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Course Criteria
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20.00 Credits
Twentieth century France saw one crisis after another: the Dreyfus affair, two world wars, the dissolution of her colonial empire and new patterns of immigration, and the events of May '68. This course looks at the changing face of France in modern times as it is reflected in the literary movements and works that were spawned by these different crises and cataclysms. Readings may include works by Proust, Gide, the Surrealists, Camus, Sartre, Beckett, Ionesco, Ernaux, among others. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the situation of residents of France, especially youth, whose parents are immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. They frequently find that they are caught between two worlds, struggling to be accepted as fully French but wanting to understand their African or Caribbean cultural heritage. Often not considered French, despite their French citizenship, they suffer from racial prejudice, whether on the streets, in the workplace, or in the education system. In addition to these difficulties are the clashes between the culture of their parents' native countries (particularly as concerns the place of women) and French culture. Through an examination of texts from the 1980s and 1990s (novels by Begag, Charef, and Sow Fall, several sociological studies, newspaper articles, films, and music), students will come to understand the complexities involved in defining what it means to be "French" in France today. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L or D.
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4.00 Credits
Using a topical approach, this course will introduce the student to the study of history. The course will develop critical, analytical, and writing skills using historical data and methods. Each course will consider historical developments in time, introduce the student to different modes of historical study, familiarize the student with appropriate primary and secondary sources, and encourage an appreciation of the diversity of the historical past. Topics will be announced and described in the course information on the web each semester. Meets general academic requirement H.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the basics of physical and cultural geography, including climate, vegetation, landforms, language, economy, and religion and the study of the physical and cultural geographical features of the various regions of the earth. Meets general academic requirement D.
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4.00 Credits
This course surveys the traditional culture and history of Japan down to the beginning of modernization. Major topics are the court culture, the samurai, and the culture of the townspeople. Appropriate for students with no prior collegelevel history. Meets general academic requirement D or H.
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4.00 Credits
A detailed treatment of political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments in Europe from 1598 to 1715. The principal focus will be on Western Europe. Themes shall include the evolution of the dynastic monarchies, the "cultural crisis" and the Scientific Revolution, and the emergence of a European statesystem in the Age of Louis XIV. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 214 only).
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4.00 Credits
A detailed treatment of political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments in Europe from 1715 to 1795. The principal focus will be on Western Europe. Themes shall include the political and social structure of ancien regime Europe, the diplomacy of the European state system, the Enlightenment, and the transition from despotism to revolution. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 216 only).
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4.00 Credits
A comparative overview of an era of violently dramatic change, one marked by an unprecedented incidence of revolts and reactions across the European continent, in the low countries, France, Italy, Russia, Germany, and elsewhere. Monarchs were unseated and restored, republics instituted and destroyed, a Worker's International proclaimed and challenged, and many lives were lost in the processfrom that of the Bourbon King Louis XVI to the Spartacist Rosa Luxemburg's. A new mass society was forming, founded increasingly on respect for the rule of law and patience with democracy. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 218 only).
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the peoples, places, and regions of early America from 1492 to 1763. Specifically, this course focuses on the interaction of Indian, European, and African peoples, the transformation of European (Spanish, French, Dutch, and English) colonies from frontier outposts to thriving communities, and the rise and eventual cultural and economic domination of British North America. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 222 only).
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the political, economic, and cultural causes, contexts, and outcomes of the American Revolution, 17631800. Specifically, this course investigates the origins of the conflict in eighteenth century colonial America, its impact upon various peoples (White, AfricanAmerican, Indian, male and female) and the regions (New England, MidAtlantic, and South), and its eventual resolution in the political and social workings of the Confederation and Constitutional eras. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 224 only).
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