History Courses

HIST 115 TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORY *3 (3-0-0)

Title: The role of technology in historical developments around the world.

HIST 261 POST-CONFEDERATION CANADA *3 (3-0-0)

HIST 280 EAST ASIA TO 1500 *3 (3-0-0)

Title: Survey of History of East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietname) to 1500

HIST 281 EAST ASIA FROM 1500 *3 (3-0-0)

Title: Survey of history of East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietname) from 1500 to the present

HIST 290 INTROUDUCTION TO HISTORIGORAPHY *3 (2-1s-0)

Required for History majors. Prerequisite: A previous course in History and/or consent of the Department. Registering in LEC B01 will automatically register the student in SEM J01.

Title: Introduction to the basic concepts of historical inquiry and techniques of research and writing in History.

HIST 419 TOPICS IN SOVIET HISTORY *3 (0-3s-0)

Topic: TBA

HIST 444 TOPICS IN TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY *3 (0-3s-0)

Prerequisite: A course in Asian history and *3 in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.

Topic: FROM BUDAPEST TO HOLLYWOOD - TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY (1900-1939)

Dr. Gyöngyi Heltai - Hungarian Visiting Professor

The course will examine the cultural transfer techniques of the theater and film industry, with special emphasis on the Paramount and its offices in Budapest, Paris and Berlin. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course introduces students to the operational techniques of the transatlantic art trade (cooperation, rivalry, marketing strategies, handling of political and cultural conflicts). We will focus on the role of some initiators of transatlantic trade (e.g. the Hungarian born president of Paramount, Adolph Zukor). The discussed topics will include the dissemination of mass cultural goods (movie and theatre chains), the border-crossing lifestyle of producers, directors and stars. The course familiarizes students with the notions of cosmopolitanism, cross-cultural translation, theatrical commodification and New Cultural History.

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