Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
Course Descriptions
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HIS 204 - Tumultuous Centuries: Modern Japan (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)
This course explores Japan’s dramatic, and repeated, transformations during the 19th and 20th centuries. It will examine a range of topics, including samurai culture and the nature of the Tokugawa shogunate; the domestic and foreign sources of the collapse of that order; the revolutionary nature of the Meiji Restoration; Japan’s emergence as an industrial power and imperialist state; pan-Asianism and Japan’s drive for pre-eminence in Asia; the Pacific War and its aftermath; Japan’s post-war reconstruction and economic miracle; the transformation of gender roles; Japan’s social movements, and the dilemmas that Japan has faced as a militarily-constrained economic powerhouse. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Spring. Dawley.
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HIS 205 - Bad Spirits: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in History and Memory (4 Cr.)
Between 1500 and 1866, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed from their families and loved ones and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to labor as slaves in the Americas. The vast scope of the slave trade-in terms of its human toll as well as its reach across the continents-left an indelible stamp on societies on both sides of the Atlantic.
This course examines the Atlantic slave trade and its lasting imprint on the modern psyche through three different lenses: through the experiences of the slaves, slave traders, and other Atlantic contemporaries who lived through its growth and abolition; through the interpretations of historians who have studied the trade; and through the creative work of Atlantic “ancestors”-such as spiritual diviners, filmmakers, and writers-who have wrestled with its legacies and meanings in more recent history. By looking at the slave trade through these different perspectives, this course not only aims to introduce upper-level undergraduates to some of the core themes in the history of the slave trade, but also to provide students with insight into the trades’ cultural impacts past and present.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Recommended: HIS 210 or . Dator
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HIS 206 - Success and Failure in Early American Capitalism (4 Cr.)
The rags-to-riches theme is a staple of the American historical experience. But, personal and economic failure has also played an important role in the development of the United States. This course examines the relationship between and meaning of economic success and failure from the era of Ben Franklin to that of Andrew Carnegie. In addition to secondary accounts of early American entrepreneurialism, debtor laws, bankruptcy practices, and commercial panics, readings will likely include Franklin’s Autobiography, Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, Horatio Alger’s “Ragged Dick”, Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”, and beggars’ letters to John D. Rockefeller. Prerequisite: Any 100-level history course, sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 207 - Comparative African History (4 Cr.)
This course offers a comparative examination of several of the diverse histories, cultures, and societies that have contributed to making of the African continent. Divided into five parts, the course begins with a broad overview of precolonial state formation in both “medieval” Africa and the era of the Atlantic slave trade, continues with an analysis of the transition to “legitimate” commerce and the onset of colonialism, and concludes with a discussion about anti-colonial struggles and the rise of new post-colonial nation-states in the 20th century. After establishing this broad outline, the course will proceed by exploring three to four African countries in closer detail in an effort to draw out comparisons across linguistic, cultural, and national boundaries. Specific attention will be given to the social dimensions of changing relationships across ethnic, gender, and religious lines, strategies of dominance and resistance in the colonial era, and the intellectual and expressive contours of the post-colonial conundrum. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Recommended: HIS 217 or . Dator
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HIS 208 - Modern Eastern Europe, 1772 to the Present (4 Cr.)
This course examines East European history from the first partition of Poland to the end of the Cold War and beyond. Focusing on Poland, the Habsburg empire, and the Balkans in the 19th century and the emergence of nation-states in those regions in the 20th, topics include political structures for those in power and those under foreign rule; regional identities between Russia and the West; social structures and cultural history; the urban history of capitals such as Prague, Warsaw, and Budapest; intellectuals and resistance movements; socialism, fascism, and liberalism; the world wars; the Cold War and the “Iron Curtain”; and postsocialist transitions since 1989. Prerequisite: HIS 217 (formerly HIS 117) or permission of instructor. Offered Fall, every two years. Corcoran.
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HIS 210 - Survey: Early American History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 110) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)(GCR RPP)
This course investigates the broad sweep of early American history from the era of European-Native American encounters through the era of the Civil War. Topics to be discussed will likely include Native American life, the origins and career of slavery, patterns of European settlement, the American Revolution, the birth and growth of political parties, economic development, the antebellum conflict over slavery, and the causes and consequences of the Civil War. Readings will include primary and secondary sources. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Dator, Hale.
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HIS 211 - Survey: Modern American History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 111) (GCR RPP) (LER TXT and LER DIV)
What is “freedom?” How has freedom related to the idea of the “American Dream?”
This course is the second half of the introductory survey of US History. It draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources in social, cultural, economic, and political history to explore major themes and key transformations that have shaped issues both domestic and international. Key eras explored include Reconstruction, Western Expansion and the birth of US Empire, the rise of Big Business and Organized Labor, the Progressive Era, the development of Mass Culture, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam Era, Conservatism and the “Reagan Revolution,” and the War on Terror. The course investigates these moments and movements through multiple perspectives while highlighting the contested nature of equality, freedom, and citizenship in the context of national identity. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Dator, Hale.
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HIS 213 - Survey: Becoming East Asia (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 113) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)
What is East Asia and how did it become so? Regions of the world are not natural, they are the products of human action and ideas about space, culture, history, and geopolitics. This course will examine how East Asia became a region, and what defined it as such through this process. It will focus on the histories of China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan, and the history of region-building, from the 14th to the 20th centuries. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Dawley.
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HIS 216 - Survey: Europe, Classical to 1789 (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 116) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)
Survey of European history from ancient Greece and Rome to the rise of early modern nation states. Includes classical culture and society, the emergence of Christianity, the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Reformation, early modern Colonial empires, and European absolutism. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Corcoran.
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HIS 217 - Survey: Modern Europe, 1789-Present (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 117) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)
A continuation of HIS 216, which may be taken independently. Emphasis on major social, cultural, and political developments from the Enlightenment to the present. Includes the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, industrialization, nationalism, socialism, European colonialism and imperialism, fascism, the world wars, and the Cold War. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Spring semester. Corcoran.
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HIS 220 - Imperial Russia From Peter the Great to the Revolution (4 Cr.)
