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Department of History / Undergraduate Program / Courses / Course Description Archive / Fall 2023

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FEATURED COURSES FOR FALL 2023

An introduction to the major political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that have formed modern European society. Breadth-Humanities.
An introductory survey of the dynamic history of capitalism. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.
The emergence and development of American civilization from the establishment of the colonies through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Breadth-Humanities.
This course examines the concept of total war and how different countries attempted to achieve a total-war economy.
This seminar will examine the Holocaust, paying particular attention not only to its historical context but also to its geography: the physical places and spaces where the genocide was carried out, and where it is remembered.
What we eat, where, when, how, and with whom are questions that deeply implicate our social identities in all dimensions, including nationality, religion, race, ethnicity, class, and gender.
This is a writing-intensive course that will study the history of postcolonial South Asia through some of the most important regional cinema produced in the past eighty years. Writing.
Explore the complex and interesting life stories of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. two of the most iconic figures of the civil rights era in the United States.
This course on major issues and trends in the history of the Ottoman Empire from the mid-eighteenth century to its demise in the aftermath of World War I.
We will examine Marxist ideas on capitalism, the state, class, gender, the environment, and the writing of history, that is, historical materialism. Drawing on your ideas, interests, and experience will be central to the course. Writing.
A discussion of the modern history of nation-building in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Examine the connections between technology and social change. Explore themes, problems, and key works in the history of technology.
Join us for an exciting course of walking tours and discussions on the history of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland! We will take regular walks in various parts of the city, exploring the layers of history visible in its streets, architecture, landscape, and layout.

Last updated May 31, 2023

100 Level Courses

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Note
HIST 101 D100 Canada to Confederation Nicholas May
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
HIST 102W D900 Canada since Confederation Liam O'Flaherty
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 102W F100 Canada since Confederation Nicolas Kenny
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 106 D100 The Making of Modern Europe Evdoxios Doxiadis
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
HIST 130 D100 Introduction to Global History Bidisha Ray
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 130 D900 Introduction to Global History Anushay Malik
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 135 D100 Capitalism and the Making of the Modern World Mark Leier
Aaron Windel
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 146 B100 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade Sarah Walshaw
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
HIST 151 D100 The Modern Middle East Paul Sedra
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.

200 Level Courses

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Note
HIST 200 D100 Making History: Introduction to Historical Research Hilmar Pabel
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 212 D100 The United States to 1877 Joseph Taylor
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 254 D100 China to 1800 Cyrus Yee
Kiyip Yee
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.

300 Level Courses

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Note
HIST 300 D100 Historiography Hilmar Pabel
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 325 D100 History of Aboriginal Peoples of North America to 1850 Nicholas May
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 330W D100 Controversies in Canadian History Liam O'Flaherty
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 338 B100 World War II Lauren Rossi
TBA
HIST 350 D100 The Ottoman Empire and Turkey Thomas Kuehn
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
HIST 373 D100 Conquest in North America, 1500-1900 Joseph Taylor
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 377 D100 Environmental History Christina Adcock
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

400 Level Courses

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Note
HIST 400 D100 Methodology Jeremy Brown
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 401 D100 Problems in Modern German History (The Holocaust) Lauren Rossi
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 424 D100 Problems in the Cultural History of Canada (Indigenous-Newcomer Relations) Nicholas May
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 425W B100 Gender and History Niall Mackenzie
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 432 D100 Problems in Environmental History (Winter is Coming: Cdn Enviro Hist in the 21st C) Christina Adcock
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 12:30–4:20 p.m.
HIST 438W D100 Problems in the History of the British Empire (India through Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond) Bidisha Ray
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
HIST 440 D100 Selected Topics in US History (Myths and Realities of Martin L.King & MalcolmX) Karen Ferguson
Karen Ferguson
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 456 D100 The Late Ottoman Empire: State, Culture and Social Transformation, 1750-1923 Thomas Kuehn
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 463W D100 Rebellion and Revolution: Topics in the Theory and Practice of Resistance (Getting Marx: A Rebel's Guide) Mark Leier
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 465 D100 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Paul Sedra
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
HIST 485 D100 Studies in History I (Technology, Ideology, and Society) Aaron Windel
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 486 D100 Studies in History II (History of Vancouver) Nicolas Kenny
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
HIST 489 D100 Studies in History TBA
HIST 489 D200 Studies in History TBA
HIST 489 D300 Studies in History TBA
HIST 490 D100 Studies in History
HIST 498 D100 Honours Essay

GRAD COURSES

814               Historical Methods | Doxiadis              

815               Prospectus Workshop | Kenny

Legend

HC = Harbour Centre
SUR = Surrey
DE = Distance Ed
SI = Sessional Instructor TBA
F = French language course
STT = Special Temporary Topics course
TBD =  to be determined

TBA = Course is being delivered asynchronously

C900 = New online format

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