SHUM 4773

SHUM 4773

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What does it mean to travel across political and cultural boundaries? How are people's thought, behavior, and identity shaped by such experiences and vice versa? How do historians explore and represent transnational and transcultural figures and their stories? Is it possible for historians to help the audience not only understand but also "experience" transnationality through narrative? The relationship between analytical history and history as narrative is complex and everchanging. We build on this relationship not by theorizing it but by examining history works and practicing writing history, in the context of lives and stories of transnational figures, that integrates analysis and narrative. Students read analytical works and narratives about people who operated, willingly or not, in multiple geographical, political, cultural, and religious worlds. While reflecting on the pros and cons of approaching history writing in different ways, students also develop skills in working on primary sources and develop projects on transnational figures of their own choice from any areas or historical times, from proposal to full-fledged papers.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS HA-AS, HST-AS)

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 4773HIST 4773HIST 6773

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20596 SHUM 4773   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20597 SHUM 4773   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies