HIST3504 · History

Study and Writing of History: Terrorism in the 1970s

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

History Major Standing Only. For those born after the attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorism has been an unavoidable fact of historical experience. Whether motivated by religious extremism, racism, or other ideologies, random attacks on ordinary people frighten and disturb us. It turns out, however, that what we think of as terrorism really crystallized in the 1970s, a time of hijackings, assassinations, and bombings around the world. In this course, after sharing common readings, students will write a substantial research paper on an aspect of 1970s terrorism chosen in consultation with the professor.