HISTORY Open House (2/25)

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7:30 p.m.
301 Fayerweather

Discussion of the major and its requirements plus an informal chat with professors and members of the Undergraduate History Council.

Refreshments will be provided.

History Department Open House

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Thinking about Majoring or Concentrating in History?

History Department Open House
Tuesday, February 26th at 7 PM
301 Fayerweather Hall

Featuring a talk by Professor Alice Kessler-Harris on identity politics and the 2008 election

Mingle with current majors and concentrators and department faculty!

Refreshments will be served.

New Course Announcement -- HIST W3426 History of Slavery

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HIST W3426y History of Slavery. 3 pts.

Professor Christopher Brown
TR 1:10-2:25
301 Fayerweather Hall

This lecture course presents an introduction to the history of comparative slavery, with particular reference to the relationship between human bondage and broader processes of economic and social change. Topics include the experience of enslavement, the development of long-distance networks for the transportation of slave labor, the rise and fall of the plantation complex in the Americas, and the distinctive character of human bondage in the twentieth century.

Department of History website:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/history/ugrad/main/index/index.html