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History Dept. Special
Topics Courses
Special Topics courses are limited offerings that change each semester.
2013
Fall
New Religions in America
HIST 3970-001
TR 3:30pm
Korean and Vietnam Wars
HIST 3970-003
TR 3:30pm
Ancient Mesopotamia
HIST 3970-005
TR 12:30pm
Garbage, Waste, & Recycling
HIST 3970-006
TR 11:00am
History Majors Take Note:
You can count a
MAXIMUM of 6 hours of
3970 and 6 hours of 5970
courses for credit toward
your history major. See Dr.
Kicklighter for details.
3970: New Religions in America
Dr. Jortner
After the First Amendment gave the U.S.
freedom of religion, a host of new
religions emerged to test that theory. The
U.S. has been home to numerous sects
and "cults," each of which has challenged
notions about religion, freedom, and civil
society. This course examines the history
of these religions and the reactions to
them from 1776 to the present, and
includes in-depth examinations of
Shakerism, Mormonism, Spiritualism,
Pentecostalism, the New Age Movement,
and Scientology.
3970: Garbage, Waste, & Recycling
Dr. Lucsko
When we buy new phones, computers,
clothes, or cars, what happens to the old
ones? What actually becomes of the
newspapers and empty cans we recycle?
What happens when we flush our toilets?
The answers are more complex and rooted
in a much longer history than you might
think.
3970: Ancient Mesopotamia
Dr. Kozuh
Political, social, and economic history of
ancient Mesopotamia from prehistory to
the takeover of Mesopotamia by
3970: Korean and Vietnam Wars
Alexander the Great. We do this by
Dr. Sheftall
reading and evaluating general histories of
This course examines the causes,
that time, scholarly articles that explore
development and consequences of U.S.
particular topics, and primary sources (i.e.,
military involvement in Korea and
ancient texts and artifacts). Students gain a
Vietnam, 1950-1975. The "lessons" and
deep appreciation of ancient
legacy of Korea and Vietnam continue to Mesopotamian history and a solid
cast a long shadow over U.S. foreign
understanding of how historians make
policy and military doctrine, not to
history with difficult, ancient, and opaque
mention over American society and
sources.
culture in general. Course topics include
the political context of U.S. intervention;
Korean and Vietnamese perspectives;
guerilla warfare/ counter-insurgency; the
role of the media and US voters; the
"memory" of the wars in American
culture.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY HISTORY DEPT. PHONE
Joseph Kicklighter, Undergrad Advisor
844-4360
310 THACH HALL, AL 36849
WEB
www.auburn.edu/history