HIST 1200

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HIST 1200
FWS: Writing History

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

How can we learn about the past? How do we tell stories about the past? How do we judge the truth of falsity of evidence? Writing History seminars introduce students to many different ways of interpreting and writing about the past, and to the wide range of sources that historians use: from diaries to tax rolls, from scraps of textile to films and advertisements. Topics and readings vary by section.


Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Exploratory Studies (SAAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Writing African Women into War/State Formation

  •  2398 HIST 1200   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Akinniyi, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Histories,Memories,Writing Cold War Radicalism

  •  2399 HIST 1200   SEM 102

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Cheng, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Objects, Things, and Histories

  •  2400 HIST 1200   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Corredor Acosta, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Understanding Imperial China:Power,Culture,Ins

  •  2401 HIST 1200   SEM 104

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Lee, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing the Home Front:Women,Children, WWII

  •  2402 HIST 1200   SEM 105

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Okine, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.