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HIST-LIT 90EI: Islam in Early America

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Instructor: Arianne Urus Meeting time: Wednesday, 3:00-5:45 pm Muslims first arrived on the shores of the Americas at the turn of the sixteenth century, yet their long history in the western hemisphere has been largely forgotten. For centuries Islam was...

HIST-LIT 90EJ: Espionage: A Cultural History

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Instructor: Duncan White
Meeting time: Thursday, 3:45-5:45 pm

Over the course of the twentieth century the spy thriller became a central part of our culture, changing the way people imagined how the state operates in secret. Why are we attracted to stories...

HIST-LIT 90EK: American Noir

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Instructor: Angela Allan Meeting time: Tuesday, 9:45-11:45 am Midcentury America saw the explosion of a genre on the page and screen—the hardboiled crime novel and the film noir. Noir represented a foil to postwar optimism: its protagonists were cynics...

HIST-LIT 90EM: Empire and Archive in the Colonial Americas

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Instructor: Alan Niles Meeting time: Wednesday, 12:00 - 2:45 How do we know the histories of colonialism and empire? In this course, we will study how European expansion in the Americas fueled and was fueled by the production of records and...

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 90EO: The Reinvention of New York City

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Instructor: Mike King Meeting time: Monday 12:45-2:45 pm The recent history of New York City is one of crisis, resilience, and rebirth. From the terrorist attacks of 9/11 to the devastation of the pandemic, New Yorkers have experienced tragedy and...

HIST-LIT 90EP: The Global History of Pests

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Instructor: Samuel Dolbee Meeting time: Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:45 Pests have had impacts large and small on human life, serving as sources of lethal pandemics and minor annoyance alike. But what constitutes a pest has varied greatly over time and space. This...

HIST-LIT 90EQ: Nuclear Imperialisms

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Instructor: Rebecca Hogue Meeting time: Wednesday, 9:45-11:45 am This course will examine nuclear narratives in global contexts as reminders and remainders of empire. Are nuclear futures only tied to whims of unpredictable world leaders, or are they...

HIST-LIT 90ER: The Gilded Age

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Instructor: Morgan Day Frank
Meeting time: Tuesday, 3:00-5:00 pm

This course examines a grand and tumultuous period in American history, the Gilded Age. Over the semester we will read about the rise of robber barons and the consolidation of a genteel...

HIST-LIT 93AE: Prison Abolition and Prison Literature

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Instructor: Thomas Dichter
Meeting time: Thursday, 12:00-2:45 pm

This class explores the relationship between the movement to abolish incarceration and the literary production of people inside prisons. How can prison abolitionism and prison literature serve...

HIST-LIT 90DB: Museums in America

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Instructor: Reed Gochberg Meeting time: Monday, 12:00 - 2:45 In this seminar, we will consider the literary and cultural history of American museums from the eighteenth century to the present. How have museums prompted broader discussions about taste...