| HISTORY (W18) | 273 RES METH CHINA HIST | GUO, Q. |
| This seminar is designed to introduce graduate students to some of the major genres of primary sources for research in late imperial and twentieth-century Chinese history. Reading material includes Qing documents, local gazetteers, short biographies, diaries, short stories, journal articles, newspaper articles, speeches, scholarly prose, and field reports. Each week will focus on one or two texts, representing the above-mentioned genres. Most of these documents are written in classical Chinese; many of them are not punctuated. The course should give the seminar members some sense of the pitfalls and pleasures of working with Chinese historical documents. Typicality and brevity are the guiding principles for the selection of these texts. The main purpose of the seminar is to provide advanced language training for graduate students. It is expected that through studying these typical texts, the seminar members will receive some preparation in dealing with similar sources in their future research. |
| HISTORY (W18) | 200B HISTORY & THEORY | JAMES, W. |
| Introduction to role of theory in historical writing, focusing on several major theorists, their relation to their setting, the structure of their thought, and its application to significant historical issues. (200A and 200B required for History Ph.D. students; 200C optional.). |
| HISTORY (W18) | 240C GENDER, CAPITAL, AND THE GLOBAL | TINSMAN, H. |
| This class explores transnational studies of gender and capital as methodologies for world history. It surveys key feminist literatures on empire, commodities, and labor that bridge area studies fields and contribute to historical understandings of global dynamics. Required assignments include three short papers and rotating in-class presentations. Proposed readings are listed below but are subject to change. |
| HISTORY (W18) | 298 EXPER GROUP STUDY | LEHMANN, M |
| No detailed description available. |
| HISTORY (W18) | 204A 2ND YEAR RESRCH SEM | BERBERIAN, H. |
| Two-quarter sequence required of all Ph.D. students. Taken during the second year of the Ph.D. program; not required for M.A. students. Includes review of current state of the literature and practical experience in conducting research and writing a research paper. |
| HISTORY (W18) | 203 1ST YEAR RESRCH SEM | BAUM, E. |
| This course is the first in a two-quarter sequence, normally required of all first-year graduate students in the department. In the first quarter, students will begin research on a topic of their choice. In the second quarter, students will be expected to produce a research paper of publishable quality. Throughout, we will read and discuss articles related to methodology, research techniques, and historical analysis. |
| HISTORY (W18) | 260A 17TH-18TH C US | BLOCK, S. |
| Each week, we will read and analyze a group of articles that address an issue related to the intersections of race, sexuality, and colonialism in North America from c. 1500-1800. Topics will include sexuality, race-based slavery, settler colonialism, and students will also have input into several weeks of reading topic choices. Written work will include brief analytic summaries of each week's readings that will be a useful basis for oral exam preparation, and a possible extra assignment related to each student's particular interests and needs. |
