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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION
Professors Emeriti
Pryke, Kenneth G.; B.A. (Carleton), M.A. Ph.D. (Duke)—1963.
Sautter, Udo; B.Phil, St. E. 1st and 2nd, Ph.D. (U. of Tuebingen)—1969.
Professors
McCrone, Kathleen E.; B.A. (Saskatchewan), M.A., Ph.D. (New York U.)—1968.
Klinck, David M.; B.A.; M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Wisconsin)—1968.
Associate Professors
Hoskins, Ronald G.; B.A., M.A. (Windsor)—1966.
Kulisek, Larry L.; B.S. (Northwest Missouri State), M.A. (Omaha), Ph.D.
(Wayne State)—1968.
Murray, Jacqueline; B.A. (British Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)—1988.
Tucker, E. Bruce; B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Brown)—1988.
Simmons, Christina; A.B. (Radcliffe), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)—1990.
Assistant Professors
Howsam, Leslie; B.A. (Waterloo), M.A., Ph.D. (York)—1993.
Burr, Christina A.; B.A., M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Memorial)—1997.
Lecturer
Owens, Brian M.; B.A. (Alberta), M.Phil. (London)—1994.
Cross-Appointments
Metcalfe, Alan; D.L.C. (Loughborough), B.P.E. (British Columbia), M.S.,
M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)—1969.
Bird, Harry W.; B.A. Dipl. Ed., M.A. (Cambridge), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D.
(Toronto)—1969.
Adjunct Professors
Mason, Philip P.; B.A. (Boston U.), M.A., Ph.D. Michigan)—1985.
3.9.1 PROGRAM REGULATIONS
The major areas of concentration include Canadian, American, British,
Medieval, European, and Women's History. Courses are also offered which
are designed to provide insight into current national or international
issues on a regular basis. Additional offerings which have relevance to
contemporary Canadian society include an Historical Analysis of the Changing
Nature of Crime and Criminal Justice; Historical Urbanization in Canada;
and the History of Canadian Sport.
1) History majors taking the minimum number of required History courses
(twelve in a general program, or twenty in an honours program), may obtain
credit for only two 100-level History courses. Majors taking additional
History courses may count only one further 100-level History course towards
their degree requirements.
2) Students taking History as an option may take more than two 100-level
courses for credit and may select courses through the 300 level. Permission
for 400-level courses is necessary unless these are required in an existing
program.
3.9.2 PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Minor, general degree, honours degree, and combined honours degree
programs are available in History.
Requirements for degree programs in History make reference to the following
groups of courses:
North American courses: 43-201, 43-243, 43-244, 43-249, 43-250,
43-251, 43-261, 43-262, 43-341, 43-345, 43-346, 43-347, 43-348, 43-350,
43-363, 43-365, 43-367, 43-440, 43-441, 43-442, 43-443, 43-444, 43-448,
43-449, 43-458, 43-462, 43-463, and 43-464.
European History courses: 43-207, 43-209, 43-214, 43-215, 43-217,
43-219, 43-227, 43-228, 43-231, 43-232, 43-233, 43-234, 43-281, 43-283,
43-284, 43-285, 43-286, 43-312, 43-316, 43-317, 43-323, 43-325, 43-326,
43-335, 43-336, 43-338, 43-408, 43-410, 43-412, 43-425, and 43-437.
Other courses: 43-287, 43-297, 43-386, 43-390. 43-397, 42-497.
Minor in History
Required: a minimum of six History courses, including 43-116, 43-200,
43-215, 43-244, 43-326, and one of 43-250 or 43-336.
General History
Total courses: thirty.
Major requirements: twelve courses, consisting of:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200;
(c) five additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) four more courses at the 300 level or above.
Overall, three courses must be from each of the North American and European
listings above.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): eight courses
including
(a) two Arts or Languages courses;
(b) two Science courses;
(c) four additional courses from any area of study, excluding Social
Science.
Other requirements:
(a) four courses from any area of study, including History, but of
which only one may be an additional 100-level History course;
(b) six courses from any area of study, excluding History.
Honours History
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty courses, consisting of:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200 and one of 43-401 or 43-402;
(c) five additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) six more courses at the 300 level or above;
(e) five more courses at the 400 level.
Overall, four European courses and four North American courses are required.
