07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W
Innovation Hall 333
Section Information for Spring 2019
Long part of the human condition, uprisings are driving forces of change in the past and present. Different provocations and goals animate these disturbances, which often seek to establish independence (collective and individual) from a prevailing system of thought, order and rights. Our seminar explores different moments of historical unrest: from well-known revolutions and obscure millenarian movements to counter-insurgencies, flash protests and ideological resistance.
Students are expected to select one uprising, large or small, violent or nonviolent, religious or irreligious. The time frame is flexible: any period of American (711), European (731) or World history prior to 1990. You should examine your subject in some depth and write a 25-30 page research paper, with footnotes, on the major political, social, or cultural themes of your chosen period. Your paper should draw on primary sources and involve a close analysis of available documentary evidence. You are also required to demonstrate a clear understanding of scholarly debates that inform the relevant secondary literature.
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Cultural Studies, Education (Community College) or History.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
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