HIST0321A-F25
The 1940s
The 1940s
The 1940s saw enormous and often violent change: a global, destructive war; ongoing privation after the formal end of hostilities; the intensification of national liberation movements; the founding of the United Nations and the establishment of a new global economic order; the beginnings of the Cold War; new artistic expressions; and the reconfiguration of sexual and cultural mores. In this course we will begin with an overview of the global scale of the second world war and, using a comparative approach, focus on examples of individual suffering. We will then study the war’s effects in select countries around the world. 3 hrs. lect. (No open to students who have already taken IGST/HIST 0473.)
The 1940s saw enormous and often violent change: a global, destructive war; ongoing privation after the formal end of hostilities; the intensification of national liberation movements; the founding of the United Nations and the establishment of a new global economic order; the beginnings of the Cold War; new artistic expressions; and the reconfiguration of sexual and cultural mores. In this course we will begin with an overview of the global scale of the second world war and, using a comparative approach, focus on examples of individual suffering. We will then study the war’s effects in select countries around the world. 3 hrs. lect. (No open to students who have already taken IGST/HIST 0473.)
- Term:
- Fall 2025
- Location:
- 75 Shannon Street 203 75SHS 203
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-4:15pm on Monday (Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025)
- Type:
- Seminar
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Ian Barrow
- Subject:
- History
- Department:
- History
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP, HIS
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92829
- Subject Code:
- HIST
- Course Number:
- 0321
- Section Identifier:
- A