136 courses in the 1977–78 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Professor, Chairman of the Department-on leave _ H. MacKinnon, BA (Montreal), PhL, STL (Gregorian), MA (Toronto), DPhil (Oxford)
Assistant Professor, Associate Chairman J.O. Stubbs, BA (Toronto), MScEcon (London), DPhil (Oxford).
Associate Professor, Acting Chairman K. R. Davis, BA (Toronto), MA (Wheaton), PhD (Michigan)
Professors
R.W. Beachey, BA (Queen's), PhD (Edinburgh).
P.G. Cornell, ED, MA, PhD (Toronto)
M. J. Craton, BA (London), MA, PhD (McMaster), FRHistS
P. Keresztes', MA (Toronto), PhD (Graz)
W. Klaassen, BA (McMaster), DPhil (Oxford) G
D.C. Masters, BA, MA (Toronto), DPhil (Oxford) (part time)
J.F.H.New, 8A, MA (Melbourne), PhD (Toronto), FRHistS
G. M. Ostrander, BA (Columbia), MA, PhD (California ~ Berkeley)
Adjunct Professors (WLU and Guelph)
B. M. Gough, BEd (UBC), MA (Montana), PhD (London)
W. Stanford Reid, PhD (Penn.), FRHistS
A. J. Siirala, ThCand (Helsinki), ThLic (Lund), ThD (Helsinki)
P.Stingelin, BA (Basel), PhD (Zurich)
Associate Professors O.N. Baker, BA (UBC), AM, PhD (Sanford) M. T. Cherniavsky, MA (Oxford) D. A. Davies, BA, PhD (Washington) Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award K. D. Eagles, BA (Cambridge), MA, PhD (Washington) F.H. Epp, BA (Bethel College), MA, PhD (Minnesota), LLD (Brandon) G P. J. Harrigan, BA (Detroit), Am, PhD (Michigan) L. A. Johnson?, BA (Waterloo), MA, MPhil (Toronto) A.C. MacGillivray, BA (Queen’s), AM, PhD (Harvard) E. P. Patterson, BA (Baylor), MA (Kansas), PhD (Washington) . P.S. Smith, MA (Toronto), PhD (New Mexico) J J.A.Wanhl, CR, BA (Western), MA, PhD (St. Louis) J R.E. Wynne, DJur (Vienna), BEd, MA (Alberta), PhD (Washington)
Course Descriptions History
Assistant Professors J.R. English, BA (Waterloo), AM, PhD (Harvard) R. W. Guisso, BA (Toronto), DPhil (Oxford) D. J. Horton, BA (Waterloo Lu.), MA (Waterloo), PhD (McGill) S.K. Johannesen, BA (Evangel College), MA, PhD (Missouri) K. M. McLaughlin, BA (Waterloo), MA (Dalhousie), PhD (Toronto) J W. 0. Packuil, BA (Guelph), MA (Waterloo), PhD (Queen's) R. J. W. Walker, BA (Toronto), MA (Waterloo), PhD (Dalhousie) D.E. Wright, BA (Cambridge), MA, PhD (McMaster)
Faculty member holds cross-appointment as shown * Classics ? Sociology
Bachelor of Arts
a) General Programme
Students majoring in history should consult the General Programme requirements described in Chapter 7. They will normally choose one course from the Introductory and one course from the Level 2 Programme course listed below. In their third year they must also take at least one history course from the Level 3 listings (or History 349, or from the Senior Seminar listings, if permitted by the instructor). Two additional history courses must be chosen from an approved Departmental list. The exact programme for each student will be worked out in consultation with a department advisor.
b) Honours Programme
Students taking the Honours programme in History should consult the Honours Programme requirements in Chapter 7. The exact programme for each student will be worked out in consultation with a departmental advisor.
Undergraduate Courses
Note 1
The Department offers two categories of courses, Programme and Non-Programme. The Programme courses are divided into four basic categories to allow for sequential development. The four categories are as follows.
