This course examines gender as a social construct and a system of inequality shaping individual identities, social interactions, and institutions. It explores how gender intersects with race, class, sexuality, and other social categories to produce diverse experiences and outcomes. Topics may include gender socialization, work and family, media representation, sexuality, and contemporary debates surrounding gender and inequality.

An introduction to historical perspectives on the development of medicine, and its relationship to health, illness, and society. Credit not allowed for both HTS 3087 and HTS 2080.

The impact of disease in history, modern developments in medicine and health focusing on western medicine in a global context.

An intensive introduction to the political, social, and economic forces involved in the process of urbanization. Credit not allowed for both HTS 6117 and HTS 6105.

Introduction to intellectual problems and trends in modern Europe, including loss of faith in progress, evil and ethics, post-colonialism, feminism, linguistics, and psycho-analytic thought.

In this course we will encounter, and critically engage, works by thinkers who were formative in the development of sociology, those whose ideas continue to echo through contemporary scholarship in a continuous conversation.  The canonical classical theorists – Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and DuBois – set the stage for subsequent research and theorizing, and their writing has stood the test of time.

Draws on sociological theory and research to understand the major economic, social, and cultural issues facing American society today.

Allows a group of students and a professor to study topics not covered in other courses in the department.

Explores different approaches to the study of politics, power, and inequality in history, sociology, and allied fields. This version of the course will place emphasis on social class and economic inequality, as well as sociological texts. (Undergraduate section within a graduate course)

Civilizations of East Asia up to 1850, emphasizing traditional cultures in China and Japan, including religion, science, formation of empires, social life, and commerce.

This course will examine the history of African and African-descended peoples from the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade through the 20^th-century waves of intellectual and political independence movements in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. Students will have broad exposure to the modern history of the Afro-diaspora by engaging with interdisciplinary course materials, including scholarly historical texts, articles, poetry, literature, and films.