Beginning with the vast reforms of Peter the Great to both Russian politics and culture, this course traces Russia’s search for modernity and its unique place in the world vis-à-vis both Europe and Asia. We will study the persistence of autocracy under the tsars; serfdom and emancipation; the expansion of the Russian empire; the development of socialist thought among the intelligentsia; urban migration; and the onset of violent revolution at the turn of the 20th century. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Corcoran.
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HIS 222 - Russia and the Soviet Union in the 20th Century and Beyond (4 Cr.)
This course will examine the Soviet Union in the 20th century, beginning with the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War; Stalinism in the 1930s; the collectivization of agriculture and peasant revolt; the five-year plans; shifts in gender, family, and sexuality laws; national minorities in the Soviet state; the Great Terror; World War II on the home front and in the Soviet military; the onset of the Cold War under Khrushchev; the effects of glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev; and the path of postsocialist Russia since 1991. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Corcoran.
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HIS 223 - Russian and Slavic History From Earliest Times to Peter the Great (4 Cr.)
This course opens with the earliest known history of the Slavic peoples. It proceeds to examine the conversion to Orthodox Christianity; the medieval Kievan Rus’ state; the Mongol conquest; the rise of Muscovy; the establishment of serfdom; the beginnings of the Romanov dynasty; and cultural changes of the seventeenth century that paved the way for a new phase of history beginning with Peter the Great. We will focus on political, ideological, cultural, and religious factors that produced a unique Russian civilization. Prerequisite: sophomore standing and one of: HIS 216 , HIS 220 or HIS 222 . Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 224 - Europe: 1914-1945 (4 Cr.)
This course will examine in detail the period of European history bookended by the dates of the two world wars. Focusing at various times on Britain, France, Germany, Russia/Soviet Union, Italy, and Spain, we will study the political and military situation leading up to and during World War I; the home front; the social and cultural causes of revolutions after the war; the peace treaty and Wilsonian intervention; veterans’ affairs and war wounds; gender and society in the 1920s; dislocations in the European empires; the Great Depression and the rise of fascism; socialism in power and in opposition; nationalism, race, and anti-Semitism; technology; the Holocaust; and challenges for a postwar world. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 225 - Survey: Latin America: The Colonial Period (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 125) (LAM 125) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)
This course examines the history of the dynamic region that is now called Latin America, from the pre-Columbian era to the early nineteenth-century wars of independence. It focuses on interactions among Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans, tracing the evolution of a range of multiethnic societies in the Americas and examining the Atlantic exchanges through which they were formed. The class will also pay close attention to thinking about the intersection of race and ethnicity in the colonial period as well as histories of women, gender and sexuality. Together we will read primary sources that range from court cases, to maps, memoirs, letters, visual art and music and read monographs that center the lives and experiences of Latin American peoples from a range of regions and time periods before independence. Also open to students who have not previously taken and courses in history. Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits or permission of instructor. Fall semester. Amador.
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HIS 227 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.) (SOA 238 ) (LER - DIV)(LER - SSC)
Overview of major themes and current fieldwork of European cultural anthropology. Themes include: immigration and nationhood, political ritual and collective memory, family and kinship, religion and politics, gender, and social class. Includes survey of post-1945 era (economic recovery, decolonization, the collapse of communism, European unification). Prerequisites: SOA 100 , one history course (HIS 217 recommended), or permission of the instructor. May be taken with FR 295 (one credit). Fall semester. Offered 2012-13 and alternate years. Ingram.
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HIS 229 - History, Literature, and Film on the Holocaust (4 Cr.) (GER 260 /JS 246 ) (LER-TXT)
Beginning with the historical factors that led to the Holocaust, this course further focuses on the analysis of literary works (memoirs, diaries, poems, fiction, etc.) and films (documentaries and features) on the Holocaust within the historical context of World War II. Readings and discussions in English (films with English subtitles). Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Spring semester. Larkey.
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HIS 233 - Modern German History: From Unification to Unification (4 Cr.) (GER 233 ) (LER-TXT)
German reunification (1990) has transformed a range of recent and continuing debates on German history, including the character of the Wilhelmine Empire (1871-1918), the outbreak of World War I, fascism, the Holocaust, and the post-1945 German states. The course develops a framework for understanding the controversies relating to issues of national identity and collective memory that shape the writing of this history. Readings and discussions in English. Prerequisite: HIS 217 recommended. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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HIS 234 - England and Colonial America: 1600-1763 (4 Cr.)
Trans-Atlantic perspective on pre-industrial society and culture of 17th- and 18th-century England and America. Topics include social structure, demographic trends, labor systems, family life, religion, and political culture. Prerequisite: HIS 210 (formerly HIS 110) or HIS 216 (formerly HIS 116) or sophomore standing. Fall semester. Offered in alternate years. Dator and Sheller.
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HIS 235 - American Revolution (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)
This course surveys the major developments in American society from the end of the Seven Years’ War to the inauguration of American constitutional government. Topics to be discussed include: internal disputes over the meaning of liberty and equality, the nature and consequences of the military conflict, the impact of the American Revolution on slaves and Native Americans, the significance of the American rebellion within the Atlantic world, and the struggle over and ratification of the Constitution. Recommended: any 100-level history course or completion of 12 credits. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 237 - Holocaust Testimonies: History and Memory (4 Cr.) (GER 359 ) (LER-TXT)
This course focuses on the history of the Holocaust through personal testimonies. It considers the challenges of documenting the Holocaust in a period of declining numbers of Holocaust survivors. Central to this course is the examination of interviews that Goucher students conducted with local Holocaust survivors. Other sources used in this course include other Oral History video collections, letters, diaries, and artistic representations. In addition to these primary sources the course explores recent scholarly works on the topics of testimonies, trauma and memory. Fall semester. Larkey.
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HIS 238 - Topics in Comparative Colonialism (4 Cr.)
