HIST429M

Special Topics in History; Constructing the Past in Early Islam

Cross-listed with RELS419C. Credit only granted for HIST429M or RELS419C. An exploration of historical writing in the medieval Islamic world. How did early Islamic-era scholars define their relationship to the past, torn between memory and oblivion? How did they build narratives about the formative period of Islam that became so influential and long-lasting, determining in a fundamental way the access that all future generations (including us) would have to alternative pasts?

Sister Courses: HIST429A, HIST429B, HIST429C, HIST429D, HIST429E, HIST429F, HIST429G, HIST429I, HIST429J, HIST429K, HIST429L, HIST429N, HIST429O, HIST429P, HIST429Q, HIST429R, HIST429T, HIST429V, HIST429W, HIST429X, HIST429Y, HIST429Z

Fall 2025

Antoine Borrut

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Antoine Borrut

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Antoine Borrut

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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 2.22 between 49 students*

A-: 12.24%

A: 6.12%

A+: 16.33%

B-: 2.04%

B: 8.16%

B+: 4.08%

C-: 2.04%

C: 4.08%

C+: 4.08%

F: 10.2%

W: 20.41%

other: 10.2%

* "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.