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HIST 219: Historians & the Public

1.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Examines the way historians serve as the intermediary between the public and their understanding of the past in a public setting. Explores how history is preserved and presented by historians, from historic sites and museums to virtual exhibits and documentary film-making.

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HIST 220: Visual Sources in History

1.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Examines cartoons, posters, comics and other visual media that have been used as fonns of social criticism and propaganda throughout history and that are a valuable source of information for scholars and teachers. Locate and analyze these sources for use in research and teaching.

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HIST 221: The Historian's Craft

1.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores the various careers of historians and history-related fields.

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HIST 230: Queer Global History

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Analyzes the historical and global understanding of the concept of queerness. Emphasizes the historical development of a queer identity and the modern creation of a queer community, focusing on comparing different modern notions of queerness and the LGBTQ+ struggle for equal rights.

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HIST 231: History of Jerusalem

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores the history of the city of Jerusalem from the ancient world until the present, examining the significance of the city to contemporary conflicts in the Middle East.

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HIST 232: Stalin/Hitler-the Terror State

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores the historical understanding of Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler and the totalitarian states that they created. Emphasizes their influence on domestic and international events from the 1920's through the 1950's.

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HIST 239: Witches & Witch Hunt 1400-1800

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Examines witch trials and hunts in early modern Europe and Colonial America, from a wide range of perspectives including gender, religion, and economics, with emphasis on the marginalization of the accused.

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HIST 240: Zombies: Clt Hist Death/Dis/Tc

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores the concept of the Zombie throughout history and across cultures, and the way the figure of the Zombie has served as a metaphor for deeper personal and communal fears, such as death, nuclear war, global pandemics, and out of control technology.

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HIST 244: Samurai & Gonfu Heroes

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores what it means to be a man, from the haohan of China to the Men of High Purpose of Japan and beyond. Analyses stories, films, and official histories that have encouraged Chinese and Japanese people to emulate the great heroes of the past and how these people and their stories have been re-used in modern Asia.Previously Offered As: ASIA 106; HIST 106 Cross-Listed: ASIA 244 Note: May not be taken for duplicate credit.

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HIST 245: History and Climate Change

3.00 Credits

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Explores the factors that have altered Earth's climate in ways that shaped human history. Examines climate phenomena such as the Little Ice Age and El Nino events, with primary focus on anthropogenic climate change. Compares science and history as complementary tools that allow an understanding of this complex issue.

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