Thinking About History

HUMS 090.  

TTh 11:35a-12:50p

An introduction to the discipline of history. Exploration of influential historical narratives; the philosophy of history; the emergence of historical subdisciplines including history from below, microhistory, the new cultural history, and Big History; and interdisciplinary engagement with anthropology, literary criticism, art history, and psychology.

Enrollment limited to first-year students. 

1 credit for Yale College students

Instructor: Stuart Semmel

stuart.semmel@yale.edu