Level 1: Introductory (For General and Programme courses Honours credit) Level 2: Foundation courses (For General & Honours credit) Level3: Specialized courses (For Honours credit) Level 4: Senior seminars (For Honours credit)
Other, non-programme courses are offered at first and second year levels primarily as a service to other faculties and other disciplines.
Note 2
General students are reminded that they must take at
A survey of western civilization based on lectures, Kenneth Clark’s film series, ‘Civilization’, and on the reading of selected great books, including works by Marx, Freud and Mill. The focus of discussion will be on the nature, movement and costs of civilization itself. Instructor: Johannesen
This course examines the development of social and economic class, race and cultural relations, growth and underdevelopment, imperialism and its consequences, and the evolving Canadian state.
Instructor: Johnson
(Part 1 of Hist 123).
(Part 2 of Hist 123).
This course will introduce students, through the interrelationships and interaction of selected themes, to the contemporary history of Europe, North America, and the Far East. Its format includes two interpretive lectures per week plus major films on twentieth century crises and optional discussion groups.
instructors: Wynne, Eagles
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History through thematic perspectives.
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A survey of missionaries as an aspect of imperialism since 1500. Native responses to evangelicization will be studied. Some comparisons will be made with indigenous response to Christianity in pre-modern times. Instructor: Patterson
An historical examination of the urbanization process, the social, political and economic factors that shaped the Canadian city, and the relationship between selected metropolitan and hinterland areas.
Instructor: Johnson
A historical examination of the effects of war on Western European societies in the twentieth century. The effects of war on politics, economics, social structure and the arts will be some of the themes investigated. Instructor: Stubbs
An historical investigation of Ontario’s educational system from its origins to the present. The course will emphasize the educational philosophies and practices of leading innovators such as Strachan, Ryerson, and Robarts, and the corresponding changes in structure and curriculum.
Instructor: Horton
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Asurvey of the changes in the quality and structure of life with special emphasis on love, marriage and the family in the West since the sixteenth century.
Instructor: Johannesen
A biographically oriented study of significant French- Canadian figures— Papineau, Tardivel, Bourassa.
St. Laurent, Cardinal Leger, Lesage- emphasizing their contributions to Canadian history.
Instructor: Horton
A study, against a social and political background, of creative achievements in the age of Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, the Borgias.
Instructor: Cherniavsky
A survey of the main stages in the transition of Britain from a remote province of the Roman Empire toa prominent state of post-Reformation Europe. Within the chronological framework, cultural and social as well as political and institutional development will be examined. Instructor: Cherniavsky
A survey of the shaping of British society and the British experience from the time of Shakespeare to the present: constitutional conflict and compromise, rise and fall of empire, industrial and urban revolution, world wars and welfare state.
Instructor: Wright
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This course will take the form of an inquiry into the nature of the Canadian experience. The social, political, and cultural evolution of Canada from New France to the present will be the major areas of discussion. Instructor: McLaughlin
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
Hist225A =F 5 Canadian Culture and Society 1 (Part 1 of 225).
Offered at St. Jerome's College
(Part 2 of 225).
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
An examination of the historical dynamics of the Black community in North America, especially Canada. The Black experience in Canada will illustrate the place of “visible minorities" in Canadian society.
Instructor: Walker ‘
An examination of the emergence of minority assertiveness and the position of minorities in modern Canadian society.
Instructor: Patterson
The development of Western and Eastern Christianity to the end of the medieval period.
Instructor: Klaassen
Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism from the Reformation to the present. | Instructor: Klaassen
2 Programme Courses ©
These courses are designed primarily for General and Honours History majors and other students in the Faculty ‘of Arts, but are open also toall students (insome cases, a prerequisite or permission of the instructor is required).