Other requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas):
(a) two courses from English; two courses from Political Science; and
two courses from Languages, or two courses from Science;
(b) four courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science, or Science,
including History;
(c) six more courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science, or Science,
excluding History;
(d) four courses from any area of study, excluding History. (Recommended:
two or more courses in French or a basic course in statistics and data
processing, or computer programs.)
Combined Honours Programs
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements—History: sixteen History courses, including:
(a) two 100-level courses;
(b) 43-200 and one of 43-401 or 43-402;
(c) four additional courses at the 200 level or above;
(d) four more courses at the 300 level or above;
(e) four more courses at the 400 level.
Overall, four European courses and four North American courses are required.
Major requirements—Other Subject: as prescribed by that area
of study.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): eight courses
including
(a) two Arts or Languages courses;
(b) two Science courses;
(c) four additional courses from any area of study, excluding Social
Science.
Other requirements: additional options (if required) to a total
of forty.
Honours International Relations
See "Interdisciplinary Programs", 3.19.1.
Program in Canadian Studies
See "Interdisciplinary Programs", 3.19.2.
3.9.3 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Not all courses listed will necessarily be offered each year. All courses
are three hours a week (3.00 credit hours).
Some courses are labelled I and II. These numbers are meant to distinguish
the subject matter. Except where specifically indicated this does not imply
the order in which the courses must be taken.
43-115. Europe and the Modern World–The Formative Period, 1500–1815
Reformation, Absolutism, Enlightenment, French Revolution.
43-116. Europe and the Modern World–The Contemporary Age, 1815 to
the Present
Industrial Revolution, World War I, Communism, Fascism, World War II.
43-123. International Relations, 1919–1939
League of Nations; the collective system of security and its collapse;
background of World War II.
43-124. International Relations, 1939 to the Present
World War II; United Nations; breakdown of colonialism; Cold War; Middle
East; Latin America; problems in East Asia; Eastern Europe.
43-143. Introduction to Canadian Social History
An overview of the broad themes of the social history of Canada in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It deals with such varied subjects
as urban growth, ethnicity, religious diversity, women's movements, and
farm and labour history.
43-200. Historical Method
An introduction to the study of history. Bibliographical tools. Essay
writing. Consideration of modern research methods and trends in the discipline
(narration and conceptualization; quantification; traditional and current
fields of interest). (Restricted to History majors only, or with consent
of the instructor.) (Prerequisites: two History courses at the 100 level.)
43-201. Foundations of Communication in History
A study of the pivotal historical role of communication technologies.
This course provides an overview of communication in history, emphasizing
the relationship between oral and literate cultures, print and manuscript
culture, and how electronic media affect a post-literate culture. Special
attention will be given to Canadian theoretical perspectives. (This course
is taught in Communication Studies as 40-200.) (Prerequisites: two 100-level
History courses, or 40-100 and 40-101.)
43-207. Early Modern England, 1485–1714
An examination of the political, religious, economic, and social developments
involved in England's evolution from a medieval to a modern state, with
attention to the struggle for sovereignty between Crown and Parliament.
43-209. Modern England, 1714–Present
A political and social history of England emphasizing the causes and
impact of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, the development
of modern political institutions, Victorianism, the rise of labour, the
emancipation of women, and the evolution of the welfare state.
43-214. Early Middle Ages, c. 500–1100
The transition from ancient to medieval society: development of institutions
(feudalism, monasticism, etc.); church and state up to the Gregorian Reforms.
43-215. High and Late Middle Ages, 1100–1500
The flowering of medieval society: its religion, culture and institutions,
and its eventual decline.
43-217. History of World War I
Origins; tactics and strategy; the fronts; the aftermath and the peace
settlements.
43-219. History of the Second World War
Origins of the War; Axis aggression and Allied response; military,
economic, and social problems; turn of the tide and defeat of the Axis
powers; questions of settlement.
43-227. Kievan Rus' and Muscovite Russia to 1676
The formation of the Kievan and Muscovite societies and the interaction
of native and foreign institutions. Russian culture in its formative years.
43-228. History of Russia, 1676–1917
From the death of Peter the Great to the fall of the monarchy. The
challenge of the West and the search for identity. Foreign policy and socio-economic
changes. The golden age of Russian culture.
43-231. Development of Modern France, 1789–1870
The French Revolution; Napoleon; the post-Napoleonic restoration; the
revolutions of 1830 and 1848; the Second Empire; the Franco-Prussian War
and the Paris Commune.
