Introducing New Courses in Fall 2010

The history department will be offering three courses for the first time in the fall semester:

HIST 381: "Issues in Public History," MWF 10:40-11:40, taught by Leslie Madsen-Brooks, will "look at how people engage with history outside the classroom" Madsen-Brooks writes. "We’ll learn from changing urban landscapes, consider what everyday objects can tell us about an historical moment, and reflect on how and why people collect and catalog photos and texts. Along the way, we will meet practicing historians and think through what it means to practice and preserve history in an increasingly digital world."

HIST 381: "The United States and the Wars in the Middle East," TuTh 1:40-2:55, taught by David Walker, will examine US involvement in the Middle East in the twentieth century.

HIST 380: "The Cultural Logics of Death and Dying," TuTh 3:15-4:30, taught by Sarah Hoglund, who offers this description: "This course will focus on eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain and its colonies, tracing the cultural, social, economic, and political transformations in the conception of death and dying. We will draw on works of literature, art, history, philosophy, and theology, unpacking the multiple meanings of nineteenth century cemeteries and sepulchral monuments, funeral rituals and the cult of mourning."