State University of New York College at Oneonta

HISTORY DEPARTMENT
2011 SUMMER SCHEDULE

SUMMER SESSION ONE:  May 31 – July 1

History 101 – Western Civilization II
11                           Avitabile, Matthew        12:30 – 2:30                        CRN 41                  Fitz 215
Course Description:  A study of the values and institutions that have characterized and determined the course of Western Civilization since 1500.

History 120 – Making of the Modern World
11                           Avitabile, Matthew        10:15 – 12:15                      CRN 42                  Fitz 215                
WW                       Traitor, Ann                        on-line                             CRN 43
Course Description: This course examines the forces that went into the creation of the world we now live in, focusing on events from the seventh to the nineteenth-century.  We will consider the rise and fall of political powers such as the Ming Dynasty in China, Early Modern Islamic Empires, and events like the Conquests of the Americas, Atlantic Slavery, and imperialism.  We will consider the historical role of commerce, travel, technology, environment, and culture.  We will seek to develop an understanding of World history different from the pre-processed version that is often taught.

History 145 – U.S. History II
11                           Shea, Matthew                 2:45 – 4:45                           CRN 44                  HECO 127
Course Description:  A general survey approach, emphasizing significant problems, issues, and controversial developments in U.S. history since the end of Reconstruction.

History 200 – Greece: Achilles to Alexander
WW                       Pullyblank, Thomas        on-line                                 CRN 45
Course Description:  This course will examine the development of Greek civilization from Mycenaean colonization through the death of Alexander the great.  Major themes will include the development of social and political institutions, platonic and Socratic philosophy, attitudes toward sexuality, education, women and slavery.  This class is heavily reliant upon primary source reading and is equally lecture and discussion based.

History 208 – The City in American Culture
WW                       Beal, Thomas                     on-line                                 CRN 46
Course Description:  Building on the work of urban and cultural historians, this course is designed to analyze and describe the city’s contributions to American Aculture.  The course thematically surveys several cultural moments from the late 18th to the late 20th century through the perspective of a wide range of urban artists, poets, writers, journalists, and musicians.  The course explores how city life influenced a variety of urbanites (both men and women) who put pencil to paper, brush to canvas, and lyrics to music, and, in so doing, played significant roles in the productionof American culture.

History 224 - History of Soviet Russia
WW                       Malikov, Yuriy                  on-line                                 CRN 47
Course Description:  A study of U.S.S.R and Soviet Cummunism, including social, economic, and political developments since 1917.  Examines the rise and fall of totalitarianism (under Gorbachev) and post-Soviet Russia.

SUMMER SESSION TWO:  July 5 – August 5

History 101 – Western Civilization II
21                           Avitabile, Matthew        12:30 – 2:30                        CRN 48                  FITZ 215
Course Description:  A study of the values and institutions that have characterized and determined the course of Western Civilization since 1500.

History 145 – U.S. History II
21                           Ingrassia, Joseph             12:30 – 2:30                        CRN 49                  HECO 127
Course Description:  A general survey approach, emphasizing significant problems, issues, and controversial developments in U.S. history since the end of Reconstruction.

 History 201 – Empire in the Fertile Cresent
WW                       Pullyblank, Thomas        on-line                                 CRN 50
Course Description:  An exploration of the history and culture of the Ancient Near East, focusing on the lands of the “fertile crescent”:  Egypt, Babylon, Sumeria, Assyria, Persia and the Hebrew nation from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic conquest.  Special attention will be given to primary sources and archaeological contributions as we explore the themes of empire, cultural, and religious exchange and conflict.

 History 208 – The City in American Culture
WW                       Beal, Thomas                     on-line                                 CRN 51
Course Description:  Building on the work of urban and cultural historians, this course is designed to analyze and describe the city’s contributions to American culture.  The course thematically surveys several Acultural moments from the late 18th to the late 20th century through the perspective of a wide range of urban artists, poets, writers, journalists, and musicians.  The course explores how city life influenced a variety of urbanites (both men and women) who put pencil to paper, brush to canvas, and lyrics to music, and, in so doing, played significant roles in the production of American Aculture.

SUMMER SESSION THREE:  May 31 – August 5

 History 283 – History of the City of New York
 WW                       Beal, Thomas                     on-line                                 CRN 52
Course Description:   This course surveys the history of New York City (New Amsterdam until 1664) from its origins as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company to its present status as America=s foremost metropolis.  Building on the work of urban historians, this course weaves together evidence and interpretations from the fields of economic, political, social, ethnic and cultural history.  Attention to the city=s growth in the colonial period, its emergence as the center of American commerce in the nineteenth century, and its current position as a center of the production of American popular culture.