Spring 2027 Graduate Courses
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HIST 5106-801 / Graduate Colloquium in United States History: United States Since 1865 - Paul Sutter
This course is designed to be a rigorous introduction to U.S. history and historiography since the Civil War. The course will be reading-heavy, with a book per week as well, usually, as one or more articles per week required. Coverage is necessarily selective, but the course aims to provide broad chronological and topical exposure to U.S. historiography, and to present students with to a mix of classic books and important new scholarship.Ìý
HIST 5129-801 / Colloquium in Modern Asian History: China - Kwangmin Kim
The course explores major themes of early modern and twentieth-century China with special attention to social, political, environmental, and borderland histories. The seminar discusses both recent and foundational works in the field, helping students understand the evolution of the historiography. At the end of the semester, students in the non-East Asian History field must write a historiography paper on early modern and twentieth-century China based on the books they read in the seminar. Students in the East Asian History field must write a comprehensive historiography on a topic of their choice, drawing upon the books in the seminar reading list and upon their own research.Ìý
HIST 6012-801 / Readings in Modern European History: Debates in East European & Soviet History - Erin Hutchinson
Why do historians disagree? This course will explore the theme of historiographical debate through the lens of Eastern European and Soviet history. The history of the USSR has always been hotly contested, particularly during the Cold War, when the world’s two foremost nuclear powers fought for ideological and military supremacy. Historians have debated everything from the nature of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Throughout the semester, we will examine key debates in Soviet history and explore the wide variety of approaches that historians adopt to understand the past. Major topics include the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, empire, Soviet Jews, the Holocaust, World War II, the Sovietization of Eastern Europe, de-Stalinization, and perestroika. For their final paper, students will analyze a historiographical debate in their own field.
HIST 7000-801 / Seminar in Historical Research and Writing - Sungyun Lim
This course prepares students to undertake independent research in history. With support from the professor and each other, students will master the steps of producing an original research paper: identifying a viable topic/question, responding to historiographical issues, selecting and interpreting appropriate primary sources, and revising successive drafts. Students from all historical fields are welcome and will be encouraged to consult with their advisor(s) in progressing their research agenda.
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