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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.010.290 (01)
Women, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction to the History of Chinese Art
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Liu, Yinxing
Gilman 177
INST-GLOBAL, HART-MODERN
Women, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction to the History of Chinese Art AS.010.290 (01)
An introduction to Chinese Art, with a focus on the (often absence of) women, through the lens of gender and sexuality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Liu, Yinxing
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HART-MODERN
AS.010.421 (01)
An Empire’s Diversity: Ottoman Art and Architecture beyond the Imperial Court
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rustem, Unver
Gilman 177
HART-RENEM, INST-GLOBAL
An Empire’s Diversity: Ottoman Art and Architecture beyond the Imperial Court AS.010.421 (01)
The established historiography of Ottoman architecture is dominated by the patronage of the sultans and their elites, particularly as it shaped the empire’s third and final capital, Istanbul. While this focus on the “center” and its leadership reflects the Ottoman state’s own hierarchical structure, it also obscures the larger network of places and people that enabled the imperial system to develop and acquire meaning in the first place. This course will explore Ottoman architecture and its patronage from the perspective of these neglected regions and actors, covering such examples as Christian vassal states along the empire’s European borders, Arab lands with existing traditions of Islamic art, the curious persistence of Gothic models in the former Crusader kingdom of Cyprus, and the distinctive architectural practices of non-Muslim minorities within Istanbul itself. Drawn primarily from the early modern and modern periods, our case studies will be treated not as imitations of or deviations from the metropolitan mainstream, but as vital expressions of Ottoman culture that assertively engaged with, and themselves contributed to, the better-known strategies of the sultan’s court. We will also go beyond issues of architecture and patronage and consider these buildings as lived spaces whose associated objects, furnishings, and social and ceremonial activities were no less constitutive of the empire’s diverse architectural landscape.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Rustem, Unver
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/7
PosTag(s): HART-RENEM, INST-GLOBAL
AS.070.267 (01)
Culture, Religion and Politics in Iran
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Haeri, Niloofar
Mergenthaler 439
INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP, ISLM-ISLMST
Culture, Religion and Politics in Iran AS.070.267 (01)
This is an introductory course for those interseted in gaining basic knowledge about contemporary Iran. The focus will be on culture and religion and the ways they in which they become interwoven into different kinds of political stakes.
This course explores selected topics in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Western Europe in the wider world in the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the fourteenth century. Special emphasis will be given to understanding the ways in which medieval society functioned as it reorganized itself after the almost total collapse of the ancient world. Topics include: religious plurality, sovereignty and subjecthood, flourishing of learning, chivalric culture, crusading, and the plague and its effects. We will follow the interplay between material and cultural forces in the processes of social organization.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lester, Anne E.
Room: Gilman 132
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.102 (02)
The Medieval World
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Lester, Anne E.
Gilman 132
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, HIST-MIDEST
The Medieval World AS.100.102 (02)
This course explores selected topics in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Western Europe in the wider world in the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the fourteenth century. Special emphasis will be given to understanding the ways in which medieval society functioned as it reorganized itself after the almost total collapse of the ancient world. Topics include: religious plurality, sovereignty and subjecthood, flourishing of learning, chivalric culture, crusading, and the plague and its effects. We will follow the interplay between material and cultural forces in the processes of social organization.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lester, Anne E.
Room: Gilman 132
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.104 (01)
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present
MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Krieger 170
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present AS.100.104 (01)
Modern Europe familiarizes students with key moments, ideas, communities, individuals, and movements which have defined European experiences in global encounters since the Revolutionary era. We will particularly focus on European imperial expansion, the formation of the modern nation-state, the history of political ideas and their global ramifications, and popular culture and social change.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Room: Krieger 170
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.104 (02)
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present
MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Krieger 170
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present AS.100.104 (02)
Modern Europe familiarizes students with key moments, ideas, communities, individuals, and movements which have defined European experiences in global encounters since the Revolutionary era. We will particularly focus on European imperial expansion, the formation of the modern nation-state, the history of political ideas and their global ramifications, and popular culture and social change.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Room: Krieger 170
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.104 (03)
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present
MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Krieger 170
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Modern Europe in a global context, 1789-Present AS.100.104 (03)
Modern Europe familiarizes students with key moments, ideas, communities, individuals, and movements which have defined European experiences in global encounters since the Revolutionary era. We will particularly focus on European imperial expansion, the formation of the modern nation-state, the history of political ideas and their global ramifications, and popular culture and social change.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 12:50PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Room: Krieger 170
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.122 (01)
Introduction to History of Africa (since 1880)
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Thornberry, Elizabeth
Hodson 303
INST-GLOBAL, HIST-AFRICA
Introduction to History of Africa (since 1880) AS.100.122 (01)
An introduction to modern African history, with emphasis on colonialism and decolonization.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/10
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-AFRICA
AS.100.221 (01)
From Mass Conversion to Mass Incarceration: The History of the Uyghurs from the 10th Century to the Present Day
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Kind, Kevin William
Krieger 300
HIST-ASIA, HIST-MIDEST, INST-GLOBAL
From Mass Conversion to Mass Incarceration: The History of the Uyghurs from the 10th Century to the Present Day AS.100.221 (01)
This course offers an overview of the history of the Uyghur people from their conversion to Islam in the tenth century to the present-day human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Kind, Kevin William
Room: Krieger 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, HIST-MIDEST, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.233 (01)
History of Modern Germany
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Harms, Victoria Elisabeth
Ames 218
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL, MLL-GERM, MLL-ENGL
History of Modern Germany AS.100.233 (01)
There is more to Germany than beer, BMWs, and Bayern Munich. We explore politics, culture, economics and society to understand Germany and its role in Europe and the world from the 18th century to the 2015 ‘Refugee Crisis’, climate change, EU and NATO politics today.
