HIST 400 U3 - War, Soc, Politics, & Culture

Description:

Topics will be listed in the department's course guide at http://www.history.illinois.edu. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours or 8 graduate hours in the same or subsequent terms if topics vary.

Special Instructions:

Topic: Catastrophe in Modern Times Description: In this interdisciplinary course, we will explore -catastrophe and the modern imagination,- pairing fiction with non-fiction and analyses of catastrophe with the politics of its representation. Topics will include millennialism, revolution, colonialism and famine, war, the Great Depression, genocide, the Great Recession, global warming, and pandemics.

Option 1

Number of Required Visit(s): 0

Course Level: Graduate

Credit: 3

Term(s): Spring