History

Department of History
Conklin Hall, Room 323
Phone:  973/353-5410
Fax:      973/353-1193
http://history.newark.rutgers.edu

PROBLEMS & READINGS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY SINCE 1850: 20th CENTURY EUROPE (3 cr.)
26:510:546:T6:94229 (CANCELLED)
EVE: 5/26-8/12
M 5:00-8:30
COWANS           CONKLIN 324

This course examines a series of significant moments and issues in Europe's twentieth-century history, including the World Wars; political and economic reactions to the Depression; the Spanish Civil War; postwar reconstruction and the development of the welfare state; youth culture, rock music, and protest movements of the 1960s; the conservative backlash in Thatcher's Britain and elsewhere; decolonization and its impact on Europe, including immigration of non-European peoples; and the collapse of communism. Using a combination of primary and secondary sources, the course examines a range of historical subfields, from cultural and intellectual to social and economic history.

PROBLEMS & READINGS IN AFRICAN HISTORY (3 cr.)
26:510:590:B6:94230
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 5:00-8:30
SAMATAR         CONKLIN 324

This seminar deals with the phenomenon known as the “European Scramble for Africa”—conquest, consequent colonization and the rise of mass nationalist movements whose resistance struggles resulted in the final ejection of Europe from Africa.   In particular, this part deals with “Response Issues”: 1. flight 2. collaboration 3. Resistance 4. Diplomatic maneuverings. 

INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC HISTORY (BA cr.)
26:510:619:T1:91826
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

Professional training in various aspects of public history through on-site internships at local historical and cultural institutions, such as the New Jersey Historical Society and the Newark Museum. Students acquire skills in one or more of four areas: manuscripts curatorship, exhibitions and research, collections cataloging, and education and the public.

MASTER'S ESSAY (3 cr.)
26:510:694:B1:94341
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

26:510:694:H1:93192
7/6-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

26:510:694:T1:91784
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

A substantial piece of historical research or writing. See department for full description.

INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN HISTORY (BA cr.)
26:510:695:T1:91343
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

RESEARCH IN HISTORY (BA cr.)
26:510:698:T1:91344
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

RESEARCH IN HISTORY (3 cr.)
26:510:699:T1:91345
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.