Colonialism, and the imbalanced political, social, and economic relations that it engendered, shaped the modern world in ways with which global society continues to struggle. In order to understand the precise influence of the world empires on the past and the present, this course will adopt a comparative approach and a global framework. Although the precise geographic and temporal foci will change with the instructor, the course will promote critical thinking about issues of nationalism, ethnicity, race, and gender. This course can be repeated if it is taken with a different instructor and on a different topic. Prerequisite: one history course or sophomore standing or consent of the instructor. Variable semesters.
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HIS 242 - From Puritan Diaries to Oprah’s Book Club: Readers and Writers in American History (4 Cr.) (ENG 242)
Using insights gleaned from various disciplines, this course examines the history of reading and writing in America. In particular, we will study how written texts are produced, disseminated, and consumed. Topics include: Indians and the discovery of print; the sentimental novel; slave narratives; religious readers; the making of an American literary canon; comic books in modern America; and, of course, Oprah’s book club. Prerequisites: HIS 210 or HIS 211 or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Hale.
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HIS 243 - Early American Republic 1789-1815 (4 Cr.)
This course examines the history of the United States from the beginning of Constitutional government in 1789 to the end of the War of 1812. Topics include: the rise of political parties, the character and role of major political figures such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams; the impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon; the plight of Native Americans and African Americans; the early American seduction novel; and changing economic and familial practices. Prerequisites: HIS 210 or sophomore standing. Variable semesters. Offered 2009-10 and alternate years. Hale.
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HIS 253 - History of the Cold War (4 Cr.)
This course investigates the conflict between communism and capitalism that dominated the world for much of the 20th century. We will study the political and ideological causes and events of the Cold War, including detailed work on the U.S., the Soviet Union, and Europe. At the same time, we will consider the global implications of this conflict that was often fought through proxy wars in other areas of the world. This course will balance political and diplomatic history with cultural history; we will examine the Cold War as a conflict with multiple “battlefields” that included everything from Khrushchev’s hotline to Washington, to West German jazz music, to the availability of kitchen appliances for housewives in Ohio. We will also consider the challenges for students of history in confronting their own ideological investment when reading and writing about the Cold War. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 254 - The Jews of Russia Under Tsars, Soviets, and in the Post-Soviet Era (4 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
This course examines the Jewish community in Russia and its borderlands from the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century to the present day. We will look at the shifting political rights of Jews under the tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet governments; the intellectual community from the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) to the Bolshevik revolutionaries and beyond; the themes of language, culture, family, and tradition over the centuries; the community of the Shtetl; violence and resistance; assimilation and agency; Stalinist anti-Semitism; World War II; the Cold War and emigration to Israel; and Jewish experiences in post-Soviet Russia. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 259 - Holocaust Testimonies: History and Memory (4 Cr.) (GER 359 )(JS 359 )
This course focuses on the history of the Holocaust through personal testimonies. It considers the challenges of documenting the Holocaust in a period of declining numbers of Holocaust survivors. Central to this course is the examination of interviews that Goucher students conducted with local Holocaust survivors. Other sources used in this course include other Oral History video collections, letters, diaries, and artistic representations. In addition to these primary sources the course explores recent scholarly works on the topics of testimonies, trauma and memory. Fall semester. Larkey.
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HIS 260 - Slavery, the Civil War, & Reconstruction (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP)
The mid-nineteenth-century sectional conflict over slavery, including the tumultuous bloodbath known as the Civil War, was a defining moment in American history. This course investigates the causes, nature, meaning, and consequences of that conflict. Specific topics to be addressed might include: the relationship between slavery and capitalism; the relationship between the enslaved and those who held them in bondage; racial ideology; the politics of slavery and the politics of North versus South; secession and the outbreak of war; the evolution and nature of the military conflict; the Northern and Southern homefronts, including gender relations; the sequence of events leading to emancipation; African American efforts to enact and secure freedom; the politics of Reconstruction; and the persistence of racial and secitonal conflict after the Civil War. Prerequisite: HIS 210 or sophomore standing. Variable semesters. Offered 2010-11 and alternate years. Hale.
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HIS 268 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Present (4 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
This course examines the history of the region from the dynamics of the pre-Columbian states through the patterns of European conquest and colonization, independence movements and the modern problems of political instability and economic development. Students with advanced Spanish language skills are encouraged to take SP 296 along with this course. Spring semester. Murphy.
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HIS 270 - African American History I (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)
This course surveys the history of African Americans in the United States between 1619 and 1877. Beginning with a brief overview of the various African cultures that informed black life in early America, the course proceeds with an in depth exploration into historical processes that linked race, gender, and class during the eras of slavery and abolition. Some of the broad themes that we will explore are: 1) The historical relationship between African culture & African American cultural development; 2) The importance of resistance and social struggle in the formation of black identity; 3) The social construction of race and its connection to both legal regimes and lived realities; and 4) The relationship between race & African American ideas about belonging. Students interested in topics such as slavery and resistance, the historical origins of black folk culture, the Haitian and American Revolution, and the role of black abolitionists and intellectuals during the age of Dred Scott and the Fugitive Slave Act will find this class interesting. Dator
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HIS 271 - Baltimore As Town and City (4 Cr.)
Investigation of Baltimore history through field trips and primary sources with special attention to the colonial, Civil War, and modern periods. Prerequisite: one 100-level history course (HIS 210 or HIS 211 recommended) or sophomore standing. Variable semesters. Sheller.
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HIS 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (5 Cr.) (LER - SA)
Course includes a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer accompanied by a seven-week pre-departure preparation or post-departure discussion, or both in the fall and spring.
The Past in the Present from Tokyo to Taipei (5)
By visiting sites in Japan and Taiwan, this course will give students the opportunity to directly experience and assess how past histories of imperialism, occupation, and war influence the world of the present. We will seek to understand how Japan’s history of imperial expansion and occupation, and Taiwan’s experience of colonization by Japan and rule by China, are remembered today, and how they have shaped contemporary relations between Taiwan and Japan, and between both places and the United States. This course comprises both a pre-course to be held in the spring before departure (2 credits), and the three-week program overseas following spring commencement (3 credits). The pre-course is mandatory for all students who are on campus. Offered 2016 and alternate years. Dawley and White.
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HIS 273 - African American History II (4 Cr.)
This course surveys the history of African Americans from Reconstruction through the present. Although we will trace a chronological path, the course investigates issues such as the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement & Black Power, and the “Urban Crisis” while also attending to matters of class and gender. Students will also learn about the historical significance of black cultural production to the American popular imagination by studying aspects of Blues, Jazz, and Hip-Hop culture.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor; and/or HIS 211 recommended. Dator.
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HIS 282 - Women of North Africa and the Middle East (4 Cr.) (WGS 282 )
This course examines the role of women in the greater Middle East region from the pre-Islamic period through the present. Using primary sources, memoirs, and visual material, the course compares and examines the impact of religion (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), empire, slavery, colonialism, and nationalism on women in Arab, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish civil society and history. Prerequisite: WGS 150 , a 100-level history course, or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. François.
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HIS 287 - The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Modern China (4 Cr.)
This course examines China’s history from the 17th century to the present, a period in which it became the most influential country in the world for 150 years, and then slowly declined and fragmented as a result of internal and external factors. After 20th century of dramatic revolutions and upheavals, it has almost regained its former status. We will examine China’s political and social structures, economic fluctuations, and its changing position in global affairs. Prerequisite: one history course or sophomore standing. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 288 - Empires of Difference (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)(GCR RPP)
The term “European empire” often conjures up images of exploration and colonization across the globe, with an ultimate goal of sameness and homogenization. In other areas of the Eurasian continent, however, we see a very different sort of model: diverse ethnocultural groups, with long histories of tension and disagreement, under a single political roof. In these empires, goals of cultural assimilation often took a backseat to more immediate priorities of security and stability. This course will examine three such empires–the Russian, Austrian, and Ottoman–over the entire course of their existence. We will examine the ways in which they confronted issues related to religious and cultural diversity, political loyalty, and interethnic conflict. We will consider the challenges posed by citizenship, secularization, and nationalism during the 19th century, and conclude with their collapse into ethnic violence during the two world wars. Fall semester. Corcoran.
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HIS 289 - Special Topics in History (4 Cr.)
Close investigation of a special topic or theme in History. The topic or theme is variable. Course may be repeated if topic is different. Fall semester. Offered in alternate years. Program faculty.
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HIS 290 - Practicum in History (4 Cr.)
Students are placed in agencies, libraries, and archives for practical experience. Prerequisite: HIS 210 or HIS 211 or sophomore standing. May be taken for pass/no pass only. Program faculty.
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HIS 295 - Latin American History: National Period (4 Cr.) (LAM 295) (LER - DIV)(LER - TXT)
This course examines the history of Latin America from the rise of independence movements in the early nineteenth century until the present. It focuses in particular on the formation of nation states and the social, political, and ideological issues that manifest in the development of these nations. The course will move chronologically exploring the creation of independent nations during the nineteenth century out of the crisis of Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in the Americas, considering the consolidation of liberal political economies and challenges to these economies. These histories will provide a framework for a final section exploring the twentieth century that will focus on dictatorships and the neoliberal order in the region, as well as social and political movement that challenged them. Within the context of this chronological framework we will draw from a wide range of case studies that will include the history of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Andean Republics and Central America. These case studies will allow us to examine closely the changes and continuities in Latin American societies during the national period. We will use these examples to explore recent historical approaches to this history that have highlighted the importance of exploring gender and race in these histories. Throughout the course the students will also analyze primary and secondary sources related to the course themes that highlight the experiences among others of immigrants, indigenous communities, and communities of African descent. By the end of the semester students will have read widely on the history of Latin American nations, examined the experiences of various groups within the region, and written about and interpreted these histories. Students new to the field of History are welcomed in the class; no prior knowledge of Latin American history is required or expected. Prerequisite: one semester of college experience or permission of the instructor. First offered Spring 2016, offered every year or every other year.
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HIS 299 - Independent Work in History (1-4 Cr.)
Independent research on a historical problem leading to a substantial research paper or directed readings with a strong writing component.
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HIS 308 - Seminar in Latino/a History (4 Cr.) (LAM 308)
What does it mean to explore the history of Latino/as from a transnational perspective? This seminar course investigates the history of Latino/as in three ways: 1. The course provides a background in the history of Latino/as in the United States. 2. It explores overlapping and intersecting histories of Latin American migration to the United States. 3. It also explores the use of life histories, memories, interviews, biographies and autobiographies as sources used by historians and other scholars to write about the history of Latin American migrations and the formation of Latino/a communities. Students in the course will explore the political, economic, social and cultural history of Latino/a communities and Latino/as through an investigation of the experiences of a variety of migrant groups including Mexican American or Chicano/as, Puerto Ricans, El Salvadorans, Cubans, and Dominicans among others. Particular attention will be given to ways that race, gender and sexuality have also shaped the formation of Latino/a communities by specifically addressing the experiences of Latino/as of indigenous and African descent as well as histories of women and LGBTQ Latino/as. Through a close reading of texts that draw on oral histories, memoirs, and interviews students will examine migration from a transnational perspective by considering the migration experiences of many Latino/a communities and the ways in which transnational networks have conditioned their experiences in the United States. We will examine the reasons migrants left behind their homes, the ways they migrated, and their experiences in the United States. Together we will explore how these stories document imperial expansion, the redrawing of national borders, as well as labor recruitment, wars of occupation, and responses to economic and political instability that resulted in the growth of a “Latino/a” population in the United States. Moreover, we will explore the politics of defining a “Latino/a” identity and the other forms of ethnic, racial and local identities that have been used to define or redefine Latin American peoples. Prerequisite: one 200-level History class or sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. First offered Spring 2016.
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HIS 311 - Public History: Theory and Practice (4 Cr.) (HP 311 )
This course examines popular history and the practice of history outside of the university. Topics include: public memory, historians and the public, the role of historians in museums and at historic sites, in documentary filmmaking, in oral history, in historic preservation and in historical archaeology. Prerequisite: Two 200-level history courses or permission of the instructor. Spring. First offered spring 2013. Sheller.
