Note: There are no prerequisites for any courses in History unless specifically noted otherwise. 300-level courses cap at 40 students and are lecture based. 400-level courses cap at 30 students, are discussion based, and usually have the “W” designation (double check below). 300 and 400-level courses have roughly the same workload.
GenEd Designations
- W: Writing
- GE: Global Engagement
- USGC: U.S. and/or Global Citizenship
- IC: Innovation and Creativity
- ES: Executive Systems
- EXP: Experiential Learning
1OO-Level Course Designations – Multiple; see myBama for details.
HY 101 Western Civilization to 1648. A history of Western civilization from its origins in Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the age of discovery and expansion during the emergence of modern Europe. GenEd: GE.
HY 102 Western Civilization since 1648. Covers the development of the Western world from the Thirty Years’ War to the post-World War II era; the age of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, and the wars of the 20th century. GenEd: GE.
HY 103 American Civilization to 1865. A survey of American history from its beginning to the end of the Civil War, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. GenEd: GE.
HY 104 American Civilization since 1865. A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. GenEd: GE.
HY 105 Honors Western Civilization to 1648. A history of Western civilization from its origins in Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the age of discovery and expansion during the emergence of modern Europe. GenEd: GE.
HY 106 Honors Western Civilization since 1648. Covers the development of the Western world from the Thirty Years’ War to the post–World War II era: the age of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, and the wars of the 20th century. GenEd: GE.
HY 107 Honors American Civilization to 1865. An honors-level approach to the American experience; parallel to HY 103. Prerequisite(s): Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program. GenEd: GE.
HY 108 Honors American Civilization since 1865. An honors-level approach to the American experience. Prerequisite(s): Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program. GenEd: GE.
HY 111 Colonial Latin America. Professor Juan Ponce Vázquez. TR 9:30 – 10:45. Formation of the largely Spanish speaking New World, from the shock of conquest to the trials of freedom that spawned the modern nations of Latin America. GenEd: GE.
HY 115 History of Science and Medicine to 1800. Professor Erik Peterson. Lecture MW 10 – 10:50. Recitations: R 8, R 10, F 9, F 11. Science and technology are ever-present in today’s world, defining not only how we live our daily lives but also shaping our conceptions and evaluations of modernity, civilization, and progress. How did science and technology become so important and pervasive to the modem world? This course is intended as an introduction to the history of modem science and technology from the enlightenment to the present. Our focus will be on the development of science and technology in the Western World (Europe and North America). However, we will also make comparisons across cultures to explore how science and technology shaped notions of what counts as “Western” and “modem.” In addition to learning about key developments in the history of science and technology, from Ford’s Model-T to Einstein’s theory of relativity, we will address larger themes, including the relationship between science and religion and the role of technology in war and empire. GenEd: GE.
HY 117 World History to 1500. Professor Patrick Hurley. Lecture TR 9:30 – 10:20. Recitations M 9, M 11, F 10, F 12. This survey course explores the history of several major parts of the world and their perspective histories from the earliest times to AD 1500. Such exploration will include studies of the Mediterranean and Near East, China, India, Mesoamerica, and Sub-Saharan Africa. When examining these topics, attention will be given to social, economic, and religious history as well as political history. GenEd: GE.
300 & 400-Level Course Designations
- US: Counts Toward US History Field Requirement
- EURO: Counts Toward European Field Requirement
- LA/A/ME/A: Counts Toward Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, or Transnational History Field Requirement
- HH: Counts Toward Hidden History Field Requirement
- LGHY: Counts Toward Legal History Concentration
- PUHY: Counts Toward Public History Concentration
- US, EURO, LA/A/ME/A, and HH are field requirements. Classes cannot double-count for field requirements. A single class that is labeled as both a US and Hidden History, for instance, will count for only one of those fields (which field it will count for depends on students’ past/future class choices.)
