 | HISTORY: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Not all courses listed will necessarily be offered each year. All courses are three hours a week (3.00 credit hours).
Some courses are labelled I and II. These numbers are meant to distinguish the subject matter. Except where specifically indicated this does not imply the order in which the courses must be taken.
43-101. Heroes, Hype, and History, 2500 BCE - 1600
By focussing on the theme of the heroic individual and the heroic cause, this course will provide an overview from the Mesopotamian establishment of the heroic mould with Gilgamesh in 2500 BCE to the cosmic myths debated during the scientific revolution in the sixteenth century. The course examines changing criteria for the hero/heroine and how these have provided role models as well as alternative frameworks for contemporary values. (2 lecture hours and 1 tutorial hour.)
43-102. Heroes, Hype, and History, 1600 to the Present
By focussing on the theme of the heroic individual and the heroic cause, this course will provide an overview from the early modern period to the present by exploring the lives of particular heroes, beginning with Louis XIV and ending with Diana, Princess of Wales. The course examines changing criteria for the hero/heroine and how these have provided role models as well as alternative frameworks for contemporary values. (2 lecture hours and 1 tutorial hour.)
43-123. International Relations 1914-1945: Empires to A-bombs
Causes of the First World War, inter-war diplomacy, the rise of anti-colonialism, the breakdown in collective security and the growth of new international organizations.(3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-124. International Relations since 1945: Decolonization to Globalization
The Cold War, decolonization, the growth of new international cultures and organizations, and the collapse of Communism, with an emphasis on contrasting Third and First World perspectives on these issues. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-200. Historical Method
An introduction to the study of history. Bibliographical tools. Essay writing. Consideration of modern research methods and trends in the discipline (narration and conceptualization; quantification; traditional and current fields of interest). (Restricted to History majors only, or with consent of the instructor.) (Prerequisites: two History courses at the 100 level.)
43-201. Modern Europe: The Formative Period. 1500-1815
This course examines the political and cultural transformation of Europe from the Renaissance/Reformation to the French Revolutionary era. Particular emphasis is given to religious ideologies, the nation state, absolutism, the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment. (3 lecture hours a week.) (Students cannot receive credit for both 43-115 and 43-201.)
43-202. Modern Europe: The Contemporary Age, 1815 to the Present
This course examines the political and cultural transformation of Europe from the Napoleonic era to the end of the twentieth century. Particular emphasis is given to the French and industrial revolutions, the politics of revolution, repression and imperialism, the two world wars, fascism and communism, and the reconstruction of society and culture in the late twentieth century. (3 lecture hours a week.) (Students cannot receive credit for both 43-116 and 43-202.)
43-207. Early Modern England, 1485-1714
An examination of the political, religious, economic, and social developments involved in England's evolution from a medieval to a modern state, with attention to the struggle for sovereignty between Crown and Parliament. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-209. Modern England, 1714-Present
A political and social history of England emphasizing the causes and impact of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, the development of modern political institutions, Victorianism, the rise of labour, the emancipation of women, and the evolution of the welfare state. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-214. Early Middle Ages, c. 500-1100
The transition from ancient to medieval society: development of institutions (feudalism, monasticism, etc.); church and state up to the Gregorian Reforms. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-215. High and Late Middle Ages, 1100-1500
The flowering of medieval society: its religion, culture and institutions, and its eventual decline. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-216. Witchcraft and Wicca: Their Historical Relationship
An examination of the phenomenon of witchcraft from an historical-social perspective, especially as reflective of attitudes towards women. A study of the roots and continuing expressions of Wicca in the ancient goddess cult of Europe, especially the Celtic and Germanic traditions, and including folk traditions.
43-218. War in the 20th Century
This course will focus on the global conflicts involving the military forces of Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Topics to be covered may include: the decline of Eurocentrism, genocide, total war, and the inclusion of civilian targets.
