HISTORY
DONALD N. CLARK, Ph.D., Professor
ANENE EJIKEME, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
ALLAN O. KOWNSLAR, D.A., Professor
CAREY H. LATIMORE IV, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
DAVID W. LESCH, Ph.D., Professor
KENNETH LOISELLE, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
JOHN J. McCUSKER, Ph.D., Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of American History
ALIDA C. METCALF, Ph.D., Professor
CHAR MILLER, Ph.D., Professor
LINDA K. SALVUCCI, Ph.D., Associate Professor
TERRY L. SMART, Ph.D., Professor
OTHER FACULTY TEACHING HISTORY COURSES
JOAN B. BURTON, Ph.D., Professor of Classical Studies
ERWIN F. COOK, Ph.D., T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of Classical Studies
TIMOTHY M. O’SULLIVAN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
RICHARD J. SALVUCCI, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
THE MAJOR
The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in history are as follows:
I. The common curriculum
II. Departmental requirements:
31 semester hours in history including a 4000 level seminar that serves as the Senior Experience for the major, and one course from each of these three areas: (a) United States history; (b) European history; (c) Asian, Middle East, Latin American history, and African history. A maximum of 12 hours from 1000 level courses may count toward the major.
III. Electives sufficient to total 124 semester hours.
THE MINOR
The requirements for a minor in history are as follows:
I. 18 semester hours in history.
II. At least 9 hours must be from upper division.
THE HONORS PROGRAM
I. University requirements
II. Departmental requirements:
A. Admission to the program
1. 3.33 overall Trinity University G.P.A.
2. 3.66 average department G.P.A.
3. 3.66 average in the following courses:
a) HIST 3381: Historians and Their Craft
b) Seminar (HIST 4400, 4420, 4430, 4440, 4450, 4460, or 4470)
c) Two upper-division courses in the student’s field of specialty
4. Applications will be made by May 5.
B. Requirements: Successful completion of a senior thesis written in a fall and spring (HIST 4498, 4499).
A full description of the program is available in the department office.
CRITERIA FOR SOCIAL STUDIES 4-8 AND 8-12 CERTIFICATION
History Majors seeking certification in Social Studies 4-8 and Social Studies 8-12 must take HIST 3376, HIST 3388, and one course each from three of the following four fields: African History, Asian History, Latin American History, and Middle East History.
COURSES
LOWER DIVISION
The following courses serve as introductions to broad areas of historical study; they are generally taken in the first or second year, but are open to all students.
African History
HIST 1300 The African Experience
This course introduces students to aspects of African history and their relation to contemporary issues. The approach is interdisciplinary and incorporates visual and literary documents. Topics may include the politics of antiquity, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the historical development of Islam, Christianization, colonization and decolonization, with particular attention to West Africa and the Ethiopian region.
Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 1310 Ancient Greece and Rome
A historical introduction to selected aspects of the political, cultural, and intellectual life of the Greek and Roman world, with particular attention to the Greek and Roman contribution to western civilization.
HIST 1311 Gender and Identity in the Ancient World
An examination of the roles of women and men in society, religion, and culture of the ancient world. Readings will include historical, religious, medical, legal, philosophical, and literary texts. Representations of men and women in the visual arts will also be considered. (Also listed as CLAS 1307.)
Asian History
HIST 1320 History of China
China from the bronze age through the communist revolution, with special emphasis on institutions, social and family life, philosophy and religion, and the effects of revolution and modernization. Survey readings supplemented by primary sources and a research component.
HIST 1324 Modern East Asia
A survey of the East Asian region since 1800 that addresses the modern histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The course begins with late traditional patterns and covers the stresses of imperialism and colonialism, the emergence of revolutionary independence movements, Communism, and the ordeals of war and economic modernization.
European History
HIST 1332 Medieval Europe
Europe from fall of Roman Empire through the 14th century; rise of Christianity; barbarian invasions; development of feudalism; rebirth of urban civilization and achievements of medieval culture. Attention to social and political developments and major thinkers of the period. Lecture and discussion format.
HIST 1334 Early Modern Europe (1500-1815)
Chief cultural and political developments from the Renaissance through the Napoleonic Empire, including the Reformation, Counter Reformation, Thirty-Years War, Puritan Revolution, rise of absolute monarchy, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution. Special emphasis on religion and social change, church-state relations, ideals of religious reform, and critiques of religion itself.
HIST 1335 Modern Europe
Chief economic, political, and social developments in European society since 1815, including the Industrial Revolution, Marxism, the Russian Revolution, political and economic imperialism, World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and the rise of totalitarian states.
Latin American History
HIST 1140 Preceptorial in Latin American Cultural Traditions
This one-hour course provides enrichment for interested students in HIST 1340 (Latin American Cultural Traditions). The preceptorial meets once a week for 50 minutes to discuss primary sources, such as written documents, maps, images, or literature. Special attention will be given to writing.
Co-requisite: Students must be enrolled concurrently in HIST 1340.
HIST 1340 Latin American Cultural Traditions
Beginning with the first Americans and ending with contemporary Latin America, this course provides a synthetic overview of the emergence of distinctive cultural traditions in Latin America. The “old” worlds of Pre-Columbian America, Iberia, and Africa are studied as are the historical processes that created “new” world cultural traditions in Latin America. Interested students may register concurrently for HIST 1140 (Preceptorial in Latin American Cultural Traditions).
Middle East History
HIST 1350 Medieval Islamic History, 570-1517
Historical developments in the Middle East from the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the establishment of the Ottoman Empire: the initial expansion of Islam, the Umayyad and Abbasid empires, Islamic Spain, the Crusades, Fatimid and Mamluk Egypt, and the Turco-Mongolian migrations and conquests.
HIST 1351 The Modern Middle East
Historical developments in the Middle East from the Ottoman conquest of Cairo in 1517 to the present: the Ottoman empire during the age of Sulayman the Magnificent, European imperialism in the Middle East and Ottoman reform efforts, the rise of Arab nationalism and of Zionism, World War I and the creation of the modern Arab state system, the development of oil, the Cold War in the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Persian-Arabian Gulf arena.
United States History
Students may not count more than two lower-division U.S. history courses for credit for either the major or the minor. One of these courses must cover the period through Reconstruction; the other must cover the period since Reconstruction.
HIST 1360 The History of the United States Through Reconstruction
An integrative survey of major political, economic, and social developments in the history of the United States of America from colonial settlement through the post-Civil War era of Reconstruction.
HIST 1361 The History of the United States Since Reconstruction
An integrative survey of the political, economic, and diplomatic history of the United States of America from Reconstruction to the present, emphasizing those factors most influential in shaping contemporary society.
HIST 1370 The African American Experience Through Reconstruction
This course focuses on the social, cultural, and political history of African Americans from approximately 1619 to 1877. Topics may include the genesis and evolution of Black slavery and freedom, the Revolutionary War, Nat Turner’s Rebellion, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Particular emphasis is placed on changing ideals of freedom and how African Americans struggled both to achieve and then redefine ever-evolving conceptions of freedom, whether understood politically, socially, or economically.
HIST 1371 The African American Experience Since Reconstruction
This course focuses on the social, cultural, and political history of African Americans from approximately 1877 to the present. Topics may include the genesis and evolution of Jim Crow, Black urban migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Power Movements. Particular emphasis is placed on changing ideals of freedom and how African Americans struggled both to achieve and then redefine ever-evolving conceptions of freedom, whether understood politically, socially, or economically.
HIST 1375 Value Conflicts in American History Through Reconstruction
Use of critical methodologies to assess the conflicting value systems in pre-industrial America and the way social, political, and economic issues associated with those conflicts resulted in the formation of a U.S. national identity.
HIST 1376 Value Conflicts in Contemporary American History Since
Reconstruction
Use of critical methodologies to assess the conflicting value systems prominent in post-industrial America and the way social, political, and economic issues illustrate value conflict.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
These are courses that assume varying degrees of preparation in the subject. Many classes require prerequisites or the consent of the instructor.