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HIS 320 - Special Topics (4 Cr.)
Variable semesters.
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HIS 323 - Political and Social Thought in the Age of the French Revolution (4 Cr.)
The French Revolution spawned a wave of innovative social and political thought, and this course examines in depth the ideas of various British, French, and American writers, including Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Paine, Hannah More, Abbé Sieyes, Maximilien de Robespierre, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. Prerequisite: two 200-level European or American history courses or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Hale. Variable semesters. Hale.
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HIS 333 - Seminar in East European History (4 Cr.)
This course is a thematic-based research and writing seminar on 19th and 20th century East European history. Topics include: empires and the development of nationalism; ethnic and linguistic minority cultures; socialism and fascism; religion; regional identities between Russia and the West; gender and the family; the world wars; the Cold War and the “Iron Curtain”; and post-socialist transitions. Weekly readings will explore these topics in more depth, and students can choose research topics according to their areas of interest. Knowledge of a regional language is useful but not required; all assignments and readings will be in English. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and one 200 level course in European history ( , HIS 220 , HIS 222 , or HIS 254 strongly recommended). Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 342 - Stalinism in the USSR (4 Cr.)
This course is a research and writing seminar focused on Stalin and Stalinism in Soviet history. Topics include Stalin’s rise to power, the collectivization of agriculture and peasant resistance, industrialization and the five-year plans, family law reforms, gender and sexuality in Stalinist society, informant culture and the Terror, the military and World War II, anti-Semitism, and Stalin’s cult of personality. We will also consider the ideological issues of how both Russian and Western historians have written about this period, including totalitarian and revisionist models. (All assignments and readings will be in English). Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Corcoran.
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HIS 387 - Seminar in Modern East Asia (4 Cr.)
Independent research and directed reading on topics in East Asian history, culminating in a substantial paper. The topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: one 200-level history course or permission of instructor. Variable semesters. Dawley.
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HIS 397 - Senior Portfolio (1 Cr.)
Majors should register to complete their senior portfolio, typically in their senior spring or final semester. Prerequisite: intended only for graduating history majors. Spring and Fall semesters.
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HIS 400 - Independent Work in History (1.5-4 Cr.)
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HIS 415 - Tutorial in Historical Research (4 Cr.)
The discipline of history is built upon the skills of empirical research in written texts and material culture, and the transformation of that data into meaningful narratives about the past through interpretation and research. This course asks students to demonstrate their mastery of the discipline through an advanced project of research and writing of their own design. Students will complete this project through regular course meetings and one-on-one interaction with a member of the faculty. Required of all majors and minors, usually in the fall of their final year; open to non-majors by permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Program faculty.
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HIS 480 - Capstone in History (2 Cr.)
Each student will visualize and design a capstone project that culminates their work in the history program. This capstone project can take many forms: the refinement and/or extension of 400-level research tutorial essay; a creative, real-world application of historical knowledge and analysis; a practice teaching session of one historical problem or issue; or a portfolio of Goucher work with reflective commentary and analysis. This project will build to a final symposium in which all students will present their work for the Goucher community. Required of all majors and minors, usually in the spring of their final year. Spring semester.
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HIS 495 - Senior Thesis in History (4 Cr.) (formerly HIS 450)
Fall semester and spring semester.
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HIS 497 - Capstone in History (2 Cr.) (formerly HIS 480)
Each student will visualize and design a capstone project that culminates their work in the history program. This capstone project can take many forms: the refinement and/or extension of 400-level research tutorial essay; a creative, real-world application of historical knowledge and analysis; a practice teaching session of one historical problem or issue; or a portfolio of Goucher work with reflective commentary and analysis. This project will build to a final symposium in which all students will present their work for the Goucher community. Required of all majors and minors, usually in the spring of their final year. Spring semester.
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SPE 224 - Practicum in Special Education with Children with Intellectual Disabilities (Variable Cr.)
Practicum with children with intellectual disabilities in the elementary/middle-school age range under the supervision of a classroom teacher in special education. The practicum provides insight into the special needs and the unique educational approaches to teaching children with mental retardation. Prerequisites: one special education course and permission of the instructor before November 1. January intersession.
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IDS 290 - Internship (3-4 Cr.)
Service-learning internship in Baltimore City is section .001.
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IDS 299 - Independent Work in Interdisciplinary Studies (3-4 Cr.)
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IDS 300 - Making Connections: A Service-Learning Liberal Arts Capstone (4 Cr.)
Multidisciplinary capstone experience to help seniors put their own majors in a larger context by examining inter-relationships among their courses, between their own major and other majors, and between liberal arts college experience and issues in the off-campus community. Students will work cooperatively as a team and explore the contributions of different liberal arts academic disciplines to address social and civic issues. Process and results will be presented both on and off campus. Large fieldwork component to be carried out as part of Goucher’s partnership with the HARBEL Community Organization in northeast Baltimore City. Prerequisites: senior standing and permission of the instructor. Spring semester. Instructor to be appointed.
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IDS 399 - Advanced Independent Work (3-4 Cr.)
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IDS 120 - Neurobiology Meets Buddhism: The Promise of Mindfulness (3 Cr.)
Modern neuroscience and the ancient wisdom of Buddha have come together in demonstrating that the brain changes throughout one’s life and that each of us can have a major impact on the direction of these changes. In this course scientific studies validating the benefits of mindfulness in improving emotional and physical wellness, social relationships, academic performance, focus, and resilience will be examined. Students will be introduced to techniques for realizing the benefits of a mindfulness practice. Students who previously took this course as a Frontiers (FRO 100) course may not take it again for additional credit. Offered January term 2017. Brody and Gibbs.
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IDS 201 - Study Abroad Immersion Course (1 Cr.)
The Study Abroad Immersion Course is a one-credit opportunity to help students have a more intentional, immersive and integrative experience while studying abroad. The course is part of the Study Abroad Learning Education Requirement (LER-SA). Office of International Studies permission required. Pass/No-Pass grading only.
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IT 110 - Elements of Italian I (4 Cr.)
