Course: HIST 299‐01W: Historical Methods

Instructor: Dr. Kaufman

Time: TuTh 10:00-11:15 

Sample Syllabus: HIST 299 Historical Methods - Kaufman

Course: HIST 299‐02W: Historical Methods

Instructor: Dr. Kaufman

Time: TuTh 1:00-2:15

Sample Syllabus: HIST 299 Historical Methods - Kaufman

Course: HIST 254A-001: The Vikings

Instructor: Dr. Gross-Diaz

Time:  TuTh  11:30-12:45 

Description: Who were the Vikings? We will explore their social structure, military exploits, economy, religion and ethos. We will assess the impact of Viking raids across Europe and the Middle East, while noting the changing attitudes of modern historians and pop culture towards the Viking phenomenon. Short analytical papers, quizzes and interactive assignments will give you opportunities to work directly with the literary and material primary sources.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 254A: The Vikings

Course: Hist 258A-001: Blood, Heresy and Treason Under the Tudors and Stuarts

Instructor: Dr. Bucholz 

Time: TuTh 11:30-12:45 

Description: Welcome to a course about how England transformed itself from a puny, third rate monarchy wracked by the Wars of the Roses into the most powerful country on earth, defeating Philip II and his Spanish Armada, humiliating Louis XIV of France, and inventing, by way of several revolutions (Reformation, Commercial, Financial, Civil Wars, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89), what some have called the first modern society. Along the way, we shall meet meet such intriguing personalities as Richard III, Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, Nell Gwynn, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. You will never forget them.

Description: This course will investigate intellectual and cultural responses to major events of nineteenth-century German history, including the Napoleonic Wars, the Restoration, the Revolution of 1848, the unification of Germany, the German Empire under Bismarck and Wilhelm II, and events leading to the First World War.

Outcome: The student will be able to connect German cultural life to political and social developments, and be able to identify intellectual currents such as Romantic Germany, Idealist Germany, and Dionysian Germany.

Note: This course does not count for Tier 2 Historical Knowledge credit in Loyola's Core Curriculum.

Spring 2020: TuTh, 1:00 - 2:15 pm, Dr. Dennis

Sample Syllabus: HIST 267A - Modern German Culture and Ideas I

Course: Hist 300D-001: Making America Great Again…Again: The History of Anti-Immigrant Politics in the United States

Instructor: Dr. Donoghue

Time: TuTh  8:30-9:45  

Description: This course has three main objectives. The first is to study the history of anti-immigrant politics, or nativism, in the United States. The second uses historical perspective to analyze the resurgence of nativism in twenty-first century America. The third, honoring Loyola’s mission to unite higher education with the pursuit of social justice, explores how struggles against nativism in the past might inform our own efforts to resist it in the present.

Course: HIST 300D-002: Environmental Justice (Register for ENVS 284‐002)

Instructor: Dr. Johnson 

Time:  MWF  11:30-12:20

Description: Who has access nature and who doesn’t? Whose bodies are assaulted by toxic chemicals and pollutants, and whose are not? How did such major historical developments as plantation slavery, urbanization, industrialization, and movements like environmentalism and civil rights change the answer to these questions? This class looks at questions of environmental equity and inequity, broadly defined, with a focus on US history but some attention to wider geographies.

Course: HIST 300D-003: Italian Americans in Popular Culture

Instructor: Dr. Lorenzini

Time: Th 2:30-5:00 

Description: 

Course: HIST 300E-001: Anti-Colonial Resistance and Decolonization in Africa and Asia

Instructor: Dr. Pincince 

Time: MWF 1:40-2:30

Description: This course explores the historical processes of anti-colonial resistance and decolonization in the twentieth century. The end of modern colonialism and the emergence of new nation-states in Africa and Asia mark one of the most significant transformations in modern history. In an examination of late (or “New”) imperialism at the end of the nineteenth through the twentieth century, this course will consider the ways in which imperial agents justified their subjugation of colonized peoples and the multi-pronged ways in which colonial objects came to resist and end colonial rule.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 300E: Anti-Colonial Resistance and Decolonization in Africa and Asia

Course: HIST 328-001: Russia Before 1917: Empire Building

Instructor: Dr. Khodarkovsky

Time: TuTh  1:00-2:15 

Description: Is Russia "a riddle wrapped in a mystery" as the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously described it? A state driven by "messianic expansionism" according to the Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov? A civilization stuck between apocalypse and revolution, in the words of the 20th century Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev? Or is it simply a space defined by its vast size, imperial ideology, intertwined cultures, cohabiting civilizations, and deeply traumatized people?

