Graduate Program

Fall Term Schedule

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Fall 2020

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
HIST 425-1 Microhistory Thomas Devaney T 2:00PM - 4:40PM
Microhistorians focus on the everyday experiences of ordinary people and uses these to illuminate larger issues. In doing so, microhistory has challenged traditional notions of what matters within history: by choosing “little” people and events instead of seemingly more important political events and actors, by emphasizing marginalized groups usually left out of depictions of normative human experience, and by showing the limits within which individuals have been able to make meaningful choices in their lives. In this course, we’ll read several examples of microhistory, as well as critiques of the method, in order to explore some basic questions of historical study. Can we ever truly represent past lives? Where’s the boundary between history and fiction? What’s the relationship between past and present? Which is more convincing (or truthful): qualitative or quantitative evidence? Since our emphasis will be on the method itself, students will be free to choose research topics from any time period or region. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 456 (T 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 452-1 Racial Democracies: Mexico vs. Brazil Molly Ball W 2:00PM - 4:40PM
Mexico and Brazil are countries with complex cultural, racial and ethnic histories. This seminar will explore the process by which these two countries grappled with their diverse populations during the modern era and how policies and attitudes impacted citizens, residents and perceptions. The course will investigate the limitations that arose from Mexico’s pursuit of a “cosmic race” and how the myth of Brazil’s “racial democracy” was created and dispelled. We will debate the durability of these constructions and the limitations that arise from cross-country comparisons. The course will also challenge students to think theoretically regarding the salience of racial binaries. In addition to thought-provoking scholarly studies, students will read translated discourses from leading Mexican and Brazilian intellectuals and will generate their own final research papers. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 362 (W 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 452-2 Racial Democracies: Mexico vs. Brazil Molly Ball W 2:00PM - 4:40PM
Mexico and Brazil are countries with complex cultural, racial and ethnic histories. This seminar will explore the process by which these two countries grappled with their diverse populations during the modern era and how policies and attitudes impacted citizens, residents and perceptions. The course will investigate the limitations that arose from Mexico’s pursuit of a “cosmic race” and how the myth of Brazil’s “racial democracy” was created and dispelled. We will debate the durability of these constructions and the limitations that arise from cross-country comparisons. The course will also challenge students to think theoretically regarding the salience of racial binaries. In addition to thought-provoking scholarly studies, students will read translated discourses from leading Mexican and Brazilian intellectuals and will generate their own final research papers. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 362 (W 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 473-1 American Health Policy Mical Raz T 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This course examines the formation and evolution of American health policy from a political and historical perspective. Concentrating on developments from the early twentieth century to the present, the focus of readings and discussions will be political forces and institutions and historical and cultural contexts. Among the topics covered are periodic campaigns for national health insurance, efforts to rationalize and regionalize health care institutions, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the further evolution of these programs, the rise to dominance of economists and economic analysis in the shaping of health policy, racial and gender disparities in access to care and in quality of care, the formation and failure of the Clinton administration's health reform agenda, health reform in the George W. Bush administration and the 2008 presidential campaign, and national health reform and pushback during the Obama administration. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 362 (T 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 482-1 Apocalypse Now...and Then: A History of Apocalyptic Thought Laura Smoller R 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This seminar examines the history of beliefs about the end of the world in the western Judeo-Christian tradition. We will examine such topics as the birth of apocalyptic thought, the medieval development of various aspects of traditions about the End (such as the figure of Antichrist and millenarian traditions), millennial influences on the discovery and colonization of the New World, millennial movements of the last two centuries (such as the Millerites and the Mormons), and contemporary apocalyptic scenarios. A major theme of the course will be the flexibility of apocalyptic language, its ability to interpret various historical situations, and its power to move people to acceptance or action. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 362 (R 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 491-1 Master's Reading Course – –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 491-12 Master's Reading Course Elias Mandala –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 491-2 Master's Reading Course – –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 491-6 Master's Reading Course Ruben Flores –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 491-7 Master's Reading Course Larry Hudson –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 495-6 Master's Research Ruben Flores –
Graduate level research course for the M.A. level.
HIST 500-1 Problems in Historical Analysis Matthew Lenoe M 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This course addresses questions of interest to beginning graduate students in history. These may include: the history of the historical profession, styles of historical writing, relations between history and literature, ethno-history, and the functions of history as criticism and as social memory. Location Rush Rhees Library Room 456 (M 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 590-1 Supervised Teaching in His – –
Individual instruction in the teaching of history under the supervision of a faculty member. For first-year Ph.D. students.
HIST 591-01 PhD Readings in History Molly Ball –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-02 PhD Readings in History Thomas Devaney –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-03 PhD Readings in History Thomas Slaughter –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-04 PhD Readings in History Pablo Sierra –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-05 PhD Readings in History Thomas Fleischman –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-06 PhD Readings in History Ruben Flores –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-07 PhD Readings in History Larry Hudson –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-08 PhD Readings in History Joseph Inikori –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-09 PhD Readings in History Michael Jarvis –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-10 PhD Readings in History Richard Kaeuper –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-11 PhD Readings in History Matthew Lenoe –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-12 PhD Readings in History Elias Mandala –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-14 PhD Readings in History Mical Raz –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-15 PhD Readings in History Joan Rubin –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-16 PhD Readings in History Laura Smoller –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-17 PhD Readings in History Brianna Theobald –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 591-18 PhD Readings in History Stewart Weaver –
Individual, specialized reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-01 Independent Reading Course Molly Ball –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-02 Independent Reading Course Thomas Devaney –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-03 Independent Reading Course Thomas Slaughter –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-04 Independent Reading Course Pablo Sierra –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-05 Independent Reading Course Thomas Fleischman –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-06 Independent Reading Course Ruben Flores –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-07 Independent Reading Course Larry Hudson –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-08 Independent Reading Course Joseph Inikori –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-09 Independent Reading Course Michael Jarvis –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-10 Independent Reading Course Richard Kaeuper –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-11 Independent Reading Course Matthew Lenoe –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-12 Independent Reading Course Elias Mandala –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-14 Independent Reading Course Mical Raz –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-15 Independent Reading Course Joan Rubin –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-16 Independent Reading Course Laura Smoller –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-17 Independent Reading Course Brianna Theobald –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 592-18 Independent Reading Course Stewart Weaver –
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member.
HIST 593-1 Apprentice Teaching – –
Apprentice teachers act as participant-observers in an undergraduate course under the close supervision of a member of the faculty. Ordinarily, students will attend the course; hold weekly meetings with the professor to discuss the progress of the course, and, in many cases, consider strategies for teaching the weeks assigned reading, assist the professor in preparing examination questions, paper topics, and other written assignments; gain experience in evaluating undergraduates work by reading and commenting on (but not grading) exams and essays; and prepare a lecture or lead a class discussion.
HIST 595-1 PhD Research in History – –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-11 PhD Research in History Matthew Lenoe –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-15 PhD Research in History Joan Rubin –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-16 PhD Research in History Laura Smoller –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-17 PhD Research in History Brianna Theobald –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-18 PhD Research in History Stewart Weaver –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-19 PhD Research in History Robert Westbrook –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-2 PhD Research in History Thomas Devaney –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-3 PhD Research in History Thomas Slaughter –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-4 PhD Research in History Pablo Sierra –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 595-9 PhD Research in History Michael Jarvis –
Graduate level research course for the Ph.D. level.
HIST 596-1 Extended Reading at the Ph.D – –
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HIST 895-1 Cont of Master's Enrollment – –
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HIST 897-1 Masters Dissertation – –
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HIST 897-10 Masters Dissertation Richard Kaeuper –
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HIST 897-11 Masters Dissertation Matthew Lenoe –
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HIST 897-14 Masters Dissertation Mical Raz –
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HIST 897-15 Masters Dissertation Joan Rubin –
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HIST 897-16 Masters Dissertation Laura Smoller –
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HIST 897-17 Masters Dissertation Brianna Theobald –
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HIST 897-18 Masters Dissertation Stewart Weaver –
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HIST 897-2 Masters Dissertation Thomas Devaney –
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HIST 897-3 Masters Dissertation Thomas Slaughter –
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HIST 897-4 Masters Dissertation Pablo Sierra –
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HIST 897-5 Masters Dissertation Thomas Fleischman –
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HIST 897-6 Masters Dissertation Ruben Flores –
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HIST 897-7 Masters Dissertation Larry Hudson –
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HIST 897-8 Masters Dissertation Joseph Inikori –
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HIST 897-9 Masters Dissertation Michael Jarvis –
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HIST 899-02 Master's Dissertation Thomas Devaney –
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HIST 899-03 Master's Dissertation Thomas Slaughter –
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HIST 899-04 Master's Dissertation Pablo Sierra –
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HIST 899-05 Master's Dissertation Thomas Fleischman –
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HIST 899-06 Master's Dissertation Ruben Flores –
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HIST 899-07 Master's Dissertation Larry Hudson –
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HIST 899-08 Master's Dissertation Joseph Inikori –
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HIST 899-09 Master's Dissertation Michael Jarvis –
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HIST 899-10 Master's Dissertation Richard Kaeuper –
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HIST 899-11 Master's Dissertation Matthew Lenoe –
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HIST 899-12 Master's Dissertation Elias Mandala –
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HIST 899-14 Master's Dissertation Mical Raz –
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HIST 899-15 Master's Dissertation Joan Rubin –
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HIST 899-16 Master's Dissertation Laura Smoller –
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HIST 899-17 Master's Dissertation Brianna Theobald –
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HIST 899-18 Master's Dissertation Stewart Weaver –
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HIST 985-1 Leave of Absence – –
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HIST 995-1 Cont of Doctoral Enrollment – –
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HIST 997-1 Doctoral Dissertation – –
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HIST 997-10 Doctoral Dissertation Richard Kaeuper –
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HIST 997-11 Doctoral Dissertation Matthew Lenoe –
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HIST 997-12 Doctoral Dissertation Elias Mandala –
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HIST 997-14 Doctoral Dissertation Mical Raz –
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HIST 997-15 Doctoral Dissertation Joan Rubin –
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HIST 997-16 Doctoral Dissertation Laura Smoller –
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HIST 997-17 Doctoral Dissertation Brianna Theobald –
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HIST 997-18 Doctoral Dissertation Stewart Weaver –
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HIST 997-2 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Devaney –
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HIST 997-3 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Slaughter –
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HIST 997-4 Doctoral Dissertation Pablo Sierra –
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HIST 997-5 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Fleischman –
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HIST 997-6 Doctoral Dissertation Ruben Flores –
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HIST 997-7 Doctoral Dissertation Larry Hudson –
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HIST 997-8 Doctoral Dissertation Joseph Inikori –
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HIST 997-9 Doctoral Dissertation Michael Jarvis –
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HIST 999-02 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Devaney –
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HIST 999-03 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Slaughter –
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HIST 999-04 Doctoral Dissertation Pablo Sierra –
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HIST 999-05 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Fleischman –
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HIST 999-06 Doctoral Dissertation Ruben Flores –
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HIST 999-07 Doctoral Dissertation Larry Hudson –
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HIST 999-08 Doctoral Dissertation Joseph Inikori –
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HIST 999-09 Doctoral Dissertation Michael Jarvis –
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HIST 999-10 Doctoral Dissertation Richard Kaeuper –
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HIST 999-11 Doctoral Dissertation Matthew Lenoe –
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HIST 999-12 Doctoral Dissertation Elias Mandala –
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HIST 999-14 Doctoral Dissertation Mical Raz –
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HIST 999-15 Doctoral Dissertation Joan Rubin –
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HIST 999-16 Doctoral Dissertation Laura Smoller –
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HIST 999-17 Doctoral Dissertation Brianna Theobald –
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HIST 999-18 Doctoral Dissertation Stewart Weaver –
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HIST 999-19 Doctoral Dissertation Robert Westbrook –
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
HIST 500-1 Problems in Historical Analysis Matthew Lenoe
This course addresses questions of interest to beginning graduate students in history. These may include: the history of the historical profession, styles of historical writing, relations between history and literature, ethno-history, and the functions of history as criticism and as social memory.
Monday and Wednesday
Tuesday
HIST 425-1 Microhistory Thomas Devaney
Microhistorians focus on the everyday experiences of ordinary people and uses these to illuminate larger issues. In doing so, microhistory has challenged traditional notions of what matters within history: by choosing “little” people and events instead of seemingly more important political events and actors, by emphasizing marginalized groups usually left out of depictions of normative human experience, and by showing the limits within which individuals have been able to make meaningful choices in their lives. In this course, we’ll read several examples of microhistory, as well as critiques of the method, in order to explore some basic questions of historical study. Can we ever truly represent past lives? Where’s the boundary between history and fiction? What’s the relationship between past and present? Which is more convincing (or truthful): qualitative or quantitative evidence? Since our emphasis will be on the method itself, students will be free to choose research topics from any time period or region.
HIST 473-1 American Health Policy Mical Raz
This course examines the formation and evolution of American health policy from a political and historical perspective. Concentrating on developments from the early twentieth century to the present, the focus of readings and discussions will be political forces and institutions and historical and cultural contexts. Among the topics covered are periodic campaigns for national health insurance, efforts to rationalize and regionalize health care institutions, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the further evolution of these programs, the rise to dominance of economists and economic analysis in the shaping of health policy, racial and gender disparities in access to care and in quality of care, the formation and failure of the Clinton administration's health reform agenda, health reform in the George W. Bush administration and the 2008 presidential campaign, and national health reform and pushback during the Obama administration.
Tuesday and Thursday
Wednesday
HIST 452-1 Racial Democracies: Mexico vs. Brazil Molly Ball
Mexico and Brazil are countries with complex cultural, racial and ethnic histories. This seminar will explore the process by which these two countries grappled with their diverse populations during the modern era and how policies and attitudes impacted citizens, residents and perceptions. The course will investigate the limitations that arose from Mexico’s pursuit of a “cosmic race” and how the myth of Brazil’s “racial democracy” was created and dispelled. We will debate the durability of these constructions and the limitations that arise from cross-country comparisons. The course will also challenge students to think theoretically regarding the salience of racial binaries. In addition to thought-provoking scholarly studies, students will read translated discourses from leading Mexican and Brazilian intellectuals and will generate their own final research papers.
HIST 452-2 Racial Democracies: Mexico vs. Brazil Molly Ball
Mexico and Brazil are countries with complex cultural, racial and ethnic histories. This seminar will explore the process by which these two countries grappled with their diverse populations during the modern era and how policies and attitudes impacted citizens, residents and perceptions. The course will investigate the limitations that arose from Mexico’s pursuit of a “cosmic race” and how the myth of Brazil’s “racial democracy” was created and dispelled. We will debate the durability of these constructions and the limitations that arise from cross-country comparisons. The course will also challenge students to think theoretically regarding the salience of racial binaries. In addition to thought-provoking scholarly studies, students will read translated discourses from leading Mexican and Brazilian intellectuals and will generate their own final research papers.
Thursday
HIST 482-1 Apocalypse Now...and Then: A History of Apocalyptic Thought Laura Smoller
This seminar examines the history of beliefs about the end of the world in the western Judeo-Christian tradition. We will examine such topics as the birth of apocalyptic thought, the medieval development of various aspects of traditions about the End (such as the figure of Antichrist and millenarian traditions), millennial influences on the discovery and colonization of the New World, millennial movements of the last two centuries (such as the Millerites and the Mormons), and contemporary apocalyptic scenarios. A major theme of the course will be the flexibility of apocalyptic language, its ability to interpret various historical situations, and its power to move people to acceptance or action.