Erin Hutchinson studies the Soviet Union as a multinational state and society, with a particular focus on cultural and political history. Her book manuscript explores how intellectuals, especially those of rural origins, contributed to the development of nationalism in the USSR after the death of Stalin. Her research examines writers from across the Soviet Union, especially those from the Soviet republics of Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova.
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Soviet history, Soviet nationalities, nationalism, Politics of culture, rural life in the USSR
HIST 1012 - Empire, Revolution and Global War: European History Since 1600
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Fall 2022 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Examines the history of modern Europe from 1600. Topics may include religious conflict, absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the global impact of European colonialism and imperialism, the Enlightenment, the French and Industrial Revolutions, and the emergence of romanticism, nationalism, liberalism, socialism and modernism. Concludes by analyzing World War I and II, communist and fascist totalitarianisms, decolonization and the Cold War. Formerly HIST 1020
HIST 2100 - Revolution in History
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Spring 2022 / Fall 2024
Examines the causes, character, and significance of political revolution in world history. Concentrating on one of the major revolutions of modern history, it examines why revolutions occur, who participates in revolution, and to what effect. Specific course focus varies.
HIST 3713 - Seminar in Russian History
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Fall 2021
Capstone seminars are designed for advanced history majors to pull together the skills they have honed in previous courses. This seminar focuses on Russian history, and will include readings and discussions in a small seminar setting. In relation to the course topic, students will develop an individual research project and write a paper based on primary sources. Recommended restriction: History GPA of 2.0 or higher.
HIST 4653 - Ukraine: The History Behind the Headlines
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Fall 2025
Explores major topics in the history of Ukraine, including the impact of Russian imperialism, Ukrainian nationalism, the legacy of Soviet rule, the Second World War, and Ukraine�s struggle for sovereignty, with a particular emphasis on periods in Ukrainian history that remain relevant and debated today. Over the course of the semester, we will also discuss the question of historical and cultural memory, diving into questions about the uses (and abuses) of the past. Recommended prerequisite: HIST 1012, HIST 2100, HIST 4723, or HIST 4733.
HIST 4723 - Imperial Russia
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2026
Surveys major cultural, social, and economic changes from the reign of Peter the Great through World War I. Recommended prerequisite: HIST 1012.
HIST 4733 - The Russian Revolution and the Soviet Regime
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2025
Covers in detail the significant social, economic and political events of Soviet Russia from the February Revolution of 1917 to the present. Recommended prerequisite: HIST 1012.
HIST 5012 - Graduate Colloquium in European History
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Spring 2024 / Fall 2025
Acquaints students with key works in the literature of European history, and addresses matters of method and interpretation. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Department enforced requisite: admission to the graduate program in history.
HIST 6950 - Master's Thesis
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Fall 2021 / Spring 2022
Registration intended for students working on a master's thesis.