Sample Syllabus: HIST 328: Russia Before 1917: Empire Building 

Course: HIST 334B‐001: The Holocaust: History and Memory

Instructor: Dr. Weinreb

Time: MWF  11:30-12:20 

Description: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of the Holocaust – the systematic mass murder of six million European Jews, as well as homosexuals, communists, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), and other victims during the Second World War. In this course we will study the origins, implementation, and aftermath of the genocide, from the rise of Fascism after the First World War to the long-term legacies of the Holocaust for victims, bystanders, and perpetrators. We will also tackle some larger questions that frame our understanding of the Holocaust today, such as: Was the Holocaust unique? How has the Holocaust become so prominent in American life? What is the relationship between the Holocaust and the modern condition?

Sample Syllabus: HIST 334B: The Holocaust: History and Memory 

Course: HIST 342C‐001: History of Islam in Africa 

Instructor: Dr. Searcy

Time: MWF 11:30-12:20

Description: The primary purpose of this course is to examine the development of Islam in Africa using both primary and secondary source material. Hence, the course begins with an exploration of how and when Islam entered Africa and how the religion shaped African societies prior to the colonial period. Issues such Islamic mysticism, Sufism, eschatology and state formation will be treated.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 342C-001: History of Islam in Africa

Course: HIST 346C‐001: History of Christianity in China

Instructor: Dr. Valussi 

Time: MWF  1:40-2:30

Description: Christianity is the fastest growing religion in China, with an estimated 10 to 12 million Chinese Catholics and close to 100 million Chinese Protestants. We will look at the long history of Christianity in China, but also at its contemporary situation: from the relaxation of Communist policies towards religion in the 1980s, to the growth of “underground” churches, to the repression of large and influential Christian communities, and finally to the recent agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese government about ordaining Chinese bishops. We will also visit local Chicago Chinese Christian churches and communities.

Course: HIST 363-001: Civil War and Reconstruction

Instructor: Dr. Karamanski 

Time: TuTh 10:00 - 11:15 

Description: If you thought America was divided today, checkout the 1860s when the country was fighting mad. This class will explore how the institution of slavery, economics, and sectionalism created the conditions for Civil War. The southern slave system and the military campaigns that brought it to an end will be at the heart of the class. We will conclude by reflecting on the memory of the war and how it continues to cast a shadow on American life. The class will also have an opportunity to explore the Civil War sites in the Chicago area.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 363-001: Civil War and Reconstruction

Course: HIST 386-001: Creation of the American Metropolis

Instructor: Dr. Gilfoyle 

Time: W 2:45- 5:15 

Description: The United States was born in the country and moved to the city. This course examines the transformation of the United States from an agrarian and small-town society to a complex urban and suburban nation. Field trips and walking tours are a vital component of the class.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 386: Creation of the American Metropolis

Course: HIST 389C-001: Wild Women and Gender Benders

Instructor: Dr. O’Connor 

Time: TuTh  2:30-3:45 

Description: The course will examine changes in gender roles, ideals, and relationships between and for men and women from the colonial era to late 20th century in America.

Course: HIST 389W‐001: Races to the White House: Presidential Elections

Instructor: Dr. Shermer

Time: TuTh  4:15-5:30

Description: Why does the race for the White House begin even before the president is sworn in? This course cuts through the confusion, acrimony, and excitement of the 2020 election in order to put the hottest topics and most controversial figures into a longer historical historical perspective.

Sample Syllabus: HIST 389W Races to the White House!

Course: HIST 397‐01W:Honors Tutorial

Instructor: Dr. Dossey

Time: MW 4:15-5:30

Description: 

Sample Syllabus: HIST 397: Honors Tutorial 

Course: HIST 398-23E: History Internship  

Instructor: Dr. Mooney-Melvin

Time: N/A

Description: Interested in gaining valuable professional experience while also earning three course credits? Want to earn your Engaged Learning Credit by working with institutions engaged in history-related projects? Consider continuing your education outside the traditional classroom with an internship this fall! Internship possibilities include historical associations and societies; oral history projects; museums and halls of fame; entrepreneurial history firms; genealogical services; preservation agencies; and archives and libraries. Interns work for a minimum of five hours per week in an internship position jointly agreed upon by the student and the internship director. Interns are also required to attend seminar meetings, keep a weekly journal, and write a paper related to the internship experience. Want to learn more? Check out these stories of graduate and undergraduate-level history interns and reach out to Dr. Patricia Mooney-Melvin for more details.