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English 10a and 10b, the long-standing surveys of canonical works (and bane of many an aspiring Harvard litterateur), will cease to be taught within the next two years, according to two English professors familiar with the department’s discussions...
...Western history, one course in non-Western history, and six additional half-courses in the department or related fields), the traditional survey courses that are so fundamental to a background in historical study have a Western bias. The measly two weeks spent on European expansion and imperialism in History 10b: Western Economies, Societies and Polities from 1648 to the Present (this seems a little sparse considering the extreme force with which European “expansion” impacted the economics and politics of the modern world), require no readings from non-Western authors. Therefore, while students are free...
...somehow, Social Studies 10 managed to escape the chopping block. Instead, the full-year tutorial was separated into Social Studies 10a, a tutorial in everything but name, and Social Studies 10b, a tutorial in everything, name included. Even though Social Studies 10a is no longer officially a tutorial since students cannot formally declare their concentration choice until December 3, it is still a requirement for any student intending to apply to Social Studies, and remains virtually identical in structure to the older model. All other choices for prospective concentrators involve taking two or more social studies tutorials simultaneously in their...
Harvard assumes, not always without reason, that its American undergraduates possess scant knowledge of European and Ancient History. To fill this void, the college offers courses such as History 10a, “Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures: From Antiquity to 1650” and History 10b, which does the same job from 1648 up to the present...
...school education, especially when it comes to American history. After all, few international students—with the exception of those who, like myself, attended American high schools—have ever taken a U.S. history course. Many foreign students express interest in enrolling in a History 10a or 10b-like course that will provide them with an introduction to the major themes of American history. But for the past two years, Harvard has not offered one. There was previously such a course in the form of History 71a and 71b, but it was discontinued in 2005, to the detriment...