HIST 308: Nineteenth-Century Europe

HIST 308-001: 19th-Century Europe
(Fall 2023)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR

Music Theater Building 1006

Section Information for Fall 2023

This course will provide an overview of European history over the long 19th century, from the French Revolution to the eve of World War I. We will explore the intersecting strands of political, social, intellectual, and cultural movements of this period, through topics including industrialization and labor; class and the rise of the bourgeoisie; urbanization and urbanism; nationalism and imperialism; gender and early feminism; developments in science, technology, and medicine; mass culture and consumption. The aim of the course is to gain a deeper understanding of the major issues and themes spanning 19th-century politics, culture, and society, and how they have come to shape our understanding of modernity. Through readings and discussions of a variety of primary and secondary documents, we will also question how we use different kinds of sources to reconstruct the past, and think critically about ways of writing history.  

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

History of Europe from Congress of Vienna to outbreak of World War I. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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