[Histmaj] Department of History Course Offerings in Winter 2026

[HISTORY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS via Histmaj]

Historians!

Good morning.  Attached (and below) is the list of classes for Winter 2026.  Registration starts on October 30th.  We have tried to note where updates are still being made.  These updating classes have add code restrictions, but as soon as they are finished the add codes will be lifted and you will be able to register in the normal way.

Also, we wanted to point out a special topic seminar class with Prof. Travis Wright in Winter 2026:


Civil Rights and Black Power Movements in America (sln: 15675, MW 1030-1220, Prof. Travis Wright)

We will look at memories, myths, and struggles, both in a broad sense, and in more specific examples.  How do we understand the key events, people, and strategies without making the narrative just about a few iconic individuals and famous moments?  How can  we uncover grassroots organizing traditions, looking at how they spread beyond the South, creating a "long" Civil Rights and Black Power framework that now has national and global contexts?


We will explore how to do the work of historians-how to formulate research questions, engage with sources, and construct historical narratives. Students will gain hands-on experience working with archival materials, oral histories, newspapers, and various government records to explore how historians build narratives from fragments of the past. By piecing together incomplete and often contested evidence, students will learn how historical storytelling shapes collective memory, public policy, and contemporary debates about race and democracy. This course incorporates digital history tools and interactive mapping to visualize networks of activism across regions. Guest speakers-activists and historians connected to civil rights organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)-and collaboration with local institutions like the Northwest African American History Museum will give students the opportunity to directly engage with history and gain tangible first-hand experience in the craft and relevance of historical inquiry.

Feel free to reach out or set up an appointment if you want to talk about classes for next quarter.

Sincerely, Mark and Tracy



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 Courses for Winter 2026
Course
Course Title
Professor
Meeting Time
Gen Ed Requirement
HSTAM 112 A*
The Medieval World
Charity Urbanski
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc, W
HSTAM 231 A
Race, Identity, and the Ancient Mediterranean World
Christopher Waldo
MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SSc, DIV
HSTAM 313 A
The Roman Empire
Mark Letteney
TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm
SSc
HSTCMP 166 A
History of Modern Olympics
Kyle Haddad-Fonda
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SSc, DIV; will open to registration when updated; changing from HSTCMP 290
HSTCMP 205 A
Filipino Histories
Vicente Rafael
to be arranged
SSc, DIV; online asynchronous
HSTCMP 209 A
History of Christianity
James Felak
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SSc, W optional
HSTCMP 249 A*
Introduction to Labor Studies

MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc
HSTCMP 250 A
Introduction to Jewish Cultural History
Noam Pianko
MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SSc
HSTCMP 251 A
Latinx, Colonialism, and Borders: Becoming Latinx in the US
Ileana Rodriguez-Silva
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc, DIV, W optional
HSTCMP 321 A
At the Top of the World: Arctic Histories
Elena Campbell
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm
SSc, DIV
HSTCMP 402 A
Other "Others" in US Disability History
Joanne Woiak
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, DIV; Hybrid Instruction,  some classes on Zoom
HSTCMP 462
Antisemitism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Devin Naar
TTh 1:30-3:20pm
SSc, DIV, W
HSTAFM 152 A
Introduction to African History, c. 1880 - Present
Christopher Tounsel
TTh 8:30am - 10:20am
SSc, DIV
HSTAFM 163 A*
The Modern Middle East
Arbella Bet-Shlimon
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc, DIV; taught in person only.  Instructor will provide lecture location.
HSTAFM 261 A
The Crusades: Middle Eastern Perspectives
Chris Bonura
TTh 10:30-12:20pm
SSc; will open to registration when updated, change to TTh 1030-1220
HSTAFM 459 A
History of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Liora Halperin
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, DIV
HSTAS 212 A
History of Korean Civilization
Hajin Jun
MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 254 A
Modern China: Three Revolutions
Madeleine Dong
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 265 A
The Viet Nam Wars
Christoph Giebel
WF 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 327 A
China and the West in Historical Perspective, 1500-1976
Matthew Mosca
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 402 A
History of Medieval and Mughal India
Purnima Dhavan
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm
SSc, W optional
HSTAS 424 A
Japan Since the Early 20th Century
Mark Metzler
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 452 A
Chinese History from Earliest Times to 1276
Yifan Zheng
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SSc
HSTAS 465 A
Books Before Printing in East Asia: Manuscript Culture Up to 1200
Yunxiao Xiao
MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm
A&H; will open to registration when updated; changing from HSTAS 490
HSTEU 251 A
Events That Shook Modern Europe: From the French Revolution to the EU
James Felak
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, W optional
HSTEU 276 A
Postwar: European History and Film after 1945
Jordanna Bailkin
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm
A&H/SSc, DIV, W
HSTEU 303 A
Europe Since 1789
Raymond Jonas
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, W
HSTEU 415 A
The Second World War
Eric Johnson
MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc, DIV
HSTAA 105 A*
The Peoples of the United States
James Gregory
MWF 12:30pm - 1:20pm
SSc, DIV, W
HSTAA 221 A
US Environmental History: Ecology, Culture, Justice
Ross Coen
MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm
SSc
HSTAA 274
Seattle Labor History
Andrew Hedden
TTh 1030-12:20pm
SSc, DIV; will open to registration when properly updated; currently LABOR 395
HSTAA 308 A
American Indians and the Environment
Joshua Reid
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, DIV, W optional
HSTAA 317 A*
History of the Digital Age
Margaret O'Mara
TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm
SSc
HSTAA 334 A
Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States
Matthew Alexander Randolph
MW 1:30- 3:20pm
A&H/SSc, DIV
HSTAA 402 A
Witchcraft in Colonial New England
Deborah McNally
MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SSc, W
HSTRY 288 A
Civil Rights and Black Power in America
Travis Wright
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm
SSc, Seminar
HSTRY 388 A
Star Spangled Fascism
Susan Glenn
W 12:30pm - 2:20pm
Jun. Seminar, SSc, W
HSTRY 388 B
Reimagining the Seventies: Historiography, Historical Method and 1970's America
Julie Osborn
TTh 11:00am - 12:20pm
Jun. Seminar, SSc
HSTRY 388 C
The Monstrous in the Middle Ages
Charity Urbanski
MW 2:00pm - 3:20pm
Jun. Seminar, SSc, W
HSTRY 492 A
Honors Historical Method
Arbella Bet-Shlimon
W 1:30pm - 3:20pm
Honors, SSc, W
HSTRY 494 A
MTV and Modern Memory
Margaret O'Mara
W 10:30am - 12:20pm
Sen. Seminar, SSc, W
HSTRY 498 A
Apocalypse: Then and Now
Chris Bonura
W 3:30pm - 5:20pm
Sen. Seminar, SSc, W
HSTRY 498 B
River History
Joel Walker
Th 12:30pm - 2:20pm
Sen. Seminar, SSc, W


* Asterisk denotes classes that require a Quiz Section in addition to the lecture.

[Pre-Modern History  All HSTAM courses; HSTAS 212, HSTAS 402, HSTAS 452, HSTAS 465; HSTAFM 261, HSTCMP 209  Modern History  All HSTAA courses; HSTCMP 166, HSTCMP 205, HSTCMP 249, HSTCMP 251, HSTCMP 402; HSTAFM 152, HSTAFM 163; HSTAS 254, HSTAS 265, HSTAS 327, HSTAS 424; HSTEU 251, HSTEU 276, HSTEU 303, HSTEU 415; HSTRY 288 (this quarter only)  NEITHER Pre-Modern nor Modern History  HSTCMP 250, HSTCMP 321; HSTRY 388, HSTRY 492, HSTRY 494, HSTRY 498]











Note: all information is subject to change, including meeting days and times. Visit myplan.uw.edu for current information.


Mark Weitzenkamp and Tracy Maschman Morrissey
History Undergraduate Advising
University of Washington
Smith Hall 315
Box 353560
Seattle, WA 98195
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