History & Art History

Courses & Syllabi (Fall 2006)

ARTH 599 002: Silk Road 72414: Faculty: Lawrence Butler; [Download Syllabus]; Textiles and agriculture were the two major commercial products of the premodern world, tremendously important to human history. But both result in transitory products, making their histories hard to reconstruct and easy to overlook. Textiles are fascinating to art historians, since they may well have been the visual art most in view and most often traded in the ancient and medieval worlds. They are particularly interesting as often being products of women’s work and visual ideas. Only a few precious fragments remain from pre-modern times, such as the Bayeux Tapestry, carpets from the Islamic world, or burial goods preserved in the deserts of Egypt, China and Peru. But vast amounts of documentary evidence remain, allowing us to appreciate the importance of textiles in daily life, in international commerce, and in the interchange of artistic ideas worldwide. In this senior seminar, we will explore the art, history, anthropology and archeology of textiles through case studies. The first half of the course will consist of a general introduction to pre-modern textile traditions of Eurasia, including the role of trade connections by land along the Silk Road and by sea. In the second part of the course, students will research topics of special interest worldwide, taking advantage of the wonderful resources of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Students will share the results of their own directed research projects to the class through PowerPoint presentations.

ARTH 600 001: Methods and Research in ARTH 72254: Faculty: Ellen Todd; Times: W 4:30pm-7:10pm Fine Arts Building B212; [Download Syllabus]; This course is an historical investigation of theories, methods, and critiques involved in the discipline of art history with case studies as appropriate.

HIST 510 001: Approaches Mod Wrld Hist 72361: Faculty: Matthew Karush; Times: M 7:20pm-10:00pm Arlington Campus Professional Center 109; [Download Syllabus]; This course is an introduction to the historical study of the world beyond Europe and the United States. Students read major theoretical works as well as case studies of particular regions. In addition to examining such topics as imperialism, nation formation, memory, and various forms of popular resistance, students become familiar with a range of scholarly approaches, including world-systems theory, postcolonialism, and subaltern studies.

HIST 535 001: The Caribbean 72362: Faculty: WendiManuel-Scott; Times: W 7:20pm-10:00pm Robinson B218; This course is a graduate-level reading and discussion course designed to introduce students to Caribbean history from pre-Columbian times to emancipation. The course is divided into nine parts, each with a topic that reflects key issues in Caribbean historiography. The readings are intended to provide an overview of the principal historical themes in the literature. Major themes include indigenous people and their cultures; Spanish conquest and European colonization; the emergence of plantation systems and rise of the sugar industry; Africans and the establishment of the Atlantic Slave Trade; the retention of African cultural forms, resistance, rebellion and revolt of enslaved Africans; women and gender, the origins and course of the Haitian Revolution; the abolition of the slave trade and emancipation; and the creation of a creole society. The purpose of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the region’s diverse historical and cultural heritage; give them an overview of the some of the major debates in Caribbean history; and introduce them to the primary theoretical models that continue to shape debates. Students will have the opportunity to consider the relationship between the central conceptual issues in the field and their own research interests.

HIST 601 001: Themes in US History I 72363: Faculty: Charles Errico; Times: R 7:20pm-10:00pm Thompson Hall 107; [Download Syllabus]; This course is designed for students entering the graduate history program with little or no formal background in American history as well as for those seeking a refresher course. The course covers the years from the Colonial Period to the conclusion of the Civil War. Students will study in some depth political leaders from John Winthrop to Abraham Lincoln. But the course will also examine in some detail those who were not allowed to achieve political prominence because of their race or gender. Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass will explain their autobiographies two very different Americas, one filled with promise and the other despair. Students will also read Martha Ballard’s diary to better understand how those who were not allowed economic or political equality could, nonetheless, become the most important and trusted people within their community. On another level, the course will study America’s westward expansion to Louisiana and later California. The frontier was a mixed blessing, for westward migration would have disastrous consequences for Native Americans and the issue of slavery in these new territories that would eventually result in civil war. A book review, short paper, and final examination will provide students with the opportunity to express their viewpoints on the readings, lectures, and discussions in this course.

HIST 610 001: Study/Writing of History 72364: Faculty: Michael O’Malley; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Krug Hall 210; This course explores the tension between academic history and popular history. It looks at the difference between history and memory, between history on paper and history experienced through other senses than the eyes; history as a professional exercise and history as “re-enacted” by enthusiasts. There will be forays into the theoretical background of cultural history, and along the way we will look at how historians choose and interpret their sources, the elements that affect their interpretations, and how the narrative form of history affects its conclusions. The written assignments will include one short (1-3 page) academic book review, one mid length review of two to four books (5 pages), each worth 20% of the final grade, and a 15-20 page final paper. Class participation will count as 20% of the final grade.

HIST 610 002: Study/Writing of History 72365: Faculty: StamatinaMcGrath; Times: W 7:20pm-10:00pm Robinson A250; [Download Syllabus]; This course examines twentieth-century trends in historical analysis. We will discuss the way that historians choose and interpret their sources, the elements that affect their interpretations, and how and why these interpretations have developed and changed. The written assignments will include brief response papers based on the weekly readings, two 5-7 page book reviews (each one will count as 20% of the final grade) and a 12-15 page historiographical essay (40% of the grade). Participation in class discussions is very important and will count as 20% of the grade.

HIST 615 001: American Culture and Society in the 1930’s 72367: Faculty: JeffreyStewart; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Enterprise Hall 274; [Download Syllabus]; This is a reading and discussion seminar to introduce students to the Great Depression in American during the 1930s and the various personal, group, and institutional responses to it. Using oral interviews, correspondence, films, magazines, plays, and traditional historical sources, we will examine the social and cultural history of a decade. We will attempt to strike a balance between the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration, and the emergence of the CIO and the literary, artistic, and film creativity spawned by the Thirties. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the kinds of historical evidence and methods of inquiry we utilize to imagine the past. Classroom discussion, short papers, and a research paper are required. Special individual or group projects on some aspect of the 1930s also may be done.

HIST 615 002: Industrializing America 72368: Faculty: LoisHorton; Times: W 7:20pm-10:00pm East Building 134; [Download Syllabus]; This course will explore the historical literature on the social, economic, and political changes associated with industrialization in American society from the American Revolution, through the Jacksonian period, to the post-Civil War era. It will investigate the development of markets, changes in work, early labor organization, the emergence of the middle class, the transformation of women’s roles, the growth of cities and urban life, changing racial ideology and organization, immigration, and the influence of corporations on postwar America. Emphasis will be on bibliography, including both new and classic works, and on an interdisciplinary understanding of industrialization. The course will consist of readings, discussion, and short papers on the readings. Readings will include Breen, The Marketplace of Revolution, Sellers, The Market Revolution, Dawley, Class and Community, Roediger, The Wages of Whiteness, Rothman, The Discovery of the Asylum, Gilfoyle, City of Eros, Stansell, City of Women, Blackmar, Manhattan for Rent, Haltunen, Confidence Men and Painted Women, Dublin, Transforming Women’s Work, and Trachtenberg, The Incorporation of America.

HIST 615 003: Problems in American History 72369: Faculty: TBA; Times: TBA; Section not offered.

HIST 615 004: Racial Thought in Nineteenth-Century America 72370: Faculty: TBA; Times: R 7:20pm-10:00pm Krug Hall 19; [Download Syllabus]; Insructor: Michael Bottoms. This course will examine the nineteenth-century American obsession with race by tracing the development of American racial thought from the end of the Revolutionary War to the beginning of the First World War. Emphasis will be placed on the dissection of the many and varied theories Americans expounded in their efforts to explain racial difference and justify racial exclusion. At the same time, this exercise in intellectual history will also be an exercise in social history as we explore the relationships between American racial theories and American politics, law, labor, science, and the expansion of the American nation into the West. Possible readings will include, but will certainly not be limited to: Theodore Allen, The Invention of the White Race. Vol. I: Racial Oppression and Social Context; Bruce Dain, A Hideous Monster of the Mind: American Race Theory in the Early Republic; Alexander Saxton, The Rise and Fall of the White Republic: Class, Politics, and Mass Culture in Nineteenth-Century America; John Haller, Outcasts from Evolution: Scientific Attitudes of Racial Inferiority, 1859-1900; Matthew Frye Jacobson, Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race; and Jane Dailey, Before Jim Crow: The Politics of Race in Post-Emancipation Virginia.

