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.
John McClain, HUM 324 Coordinator e-mail
Spring 2008 Lecture Schedule
Hum 324 lectures are on Fridays at
11:25 a.m. In the
Lipinsky Auditorium
Seating Chart
To view a printable version of the HUM 324 Lecture Calendar,
click here .
|
Having
trouble opening an attachment? Click
here. |
|
|
|
|
|
January 18 |
Science and
Enlightenment: Articulating Universal Laws
McClain's Notes
Hobby's Musical Pieces
Prelude: J.S. Bach, Allemande from Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
Dr. Blake Hobby, piano
Lecture: Franz Joseph Haydn, Allegro from Sonata in G Major, Hoboken
XVI:G1
Dr. Blake Hobby, piano
Davis's Notes |
McClain,
Hobby,
Davis |
|
January 25 |
Enlightenment and Liberalism: Rights and the American
Revolution |
Pearson |
|
February 1 |
The French Revolution
|
Pearson |
|
February 8 |
Industrialization, Romanticism,
and Alienation |
McClain,
Hobby |
|
February 15 |
Women and the Quest for Universal
Suffrage |
Campbell |
|
February 22 |
Native American Experience |
Pearson |
|
February 29 |
Racism, Slavery, and the Origins
of Pan-Africanism |
Pierce |
|
March 7 |
Spring Break - No Lecture |
|
|
March 14 |
Imperialism in Africa |
Wood |
|
March 21 |
The Ottomans and the Making of the
Modern Middle East |
Traboulsi |
|
|
To go to the Ottoman Week readings, click
here. |
|
|
March 28 |
Enlightening China and Japan: Western Imperialism in Asia |
Ho |
|
April 4 |
Modernity and
Modernism |
McNerney,
Hobby |
|
April 11 |
WWI ,
Freud, and the European
Crisis of Consciousness
Uldricks' Notes,
Nallan's Notes |
Uldricks,
Nallan |
|
April 18 |
Fascism in the Interwar Years and . . . Beyond |
McClain |
|
April 25 |
WWII, The Holocaust,
and
Existentialism
Payne's Notes,
Davis's Notes |
Payne,
Davis |
|
April 29 |
LAST DAY OF CLASS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
