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HUM 324 The Modern World



Ideas and values from the scientific revolution of the 17th century to the Second World War, emphasizing the various revolutions (scientific, political, economic, social) and their impact on philosophy, religion, literature and the arts.

 

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 John McClain, HUM 324 Coordinator e-mail



Fall 09 Lecture Schedule

Hum 324 lectures are on Fridays at 11:25 a.m. In the

 Lipinsky Hall Auditorium

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 To view a printable version of the HUM 324 Lecture Calendar, click here.


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Week 1

August 21

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment: Articulating Universal Laws

Dr. McClain's outline, Dr. Spellman's outline, Dr. Spellman's Powerpoint

Dr. McClain,

Dr. Spellman

Week 2

August 28

Enlightenment and Liberalism: Rights and Revolution

Dr. Pearson

 Week 3

September 4

From Neoclassicism to Romanticism

Prof. McNerney

Week 4

September 11

Industrialization and Alienation

Dr. McClain

Week 5

September 18

Native American Experience

Dr. Pearson

Week 6

September 25

Slavery and American Freedom

Dr. Judson

Week 7

October 2

Darwin, Darwinism(s), and Imperialism

Dr. Payne

Week 8

October 9

Women and the Quest for Universal Suffrage

Prof. Campbell

Week 9

October 16

Islam in the Modern World

Link to Islam Readings

Dr. Payne

Week 10

October 23

Enlightening China and Japan: Western Imperialism in Asia

Dr. Ho

Week 11

October 30

WWI , Freud, and the European Crisis of Consciousness
 Uldricks' Notes, Nallan's Notes

Dr. Uldricks,

Dr. Nallan

Week 12

November 6

Modernity and Modernism

Dr. Caulfield's Lecture Outline

Prof. McNerney's Lecture Outline

Prof. McNerney,

Dr. Caulfield

Week 13

November 13

The Rise of Fascism in the Interwar Years  . . .  and Beyond

Isherwood Reading

Dr. McClain

Week 14

November 20

WWII, The Holocaust, and Existentialism

Dr. Uldricks' Notes, Dr. Davis's Notes

Dr. Uldricks,

Dr. Davis

Week 15

November 27

Thanksgiving Break - No Lecture

 

Week 16

December 4

The New Physics

Dr. Konz

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

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