IN CELEBRATION OF
All Things Historical
doctor Myrup proudly presents his SEMI-ANNUAL LIST OF
HISTORY COURSES
(SPRING 2018 EDITION)
TO seek the perfect COURSE
For questions, please contact Dr. Erik Myrup.History is home to some of the most exciting and innovative teachers at UK. Whether you simply need to fulfill a core or are a die-hard history buff, we have something for everyone!
UK Core Courses
HIS 104 - History of Europe
through Mid-17th Century (Dr. Dan Gargola)
Lecture: MW 12:00-12:50
Recitation Options: W
1:00-1:50, W 2:00-2:50, F 11:00-11:50, F 12:00-12:50
A specialist
on ancient Rome leads a dynamic course on the history
of western civilization.
From the Greeks to Louis XIV, this course
critically examines the roots of the modern world.
UK CORE: Humanities/Global Dynamics
HIS 105 - History of
Europe, 1648 to the Present (Dr. Tammy Whitlock)
Lecture: TR 11:00-11:50
Recitation Options: T 2:00-2:50, W 10:00-10:50, W
11:00-11:50, W 1:00-1:50,
R 2:00-2:50
Europe, the universe and everything starting with the colonization of the Americas and ending with the recent birth of Prince George. Answers burning questions like “Why don't we have a monarch?” and “Was empire a really bad idea?” (Click here for an interview with Dr. Whitlock on the history of crime.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global Dynamics
HIS 108 - History of U.S.
through 1876 (Dr. Amy Taylor)
Lecture: MW 10:00-10:50
Recitation Options: W
11:00-11:50, W 12:00-12:50, R 2:00-2:50, F
9:00-9:50, F 10:00-10:50
A survey of U.S. history from the first British settlements c. 1585 to the end of Reconstruction in 1876, exploring the most important events, ideas, and people that created the foundations of the American nation. (Click here to watch Dr. Taylor talk about teaching at UK; and click here to watch her speak on C-SPAN.)
UK CORE: U.S.
Citizenship/Humanities
HIS 109 - History of U.S.
since 1877 (Dr. Melanie Goan)
Lecture: MW 9:00-9:50
Recitation Options: M
4:00-4:50, T 2:00-2:50, W 10:00-10:50, W
11:00-11:50, F 9:00-9:50
Beginning in the years following the Civil War, this course examines how a severely divided nation struggled to heal its wounds, examining the transformation of the United States from a predominantly rural nation into an industrial giant and superpower that even today remains divided along racial, religious, and political lines. (Click here to read an interview with Dr. Goan about her research on the suffrage movement in the history of Kentucky.)
UK CORE: U.S.
Citizenship/Humanities
HIS 122 - War and Society,
since 1945 (Dr. Francis Musoni)
Lecture: MW 1:00-1:50
Recitation Options: M
12:00-12:50, W 2:00-2:50, F 12:00-12:50, F
1:00-1:50, F 2:00-2:50
Examines the social impact of warfare from a transnational perspective following the end of World War II, focusing on such areas as gender relations, technology, ethics, propaganda, the welfare state, and postwar efforts to come to terms with the atrocities of war. (Click here to listen to an interview with Dr. Musoni.)
UK CORE: Global Dynamics
HIS 130 - Drugs and Alcohol
in Western Civilization (Dr. Scott Taylor)
Lectures: TR 9:30-10:20
Recitation Options: R
11:00-11:50, R 12:30-1:20, F 10:00-10:50, F
11:00-11:50
An overview of the history of drugs and alcohol and the social problems that surround their use, beginning with the early emergence of new stimulants like coffee, tea, tobacco, chocolate, sugar, and distilled spirits, and the emergence of increasingly potent drugs like heroin, cocaine, and cigarettes in more recent times. (Click here to read about Dr. Taylor's research on the history of drugs and alcohol in western civilization.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics
HIS 203 - History of
British People Since the Restoration
(Dr. Tammy Whitlock)
TR 9:30-10:45
What happens when you take a
textbook written by a German used in a class taught by
an American on the British since the 1600s? You get a
very different view of what British history
means—includes Winston Churchill! (Click here
for an interview with Dr. Whitlock on the history of
crime in Victorian England.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics
HIS 208 - A History of the
Atlantic World (Dr. Erik Myrup)
MWF 10:00-10:50
Introduces students to the shared histories of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Cuba, Brazil, and the British West Indies, examining how notions of race, imperialism, and spirituality have influenced the history of the Atlantic from the time of Columbus to the present day. The western hemisphere like you never knew it before, taught by an award winning teacher who sometimes masquerades as Doctor Who. (Click here for sample lecture; click here for an interview with Dr. Myrup; and click here to see Dr. Myrup talk about teaching history.)
UK CORE: Global Dynamics
HIS 230 - Hellenistic World
and Rome to Death of Constantine (Dr. Bruce Holle)
MWF 10:00-10:50
An award-winning teacher with
a special interest in undergraduate teaching opens the
ancient world inside out. The
Hellenistic world, Rome, the death of Alexander, the
death of the Roman Empire. A lot of
death . . . and life . . . and a teacher who will know
your name. (Click here
to hear Dr. Holle speak about his own experiences in
college.)
UK CORE: Humanities
HIS 254 - History of
Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (Dr. Francis
Musoni)
TR 9:30-10:45
A history of Africa from the
onset of colonial rule in the 1880s to the present,
introducing students to the major social, political,
and economic developments that made Africa what it is
today. Topics include the European conquest of
Africa and Africans' responses, African nationalism
and struggles for independence, as well as
post-colonial African politics, culture, and economic
development.
(Click
here
to listen to Dr. Musoni describe his early years in
Zimbabwe.)