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THE FOLLOWING ARE DESCRIPTIONS FOR FALL 2009 COURSES THAT ARE NEW OR CHANGED SINCE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE PRINTED CATALOG, OR THAT ARE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING;
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History 315: Western Civilization and Sustainability: Beginnings to 1600
This course is an introduction to the historical roots of sustainability design to examine the thought and practices which have marked interactions between humans and the environment in the West prior to 1600. Focusing on key moments that have contributed significantly to the current context--the transition to agricultural, classical Athens, the later middle ages, and the age of global commerce, colonization, and scientific progress--the course will analyze 'green' versus traditional histories, interpret data about resource use, and analyze primary texts that speak to the human-nature relationship. The course will challenge students to analyze the extent to which our current thought and practices have roots in the historical past, understand humans' relationship to the environment as integral to the narrative of history in the West, analyze traditional historical categories such as periodization, causation, and narrative structure, and use the lens of sustainability to examine how values shape historical narratives.
"One Time Only" Courses
History 343: Studies in Modern European History: The Bolshevik Revolution
This course examines the origins and impacts of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. It analyzes the genesis of the Bolshevik Party and its struggle to survive in Tsarist Russia, its victory in the October Revolution, and its consolidation of power first under Lenin and then under Stalin. Attention will also be devoted to the effects of the Revolution internationally and its long-term influence on world affairs.