HIST 415
The course examines perceptions and representations of the Late Antique and Byzantine worlds in modern times. Approaches and transformations in the study of the discipline will be analyzed. Modern methods in history writing form an integral part of the course.
HIST 427
Introduction to painting in the Ottoman Empire through the centuries, the art of miniature painting, manuscript illustration and album making in the Ottoman palace, the formation of a distinctive style developed through the interactions of the visual traditions of the East and West. The adoption of new techniques and styles such as murals and canvas painting as a result of encounters with Western art.
HIST 445
The course focuses on the history of foreign relations between the United States and Türkiye with a particular emphasis on the Cold War era to the present.
HIST 452
Examines the history of a selected region of Asia from prehistoric times to the present; investigates the distinctive religious, social, economic, cultural, and political traditions of the selected region.
HIST 483
Introduction to the science of numismatics, both technical and applied aspects. Emphasis on the importance of coinage for an understanding of the economic, social and ideological history of the ancient world and on their significance to the archaeologist in the field.
HIST 425
The history and the archaeology of the Byzantine imperial capital from its foundation to the Ottoman conquest. The functions of the built environment in relation to both historical time and urban space: the imperial palaces, the public churches, civic ritual and entertainment, economic and social services, the provision of welfare and defense, and the role of monasteries in the life of the community.
HIST 440
Exploring the nature and significance of the Soviet experiment, the controversies to which it has given rise, and the forces, processes, and personalities that shaped the formation, transformation, and ultimate collapse of both the Soviet system and the Soviet Union.
HIST 451
Detailed examination of current topics in History.
HIST 475
Introduction to the material culture of the Seljuk Period in Anatolia. Detailed examination of the architectural remains of the Seljuks, such as palaces, caravanserais, tombs, mosques, madrasas, khans and hospitals, the urbanization, art and architecture of the Seljuks.
HIST 491
Available to students with a GPA equal to or greater than 3.00 and with consent of the instructor.
HIST 420
This course analyzes the broad range of historical documents contributing to the making of Late Antique and Byzantine histories.
HIST 433
This course surveys the 19th century Ottoman Empire. It emphasizes political ideologies produced by the Ottoman ruling elite such as Ottomanism and the birth of Turkish nationalism. It raises the following questions in the context of the Ottoman empire in a comparative perspective: How did the Ottoman empire control its populations in the 19th century? What state policies and political ideologies became decisive in maintaining state control? Was the collapse of multi-ethnic empire inevitable in the 20th century?
HIST 450
Detailed examination of current topics in History.
HIST 460
Introducing the social uses of the production and the consumption of "imaginary realms" in the early modern Ottoman Empire. Included topics: readers, writers and production of knowledge; poetry, history and political uses of rememberence; dreams, fortune-telling and establishment of social networks. Examination of recent approaches to the early modern cultural history and Ottoman studies, Ottoman sources in translation, and Ottoman architecture through class trips to historical sites.
HIST 490
Work on the research proposal resulting from HIST 390 with the guidance of an instructor, culminating in a research paper suitable for presentation.
