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Department Policy on In-Person Attendance

All Fall 2026 History courses will be taught in-person, unless indicated by the (*course note).ÌýBy signing up for a class, you have agreed to attend and participate in theÌýclass. You should not expect to be able to attend an 'in-person' class remotely or to access class recordings. Exceptions to this policy may be granted at the instructor’s discretion. If you are unwilling or unable to commit to attending and participating in person over the duration of the semester, you should seek alternative options for all-remote or online courses. (For assistance with finding alternative classes, please contact your advisor and/or the History Advisor, Hayes Moore,Ìýhayes.moore@colorado.edu.)

Expanded course descriptions

This page does not list all Spring 2026 History courses, only those for which we have expanded descriptions. To see all courses, please use the Course Search button above. If you would like an expanded description of a course which is not on this list, please reach out to the instructor.

HIST 1438-001: Episodes in Korean History - Jeanne Cho

Surveys the history of Korea from the archaeological period to the present. What is Korea, and what does it mean to be "Korean"? The course explores this question by examining changes and continuities in the following themes throughout history: political authority, religion, economy, women and family, social hierarchy, and external relations. Topics may include the early states, the Koryo dynasty, early to mid-Choson society, Japanese colonialism, World War II, Korean War, state building and everyday life in North and South Korea, democratization, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, and contemporary issues.

HIST 1830-001: Global History of Holocaust and Genocide - Thomas Pegelow Kaplan

Crosslisted with JWST 1830 and RLST 1830. If HIST section is full, check the JWST and RLST sections for availability. They will all count the same in the degree audit. MORE TO COME

HIST 2028-001: Latin America Behind the Headlines - Tony Wood

This new course is designed to give students the deeper historical context behind current events in Latin America, looking beyond the headlines at the longer histories that shaped the present. It will also prompt students to think critically and ask questions about the news stories they consume, helping them to develop their media literacy skills.

HIST 2220-002: History of War and Society: Spies and the Great Game - Sanjay Gautam

This course focuses on the history of the Anglo-Russian rivalry, popularly known as the Great Game, that has been one of the most defining and enduring features of modern world history. The Great Game was a ‘shadow war’ between the British empire in India and Tsarist Russia for influence over Central Asia, Persia/ Iran, Afghanistan, and Tibet. Consisting largely of high stakes intelligence operations, clandestine diplomacy, military reconnaissance, it also included secret geographical survey missions into the Himalayan and Pamir mountains in search of strategic routes for possible military occupation and operations. And though the British empire in India ended in 1947, the Great Game did not—it was reborn as the Cold War. Indeed, the legacy of the Great Game in its many manifestations is all too visible even today. The course begins in 1831 with Alexander Burns’ dangerous intelligence expedition through Afghanistan to Central Asia and Persia that set off the Great Game and ends with Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech of 1946 that launched the Cold War.

HIST 2326: Issues in the History of U.S. Society and Culture:Ìý

(001) American Identities - WWII Era - Natalie Mendoza

This course focuses on the WWII home front to explore how US society has defined "American"--in terms of identity as well as the ideals and priorities of the era. We will examine the tension between wartime democratic rhetoric and the various forms of discrimination African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Japanese Americans--among others--experienced by considering events such as the Double Victory campaign, the so-called Zoot Suit Riots, and Japanese American internment. In particular, we will consider the government's role in hindering or promoting a sense of belonging in American society, and how the war shaped citizens' rising expectations of the nation.

(002)Environmental Justice - Maggie McNulty

This course explores environmental justice in the United States since 1945. Although the environmental justice movement is typically thought of as beginning in Warren County, North Carolina in 1982, this course will examine the movement's more extensive history. Key themes will include: labor and civil rights movements, public health and housing, race and recreation, disasters and resistance, and environmental activism. This class is designed to challenge students to think about the past, and subsequent social and environmental inequities, from various perspectives to illuminate how students view "where we live, work, and play" today.

HIST 2629-001: China in World History: China's Global Connections - William Wei

This course will be an examination of how global connections shaped China and the world via the Silk Road.

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