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HIST-LIT 90FJ: Modern Europe and Migration

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Instructor: Matthew Sohm Meeting time: Thursday, 3:00-5:00 pm Outsiders, newcomers, and minorities played a central role in shaping contemporary Europe. In this seminar, we embrace the perspectives of people who moved or were forced to move to, from, and...

Cultures of US Empire

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Instructors: Hannah Waits and Adhy Kim Meeting time: Tuesday, 3:00-5:30pm Canvas Site What does it mean to consider the United States as an empire? How do the particular forms and methods of U.S. imperialism inform our understanding of power, ideology...

Capitalism and Nature

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Instructors: Emmet von Stackelberg and Emily Gowen Meeting time: Monday, 12:15-2:45 pm Canvas Site This tutorial charts some of the histories of capitalism’s relationship to nature. We will follow the extraction of different natural substances across eras...

HL90DF: Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Latin America

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Instructor: Debbie Sharnak Meeting time: Thursday, 3:00 - 5:00 This course will examine the emergence of the twin phenomenon of human rights advocacy and transitional justice across Latin America, exploring the original debates and major players within...

Latin American Studies

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History & Literature’s field of Latin American Studies gives students the opportunity to study the history and literature of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Brazil and the Southern Cone in a global context. Students explore topics such as...

HIST-LIT 90DH: Students at the Barricades: Student Activism in Global Perspective

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Instructor: Lilly Havstad Meeting time: Wednesday, 9:45-11:45 am What is the role of the student in the struggle for global justice? How does student activism differ from other forms of activism, and how does it intersect? Has student activism changed...

European Studies

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The following 2026-2027 courses count for concentration credit in the European Studies field. In most cases, this means that at least 50% of the material in the course relates directly to the student’s field. If you find a course that you think is well...

Fighting Inequalities in the Americas

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Instructors: Jennifer Alpert and Hannah Waits Meeting time: Thursday, 12:00-2:30pm Canvas site How do inequalities come about and what are the structures that sustain them? How do oppressed groups enact resistance? In this course, we will focus on certain...

HIST-LIT 90DY: Race and American Empire

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Instructor: Ernest Mitchell Meeting time: Thursday, 3:00 - 5:45 This course examines the early 20th century expansion of U.S. military influence in the Atlantic and Pacific, and how this expansion shaped and was shaped by theories of race. Beginning with...

HIST-LIT 90CM: Asian American Cultural Studies

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Instructor: Andi Remoquillo
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This course examines Asian American cultural production and the political histories of various Asian American communities. We will place a wide range of primary texts, including fiction, poetry, film, television...

HIST-LIT 90EN: Latin American Revolutions

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Instructor: James Mestaz Meeting time: Monday/Wednesday, 4:30 - 5:45 This course explores the origins, trajectory, and outcomes of three twentieth century Latin American revolutions: Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan. Students will analyze what these three...

HIST-LIT 90GH: Global Transgender Histories

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Instructor: Jules Riegel Meeting time: Thursday, 9:45-11:45 am This course takes an expansive, global approach to transgender history. Students will examine the lives of ancient and medieval people who crossed boundaries of sex and gender; consider the...