering the history of the U.S. from Colonial times to the present. This term covers the period from colonial times to the Civil War. HST 202: History of the United States II MTWR 8:00-10:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Becker This is the second term of a two-term general survey of United States history. This term covers the period from Reconstruction of the South to the present. Completion of HST 201 is not necessary for enrollment in this course. HST 300: Historical Imagination MTWR 8:00-10:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Schuler The how and why of the historian's craft: (1) an introduction to the basics of research and writing; (2) an examination of historical writing, its relationship to the time and place of its origin, and the emergence of the ideas, consciousness, and canons of scholarship which shaped it. This course serves as an introduction to the study of history at the upper division level and is recommended for students beginning their junior year. HST 300: Historical Imagination MTWR 8:00-10:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Beyler The how and why of the historian's craft: (1) an introduction to the basics of research and writing; (2) an examination of historical writing, its relationship to the time and place of its origin, and the emergence of the ideas, consciousness, and canons of scholarship which shaped it. This course serves as an introduction to the study of history at the upper division level and is recommended for students beginning their junior year. HST 300: Historical Imagination MTWR 8:00-11:00, August 18-September 4 Prof. Ott The how and why of the historian's craft: (1) an introduction to the basics of research and writing; (2) an examination of historical writing, its relationship to the time and place of its origin, and the emergence of the ideas, consciousness, and canons of scholarship which shaped it. This course serves as an introduction to the study of history at the upper division level and is recommended for students beginning their junior year. HST 320U: East Asia to 1800 MTWR 13:00-15:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Lee Foundations of East Asian civilizations from perspective of China as dominant civilization in East Asia. Interaction between Chinese influence and indigenous traditions in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Attention to major philosophical and religious traditions, such as Confucianism and Buddhism; origins and structure of political institutions; family life and social organization; and literary traditions. Chronological coverage to about 1800. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 321U: Modern East Asia MTWR 8:00-10:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Ruoff History of East Asia from around 1800, beginning with the Opium Wars in China and the Meiji Restoration in Japan, through postwar state and society in Japan and the People's Republic of China. Some attention to Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Emphasis on concepts of imperialism, Westernization, modernization, and revolution. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 338U: Oregon History fully online course, June 23-July 17 Prof. Del Mar Explores the political and social history of the area most of us call "home:" Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and the state of Oregon. The course requires extensive reading in primary and secondary sources and addresses a wide variety of Oregon's peoples. Topics considered include Oregon as Indian Country, Black Exclusion laws, the natural resource economy, and the Tom McCall era. This course will be conducted entirely online. Students must log in to WebCT to complete all course assignments. For more information on the format of the course, contact the instructor at delmardw@hevanet.com. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 342U: Women and Gender in the United States, 1920-present MTWR 10:30-12:50, June 23-July 17 Prof. Fulton Surveys women’s lives and gender change in recent U.S. history. Among our themes will be women in politics, the work force, and social movements as well as changes in family life, gender identities, and sexuality. Women’s roles in globalization, the media, and popular culture will figure throughout. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 343U: American Family History Fully online course, June 23-July 17 Prof. Del Mar The course draws upon textual sources and oral histories in examining changes in the American family from the colonial period through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course will be conducted entirely online. Students must log in to WebCT to complete all course assignments. For more information on the format of the course, contact the instructor at delmardw@hevanet.com. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 343U: American Family History MTWR 13:00-15:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Fulton The course draws upon textual sources and oral histories in examining changes in the American family from the colonial period through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 348: Civil War, Slavery, and Reconstruction MTWR 10:30-12:50, June 23-July 17 Prof. Becker This class investigates slavery and its impact on every American of every color during the antebellum period; explores and assesses the Civil War and its aftermath, Reconstruction, and considers how both the War and slavery still haunt us today. Students will use a wide variety of primary sources (court documents, letters, paintings, photographs, patent records, economic ledgers, legislation, material culture, plays, poems, songs and more) to discover for themselves the history of this most important and troubling era. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 350U: English History to 1660 MTWR 13:00-15:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Koeneke This is a lecture/discussion course for undergraduate students. It will survey English history from approximately 1000 through the mid- seventeenth century. In 1000 England was an Anglo-Saxon/Viking kingdom, as a result of the successive influxes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes between c. 500 and 700, and the invasions and partial conquest by the Vikings between 800 and 1000. Then in 1066 the Normans came and settled, bringing their culture, laws and language with them. They built castles and cathedrals, and introduced feudalism. During the next several centuries parliament came into being and became a political force in its own right, two kings were deposed and a third was beheaded, towns and trade developed, the “Black Death” devastated England, poverty and disorder came a major concern, Christianity changed drastically, and the English language developed and was standardized. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 351U: English History from 1660-Present MTWR 13:00-15:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Koeneke This is a lecture/discussion course for undergraduate students. It will survey English history from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. During this period in its history, England was transformed from a rural to an urban society; it gained and then lost control of lands and people around the globe; it experienced a transformation in its political structure from "monarch in parliament" to a constitutional monarchy dominated by parliament and the Prime Minister; its people experienced the industrial revolution and changes in the status of women. This was also a time of wars, including those against France and the American Colonies, as well as the two world wars. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 354U: Early Medieval Europe, 300-1100 MTWR 13:00-16:00, August 18-September 4 Prof. Ott A survey of political, cultural, intellectual, religious, social, and economic aspects of this 800-year period, including among other topics the decline of Roman power in Western Europe, the spread of Christianity, the rise of the Franks, the Carolingian Empire, the growth of feudal ties, and the gradual creation of a high-level civilization. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 365U: Latin America I MTWR 13:00-15:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Schuler A survey of Latin American history, covering the period of discovery and conquest, colonial institutions, and the age of reform. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 386U: The Middle East in Modern Times MTWR 10:30-12:50, July 21-August 14 Prof. Mandaville The shaping of modern Turkey, Iran, and the Arab World in the 19th and 20th centuries. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 399: Intro to Judaism MTWR 10:30-12:50, July 7-July 17 Prof. Stone Judaism is a religion of ancient ties to a foundational text, a land, a people, and a way of life. It is also a world civilization that has undergone surprising changes in its more than 3,000 year history. In this course we will explore the religious beliefs and practices of Judaism, from its Biblical origins to the variety of its modern forms. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 407/507: Seminar: Modern Iraq MTWR 15:30-17:50, July 21-August 14 Prof. Mandaville A review of the history and historiography of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Iraq under the Ottomans, the British Empire, and the United States. The nature of modern empires. Prerequisite: HST 300 or consent of the instructor. Students who have not completed HST 300 will be unable to register for this course via web registration. HST 410/510: Top: Judaism in the Time of Jesus MTWR 10:30-12:50, June 23-July 17 Prof. Carver What was the matrix of beliefs at the time of the Second Temple which would provide the basis for the development of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity? This course provides an overview of the beliefs and practices of the Jewish people in the first century CE. Attention will be given to primary texts that exemplify the views of the different Jewish sects, including the Essenes, Zealots, Pharisees, Sadducees, the earliest followers of Jesus, and the Jews in the Diaspora. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 410/510: Top: Abraham Lincoln, Oregon, and the American West MTWR 10:30-12:50, July 21-August 14 Prof. Etulain This course will focus on Abraham Lincoln's shaping influences on Oregon and the American West. The instructor will emphasize Lincoln's links with the West before and during his presidency. Among the topics to be covered are Lincoln, slavery, and race; Lincoln's impact on politics and patronage in the West; Lincoln and war; Lincoln's treatment of Indians; and his handling of railroads, education, and agriculture. We will especially examine the impact of Lincoln's attitudes, policies, and actions on Oregon and the American West. The course will consist of lectures, assigned readings, two essay exams, and one brief writing assignment. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. HST 415/515: Topics in Greek History: Cities and Sanctuaries MTWR 13:00-15:20, June 23-July 17 Prof. Armantrout This class will be a general examination of the physical remains of ancient Greece. We will concentrate on the buildings and topography of Greek cities and religious sanctuaries and try to discover how the forms of these structures came to be the way they were. This will require an examination of the political, religious, and economic institutions housed in them, and of the historical background and development of the various forms of building in ancient Greece. Much of the class will be spent looking at Athens, since this is the best known of all Greek cities, and at major sanctuaries like Olympia and Delphi, but we will also be looking at some less well known sites, such as Megara Hyblaea, Olynthos, and Miletos. Recommended prerequisite: HST 315, Sophomore Inquiry: Greek Civilization, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor. HST 425/525: Modern China MW 10:30-12:50, June 23-August 14 Prof. Zhan History of China from decline of imperial system through century of revolution that culminated in founding of People's Republic of China in 1949. Post-1949 focus on critical periods and issues in state-society relations, economic and political reform, and cultural changes, including global posture and relations with the West. Taught by international visiting professor Tianxiang Zhan, professor of history at Hangzhou University in Hangzhou, China. Recommended prerequisite: HST 320 or HST 321, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor. HST 427/527: Topics in the History of Science: Nazi Science MTWR 13:00-15:20, July 21-August 14 Prof. Beyler The political, social, and cultural history of science during the National Socialist regime in Germany. Topics considered include: racial and political purges of academia; biomedical aspects of Nazi ideology; power struggles within the scientific community; technology and autarky under Nazism; nuclear research; post-war consequences. HST 450/550: Medieval England MTWR 10:30-12:50, July 21-August 14 Prof. Taylor This is a lecture/discussion course for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students that will cover in depth the developments which combined to create a viable English Kingdom during the period from c. 1000 to c. 1450. During this formative period in English history castles and cathedrals were built, feudalism and manorialism were introduced and then gradually faded from the scene, parliament came into being, two kings were deposed, Christian mysticism gained many followers (especially women), an archbishop was murdered in his own cathedral, towns and trade developed and the “Black Death” devastated England. Through it all, the English monarchy grew in strength and stature, especially when engaged in battle with the French. HST 495/595: Comparative World History: The Right Wing in the United States, France, and Japan MTWR 10:30-12:50, July 21-August 14 Prof. Ruoff This course examines how the far right has evolved in the twentieth century in three countries: America, France, and Japan. This will allow both for an understanding of the changing platforms of the far right in each individual country, as well as an understanding of the similarities and differences between the far right in these three countries over the course of the past century. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. TA 399: Film and History: Contemporary Chinese Society TR 10:30-12:50, June 23-August 14 Prof. Zhan Examination of the transformation in Chinese culture and society in the last quarter of the 20th century and up through the present, beginning with the period of economic modernization in the late 1970s under Deng Xiaoping. The course traces the social and cultural expressions associated with the implementation of a market economy and the political ramifications of increased Western influence. Films, art, and literature are used to portray the dramatic changes in post-Mao China. Taught by international visiting professor Tianxiang Zhan, professor of history at Hangzhou University in Hangzhou, China. Recommended prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. Department of History Summer 2008 Course Descriptions