Section Info: HIST-254-01

Course Title: History and Historians

Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026

Term: Fall Semester 2026

Description: What is history? How and by whom is history produced? What is the relationship between history and other ways of understanding the past? This course is designed primarily for those majoring or minoring in history (but welcoming of others), and will explore the discipline of history and the philosophies and methods that have shaped its formation over time. Taught each fall semester by different members of the department, the themes and topics will vary, but will include diverse readings from across the discipline, along with opportunities to engage with practitioners within and beyond the department.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Desmond Fitz-Gibbon		dfitzgib@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026	Lecture	Tuesday and Thursday	01:45PM - 03:00PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: 4 credits in History.	Take previously	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 16	Enrollment: 14	Available: 0	Waitlist: 4

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.