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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "HS 210-2"
COURSE NAME: "Nineteenth-Century Europe and the World"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring 2016
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Martina Salvante
EMAIL: [email protected]
 HOURS: MW 4:30PM 5:45PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course explores the history of Europe and its relations with the larger world from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I. In it, students investigate the cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social developments that shaped the lives of nineteenth-century Europeans. Significant attention will be given to the relationship between Europeans and peoples in other parts of the world, the development of new political ideologies and systems, and the ways in which everyday life and culture changed during this period.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

There will be two class meetings a week, composed of a combination of lecture and discussion. Students should complete the assigned readings before each class meeting.

Topics to be covered in the course include the development of new political ideas and models of state organization, urbanization, industrial revolution, social change, family life and the role of women, arts and culture. Primary sources and other resources will be posted on Moodle.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the course students should have a good general understanding of the key events, ideas and individuals of the period, and the ways in which European politics and society were transformed.

Students will also:
-       learn to analyze primary sources and historians’ arguments
-       develop their own well-reasoned and well supported arguments
-       strengthen both oral and written communication skills.
TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Europe and the Making of Modernity: 1815-1914Robin W. Winks and Joan NeubergerOxford University Press978-0195156225     
A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Europe 1789-1914Berger, Stefan (ed)Blackwell1-4051-1320-0     
The History of the European Family, Volume 2: Family Life in the Long Nineteenth Century 1789-1913David I. Kertzer and Marzio Barbagli (eds.)Yale University Press0-300-09090-0     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberComments
The Oxford History of Modern EuropeT.C.W. Blanning (ed.)Oxford University Press0-19-285371-6  Trebilcock Clive, The Industrialization of Modern Europe 1750-1914, pp. 46-75

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
Midterm ExamThe exams will be in-class written exams encompassing all the material covered in the course until that date. I will provide you with more information about these exams and how to prepare for them as their dates near. 25%
Final examThe exams will be in-class written exams encompassing all the material covered in the course until that date. I will provide you with more information about these exams and how to prepare for them as their dates near. 30%
QuizzesRegular quizzes, primarily covering the reading material, will be held throughout the semester.15%
Research PaperAn independent 10-page research paper on a topic agreed with the instructor; full instructions will be issued in class. 20%
DiscussionYou are expected to come to class ready to discuss assigned readings. This is NOT a grade for attendance.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 course
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 at class is mandatory.

Students must sign in on the class attendance sheet at the start of each class. Students arriving more than 10 minutes after the start of class will be recorded as absent. Please be punctual. Attendance records are based on the sign-in sheet so it is your responsibility to make sure you sign it every class. 

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.
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.
SCHEDULE

Please note that syllabus may be subject to change.
Any updates will be made to the on-line syllabus, available on the University's webpage: http://www.johncabot.edu/academics/courses/course-schedules-syllabi.aspx



-       18 Jan.

Introduction: the Ancien Régime
·      Winks and Neuberger, Introduction


-       20 Jan.

Restoration and Revolution
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 1

DISC: "Declaration of the Rights of Man" (1789)  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp
DISC: The French national anthem, "La Marseillase" (1792)  http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/MARSEILL.asp

-       25 Jan.

Romanticism
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 2

DISC: I. Kant, "What is Enlightment?" (1784) http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/CCREAD/etscc/kant.html
DISC: W. Wordswort, "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" (2nd ed., 1802)  http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jenglish/Courses/Spring2001/040/preface1802.html

 
-       27 Jan.

National Movements
·      Berger Stefan, National Movements, in Berger (ed.), pp. 178-192

DISC: G. Mazzini, "Instructions for the Members of Young Italy" (1831)  http://users.dickinson.edu/~rhyne/232/Four/Mazzini_instructions.html
DISC: three docs concerning French national identity (handout + MyJCU)

-       1 Feb.

Ideas and Ideologies I
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 5

 
-       3 Feb.

Ideas and Ideologies II
·      Edmund Neill, Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism, in Berger (ed.), pp. 211-223

DISC: J. De Maistre, "The Divine Origins of Constitutions" (1810)  http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1810demaistre.asp
DISC: D. Ricardo, "On Wages" (1817)  http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/ricardo-wages.asp
DISC: K. Mark/F. Engels, "The Communist Manifesto" (1848)  http://www.public.wsu.edu/~brians/world_civ/worldcivreader/world_civ_reader_2/marx.html


-       8 Feb.

Industrialization I
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 3


-       10 Feb.

