HIST 356: Gender and History

History · 5 credits

This course surveys how historians approach the topic of gender and how the discipline of Gender Studies has altered the way professionals study history. Rather than focusing on a particular region or era, this course examines how notions of femininity, masculinity, and the relationships between the two have changed and endured across different temporal and spatial contexts. Students will learn about the development of gender as a category of historical analysis, the growth of interdisciplinary approaches to gender in and out of academe, and current approaches to both gendering history and historicizing gender. Also offered as WGSS 356.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2026).

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Prerequisites

HIST 103 or HIST 104 or HIST 111 or HIST 112 or HIST 113 or HIST 121 or HIST 123 or HIST 131 or HIST 141 or HIST 151 or HIST 152 or HIST 158 or HIST 232 or HIST 262 or HIST 263 or HIST 265 or HIST 268 or HIST 273 or HIST 274 or HIST 275 or HIST 277 or HIST 278 or HIST 280 or HIST 281 or HIST 285 or HIST 286 or HIST 287 or HIST 288 or HIST 289 or HIST 290 or WGSS 211

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

HIST 103 Introduction to American Civilization: American History to 1865
HIST 104 Introduction to American Civilization: American History Since 1865
HIST 111 Introduction to Western Civilization: Prehistory to 476
HIST 112 Introduction to Western Civilization: 476-1713
HIST 113 Introduction to Western Civilization: 1713-Present
HIST 121 World History to 500
HIST 123 World History, 1500 to the Present
HIST 131 Going to College in America
HIST 141 History of the American West
HIST 151 Communities of the Ancient World
HIST 158 Race and Identity in Modern America
HIST 232 History of the Jews before the Modern Era
HIST 262 African American History to 1865
HIST 263 African American History since 1865
HIST 265 LGBTQ+ History in the United States
HIST 268 Introduction to Asian-American History
HIST 273 Latin America: 1492-1824
HIST 274 Latin America: 1824 to the Present
HIST 275 North American Indigenous History
HIST 277 Canada: A Historical Survey
HIST 278 Multiculturalism in Canada
HIST 280 Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
HIST 281 East Asian History in the Early-Modern and Modern Eras
HIST 285 African History to 1800
HIST 286 African History, 1800-present
HIST 287 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
HIST 288 History of the Modern Middle East
HIST 289 Islam in France
HIST 290 The Early Modern Atlantic World
WGSS 211 Introduction to Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (3)

HIST 414, HIST 471, WGSS 314

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

HIST 414 The Carolingian Era
HIST 471 Piracy in the Early Modern Atlantic World
WGSS 314 Gender Across Borders

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	5	Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
Cerretti, Josh	1	Spring 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2026	0	23392	Lecture	TR 8:00am-9:50am · BH 104	Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	14/19	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	13542	Lecture	MWF 8:30am-9:50am · BH 104	Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	4/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0 Gender and Sexuality	23498	Lecture	MWF 8:30am-9:50am · BH 417	Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	11/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0	22549	Lecture	MWF 8:30am-9:50am · BH 217	Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	11/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	0	22896	Lecture	MWF 8:30am-9:50am · BH 417	Bhattacharjee, Dharitri	7/16	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	23449	Lecture	TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Cerretti, Josh	14/15	Face to Face Instruction