This course introduces the basic structure of the Italian language in a communicative and cross-cultural context. Students will develop the four basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing as well as acquiring cultural competency while building a solid background in grammar and vocabulary. In each section a variety of activities will be used to develop the student’s skill in using the language in everyday situations. Four contact hours. Spring semester.
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IT 120 - Elements of Italian II (4 Cr.)
In this course, we will continue our study of the Italian language, concentrating on the further development of the four language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing as well as acquiring cultural competency while building a solid background in grammar and vocabulary. This course will allow you to begin building communicative competency by offering many opportunities to speak, write, read and obtain a basic feel for the culture itself. In each section a variety of activities will be used to develop the student’s skill in using the language in everyday situations. Four contact hours. Prerequisite: IT 110 with a minimum grade of C- or placement. Fall semester.
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IT 130 - Intermediate Italian (4 Cr.) (LER - FL)
Continued development of both spoken and written Italian, vocabulary acquisition, and grammar concepts. Readings focus on both literature and cultural aspects of the Italian world. Satisfactory completion of the course fulfills the foreign language requirement. Four contact hours Prerequisite: IT 120 with a minimum grade of C- or placement. Fall and spring semesters.
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JS 105 - The Jewish Experience (4 Cr.) (RLG 105) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
This course surveys and examines the wide variety of Jewish cultures from late antiquity to the modern period in the land of Israel and the Middle East, Spain, Eastern Europe, Germany, and the United States. We will consider the multifarious religious and secular aspects of the Jewish experience, and how Jews adapted to, resisted, and contributed to the cultures around them. Spring semesters.
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JS 110 - Elements of Hebrew I (4 Cr.)
The three-semester sequence begins with the basics of conversation, reading, and writing with practice. This beginning course covers the following grammatical topics: pronouns, prepositions, basic verbs, days of the week, and numbers one to 1,000. The intermediate level teaches a more advanced level of conversation, reading, writing, and grammatical usage. Students will progress in the active use of the spoken and written language, including the reading of a Hebrew newspaper. The course sequence is designed to make it possible for students to attain a high-intermediate level in oral, aural, and written Hebrew at the completion of the program. A minimum grade of C- must be attained to advance from one course to the next. Fall semester.
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JS 114 - Jewish Humor (4 Cr.) (LER DIV)(LER TXT)(GCR RPP)
This course uses the long history of Jewish humor to introduce the student both to the discipline of Judaic studies and also to the philosophical issues–ethical, political, and social–that arise from studying humor. Some questions we might discuss are: What makes something humorous? How do we respond–ethically, socially, and politically–to offensive humor? What role does humor play in society? Explicitly, we will draw comparisons between Jewish humor and other ethnic humors (e.g. African-American humor) and try to assess what humor does and can mean for us moving forward. Some of the figures we might focus on are, e.g., Henri Bergson, Sigmund Freud, Sarah Silverman, and Dave Chappelle Fall semester. Offered fall 2017 and every other year. Shuster.
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JS 120 - Elements of Hebrew II (4 Cr.)
A continuation of previous elementary work with abundant oral and aural practice. The intermediate level teaches a more advanced level of conversation, reading, writing, and grammatical usage. Students will progress in the active use of the spoken and written language, including the reading of a Hebrew newspaper. Prerequisite: Hebrew I with a minimum grade of C- or permission of the instructor. Spring semester.
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JS 130 - Elements of Hebrew III (4 Cr.) (LER-FL)
A continuation of previous work. This course sequence is designed to make it possible for students to attain a high-intermediate level in oral, aural, and written Hebrewat the completion of this course. Fall semester.
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JS 201 - The Hebrew Scriptures (4 Cr.)
A study of the literature of the Hebrew scriptures to discover its forms and the perceptions of reality and value it conveys. Myth, history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom, story, and their meanings in human experience. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters
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JS 205 - Judaism (4 Cr.) (LER-TXT)
This course offers a general introduction to Judaism, its history, beliefs, and practices. Through an analysis of primary sources and consideration of diverse secondary materials, we will encounter Judaism as a dynamic tradition in which innovation and change emerge through a relationship and dialogue with the past. Topics of the course will include scripture and commentary, ritual and liturgy, the life cycle, and festival calendar. We will also consider some of the ways in which the Jewish tradition has responded to and been shaped by the challenges posed by the modern world. Fall semester
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JS 208 - Philosophy of Religion (4 Cr.) (PHL 208 and RLG 208) (LER DIV and LER TXT)
In a historically sensitive and comparative manner, this course examines classical and contemporary philosophical accounts of the nature and existence of ultimate reality. Topics covered include conceptions of ultimate reality, evil, immortality, religious experience, and human subjectivity as well as arguments for and against theism, atheism, and agnosticism. Our approach will draw on both Eastern and Western traditions. Offered spring 2017 and every two years. Shuster.
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JS 210 - Advanced Modern Hebrew and Israeli Culture (4 Cr.)
A continuation of JS 130 , this advanced Hebrew course will focus on improving speaking, reading and writing skills as well as grammatical concepts at a higher level. The course will explore Israeli culture, through various genres of literature and media (e.g. short stories, poetry, newspaper and magazine articles, movies, music, and art).We will virtually “visit” new and historical places and “meet” the people of Israel. Prerequisite: JS 130 or permission of instructor. Spring semester.
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JS 215 - Anti-Semitism (4 Cr.) (PSC 215) (GCR RPP)
This course will be a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and theoretical introduction to the phenomenon of anti-semitism as it has appeared in the history of the West. In particular, we will be concerned to understand how anti-semitism is both a distinct form of bigotry, but one that is also intimately connected to other forms of bigotry and hatred. Some of the figures that we may read include Tacitus, Augustine, Martin Luther, Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Emmanuel Levinas, Frantz Fanon, and Theodor W. Adorno. Spring. Offered Spring 2018 and every other year. Shuster.
