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HISTORY 205C: Global Racial Capitalism (HISTORY 305C)

From as early as the sixteenth century to our present moment, capitalism has been a central part of modern world history. The history of capitalism is not solely one of wealth and development, but also one of extraction and exploitation. It is a history that scholars have conceptualized as racial capitalism. This course explores the global structures of inequality that are inherent to capitalism and how they have changed over time. Students will engage with key scholarly debates and theoretical concepts, which they will then apply to specific case studies in different parts of the world with a particular focus on commodities.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5

HISTORY 206C: The Modern Battle (INTNLREL 183)

The purpose of this seminar is to examine the evolution of modern warfare by closely following four modern battles/campaigns. For this purpose the seminar offers four mock staff rides, facilitating highly engaged, well-researched experience for participants. In a mock staff ride, students are assigned roles; each student is playing a general or staff officer who was involved in the battle/campaign. Students will research their roles and, during the staff ride, will be required to explain "their" decisions and actions. Staff rides will not deviate from historical records, but closely examine how decisions were made, what pressures and forces were in action, battle outcomes, etc. This in-depth examination will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of how modern tactics, technology, means of communications, and the scale of warfare can decide, and indeed decided, campaigns. We will will spend two weeks preparing for and playing each staff ride. One meeting will be dedicated to dis more »
The purpose of this seminar is to examine the evolution of modern warfare by closely following four modern battles/campaigns. For this purpose the seminar offers four mock staff rides, facilitating highly engaged, well-researched experience for participants. In a mock staff ride, students are assigned roles; each student is playing a general or staff officer who was involved in the battle/campaign. Students will research their roles and, during the staff ride, will be required to explain "their" decisions and actions. Staff rides will not deviate from historical records, but closely examine how decisions were made, what pressures and forces were in action, battle outcomes, etc. This in-depth examination will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of how modern tactics, technology, means of communications, and the scale of warfare can decide, and indeed decided, campaigns. We will will spend two weeks preparing for and playing each staff ride. One meeting will be dedicated to discussing the forces shaping the chosen battle/campaign: the identity and goals ofnthe belligerents, the economic, technological, cultural and other factors involved, as well as the initial general plan. The second meeting will be dedicated to the battle itself. The four battles will illustrate major developments in modern warfare.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Vardi, G. (PI)

HISTORY 206E: CAPITALS: How Cities Shape Cultures, States, and People (COMPLIT 100, DLCL 100, FRENCH 175, GERMAN 175, ILAC 175, ITALIAN 175, URBANST 153)

This course takes students on a trip to major capital cities at different moments in time, including Renaissance Florence, Golden Age Madrid, colonial Mexico City, imperial Beijing, Enlightenment and romantic Paris, existential and revolutionary St. Petersburg, roaring Berlin, modernist Vienna, and transnational Accra. While exploring each place in a particular historical moment, we will also consider the relations between culture, power, and social life. How does the cultural life of a country intersect with the political activity of a capital? How do large cities shape our everyday experience, our aesthetic preferences, and our sense of history? Why do some cities become cultural capitals? Primary materials for this course will consist of literary, visual, sociological, and historical documents (in translation).
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI

HISTORY 207C: The Global Early Modern (HISTORY 307C)

In what sense can we speak of "globalization" before modernity? What are the characteristics and origins of the economic system we know as "capitalism"? When and why did European economies begin to diverge from those of other Eurasian societies? With these big questions in mind, the primary focus will be on the history of Europe and European empires, but substantial readings deal with other parts of the world, particularly China and the Indian Ocean. HISTORY 307C is a prerequisite for HISTORY 402 (Spring quarter).
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors: Como, D. (PI)

HISTORY 208C: The Laws of War in Global History

What are the modern laws of war and how have they changed since they were first codified in the 1860s? What does it mean to wage a lawful war? Course readings focus on central through lines of the history of the laws of war: colonial hierarchies and exclusions, the problem of new weaponry, the conflict between humanity and military necessity, and law as wartime morality. We will also reflect on past and ongoing violations of the laws of war and discuss responses to such transgressions. Chronologically, discussions will range from the 1864 Geneva Conventions to the role of international humanitarian law in the Syrian Civil War and the Russo-Ukrainian War today.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Kempf, E. (PI)

HISTORY 209S: Research Seminar for Majors

Required of History majors. How to conduct original, historical research and analysis, including methods such as using the libraries and archives at Stanford and elsewhere, and working collaboratively to frame topics, identify sources, and develop analyses. Autumn quarter: Professor Allyson Hobbs' section will focus on American Identities; Professor Ana Minian's section will focus on the Twentieth Century; and Professor Thomas Mullaney's section will focus on Honors Topics. Winter quarter: Professor Nancy Kollmann's section will focus on Early Modern History; and Professor Destin Jenkins' section will focus on the History of Capitalism. Spring quarter: Professor Robert Crews' section will focus on Modern Times. This course requires a permission number to enroll. Please email Kai Dowding at kdowding@stanford.edu for the permission number.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

HISTORY 214B: The things to come? Prophecy in the Middle Ages (GERMAN 200, HISTORY 314B)

Grand rulers, decisive battles, one or more antichrists, and, inevitably, the end of the world - prophetic texts from the Middle Ages abound with significant allusions. These references are intricately interconnected and shrouded in enigmatic language. This course delves into the phenomenon of prophecy as depicted in medieval sources. Bridging eschatology and chronological perspectives, we will investigate the value of these texts and strive to gain a deeper understanding of the intellectual history of the Middle Ages. Moreover, we will meticulously examine the distribution of these numerous texts within manuscripts, scrutinizing the intended audience and specific effects of the texts. This subject area will serve as an exemplary object of study, enabling us to apply and refine the tools of historical scholarship.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5
Instructors: Kamenzin, M. (PI)

HISTORY 223G: Russia and Ukraine: Empire, Nation, Myth (HISTORY 323G, SLAVIC 203)

Explores theories of national myths and nationalism; identifies the founding myths of Russia and Ukraine and the medieval and early modern events they are based on. Extensive primary source readings. Focuses primarily up through eighteenth century, with some reading of nineteenth-century national statements.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: Kollmann, N. (PI)

HISTORY 224C: Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention (HISTORY 324C, JEWISHST 284C, JEWISHST 384C, PEDS 224)

Open to medical students, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Traces the history of genocide in the 20th century and the question of humanitarian intervention to stop it, a topic that has been especially controversial since the end of the Cold War. The pre-1990s discussion begins with the Armenian genocide during the First World War and includes the Holocaust and Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Coverage of genocide and humanitarian intervention since the 1990s includes the wars in Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, the Congo and Sudan.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI

HISTORY 224D: The Soviet Civilization, Part 2 (HISTORY 424B)

Prerequisite: HISTORY 224A/424A
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5
Instructors: Weiner, A. (PI)
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