HIST 615 005: Religion and Culture in America to 1860 72371: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: R 7:20pm-10:00pm Enterprise Hall 274; [Download Syllabus]; This course examines the dimensions of religion and religious experience in America from the beginnings of European settlement to the late nineteenth century. The two main goals of the course are to provide a graduate-level introduction to major topics in American religious history and to familiarize ourselves with a variety of methodological and conceptual approaches to the study of religion. By exploring issues of popular belief, cross-cultural interaction, and the construction and maintenance of religious orthodoxies, we will work to understand how religion intersected with issues of group and individual identity, gender, race, and authority during these years.

HIST 615 006: History of the Antebellum South, 1780-1861 73651: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Thompson Hall 112; [Download Syllabus]; What kind of society did African Americans and whites build in the southern states? This course examines the South populated by Native Americans, African Americans and Euro Americans between 1780 and 1861. We will also explore the communities they built and how the South functioned as a slave society. Major organizing questions will concern the composition and workings of southern society, economy, and politics. Also important is the extent to which the South constituted a separate and distinctive enclave in North America.

HIST 615 007: The Civil War Era 76173: Faculty: ChristopherHamner; Times: R 7:20pm-10:00pm Krug Hall 204; [Download Syllabus]; Instructor: Hamner. This course will look beyond the mythology of a number of persistent beliefs about the U.S. Civil War era, and will analyze recent historical literature that challenges old interpretations. We will read and discuss works dealing with, among other issues: the connection between secession and Southern conceptions of proper masculine behavior, the impact of Southern ideas about appropriate female characteristics and behavior on the Confederate war effort, the international context of the war, and the impact of both Northern and Southern attitudes toward race and gender on Reconstruction. The course will generally focus on understanding the manner in which 19th century attitudes toward gender, ethnicity, regional identities, and class both influenced and were influenced by the conflict. Assignments and Grading: 30% First Paper, 30% Second Paper, 20% Class Participation, and 20% Report.

HIST 615 008: Women and Work 74661: Faculty: YevetteJordan; Times: T 4:30pm-7:10pm Johnson Center 239A; The course examines the evolution of women’s work in the United States by investigating the ways in which industrialization, slavery, and immigration have intersected with ideologies of womanhood to define the kind of work different women perform. Moving from the historical national to the contemporary international front, the course will investigate the ways in which globalization and neo-liberal policies have affected the economic relationship of women to the state and molded an international gendered hierarchy of workers. Participation in class discussions, two short book reviews, and a 12 to 15 page research paper are required.

HIST 615 009: The Cuban Missile Crisis 76146: Faculty: MartinSherwin; Times: W 7:20pm-10:00pm Krug Hall 242; [Download Syllabus]; Insructor: Martin Sherwin. This seminar is organized around an in-depth study of the history and historiography of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Although the American experience will be the focus of attention, the Soviet and Cuban experiences will also be studied. There will be weekly written assignments and a substantial research paper.