The American Revolution in Unexpected Places AS.100.250 (01)
This course considers the American Revolution from the perspective of locations beyond the thirteen rebelling colonies. Covering a range of global hotspots, the focus is on events from 1763 to 1788.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Pearsall, Sarah
Room: Hodson 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/18
PosTag(s): HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.250 (02)
The American Revolution in Unexpected Places
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Pearsall, Sarah
Hodson 313
HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
The American Revolution in Unexpected Places AS.100.250 (02)
This course considers the American Revolution from the perspective of locations beyond the thirteen rebelling colonies. Covering a range of global hotspots, the focus is on events from 1763 to 1788.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Pearsall, Sarah
Room: Hodson 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/18
PosTag(s): HIST-US, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.302 (01)
History of the French-Algerian War, 1954-1962
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Shepard, Todd
Maryland 217
HIST-EUROPE, HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL
History of the French-Algerian War, 1954-1962 AS.100.302 (01)
The Algerian Revolution (1954-1962) successfully challenged French claims that Algeria was part of France and led to an independent Algerian Republic. This struggle is often seen as the touchstone anti-colonial struggle as well as the matrix for modern forms of terrorism and state-sponsored torture. We will explore its history.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Shepard, Todd
Room: Maryland 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 22/25
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, HIST-AFRICA, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.306 (01)
Cultural History of the USSR
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Schmelz, Peter John
Hodson 210
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
Cultural History of the USSR AS.100.306 (01)
This class explores the history of the USSR through its varied cultural domains. It will consider music, literature, film, painting, and sculpture in both “high” and “low” registers, as well as aesthetics, power, and control over the entire Soviet period, at both the center and, especially, the periphery.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Schmelz, Peter John
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.321 (01)
Political Thought and Social Transformation in the Haitian Revolution and Early Independent Mexico, c. 1789-1850
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Borocz-Johnson, Lee Michael
Croft Hall G02
HIST-LATAM, INST-GLOBAL
Political Thought and Social Transformation in the Haitian Revolution and Early Independent Mexico, c. 1789-1850 AS.100.321 (01)
This course will examine both the Haitian Revolution and the early period of Mexican independence by engaging with the ideas of actors within these events in international contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Borocz-Johnson, Lee Michael
Room: Croft Hall G02
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/18
PosTag(s): HIST-LATAM, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.327 (01)
The Islamic Age of Empires: The Ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Noor, Rao Mohsin Ali
Hodson 303
HIST-MIDEST, INST-GLOBAL
The Islamic Age of Empires: The Ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids AS.100.327 (01)
“In the sixteenth century of our era”, wrote the eminent historian of Muslim societies Marshall Hodgson, “a visitor from Mars might well have supposed that the human world was on the verge of becoming Muslim”. They would have based this assertion, continues Hodgson, on the political, cultural, and economic vitality of the empires of the Ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids. This survey course will introduce students to the history, culture, institutions, and socio-religious makeup of these three early modern polities that ranged from the Balkans to Bengal, paying particular attention on issues of dynastic and religious law, cultural, religious, and military-diplomatic exchanges with the world and with each another, and their impact on the social, religious, and ethnic makeup of modern Europe and Asia.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Noor, Rao Mohsin Ali
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): HIST-MIDEST, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.347 (01)
Early Modern China
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Rowe, William T
Hodson 213
INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
Early Modern China AS.100.347 (01)
The history of China from the 16th to the late 19th centuries.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Hodson 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 21/40
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.360 (01)
The Modern British World: Imperial Encounters, Regimes, and Resistance, from the American Revolution to the present
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Gilman 186
HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
The Modern British World: Imperial Encounters, Regimes, and Resistance, from the American Revolution to the present AS.100.360 (01)
The Modern British World introduces some of the major events, themes, and controversies that led to Britain’s global dominance and ultimate decline as an imperial power. This course focuses on varying forms of imperial governance, the interrelationships between metropole and colony, and the formation of British and colonial national identities.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie Anne
Room: Gilman 186
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.368 (01)
European Socialist Thought
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Jelavich, Peter
Gilman 55
HIST-EUROPE, INST-PT, INST-GLOBAL
European Socialist Thought AS.100.368 (01)
A survey of European socialist theories, including Marxism, anarchism, Social Democracy, feminism, and anti-imperialism. Authors include Proudhon, Marx, Engels, Bakunin, Bernstein, Lenin, Luxemburg, Kollontai, Césaire, and Fanon.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Jelavich, Peter
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): HIST-EUROPE, INST-PT, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.413 (01)
London 1580-1830: The History of Britain's capital city
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Marshall, John W
Gilman 219
INST-GLOBAL, HIST-EUROPE
London 1580-1830: The History of Britain's capital city AS.100.413 (01)
Seminar-style class analyzing the social, cultural, gender, religious, economic, and political history of London from Shakespeare's time through revolutions, plague, fire, and commercial, colonial, and industrial expansion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Marshall, John W
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/25
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-EUROPE
AS.100.422 (01)
Society & Social Change in 18th Century China
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rowe, William T
Gilman 277
INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
Society & Social Change in 18th Century China AS.100.422 (01)
What did Chinese local society look like under the Qing Empire, and how did it change over the early modern era?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.447 (01)
A Celluloid Archive: Constructing Modern Indian History through Film
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Halladay, Andrew
Gilman 308
HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL
A Celluloid Archive: Constructing Modern Indian History through Film AS.100.447 (01)
Cinema enjoys extraordinary prominence in India, where in a given year the output of films in Bombay—to say nothing of other Indian film centers—far surpasses the number produced by all American studios combined. While many of India’s most successful films have been derided by critics in Europe and North America, this course takes them seriously both as an artistic form and as a historical tool, treating the films, together with their consumption and circulation, as a critical window into the social history of India. We will begin our investigation in the silent era to demonstrate how, even though the majority of early films are lost, reception histories can reveal much about the communities that viewed them. Moving into the Golden Age of Hindi cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, we will consider how the popularity of these films in Pakistan, Iran, West Africa, and the Soviet Union was tied to India’s global aspirations and self-representation. This course closes with an examination of the current era of Indian cinema and the extent to which its production values, moral and political claims, and viewership (especially in the diaspora) have responded to, and perhaps emboldened, domestic shifts toward economic liberalization and rightwing politics. Focusing more on the social spaces around Indian cinema than on specific films, this course touches on such topics as the segregation of cinemas, the politics of tiered seating, and the rise of multiplexes and (il)legal streaming. Our interrogation of these spaces will reveal how these films can expose social attitudes, even on matters like caste, class, religion, language, and race that they may address only obliquely. More than this, however, this course proposes that Indian cinema, as a primary means of social interaction, entertainment, and information for millions, is not only a historical record but a historical force in its own right.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Halladay, Andrew
Room: Gilman 308
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, INST-GLOBAL
AS.130.216 (01)
History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Katz, David
Smokler Center 301
INST-GLOBAL
History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789 AS.130.216 (01)
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/19
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.140.360 (01)
War and the Environment
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
McManus, Alison L
Gilman 186
INST-GLOBAL
War and the Environment AS.140.360 (01)
How have wars shaped the natural world, and vice versa? How have affected communities responded to environmental harm? This course explores the environmental history of warfare from the 18th century through the 20th century. It interrogates the relationship between imperialism, nation-building, and environmental destruction, while asking how the natural world might or might not have influenced the outcome of these military conflicts. The course demonstrates how warfare drew attention to environmental vulnerabilities, both on a local and a global scale. Topics include resource extraction in Euro-American empires, WWII recycling campaigns, ecological violence in the Vietnam War, and nuclear weapons testing.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: McManus, Alison L
Room: Gilman 186
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/20
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.140.363 (01)
Cities of the World: Urbanization and the Environment in the Nineteenth Century
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Mukherjee, Urna
Gilman 377
INST-GLOBAL, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Cities of the World: Urbanization and the Environment in the Nineteenth Century AS.140.363 (01)
The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic change in the dynamic of urbanization, as the share of the world’s urban population doubled from 6.6 per cent in 1800 to 12 per cent in 1900. Cities around the world were being built and rebuilt during this period with the aim of creating productive urban spaces by bringing about transformations in urban infrastructure like water supply, sanitation engineering, architecture, zoning and street planning, transportation engineering, and so forth. This seminar will survey the transnational history of the development and transformation of cities around the world, including in the United States of America, and their environments during the nineteenth century. The histories of these cities are intimately linked with both the natural environment surrounding them and the communities living and building on them, and we will explore a different city every week with the help of different kind of media, like literary fiction, film, maps, newspaper articles, etc.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Mukherjee, Urna
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/18
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.140.367 (01)
International Development in Action: America’s Cold War Technical Cooperation in East Asia
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Lee, Juyoung
Gilman 300
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
International Development in Action: America’s Cold War Technical Cooperation in East Asia AS.140.367 (01)
Technical cooperation has been one of the most favored formats of international development because it aims to provide internal capacity for future development. Nevertheless, technical cooperation has been a site of political conflicts where different countries, social groups, capital funds, forms of knowledge, expertise, and opportunities collide. This course critically analyzes the political, diplomatic, social, and cultural surroundings of technical cooperation projects between the United States and East Asia during the second half of the 20th century. The course has three parts, each focusing on 1) theoretical and conceptual approaches to technical cooperation projects in East Asia, 2) different stakeholders, and 3) specific examples that display how the projects unfolded in real-life situations. Throughout the course, students will analyze various formats of historical sources such as photography, diary, correspondence, pamphlet, interview transcripts, and more!
