Department of History
LLOYD S. KRAMER, Chair
Professors
William L. Barney (92) Political History of 19th-Century America
Christopher R. Browning (30) 20th-Century Germany, the Holocaust
W. Fitzhugh Brundage (96) U.S. South since the Civil War, New South
Melissa M. Bullard (38) Renaissance, Mediterranean, and Early Modern Europe
John C. Chasteen (45) 19th-Century Latin America (Especially Brazil), Popular and Political Culture
Peter A. Coclanis (85) U.S. Economic and Business History, Colonial History
William Ferris (65) U.S. South (with Emphasis on Literature), Documentary Studies
W. Miles Fletcher (52) Japanese History
Joseph T. Glatthaar (69) Civil War Era, U.S. History
Karen Hagemann (40) Modern Europe, Gender and Social
Jacquelyn D. Hall (90) U.S. Women's History, Oral History, U.S. South
Barbara J. Harris (24) European Women's History (Especially Early Modern, Tudor-Stuart England)
R. Don Higginbotham (84) Colonial and Revolutionary America
Michael H. Hunt (97) U.S. Diplomatic History, U.S.-East Asian Relations, Chinese Foreign Relations
Konrad H. Jarausch (32) 19th- and 20th-Century Europe
John F. Kasson (88) American Intellectual and Cultural History, Technology and Society, Art and Literature
Richard H. Kohn (82) Military History
Lloyd S. Kramer (39) European Intellectual History
Roger W. Lotchin (81) Urban Political History, 1800 to the Present
Genna Rae McNeil (86) African American History
L. Louise McReynolds (42) 19th-Century Russia
Theda Perdue (95) Native American History
Louis A. Pérez Jr. (46) Latin America, Caribbean, Cuba
Donald J. Raleigh (64) 20th-Century Russian/Soviet History
Donald M. Reid (36) Modern French History
John E. Semonche (77) American Legal and Constitutional History
Jay M. Smith (34) France 1550-1815
Richard A. Soloway (23) 19th-Century Britain: Social, Intellectual and Church History
Richard J. A. Talbert (18) Ancient Rome, Classics
Harry L. Watson (93) North Carolina History
Associate Professors
Daniel V. Botsman (53) Modern Japanese History
Kathryn Burns (47) Colonial Latin American Gender/Women's History
Jerma A. Jackson (96) African American History
Wayne E. Lee (71) Military History, Colonial American History
James L. Leloudis (91) North Carolina History, U.S. South, Education History
Lisa A. Lindsay (80) West Africa; African Diaspora
W. James McCoy (17) Ancient, Particularly Greek History
Terence V. McIntosh (33) Early Modern European History, Economic and Social
Yasmin Saikia (50) South Asia
Sarah D. Shields (55) Islamic Civilization
Michael Tsin (54) Modern Chinese History
Assistant Professors
Chad Bryant (66) 20th-Century Eastern European History
Kathleen DuVal (67) Early America, Early American Women
Crystal N. Feimster (100) 19th- and 20th-Century U.S. History, African American History
Michelle King (59) Modern Chinese History
Christopher J. Lee (58) Colonial and Modern Africa
Fred Naiden (19) Ancient Greece
John Sweet (68) Early American History
Brett E. Whalen (41) Medieval History
Heather Williams (94) 19th-Century U.S. History, African American History
Joint Appointments
Robert C. Allen (73) American Studies
Michael D. Green (74) Native American History
Larry Griffin (70) Social Relations and Historical Sociology
Reginald F. Hildebrand (75) African and African American Studies
I. Peter Kaufman (43) Christian Tradition from Late Antiquity to Reformation
Professors Emeriti
Josef Anderle
Samuel H. Baron
Stephen B. Baxter
Frederick O. Behrends
Judith Bennett
Herbert L. Bodman Jr.
Henry C. Boren
E. Willis Brooks
Peter G. Filene
David Griffiths
John M. Headley
Lawrence D. Kessler
Frank W. Klingberg
William E. Leuchtenburg
Donald G. Mathews
Michael McVaugh
John K. Nelson
William S. Powell
Richard W. Pfaff
Frank W. Ryan Jr.
George V. Taylor
George B. Tindall
Peter F. Walker
Gerhard L. Weinberg
Joel R. Williamson
Graduate students in history develop both depth and breadth of historical knowledge. Each student works primarily within one of nine major fields: ancient history, European history, history of science, history of women, global history, Latin American history, military history, Russian and East European history and United States history. Students who advance to the doctoral level also develop expertise in a second field chosen from an even broader range of possibilities—that is, not only any of the above major fields but also African history, Middle Eastern history and Asian history.
Extensive information about the graduate program in history is available at www.unc.edu/depts/history/grad, and the regulations that guide students' progress can be seen at www.unc.edu/depts/history/grad/regs.html. Please use these to supplement the brief summary below.
