HIST 308: Nineteenth-Century Europe

HIST 308-001: 19th Century Europe
(Fall 2015)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR

East Building 201

Section Information for Fall 2015

This course looks at “the Long 19^th Century,” stretching from 1789 to 1914. Beginning and ending in large-scale armed conflicts, the emphasis will be on the creation of economic, political, social and cultural institutions and practices that defined, arguably to this day, what it means to be “modern.” We will examine such things as urbanization and industrialization; the development of nation states and imperialism; changes in class and gender relations; the expansion of political participation and political conflict; the emergence of mass culture and mass consumption; and new forms of leisure and communication.

Readings include a general text, a novel, a variety of interpretive articles and primary sources providing different voices and perspectives spanning the century. Required assignments will be a take home midterm and final, a number of short essays and participation in small group work.

Course Information from the University Catalog