Studies the evolution of human societies to the rise of truly global connection. Significant attention is paid to understanding connections and comparisons between China, India, the Islamic world, the Mediterranean, and the Americas.

This is course offers an overview of Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Columbian encounter through the twenty-first century. We use case studies to illustrate overarching trends including: conquest, colonialism and independence, coerced labor and resistance, the rise of US power and nationalist responses, revolution and counterrevolution in the Cold War, and millennial struggles between neoliberalism and a "leftist tide." This class pays particular attention to the lives of non-elite women and men, and explores the roles that ethnicity, race, class, and gender have had in the region's history.

Studies the many manifestations of the genius of Mediterranean civilization in the Greco- Roman era. Examines Greek democracy, theater, and thought; Hellenistic medicine and city life; and Roman law, culture, and imperialism. Concludes with the merger of these many creative strains in early Christianity.

The course examines Islamic society from its beginning to the modern period. Covering issues such as the rise of Islam in the Arabian peninsula, the creation of Islamic dynasties, and the establishment of Islamic law, the class familiarizes students with a wide range of topics and diverse chronological periods, with an emphasis on connections between Islamic societies and other parts of the world. Outings will be arranged to sites in and around Boston to explore rich collections of Islamic art and culture, and guest speakers will be brought in to provide different points of view on issues related to Islam and the West.

Traces the transformation of a pre-modern family centered system equating sexuality with reproduction into the 20th-century concept of sexuality as a form of identity and self expression. Explores the connections between changes in sexuality and historically specific events and trends. Considers the roles gender, race, and class have played in changing definitions of what constitutes a "family."

Examines interactions between the Americas, Africa, and Europe in the early modern era. Special consideration of the Atlantic slave trade, the development of transatlantic colonial empires - especially the Spanish, British, French and Dutch empires - and interactions between American Indians and white colonizers. Covers social, economic, and political change.

Examines the origins of the Cold War in the dramatically altered balance of international forces at the end of World War II. Also considers the historic impact of Third World revolutions and the surge toward detente, ending in the sudden termination of the Cold War in the Gorbachev era.

Consent of department required. Enrollment normally open only to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Concentrates on forms of contact between people in different parts of the world. Examines how encounters across borders inform, affect, and relate to issues such as trade, the environment, conflict, notions of other, gender perceptions, and colonialism.

Consent of department required. Enrollment normally open only to seniors and graduate students. Focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s, this seminar examines the ways in which the Cold War shaped American family life, domestic politics, popular culture, conformity and youth rebellion, increasing demands for civil rights, and changing gender roles. Readings range from historical scholarship to fiction, autobiography, and film.

Involves independent research based on archival primary sources culminating in a paper of approximately 60 to 80 pages under the supervision of two historians with expertise in the subject area. Requires consent from the history archives management director and a proposal approved during the semester before the course is taken. See program director for guidelines and due dates to submit proposals.

Explores the relationship among historical events, the creation and maintenance of archival records, and the construction of social memory. Analyzes the role of archives in the process of memory conservation, the display of public history, the writing of history, and the construction of political and national identities. Focuses on 20th century events, considering such historical and archival issues as repatriation, record preservation, the use of misuse of archives to shape political myths, and the use of documents to influence a shared historical consciousness.

Concentrates on forms of contact between people in different parts of the world. Examines how encounters across borders inform, affect, and relate to issues such as trade, the environment, conflict, notions of other, gender perceptions, and colonialism.

Focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s, this seminar examines the ways in which the Cold War shaped American family life, domestic politics, popular culture, conformity and youth rebellion, increasing demands for civil rights, and changing gender roles. Readings range from historical scholarship to fiction, autobiography, and film.

This course investigates themes arising from revolutionary era North America including diverse approaches to the causes and effects of the movement for independence. The class touches on political, intellectual and military events, but more so, it focuses on the social and cultural aspects of the Revolution, particularly the lived experience for men and women.

Studies history as an interpretive craft and explores various methods and models for researching, analyzing, and writing history in both academic and popular forms, from essays to public exhibits, monographs to films.

Membership in honors program required.

If the dissertation is not defended after the completion of the allotted dissertation credits and the student has exhausted the 48-credit program of study, the student will be required to register for 1 credit per semester of Dissertation Extension for each semester of continuation. This fee is beyond the 48 credits assigned to the PhD program. Such students will register for CNBH 699-Dissertation Extension each semester until the dissertation is successfully defended and following time limits as defined in the HPED Handbook.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the humanities, exploring the fundamental aspects of human culture, expression, and thought. Students will delve into the realms of the humanities, including art, history, literature, and philosophy. This course fosters skills in critical thinking, writing, research, and global awareness in the humanities.<b>  </b>