Admission
The department considers applications from those holding undergraduate degrees and those who have obtained M.A. degrees elsewhere. Students admitted to the department with an M.A. from another university will be reviewed by the faculty at the time of entry into the program to determine whether they should take second M.A. degrees here or proceed directly to Ph.D. training. Preference in admission is given to students who intend to proceed to doctoral work, either directly or after completion of the M.A. degree.
The M.A. Program
The courses required for the M.A. degree usually include an introduction to research (HIST 700) and an introductory seminar (HIST 900), to be taken in the first year of study, a two-semester reading colloquium or its equivalent in the student's major field, one additional seminar (900-level course), three hours of thesis credit (HIST 993) and four other courses, of which as many as three may be taken in fields other than that in which the student is concentrating or even in other disciplines. M.A. candidates must also pass a reading-knowledge examination in an appropriate foreign language, prepare an acceptable thesis and pass an oral examination on the thesis. Students are expected to complete the M.A. after four semesters in residence.
The Ph.D. Program
Satisfactory completion of the M.A. does not automatically entitle a student to continue at the doctoral level. After the M.A. oral examination, the student's committee reaches a formal written decision about whether he or she should continue toward the Ph.D.
All courses taken at UNC-Chapel Hill for the M.A. (except HIST 993) may be credited toward the doctoral program. If The Graduate School approves for transfer credit graduate courses taken elsewhere, these may be credited as well. Candidates for the Ph.D. complete the following minimum course program (in addition to the requirements for the M.A.): a research seminar, two courses in a second field of study, research design (HIST 905) and dissertation credit (HIST 994). A reading knowledge of two foreign languages is required for the Ph.D. degree.
Each doctoral student must pass written comprehensive examinations in the major field, as well as an oral examination that focuses on the dissertation. The final requirements for the Ph.D. are a dissertation and an oral examination on it.
The department expects doctoral students to proceed quickly with their work. For those pursuing both the M.A. and the Ph.D., all course work and the comprehensive written and oral examinations must be completed by the end of the seventh semester. For those who enter the program with an acceptable M.A. from another institution, A.B.D. status must be achieved within four semesters. The dissertation must be completed within a period of eight years.
Fellowships and Assistantships
The department funds most of its students through teaching assistantships or fellowships, and also offers research grants and dissertation fellowships. In addition, The Graduate School awards fellowships to both entering students and students in the later phases of their doctoral training. More details about funding for history students can be found at www.unc.edu/depts/history/grad/funding.html.
Libraries and Research Opportunities
The Davis and Wilson libraries have many collections of great value, and the University itself is conveniently situated close to a number of other research centers, particularly the Duke University Library and the North Carolina State Department of Archives and History (www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us). The library houses many outstanding special collections, including the William Henry Hoyt Collection on revolutionary France and the Peabody Collection on international law and diplomacy. Especially notable are the Southern Historical Collection (one of the most important manuscript collections on the subject), and the North Carolina Collection (a repository of books, magazines, pamphlets, and newspapers published in or about North Carolina). The Southern Oral History Program and the Center for the Study of the American South further enhance research and training in the history of our region.
The University Center for International Studies, the Center for European Studies and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) sponsor fellowships, seminars, speakers and other opportunities in their respective areas. The Ancient World Mapping Center forms part of the Department of History, and there is no other unit worldwide that matches its mission of promoting cartography and geographic information science within ancient studies. For research and other initiatives at the center, visit www.unc.edu/awmc. The department also sponsors the Project for Historical Education, an outreach program for teachers in secondary schools. In addition, a wide variety of workshops regularly bring together faculty and graduate students who share interest in particular historical topics or approaches.
Courses for Graduates and Advanced Undergraduates
420 POLITICS AND RELIGION IN ANCIENT GREECE (3). This course deals with ancient Greek religious practices and seeks to place them in their legal, political and cultural contexts, and thus integrate them into the study of Greek history.
421 [101] ALEXANDER (PWAD 421) (3). The rise of Macedonia; the careers of Philip II and Alexander (with emphasis on the latter's campaigns); the emerging Hellenistic Age. The course integrates computer (including Web site) and audiovisual materials throughout. Spring. McCoy.
422 [102A] ANCIENT GREEK WARFARE (PWAD 422) (3). War and the warrior in the archaic and classical Greek world, seventh to the fourth centuries BCE. Spring. McCoy.
423 [102B] ANCIENT GREEK SOCIETY AND CULTURE (3). HIST 225 strongly recommended. Topical approach to the social and cultural history of the ancient Greek city states, ca. 800–336 BCE. Summer. McCoy.
424 [102C] ANCIENT ATHENS (3). HIST 225 strongly recommended. The life and times of the ancient Athenians from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE. Fall. McCoy.