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JS 217 - Judaism and Political Theology (4 Cr.) (PSC 217)
This class explores the relationship between religion and the political order. Some questions that animate it are: is or must the political order somehow be based on or tied to religion? What does it mean to be secular, especially given secularism’s religious origins (a point we also explore)? These and other broader questions are connected to traditions of thinking about these issues in Judaism, itself a fundamental input into both Christianity and Islam, and thereby a large portion of the world, both ancient and modern. Throughout, the aim is to use Judaism to illuminate and think about broader political theological questions–so we are just as likely to read the Talmud or Moses Maimonides as we are to read Barack Obama or Martin Luther King. Spring. Offered Spring 2018 and every other year. Shuster.
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JS 225 - Topics in Judaic Studies (2 or 4 Cr.)
Study of a historical period, theme, issue, or thinker in Judaic studies. Topics for a given semester are posted for registration. Courses may be repeated if the topic is different. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level course in Judaic studies, sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters
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JS 233 - Contemporary Jewish Literature (4 Cr.)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to read a wide variety of literary material by European Jewish writers from the turn of the century to the present day. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters.
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JS 235 - A Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature (4 Cr.)
Modern Hebrew literature reflects the distinctive heritage and the turbulent recent history of the Jews, so it is markedly different from the modern American literature that we know. This course, taught in English, supplies the background needed to make Hebrew literature accessible in translation. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Variable semesters
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JS 240 - The Israeli Media (4 Cr.)
This course will be conducted in Hebrew and will include an analysis of Israeli media as a reflection of historic goals and cultural values in the society. Prerequisite: JS 133. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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JS 241 - Israeli Film and Television (4 Cr.)
An advanced Hebrew culture course that focuses on various aspects of Israeli society as portrayed in Israeli films and TV. This course is conducted in Hebrew. Prerequisite: placement test in Hebrew. Variable semesters.
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JS 242 - The Modern Jewish Experience (4 Cr.) (LER-TXT)
Through an analysis of various forms of literature and media-autobiography, theological and philosophical writings, political treatises, fiction, and film-we will consider the ways in which secular Jewish identities and commitments in the modern world have been articulated and contested. We will work to define the meaning of “the secular,” “secularization,” and “secularism” and consider how these terms may be applied to Judaism. We will be attentive throughout to the complex dialectical relationship between Judaism as a religion and secular manifestations of Jewishness. Topics will include Spinoza and the theological-political critique of Judaism, the varieties of Jewish nationalism, and the phenomenon of “non-Jewish” Jews. Fall semester
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JS 246 - Literature and Film on the Holocaust (4 Cr.) (HIS 229 /GER 260 /HUMANITIES) (LER-TXT)
Beginning with the historical factors that led to the Holocaust, this course further focuses on the analysis of literary works (memoirs, diaries, poems, fiction, etc.) and films (documentaries and features) on the Holocaust within the historical context of World War II. Readings and discussions in English (films with English subtitles). Spring semester. Larkey.
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JS 247 - Issues in Contemporary Jewish Thought (4 Cr.)
The modern world opened up vistas of possibilities for Jews, but it also posed profound problems for Judaism. The development of a modern historical consciousness and the possibility of political and social integration challenged traditional models of Jewish religiosity and identity and opened up the space for new forms of “Jewishness.” In this course, we will inquire into the nature and meaning of “Jewish modernity.” What does it mean to be a Jew and a modern at the same time? In what ways can modern Jewish commitment be understood? This course examines these issues from the writings of Moses Mendelssohn, Herman Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Roseznweig, Abraham J. Heschel, Rav Joseph Soloveitchik, Judith Plaskow, and Rachel Adler. Spring semester.
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JS 250 - World Crisis (4 Cr.)
This course focuses on world crisis. Each crisis is studied within a framework that uses methods and concepts in international relations theory. Topics are selected based on current world problems. Prerequisite: . Fall semester. Honick
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JS 255 - The Dynamics of Israeli Politics (4 Cr.)
An analysis of the institutions and processes of Israel’s government with particular emphasis on party structure, the role of religion, the position of Israeli Arabs, socioeconomic problems and ethnic cleavages, and Israeli security concerns. The course will also include a brief analysis of the development of Zionism and the Jewish community in Palestine under the British Mandate. A special analysis will be made of the 1992 elections as they reflect Israel’s domestic and foreign problems and its future direction, as well as of the ongoing Arab-Israeli peace process. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Spring semester.
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JS 258 - The International Politics of the Middle East (4 Cr.) (PSC 258 )
Examination of regional and international issues in the Middle East. Topics include the Arab- Israeli conflict, inter-Arab rivalries, instability in the Persian Gulf, and the crisis in Lebanon. Prerequisite: PSC 100 COURSE NOW INACTIVE. Spring semester. Honick.
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JS 264 - Jewish Law and Ethics (4 Cr.)
Issues of ethical and legal concern as understood by traditional Jewish legal and ethical sources and by contemporary Jewish thinkers. The basic structure and methodology of Jewish law will be introduced in the first few lectures, and understanding of the system will be refined as the different issues to be discussed are presented. Spring semester.
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JS 270 - Current Trends in Israeli Cinema (4 Cr.) (LER-DIV)
This course analyzes feature and documentaries films and their reflections on the Israeli society and its culture(s). It emphasizes questions of the Israeli film aesthetics and their relations to social and ideological developments in the vibrant, and continually changing Israeli society as well as to national identity. We will approach each film from different perspectives, and examine the multiple ways in which Israeli cinema contributes to “narrating the nation.” Fall semester. Larkey.
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JS 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (2 or 4 Cr.) (ED 272Y ) (LER-SA)(GCR-SA)
INTENSIVE COURSE ABROAD (GEN. ED. #3) Courses include a pre-departure or post-departure discussion (or both) in the fall or spring term and a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter intersession or summer.
EDUCATION IN A MULTICULTURAL ISRAELI SOCIETY (1.5-3) (ED 272Y) This course will provide fieldwork experience and lectures from the faculty of Ben Gurion University of Negev in Israel concerning education for Bedouin Arabs and Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Spring semester/summer
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JS 299 - Independent Work (2 or 4 Cr.)
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JS 305 - Topics in Judaic Studies (2 or 4 Cr.)
