HIS 200 - Historical Conversations: Introduction to Historiography

Department: History

Description: Introduction to methods and debates in the discipline of history. Majors should take HIS 200 prior to taking any 300-level History courses. Must be taken by students who begin at Illinois State no later than the end of their sophomore year, and by transfer students before they take HIS 300.

Credit Hours: 3

Current Offerings

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Fall 2025

001 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Stewart Winger 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Christine Varga-Harris 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
003 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Amy Wood 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
004 - Lecture (In Person): M W 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM , Stewart Winger 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

001 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Stewart Winger 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Schroeder Hall 103 (SCH 103)

Instructor: Stewart Winger

Course Specification: Majors Only

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

Emancipation and the End of Slavery (Required)

ISBN9780190057077

AuthorSipress

Edition

PublisherOxford University Press

MSRP $37.25

The Causes of the Civil War (Required)

ISBN9780190057084

AuthorSipress

Edition

PublisherOxford University Press

MSRP $28.06

IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES (Required)

ISBN9780393326017

AuthorAYERS

Edition

PublisherW.W. NORTON & COMPANY

MSRP $14.47

002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Christine Varga-Harris 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Schroeder Hall 203 (SCH 203)

Instructor: Christine Varga-Harris

Course Specification: Majors Only

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Russian Revolution (Required)

ISBN9781350243170

AuthorSwain et al.

Edition

PublisherBloomsbury Academic

MSRP $52.20

Russia in War and Revolution, 1914-1922 (Required)

ISBN9780872209879

AuthorDaly & Trofimov

Edition$19.00

PublisherHackett Publishing Company

MSRP N/A

The Russian Revolution (Required)

ISBN9780198806707

AuthorFitzpatrick

EditionFourth

PublisherOxford University Press

MSRP $18.90

003 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Amy Wood 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Schroeder Hall 212 (SCH 212)

Instructor: Amy Wood

Course Specification: Majors Only

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

The Ballad of Robert Charles: (Required)

ISBN9781469661827

AuthorPrince

Edition

PublisherUniversity N. Carolina Press

MSRP $26.49

The Methods and Skills of History (Required)

ISBN9781118745441

AuthorFuray

EditionFourth

PublisherWiley-Blackwell

MSRP $32.23

004 - Lecture (In Person): M W 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM , Stewart Winger 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Schroeder Hall 206 (SCH 206)

Instructor: Stewart Winger

Course Specification: Majors Only

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

Emancipation and the End of Slavery (Required)

ISBN9780190057077

AuthorSipress

Edition

PublisherOxford University Press

MSRP $37.25

The Causes of the Civil War (Required)

ISBN9780190057084

AuthorSipress

Edition

PublisherOxford University Press

MSRP $28.06

IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES (Required)

ISBN9780393326017

AuthorAYERS

Edition

PublisherW.W. NORTON & COMPANY

MSRP $14.47