425 [103] ROMAN HISTORY, 154 BCE–14 CE (3). Explores the transformation from Republic to Principate. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Talbert.
427 [104A] THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 14 CE–193 CE (3). Focuses upon administrative, social and economic themes. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Talbert.
428 [104B] THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE, 193 CE–378 CE (3). Focuses upon administrative, social and economic themes. Conducted in considerable part by student reports and classroom discussions. Talbert.
431 [106] THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH (3). The nature and workings of the Western church between roughly 600 and 1300. Emphasis on the church "from within," organization, missionary strategies, liturgy, monasticism, popular religion. Pfaff.
433 [133] ENGLISH SOCIETY, 1200–1700 (3). Examines critical issues in the development of English society and economy in the centuries before industrialization.
434 [134] MEDIEVAL ENGLAND (3). A consideration of England's origins, unification and development as a national monarchy. Primary emphasis is on political, ecclesiastical and cultural aspects. Pfaff.
435 [110] THE MEDIEVAL UNIVERSITY (3). The origins and development of the university during the period 1100 to 1400; types of organization, curricula and degrees, intellectual life, town-gown and student-master relationships. McVaugh.
436 BETWEEN FLESH AND SPIRIT: GENDER, THE BODY AND THE HOLY IN MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY (3). This course will explore notions of male and female sanctity from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages. Topics will include martyrdom, the cult of relics and bodily resurrection.
452 [112] THE RENAISSANCE: ITALY, BIRTHPLACE OF THE RENAISSANCE, 1300–1550 (3). A study of the people, culture and intellectual achievements of the Italian Renaissance with emphasis on the interaction between culture and society. Bullard.
453 [113] MEDITERRANEAN SOCIETIES AND ECONOMICS IN THE RENAISSANCE WORLD (3). A picture of Mediterranean social and economic life 1300 to 1600, with special focus on rural and urban society, family structure, patronage, work and wages, public and private finance. Bullard.
454 [114] THE REFORMATION (RELI 454) (3). Examines a movement of religious reform that shattered Latin Christendom and contributed many of the conditions of early modern Europe. Emphases: religious, political, social.
455 [115] EUROPE IN THE 17TH CENTURY (3). The century marks the watershed in European development. Emphases: statecraft, the emerging state-system, the new scientific world view, the evolution of European society.
456 [116] 18TH-CENTURY FRANCE (3). This course examines the Age of Enlightenment in France (1660-1787). The ideas of the "philosophes" will be placed in a broad social, political and international context. Smith.
457 [117] THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (3). Origins and course of the French Revolution to 1815. Topics include the culture of the Enlightenment, collapse of the old regime, popular revolution, trial of Louis XVI, Reign of Terror, Napoleon. Smith.
458 [119] EUROPE AND THE WORLD WARS, 1914–1945 (3). Europe and the experience of total war, with special focus on national conflicts; ideological conflicts among fascism, communism and liberalism; and the dictatorships of Hitler and Stalin. Browning.
459 [120A] FRANCE, 1337–1715 (3). This course covers the social, political and cultural history of France from the later Middle Ages to 1715. The monarchy's evolution from near extinction to "absolutism" provides the main storyline. Smith.
460 LATE MEDIEVAL AND REFORMATION GERMANY (3). Examines the major late medieval religious, social and political developments plus the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Topics include Luther's theology, the German Peasant's War, Jewish-Christian relations, witch-hunting and family life. Reid.
461 EARLY MODERN GERMANY, 1600–1815 (3). Examines major political, social and cultural developments. Topics include the growth of absolutist government, Prussia's militarism and rivalry with Austria, German Jewry, Baroque music, the Enlightenment and the Napoleonic wars. Reid.
462 [122] GERMANY, 1815–1918 (3). The nature of Prussian society, the rivalry between Prussia and Austria for the command of German affairs, and the quality of Prussian leadership in the German Empire of 1871. Jarausch.
463 [123] HISTORY OF GERMANY SINCE 1918 (3). Politics and culture in the Weimar Republic, Nazi totalitarianism and the reshaping of East and West Germany since World War II. Jarausch.
464 [124] HISTORY OF SPAIN (3). A survey of Spanish history from the Islamic invasion to Napoleon. Particular attention will be given to the period of the Hapsburgs, 1516 to 1700. Headley, Burns.
465 [125] INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF EUROPE, EARLY PERIOD (3). The course examines the gradual erosion of and criticism within the classical Christian tradition that led to the emergence of a new mentality by the end of the 17th century. Two lectures, one discussion per week.
466 [126] MODERN EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (3). The main developments in European thought from the Enlightenment to the 20th century, with some attention to social context. Readings include Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Tocqueville, Sand, Flaubert, Nietzsche, Freud. Kramer.
467 [127A] SOCIETY AND FAMILY IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE (3). A survey of changes in social organization, family life, courtship practices, sexual behavior and the relations between the economy and population that occurred in preindustrial Europe, 1500–1815. McIntosh.
469 [128] EUROPEAN SOCIAL HISTORY, 1815–1970 (3). The social transformation of Europe from agrarian through postindustrial society, discussing population growth, family history, spread of education, class structure, social conflict, group ideologies and mass politics, as well as everyday lives and popular lifestyles. Jarausch.
470 [129] THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION (3). Traces the creation of scientific thought 1500 to 1700, from Leonardo to Newton, examining the various strands—Greek science, art, engineering, experimentation, occultism, etc.—woven into it. McVaugh.
471 [130] HISTORY OF SCIENCE FROM NEWTON TO EINSTEIN (3). A survey of the development since 1700 of the various branches of physical and biological science, culminating in the 20th-century revolution in physics. McVaugh.
472 [131] MEDICINE AND HEALTH IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE (3). Shows how the age of Shakespeare and Newton (16th- to 17th-century England) fused old and new ideas about medicine and health, anticipating some of our own beliefs and practices. McVaugh.
473 [135] TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND, 1485–1660 (3). A lecture course, open to juniors, seniors and graduate students. Harris.
474 [137] GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY, 1815–1901 (3). Emphasizes the social and economic foundations of the political, intellectual, religious and cultural history of Victorian Britain. Soloway.
475 [138] GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 20TH CENTURY (3). Explores the economic and social foundations of British political, intellectual and cultural history from 1901 to the present. Soloway.
476 [184] RUSSIA AND THE WEST IN THE 18TH CENTURY (3). A comparative approach. Centering on Russia's contacts with the West, the resulting interaction and the efforts of Russians to define the unique nature of their own society. Griffiths.
477 [186A] REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA, 1900–1930 (3). A close study of Russia's age of revolution from the reign of the last tsar to the turbulent Stalin Revolution of 1929, with emphasis on the revolutions of 1917. Raleigh.
478 [186B] STALIN AND AFTER: THE USSR, 1929–PRESENT (3). An in-depth examination of Soviet and post-Soviet history from 1929 to the present. Raleigh.
479 [079] HISTORY OF FEMALE SEXUALITIES IN THE WEST (WMST 479) (3). Spanning the ancient, medieval and modern West, this course explores normative and non-normative female sexualities, ideas about female bodies and the regulation of female sexuality by families, religions and states.
480 [185] RUSSIA, 1796–1917 (3). The diplomatic, military and ideological confrontations with the West, the decline and fall of the Russian autocracy, the evolution of reform thought; and revolutionary opposition. Brooks.
481 [190] EASTERN EUROPE SINCE WORLD WAR II (3). An examination of the countries of Eastern Europe, their origins and development since World War II, their cohesion and conflict.
482 [105] RUSSIA, EURASIAN EMPIRE (3). This course examines the development of the Russian Empire, from the Mongol conquest in the 13th century to the transformation of Imperial Russia in the Soviet Union after 1917.
490 [100] SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY (3). Subject matter will vary with instructor but will focus on some particular topic or historical approach. Course description available from the departmental office.
500 GENDER AND NATION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND, FROM THE 18TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY (WMST 500). The course explores the growing body of research on gender and nation/nationalism by focusing on problems of national belongings, citizenship, state and nation formation, and national iconography.
501 GENDER OF WELFARE (WMST 501) (3). An interdisciplinary examination of issues pertaining to gender and welfare, such as the sexual division of labor and social policy, the work-family balance and social citizenship in a transnational perspective.
513 [140] IMPERIALISM AND THE THIRD WORLD (3). This course explores the processes by which 19th-century imperialism set the contours of the modern world, establishing relations among societies and reconfiguring both colonial cultures and European cultures. Lindsay.
514 [141] MONUMENTS AND MEMORY (ART 514, INTS 514) (3). Since the emergence of the idea of "public," museums and monuments have played a key role in the formation of cultural memory and identity, both nationally and globally. This course explores the relation between museums and monuments historically and theoretically, and relates them to national and international developments in the 19th and 20th centuries.
515 [143] HISTORY OF SOCIALIST THOUGHT (3). An examination of the origins and development of Marxist ideas and their application to specific historical conditions in Germany, Russia, China, Algeria, Cuba and modern industrial society. Griffiths.
516 HISTORICAL TIME (3). This course explores the ways in which Western historians and other students of the past from Adam Ferguson to Stephen Jay Gould have conceptualized and packaged historical time.
517 MILITARY, WAR AND GENDER IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, 18TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY (3). This course introduces students to the gender history of the military and war in a comparative perspective with a focus on Germany and the United States from the 18th to the 20th century.
530 [175] HISTORY OF MEXICO (3). Topical approach to the history of Mexico, from pre-Columbian civilizations through the Spanish conquest and colonial system. Emphasis will be given to the 19th and 20th centuries. Pérez.
