HY200 - Topics in History:
Selected topics in the study of history. Specific content and emphasis to be determined by the instructor.
1 unit — Adlerstein, Durango-Loaiza, Golightly, Lawson, Mehta, Neel, Pavlenko, Ragan, Ratchford, Reaves, Richman, Sanchez, Smith, Williams
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Offerings
| Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in History: Rise of Sport Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | Palmer Hall 216 | 25 / 5 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in History: Colonial Latin America Topic Details | Erin McCullugh | Palmer Hall 219 | 25 / 20 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in History: Caste: Histories & Theories of Discrimination, Exclusion, and Stigma Topic Details | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 225 | 25 / 3 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in History: Modern Latin America Topic Details | Erin McCullugh | Palmer Hall 221 | 25 / 20 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in History: Russia History in Russian Literature | Alexei Pavlenko | Armstrong Hall 356 | 25 / 18 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block H | Topics in History: Trauma and Healing Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | Palmer Hall 230 | 32 / 3 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Colonial Latin America Topic Details | Erin McCullugh | Palmer Hall 221 | 25 / 23 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in History: Prison: Representing the Past to Change the Future Topic Details | Carol Neel | Palmer Hall 223 | 25 / 4 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in History: Russian History in Russian Literature II Topic Details | Alexei Pavlenko | Armstrong Hall 356 | 25 / 21 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in History: The Korean War Topic Details | John Williams | Palmer Hall 223 | 25 / 18 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in History: Hollywood Rainbows: Queer Cinema in the United States Topic Details | Tip Ragan | Palmer Hall 216 | 25 / 3 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in History: American Sport and Society Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | Palmer Hall 233A | 25 / 2 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in History: Cutpurses and Courtesans: Criminal Identities in 18th-Century Britain Topic Details | Jennifer Golightly | Palmer Hall 225 | 25 / -1 | 07/26/2025 |
| Summer 2025 | Block A | Topics in History: Art of Greece and Rome Topic Details | Sanjaya Thakur | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 10 | 07/26/2025 |
| Summer 2025 | Block A | Topics in History: Africa and the Atlantic World Topic Details | Danielle Sanchez | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 18 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 1 | Topics in History: Russian History in Russian Literature II Topic Details | Alexei Pavlenko | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in History: History of the Caribbean: Crossroads of Empires and Cultures Topic Details | Miguel Durango-Loaiza | TBA | 25 / 11 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in History: Rise of Sport Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | TBA | 25 / 11 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 4 | Topics in History: Atlantic World Histories Topic Details | Danielle Sanchez | TBA | 25 / 20 | 07/26/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 4 | Topics in History: Book History and Materiality | Jared Richman | TBA | 12 / 0 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block H | Topics in History: History and the Future of the Book | Steve Lawson | TBA | 10 / 9 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in History: Renaissance Culture Topic Details | Rebecca Tucker, Tip Ragan | TBA | 32 / 32 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in History: Asian Diasporas Topic Details | John Williams, Purvi Mehta | TBA | 32 / 32 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in History: Community Organizing in the 20th Century USA Topic Details | Paul Adlerstein | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Hystory: Russian History in Russian Literature Topic Details | Alexei Pavlenko | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Reformation Culture Topic Details | Rebecca Tucker, Tip Ragan | TBA | 32 / 32 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Imperial Twilight: Austria-Hungary at the fin-de-siecle Topic Details | Jake Smith | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Colonial Latin America: Indigenous and Afro-diasporic Agencies | Miguel Durango-Loaiza | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Caste: Histories & Theories of Discrimination, Exclusion, and Stigma | Purvi Mehta | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in History: Martyrs and Saints (Italy) Topic Details | Pamela Reaves | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 7 | Topics in History: Breastfeeding and the Belly-Pad Fad: Maternity and the Nation in the Atlantic Wor Topic Details | Jennifer Golightly | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 7 | Topics in History: Axis after the Fall: Postwar Japan & W. Germany 1945-1989 Topic Details | John Williams, Jake Smith | TBA | 32 / 32 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in History: South African History and Cinema Topic Details | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 | |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in History: Hollywood Rainbows: Queer Cinema in the United States Topic Details | Tip Ragan | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in History: Time Warps Topic Details | Carol Neel, Jake Smith | TBA | 32 / 32 | 07/26/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in History: American Sport and Society Topic Details | Jamal Ratchford | TBA | 25 / 25 | 07/26/2025 |
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