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Lee, Juyoung
Room: Gilman 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.140.386 (01)
Politics, Technology and the Media: 1800 to the present
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ginsberg, Benjamin; Kargon, Robert H
Krieger 180
INST-AP
Politics, Technology and the Media: 1800 to the present AS.140.386 (01)
This seminar will explore scientific-technological innovations and how they affected politics and communication in the United States from the introduction of steam railways and boats, the newspaper, the telegraph, telephone, photography, radio, the movies, television, and the digital computer. In lieu of a final examination, each student will be asked to write a research paper in consultation with the faculty. Lectures, discussions, films.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ginsberg, Benjamin; Kargon, Robert H
Room: Krieger 180
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.180.101 (01)
Elements of Macroeconomics
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Shaffer 3
Elements of Macroeconomics AS.180.101 (01)
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Room: Shaffer 3
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.101 (02)
Elements of Macroeconomics
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Shaffer 3
Elements of Macroeconomics AS.180.101 (02)
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Room: Shaffer 3
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.101 (03)
Elements of Macroeconomics
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Shaffer 3
Elements of Macroeconomics AS.180.101 (03)
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Room: Shaffer 3
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.101 (04)
Elements of Macroeconomics
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, Th 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Shaffer 3
Elements of Macroeconomics AS.180.101 (04)
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Room: Remsen Hall 101
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.102 (04)
Elements of Microeconomics
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Remsen Hall 101
Elements of Microeconomics AS.180.102 (04)
An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis with emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services, theory of consumer behavior, theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Room: Remsen Hall 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.214 (01)
The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Dasgupta, Somasree
Hodson 213
INST-ECON, INST-CP
The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries AS.180.214 (01)
In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies had an amazing run for the next decade, and emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. However, since 2014 there has been some divergence in the BRICs’ economic performance. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past several decades. We discuss the reasons that contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies, and the reasons for their eventual divergence. We also analyze some of the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Dasgupta, Somasree
Room: Hodson 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/60
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, INST-CP
AS.180.217 (01)
Game Theory in Social Sciences
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Chen, Ying
Hodson 316
INST-ECON, BEHB-SOCSCI
Game Theory in Social Sciences AS.180.217 (01)
Game Theory is the study of multiple person decision problems in which the well-being of a decision maker depends not only on his own actions but also on those of others. Such problems arise frequently in economics, political science, business, military science and many other areas. In this course, we will learn how to model different social situations as games and how to use solution concepts to understand players' behavior. We will consider various examples from different fields and will play several games in class. The emphasis of the class is on the conceptual analysis and applications and we will keep the level of mathematical technicalities at the minimum -- high school algebra and one term of calculus will be sufficient. Students who took AS.180.117 are not eligible to take AS.180.217.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Chen, Ying
Room: Hodson 316
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/40
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, BEHB-SOCSCI
AS.180.223 (01)
Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Maryland 114
INST-ECON
Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa AS.180.223 (01)
Many sub-Saharan African countries are among the least developed countries in the world. In this course, we explore the economic development experiences of African countries, with more focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The course starts with a historical perspective, delves into development strategies, and examines evidence on successes and failures of some case study countries. We conclude by analyzing the many challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Elements of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required prerequisites. There would be group presentations on assigned readings.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Seshie-Nasser, Hellen
Room: Maryland 114
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.229 (01)
Economics of Health and Education in South Asia
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Fatehin, Sohani
Hackerman 320
INST-ECON
Economics of Health and Education in South Asia AS.180.229 (01)
Human capital is an important factor of economic growth in South Asian economies, along with physical capital and technology. Addressing health and education challenges has implications for improving a country’s human capital formation and income growth. In this course, we look at past and present health and educational outcomes in South Asian Countries. We discuss the gaps in access to education and health care services, the quality of education and health care services as well as the impacts on the productivity of the labor force. We also empirically analyze the link between economic growth and human capital development. Furthermore, we focus on some challenges and future policy options for economies in South Asia.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Fatehin, Sohani
Room: Hackerman 320
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.261 (01)
Monetary Analysis
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Poliakova, Ludmila
Maryland 110
INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
Monetary Analysis AS.180.261 (01)
This course analyzes the financial and monetary system of the U.S. economy and the design and implementation of U.S. monetary policy. Among other topics, we will examine the role of banks in the economy, the term structure of interest rates, the stock market, the supply of money, the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy, the objectives of monetary policy in the United States and current monetary policy practice.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Poliakova, Ludmila
Room: Maryland 110
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/65
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.266 (01)
Financial Markets and Institutions
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Feinman, Josh
Shaffer 302
INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
Financial Markets and Institutions AS.180.266 (01)
Understanding design and functioning of financial markets and institutions, connecting theoretical foundations and real-world applications and cases. Basic principles of asymmetric information problems, management of risk. Money, bond, and equity markets; investment banking, security brokers, and venture capital firms; structure, competition, and regulation of commercial banks. Importance of electronic technology on financial systems.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Feinman, Josh
Room: Shaffer 302
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/40
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.289 (01)
Economics of Health
M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
De Broucker, Gatien
Hodson 316
INST-ECON, PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL
Economics of Health AS.180.289 (01)
Application of economic concepts and analysis to the health services system. Review of empirical studies of demand for health services, behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health levels. Discussion of current policy issues relating to financing and resource allocation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: De Broucker, Gatien
Room: Hodson 316
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/40
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL
AS.180.303 (01)
Topics in International Macroeconomics and Finance
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Jeanne, Olivier
Hodson 303
INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
Topics in International Macroeconomics and Finance AS.180.303 (01)
The course will review selected topics in international macroeconomics and finance. The topics include: financial globalization; international portfolio diversification; capital account liberalization and the choice of the exchange rate regime in emerging markets. The analysis will be motivated by current policy issues but will also be based on mathematical models of the international economy.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Jeanne, Olivier
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/25
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.349 (01)
Economics of Race, Gender and Culture
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Hwang, Yujung
Greenhouse 110
INST-ECON
Economics of Race, Gender and Culture AS.180.349 (01)
This course will overview popular causal inference methods and their applications in the economics of race, gender, and culture. For each causal inference method, the class will cover the econometric theory and how to implement the method in the STATA program. Students will solve many STATA exercises in class, so they must bring a laptop to those classes. Next, we will discuss papers that used the method to answer a research question about race, gender, and culture. The topics to cover include how to show there is racial/gender discrimination and how preference is formed.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Hwang, Yujung
Room: Greenhouse 110
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/8
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.180.351 (01)
Labor Economics
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Hodson 211
INST-ECON
Labor Economics AS.180.351 (01)
The course discusses various issues in labor markets from the perspective of economic theory. We first study the major forces at work that shape labor market behavior; firms’ labor demand and workers’ labor supply. Then we discuss the equilibrium behavior of employment and wages. Using these tools, we also cover various applied topics in labor economics, such as minimum wage regulations, male-female wage differentials, human capital investment, worker mobility, and unemployment.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir
Room: Hodson 211
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/30
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.190.101 (01)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (01)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.101 (02)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (02)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.101 (03)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (03)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.101 (04)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (04)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.101 (05)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (05)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.101 (06)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hackerman B 17
INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (06)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hackerman B 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.108 (01)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR, AGRI-ELECT
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (01)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (02)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (03)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (04)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (05)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (06)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (07)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (08)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (02)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (02)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (03)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (03)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (04)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (04)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.228 (01)
The American Presidency
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ginsberg, Benjamin
Krieger 180
POLI-AP, INST-AP
The American Presidency AS.190.228 (01)
Over the past several decades, the power and importance of America’s presidency have greatly expanded . Of course, presidential history includes both ups and downs, some coinciding with the rise and fall of national party systems and others linked to specific problems, issues, and personalities. We should train our analytic eyes, however, to see beneath the surface of day-to-day and even decade-to-decade political turbulence. We should focus, instead, on the pronounced secular trend of more than two and a quarter centuries of American history. Two hundred years ago, presidents were weak and often bullied by Congress. Today, presidents are powerful and often thumb their noses at Congress and the courts. For better or worse, we have entered a presidentialist era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ginsberg, Benjamin
Room: Krieger 180
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.190.231 (01)
Politics of Income Inequality
WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Rehm, Philipp
Macaulay 101
INST-ECON
Politics of Income Inequality AS.190.231 (01)
Introduces fundamental patterns, puzzles, and theories on the politics of income inequality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Rehm, Philipp
Room: Macaulay 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.190.246 (01)
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (01)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (03)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
This course will plumb the theoretical depths of democracy and its manifold forms, ideas, and arguments. After sampling a handful of the many democratic traditions in the field, we will attempt to ‘apply’ these theories to two issues that have proven particularly sticky for democratic thinkers: the global nuclear arrangement, and global climate change. The course will require significant reading and writing and will be driven by in-class discussion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Phillips, Chas.
