HIST 535: Problems in Global History

HIST 535-002: Cultural Globalization
(Fall 2018)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM M

Section Information for Fall 2018

How have the rise of new forms of media and communication shaped the modern world?  To what extent have cultural experiences become more homogenous in an increasingly interconnected globe?  In this seminar, we will read widely in the history of cultural globalization in order to understand how international capitalism, imperialism, nationalism, and technological change have shaped the movement of culture at different moments in the past.  Readings will range across the globe, particularly from the mid-nineteenth century until the present, and will cover such cultural forms as the telegraph, the radio, popular music, cinema, satellites, and the internet, as well as the cultural and social histories of consumerism, standardized time, decolonization, and selfhood.   The course will provide both an overview of the history of cultural globalization, and offer an introduction to the interdisciplinary methods scholars use to study this complicated subject.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates selected problems in global and comparative history, covering multiple countries or world regions. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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