Level 1 Introductory Courses
Through lectures and small tutorials, this course will examine the major transformations experienced by the western world and introduce students to historical controversy and methodology. It is recommended for future honours history students as well as for students in other areas seeking an overview of the dynamics of Western Civilization.
Instructors: Davis, Davies
Course Descriptions 325 History
Histi0iB = W 5 Crisis and Change in Western Civilization, 2 (Second half of 101).
An introduction to the historical development of European civilization from Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian origins to the emergence of sovereign states.
Instructor: Packull
An introduction to the historical development of Western history trom the Reformation to the present. The course will survey the economic, social and intellectual trends during the period. : Instructor: Packull
Surveys the history of the social, political and economic changes which have led to the creation of new nations and the resurgence of old nations and peoples in Asia, Africa and the New World..
Instructor: Walker
Hist104 ~W 5
The Emergence of the Third World
Surveys the history of the social, political and economic changes which have led to the creation of new nations and the resurgence of old nations and peoples in Asia, Africa and the New World. A continuation of 103. Instructors: Walker, Craton, Guisso
A foray into intellectual history, this course will explore seminal visions of the human predicament and its solution advanced by Western thinkers over the past 2,500 years. Designed for students willing to be challenged intellectually, this is a course without lectures, but with continuous reading and discussions in small seminars.
instructor: New
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This course will survey the chief features of edrly modern European society. Topics will include the Renaissance and Reformation, the expansion of Europe, Old Regime society, the scientific revolution and the Enlightenment. Instructors: Smith, Davis
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Asurvey of selected topics to illustrate the chief features
of modern European history. Topics will include the “French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, liberalism.
nationalism, and socialism, industrial society and the
New Imperialism, the World Wars and their aftermaths.
Instructors: Smith, Baker
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
Level 2: Foundation Courses
3 hours. Lectures and tutorials. These are General and
Honours courses and are open to students in other disciplines. No prerequisites.
The course focuses on three aspects of historical study.
the history of history in the Western tradition; philosophical questions raised by the study of history; and the historian’s use of social scientific assumptions and methods.
Highly recommended for all Honours History students. Instructor: New
Hist 251A,B,C,D
Special Topics Courses to be mounted for one year only.
This course will consist of an analysis of six or seven key issues in 20th-century American History, drawn in connected fashion from domestic and foreign politics. The emphasis will be on the ideas and-the politics of change and conflict in modern America.
- Instructor: Eagles Offered at St. Jerome's College
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The political, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical development of Europe from 300 to 1300. Instructor: Wahl
Offered at St. Jerome's College
This course will focus on Europe in transition (1300-1600) and emphasize those political, intellectual, social and economic changes most significant to the emergence of modern Europe.
Instructor: Davis
A study of Europe from the French Revolution to approximately 1900 with particular emphasis on the social forces that affected European society and the historical role of institutions in European society. Instructor: Wynne
The course will stress a close examination of those issues both domestic and international, which constitute the distinctive features and trends of twentieth century Europe.
instructor: Baker
History 265 is a survey of’ Canadian history from New France to the present. It is thematic rather than strictly chronological, examining the major social, intellectual and political events in the development of the Canadian nation and the Canadian people.
instructors: Cornell, McLaughlin
Also offered at St. Jerome's College
(The first half of 265)
Also offered at St. Jerome's College
(The second half of 265). Also offered at St. Jerome's College
An examination of the formative years of the Afro-Canadian, Afro-American and Native Indian communities and of the emergence of minority assertiveness and the position of minorities in modern Canadian society.
Instructors: Walker, Patterson
(This is the Honours section of Hist 227/228. Students may not take both Hist 227/228 and Hist 266 for credit.)
A comparative study of minorities, whose development in Canada was conditioned by political conflict, especially in time of war. Included are Doukhobors, Germans, Japanese, Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers, and ~ Jehovah's Witnesses.