HIST 615 010: Problems in Amer History 77021: Faculty: TBA; Times: M 7:20pm-10:00pm Robinson A250; [Download Syllabus]; Instructor: Michael Kramer. “If you remember the sixties, you weren’t there,” a famous saying goes. Yet, as shorthand not only for a decade, but also for a whole set of disruptive transformations, the memory of “the sixties” continues to haunt American life. It resurfaces in political discourse, analyses of contemporary popular culture, even in debates about economic policy. Though the historian David Farber suggests that there is a need to turn from the memory to the history of the sixties, for many, history itself seemed (and still seems) consumed by this feverish decade. History with a capital H was made during the sixties, and yet, in retrospect, this was the decade, according to certain theories, that placed us forever in the postmodern present. To paraphrase Bob Dylan, something was happening, but we still don’t quite know what it was. In this seminar, then, we will examine the latest scholarship on the sixties in order to grapple with both the history and the mystery of this decade. While investigating the sixties in its fullest dimensions, we will keep our eye on two central problems: how do we historicize the sixties more accurately? And, how does the study of the sixties pose new ways for thinking about the practice of history itself? Students are expected to attend seminar prepared for class and to complete a research paper on a selected topic. Readings include: Howard Brick, Age of Contradiction: American Thought and Culture in the 1960’s; Dominick Cavallo, A Fiction of the Past: The Sixties in American History; Doug Rossinow, The Politics of Authenticity: Liberalism, Christianity, and the New Left in America; Julie Stephens, Anti-Disciplinary Protest: Sixties Radicalism and Postmodernism; Thomas Frank, The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture and the Rise of Hip Consumerism; Sally Banes, Greenwich Village 1963: Avant-Garde Performance and the Effervescent Body; Aniko Bodroghkozy, Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion; Scott Saul, Freedom Is, Freedom Ain’t: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties; John Carlos Rowe and Rick Berg, The Vietnam War and American Culture; Nick Bromell, Tomorrow Never Knows: Rock and Psychedelics in the 1960s; J. Hoberman, The Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology of the Sixties; Peter Braunstein and Michael William Doyle, Imagine Nation: The American Counterculture of the 1960’s and 70’s; Christoph Grunenberg and Jonathan Harris, Summer of Love: Psychedelic Art, Social Crisis, and Counterculture in the 1960s; Patricia Juliana Smith, The Queer Sixties; Alice Echols, Daring to be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-1975; James Smethurst, The Black Arts Movement: Literary Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s; and Alice Echols, Shaky Ground: The ’60s and Its Aftershocks. We will also explore primary materials: texts, music, film, and art from the sixties.

HIST 631 001: Era of the American Revolution 72372: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Thompson Hall 113; [Download Syllabus]; This course will examine the events and the historiography of the period from the end of the French and Indian War to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Important themes include the social causes of the American Revolution; the role of women and African Americans in the War for Independence; political changes in representative government at the state and federal level; and connections with the larger global context. A selection of primary sources as well as secondary sources will be assigned. Students will be expected to do two short essays (6-8pp) and a longer final essay (10-12 pp).

HIST 635 001: Stalinism 72374: Faculty: StevenBarnes; Times: W 7:20pm-10:00pm Robinson A125; [Download Syllabus]; Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from his victory in a succession battle after Vladimir Lenin’s 1924 death until his own death in 1953. During that time, the Soviet Union went from “backward” peasant economy to a heavily urbanized and industrialized “socialist” country that emerged victorious in World War II. “Building socialism” in Stalin’s Soviet Union was “accomplished” at the cost of millions of lives. This course will explore differing interpretations of the history of Stalinism. Topics for discussion will include Soviet ideology, terror, Stalinist culture and society, the politicization of everyday life, industrialization and urbanization, collectivized agriculture, nationalities policies and foreign policy—all of which combined to create the strange new culture that has been called Stalinism.

HIST 635 002: French Revolution 72375: Faculty: JackCenser; Times: R 7:20pm-10:00pm Krug Hall 253; [Download Syllabus]; The French Revolution has exercised a great fascination on the modern European mind. Consequently, many politicians, union organizers, and simple peasants among others have looked to the Revolution as a guide for their own behavior. This period also bears examination on its own merit; for it was a great social and political experiment in the largest country in the West during that period. The course will consist of discussions, readings, and short papers based on the readings. Some books that may be assigned include; Jack Censer and Lynn Hunt, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity; Roger Charties, Cultural History of the French Revolution; Gary Kates, The French Revolution; Judith Miller, Master the Market; and Rebecca Spay, The Invention of the Revolution.