Industrialization II
·      Lee Robert, Industrial Revolution, Commerce, and Trade in Berger (ed.), pp. 44-55
·      Trebilcock Clive, The Industrialization of Modern Europe 1750-1914, in T.C.W. Blanning (ed.), The Oxford History of Modern Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 46-75

DISC: The Luddites (docs 1, 2, 3 and 4)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/politics/g3/


-       15 Feb.

Society I
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 4.


-       17 Feb.

Society II
·      Pilbeam Pamela, Bourgeois Society, in Berger (ed.), pp. 86-97
·      Schwarzkopf Jutta, The Social Condition of the Working Class, in Berger (ed.), pp. 109-121


-       22 Feb.

The Modern Nation-State I
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 7

DISC: Victor Emmanuel II, Address to Parliament (1871)  http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1871victoremm.asp


-       24 Feb.

The Modern Nation-State II
·      Leonhard Jörn, The Rise of the Modern Leviathan: State Functions and State Features, in Berger (ed.), pp. 137-148

DISC: Alexander II, Abolition of Serfdom (1861) http://academic.shu.edu/russianhistory/index.php/Alexander_II,_Emancipation_Manifesto,_1861
DISC: Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors (1864) http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Pius09/p9syll.htm + MyJCU

-       29 Feb.

·      Midterm exam


-       2 March

Welfare
·      Fuchs Rachel G., Charity and Welfare, in Kertzer and Barbagli (eds.), pp. 155-194

DISC: C. Dickens, Oliver Twist (1837), excerpt from Chapter II    MyJCU


-       7 March

The Economic Boom and Socio-Cultural Developments
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 8

DISC: Caused by Microbes, «Chicago Tribune» (1898) http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/bjbecker/PlaguesandPeople/week8f.html + MyJCU
DISC: C. Darwin, On the Origin of Species, III chapter (1859)  http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/bjbecker/RevoltingIdeas/week9h.html + MyJCU

-       9 March

Social Darwinism
·      Hawkins Mike, Social Darwinism and Race, in Berger (ed.), pp. 224-235

DISC: F. Galton, Eugenics. Its definition, scope and aims (1904)  http://www.galton.org/essays/1900-1911/galton-1904-am-journ-soc-eugenics-scope-aims.htm + MyJCU
DISC: K. Pearson, National Life from the Standpoint of Science (1900), http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1900pearsonl.asp + MyJCU


-       11 March (make-up class at 3pm)

The School System
·      Gemie Sharif, Schooling: Culture and the State, in Berger (ed.), pp. 304-315


-       14 March

Colonialism
·      Trotha von Trutz, Colonialism, in Berger (ed.), pp. 432-447

DISC: J. Ferry, Speech Before the French Chamber of Deputies (1884) http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1884ferry.asp


-       16 March

The Age of Imperialism
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 9

DISC: P. du Chaillu, Travels in Africa (1868-1870),  http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1870chaillu-africa.asp + MyJCU
DISC: T.B. Macaulay, On Empire and Education (1833), http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1833macaulay-india.asp + MyJCU


-       21 March

Feminism
·      Canning Kathleen, The “Woman Question”, in Berger (ed.), pp. 193-208

DISC: O. de Gauges, Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen (1791)  http://www.olympedegouges.eu/rights_of_women.php + MyJCU
DISC: J.S. Mill, The Subjection of Women (1869) http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/JSMILL-WOMEN.asp + MyJCU
DISC: C. Zetkin, excerpt from an article published in the Gleichheit (1893) http://spartacus-educational.com/GERzetkin.htm + MyJCU


-       23 March

Cultural Developments
·      Winders James A., European Culture in the Nineteenth Century, in Berger (ed.), pp. 291-303

 

Spring break (March, 28 - April, 1)

 

-       4 April

Family and Everyday Life I
·      Segalen Martine, Material Conditions of Family Life, in Kertzer and Barbagli (eds.), pp. 3-39


-       6 April

Family and Everyday Life II
·      Guttormsson Loftur, Parent-Child Relations, Kertzer and Barbagli (eds.), pp. 251-281

DISC: Ellen Key, The Century of the Child (1902), MyJCU


-       11 April       [Deadline for submitting the research paper]

The Challenges of Modernity
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 10

DISC: R. Luxemburg, Social Reform or Revolution? (1899), http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/sub_document.cfm?document_id=769 + MyJCU


-       13 April

Science
·      Olesko Kathryn M., The Century of Science, in Berger (ed.), pp. 333-344

DISC: Harold Baron, The Chemical Industry on the Continent (1909), http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/baron-chem.asp + MyJCU


-       18 April

International Relations
·      Mulligan William, Restrained Competition: International Relations, in Berger (ed.), pp. 401-416


-       20 April

Political Polarization
·      Winks and Neuberger, chapter 11


-       27 April

Conclusion and review session