Room: Maryland 109
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/19
PosTag(s): INST-PT, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.255 (01)
Race and Racism in International Relations
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Schmidt, Sebastian; Shilliam, Robbie
Shaffer 2
INST-IR
Race and Racism in International Relations AS.190.255 (01)
This course introduces students to the foundational importance of race and racism to the construction of our contemporary global order. Topics include the Crusades, European imperialism, eugenics, Apartheid, freedom struggles, decolonization, and global development.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Schmidt, Sebastian; Shilliam, Robbie
Room: Shaffer 2
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/28
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.326 (01)
Democracy And Elections
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Katz, Richard Stephen
Krieger 300
INST-CP
Democracy And Elections AS.190.326 (01)
An examination of most aspects of democratic elections with the exception of th e behavior of voters. Topics include the impact of various electoral systems and administrative reforms on the outcome of elections, standards for evaluations of electoral systems, and the impact of the Arrow problem on normative theories of democratic elections.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Katz, Richard Stephen
Room: Krieger 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.190.329 (01)
National Security-Nuclear Age
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
David, Steven R
Gilman 381
INST-IR
National Security-Nuclear Age AS.190.329 (01)
This course examines the impact of weapons of mass destruction on international politics with an emphasis on security issues. The first half of the course focuses on the history of nuclear weapons development during the Cold War and theories of deterrence. The second half of the class considers contemporary issues including terrorism, chemical and biological weapons, ballistic missile defense and proliferation. Requirements include a midterm, final and a ten page paper.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.330 (01)
Japanese Politics
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Chung, Erin
Gilman 313
INST-CP
Japanese Politics AS.190.330 (01)
This course introduces students to the major debates and issues of postwar Japanese politics. Topics include nationalism, electoral politics, civil society, and immigration.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Chung, Erin
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.190.335 (01)
Imagining Borders
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Marlin-Bennett, Renee E
Krieger 302
INST-IR
Imagining Borders AS.190.335 (01)
What is a border and why do borders matter in global politics. What do borders mean under conditions of globalization? An examination of the politics of borders, transborder flows, and networks within and across borders. The readings, which come from political science and other social science disciplines, will include theoretical and case-specific works. Goals for this writing intensive course also include learning to identify researchable questions, to engage with the scholarly literature, and to understand appropriate standards of evidence for making claims.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Marlin-Bennett, Renee E
Room: Krieger 302
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/25
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.353 (01)
China and the World
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ang, Yuen Yuen; Yasuda, John Kojiro
Maryland 202
POLI-IR, POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-IR, AGRI-ELECT
China and the World AS.190.353 (01)
This introductory course explores China's expanding global presence and influence in the context of rising US-China tensions. We will begin with an overview of China's rise since market opening in the 1980s, leading up to its ascendence as a global power in recent times. In addition to learning about the historical and political-economic dimensions of China's engagement with the world, the course aims to impart you with some basic skills in evaluating the quality of evidence and expertise, so that you can form your own informed assessment of contentious issues.
An analysis of public policy and policy-making for American Cities. Special attention will be given to the subject of urban crime and law enforcement, poverty and welfare, and intergovernmental relations. Cross-listed with Africana Studies
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Spence, Lester
Room: Maryland 114
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/25
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.190.392 (01)
Introduction to Economic Development
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Mazzuca, Sebastian L
Gilman 17
INST-CP, INST-ECON
Introduction to Economic Development AS.190.392 (01)
Most wealthy countries are democracies, but not all democracies are wealthy—India, Costa Rica, and Mongolia are prominent examples. This course explores three fundamental questions: 1) What political institutions promote economic prosperity? 2) Under what conditions does democracy promote prosperity? 3) What are the mechanisms connecting political institutions and economic performance?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Mazzuca, Sebastian L
Room: Gilman 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-ECON
AS.190.397 (01)
The Politics of International Law
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Ross, Andrew
Bloomberg 278
POLI-IR, INST-IR
The Politics of International Law AS.190.397 (01)
This course introduces students of politics to international law. We will explore historical roots and current problems, recognizing along the way persistent contestation over the participants, sources, purposes, and interests associated with international law. The course situates formal aspects of law—centered on international treaties, international organizations, the World Court (ICJ), and the International Criminal Court (ICC)—within a broader field of global governance consisting of treaty-based and customary law, states and transnational actors, centralized and decentralized forms of legal authority. We will place special emphasis on the significance of international law to colonialism, decolonization, and contemporary forms of imperialism, keeping in mind that the law has been experienced differently in the Global South and by actors not recognized as sovereign by states in positions of power. Students will be exposed to a range of approaches, including rational choice, various species of legalism, process-oriented theories, critical legal studies, and postcolonial critiques.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Ross, Andrew
Room: Bloomberg 278
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/19
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR
AS.190.413 (01)
Asian American Political Thought
M 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Liu, Glory Maria
Mergenthaler 366
POLI-PT, INST-PT
Asian American Political Thought AS.190.413 (01)
Despite growing awareness in other subfields of political science of the importance of Asian Americans as a political constituency, Asian American political theory and thought has yet to be recognized. This course provides an opportunity to investigate and interrogate the possibility of a textual “tradition” of Asian American political thought, including writings by thinkers before the invention of “Asian American” as an analytic, political, and identity category. How do Asian American writers, thinkers, and activists conceive of core political concepts such as freedom, citizenship, inclusion, and justice in the face of longstanding historical injustices–ranging from legal and social exclusion to internment? How do Asian Americans understand, portray, and attempt to alter their social position and relation to state power? What tools of resistance were available to them, and how did they use those tools to negotiate and reconfigure central conceptual categories of political thought and politics? We will engage a wide-ranging group of Asian and Asian American writers as well as contemporary theorists, as well as a variety of genres.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Instructor: Liu, Glory Maria
Room: Mergenthaler 366
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/10
PosTag(s): POLI-PT, INST-PT
AS.190.421 (01)
Violence: State and Society
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Kocher, Matthew A
Gilman 313
INST-IR
Violence: State and Society AS.190.421 (01)
This course will examine violence that occurs mainly within the territory of nominally sovereign states. We will focus on violence as an object of study in its own right. For the most part, we will look at violence as a dependent variable, though in some instances it will function as an independent variable, a mechanism, or an equilibrium. We will ask why violence starts, how it “works” or fails to work, why it takes place in some locations and not others, why violence take specific forms (e.g., insurgency, terrorism, civilian victimization, etc.), what explains its magnitude (the number of victims), and what explains targeting (the type or identity of victims).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Kocher, Matthew A
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.437 (01)
Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Weaver, Vesla Mae
Gilman 55
INST-AP, AGRI-ELECT
Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States AS.190.437 (01)
Race has been and continues to be centrally important to American political life and development. In this course, we will engage with the major debates around racial politics in the United States, with a substantial focus on how policies and practices of citizenship, immigration law, social provision, and criminal justice policy shaped and continue to shape racial formation, group-based identities, and group position; debates around the content and meaning of political representation and the responsiveness of the political system to American minority groups; debates about how racial prejudice has shifted and its importance in understanding American political behavior; the prospects for contestation or coalitions among groups; the “struggle with difference” within groups as they deal with the interplay of race and class, citizenship status, and issues that disproportionately affect a subset of their members; and debates about how new groups and issues are reshaping the meaning and practice of race in the United States.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Weaver, Vesla Mae
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/18
PosTag(s): INST-AP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.190.449 (01)
War and Society in World Politics
M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Barkawi, Tarak Karim
Mergenthaler 366
INST-IR
War and Society in World Politics AS.190.449 (01)
This course is an advanced introduction to war in the modern world, encompassing its political, social, cultural and ecological dimensions. It adopts a “war and society” approach in that it covers the ways in which society shapes war and, in turn, how war shapes society. It situates “war and society” in an historically evolving global context, attending to the nature of war in both the core and the periphery of world politics. Topics include the totalization and industrialization of war; civil-military relations; modernity, reason and war; “small war”; and race, culture and war.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Barkawi, Tarak Karim
Room: Mergenthaler 366
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.458 (01)
Climate Geopolitics: New-Zero Industrial Policy and World Order
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Allan, Bentley
Bloomberg 278
INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Geopolitics: New-Zero Industrial Policy and World Order AS.190.458 (01)
This course will survey the history of industrial policies for clean technologies from China’s wind and solar push in the 1990s to the Inflation Reduction Act. We will seek to understand the determinants of industrial policy, best practices for industrial policy, and the effects of industrial policy on climate politics. The lens of industrial policy provides a unique avenue to understand world order. Through this lens, we will see how nature, knowledge, and geopolitics come together in various formations throughout world history.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Allan, Bentley
Room: Bloomberg 278
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/12
PosTag(s): INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.191.335 (01)
Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR)
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Freedman, Robert
Krieger 307
INST-IR, INST-CP
Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR) AS.191.335 (01)
The course will focus on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, through World War I, The British Mandate over Palestine, and the first Arab-Israeli war (1947-1949). It will then examine the period of the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982, the Palestinian Intifadas (1987-1993 and 2000-2005); and the development of the Arab-Israeli peace process from its beginnings with the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of 1979, the Oslo I and Oslo II agreements of 1993 and 1995, Israel's peace treaty with Jordan of 1994, the Road Map of 2003; and the periodic peace talks between Israel and Syria. The conflict will be analyzed against the background of great power intervention in the Middle East, the rise of political Islam and the dynamics of Intra-Arab politics, and will consider the impact of the Arab Spring.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Freedman, Robert
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-IR, INST-CP
AS.191.345 (01)
Russian Foreign Policy (IR)
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Freedman, Robert
Krieger 307
POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-CP
Russian Foreign Policy (IR) AS.191.345 (01)
This course will explore the evolution of Russian Foreign Policy from Czarist times to the present. The main theme will be the question of continuity and change, as the course will seek to determine to what degree current Russian Foreign Policy is rooted in the Czarist(1613-1917) and Soviet(1917-1991) periods, and to what degree it has operated since 1991 on a new basis. The main emphasis of the course will be on Russia's relations with the United States and Europe, China, the Middle East and the countries of the former Soviet Union--especially Ukraine, the Baltic States, Transcaucasia and Central Asia. The course will conclude with an analysis of the Russian reaction to the Arab Spring and its impact both on Russian domestic politics and on Russian foreign policy.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Freedman, Robert
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-CP
AS.191.365 (01)
The Political History of Police
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Saxton, Stephanie Alexandra
Gilman 377
POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP
The Political History of Police AS.191.365 (01)
This course investigates the roots of the American police, and its impact on people and place. Political theorist Markus Dubber calls police the “most expansive, most amorphous of governmental powers.” Policing is a key component of state power, but the current web of police institutions was never inevitable. In studying the deliberate creation of the police, we will pay particular attention to race-class hierarchies in the historical and contemporary carceral state. We will struggle through questions on safety, freedom, repression, and political power, such as: How did a country founded on principles of radical republicanism develop vast institutions of patrol and surveillance? Under what conditions do police powers expand or contract? And what contributes to safety in America? This course will first, look at the historic roots of American police. The next section of the course attempts to analyze how or when these institutions intervene in the lives of Americans. Next, we will study police from the perspective of policed populations and think about what impact these interactions have on American democracy and belonging. Through studying police and prisons, students will learn about an important face of the American state and how certain state functions are differentially distributed along lines of race and class.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Saxton, Stephanie Alexandra
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/25
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP
AS.191.370 (01)
(Mis)Measuring Human Progress
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Trasi, Aila
Krieger 306
POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-ECON
(Mis)Measuring Human Progress AS.191.370 (01)
This course will explore the ways in which human progress, societal prosperity, economic growth, and development have been understood in the modern era. It will do so by investigating the political processes that surround decisions about the measurement of these concepts, the underlying worldviews that support them, and their normative implications. The first part of the course is historically oriented. Students will study the processes of emergence, consolidation, and globalization of the prevailing, or “hegemonic”, view of progress: economic growth measured by GDP. They will learn the causes that led to this choice and the problems that resulted from it. The second part of the course explores alternatives to this mainstream conceptualization and teaches students how some socio-economic indicators of prosperity are created. Student are then asked to apply the historical and practical knowledge to build their own vision and measurement of human progress.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Trasi, Aila
Room: Krieger 306
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/18
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-ECON
AS.192.225 (01)
Economic Growth and Development in East Asia
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Gilman 75
INST-ECON
Economic Growth and Development in East Asia AS.192.225 (01)
Over the past three decades, East Asia has been the most dynamic region in the world. East Asia has a remarkable record of high and sustained economic growth. From 1965 to 1990, the twenty-three economies of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world mostly thanks to the ‘miraculous growth’ of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand; these eight countries, in fact, have grown roughly three times as fast as Latin America and South Asia, five times faster than Sub-Saharan Africa, and significantly outperformed the industrial economies and the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa regions. Poverty levels have plummeted and human-development indicators have improved across the region. The course is divided into three parts to allow students to develop expertise in one or more countries and/or policy arenas, while also cultivating a broad grasp of the region and the distinct challenges of “fast-paced, sustained economic growth.” Part I will introduce the subject, consider the origins of Asian economic development, and analyse the common economic variables behind the region’s success. It will look at the East Asian Crisis and will consider its lessons and assess whether or not East Asian countries have learned them. While the course will show that there are many common ingredients to the success of the region’s economies, it will also show that each country is different, and that differences could be, at times, quite stark. Hence, Part II will focus on the development experiences of individual countries, with a special emphasis on the ASEAN economies, NIEs, Japan and China. Finally, Part III will consider various topics of special interest to Asia, including trends toward greater regional economic cooperation, both in the real and financial/monetary sectors, and issues related to poverty, migration, and inclusiveness in the region.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.196.201 (01)
Introduction to Civic Life
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Amat Matus, Consuelo; Mason, Lily Hall
Maryland 114
INST-AP
Introduction to Civic Life AS.196.201 (01)
What does it take for people to engage productively as informed, skilled, and effective members of democratic communities and the world? Whether we are scientists, doctors, engineers, advocates, public servants, or anything else, we are all members of pluralistic communities. This introductory course seeks to introduce students to the theory and principles of civic life and the rights and responsibilities of active citizenship. We’ll examine the history of and struggles for freedom, inclusion, and civic participation, the role of information, deliberation, and free expression in the public sphere, and the threats and opportunities for global democracy. Students will read and discuss materials by civic studies and democracy scholars, building a foundational understanding of civic life across disciplines and perspectives. Many of these scholars and practitioners will appear in class to discuss their work directly with students. The course will pay particular attention to the ways that students from all backgrounds can apply these ideas in their everyday lives, regardless of the professions they pursue. This course is also the first course for students interested in minoring in the SNF Agora Institute Minor on Civic Life, but is designed to inspire a commitment to participation in civic life for all students, including those who do not major or minor in related fields.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Amat Matus, Consuelo; Mason, Lily Hall
Room: Maryland 114
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/25
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.196.306 (01)
Democracy by the Numbers
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Corrigan, Bryce
Wyman Park N325F
INST-CP, AGRI-ELECT
Democracy by the Numbers AS.196.306 (01)
How is democracy doing around the world? This course will help students to answer this question and ask their own questions about political systems by examining a variety of quantitative measures of facets of democracy in the U.S. and internationally. We consider general indices as well as those that focus on specific normatively-appealing aspects—the absence of fraud in and broader integrity of the electoral process itself, the guarantees of fundamental human rights to all, governments’ effectiveness and accountability to the public, the equity of both representation and policy outcomes for minority groups and those historically disadvantaged or excluded, and the possibility and extent of civic engagement in non-government institutions. Wherever possible, the course will present evidence about the kinds of institutions and policies that seem to bolster democracy. Students can expect to gain hands-on experience with publicly-available subnational and national indicators of electoral and democratic quality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Corrigan, Bryce
Room: Wyman Park N325F
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, AGRI-ELECT
AS.211.265 (01)
Panorama of German Thought
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Jelavich, Peter
Bloomberg 168
INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT, HIST-EUROPE
Panorama of German Thought AS.211.265 (01)
This course will survey German ideas—in philosophy, social and political theory, and drama—since the Enlightenment. Authors include Kant, Schiller, Lessing, Goethe, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Weber, Horkheimer, and Adorno.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Jelavich, Peter
Room: Bloomberg 168
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/10
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-PT, HIST-EUROPE
AS.211.314 (01)
Jewish in America, Yiddish in America: Literature, Culture, Identity
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Spinner, Samuel Jacob
Gilman 381
INST-GLOBAL
Jewish in America, Yiddish in America: Literature, Culture, Identity AS.211.314 (01)
iddish was the language of European Jews for 1000 years. From the 19th century to the present day it has been a language that millions of Americans — Jewish immigrants and their descendants–have spoken, written in, conducted their daily lives in, and created culture in. This course will examine literature, film, newspapers, and more to explore how Jewish immigrants to America shaped their identities—as Jews, as Americans, and as former Europeans. What role did maintaining, adapting, or abandoning a minority language play in the creation of Jewish American identity—cultural, ethnic, or religious? How was this language perceived by the majority culture? How was it used to represent the experiences of other minoritized groups? What processes of linguistic and cultural translation were involved in finding a space for Yiddish in America, in its original or translated into English? The overarching subjects of this course include migration, race, ethnicity, multilingualism, and assimilation. We will analyze literature (novels, poetry, drama); film; comedy; and other media. All texts in English.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Spinner, Samuel Jacob
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.211.361 (01)
Dissent and Cultural Productions: Israeli Culture as a Case Study
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Stahl, Neta
Gilman 413
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
Dissent and Cultural Productions: Israeli Culture as a Case Study AS.211.361 (01)
This course explores the interplay between protest and cultural productions using the Israeli society as a case study. We will examine the formation and nature of political and social protest movements in Israel, such as the Israeli Black Panthers, Israeli feminism, the struggle for LGBTQ rights and the 2011 social justice protest. Dissent in the military and protest against war as well as civil activism in the context of the Palestinians-Israeli conflict will serve us to explore the notion of dissent in the face of collective ethos, memory and trauma. The literary, cinematic, theatrical and artistic productions of dissent will stand at the center of our discussion as well as the role of specific genres and media, including satire and comedy, television, popular music, dance and social media. We will ask ourselves questions such as how do cultural productions express dissent? What is the role of cultural productions in civil activism? And what is the connection between specific genre or media and expression of dissent? All material will be taught in English translation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Stahl, Neta
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.211.386 (01)
Italian Cinema
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Di Bianco, Laura
Gilman 381
INST-GLOBAL
Italian Cinema AS.211.386 (01)
From the epic movies of the silent era to neorealist and auteur films of the post-war period, all the way to contemporary Academy winner The Great Beauty, Italian cinema, has had and continues to have a global impact, and shape the imaginary of filmmakers all over the world. This course traces Italian film history from its origins to recent times, highlighting its main genres and trends beyond the icons of neorealist and auteur cinema, including the so-called ‘comedy Italian style,’ spaghetti westerns, horror, mafia-mockery films, feminist filmmaking, and ecocinema. While learning to probe the cinematic frame, and examine composition, camera movements, cinematography, editing, and sound, and interrogating issues of gender, class, and race, we will screen classics such as Bicycle Thieves, La Dolce Vita, and L’Avventura, but also forgotten archival films by pioneer women filmmakers, and works by emergent, independent filmmakers.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.211.394 (01)
Brazilian Culture & Civilization
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Shaffer 202
INST-GLOBAL
Brazilian Culture & Civilization AS.211.394 (01)
Did you know that Brazil is very similar to the United States? This course is intended as an introduction to the culture and civilization of Brazil. It is designed to provide students with basic information about Brazilian history, politics, economy, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The course will focus on how Indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted to create the new and unique civilization that is Brazil today. The course is taught in English, but ONE extra credit will be given to students who wish to do the course work in Portuguese. Those wishing to do the course work in English for 3 credits should register for section 01. Those wishing to earn 4 credits by doing the course work in Portuguese should register for section 02. The sections will be taught simultaneously. Section 01: 3 credits Section 02: 4 credits (instructor’s permission required).
No Prereq. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Room: Shaffer 202
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.212.353 (01)
La France Contemporaine
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Wuensch, April
Gilman 479
INST-CP
La France Contemporaine AS.212.353 (01)
Students will explore contemporary French society and culture through a wide variety of media: fiction and non-fiction readings (graphic novels, news periodicals, popular magazines), films, music, art, websites, and podcasts. A diverse range of hands-on activities in addition to guided readings will help students develop cultural awareness as we discuss topics such as education, politics, humor, sports, cuisine, immigration, slang, and national identity, as well as the historical factors that have influenced these facets of French and francophone culture. Recommended course background: AS.210.301 and AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Contact April Wuensch ([email protected]).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Gilman 479
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/12
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.215.380 (01)
Modern Latin American Culture
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Pinar Diaz, Alicia
Gilman 132
INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
Modern Latin American Culture AS.215.380 (01)
Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Latin- America culture from the formation of independent states through the present—in light of the social, political, and economic histories of the region. The course will offer a general survey of history of Latin- America, and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings, in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Pinar Diaz, Alicia
Room: Gilman 132
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.215.390 (01)
Modern Spanish Culture
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Williams, Rachel C
Smokler Center 213
INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
Modern Spanish Culture AS.215.390 (01)
This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Spanish culture from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The course will offer a general survey of the history of Spain and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. This course will be of particular interest for students planning on spending a semester abroad in Spain—specially for those students going to the JHU Fall Semester in Madrid, at Carlos III University. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.311 or appropriate Webcape score.