43-232. Development of Modern France, 1871–1958
The triumph of the Third Republic over the authoritarian right; the
catastrophe of World War I; the disintegration of the Third Republic during
the inter-war years; the triumph of Fascism; the fourth French Republic.
43-233. German History in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Selected aspects, including the rise of Prussia; the demise of the
Holy Roman Empire, the 1848-49 revolutions; Bismarck; the Wilhelmine Empire.
43-234. German History in the 20th Century
Selected aspects including World War I; the Weimar Republic; the Third
Reich and its downfall; post-war settlements; two Germanies.
43-243. Canada from Early European Contacts to the Origins of Confederation,
1600–1867
A study of Canada as a French colony and under early British rule:
explorers and fur traders; government, land systems and the Church in New
France; the conquest; changing British policy 1763–1791; Upper and Lower
Canada; the rebellions of 1837 and the achievement of responsible government,
and the origins of Confederation.
43-244. Canada since Confederation, 1867–1968
A study of Canada as an emerging nation; the development of political
parties; the background of Confederation and the nature of Canadian federalism:
Macdonald and Laurier as nation builders; twentieth century political,
economic and cultural developments; Canadian autonomy; foreign policy.
43-249. Women in Canada and the United States, 1600–1870
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and
the United States from the period of native-European contact to the mid-nineteenth
century. Work, family and sexuality, cultural ideals, and political status
and activism among native women and women of African and European origins
will be examined and compared.
43-250. Women in Canada and the United States, 1870–Present
This course will focus equally on the lives of women in Canada and
the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Native,
black, immigrant, and native-born white women's roles in paid and unpaid
labour, reform, suffrage, and family and cultural life will be examined,
and Canadian and American women's experiences compared.
43-251. History of Women's Movements in North America
An exploration of the collective action of women in the past and present
in North America. Areas of study may include women's involvement with the
temperance, civil rights, suffrage, trade union, environmental, reproductive
rights, and women's liberation movements. (This course is also taught in
Women's Studies as 53-200.) Prerequisite: 53-100.)
43-261. History of the United States I
From the beginning of the colonial period to the Civil War.
43-262. History of the United States II
From the Civil War to the present.
43-281. History of Ancient Greece
The formation of the polis and its culture to the end of the Hellenic
period. (This course also available as Classical Studies 12-261.)
43-283. Roman History of the Republican Period I
A study of Roman civilization from its early foundations to the destruction
of Carthage in 146 B.C. The social and political problems of the Romans
will be examined in comparison with those of modern times. (This course
is also available as Classical Studies as 12-281.) (Prerequisite: 11-162,
or an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in History.)
43-284. Roman History of the Republican Period II
A study of Roman history and institutions from the destruction of Carthage
to the death of Caesar and the collapse of the Republic. (This course is
also available as Classical Studies 12-282.) (Prerequisite: 11-162, or
an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in History.)
43-285. Roman History of the Imperial Period I
An exploration of the personalities of the first twelve emperors and
the social, political, and economic situation of the Roman Empire during
their reigns. (This course is also available as Classical Studies 12-285.)
(Prerequisite: 11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent an
advisor in History.)
43-286. Roman History of the Imperial Period II
An exploration of the social, political, economic, and religious aspects
of the Roman Empire from the reign of Trajan to that of Constantine the
Great. (This course is also available as Classical Studies 12-286.) (Prerequisite:
11-162, or an introductory History course, or consent of an advisor in
History.)
43-287. History of Crime
This course will examine the changing nature of crime and criminal
justice. Throughout, the course stress will be placed on the ways in which
crime and criminal justice were shaped by the societies in which they occurred
and on the ways in which they changed as these societies changed.
43-297. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest selected by the area which may vary from
year to year. (May be repeated for credit with permission of a program
advisor in History.)
43-312. Women in Medieval Europe (500–1500)
A thematic approach to the history of women in Europe during the Middle
Ages. The primary focus will be on the historical experiences of women
in their various roles and contexts—aristocrat or peasant, artisan or writer,
nun or heretic, criminal or healer. (Prerequisite: 43-214, or 43-215, or
consent of instructor.)
43-316. The Italian Renaissance
The revival of Antiquity and its subsequent influence on the intellectual,
political, and cultural shape of European society. (Prerequisite: 43-115
or consent of instructor.)
43-317. Christian Humanism, Reformation, and Counter Reformation
Impact of new ideas (Christian humanism), and innovations (printing
press) on European society. (Prerequisite: 43-115 or consent of instructor.)