African History
HIST 3300 Gender Matters in African History
Focuses on the history of women in Africa from 1800 to the present. Topics may include the family, marriage, childhood, education, sports and recreation, work and the workplace, politics and political life, labor movements, and women’s movements.
Prerequisite: HIST 1300 or consent of instructor.
HIST 3304 Religion in African History
Focuses on the role of religious identity in African history. Topics may include the histories of specific religious movements, the ways in which gender and leadership have intersected in new religious movements, the spread of Islam, Sufi orders, European missionary activities, African responses to non-African Christian missionizing, African missionary activities, and the interactions of different religious traditions and communities. Focus is on the period since 1800.
Prerequisite: HIST 1300 or consent of instructor.
Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 3310 Archaic and Classical Greece
A study of Greek history from the age of colonization to the death of Alexander the Great (c. 750-323 B.C.), with emphasis on the social and political institutions of Athens and Sparta, relations between Persia and the Greeks, the period of the Peloponnesian War, and the rise of Macedon.
HIST 3314 The Mediterranean World in the Hellenistic Age
A study of the Hellenistic world, including Rome and Carthage, Ptolemaic Egypt, and the other Hellenistic kingdoms, with emphasis on the range of Hellenistic culture and the growing power of Rome, from the death of Alexander to the battle of Actium (323-31 B.C.).
HIST 3318 The Roman Empire
A study of the early Roman Empire (31 B.C.-A.D. 235), with the emphasis on the work of Augustus, the social and economic development in Italy and the provinces, the condition of the Roman world in the Antonine Age, and the rise of Christianity.
Asian History
HIST 3320 The Chinese Revolution
Studies of modern Chinese history since 1800, with emphasis on the processes of modernization, the major phases of the Chinese revolution from the experience with Western imperialism through the Republican period and the emergence of the People’s Republic of China. Class methods emphasize reading primary sources in translation and research and writing.
Prerequisite: HIST 1320 or consent of instructor.
HIST 3324 History of Korea
A survey of Korean history from the archaeological record through source materials on the development of the Korean state, the Confucian culture of the Choson kingdom, and the multiple ordeals of modernization in the twentieth century.
European History
HIST 3330 The European Renaissance
This course examines the European Renaissance as a major turning point in Western culture. Students will explore aspects of the economic, political, social, cultural, and intellectual history in western Europe from the fourteenth to the early seventeenth century.
Prerequisite: 3 hours of European history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3331 Courts and Court Society in Early Modern Europe
This course examines the development of royal and aristocratic courts as centers of power and propaganda, from Urbino in the early sixteenth century to Versailles in the eighteenth. Topics include court rituals and etiquette, artistic power and patronage, gender roles and sexuality, and the changing function of the monarchy in early modern Europe.
Prerequisite: 3 hours of European history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3332 Culture and Society in Early Modern Europe
Discussion-oriented course focusing on everyday life of ordinary people in 16th-18th century Europe. Topics include family life, sexuality, working conditions, pre-industrial economy, popular religion, and witchcraft. Introduction to a variety of historiographical approaches: Marxist, Annaliste, micro-historical, cultural, comparative, and those informed by gender theory.
Prerequisite: 3 hours of European history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3334 History of Russia
Major developments in the political history of Russian from the early tsars to the collapse of Communism.
HIST 3335 Modern Germany
History of Modern Germany from the founding of the Weimar Republic in 1918 to the modern day. The course will focus on the succeeding crises of revolution, inflation, the Great Depression, the Nazi seizure of power, World War II, the Holocaust, the division of Germany into two competing states, and will conclude with a consideration of the challenges faced by Germans in a united country today.
HIST 3336 The History of the Holocaust
This course examines the Holocaust within the context of Modern Germany. Topics may include: antisemitism, Nazi racial policies in the 1930s, Nazi eugenics and euthanasia campaigns, the Final Solution, Jewish resistance to the Holocaust, and the memory of the Holocaust in both Germanies and in the U.S.
