HIST 274: US & World Since 1917 (https://courses.cites.illinois.edu/schedule/2015/spring/HIST/274)
3 hours
Section: AL1
CRN: 39394
Lecture Meets: MW 11:00-11:50
(Students are required to enroll in a discussion section along with the lecture)
Location: 213 Gregory Hall
Gen Ed Credit: Humanities & the Arts and Western Comparative Cultures
Instructor: Professor Kristin Hoganson
Description: This class provides an introduction to the study of U.S. foreign relations from roughly 1917 through the end of the Cold War. These are years in which the United States ascended to superpower status, with significant ramifications for world events and for U.S. politics, society, and culture. Over the course of the semester we will consider both U.S. engagement with the world and the connections between foreign and domestic affairs.
HIST 396: Special Topics (https://courses.cites.illinois.edu/schedule/2015/spring/HIST/396)
3 hours
Section: A
CRN: 39545
Meets: TR 11:00-12:20
Location: 221 Gregory Hall
Instructor: Professor Kristin Hoganson
Topic: Great Books in History – Freedom and Empire: Transborder Histories of Early America
Description: For this course, we will read a selection of border-crossing histories of early America (from roughly 1800 to 1850). These histories grapple with lasting themes of freedom and empire, as they played out in a heathen school, slave ships, a carriage ride across Napoleonic Europe, understandings of the Monroe Doctrine, and the war-ravaged provinces of northern Mexico. By closely reading a selection of prize-winning and influential books and by putting these books into conversation with other forms of historical interpretation (such as articles, films, fiction, and first-person narratives), we will delve into the question: what constitutes good history? In addition to focusing on historical methods, we will pay close attention to the craft of writing, in the assigned texts and papers alike.
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SCOTT E. BARTLETT
Senior Academic Advisor