43-323. The Modernization of Russia: Imperial and Soviet Experiments
A thematic exploration of the modernization process in Russia from
the days of Peter the Great to the fall of the Soviet Union. What is modernization?
Why is it important? How is it advanced? Do the results justify the costs?
43-325. European Cultural and Intellectual History, 1750–1860
The Enlightenment, Romanticism, the birth of the ideologies, Darwinism.
43-326. Community and Power in Modern European Thought
An exploration of the subject of community and power in European thought
between 1850 and the late twentieth century. Special attention will be
paid to Marxism/Leninism, elitist theory, facism, and structuralism/poststructuralism.
(This course is also offered in Political Science as 45-351.)
43-335. The Western Family in Historical Perspective
The history of the family focusing on Western Europe. (Prerequisite:
43-214, or 43-215, or consent of instructor.)
43-336. Becoming Visible: Women in European History
An examination of attitudes to women, and women's status, roles, and
significance in European history, with emphasis on the period from the
eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. From time to time, the
course might focus on a specific country.
43-338. Emergence of Modern Europe: Europe from the 19th Century
to the Present Day
Selected aspects dealing with European development in the political,
economic, social, diplomatic, and military fields.
43-341. Confederation
A seminar on the social, political, and economic bases of the confederation
movement, on the achievement of confederation and on the constitutional
problems arising from the British North America Act.
43-345. Minorities in Canadian History
An historical study of ethnic and religious minorities.
43-346. The Amerindian Experience in Canada: Origins to the Present
Changing historical interpretations of Native Peoples in Canada. (Prerequisites:
43-243 and 43-244, or consent of instructor.)
43-347. Cities in North America: Historical Urbanization in Canada
Thematic studies: economic development of Canadian cities; rivalry
between aspiring cities for trade and transportation; city boosters, promoters,
boards of trade, rise of transportation and industrialization in urban
development. The new urban (social) history: the city below the hill; strangers
at our gates; saving the Canadian city; and the city beautiful. The metropolitan
thesis: for and against.
43-348. French Canada since Confederation
A study of some of the issues in French-English relations, the French-speaking
minorities outside Quebec, and Quebec's place within Confederation.
43-350. History of Ontario
Profile of a province; Oliver Mowat's Ontario; social and cultural
issues; the politics of development; metropolitan dominance and regional
responses.
43-363. American History, 1945 to the Present.
Selected themes in the political and social history of the United States
from the end of World War II to the present. (Prerequisite: 43-262 or consent
of instructor.)
43-365. History of the African-Americans from the Colonial Era to
the Present
Slavery, emancipation, share-cropping, urban migration, civil rights
movement. Emphasis will be on work, family, relations with whites, and
social protest. Women's and men's experience will be treated equally.
43-367. North American First Nations History
This course examines selected topics in the history of early American
First Nations. Among the topics to be covered are the origins of human
civilization in the Americas, the dispersal of peoples, the agricultural
revolution, and encounters with Europeans.
43-386. History of Science
An introduction to the development of scientific ideas and methods,
from the seventeenth-century "scientific revolution" to the present, studied
through the works of major figures, including Galileo, Newton, Darwin,
and Einstein, and in relation to the cultures and societies in which they
lived.
43-390. History of South Asia
This course will study selected topics in the history of South Asia.
43-397. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest which may vary from year to year. (May be
repeated for credit with consent of an advisor in History.)
History courses at the 400 level are restricted to History majors
and to third- and fourth-year majors in other programs with a History component.
Others may register only with the consent of the instructor.
43-401. European Historiography
Aspects of the writing and philosophy of history from ancient Greece
to the twentieth century. (Limited to fourth-year History majors; others
may register with consent of the instructor.)
43-402. North American Historiography
Study of the historical writers of Canada and the United States from
the period of European settlement to the present day. (Limited to fourth-year
History majors; others may register with consent of the instructor.)
43-408. The Victorian Age: Analysis of English Society
An examination of the social history of England during its greatest
era including such topics as the impact of the industrial revolution, the
growth of population, the emancipation of women, the rise of the middle
class, the rise of labour, social reforms, the Victorian underworld, etc.
43-410. High Middle Ages
Thematic approach to medieval society including such topics as popular
religion, the peasantry, the Crusades, urbanization, etc. (Prerequisite:
one of 43-207, 43-209, 43-214, 43-215, 43-312, 43-316, or 43-335,
or consent of instructor.)
43-412. History of Sexuality: Rome to the Council of Trent
Contemporary attitudes towards the body and the exercise of sexuality
were shaped in the ancient and medieval past and are consequently little-known
and less understood. This course will provide historical, religious, philosophical,
and medical background to issues such as marital sexuality, homosexuality,
celibacy, and childbirth. (Prerequisite: one of 43-207, 43-214, 43-215,
43-312, 43-316, or 43-335, or consent of instructor.)
43-425. Russia at the Crossroads: The Tsarist Empire in its Final
Phase, 1906–1917
Russian society and government between the revolutions of 1905 and
1917. A thematic exploration into the complex process of transition. Was
Russia on the road to a peaceful evolution into a modern, democratic state
and society on the western model, or was it heading for the violence and
collapse that came in 1917?
43-437. European Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the U.N.
Diplomacy in theory and practice from the Congress of Vienna to the
U.N.
43-440. History of Leisure in Canada
An historical analysis and description of the development of leisure
in Canada. This will include an analysis of the concept of leisure, the
development of different forms of leisure, the institutions and groups
involved, and the growth of the leisure industry. Attention will be paid
to the leisure activities of women, working class and native Canadians,
and to the constraints within which they developed. The course will focus
on the social construction of leisure, in particular the role played by
dominant groups and dominant ideologies. (This course is taught in Kinesiology
as 95-440.) (3 lecture hours a week.)
43-441. Canadian Social History
Focuses on the experience of Canadians in their daily lives, especially
in the period from 1840 up to the Second World War. Subjects will be selected
from the major fields of social history, such as labour, women's history,
and ethnicity. Attention will be paid as well to methodologies developed
in such cognate fields as demography, geography, and economics. (Prerequisites:
two courses in Canadian history or consent of instructor.)
43-442. French-Canadian Nationalism since the Conquest of 1759-1760
An overview of the history of French-Canada from the perspective of
the development of a nationalist ideology: cultural survival, the role
of the Church and Old France; the historic place of separatism; effects
of industrialization and the emergence of a positive nationalism. (Prerequisite:
43-243, or 43-244, or consent of instructor.)
43-443. Canada: Great Expectations to Broken Dreams, 1896–1935
Laurier and Borden administrations; Liberal convention of 1919 and
the rise of Mackenzie King; the depression years and the growth of third
party movements; the evolution of Canadian autonomy.
43-444. Canada: The New National Policy to the Rise of Trudeaumania,
1935–1968
Canadian foreign policy in the 1930s; the rise of the welfare state;
King, St. Laurent, Pearson, and Diefenbaker; the "revolution" in Canadian
foreign policy following the Second World War; Canada's place in North
America; the quiet revolution in Quebec.
43-448. Local History
The history of Windsor and its metropolitan area from the mid-nineteenth
century to the present.
43-449. Historic Preservation and Public History
A history of the preservation movement with respect to changing perspectives
on the objectives and methods of preserving material culture. Attention
will also be focused on historical research methodology as applied to historic
restoration projects in Canada and to the interpretation of those projects.
43-458. Early American History, 1600–1800
This course examines selected themes in the political and social history
of early America. Among the topics to be studied are European and Native
American contacts, the political and social development of the American
colonies, slavery, war and society, the changing status of women, and the
American Revolution and its aftermath. (Prerequisite: 43-261 or consent
of instructor.)
43-462. United States Diplomatic History since 1941
The United States as a superpower; containment and detente; hemispheric
problems; the emergence of the Third World; Vietnam.
43-463. Women, Gender, and Sexuality in North America
The cultural ideology, social regulation, and experience of reproduction
and sexual relations, with an emphasis on women. Topics include childbirth,
slavery and sex, abortion and birth control, and the role of psychology
and popular culture in the development of modern heterosexual and homosexual
identities. (This course is also taught in Psychology as 46-463.) (Prerequisite:
one of 43-249, 43-250, 46-260, or 46-464.)
43-464. Psychology and the Historical Construction of Gender and
Sexuality
This course examines the ways in which psychology and the mental health
professions as social institutions have constructed cultural ideals about
the nature of gender and sexuality. Concepts of femininity, masculinity,
androgyny, homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism
in North American culture are considered from 1870 to the present. (This
course is also taught in Psychology as 46-464.) (Prerequisite: one of 43-249,
43-250, or 46-240.)
43-497. Selected Topics in History
Topics of current interest which may vary from year to year. (May be
repeated for credit with permission of a program advisor.).
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