Pacific World

0 or 3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course examines the history of human interactions in and around the Pacific Ocean from roughly the 1400s to the present. The Pacific Ocean forms the world’s largest feature and has arguably its most expansive and diverse history. We will focus particularly on the islands, coastal zones, and ports where key encounters, exchanges and incursions took place that would have lasting significance for the peoples of the region and the history of the world. Bringing together global historical processes and local case studies, we will explore a wide range of exchanges that include commerce, diplomacy and warfare, migration, imperialism and colonialism, religion, and ideologies.