HIST 4408

HIST 4408

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

What does it mean to be ?modern?? How is it tied to one?s (person, community, country, government, stakeholders) desires and aspirations for the future? How does it relate to one?s past? In this seminar we explore how idea(l)s of modernity have taken shape, how they were received and articulated, and how they continue to change. We will read scholarship addressing idea(l)s of modernity in relation to health, technology, the environment, politics, gender, the economy, and more. Reading materials will adapt to seminar members? interests. (ASIAN-SC, HIST-HAN)


Prerequisites one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG), (GLC-AS)

Program Requirements (ASIAN-SC), (HIST-HAN)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2023SP, 2021SP

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  • 12450 HIST 4408   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

  • 12451 HIST 4408   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies