Section Info: HIST-230-01

Course Title: History and Law
Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023
Term: Fall Semester 2023
Description: An introduction to the study of history through law, using a comparative approach to group rights. Case studies, rooted in landmark court decisions and legislation, concern racial segregation in America before the civil rights era ('separate but equal') and in Europe during the Nazi era (the Nuremberg Laws, German 'national groups' in the East), as well as affirmative action in America and attempts at promoting equality among national groups in Austria before the First World War.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Jeremy King   413-313-2075   jking@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023   Discussion   Monday and Wednesday   08:30AM - 09:45AM   SKNR - Skinner Hall   212   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
IR0001   INTREL: International Relations major   This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.  
NXLAR0001   NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights   This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track.  
IR0006   INTREL-ET: International Ethics   This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Ethics focus.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 1     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.