Prerequisite: HIST 1335 or permission of instructor.
HIST 3337 Technology and Culture
Technology and Culture from the beginnings of mechanized production in Europe to the development of the Internet. The course will focus on specific technologies and their cultural impact. Topics may include: clocks and the regulation of modern life; the human machine; producing consumers and consuming products; the railroad and the landscape; airmindedness and civil defense; nuclear energy and national identity.
Prerequisite: HIST 1334 or 1335, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3339 The World War II Era
Rise of the dictators and the road to war, 1919-1939; World War II in Europe, Africa, and Asia; major Cold War events from 1945 to the death of Stalin.
Latin American History
HIST 3340 Latin American Perspectives
An examination of Latin American history through a study of 19th and 20th century texts from different social and ethnic groups; special attention to interpretations by Native Americans and African Americans.
Prerequisite: HIST 1340 or consent of instructor.
HIST 3344 Modern Brazil
The history of Brazil from 1500 to present. Topics include: slavery and race relations; family life; Indians and the Amazon; the changing Catholic Church.
HIST 3346 Modern Mexico
Mexico since independence with emphasis on Juárez and the Reform, the Díaz regime, the Revolution, relations with the United States, and major developments since 1920.
HIST 3348 Latin American Economic History
A selective survey of the principal currents of economic growth and change in Latin America since the sixteenth century. Special attention given to the uneven formation of market economies, and to problems associated with colonialism and neo-colonialism; with international financial crises and adjustment; and with ideologically diverse models of development. (Also listed as ECON 3342.)
Prerequisites: ECON 1311 and 1312.
Middle East History
HIST 3350 The Arab Cultural Tradition
Examination of significant cultural movements in Arab history from the medieval period to the present, including art, literature, architecture, music, and film.
Prerequisite: HIST 1350, 1351 or consent of instructor.
HIST 3354 The Persian-Arabian Gulf Region Since 1500
Examination of the history of the Persian-Arabian Gulf region from the rise of the Safavid Empire to the present; focus on political developments in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Sheikdoms.
Prerequisite: HIST 1350, 1351 or consent of instructor.
United States History
HIST 3360 Economic and Business History of the United States to 1865
A study of the development of American business and the economy through the U.S. Civil War. (Also listed as ECON 3344 and BUSN 3344.)
Prerequisites: ECON 1311 and 3 hours of U.S. history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3361 Economic and Business History of the United States Since 1865
A study of the development of American business and the economy from the U.S. Civil War to the present. (Also listed as ECON 3345 and BUSN 3345.)
Prerequisites: ECON 1311 and 3 hours of U.S. history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3362 History of Early British America
The history of early British America from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, concentrating on the establishment and development of indigenous if disparate polities, societies and economies.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division course in U.S. history through Reconstruction, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3363 Early American Social History
Discussion-oriented course focusing on the everyday life of ordinary people from the initial cultural contacts among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans brought to the New World down through the Revolutionary period. Emphasis on the development and maturation of diverse mainland and island communities in British North America, as well as regional and temporal variations in gender, race, and class relations.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division course in U.S. history through Reconstruction, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3365 The American Revolution
Historical interpretations of the period 1763-1793 with focus on the Stamp Act crisis, the final break and war with Great Britain, and state and national constitution-making.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division course in U.S. history through Reconstruction, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3366 The Civil War and Reconstruction
This course focuses on the Civil War and Reconstruction as dramatic and defining episodes in American history. Students will examine the emerging sectional conflicts that led up to the war, the military and social history of the war itself, and Reconstruction, with particular attention given to the construction of “freedom” following the upheaval. The class will focus on race, class, gender, and the shaping of individual and collective identities.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3367 American Life and Thought to 1900
Changes in American life and thought, 17th through 19th centuries, as illustrated by topics such as Puritan society, the American Enlightenment, the Transcendentalists, and Social Darwinism.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3368 Modern American Culture
Historical survey of significant cultural, intellectual, and artistic movements in the 20th and 21st centuries U.S.
