HIST 220 - History of European Empires

Formerly History of European Imperialism
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
Over the course of the early modern and modern periods, the major European powers set out not only to explore the world, but to claim it. In this course, we will explore the history of modern European imperialism, including in-depth looks at issues and moments such as slavery in the Atlantic world, the Age of Enlightenment, the civilizing mission, the world wars, and the struggles for decolonization. Finally, we will ask how empire continues to manifest in Europe today. Throughout the course of the semester, we will focus upon these important events and themes in the history of European imperialism and decolonization from the perspective of both the colonizers and the colonized, using historical narratives, first-person accounts and commentaries, scholarly analyses, and film to understand this tumultuous subject.

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