Nov 01, 2007 04:57
zomg maybe been an entire year since i posted
i just looked and saw that the UW has reviewed my application and will be sending me their response soon... fingers crossed. I'm so looking forward to going there as teh classes sound so much more super awesome. here are some of the 300 level classes that sound rad to me.
HIST 309 Marx and Nietzsche: The Assault on Bourgeois-Christian Civilization (5) I&S
Major dilemmas and conflicts of modern Western consciousness through historical analysis of Marx, Nietzsche, and the movements they spawned. Emphasis on the relationship between sociocultural change, biography, and ideological innovation.
That one will give me some good insight on how the events of the 20th century started.
HIST 345 War and Society (5) I&S
Analysis of the techniques of war from the Renaissance to the present with consideration of the social, political, and economic consequences of war in the Western world.
DUH!
HIST 346 Images of War in History, Literature, and Media (5) I&S/VLPA
Explores images of war generated by historians, writers, artists, filmmakers, television producers, and journalists, analyzing the perspectives on war adopted by various observers to see what motivates their representations. Focuses on ways in which various media shape images of war and the effect of this shaping on human consciousness.
DUH^2
HSTAM 312 The Roman Republic (5) I&S
Political, social, economic, and cultural history, with emphasis on the development of the constitution and territorial expansions.
I've always been interested in the history of Rome.
HSTAM 313 The Roman Empire (5) I&S
Political, social, and cultural history, with special emphasis on the period of Cicero and Caesar.
HSTEU 334 Germany 1871-1989 (5) I&S
Society and politics from Germany's first unification to its reunification; domestic and foreign policy; political, economic, social, and cultural developments; high emphasis on German society's self-perception and on the variety of interpretations of this period's history Offered: by different "schools" of historians.
Hopefully my limited knowledge of German can help me here.
Shit i better go to bed.