- LGHY, PUHY, and W are attributes. They can double-count with field requirements. A single class that is both a EURO and a W, for instance, will count as both the European field requirement and a Writing course. Students do not need to be in a concentration to take a class that counts for that concentration (i.e. non-Legal History or Public History students may take courses designated as LGHY or PUHY if they would like to so do).
- 497s are all Ws. However, they do not count for a field requirement (US, Euro, LA/A/ME/A, or HH). They may count towards Public History or Legal History, with the permission of the Concentration Director. Students do not need to be in a concentration to take a HY497 designated as part of one.
HY 201 Legal History Field Experience. Professor Lawrence Cappello. A required component of the larger Legal History concentration. Registered students will meet with the professor individually three times during the term, will be required to attend three pre-approved legal-themed events, and will complete brief reflection essays about their experiences at these events. Requires instructor approval to register.
HY 306-002 The History of the Jury. Professor Joseph Angelillo. MWF 10 – 10:50. In this course, students will interrogate the history of the jury, one of the most widely recognized yet least understood facets of the legal system. Students will unpack the history of the jury from Ancient Greece to the modern day. Special attention will be placed on the development of the jury in the United States, with topics ranging from the power of the jury, the role of the jury in a democratic republic, jury composition and race/gender, the meaning of “peer” and “impartial,” the vanishing of the jury, and the triumph of plea bargaining. Students will also gain familiarity with important Supreme Court decisions that have shaped the jury. Most importantly, students will examine the influence of the jury on the broader constitutional order. US, LGHY. GenEd: GE.
HY 306-003 African-American HY Since 1865. Professor Jasmine Stansberry. TR 9:30 – 10:45. This course is a survey of African American history from Reconstruction to modernity. The course explores central themes in the development of African American history and culture and emphasizes the role of Black leaders and their fight against oppression. Themes examined in the course include: Reconstruction; the New Nadir; the Era of Self-Help; Jim Crow; Black Internationalism; Civil Rights and Black Power; the Carceral State; Black Progress and Poverty; Hip-Hop; and the Obama Years. US. GenEd: GE.
HY 306-004 A Right to Counsel: HY 5th and 6th Amendments. Professor Trayce Hockstad. TR 9:30 – 10:45. This course examines the historical development of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments in the context of American criminal procedure, with particular emphasis on the right to counsel. Tracing these provisions from their English common law and colonial origins through their incorporation and interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court, the course explores how constitutional protections such as the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to counsel, trial by jury, confrontation of witnesses, and related procedural guarantees have evolved over time. Students will analyze foundational Supreme Court decisions and selected legal scholarship to understand how these rights have been shaped by changing conceptions of fairness, due process, and governmental authority. The course emphasizes the interaction between historical practice, constitutional theory, and modern doctrine, providing students with a rigorous foundation in the structure and function of criminal procedural rights. US, LGHY. GenEd: GE.
HY 306-005 Women in 20th Century America. Professor Lisa Lindquist Dorr. MWF 9 – 9:50. This course examines the experiences of women in America from 1900 century to the present. Topics include sexuality, marriage and motherhood, women’s participation in the labor force, in war efforts, and in political movements across the twentieth century. We will examine how the experience and expectations of women changed over time, as well as the factors that shaped dominant ideas of women’s nature and role in society. US. GenEd: GE.
HY 307 Empire, Nation, and Identity in Korea. Professor Sean Han. TR 11 – 12:15. “Shrimp among whales” is a popular Korean idiom that commonly used to encapsulate Korea’s enduring resilience, despite its precarious geopolitical position between formidable empires, including the Mongols, Chinese, Russians, Japanese, and most recently, Americans. How did Korea survive over the past two millennia? This course explores Korea’s place in the empire-building, wars, trade, frontier, and cultural exchange during the early modern world. This course could benefit students who are curious about international relations in non-Western contexts. While open to non-history majors, it’s recommended to have completed any 100 or 200-level courses from either History or Asian Studies minor. LA/A/ME/A. GenEd: GE.
HY 309 The Great Cases in US Legal History. Professor Lawrence Cappello. TR 11 – 12:15. An exploration of the most impactful cases of American legal history from the colonial period to the internet age. Major themes include free speech cases, law in the workplace, slavery, “Indian Removal Act,” federalism, the right to privacy, sexual discrimination law, civil rights law, crime prevention, gun control, the rights of the accused, and the relationship between church and state. US, LGHY. GenEd: ES.
HY 323 US Constitutional History to 1877. Professor Joseph Angelillo. TR 2 – 3:15. Deals with the evolution of constitutional law and the nature and process of judicial review, including 18th-century constitutional theory and Supreme Court decisions. US, LGHY. GenEd: ES.
HY 325 US World Power to 1898. Professor Sarah Steinbock-Pratt. MWF 12 – 12:50. This course will examine the early history of the United States in a global context. Despite exceptionalist and isolationist rhetoric, from its colonial origins to its emergence as an imperial power at the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. has always been part of international networks of migration, trade, and warfare. Indeed, the territory and peoples considered to be part of the nation have been in constant flux, subject to continual redefinition. Through lectures, assigned readings and class discussions, students will explore the transnational movement of people and goods, the construction of American ideas about gender, race, and national identity, and the rise and refashioning of the nation’s role in the world. US. GenEd: GE.
HY 330 Civil Rights Movement. Professor Kari Frederickson. MWF 12 – 12:50. History of the leaders, organizations, and events of the Civil Rights Movement during the years 1945 to 1968. US, LGHY, HH. GenEd: GE.
HY 331 American Swagger. Professor Sharony Green. TR 11 – 12:15. This course looks at “American character,” or swagger, as a historical development that can be studied various countries and historical actors in view. Using a variety of sources, we will find meaning in how the bold ways of particular human beings shape the past, present, and future. US. GenEd: GE.
HY 332 Native American History. Professor Heather Kopelson. MWF 11 – 11:50. This course examines the histories of hundreds of indigenous peoples in North America from early human habitation to the present day, with a focus on those residing in what is now the United States and Canada. We will study their experiences; their encounters with one another, Europeans, and Africans; and the different histories that people have told about those experiences and encounters. Class materials, which include art, film, and fiction as well as history and anthropology, stress the diversity of Native lifeways as well as the ways in which the history of American Indians has often been ignored, changed, appropriated, and distorted, as well as reclaimed and re-evaluated over time. Some of the questions we will consider throughout the semester include: How much can we know about Indigenous peoples before they had an alphabetic written history? What can European sources teach us about the Native peoples they encountered? How did the Natives of North America live before 1492? Does it make any sense to generalize about “Indians,” given that they include a large number of diverse peoples? How did contact with Europeans and Africans (and their diseases and technologies) change Native societies? How did Natives affect Europeans and Africans? Why did Native people lose ground (literally and figuratively) in the nineteenth century? How have Natives experienced and reacted to the changes of the twentieth century? What does it mean to be a Native person in the United States today? US, LGHY, HH. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 336 US Disability History. Professor Heather Kopelson. MWF 1 – 1:50. This course places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American story, from long before Europeans arrived in North America through today. Students will explore the changing lives of people with disabilities — from railroad workers and rights activists to wheelchair athletes and participants in freak shows to college students and more — as well as the history of disability policy and conceptions of disability. Students will focus on the social and cultural history of disability rather than its strictly physical or medical aspects. U.S. Disability History takes a new approach to familiar topics in U.S. history, including colonization, slavery, immigration, racial and gender stereotypes, education, civil rights, and citizenship, among others. US, LGHY, HH. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 337 Foodways in American History. Professor Charles Clark. MWF 9 – 9:50. The broad goal of this class is to introduce students to the use of food, eating, and the ways in which various societies have met these challenges. Food is a constant in human societies, and yet the ways in which we choose to meet our nutritional needs can vary widely, across both distance and time. We will examine the ways in which Americans, broadly defined as those who live in or adjacent to the current-day United States, have chosen to eat, and some of the many meanings those choices carried. US, HH.
HY 354 Southern Queer History. Professor John Giggie. TR 12:30 – 1:45. This course, sponsored by the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, is organized around discussing and researching the history of queerness in Alabama. Students will visit archives and memory preservation projects and speak with artists, health care professionals, and local leaders as they learn about the queer struggle for rights, visibility, and sexual equality. They will spend part of their time at The University of Alabama Library’s Special Collections as part of their research to uncover and write about queer history in Tuscaloosa and Western Alabama. Freshmen are welcome. US, HH. GenEd: EXP, GE.
HY 357 World War I. Professor Charles Clark. Lecture MW 1 – 1:50. Recitations R 9, R 11, F 10, F 12. World War I deals with the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the war, the role that technology played in the outcome, and the impact of the war on the world today. Students write two six-to-eight-page comparative papers, identify important images from the war, and write in-class essays to assess understanding. EURO. GenEd: GE.
HY 361 Russia to 1894. Professor Margaret Peacock. MW 2 – 3:15. This exciting course plunges students into the dramatic rise and unraveling of the Russian Empire, tracing how autocracy, empire, culture, and social conflict set the stage for revolution in 1917. Through close readings of literature, memoirs, legal documents, and historical scholarship, students will learn about such figures as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, all while grappling with how ordinary people experienced extraordinary political change. EURO, LGHY. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 368 From Columbus to Castro: Caribbean History Since 1492. Professor Jenny Shaw. MWF 10 – 10:50. Conquistadors! Planters! Pirates! Indigenous Peoples! Enslaved Africans! Religious Reformers! Independence Leaders! Radical Revolutionaries! Together these people built a new world forged at the intersection of imperial ambitions and international contact, where the peoples and cultures of the Americas, Africa, and Europe collided. This class examines how colonialism, plantation slavery, the age of abolition, and the emergence of national independence movements made the modern Caribbean. To allow students to build the critical reading and writing skills necessary for understanding Caribbean History, this course will be completely analogue. No electronic devices, no electronic texts, lots of talking with and to each other, and plenty of pen and paper. LA/A/ME/A, HH. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 384 Ancient Egypt Near East. Professor Patrick Hurley. TR 2 – 3:15. This course focuses on the history of Egypt and the Nile Valley from the earliest times through to the fall of the New Kingdom at the beginning of the first millennium BC, continuing through to the conquest of that land by Alexander the Great in the 4thth century BC. While this course will focus mainly on the history of the Egyptian part of the Nile Valley, the history of Egypt’s relations with foreign nations will also be examined. It will also look at the socio-economic as well as religious history of the region, with emphasis given on how Egyptian society and culture persisted through despite times of upheaval and change. LA/A/ME/A. GenEd: GE.
HY 386 History of Rome. Professor Patrick Hurley. TR 3:30 – 4:45. This course serves as an introduction to the history of the Roman World from the period of its beginnings in the eighth century BC/BCE to the time the late second century AD/CE, and includes examining the political, social, economic, cultural and religious aspects of the Roman World, with special emphasis put on the decline and fall of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of the Roman Empire. Topics such as slavery, the role of women, entertainment at Rome, and life in the Roman Army will also be examined. EURO. GenEd: GE.
HY 402 (W) The Two Koreas. Professor Sean Han. TR 12:30 – 1:45. This course introduces critical debates on culture and society in twentieth-century Korea (1900 to the present). The course will examine core issues in modern Korean society — colonization, the Korean War, economic development, gender dynamics, social movements, and the most recent phenomena of the so-called Korean Wave. By reading, watching, and discussing various materials including scholarly works, primary sources, film, and TV drama, this course provides students opportunities to trace salient features of cross-cultural and transnational aspects in Korean society. No Korean language skill is required. Fulfills History Major /Asian Studies Minor. LA/A/ME/A. GenEd: GE, USGC, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 404 Modern China since 1600. Professor Di Luo. MWF 1 – 1:50. This course provides a general but analytic survey of the history of China from the 17th to the 20th century. After a brief introduction to China’s geography, languages, and cultural background, we will discuss key historical phenomena that have distinguished China’s evolution in the modern period. The course is organized around the paired themes of non-Chinese attempts to challenge or undermine China’s sovereignty and Chinese responses to those efforts, partly and especially since 1895 to achieve wealth and power for their nation. For this reason, emphasis is placed on political, military, and social developments, although some attention is also given to economic and intellectual ones. LA/A/ME/A. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 406 (W) American Politics Since 1963. Professor Kari Frederickson. MWF 2 – 2:50. This course examines the history of politics in America from the mid-1960s to the 2000s. Topics to be explored include the civil rights and black power movements, the expansion of the welfare state, the Vietnam War and accompanying antiwar movement, the feminist and sexual liberation movements, Watergate, and the rise of the Christian Right. We will focus our study on the impact of these movements on American electoral politics, particularly presidential elections, as well as their impact on the fate of political ideologies such as liberalism and conservatism. US. GenEd: GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 409 (W) The American Revolution and the Early Republic. Professor Harold Selesky. MW 2 – 3:15. This course begins by investigating the rise of resistance to the British imperial government in the thirteen North American continental colonies after the end of the final French and Indian War in 1763. It examines how a provincial rebellion turned into something genuinely revolutionary over the course of the fight for political independence after 1776. It culminates by examining how Americans re-established legal governance in the federal constitution of 1788 and how that document underpinned the peaceful transition of power from the Federalists to the Democrat-Republicans in 1800. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. US. GenEd: GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 425 How America Fights: War and Culture Sc 1861. Professor Andrew Huebner. T 2 – 4:30. This course will engage students in the study of war and empire in United States history since 1861. How have Americans understood, learned about, fought in, reflected on, supported, opposed, and remembered their country’s martial and imperial adventures? To address that question, we’ll look at film, fiction, propaganda, censorship, public opinion, civil liberties, popular culture, and divergent notions of patriotism, citizenship, and treason. Course grades will depend on in-class writing and participation. US. GenEd: GE, USGC.
HY 439 (W) Foundations in Public History. Professor Julia Brock. TR 2 – 3:15. This course invites you into the field of public history: the practice of doing history with and for communities. Through readings, discussion, and hands-on projects, you will begin to see how history moves beyond the classroom and into museums, historic sites, archives, digital spaces, and the broader public sphere. Together, we will examine the major debates shaping the field, from questions of memory and power to issues of representation, access, and ethics. You’ll gain insight into the workplaces of public historians and explore emerging directions in community-engaged history. Most importantly, you will begin practicing the craft yourself. By the end of the course, you will understand not only what public historians do, but how and why we work in collaboration with publics to preserve and share the past in meaningful, responsible ways. US, PUHY, HH. GenEd: EXP, IC, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 448 Women in Europe since 1750. Professor Holly Grout. W 2 – 4:30. This course is a survey on European women’s lives and experiences from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. The first part of the course focuses on the creation of the domestic model, a process that began with the dual industrial and political revolutions of the late-18thc. This model, which dictated that a woman’s “natural” role was domestic and maternal, was primarily a middle-class construction. We will focus on how the lives of both middle-class and working-class women were shaped by this model. In the second part of the course, we examine the variety of ways that women subverted this model in the 19thc. We will explore how exceptional women challenged social norms in the realm of politics, economics, education, and culture. In the final part of the course, we focus on women’s relationship to war, consumerism, politics, and the family in the 20thc. *Please Note: This class is entirely analog and discussion based. Students will need to have books for the course in hard copy – not on a device or in any electronic format – as these will not be permitted in the classroom. EURO, HH. GenEd: ES.
HY 449 Outraged Europe: Scandals of the Fin de Siècle. Professor Holly Grout. R 2:00 – 4:30. What do Oscar Wilde, Jack the Ripper, and Alfred Dreyfus all have in common? All three dominated the European press and tabloid headlines between 1880 and 1914. Indeed, this period in history, referred to as the “fin de siècle,” or the “end of the century” was riddled with anxiety and characterized by malaise. Why were Europeans so anxious? What were they so concerned about? What role did the media play in creating and generating these fears? To answer these questions, this class examines European anxiety at the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of some of the century’s most salacious and divisive public scandals. We will explore how the unraveling of the middle-class family threatened to tear apart the social fabric; how scandals of sex and sexuality fueled fears of depopulation, degeneracy, and national decline; and consider how political and military scandals divided the French nation in the years just before the WWI. *Please Note: This class is entirely analog and discussion based. Students will need to have books for the course in hard copy – not on a device or in any electronic format – as these will not be permitted in the classroom. EURO. GenEd: GE.
HY 494 (W) Britain in the Victorian Age. Professor John Beeler. TR 9:30 am – 10:45 am. Britain at her apogee: possessor of the empire on which the sun never set, world economic leader, nation of Peel and Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli, Dickens and Trollope, Tennyson and Browning, Turner and Constable. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course. EURO. GenEd: GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 497-001 (W) Alabama and the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Professor John Giggie. T 2 – 4:30. This course on the Alabama Civil Rights Movement examines the historical, social, and political forces that shaped struggles for justice across the state from the 1930s through the 1970s. Emphasizing critical analysis and original research, students will have the opportunity to explore grassroots activism, resistance, and federal intervention. Special attention with be given to Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama. Students will develop research questions, conduct archival work, and produce a final paper contributing to scholarly and public understanding of Alabama’s pivotal role in the movement. GenEd: EXP, GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 497-002 (W) The Early Modern Caribbean. Professor Jenny Shaw. M 2 – 4:30. The early modern Caribbean birthed the modern age. From 1492 until the Haitian Revolution colonialism, genocide, slavery, and capitalism were the region’s calling cards. But these destructive and violent forces also gave rise to resistance movements, environmentalism, humanitarianism, and radical ideas, as people thrust together against their will found ways to subvert systems of power. In this seminar students will conduct research on one aspect of Caribbean history, c1500-1800, using the extensive records on the region available through UA’s databases and other academic collections. Additionally, students will complete readings on the practice of history and on the craft of historical writing; develop and implement a research plan; submit a variety of short assignments throughout the semester; write a 15-20 page final paper based on original primary and secondary source research; and give a 15-minute oral presentation on their findings. Students must earn a grade of C or higher to count the course toward their history major. GenEd: EXP, GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 497-003 (W) Debating Western Civilization. Professor James Mixson. W 2 – 4:30. For much of the last century the idea of “Western Civilization” has been integral to the teaching of History at the college level. For almost as long, that same tradition has also long been heavily contested. Here at the University of Alabama, we continue to teach it — it began with the life and legacy of Dr. John Ramsey, after whom a UA Premier Award is named, and it remains one of the strongest elements of our undergraduate curriculum. This course offers students the opportunity to explore this tradition and its legacies. What, after all, is “Western Civilization”? Where did that idea come from? Why did we start to teach that kind of history when we did, in the ways that we did? What stories or debates have constituted it? What debates or discontents has the tradition inspired? Is it now obsolete? In exploring these questions, students will also have the option of exploring one of the many rich topics within “Western Civ” itself and tying that topic to the practice of teaching here in our own department, especially to the life and career of John Ramsey. Select students may then be invited to present their research to the public celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Ramsey Award in 2027. GenEd: EXP, GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.
HY 497-004 (W) The Right to Privacy in U.S. History. Professor Lawrence Cappello. W 2 – 4:30. An intensive capstone research/writing seminar that requires students to complete in-class presentations and a major paper. Explores the history of the right to privacy from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age. Topics include the relationship between privacy and a free press, the rise of “big data,” privacy rights vs. national security, physical surveillance, and the privacy of the body. LGHY. GenEd: EXP, GE, W.
- A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.