History

Advanced Seminars engage advanced students in the close investigation of certain historical "problems" through critical reading of primary and secondary texts, class discussion, independent research, and analytical writing. Students develop specialized research projects, culminating in oral presentations and a written essay of substantial length. Sufficient background in the discipline and field is assumed, the extent of it depending on whether these courses build upon courses found elsewhere in the history curriculum. Enrollment is limited to sixteen students. Majors in fields other than history are encouraged to consider these seminars.

Spring 2014

• {3360} The Common Good? A History of International Aid
• 336{3140} Research in the 19th Century United States History

Fall 2013

• 307{3040} Topics in Medieval and Modern History
• 332{3122} Community in America, Maine, and at Bowdoin
• 356{3403} The Cuban Revolution

Spring 2013

• 380{3300} The Warrior Culture of Japan
• 301{3001} Place in American History
• 324{3060} Great Nation, Haunted Nation: Memory and the French Revolutoin

Fall 2012

• 337{3180} Nature and Health in America
• 311{3100} Experiments in Totalitarianism: Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia
• 366{3270} Dictatorshops and Human Rights in Latin America

Spring 2012

• 322 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Britain and Europe
• 330 The United States Home Front in World War II

Fall 2011

• 307c Topics in Medieval & Early Modern History
• 332c Community in America 1600-1900
• 354 Historical & Contemporary Maya

Spring 2011

• 364 The Politics of Inequality in Modern South Asian History
• 336 Research in 19th Century America
• 380 The Warrior Culture of Japan

Fall 2010

• 311 Experiments in Totalitarianism: Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia
• 330 The United States Home Front in World War II
• 351 The Mexican Revolution

Spring 2010

• 349 The Americas as Crossroads: Transnational Histories
• 322 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Britain adn Europe
• 356 The Cuban Revolution

Fall 2009

• Community in America 1600-1900