43-231. Development of Modern France, 1789-1870
The French Revolution; Napoleon; the post-Napoleonic restoration; the revolutions of 1830 and 1848; the Second Empire; the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune.
43-232. Development of Modern France, 1871-1958
The triumph of the Third Republic over the authoritarian right; the catastrophe of World War I; the disintegration of the Third Republic during the inter-war years; the triumph of Fascism; the fourth French Republic.
43-243. Canada from Early European Contacts to the Origins of Confederation, 1600-1867
A study of Canada as a French colony and under early British rule: explorers and fur traders; government, land systems and the Church in New France; the conquest; changing British policy 1763-1791; Upper and Lower Canada; the rebellions of 1837 and the achievement of responsible government, and the origins of Confederation. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-244. Canada since Confederation, 1867-1968
A study of Canada as an emerging nation; the development of political parties; the background of Confederation and the nature of Canadian federalism: Macdonald and Laurier as nation builders; twentieth century political, economic and cultural developments; Canadian autonomy; foreign policy. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-249. Women in Canada and the United States, 1600-1870
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and the United States from the period of native-European contact to the mid-nineteenth century. Work, family and sexuality, cultural ideals, and political status and activism among native women and women of African and European origins will be examined and compared. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-250. Women in Canada and the United States, 1870-Present
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Native, black, immigrant, and native-born white women's roles in paid and unpaid labour, reform, suffrage, and family and cultural life will be examined, and Canadian and American women's experiences compared. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-251. History of Women's Movements in North America
An exploration of the collective action of women in the past and present in North America. Areas of study may include women's involvement with the temperance, civil rights, suffrage, trade union, environmental, reproductive rights, and women's liberation movements. (Also offered as Women's Studies 53-200.) (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-261. History of the United States I
From the beginning of the colonial period to the Civil War. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-262. History of the United States II
From the Civil War to the present. (3 lecture hours or 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
43-271. Colonial Latin America
Iberian colonial regimes in the Americas, from the conquest of Amerindian civilizations to the evolution of mature, hybrid politics in Spanish America and Brazil, with special attention to ethnicity and gender.
43-272. Modern Latin America
Nation-states in Spanish America, Brazil and the Caribbean, from the revolutions of independence to the new Pan-Americanism. The course covers patterns of development shared throughout the continent and examines key events and personalities in individual countries to illustrate them.
43-281. History of Ancient Greece
The formation of the polis and its culture to the end of the Hellenic period. (Also offered as Classical Studies 12-261.)
43-283. Roman History of the Republican Period I
A study of Roman civilization from its early foundations to the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. The social and political problems of the Romans will be examined in comparison with those of modern times. (Also offered as Classical Studies 12-281.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in History.)
43-284. Roman History of the Republican Period II
A study of Roman history and institutions from the destruction of Carthage to the death of Caesar and the collapse of the Republic. (Also offered as Classical Studies 12-282.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in History.)
43-285. Roman History of the Imperial Period I
An exploration of the personalities of the first twelve emperors and the social, political, and economic situation of the Roman Empire during their reigns. (Also offered as Classical Studies 12-285.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent an advisor in History.)
43-286. Roman History of the Imperial Period II
An exploration of the social, political, economic, and religious aspects of the Roman Empire from the reign of Trojan to that of Constantine the Great. (Also offered as Classical Studies 12-286.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in History.)
43-287. History of Crime
This course will examine the changing nature of crime and criminal justice. Stress will be placed on the ways in which crime and criminal justice were shaped by the societies in which they occurred and on the ways in which they changed as these societies changed.
43-297. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest selected by the area which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with permission of a program advisor in History.)
43-301. Culture, Literacy, and the Printed Word in Modern Europe and North America
Starting with the oral and manuscript culture of western Europe into which Gutenberg's press emerged in the mid-fifteenth century, and finishing with the publication of novels for the mass popular market of the late twentieth century, this course is an introduction to the social and literary, as well as the technological dimensions of the book in history.
43-302. History Workshop
The "History Workshop" is organized around a series of modules that will give students first hand experience in carrying out historical research and expose them to the sources for doing historical research. The themes of the "Workshop" and the range of methods explored may include: visiting an archive and cataloguing sources, designing a historical web page, using computers for quantitative research, creating videos, or critiquing the presentation of the past in museum exhibits. (Prerequisite: 43-200)
43-316. The Italian Renaissance
The revival of Antiquity and its subsequent influence on the intellectual, political, and cultural shape of European society. (Prerequisite: 43-201 or consent of instructor.)
43-317. Christian Humanism, Reformation, and Counter Reformation
The impact of new ideas (Christian humanism), and innovations (printing press) on European society. (Prerequisite: 43-201 or consent of instructor.)
43-325. European Cultural and Intellectual History, 1750-1860
The Enlightenment, Romanticism, the birth of the ideologies, Darwinism.
43-326. Community and Power in Modern European Thought
An exploration of the subject of community and power in European thought between 1850 and the late twentieth century. Special attention will be paid to Marxism/Leninism, elitist theory, facism, and structuralism/poststructuralism. (Also offered as Political Science 45-351.)
43-335. The Western Family in Historical Perspective
The history of the family focusing on Western Europe.
43-338. Emergence of Modern Europe: Europe from the 19th Century to the Present Day
Selected aspects dealing with European development in the political, economic, social, diplomatic, and military fields.
43-341. Confederation
An analysis of the social, political, and economic bases of the confederation movement, of the achievement of confederation, and of the constitutional problems arising from the British North America Act.
43-345. The History of Canadian Immigration
Who Belongs? Core questions of nationality; charter groups, minorities and narratives of exclusion; nativism, racism and the social construction of ethnicity; assessments of the Nation's development needs (capital, labour and government); internment, deportation and repatriation; opening the door to diversity and multiculturalism.
43-347. Cities in North America: Historical Urbanization in Canada
Thematic studies: economic development of Canadian cities; rivalry between aspiring cities for trade and transportation; city boosters, promoters, boards of trade, rise of transportation and industrialization in urban development. The new urban (social) history: the city below the hill; strangers at our gates; saving the Canadian city; and the city beautiful. The metropolitan thesis: for and against.
43-348. French Canada since Confederation
A study of some of the issues in French-English relations, the French-speaking minorities outside Quebec, and Quebec's place within Confederation.
43-349. Canadian Labour History
A study of the development of the Canadian labour movement and an analysis of the Canadian working-class experience during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (Labour Studies majors must have Semester 5 or above standing or consent of instructor.)
43-350. History of Ontario
Profile of a province; Oliver Mowat's Ontario; social and cultural issues; the politics of development; metropolitan dominance and regional responses.
43-361. Slavery In North America, 1600-1877
Development of racial slavery, including both Amerindians and Africans; emergence of the concept of "race"; male and female experience under slavery; resistance to slavery; abolition.
43-363. American History, 1945 to the Present.
Selected themes in the political and social history of the United States from the end of World War II to the present. (Prerequisite: 43-262 or consent of instructor.)
43-367. North American First Nations History
This course examines selected topics in the history of early North American First Nations. Among the topics to be covered are the origins of human civilization in the Americas, the dispersal of peoples, the agricultural revolution, and encounters with Europeans.
43-368. North American Popular Culture
This course investigates the character of North American popular culture from the late 19th century to the present; topics include sexuality, sports, youth culture, "the sixties," consumption, the impact of television and Hollywood, consumerism, and music from blues to rap; integration of class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and issues concerning "memory" will be discussed. Primary sources include literature, film, mass circulation magazines and music.
43-369. African Americans/Canadians After Emancipation, 1877 to the Present
Sharecropping by freed people; lynching and struggles to keep political rights; western and urban migration; 20th century civil rights, black power, and black feminist movements. Emphasis will be on work, family, relations with whites, and social protest. Women's and men's experiences will be treated equally.
