HIST419A

Special Topics in History; From Neverland to Downton Abbey: History and Popular Culture in 20th Century Britain

20th Century British history through the lens of popular culture, from "Peter Pan" and war films to punk rock and the Great British Bakeoff. Also, how 21st century shows like "Downton Abbey," "Peaky Blinders," and "The Crown" romanticize and critique that past.

Sister Courses: HIST419B, HIST419C, HIST419D, HIST419E, HIST419F, HIST419G, HIST419I, HIST419J, HIST419K, HIST419L, HIST419M, HIST419N, HIST419O, HIST419P, HIST419Q, HIST419R, HIST419T, HIST419V, HIST419W, HIST419X, HIST419Z

Spring 2025

Julie Taddeo

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Past Semesters

Julie Taddeo

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Julie Taddeo

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Julie Taddeo

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Ahmet Karamustafa

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Eliyana Adler

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.48 between 101 students*

A-: 20.79%

A: 27.72%

A+: 15.84%

B-: 2.97%

B: 6.93%

B+: 11.88%

C: 0.99%

C+: 0.99%

F: 1.98%

W: 2.97%

other: 6.93%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.