Syllabus
January | February
| March | April |
May
(Note: Read the pages of the assigned chapter that
relates to the date's lecture before attending its
"presentation." During the course of the semester, the
Lecturer may fall behind. Keep in mind, if not all the
material is covered in depth in Lecture, you are still
responsible for it unless indicated by the Teaching Staff.)
Textbook: P. Naylor, Wider West: From the Age
of Exploration to the Millennium
Document reader: P. Naylor, The Wider West: A
Trans-Cultural Anthology of Western
Receptions/Perceptions.Volume 2
Assigned Readings:
A. France, The Gods Will Have Blood
I. Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
H. Hesse, Demian
G. Orwell, 1984
V. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Date
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Assignment
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January
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17
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Introduction; Age of Exploration; a
trans-cultural world (Introductions of R/P and
Survey; Survey 13)
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22
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January: Age of Exploration; Reformation, Wars
of Religion (Survey 13-14; R/P 1)
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24, 29
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Wars of Religion; Absolutism (Survey, 14-15; R/P
2)
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31
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Scientific Revolution; Enlightenment (Survey 16)
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February
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1-2
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Map Quiz; First Written Quiz
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5, 7
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Enlightenment; Social and Economic Revolutions;
Dynastic Wars (Survey 16-17; R/P 3-4)
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12, 14
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French Revolution 19, 21 (Survey 18; R/P 4, 5;
complete Gods Will Have Blood)
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19
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"Isms"; Congress System (Survey 19)
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21, 26
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Revolutions after the Revolution (Survey 19);
Development and Dislocation (Survey 20)
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28
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Midterm Examination
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March
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1-2
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No discussion sections
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SPRING BREAK
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12
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Development and Dislocation (Survey 20; R/P 5,
6, 7, 8, 9; complete Fathers and Sons)
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14
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Revolutions, Unification; Triumphant Nationalism
(Survey 21)
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19, 21
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Age of Confidence and Contradiction (Survey 22;
R/P 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; complete Demian)
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26, 28
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The Great War (World War I) (Survey 23; R/P 10)
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29-30
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Second Map Quiz; Second Written Quiz
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April
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2
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Russian Revolution (Survey, 24; R/P 10)
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4, 9
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Interwar Years (Survey 25-26; R/P 10)
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11
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World War II (Survey 26; complete Man's
Search for Meaning)
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EASTER BREAK
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18
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Cold War (Survey 27; R/P 10; complete
1984)
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23, 25
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Emergence of Third World; Trans-Cultural
Contemporary World (Survey 27, R/P 11, 12)
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30
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Guest Speaker
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May
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2
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Trans-Cultural Contemporary World; The End?!
(Survey, 27, Epilogue; R/P 12-13)
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8
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Final Examination, 3:30-5:30 PM
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Bon courage. Bonne chance.
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