Instructor: Epp
A comparative study of immigrant minorities, whose Canadian experience involved cultural conflicts: ‘discrimination in education, distorted imagery in the mass media, linguistic coercion, etc. Groups include: Arabs, Chinese, Italians, Jews, Poles, Portuguese, Ukrainians, etc.
Instructor: Epp
Origins and development in Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Migrations to, and settlements in Prussia, Russia, and North America. Topics include church-state relations, community formation, separation and assimilation, and conflicts in the Great War.
Instructor: Epp
The world-wide Mennonite struggle for survival and meaningful identity in such settings as Communist Russia and Nazi Germany. Other topics: migrations to Latin America, assimilation in North America, new communities in Africa and Asia.
Instructor: Epp
Course Descriptions History
327
A comparative study of the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the World War 1 German Revolution, Fascism and Nazism, the Chinese Communist Revolution. Special attention will be given to revolutionary theories and the social changes which accompany revolutions.
A topical rather than chronological treatment, divided into halves on the broad themes ‘The British Influence” and ‘“‘The Colonial !dentity’’. In the first term there will be sections on the institutional framework, imperial biographies and communications; in the second, sections on native peoples, colonial economics and history of the Commonwealth.
Instructor: Craton
Not open to students who have taken Hist 213
Chinese history from the Shang dynasty to the Opium War emphasizing the formation of a distinctive value system in the Chou; the creation of a unified and durable polity in the Han, the evolution of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in their social context; the family system, the position of women, science and technology, poetry and the visual arts.
Instructor: Guisso
Study of the transfer of Iberian civilization from the Old World to the New emphasizing social history. Topics will include the destruction of native cultures, forced labour and slavery, colonial institutions, race mixture, 18th-century mercantilism, and the achievement of independence by the colonies.
Instructor: Smith
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
The central themes of the course are the persistence of colonialism in the economy, political system and societal makeup, and gradual fragmentation of the region as nationalism and industrialization begin to break down colonial forms. The period covered is independence (ca. 1825) to the present. .
instructor: Smith
Offered at St. Jerome's College
An African history survey course from ancient times, through the Colonial period, and to the present, with particular attention to the African response to European contro! and to contemporary issues in independent Africa.
Instructor: Beachey
Asurvey of American society, politics and thought, and of.
the relations of the United States with the outside world from 1776 to the present. Instructors: Johannesen, Eagles
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Level 3 Specialized courses
3 hours. Lectures and seminars. The following courses - areopen to all students above the first year level. In every case the prerequisite is an Introductory or Foundation course appropriate to the subject, or the permission of the instructor. These courses grant Honours credit. General students taking these courses will therefore be expected to work at Honours-level standard.
CCiv365, 366 Greek History See Classics Dept. for description. This course is acceptable for History credit.
Astudy of Roman history with particular emphasis on the social and constitutional crises of the republic and the legal and governmental institutions of the empire. Instructor: Wahi
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Not offered in 1977–78.
A study of spokesmen for radical reform of the church, including Andreas Carlstadt, Thomas Muntzer, Caspar Schwenckfeld, SebastianfFranck and Michael Servetus. Alternates with History 343G
Instructor: Klaassen
Course Descriptions History . -
Astudy of Anabaptism and its place in the history of the Christian church and of the Reformation period. Alternates with History 344G
Instructor: Klaassen
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The historical development of black revolution in Africa, the United States and Canada, tracing the unique experiences of each, the international dimensions of opposition to white racism and the assertion of black independence and identity.
Instructor: Walker
A study in depth of the historical development of the
Chinese revolution from the foundation of the C.C.P. in 1921 to the present. Special attention is placed on the role of Mao Tsetung.
instructor: Guisso
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The course will focus on selected themes in the development of the Russian state and society from the beginning of Romanov rule to the middle of the nineteenth century.
Instructor: Davies
The course will focus on selected themes in Russia's development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the Soviet Period.