531 [176A] HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN (3). Thematic approach to the history of the West Indies, with emphasis on the period from European conquest through the 20th century. Topics include colonialism, slavery, monoculture, United States–Caribbean relations and decolonization. Pérez.
532 [176B] HISTORY OF CUBA (3). Thematic approach to Cuban history, from conquest to the revolution. Attention is given to socioeconomic developments, slavery and race relations, the 19th-century independence process and the 20th-century republic. Pérez.
533 [177] HISTORY OF BRAZIL (3). This course is concerned primarily with the creation of a new society through race mixture and culture change, and with the political and economic development of Brazil. Chasteen.
534 [180] THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (3). A comparative examination of the movements, experiences, and contributions of Africans and people of African descent from the period of the Atlantic slave trade to the present. Lindsay.
535 [182] WOMEN AND GENDER IN AFRICAN HISTORY (AFRI 535) (3). Analysis of historical transformations in Africa and their effects on women's lives and gender relations. Particular themes include precolonial societies, colonialism, religious change, urban labor, nationalism and sexuality. Lindsay.
536 [196] REVOLUTION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST (ASIA 536) (3). This course will focus on revolutionary change in the Middle East during the last century, emphasizing internal social, economic and political conditions as well as international contexts. Shields.
537 [195] WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST (ASIA 537, WMST 537) (3). Explores the lives of women in the Middle East and how they have changed over time. Focus will change each year. Shields.
538 [197] THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WEST (ASIA 538) (3). This course explores changing interactions between the Middle East and the West, including trade, warfare, scientific exchange and imperialism, and ends with an analysis of contemporary relations in light of the legacy of the past. Shields.
539 [192] THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA (ASIA 539) (3). This course is intended as a broad overview of Southeast Asian economic history from premodern times to the present day. Coclanis.
540 [109] AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY: DISCOURSE, KNOWLEDGE, POLITICS (3). This course traces Africa's modern intellectual history, exploring such topics as Africa's place in history, African nationalism, pan-Africanism, the problem of colonialism and the meaning of progress.
541 AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY: ECOLOGY, ECONOMY, POLITICS (3). This course addresses the major themes of the environmental history of Africa with an emphasis on issues of local ecology, land use, and labor and the struggles over these issues.
542 DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND ITS DISCONTENTS (3). This course examines the changing meanings of the idea of development in Africa and the role that Africans have played in shaping these meanings from the late 19th century.
543 HISTORIES OF HEALTH AND HEALING IN AFRICA (3). This course focuses on the historical, social, medical, cultural, policy and economic aspects of health and health crises in Africa.
561 [145] THE AMERICAN COLONIAL EXPERIENCE (3). Major topics: European reconnaissance, founding of new societies, character and structure of institutions, thought and feeling from Cotton to Franklin, privilege and cost of empire. Higginbotham.
562 [173] ORAL HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE (COMM 562, FOLK 562, WMST 562) (3). This course will combine readings and field work in oral history with study of performance as a means of interpreting and conveying oral history texts. Emphasis on women's history. Hall.
563 [147] JACKSONIAN AMERICA, 1815–1848 (3). The society and politics of the United States during the period dominated by President Andrew Jackson. Topics include economic development, the expansion of slavery, religion and reform, the changing roles of women and the political movements associated with "Jacksonian democracy." Watson.
564 [146] REVOLUTION AND NATION MAKING IN AMERICA, 1763–1815 (PWAD 564) (3). Major topics: constitutional conflict in the British empire, independence and war, Confederation and Constitution, growth of political parties and nationality in a period of domestic change and international conflict. Higginbotham.
565 [148] CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1848–1900 (PWAD 565) (3). Focus is on causes, nature and consequences of the Civil War. Barney.
566 [149] THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN AMERICA (3). A history of the sexual practices, desires and understandings of Americans, from earliest colonial encounters to the late 20th century. Sweet.
568 [168] WOMEN IN THE SOUTH (WMST 568) (3). An exploration of the distinctive themes in Southern women's lives, using the evidence of history and literature. Hall.
569 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY (AFAM 569, WMST 569) (3). The course covers the history of black women in the United States from the 18th century to the present. It deals with such themes as work, family, community, sexuality, politics, religion and culture. Jackson.
570 [153A] THE VIETNAM WAR (ASIA 570, PWAD 570) (3). A wide-ranging exploration of America's longest war, from 19th-century origins to 1990s legacies, from village battlegrounds to the Cold War context, from national leadership to popular participation and impact. Hunt.
571 [142] SOUTHERN MUSIC (FOLK 571) (3). Explores the history of music in the American South from its roots to 20th-century musical forms, revealing how music serves as a window on the region's history and culture. Ferris.