HIST 644 001: Soc/Cult/Erly Mod Eur 72376: Faculty: MackHolt; Times: M 7:20pm-10:00pm Thompson Hall 110; [Download Syllabus]; This course will focus on three major areas of research that have seen significant gains made in the last twenty years by social and cultural historians of early modern Europe (ca. 1400-1800): religion, class and manners, and race and empire. These are not the only subject areas that could be explored—gender, state formation, language, and several others come immediately to mind—but scholars in these three areas have significantly altered our understanding of pre-modern culture. The course readings will combine theoretical studies, historical monographs, and primary sources from the period for each of the three topics. Masters students will write short reviews of each book, as well as a take-home essay exam at the end of the semester. Ph.D. students will do all the same reading, but they will write a research paper (25-20 pp.) due at the end of the semester on some aspect of the course of their choosing instead of the book reviews and final exam. The reading list will include the following: Peter Burke, History and Social Theory Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life John Bossy, Christianity in the West, 1400-1700 Edward Muir, Ritual in Early Modern Europe The Book of Leviticus Martin Bucer, On the Kingdom of Christ Norbert Elias, The Civilizing Process Baldesare Castiglione, Book of the Courtier Simon Schama, An Embarrassment of Riches Jonathan Dewald, The European Nobility, 1400-1800 Ivan Hannaford, Race: The History of an Idea Robin Blackburn, The Making of New World Slavery Anthony Pagden, Spanish Imperialism and the Political Imagination J. H. Elliott, The Old World and the New, 1492-1650 Bartolomé de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Hernán Cortés, Letters from Mexico Rhys Isaac, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 Grading for the course will be based on the following: MA students: 40% book reviews, 20% final exam, 40% oral participation Ph.D. students: 60% research paper, 40% oral participation.

HIST 689 001: Tchng/Lrng Hist in Digital Age 72377: Faculty: TheodoreKelly; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Innovation Hall 327; [Download Syllabus]; In this course, we will grapple with the challenges posed by our attempts to integrate new media technology into the history classroom. These challenges are very great for several reasons: we still know only a little about how students “become historical” beings, there is only a scant literature on how effective learning takes place in the history classroom, and the target changes constantly as newer forms of new media appear. This is a readings course in which we will read a set of common readings one week and then a diverse set the following week. Each week we will discuss the readings in detail and so everyone is expected to come to class prepared for that discussion. Each week, students will also post a written reflection on the readings into the class weblog. In addition to the readings, assignments include several brief essays and a practicum-either the mock-up of a website for teaching a particular historical issue, problem, etc., or a written description of what such a website might look like. Only those students with the requisite technical skills will be expected to produce the mock-up of the website.

HIST 693 001: Historic Preservation 72378: Faculty: RobertSutton; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Arlington Campus Professional Center 335; [Download Syllabus]; From Washington’s Mount Vernon to Abe Lincoln’s birthplace and from Gunston Hall to Graceland, this course will explore the many faces of the historic preservation movement today. Designed to offer an introduction to the history and philosophy of the movement and its present structure, the course will also make forays into such related subjects as the social and cultural implications of preservation, the politics of preservation, and the challenge of interpreting historic sites. Students will be expected to read extensively on the topics of preservation and public history and actively participate in class discussion.

HIST 696 001: Clio Wired: Hist/New Med 72379: Faculty: JoshuaGreenberg; Times: T 7:20pm-10:00pm Robinson A352; In the past fifteen years, new media and new technologies have begun to transform even the ancient discipline of history. This course offers an introduction to the changes that these new media and technologies are bringing to how we research, write, present, and teach the past. The course will focus particularly on critically assessing what has been done using new media and new technology in different “genres” of historical work—scholarly writing, research, archives, museums, teaching, and popular history. We will also discuss some more theoretical issues such as the impact of new media on the basic nature of historical narrative and the structure of historical work. Students will write review essays about the web-based coverage of particular historical topics or the organization of particular genres of historical work online. They will also develop proposals for an online history project of their own. Although this course will require some computer work (e.g., the creation of Web pages using Dreamweaver and the manipulations of images in Photoshop), it does not assume substantial computer expertise and it is not primarily a “technical” course. It does, however, require a willingness and eagerness to learn. Students with a limited computer background should be prepared to do extra work and should be in touch with the instructor (roy@gmu.edu) ahead of the class. Indeed, given the topic of the course, a willingness to try out new ideas and new ways of doing things is a prerequisite for the course.