AS.215.390 was formerly numbered AS.211.390
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Williams, Rachel C
Room: Smokler Center 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/10
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.230.175 (01)
Chinese Revolutions
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Kuo, Huei-Ying
Gilman 413
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
Chinese Revolutions AS.230.175 (01)
This survey course examines the foreign influence on China’s political changes between the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. The topics include Chinese Christians and anti-dynastic revolutions, Japanese imperialism and Chinese nationalism, Chinese overseas and federalist movements, as well as global connections of Chinese communist movements between 1921 and 1949.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Kuo, Huei-Ying
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.230.239 (01)
Coffee, Tea and Empires
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Kuo, Huei-Ying
Gilman 413
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-IR
Coffee, Tea and Empires AS.230.239 (01)
The course examines the modern transformation of social life from the prism of coffee and tea. The topics include colonial expansion and cash-crop production, pan-Asianism and Orientalism, the question of the public sphere, and food nationalism.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Kuo, Huei-Ying
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-IR
AS.230.244 (01)
Race and Ethnicity in American Society
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Greif, Meredith
Shriver Hall 001
INST-AP, MSCH-HUM
Race and Ethnicity in American Society AS.230.244 (01)
Race and ethnicity have played a prominent role in American society and continue to do so, as demonstrated by interracial and interethnic gaps in economic and educational achievement, residence, political power, family structure, crime, and health. Using a sociological framework, we will explore the historical significance of race and its development as a social construction, assess the causes and consequences of intergroup inequalities and explore potential solutions.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Greif, Meredith
Room: Shriver Hall 001
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/20
PosTag(s): INST-AP, MSCH-HUM
AS.230.328 (01)
Agrarian Change in Post-Reform China and Beyond
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Liu, Tiantian
Shaffer 301
INST-CP
Agrarian Change in Post-Reform China and Beyond AS.230.328 (01)
Rural China is experiencing profound socioeconomic and political transformations during four decades of reform. When millions of rural migrants leave their hometown to work in factories, the countryside is simultaneously being remade by the expansion of cities and state policies that seek to revolutionize Chinese agriculture. These ongoing and uncertain dynamics reshape social relations, conflicts, and tensions among state, peasants, and capital in the rural social space. This course examines the historical origins, uncertain processes, and profound social consequences of these major changes that are taking place in post-reform rural China. The course is organized around 4 modules. In each of them, students will first read about key concepts and theoretical frameworks, such as socialist primitive accumulation, collective action, social reproduction, and peasant moral economy. They will then use these analytical tools to critically engage with the more empirically grounded research on China’s agrarian transformation. While the course primarily focuses on China, students will have opportunities to conduct research on other parts of the world, which will provide useful, comparative viewpoints.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Liu, Tiantian
Room: Shaffer 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.230.332 (01)
Family, Gender, and Sexuality in East Asia
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Wan, Yifeng
Mergenthaler 366
INST-CP
Family, Gender, and Sexuality in East Asia AS.230.332 (01)
How do men and women make decisions about marriage and childbearing, negotiate work-family demands, and divide housework and childcare? Why are East Asian societies experiencing lowest-low fertility? What are the legacies of the one-child policy? How does homosexuality transcend patriarchal family? To answer these questions, this course will explore in depth the dynamics of family, gender, and sexuality in contemporary East Asia (mainly China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Wan, Yifeng
Room: Mergenthaler 366
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.230.335 (01)
Medical Humanitarianism
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Naveh Benjamin, Ilil
Smokler Center Library
INST-IR, MSCH-HUM
Medical Humanitarianism AS.230.335 (01)
Humanitarian organizations play life-preserving roles in global conflicts, and have front-row views of disasters ranging from the 2010 Haiti earthquake to the 2011 Fukushima tsunami in Japan. Yet even while they provide vital assistance to millions of people in crisis, such organizations are beset by important paradoxes that hinder their capacity to create sustainable interventions. They work to fill long-lasting needs, but are prone to moving quickly from one site to the next in search of the latest emergency. They strive to be apolitical, yet are invariably influenced by the geopolitical agendas of global powers. How do such contradictions arise, and what is their impact upon millions of aid recipients around the world? Drawing on case studies from South Sudan to Haiti, this course addresses these contradictions by exploring how and why medical aid organizations attempt, and sometimes fail, to reconcile short-term goals, such as immediate life-saving, with long-term missions, such as public health programs and conflict resolution initiatives.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Naveh Benjamin, Ilil
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): INST-IR, MSCH-HUM
AS.230.340 (01)
Human Rights Activism: Between Theory and Practice
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Naveh Benjamin, Ilil
Smokler Center Library
INST-IR
Human Rights Activism: Between Theory and Practice AS.230.340 (01)
The right to freedom from slavery. The right to movement. The right to healthcare. These rights, as described in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are typically pitched as a universal good. But are they truly universal? Or do human rights discourses reflect a particular set of priorities and values, articulated in particular times and places? This course will address this question by exploring both current debates surrounding human rights, and the real-life challenges that activists face in putting them into practice. However powerful they may sound on paper, how binding are human rights treaties in the public sphere? How can human rights advocacy prompt governments to protect women, refugees, and sexual and gender minorities? Secondly, do understandings of justice in the Global South ever differ from those articulated in the 1948 Declaration? Finally, do human rights discourses embrace all kinds of rights equally? For example, why have human rights organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch historically prioritized civil and political rights, like freedom of religion, over economic rights, like the right to healthcare? And more broadly, what can human rights advocacy do in the global fight against capitalist exploitation? The emancipatory rhetoric of human rights, critics worry, cannot itself undo the grim realities of global inequality. In an unequal world, could human rights organizations compel corporations to pay livable wages to their employees? Or obligate governments to provide healthcare to their citizens? Drawing on global case studies ranging from pro-refugee activists along the Greece-Turkey border to anti-FGC (female genital cutting) activism in the Gambia, this course aims to provide students with the tools to think critically about rights as a vehicle for social change.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Naveh Benjamin, Ilil
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.230.355 (01)
Caste and Race in Capitalism
Th 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Sharma, Sonal
Krieger 304
INST-ECON, INST-GLOBAL
Caste and Race in Capitalism AS.230.355 (01)
This course investigates two familiar concepts in sociology: race and caste. For the majority of theoretical contributions on race and caste focus on North America or the developed world, this course aims at advancing an understanding of race and caste from non-western experiences. In modern history, many scholars have debated the similarities and differences between the two concepts and the course aims at introducing the students to these writings. The course focuses on a specific historical phase: capitalism. To build more explicit connections of both race and caste with class, the course will focus on developments since colonization in most of the world, which introduced capitalist relations as a hegemonic force. The students will engage with broader questions such as: how are caste and race different from and similar to each other? Is it possible to use one category to describe the other? If so, how? What are the essential elements of these two categories in their given social contexts? How does incorporating ‘class’ into analysis shape the defining elements of race and caste?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Sharma, Sonal
Room: Krieger 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/18
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, INST-GLOBAL
AS.230.360 (01)
Finance Capitalism
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Jacober, Conrad
Krieger 304
INST-ECON, INST-PT
Finance Capitalism AS.230.360 (01)
Cryptocurrencies? NFTs? Meme stocks? What is happening in contemporary capitalism? To answer this question, our seminar will facilitate an in-depth engagement with the theories and histories of finance capitalism. We will focus on how the financial transformations of capitalism over the past century have been theorized and historicized towards answering the following questions: is finance capitalism an aberration, a phase, or the norm of capitalism? What are the underlying forces driving financialization? What is the relationship between finance capitalism, economic crises, rising indebtedness, and racial capitalism? And what can we say about where contemporary capitalism is headed? This seminar will take an interdisciplinary approach, reading prominent thinkers across political economy, history, sociology, geography, and political science. Our readings and discussions will explore the past, structure, and movement of contemporary capitalist society and help to orient us in this bewildering era of financial exuberance, taking stock of the present and its possible trajectories.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Jacober, Conrad
Room: Krieger 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, INST-PT
AS.230.370 (01)
Housing and Homelessness in the United States
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Greif, Meredith
Shaffer 302
INST-AP
Housing and Homelessness in the United States AS.230.370 (01)
This course will examine the role of housing, or the absence thereof, in shaping quality of life. It will explore the consequences of the places in which we live and how we are housed. Consideration will be given to overcrowding, affordability, accessibility, and past and existing housing policies and their influence on society. Special attention will be given to the problem of homelessness.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Greif, Meredith
Room: Shaffer 302
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/25
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.270.356 (01)
A Modern History of Climate Science
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Siddiqui, Ali Hasan
Olin 145
ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, MSCH-HUM, INST-GLOBAL
A Modern History of Climate Science AS.270.356 (01)
This course charts the evolution of the field of climate science over the last 250 years. We will explore the history of scientific development that led to advances in climate research in the 19th and 20th century. We will also explore the political and social context in which climate science evolved in the West and the backlash of climate change denial that developed due to the influence of the fossil fuel industry. While this course is focused on history, students will be exposed to introductory scientific and technical concepts needed to understand basic climate science.
Our understanding of the earth's climate has come a long way in the last two centuries. We understand the implications of climate change on humanity and have already begun to feel the effects of the changing climate on our society. Yet, it has taken us too long to prioritize climate action and policy. Why does knowledge not always translate into governance and policy? While we understand how the climate impacts our society, do we understand how our society impacts climate research? We will look for answers to these and more questions in this course from a historical framework.