Instructor: Davies
From the Great Elector to William Il-The growth of Prussia from scattered domains to the dominating element of a modern nation state.
instructor: Wynne
The German Odyssey from the splendour of William Il to the defeat of Hitler and the creation of two Germanies. Instructor: Wynne
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Astudy of France from 1870 to the present with particular emphasis on the political and intellectual forces that affected French society.
Instructor: Baker
Astudy of achievements and crises in the Tudor and early Stuart periods.
Instructor: New
Astudy of society, politics and thought in the world’s first industrialized state.
Instructor: Wright
Offered at St. Jerome’s College
A study of government, church and society Instructor: Cherniavsky
An examination of the 17th century background for the enlightenment era, especially the economic, political, social, and intellectual ferment of the period. The study will focus on continental Europe.
This term will focus on the Enlightenment itself, its religious and political implications, and the practice of Enlightened Despotism in France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
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A study of the international relations of the European States from the Franco Prussian War to the Cold War. Particular emphasis will be placed on an examination of the origins and consequences of the two World Wars. Instructor: Stubbs
A study of the circum-Caribbean region from aboriginal times including European imperialism, the history of plantations, slavery and slave society, independence movements, and the problems posed by modernisation, underdevelopment and neo-colonialism.
Instructor: Craton
The historical development of East Africa from its partition among the European powers to the present, emphasizing the slave trade, colonial administration, nationalism and current problems in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Instructor: Beachey
A survey of regional, religious and imperial rivalries from ancient to modern times, with emphasis on the 20th century and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Instructor: Epp.
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Not offered in 1977–78.
The course will emphasize social and economic issues in the development of French Canada and the emergence of modern Quebec.
Instructor: Horton
The course will emphasize social and economic issues in the development of French Canada to Confederation. (The first half of 383, for students taking only the Fall term.)
The course will treat the emergence of modern Quebec, with special emphasis on social and economic issues. (The second half of 383, for students taking only the Winter term.)
The course will examine the growth of Ontario from a pioneer settlement, with particular emphasis on economic, social, political and cultural aspects of change. An emphasis will be placed on the sources and method of local historical research.
instructor: Johnson
The course will examine the emergence of Ontario as an industrial giant and the development of its hegemony in Canada. An emphasis will be placed on the sources and methods of loca! historical research.
Instructor: Johnson
An examination of the history of relations between the two countries. Topics of a political, economic, social and cultural nature will be studied.
Instructor: English
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An examination of the main themes in.the history of the Indians of Canada since 1600. Some attention will also be given to the Indians of the United States comparing their history with that of the Canadian Indians. ‘ Instructor: Patterson
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An historical-critical investigation of Puritanism and the Evangelical tradition; problems in economic and social change; and in literary and material culture. Instructor: Johannesen
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An historical survey of the laws of the Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. This course will attempt to give the studentan appreciation of law through astudy of its early history, and to examine the ancient world from a distinctive point of view.
Alternates with Hist 397
Instructor: Wahl
Offered at St. Jerome's College
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Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College
Study in a limited field under tutorial guidance. A high standard of written work will be expected.
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College.
Level 4: Senior Seminars
3 hours. Seminars and consultations. These seminars are designed for fourth year students who have taken relevant Level 2 or Level 3 courses, their equivalent elsewhere, or related courses in other disciplines. In all cases the instructor's permission is required.
The following seminars will not be offered in 1977-78: Hist 401, Hist 410, Hist 411, Hist 413, Hist 414, Hist 423, Hist 426, Hist 427, Hist 450.
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3 hours. Lectures and seminars. (For Make-up year students only)
Senior students only
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College tNot counted as Senior Seminars
- Human Relations and Counselling Studies
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Information concerning which of the following courses will be offered during the 1977-78 academic year may be obtained from the Faculty of Arts’ Undergraduate Office.
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18th Century .
Course Descriptions Social Development Studies
Philosophy ve.
The individual and the family in History
Hist440— Women in Chinese History