43-386. History of Science
An introduction to the development of scientific ideas and methods, from the seventeenth-century "scientific revolution" to the present, studied through the works of major figures, including Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein, and in relation to the cultures and societies in which they lived.
43-397. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with consent of an advisor in History.)
History courses at the 400 level are restricted to History majors and to third- and fourth-year majors in other programs with a History component. Others may register only with the consent of the instructor.
43-400. Historiography
This course explores the assumptions, theoretical frameworks and research strategies of a coherent body of recent historical writing. The particular area will vary from year to year depending on the expertise of the instructor. Topics may include the writing of national histories, labour/working class, ethnic, native, and women's history, and gender and sexuality in historical context.(Prerequisites: History major with semester 7 standing, and 43-302.) (Students cannot receive credit for both 43-400 and 43-401 or 43-402.)
43-403. Medicine, Healing and the Health Professions
A social history of medicine, including non-Western and unorthodox traditions, with a cross-cultural focus on healers and an emphasis on the evolution of the allied health professions. Historical settings and thematic emphases will vary from year to year depending on the expertise of the instructor.(Prerequisite: Semester 7 standing or permission of instructor.)
43-408. Culture and Society in Victorian Britain
Thematic approach to Victorian society and culture. The emphasis of the course may vary from year to year; possible themes for discussion and research include labour and leisure, science and religion, history and memory, gender and sexuality, class and national identity; literacy, literature, and education.(Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-410. High Middle Ages
Thematic approach to medieval society including such topics as popular religion, the peasantry, the Crusades, urbanization, etc. (Prerequisite: one of 43-207, 43-209, 43-214, 43-215, 43-316, or 43-335, or consent of instructor. Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-437. European Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the U.N.
Diplomacy in theory and practice from the Congress of Vienna to the U.N. (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-441. Canadian Social History
Focuses on the experience of Canadians in their daily lives, especially in the period from 1840 up to the Second World War. Subjects will be selected from the major fields of social history, such as labour, women's history, and ethnicity. Attention will be paid as well to methodologies developed in such cognate fields as demography, geography, and economics. (Prerequisites: two courses in Canadian history or consent of instructor. Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-443. Canada: Great Expectations to Broken Dreams, 1896-1935
Laurier and Borden administrations; Liberal convention of 1919 and the rise of Mackenzie King; the depression years and the growth of third party movements; the evolution of Canadian autonomy. (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-444. Canada: The New National Policy to the Rise of Trudeaumania, 1935-1968
Canadian foreign policy in the 1930s; the rise of the welfare state; King, St. Laurent, Pearson, and Diefenbaker; the "revolution" in Canadian foreign policy following the Second World War; Canada's place in North America; the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-448. Local History
The history of Windsor and its metropolitan area from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-458. Early American History, 1600-1800
This course examines selected themes in the political and social history of early America. Among the topics to be studied are European and Native American contacts, the political and social development of the American colonies, slavery, war and society, the changing status of women, and the American Revolution and its aftermath. (Prerequisite: 43-261 or consent of instructor. Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-462. United States-Latin American Relations in the 20th Century
The rise and shaping of U.S. power in the hemisphere, with emphasis on Latin American responses, and on cultural and other non-governmental exchanges. (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-463. The History of Sexuality in North America
The cultural ideology, social regulation, and experience of reproduction and sexual relations, with an emphasis on women. Topics include childbirth, slavery and sex, abortion and birth control, and the role of psychology and popular culture in the development of modern heterosexual and homosexual identities. (Also offered as Psychology 46-463.) (Prerequisite: one of 43-249, 43-250, 46-240. Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.)
43-497. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with permission of a program advisor.) (Prerequisite: Restricted to History majors and other students with at least semester 5 standing and permission of the instructor.) |