573 [159] PUBLIC RELIGION IN U.S. HISTORY (3). Prerequisite, introductory history or religious studies course. A study of public religion in United States history, including the relations of religion and government, the idea of American exceptionalism and destiny, the role of religious movements.
574 [144] SPANISH BORDERLANDS IN NORTH AMERICA (3). The history of the Spanish colonial experience north of Mexico, to 1820.
576 [151A] THE ETHNOHISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN (WMST 576) (3). Introduces students to the study of Native American women through the perspectives of anthropology, history and autobiography. Perdue.
577 [152] UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY (PWAD 577) (3). How the United States came to occupy a leading role in world affairs as a diplomatic, military, economic and cultural power and what that role has meant to Americans and to other peoples, especially during the Cold War. Hunt.
579 [156] POPULAR CULTURE AND AMERICAN HISTORY (3). Study of the popular arts and entertainments of the 19th and 20th centuries and the ways in which they illuminate the values, assumptions, aspirations and fears of American society.
579H [156H] POPULAR CULTURE AND AMERICAN HISTORY (3).
580 [150] UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1945 (3). Diverse developments as interpreted within the framework of certain broad and open-ended themes, particularly individual freedom, social welfare, mass culture and community. Filene.
581 [157] AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY TO 1876 (3). In a classroom environment characterized by discussion, simulation and interaction, the antecedents, formation and interpretation of the Constitution are confronted in a broad historical matrix. Semonche.
582 [158] AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY SINCE 1876 (3). Using a classroom environment similar to HIST 581, constitutional adjustments and change are related to psychological, political, social and economic factors, and to Supreme Court members. Semonche.
584 [162] THE PROMISE OF URBANIZATION: AMERICAN CITIES IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES (3). A survey of the development of American cities since 1815 and their influence upon American history. Lotchin.
586 [163] THE OLD SOUTH (3). Economic, cultural and social history of the antebellum South. The region's political history will serve as a supporting part of the study. Watson.
587 [164] THE SOUTH SINCE RECONSTRUCTION (3). A survey of the South during the past 100 years, covering developments in politics, economics, culture and society. Course begins at the end of Reconstruction.
588 [167] WHITE CULTURE AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTH (3). This course describes and analyzes the evolution of Southern white culture with emphasis on the years since 1831. It describes Southern white culture as the result of the black presence.
589 RACE, RACISM AND AMERICA: (U.S.) LAW IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (3). This course will historically and critically examine the changing legal status of people of color in the United States. Within a broad historical matrix from the colonial era to the present, it will focus on African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/os and United States law.
621 [171] RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF THE SOUTH (3). HIST 127, 128 or 140 recommended. A historical analysis of the religious life of Southerners from the Great Awakening to the present with an emphasis on how religion, social institutions and cultural practices interact.
622 [172] MEDICINE AND SOCIETY IN AMERICA (3). A survey of major developments in the history of American medicine. Emphasis will be placed upon setting the practice of medicine as well as the experience of health and disease into broad social, cultural and political contexts.
624 [181] INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS (3). Examines African American intellectuals in North America with some attention to black writers in the Caribbean. Emphasizes American Negro Academy, black scholars, scholar-activists, writers and public intellectuals. Janken, McNeil.
625 [161] TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN CULTURE (3). Technology's impact on American thought and society and the response it has engendered. Topics will include the factory town, search for utopia, impact of Henry Ford, war and depersonalization. Kasson.
670 [170] INTRODUCTION TO ORAL HISTORY (FOLK 670) (3). Introduces students to the uses of interviews in historical research. Questions of ethics, interpretation and the construction of memory will be explored, and interviewing skills will be developed through field work. Hall.
671 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY (3). Introduces the theory, politics and practice of historical work conducted in public venues (museums, historic sites, national parks, government agencies, archives), directed at public audiences, or addressed to public issues.
674 FIELD METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY (3). This course will introduce many techniques employed by archaeologists and historians in locating and excavating sites of past human activity. It will involve field work at an active archeological site.
697 [094A] MYTH AND HISTORY (3). Myths and legends are the stuff of history. An interdisciplinary capstone course treating topics such as Alexander the Great and George Washington as mytho-historical heroes, the Holy Grail and uses of myth in the modern world.
Courses for Graduates
700 [200] INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL METHODS AND RESEARCH (3). Introduction to research. Required for all first-year students. Fall.
701 [201] INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL STUDIES (3). This is an interdisciplinary course to introduce graduate students to the sources, methods and approaches of medieval studies.
702 [202] INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL EDUCATION (3). Provides an introduction to teaching history. Topics include the history of historical education, planning a course, the role of the teacher, goals and methods, using new technologies and evaluating students. Spring. Filene, Shields.
703 [211] TEACHING PRACTICUM.
705 [283] CULTURAL THEORY AND HISTORICAL METHODS (3). Introduction to theoretical and methodological issues that have influenced historical studies in the 1980s and 1990s. Works considered are from anthropology, literary studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, and poststructuralism.
711 [203A] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM ON EARLY MODERN EUROPE (3). Directed readings on early European history, from Britain through European Russia. Fall. (Alternate years.)
712 [203B] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM ON MODERN EUROPE (3). Directed readings on modern European history, from Britain through European Russia. Spring.
713 [207A] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE 1810 (3). Directed readings on Latin American history from preconquest to 1810; required for students entering the field. Fall. Burns.
714 [207B] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1810. Directed readings on Latin American history in the National Period; required for students entering the field. Spring. Chasteen, Perez.
715 [209A] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM IN UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1865 (3). Directed readings on American history through the Civil War; required for students entering the field. Fall.
716 [209B] INTRODUCTORY COLLOQUIUM IN UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865 (3). Directed readings on American history from the Civil War to the present; required for students entering the field. Spring.
717 [261] INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY HISTORY (3). An introduction to the methods, issues, and literature of military history, including classic works and scholarship representative of a variety of approaches from history and other disciplines. Fall. Kohn.
718 [225] COLLOQUIUM IN WORLD MILITARY HISTORY (3). Reading colloquium in world military history, emphasizing Europe, focusing on the most significant issues, methods and approaches in the field today. Kohn.
721 [205A] READINGS IN EUROPEAN EXPANSION AND GLOBAL INTERACTION, 1400–1800 (3). Examines the dynamics of cross cultural contacts and exchange between Europe and other civilizations in the context of a growing global interconnectedness. Spring. (Alternate years.)
722 [205B] READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL HISTORY (3). Focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Mixing theory, case studies and comparisons, the readings reflect disciplinary diversity. Fall.
725 [222] SELECTED READINGS IN THE COMPARATIVE OR GLOBAL HISTORY OF WOMEN IN GENDER (WMST 725) (3). Readings in the history of women and gender in a comparative, global or transnational perspective. (Alternate springs.) Staff.
730 [228] FEMINIST AND GENDER THEORY FOR HISTORIANS (WMST 730) (3). Readings in contemporary feminist theory, focused especially on theories that address the construction, writing and general practice of history. Spring. (Alternate years with HIST 222.)
735 [218] READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER (WMST 735) (3). Readings on the historical study of gender and sexuality and on definitions of femininity and masculinity in different historical contexts. Fall and spring. Hoffert.
741 [229] READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE (3). Examines the principal historiographical problems in the history of science and medicine, focusing on a different topic each year. McVaugh.
746 [245] HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (3). The relationship of the social sciences to history, logic of inquiry, use of quantitative methods and introduction to the computer. Jarausch.
751 [206] PROBLEMS IN GREEK HISTORY, 600–323 B.C. (3). Prerequisite, consent of the instructor. McCoy.
752 [208] HISTORY OF ROME, 27 B.C.–180 A.D. (3). Talbert.
755 [223] READINGS IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN WOMEN'S HISTORY (WMST 755) (3). A readings course on the history of women, gender and sexuality in Medieval Europe.
756 [239] MEDIEVAL ENGLAND (3). Prerequisite, HIST 137 or equivalent. Pfaff.
757 [243] LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND (3). Prerequisite, HIST 133, 134 or equivalent. Readings in English history, ca. 1300–1500, with a focus on social, economic, political and legal topics.
760 [219] EUROPE IN THE 16TH CENTURY (3). A survey of the best historical literature emphasizing churches, varieties of secular power and religious practice.
761 [227] READINGS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3). Bullard.
762 [238] POLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND UNDER THE TUDORS AND THE STUARTS (3). Prerequisite, HIST 138. Harris.
763 [230] EARLY MODERN GERMANY (3). A topical survey of the political, social and economic history of early modern Germany. McIntosh.
765 [233] PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (3). Readings, reports and discussion on aspects of the French Revolutionary upheaval in Europe. Smith.
770 [220] READINGS IN MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S AND GENDER HISTORY (WMST 220) (3). A readings course in the history of women in Europe since 1500. Harris.
771 [234] TOPICS IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3). Jarausch.
772 [226] READINGS IN THE INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF EUROPE (3). A readings course on specific themes and debates in modern European intellectual life. Kramer.
773 [235] READINGS IN EUROPEAN SOCIAL HISTORY (3). Reid.
774 [236] READINGS IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1918–1945 (3). Browning.
775 [240] STUDIES IN MODERN ENGLISH HISTORY (3). Directed readings in 19th- and 20th-century English history. Topics vary from year to year. Soloway.
776 [232] TOPICS IN FRENCH HISTORY (3). Open to graduate students from all departments. This course examines one period or one set of problems within French history since the Renaissance. Topics determined by instructor. Kramer, Reid, Smith.
780 [204A] READINGS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY BEFORE 1796 (3). Griffiths.
781 [204B] READINGS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY, 1796–1917 (3). Brooks.
782 [204C] READINGS IN SOVIET HISTORY (3). Raleigh.
783 [204D] SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN HISTORY (3).
784 [210] READINGS IN EAST EUROPEAN HISTORY (3). Directed readings on modern East European history.
810 [215] READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST (3). Shields.
820 [270] PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3). Burns, Chasteen, Pérez.
831 [249] READINGS IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY (3).
832 [250] THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1763–1789 (3). Higginbotham.
833 [251] THE UNITED STATES IN THE FEDERAL PERIOD, 1789–1820 (3). Readings, discussion and book lists designed to give familiarity with the historiographical problems, research opportunities and bibliography of the period. Higginbotham.
834 [252] THE UNITED STATES IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD, 1815–1860 (3). An analysis of the material and ideological transformations within the antebellum republic, which climaxed in the sectional crisis of the 1850s. Barney.
835 [263] READINGS IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH (3). A review of traditional and modern literature on the pre-Civil War South, focusing on the interrelationships of its economy, society, culture and politics. Watson.
840 [254] CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1860–1876 (3). Barney.
841 [264] READINGS IN THE SOUTH SINCE RECONSTRUCTION (3). Readings, reports and discussions on selected topics with a view to gaining familiarity with the literature of the field. Leloudis.
842 [259] POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF MODERN AMERICA (3). A course of readings for advanced students that relate social history to the history of the state in America in the period from the Great Depression and the New Deal to the present.
850 [256] RECENT AND CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES (3).
860 [262] COLLOQUIUM IN UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY (3). Reading colloquium in United States military history focusing on the most significant issues, methods and approaches in the field today. Kohn.
861 [244] HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS (3). Hunt.
863 [217] READINGS IN URBAN HISTORY (3). A readings course to introduce students to the main topics in urban history. Lotchin.
865 [221] READINGS IN U. S. WOMEN'S AND GENDER HISTORY (WMST 865) (3). A readings course on the history of women in the United States. Hall.
870 [265] READINGS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY (3). Graduate students compile bibliographies and read important contributions to various aspects of African American history, stressing shifts in African American historiography and including very recent works.
875 [269] TOPICS IN AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY (3). Kasson.
878 [248] READINGS IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (AMST 878) (3). Readings in and discussions of the major works in Native American history. Perdue, Green.
880 [282] AMERICAN FILM AND MEDIA HISTORY (AMST 880) (3).
890 [290] TOPICS IN HISTORY FOR GRADUATES (3). Instructors use this course to focus on particular topics or historical approaches. Specific course descriptions are available each semester on the departmental Web site (www.unc.edu/depts/history).
899 [299] INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (3). Independent reading programs for graduate students whose needs are covered by no course immediately available. Consent of the instructor required. For students resident in Chapel Hill or vicinity.
900 [300] GRADUATE STUDIES IN HISTORY: SECOND COURSE (3). Application of research skills to historical investigation. Required for all first-year students. Spring.
901 [391] M.A. RESEARCH SEMINAR (3). A seminar for those preparing the M.A. thesis. Pursuing original research in primary sources, students prepare full drafts of their theses. Fall.
902 [392] PH.D. RESEARCH SEMINAR (3). A research seminar for students beyond the M.A. but not yet A.B.D. Spring.
905 [399] DISSERTATION PRACTICUM (3). Required of all doctoral candidates in the last semester of course work, this practicum helps students refine a dissertation topic and produce a prospectus. Fall.
906 [394B] DISSERTATION SEMINAR (3). A seminar for A.B.D. students, offered as demand and resources permit.
910 [301] ANCIENT HISTORY (3).
911 [311] MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3).
919 [319] SEMINAR IN EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3).
924 [324] SEMINAR IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3).
925 [325] SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN HISTORY (3).
930 [330] AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1763–1789 (3).
942 [342] SEMINAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY (3).
948 [348] RESEARCH IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (AMST 348) (3).
950 [350] SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE (3).
951 [361A] INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR IN MILITARY HISTORY (3).
952 [361B] ADVANCED SEMINAR IN MILITARY HISTORY (3).
971 [371] SEMINAR IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3).
975 [387] SEMINAR ON WOMEN'S AND GENDER HISTORY (WMST 387) (3).
990 [390] SEMINAR IN HISTORY (3). Given on demand and as resources permit, this seminar allows faculty to respond to student interest in particular topics. Fall.
993 [393] MASTER'S THESIS (3 or more). Individual work on the M.A. thesis, pursued under the supervision of the M.A. advisor.
994 [394A] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (3 or more). Individual work on the doctoral dissertation, pursued under the supervision of the Ph.D. advisor.