The water, energy and food (WEF) nexus is a topic of growing interest in the research and policy communities. This course will survey WEF concepts and principles, introduce tools of analysis, and engage students in case studies of critical WEF issues in the United States and internationally.
Modern East Asian Literatures Across Boundaries AS.300.330 (01)
Modern literature in East Asia is as much defined by creation of national boundaries as by their transgressions, negotiations, and reimaginations. This course examines literature originally written in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in light of contemporary understandings of political, social, and cultural boundary demarcation and crossings. How do experiences of border-crossing create and/or alter literary forms? How, in turn, does literature inscribe, displace, and/or dismantle boundaries? Our readings will include, but not limited to, writings by intra- and trans-regional travelers, exiles, migrants, and settlers; stories from and on contested borderlands and islands (e.g. Manchuria, Okinawa, Jeju); and works and translations by bilingual authors. All readings are provided in English translation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Hashimoto, Satoru
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.310.305 (01)
China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ott, marvin C
Mergenthaler 266
INST-CP, INST-IR
China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security AS.310.305 (01)
The global political and security landscape of the 21st century will be shaped by the rivalry between two superpowers -- China and the U.S. For the foreseeable future, the geographic focus of that contest will be Southeast Asia and the surrounding maritime space, particularly the South China Sea. Southeast Asia is a complex, highly differentiated region of ten-plus nations, each with its own unique history and relationship with China. This course will introduce Southeast Asia as a key region -- geographically, economically, and strategically -- often overlooked by policymakers and scholars. It will also focus on the craft of national security strategy as the best tool for understanding the multi-sided competition, already well underway involving China, the U.S., and the Southeast Asian states.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ott, marvin C
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-IR
AS.310.327 (01)
Women in China from Antiquity to MeToo
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Jiang, Jin
Mergenthaler 266
INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
Women in China from Antiquity to MeToo AS.310.327 (01)
This interdisciplinary survey course considers questions related to women and gender in Chinese society. Taking a long historical view, the course examines ideologies, social institutions, and literary representations of women and gender in traditional society and their modern transformation. Specific topics to be explored include the concept of Yin and Yang, Confucian gender ideology and the family, sex and sexuality, marriage and concubinage, footbinding, and calls for women's liberation in the context of twentieth-century Chinese revolutions. The course will end with an examination of the relationship between social media and gender politics as seen through the Chinese MeToo movement. Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of primary sources including historical, literary, and visual materials.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Jiang, Jin
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.310.332 (01)
Ethnicity in China
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Henning, Stefan
Mergenthaler 266
INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
Ethnicity in China AS.310.332 (01)
Ever since the Chinese Empire fell in 1911, Chinese have tried to think of themselves as modern and to build a modern Chinese state. Among the Western concepts that Chinese appropriated to define and comprehend themselves were the notions of ethnicity, culture, nationality, and race. We will try to answer the following questions: What was the allure of arcane and elusive Western categories on culture, ethnicity, and race for Chinese scientists in the 20th century, and how did these categories come to underpin the rule of the Chinese state over its enormous population since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949? How have the Chinese state’s policies on nationality and ethnicity shaped the minds of American China scholars as they study ethnicity and nationality in China?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Henning, Stefan
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.310.336 (01)
Rebellion and Its Enemies in China Today
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Henning, Stefan
Mergenthaler 266
INST-CP
Rebellion and Its Enemies in China Today AS.310.336 (01)
On 13 October 2022, a middle-aged upper-middle class Chinese man staged a public political protest on an elevated road in Beijing. Peng Lifa, or “Bridge Man,” as he has become known in allusion to Tank Man from the Tiananmen demonstrations in 1989, demanded elections and reforms. How have urban Chinese been able to be so content or even happy despite their lack of political freedom? The class readings will introduce you to different kinds of activists who have confronted the authoritarian state since the late 1990s, among them human rights lawyers, reporters, environmental activists, feminists, religious activists, and labor activists. We will ask whether freedom, an obviously Western notion, is useful as an analytical category to think about China. Does freedom translate across the West/non-West divide?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Henning, Stefan
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.360.410 (01)
Humanities Research Lab: The Dutch Americas
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Hyman, Aaron M.
Gilman 177
HART-RENEM
Humanities Research Lab: The Dutch Americas AS.360.410 (01)
The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, is historically and art historically well documented and firmly understood. But the Dutch also had significant holdings to the west via the Dutch West India Company, or WIC. They operated and held outposts in the present-day United States (New York/New Amsterdam), Caribbean (Surinam, Curaçao, Bonaire), Latin America (Brazil), and West Africa. Despite the abundance of materials associated with the WIC from this wide geography, these have been scarcely assessed by art historians, and a defined and comprehensive corpus has never been assembled. This class will act as a research lab in which to do so. In research teams, students will map artworks and objects created from that broad, transnational cultural ambit—categories that might include maps, landscape paintings, still life paintings featuring American flora and fauna, botanical illustrations, plantation architecture, luxury objects made from precious raw materials gathered in the Americas, the urban environment of slavery—and develop individual research questions around them.
The class will run with a partner lab in the form of a course led by Professor Stephanie Porras at Tulane University. The course will feature speakers; and there is potential for funded travel to conduct research. We will start at the ground level; no previous knowledge about the field is required. Students from all disciplines are welcome.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Hyman, Aaron M.
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/8
PosTag(s): HART-RENEM
AS.361.300 (01)
Documentary Cinema in Latin America: Memory, Politics, Poetics
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Noah, Marcelo
Maryland 104
INST-GLOBAL
Documentary Cinema in Latin America: Memory, Politics, Poetics AS.361.300 (01)
How can films create and reframe historical narratives? How do films convey collective histories, such as the struggle to defend the rights of nature in the Amazon rainforest, the post-revolutionary racialization of Afro-Cuban farmworkers in the outskirts of La Habana, or the bloody 1973 coup d’état in Chile? How can experimental aesthetics settle with a population struggling with hunger in Brazil? This seminar delves into the documentary mode within Latin American cinema, exploring the intricate relationship between personal and collective memories, politics, and the poetics of filmmaking. Despite being broadly defined by a commitment to concepts like “fact” and “reality,” documentaries blur the distinction between fictional and non-fictional narratives. Documentaries denounce, interpret, and construct the telling of historical events; they also investigate, reflect, and reenact autobiographical accounts. Our course takes a multidisciplinary approach, analyzing several films as both works of art and historical documents, that is, works that recount the region’s social, aesthetic, political, and economic realities. We will examine various topics, including memory, identity, politics, ethics, aesthetics, nature, human and more-than-human rights, and social justice, by analyzing productions from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, and more. We’ll draw from various fields and disciplines, including film and media studies, performance studies, philosophy, anthropology, and memory studies. This course presents an exceptional opportunity to expand our knowledge and understanding of Latin America by analyzing some of the most thought-provoking films ever made.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Noah, Marcelo
Room: Maryland 104
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.362.115 (01)
Introduction to Police and Prisons
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Schrader, Stuart Laurence
Shriver Hall 001
INST-CP, INST-AP
Introduction to Police and Prisons AS.362.115 (01)
This introductory course will examine policing and prisons in the United States and beyond, with a focus on racial inequality. It will consist of three parts. First, we will define key concepts in police and prison studies. Then, we will explore the contemporary state of prisons and policing in the United States and look at debates around the rise of “mass incarceration” and aggressive forms of policing in the final third of the 20th century. Third, we will explore policing and prison in other parts of the globe in the contemporary moment, highlighting similarities and differences from the U.S. case. What can studying the instruments of social control in other societies reveal about our own? Students will develop an understanding of major trends, keywords, and debates in the literature on policing and prisons, with particular reference to race and racism.
Introduction to the Museum: Past and Present AS.389.201 (01)
This course surveys museums, from their origins to their most contemporary forms, in the context of broader historical, intellectual, and cultural trends including the social movements of the 20th century. Anthropology, art, history, and science museums are considered. Crosslisted with Archaeology, History, History of Art, International Studies and Medicine, Science & Humanities.