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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "HS 379H"
COURSE NAME: "European Intellectual History (This course carries 4 semester hours of credits. A minimum CUM GPA of 3.5 is required)"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Spring 2015
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Luca De Caprariis
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
TTH 11:30AM 12:45PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
Co-requisites: EN 110; Recommended: Junior Standing, One previous history course
OFFICE HOURS:
T;TH 10:00-10:30, 16:15-16:45
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will examine the European cultural and intellectual experience from the 1870's. Positivism, Liberalism, Idealism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Existentialism will be discussed, focusing on the relation between ideas and arts, politics, economics. We will pursue a number of themes, including the emergence of distinct class identities, religion and morality, new forms of nationalism, the changing nature of selfhood. Special attention will be given to the "crisis of the end of the century," the transformation of political and social thought, and the rise of authoritarian and totalitarian idelogies.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
There will be two class meetings per week. Lectures will be followed by questions and discussion. Students should come to class prepared, completing the assigned readings before each class meeting.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students should develop a firm grasp of the main ideas and currents which determined European intellectual life from the end of the 1800's to the post World War II period.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| Fin-De-Siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture | Carl E. Schorske | Vintage | 9780394744780 | | | | | |
| The Culture of Western Europe: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | G. Mosse | Westview Press | 9780813306230 | | | | | |
| Communism: A History | R. Pipes | Modern Library | 9780812968644 | | | | | |
| Schnitzler Century: The Making of Middle Class Culture | P. Gay | Norton | 9780393323634 | | | | | |
| Death in Venice | T. Mann | any edition | 0000000000000000 | | | | | |
| The Magic Mountain | T. Mann | any edition | 0000000000000 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| in-class midterm exam | essay exam: students will answer two essay questions | 25% |
| in-class final exam | essay exam: students will answer two essay questions | 35% |
| essays | students will submit one 12 page essay and two short 4 page papers. | 30% |
| in class participation, paper discussion | | 10% |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the cours
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance is mandatory. Students should keep their mobile phones turned off during lecture. You may use your laptop, but you are not allowed to surf the web during class. Should you fail to follow these rules I will ban laptop from classroom altogether.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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Schedule of Topics
Part I: The Intellectual foundation of the 1800's
The Enlightenment
Romanticism.
"The primacy of feelings”
Nationalism.
MC: 11-84
Liberalism and Conservatism.
MC: 101-146.
Hegel and Idealism.
MC: 147-158
Socialism and Marxism.
MC: 159-177
MC: 179-202
Pipes 1-20.
Positivism: the idea of progress and the Science of Society.
MC: 203-216
The century of the bourgeoisie: The making of Middle Class Culture I.
Gay, Schnitzler’s Century
The century of the bourgeoisie: The making of Middle Class Culture II.
Gay, Schnitzler’s Century
Part II: The Crisis of the Fin de siècle.
I. Literature and Art
MC: 219-236, Shorske
II. Nietzsche
III: Racism and the Emergence of Volkish culture.
MC: 85-99; 237-249.
III. Dissolving Certainties. Freud.
MC 251-293
Mann, Death in Venice
Death in Venice
Mann, Death in Venice
Death in Venice
Mann “The Magic Mountain”.
Mann “The Magic Mountain”.
Midterm Examination
Paper Presentation
Paper Presentation
Paper Presentation
Part III: World War I and the Rise of New Totalitarian Views.
I. Elitism and the Rejection of Liberalism. Pareto and Juenger.
MC 297-341 .
II. Italian Fascism
MC: 343-357
III. Hitler’s National Socialism
MC: 359-376
IV. Russian Communism:
MC: 377-393.
Pipes: 20-161
Part IV: After World War II: the End of European Culture?
Existentialism.
MC: 395-421
After WWII.
MC: 395-421
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