Prerequisites: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3369 United States Diplomatic History
A survey of key events, policies, personalities, and ideas that shaped American foreign relations between the late nineteenth century and the end of the Cold War.
HIST 3370 Free Blacks in America
This course traces the lives of free blacks in America from the early seventeenth century to the Civil War. The course examines free blacks in relation to the origins of American slavery, the Revolutionary War, black radicalism, community development, antebellum slavery, and the American Civil War. Attention will be given to issues of class, gender, and identity.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3372 Black Images in Film
Examines the depictions of blacks in American cinema from 1915 to the present. This course introduces students to the history of blacks in film and examines how film has been used as a tool of social and political commentary. Attention will be given to issues of race, color, class, and gender.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3374 The Old South
Historical developments in the South from the late sixteenth century through the Civil War. This course will examine the South in relation to such major topics as the Revolutionary War, slavery, and the rise and fall of the Confederacy. Attention will be given to issues of race, class, gender, identity, and political ideology.
Prerequisite: At least one lower-division U.S. history course, or consent of instructor.
HIST 3376 History of Texas
Spanish and Mexican periods; revolution and the Republic; social, political, and economic changes since statehood.
Historiography, Thematic, and Comparative History
These courses do not count towards the distribution requirement.
HIST 3381 Historians and Their Craft
A colloquium on selected current debates, schools, and conflicting approaches among historians. Critical discussion of emerging fields as well as attention to on-going debates within more traditional historical scholarship. Especially appropriate for anyone considering history as a major.
HIST 3382 The City in History
Cross-cultural examination of urban life in the pre-industrial, industrial, and contemporary cities of Asia, Europe, and the Americas with special emphasis on the U.S. urban experience. Interdisciplinary perspective drawing upon history, political science, sociology, and urban planning for an understanding of the complexity of urbanization. (Also listed as URBS 3305.)
HIST 3384 Slavery and the Atlantic Economy
Interdisciplinary analysis of the Atlantic market joining Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, with particular emphasis upon slavery, the slave trade, and the development of the “plantation complex.” Makes explicit use of economic theory to explain historical change. (Also listed as ECON 3343.)
Prerequisites: ECON 1311 and HIST 1334 or HIST 1340, or consent of instructor.
Special Topics and Honors
These courses must be arranged with individual instructors and approved by the Chair.
HIST 3-90 Independent Study
Independent study in selected areas. 1 to 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites: 6 advanced hours in history and consent of instructor.
HIST 3388 Methods of Instruction in History
Examination of various ways to teach history at the elementary, secondary, or college levels with special emphasis on the inquiry process. Students will work with both original and secondary sources and develop an extensive teaching unit as a final project. Topics may include Texas, U.S., or world history.
HIST 3-92 Special Topics in History
From time to time the department will offer special topic courses not described in the Courses of Study Bulletin. Announcement of such courses will be by special prospectus. May be repeated on different topics.
HIST 4498 Honors Thesis First Semester
Individual research and scholarly investigation under faculty supervision leading to the preparation of an Honors Thesis. To be taken only by Senior Honors students in the first semester of their senior year.
HIST 4499 Honors Thesis Second Semester
Individual research and scholarly investigation under faculty supervision leading to the preparation of an Honors Thesis. To be taken only by Senior Honors students in the second semester of their senior year.
Seminars: The Senior Experience
Seminars require advanced work both in the classroom and in the library. Classes are devoted to common readings and are designed to help the student master the major secondary works and the research methods appropriate to the topic; work in the library is to be devoted to the development of individual topics, research, and writing. The outcome of a seminar is a major research paper that represents the student’s contribution to the broader historical debates within the particular field. Students may take a second seminar with the same course number if the topic offered under that number is different. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor.
HIST 4400 Seminar in African History
HIST 4420 Seminar in Asian History
HIST 4430 Seminar in European History
HIST 4440 Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 4450 Seminar in Middle East History
HIST 4460 Seminar in United States History A
HIST 4470 Seminar in United States History B