Global History: Early Modern to Modern Transition (250-1-20)

Instructors

Haley Elisabeth Bowen

Meeting Info

Harris Hall 107: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

This course provides an introductory survey to prominent themes in early modern global history from roughly 1450-1800. Topics covered will include: the rise of early colonial empires; global trade and material culture; religious missions; technologies of navigation; early ideologies of race and gender; and currents of intellectual exchange.

Learning Objectives

In this class, students will: explore the causes and consequences of key developments in global history between 1450 and 1800; learn how to read primary source texts "slowly" by summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing them to create persuasive historical arguments; consider how historical events from the early modern period - from the creation of colonial empires to intellectual movements like the Enlightenment - continue to shape our contemporary world.

Evaluation Method

Exams, papers

Class Notes

Concentration: Americas, European, Asia/Middle East, Africa/Middle East, Global

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-registration -- Reserved for History & International Studies students.

Associated Classes

DIS - Harris Hall L07: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-339: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall L06: Fri 9:00AM - 9:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-335: Fri 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Fri 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall 107: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Harris Hall L04: Fri 9:00AM - 9:50AM

DIS - University Hall 118: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM