Course Description: Europe since 1648, with emphasis on the ideas, institutions, and problems of topics such as the rise of absolute monarchy, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the growth of industrialism and liberalism, the advent of democracy and socialism, the development of nationalism and imperialism, and the interaction of European democracies with totalitarian dictatorships in the 20th Century. Readings include contemporary source materials, biographies, and interpretive essays. F, S.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: Because of ongoing and continually evolving COVID safety and legal requirements and concerns, Dr. Gingerich’s HIST 112, Introduction to Modern Europe, will be conducted as a synchronous virtual (remote) classroom experience. This means that the class will meet online, as scheduled, each Tuesday and Thursday morning, and, utilizing the wonders of modern technology (Zoom Pro), students will be able to see and hear the professor and he will be able to see and hear them, in real time. Assignments will be submitted and processed on Blackboard. Dr. Gingerich will also hold virtual office hours wherein he will be accessible via telephone or email; specific times will be posted on the syllabi. Students with questions or concerns may contact the professor via email mpginger@owu.edu.
Course Description: The course surveys the major social, political, cultural, constitutional, and economic developments from the age of exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction. It introduces students to some of the main issues and controversies of early America. HIST 113, Introduction to Early U.S History, concludes with a section on the Civil War and Reconstruction. Recent events, particularly the debate and decisions relating to Confederate War Memorials, make this class very timely. F.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: Given the COVID safety and legal requirements, Prof. Terzian will be teaching this class in a virtual classroom. Without the need for masks and the physical distancing of a “regular” classroom, the virtual classroom provides a better learning environment for interactive lecturing and group discussions, the teaching style offered in this course. The class will meet on MWF at the scheduled time; you will be able to see and hear her and she will be able to hear and see you. You will even be able to “raise your hand” in the Zoom Pro virtual classroom provided by the University. Another advantage is that she will be able to schedule personal conferences beyond the time/day constraints of meeting physically in her office. Students can write to her with questions at baterzia@owu.edu.
Course Description: The course surveys the major political, social, cultural, diplomatic, and economic developments since l877. It seeks to introduce students to some of the main themes, issues, and controversies of modern America. F.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: I will be teaching remotely and synchronously via Zoom this fall. That means the class will meet M-W-F at the scheduled time. It also means that I will expect regular attendance and participation. Please have your video turned on so that I can see and get to know you as well as respond to your questions. On Mondays and Wednesdays, I will share a PowerPoint presentation with you. We will also have plenty of time for discussion. On Fridays, I will "flip" the classroom. You will watch the recorded presentation in advance. Then we will spend the entire period in small and large groups discussing issues on which you have prepared a reflection. We will also hold class debates and review sessions on Fridays. Note: During presentations you should take careful notes because you can use them on quizzes and exams, which you will take online via Canvas. Throughout the semester, I will hold daily Zoom office hours. Click here to see them and make an appointment. You may also email me at any time and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I am sorry that I am unable to teach in person this semester, but I am confident that together we will have a good experience. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Course Description: A general introduction to the civilizations, populations, economies, societies, and politics of Latin America. F.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: History 115 will be taught on-line in the fall 2020 semester and will entail a mixture of recorded and live-via-Zoom on-line classes. Tuesdays I will place a recorded lecture on-line, and I expect you to watch it prior to our Thursday, live-via-Zoom lecture, to be held at 10AM, our regularly scheduled class time. Thursday lectures will be followed by discussion.
Course Description: An introduction to those non-western nations/regions, once considered underdeveloped, which have recently produced economies competitive with our own. The course will focus on Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong and will trace their pre-war experiences with the West, post-war development, economic organization, and will address issues of political form and human rights. F, S.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: This class will be taught via Zoom on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. There will be about 40 minutes of lecturing on-line each day, with the display of the titles and headlines of the lecture on the screen. At the beginning and the end of the class, the professor will interact with students with questions and answers. (Students, of course, can always ask questions during the lecture, which is something that Zoom will facilitate.) Once every two weeks, on Friday, the whole class will be devoted to discussions and Q and A.) Several documentary films will also be shown through the semester.
Course Description: The seminar provides an introduction to various historiographical traditions, genres, and schools. It also emphasizes methodological techniques such as source identification, evaluation, and location as well as research organization and presentation. Students prepare a research paper based on primary and secondary sources. Open to declared history majors or with permission of the instructor. F, S.
Course Delivery- Hybrid: Historical Inquiry is a small, majors only seminar that has a large group public history project at its core. As such, we are going to prioritize both face to face classroom time and meaningful online interactions. On Mondays, we will meet as a class, and Wednesdays we will meet virtually most weeks. Some weeks, Wednesdays will be reserved for you to meet collaboratively in small groups instead, remotely or face-to-face. This gives us the best of both worlds—the ability to become a team and see one another weekly, and the fluidity to be flexible if needed. If any students are remote (full-time or temporarily), they will face-time in during class by calling my ipad/phone or that of another student.
Course Description: This course covers China's history from 1644 to present. It focuses on such issues as the development and decline of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the coming of the West, and China's various reforms and revolutions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: This class will be conducted via Zoom. The focus of this seminar class is the interactions between the professor and the students and among students themselves. Each class, on Tuesday or Thursday, will be a mixture of the professor's lecturing, students' presenting on their readings, and constant questions and answers among all the class participants. Documentary films will be shown through the semester.
Course Description: This seminar examines the Communist revolution in modern China. It discusses the origin and development of China's Communist movement in the historical context of the country's interaction with the West and Japan in the modern era.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: This seminar class will be taught via Zoom. The essence of this class is the interaction between the professor and students. Each class will be a combination of the professor's lecturing, the students' reporting on their readings, and constant questions and answers. Documentary films will be shown through the semester.
Course Description: In the Middle Ages, religious practices and beliefs were deeply integrated into the social, political, and economic fabric of society. This class examines how medieval people interacted with saints (both living and dead) in order to discuss the character and nature of medieval society. It covers the earliest desert saints who shaped ideas of Christian holiness, crusading-era ideas about the power of saintly intervention in worldly conflict, gendered and social structures of medieval life, and ideas about miracles, monasticism, and the power of the "very special dead". The class extends from the waning of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation.
Course Delivery- Hybrid: I have requested an outdoor space so that early in the term we can have face-to-face classes often so that we get to know one another. I hope to continue to meet outdoors once a week as long as the weather permits. However, this class is an upper-level seminar that is focused on the close reading of historical texts and structured, collaborative conversations about the sources and other readings. As such, I have decided that in order to facilitate clear and effective conversation, we will have many of our discussions online via Zoom. This will reduce the need to shout through masks, and give us the opportunity to have meaningful full-group and small-group discussions.
Course Description: This course analyzes the political, constitutional, military, social, and cultural aspects of the Civil War from its origins in the early nineteenth century through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. HIST 373 Civil War and Reconstruction concludes with a close look at the Reconstruction Era [after the Civil War ended]. Recent events, particularly the debate and decisions relating to Confederate War Memorials, make this class very timely. F.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: Given the COVID safety and legal requirements, Prof. Terzian will be teaching this class in a virtual classroom. Without the need for masks and physical distancing of a “regular” classroom, the virtual classroom provides a better learning environment for interactive lecturing and group discussions, the teaching style offered in this course. The class will meet on MWF at the scheduled time; you will be able to see and hear her and she will be able to hear and see you. You will even be able to “raise your hand” in the Zoom Pro virtual classroom provided by the University. Another advantage is that she will be able to schedule personal conferences beyond the time/day constraints of meeting physically in her office. Students can write to her with questions at baterzia@owu.edu.
Course Description: The course examines the major political, social, cultural, diplomatic, and economic developments of the period, with special emphasis on the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, and the cultural divisions of the 1950s. F.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: I will be teaching remotely and synchronously via Zoom this fall. That means the class will meet M-W-F at the scheduled time. It also means that I will expect regular attendance and participation. Please have your video turned on so that I can see and get to know you as well as respond to your questions. On Mondays and Wednesdays, I will share a PowerPoint presentation with you. We will also have plenty of time for discussion. On Fridays, I will "flip" the classroom. You will watch the recorded presentation in advance. Then we will spend the entire period in small and large groups discussing issues on which you have prepared a reflection. We will also hold class debates and review sessions on Fridays. Note: During presentations you should take careful notes because you can use them on quizzes and exams, which you will take online via Canvas. Throughout the semester, I will hold daily Zoom office hours. Click here to see them and make an appointment. You may also email me at any time and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I am sorry that I am unable to teach in person this semester, but I am confident that together we will have a good experience. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Course Description: The seminar is required of history majors in their senior year and emphasizes historical methodology through the preparation of a substantial research paper, which is taken through multiple drafts within the limits of the semester. Students with specialized research interests should consider the alternative to HIST 493 detailed in the Catalog’s description of the history major. Students considering graduate school may request an oral defense with a second reader. The defense must occur within the limits of the semester. Students with specialized research interests may consider petitioning to complete the two-semester research project (see HIST 494) which may be done in lieu of HIST 493. Prerequisite: 250. F, S.
Course Delivery- Fully Remote: Because of ongoing and continually evolving COVID safety and legal requirements and concerns, Dr. Gingerich’s HIST 493, Senior Seminar, will be conducted as a synchronous virtual (remote) classroom experience. This means that the class will meet online, as scheduled, each Tuesday afternoon, and, utilizing the wonders of modern technology (Zoom Pro), students will be able to see and hear the professor and he will be able to see and hear them, in real time. Assignments will be submitted and processed on Blackboard. Dr. Gingerich will also hold virtual office hours wherein he will be accessible via telephone or email; specific times will be posted on the syllabi. Students with questions or concerns may contact the professor via email mpginger@owu.edu