Advanced study in a historical period, theme, issue, or thinker in Judaic studies. Topics for a given semester are posted for registration. Course may be repeated with a different topic. Courses may include: The Jewish Political Tradition, The Problem of Evil in Jewish Thought, or American Jewish Literature. Prerequisite: one 100- or 200-level course in Judaic studies, sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester.
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JS 312 - Ethics after Auschwitz (4 Cr.) (cross listed as PHL 312 and GER 312)
This course will center around what it means to ‘go on,’, to live, and to exist as an ethical agent in a world ‘after Auschwitz,’ i.e., after a century of genocides and mass death. Throughout the course, we will focus on the ways in which 20th century philosophers, theologians, poets, and other writers assessed, responded to, and ultimately understood human existence after a century of mass murder, what they thought it revealed about humanity and society, and especially what it suggests or proposes about our future, together, as humans. Prerequisite: one course in Judaic studies, philosophy, or religious studies, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester, every two years. Shuster.
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JS 314 - Sigmund Freud: Then and Now (4 Cr.) (cross-listed as GER 314 and PHL 314)
This course will present a comprehensive, historically sensitive, and theoretically (as opposed to clincally or practically) oriented overview to the thought of Sigmund Freud, especially his views on human agency, consciousness, and morality; sexuality; sociality, religion, and Judaism; violence; human rationality; and history. The course will conclude with a consideration of the ways in which Freud’s thought has influenced contemporary critical theory. Prerequisite: One course in RLG or PHL or JS or permission of the instructor. Offered Fall 2017 and variable semesters. Shuster.
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JS 359 - Holocaust Testimonies: History and Memory (4 Cr.) (Formerly JS 259) (GER 359 )(HIS 259 ) (LER TXT)
This course focuses on the history of the Holocaust through personal testimonies. It considers the challenges of documenting the Holocaust in a period of declining numbers of Holocaust survivors. Central to this course is the examination of interviews that Goucher students conducted with local Holocaust survivors. Other sources used in this course include other Oral History video collections, letters, diaries, and artistic representations. In addition to these primary sources the course explores recent scholarly works on the topics of testimonies, trauma and memory. Fall semester. Larkey.
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JS 399 - Advanced Independent Work (2 or 4 Cr.)
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Latin American Studies This program looks at the diverse regions consisting of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America through the history, politics, language, and culture of their peoples. Students with a minor in Latin American studies must accumulate a minimum of 20 credits at the 200 and 300 levels as laid out in the program description, with at least one course at the 300 level. Note that some courses have language prerequisites that must be satisfied before enrolling in those courses.
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LAM 105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (4 Cr.) (LER-DIV)(GCR RPP)
This course will introduce students to many cultural, social, and political aspects of the region of the world known as Latin America. Beginning with the various views of what is meant by “Latin American,” the course will give students a more complete picture of the heterogeneous identities of the area. Taking an interdisciplinary, broad approach to regional studies, the course will explore the diverse artistic movements, social organizations, and political institutions that have shaped Latin America in the past and continue to define its present. Students with advanced Spanish-language skills are encouraged to take SP 296 along with this course. Fall semester.
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LAM 225 - Latin American History: Colonial Period (4 Cr.) (formerly LAM 125) (HIS 225 formerly HIS 125) (LER-TXT and LER-DIV)
This course examines Latin American history from the pre-Columbian era to the independence era. Topics to be discussed include pre-Columbian social dynamics, European conquest and colonization, indigenous peoples, slavery, gender dynamics, colonial economies, and the independence movements. Fall semester.
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LAM 226 - Women, Peace and Protest: Latin American Women and the Search for Social Justice (4 Cr.) (WGS 226 and )
Examination of women’s participation in the human rights, social, and economic movements. Focus on understanding if, why, and under what circumstances gender becomes a central force in the development of these movements. We will address three questions: Has the involvement of women helped to define the human rights movement in Latin America? To what extent have feminist theory and theories of the state accounted for the nature of women’s protest? How and why were women instrumental in the political process that led from authoritarian to democratic rule in their countries? This course focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on women’s movements in the southern cone countries: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. Prerequisite: WGS 150 and a HIS or LAM 100-level course. Spring semester. Offered 2014-15 and alternate years. François.
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LAM 236 - Latina Literature across Borders (2 Cr.) (cross-listed as ENG 236) (GCR RPP)
This course will examine Latina literature, especially short stories and poems, written in English in the United States, Mexico, and the Carribean. We will focus on the themes of Latina identity, the interplay of Spanish and English in texts, and the function of Latinx legends and history. Some of the authors to be studied are Pat Mora, Sandra Cisneros, and Lorna Dee Cervantes. No knowledge of Spanish is required. Fall semester. Murphy, Tokarczyk.
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LAM 264 - Latin American Politics (3 Cr.) (PSC 264 )
An examination of the political process in Latin America and the Caribbean. Latin America is known as one region, yet the countries of Latin America are quite varied in their political systems, histories, and cultures. Students examine some of the important political, social, economic, and cultural processes in Latin America. Prerequisite: PSC 101 or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Program faculty.
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LAM 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad (4 Cr.) (LER-SA)(GCR-SA)
EMERGING MARKETS IN CUBA (BUS 272Y) This interdisciplinary course will allow students to gain a better understanding of Cuba’s history, culture, politics, economics and changing business environment, as a country in transition from a firmly state-controlled market to a more open market. A semester-long pre-course at Goucher during the spring semester will introduce students to the economic structures and business models now in place in Cuba as well as the country’s history and culture. This will be followed by a three-week intensive course in Cuba in May/June during which time students will visit Cuban businesses, large and small, will meet with local businessmen and businesswomen and will take part in various cultural excursions and activities. During the spring semester students will receive 1 credit for their work in the pre-course and, upon successful completion of the three-week ICA, they will receive an additional 3 credits cross-listed in Latin American Studies and Business Management. Prerequisite for LAM: or instructor’s permission. Prerequisite for BUS: or instructor’s permission. Grossman, Murphy.
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