HIST 394: Globalization and History
HIST 394-002: Globalization and History
(Spring 2027)
12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW
Krug Hall 242
Section Information for Spring 2027
Globalization is not new. On the contrary, interconnections and interactions between distant people and far-away places have existed for at least a thousand years, if not longer. In short, globalization—the formation of networks that connect far-flung parts of the world—has a history that stretches back well before the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This course examines the deeper history of globalization from 1200 to the present.in order to better understand the forms that globalization has previously taken and the historical forces that have shaped the world in which we live today. What have been the various causes and consequences of globalization and how have they shifted over time? What’s been gained and what’s been lost? Who’s benefited and who’s been harmed? Who’s embraced and who’s resisted the processes of globalization? Where, when, and why have they done so? This course will explore these questions by looking at the experiences of both voluntary and involuntary travelers and migrants; the production, circulation, and consumption of particular commodities; the processes through which cultural and religious practices spread around the world; the often (but not always) violent dynamics of imperialism, colonialism, revolutions, and decolonization; and the historically complex linkages between globalization and environmental change. A clearer understanding of how globalization unfolded over time will allow students to become more actively engaged citizens of the world and to work towards a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior or Senior.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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