HIST 711 001: The Methodology of Social History 72380: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: M 7:20pm-10:00pm Thompson Hall 108; [Download Syllabus]; This course is designed as a “nuts and bolts” course in the sources and methodology of social history appropriate to the nineteenth century and early twentieth century US. Instead of concentrating on a topic, the course looks at different primary sources and examines their problems and prospects for research. In addition to the standard textual sources in US history—newspapers, diaries, letter collections, and so forth—there other, less commonly used but equally rich sources for historical research and analysis: census abstracts and manuscripts, property conveyances, wills and probates, civil and criminal trials (appellate and district), maps, images, and artifacts. These are the focus of the course. How have historians used these materials? Where do historians find them? What can be gleaned from such documents? And how do researchers cope with problems presented by these materials?

HIST 731 001: Res Sem European History 77976: Faculty: YevetteJordan; Times: TBA; Research in specialized topics using primary sources. Maximum of six credits may be earned.

HIST 751 001: Res Sem-Compar Wld Reg 76486: Faculty: BrianPlatt; Times: TBA; Research seminar requiring comparative research and analysis. Organized around a significant topic or theme in the field of world history. Topics vary from year to year. A maximum of six credits may be earned.

HIST 790 001: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76187: Faculty: Christopher Hamner; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 002: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76195: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 003: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76198: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 004: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76216: Faculty: MichaelO’Malley; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 005: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76217: Faculty: MichaelO’Malley; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 006: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76218: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 007: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76260: Faculty: JeffreyStewart; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 008: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76266: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 009: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76273: Faculty: ZacharySchrag; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 010: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76274: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 011: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76284: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 012: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76313: Faculty: ChristopherHamner; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 013: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76328: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 014: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76356: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 015: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76283: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 016: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76432: Faculty: ZacharySchrag; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 017: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76509: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 018: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76596: Faculty: MichaelO’Malley; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 019: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76653: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 020: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 76848: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 790 021: Cmprhsv Readings US Hist 77209: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 791 001: Comp Rdgs-Compar Wld Reg 76202: Faculty: MichaelChang; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate course work, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 791 002: Comp Rdgs-Compar Wld Reg 76619: Faculty: MichaelChang; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate course work, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 791 003: Comp Rdgs-Compar Wld Reg 76793: Faculty: Sumaiya Hamdani; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate course work, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 792 001: Cmphsv Rdg Eur Hist 1500 76415: Faculty: MackHolt; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 792 002: Cmphsv Rdg Eur Hist 1500 76453: Faculty: Mack Holt; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 792 003: Cmphsv Rdg Eur Hist 1500 76639: Faculty: Theodore Kelly; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 792 004: Cmphsv Rdg Eur Hist 1500 77150: Faculty: Theodore Kelly; Times: TBA; Designed to integrate the student’s past work in the major field and to fill gaps in this area before the comprehensive exam. After review of graduate experience, student and instructor design a reading list to round out preparation for the exam.

HIST 794 001: Internship Applied Hist 76976: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Introduction to applied history through work and study at a historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

HIST 794 002: Internship Applied Hist 76735: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Introduction to applied history through work and study at a historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

HIST 794 003: Internship Applied Hist 77444: Faculty: Alison Landsberg; Times: TBA; Introduction to applied history through work and study at a historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

HIST 794 004: Internship Applied Hist 77523: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Introduction to applied history through work and study at a historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

HIST 794 005: Internship Applied Hist 77825: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Introduction to applied history through work and study at a historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

HIST 796 001: Origins of Social Complexity 71716: Faculty: Claudio Cioffi-Revilla; Times: W 1:30pm-4:15pm Innovation Hall 328; This course examines when, where, and how social complexity first emerged in human societies across the world, with an emphasis on long-term analysis and four civilizations of the ancient world: West Asia, East Asia, Andean Peru, and Mesoamerica. A special emphasis of this course is in examining the organizational strategies for coping with environmental challenges and information processing requirements in social systems ranging from simple to complex. The course also includes fieldwork to selected area sites and cultural resources.

HIST 796 002: Directed Readings 76352: Faculty: BrianPlatt; Times: TBA; Independent reading on topic agreed to by student and faculty member. Maximum 6 credits may be earned.

HIST 796 003: Directed Readings 77756: Faculty: PeterMandaville; Times: TBA; Independent reading on topic agreed to by student and faculty member. Maximum 6 credits may be earned.

HIST 798 001: Dir Resrch/Wrtng in Hist 76200: Faculty: LoisHorton; Times: TBA; Intended for students in department’s predoctoral track who are not writing master’s thesis. Goal is to produce substantial and original contribution to historical knowledge on model of article in scholarly journal.

HIST 798 002: Dir Resrch/Wrtng in Hist 77398: Faculty: EgonVerheyen; Times: TBA; Intended for students in department’s predoctoral track who are not writing master’s thesis. Goal is to produce substantial and original contribution to historical knowledge on model of article in scholarly journal.

HIST 798 003: Dir Resrch/Wrtng in Hist 77525: Faculty: MackHolt; Times: TBA; Intended for students in department’s predoctoral track who are not writing master’s thesis. Goal is to produce substantial and original contribution to historical knowledge on model of article in scholarly journal.

HIST 799 001: Thesis 76304: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: TBA; May not be undertaken prior to successful completion of comprehensive examination. Graded S/NC.

HIST 803 001: Doc Readings-Major Field 76289: Faculty: ZacharySchrag; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Major Field Exam. Should be broadly comprehensive of the field and cover major historical themes and historiographical debates.

HIST 803 002: Doc Readings-Major Field 76329: Faculty: Roy Rosenzweig; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Major Field Exam. Should be broadly comprehensive of the field and cover major historical themes and historiographical debates.

HIST 803 003: Doc Readings-Major Field 76926: Faculty: AlisonLandsberg; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Major Field Exam. Should be broadly comprehensive of the field and cover major historical themes and historiographical debates.

HIST 804 001: Doc Readings Minor Field 76192: Faculty: TheodoreKelly; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Minor Field Statement. Should help the student master the literature of the subfield that is the subject of the field statement.

HIST 804 002: Doc Readings Minor Field 76193: Faculty: MeredithLair; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Minor Field Statement. Should help the student master the literature of the subfield that is the subject of the field statement.

HIST 804 003: Doc Readings Minor Field 76213: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Minor Field Statement. Should help the student master the literature of the subfield that is the subject of the field statement.

HIST 804 004: Doc Readings Minor Field 76287: Faculty: LoisHorton; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Minor Field Statement. Should help the student master the literature of the subfield that is the subject of the field statement.

HIST 804 005: Doc Readings Minor Field 76314: Faculty: RandolphScully; Times: TBA; Independent readings for Ph.D. students on a topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing the Minor Field Statement. Should help the student master the literature of the subfield that is the subject of the field statement.

HIST 810 001: History Doctoral Colloqu 72381: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: M 4:30pm-7:10pm Science & Tech. II 15; [Download Syllabus]; Scholars from George Mason University and elsewhere will present their original research and other papers of interest to the History Department. Class will meet six to nine times during the semester on Monday afternoon. All Ph.D. students are required to enroll. Most sessions will be open to other students and faculty. A detailed schedule of events and dates will be provided at the first session.

HIST 998 0: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 70137: Faculty: TBA; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 001: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75804: Faculty: SuzanneSmith; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 002: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75806: Faculty: RoyRosenzweig; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 003: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75808: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 004: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75810: Faculty: MackHolt; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 005: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75869: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 006: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 75989: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 998 007: Doct Dissertatn Proposal 76379: Faculty: MichaelO’Malley; Times: TBA; Work on a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation. May be taken for a maximum of six credits. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 0: Doct Dissertation Resrch 70138: Faculty: TBA; Times: TBA

HIST 999 001: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75811: Faculty: SuzanneSmith; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 002: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75873: Faculty: RoyRosenzweig; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 003: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75970: Faculty: PaulaPetrik; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 004: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75919: Faculty: MackHolt; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 005: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75971: Faculty: RosemarieZagarri; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 006: Doct Dissertation Resrch 75990: Faculty: JaneCenser; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

HIST 999 007: Doct Dissertation Resrch 76380: Faculty: MichaelO’Malley; Times: TBA; Doctoral dissertation research and writing under the direction of the student’s dissertation committee. Graded S/NC.

Courses & Syllabi (Fall 2006)

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